<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15535659</id><updated>2008-02-04T06:01:02.815-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Help Desk Journal</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15535659/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Steven McElwee</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15535659.post-117021326940761113</id><published>2007-02-01T22:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-05-17T20:11:03.355-04:00</updated><title type='text'>February 2007</title><summary type='text'>Priority Reports for Support TeamsOne of the greatest frustrations of customers and help desk associates alike is when a help case must be escalated outside of the help desk. These are the requests that fall into a black hole. The customer calls up regularly to inquire about the status. The help desk contacts the support technician assigned to the case for a status. The customer is frustrated </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/2007/02/february-2007.html' title='February 2007'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15535659&amp;postID=117021326940761113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15535659/posts/default/117021326940761113'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15535659/posts/default/117021326940761113'/><author><name>Steven McElwee</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15535659.post-116760042558711886</id><published>2007-01-01T16:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-01-19T22:58:44.063-05:00</updated><title type='text'>January 2007</title><summary type='text'>The Help Desk: Dumping Ground or Focused Performance
Many help desks become the dumping ground for security, administrative tasks, training, non-support communication, change management, and ID setup. In addition, many second or third level support teams use the help desk as a shield to keep away from customer interaction. Most of these things are distractions that cloud your main purpose and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/2007/01/january-2007.html' title='January 2007'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15535659&amp;postID=116760042558711886' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://helpdesk.wyopub.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15535659/posts/default/116760042558711886'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15535659/posts/default/116760042558711886'/><author><name>Steven McElwee</name></author></entry></feed>