If you listen to CIOs in the insurance industry, the job is becoming more and more like being a businessperson. Too many meetings, too many reports. The business/IT alliance states there are no IT decisionsonly business decisions. Right? Well some of us started our lives as techies and regret the loss of true geekness that comes with the job. Lets have a bit of fun every so oftenitll be our secret. See if you still have any tech skills left. Yes, its that time again. I know you all have been eagerly awaiting our bimonthly little quiz.
1. What is the proper term that describes your state of mind when you are talking on the phone while Web surfing or reading e-mail? (This phenomenon often is accompanied by keyboard sounds in the background.)a. Absent Presenceb. Surf n Talkc. Terminal Distractiond. Disguised Disinterest
The correct answer is aabsent presence, which is described in the Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10, 2003, edition.
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