Ninth annual! Yes, Orlando Code Camp #9 this year, being held at Seminole State College on March 22, 2014. I’ve submitted a couple sessions and plan to attend whether I’m on the schedule or not. Call for speakers is open until January 15, so you’ve got just a few days to make up your mind. […]
Read more "Reminder: Orlando Code Camp on March 22, 2014"Cell phones are incredibly useful tools. Even a bad one is better than not having one, but a bad phone can get in the way a lot. Every couple years I spend a few hours evaluating the market and picking a new phone, hoping that I get it right. I’m starting the search by deciding […]
Read more "Picking The Next Cell Phone"It’s been 18 or 19 months since I upgraded from the Droid X to the Maxx. The X was a decent phone overall, not as refined by any means as the iPhone, but interesting. The Maxx was definitely an improvement in both hardware and software. The Maxx has also gotten a couple upgrades of software […]
Read more "Looking Back At the Droid Razr Maxx"Just received an email from my friend Ryan Duclos announcing the South Alabama Day of .Net in Mobile, Alabama, on March 29, 2014. I won’t be able to make the drive up this year, but wanted to share the event in case you’re in the area or looking for a reason to travel and learn. […]
Read more "South Alabama Day of .Net"I get a lot of email about job opportunities, almost none of which interest me enough to call back about them. Which doesn’t mean that the next one won’t. I review the location and description in about 10 seconds, close to 100% of them then get deleted – not even close to a good fit. […]
Read more "Throwing Spaghetti At The Wall Isn’t The Worst Plan"Possibly as many as forty million credit cards used at Target were compromised. A staggering breach and a cautionary tale – anyone can get beat, even a mega corp with close to unlimited resources. My guess (no inside scoop) is that the Target IT team has had their world turned upside down –they failed (directly […]
Read more "Some Thoughts on the Target Breach"A quiet and rainy day here in Orlando today. Not my favorite weather, but good for thinking, mostly about what I what to accomplish in Q1. I also started on one of the smaller tasks on that list, getting the blog moved over to Windows Azure from Godaddy hosting – look for a post on […]
Read more "Welcome To 2014"As required, the Board has posted proposed changes to the bylaws for review by the members. The changes are fairly straight forward, reducing the number of Board seats by 2 – a change driven by CA choosing to relinquish their two seats. I like seeing a small and very specific change made, it’s easier to […]
Read more "Review of Change to PASS Bylaws"I just sent Wikipedia five bucks. As someone who uses Wikipedia and finds it useful, I’m willing to donate in the hope that it grows, improves, and generally does better than the year before. I don’t know or think that it’s perfectly run or that they spend every dollar perfectly. No organization does. I didn’t […]
Read more "Supporting Wikipedia & Other Organizations"I’m a bit late posting this, but it’s worth a couple minutes to check out the Community Choice awards, might see a product that you haven’t tried or haven’t thought about lately, maybe something that will solve a problem or solve it better than you do now.
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