The Universe
This is a collection of off-topic posts not necessarily related to my profession or my career.
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Taking Advantage of Changing Venues
I’ve written some things in the past that portray the negative aspects of being a contractor and moving from implementation to implementation without working for a company helping you advance down a career path. Well, one advantage to being a contractor is that it affords you the opportunity to see and visit many sites. I… Continue reading
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A Career or A Job…Redux
My first post on this topic raised some great discussion points. I’ve wanted to revisit the topic for a bit, but have been pressed for time. I didn’t want to rush this post as I didn’t want to be redundant. There are a couple of points I wanted to address. Before I do, some definitions… Continue reading
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Holy IMAX Batman!
Okay. I rarely stray away from technology, but I have to share. I just got back from watching The Dark Knight, on an IMAX screen. This was my first IMAX movie, and I hadn’t seen this Batman movie yet. When I walked in the theater, it was what I expected. When the movie started…I have… Continue reading
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Documentum and ECM…A Career or a Job?
After spending a busy day at the EMC Federal Forum, you might expect me to give some great write-up on what I saw. Well, that is coming. What I saw was only half of the picture. The most important part of this, or any event, is the networking. One topic that popped-up several times was… Continue reading
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Just a Bit of Wind
Been busy. As some of you know, I live outside of DC in Northern Virginia. As for the rest of you, now you know. We had a bit of weather come through the other day. Before we get to that, and the pictures, let me tell you the tale of what is quite possibly, my… Continue reading
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So You Want to Write a Blog
I need to take a break from anything related, even remotely, to EMC World. I had a conversation with an old friend yesterday. He was thinking of starting a blog, or two, and asked for some advice. I thought I would share that advice with everyone else. Continue reading
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Copyright Law and Blogs
In a follow-up comment to my post on Fair Use and Original Thought, an anonymous poster helpfully provided a link to the full copyright laws. They are quite long. After a little research on the U.S. Copyright Office website, I came up with Circular 66 on Copyright Registration for Online Works. Favorite tidbits: “Many works… Continue reading
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Opening Day, My Favorite Holiday
Yesterday, I created many headaches. I took the day off and went to a sports bar and watched several hours of baseball, including the thumping of the Phillies by the Nationals. Now, many of you may not care about baseball, or even know the rules. That isn’t important. What is important is the time. I… Continue reading
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When Trust Breaks Down
I wrote a while back on how Trust is Important. Recently, there was an incident at the State Department where the Passport records of the Presidential candidates were accessed. I think this is another opportunity to look at trust in the IT world. Before I dive in, let me just state that I don’t know… Continue reading
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Online Games and Enterprise Applications
James posted on this topic after watching a presentation at OWASP’s local Hartford chapter meeting last week. It was buried halfway down in the post, but it asked a great question: Do they really think that their silly little architectures that support 500 users concurrently is somehow more challenging than implementing an architecture that supports… Continue reading