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During my vacation my 1 month anniversary at the new job will have passed. Interestingly, that's noteworthy for more that it's longer than my predecessor lasted (3 days). It's also noteworthy for more than it's already a quarter of the tenure that my predecessor's predecessor lasted (4 months). It's noteworthy because not only does it NOT bother me that 2 other people lasted only a short time, but that I'm actually liking it. Sure, "4-Month-Man" may have run into something I haven't. They speak highly of him (as opposed to how they speak of "3-Day-Man"), so maybe there's something around...
...I had the pleasure of teaching at what is very possibly the nicest facility I've ever trained at.
I led 18 students through the Microsoft CRM Customization course at the Knowledge Development Centers offices in Orlando, FL. It was remarkable. Granted, they're in the room rental business, but this was what you expect (and don't usually get) from hospitality oriented companies - like hotels.
You walk in and you're greeted by their COO, Mary. She's the bomb. Technical, but very friendly. Everyone feels important there. She directs you through the hallway that spokes off into the different “suites”. I thought to myself, “yeah...
As some of you may know, I have used the quote "Combating ignorance one moron at a time" for quite a while now.
While still very appropriate, I have found a new quote that may come in handy... It's slightly more politically correct (which I'm sure you also know I'm always concerned with), but portrays the same feeling as the aforementioned quip...
So, without further ado: "There are no stupid questions, but there are A LOT of inquisitive idiots."
...says it all, no? :)
Wow. I've been working with the IBuySpy (IBS) clone DotNetNuke (DNN). Man, it is awesome. I can hardly believe how easy it was to setup (the only problems were ID10T errors) compared to how stinkin' much the silly thing does.
Now, I've just started using it, but I'm floored by this application's array of offerings. A user can build a VERY complete system completely with the application-native tools. All you do is supply the layout, content, and pretty graphics. There are also independant individuals that have written components to add in.
I'm very close to deciding to build and release a new...
Well, someone's done it! They've blown the cover on Microsoft's insistence that all information coming out of them has to be as complicated and un-user friendly as possible.
Robert McLaws, President and Chief Software Architect of Interscape Technologies, Inc has launched a new website/tool called PatchDayReview.com. He skillfully takes the patches Microsoft releases (every Wednesday), summarizes them, makes the download link easily accessible, and publishes the information to his own .Text application (the same tool this blog site uses).
This is easily one of the best services that the home user and IT Pro alike can use - and it's FREE!
They also have a RSS...