Archive for December, 2007

Oracle OpenWorld 2007: More than Just Pens and Squishy Toys

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

As a marketer, I am fully aware of the amount of time, organization, resources, and hard work required to pull off a successful event. A few weeks ago I attended my first Oracle OpenWorld, the mother of all tech events.
I have been to large trade shows before, but Oracle OpenWorld is in another league. The [...]

Celebrate 20 years of Perl at Perl Seminar NY

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

New York City is not necessarily known as a hotbed for OO perl development. Yet through various groups such as the NYC Perl Mongers and the Jim Keenan-led Perl Seminar NY, our Perl movement thrives and more importantly, really does function as a cohesive community. My guess is that it has something to do with [...]

Automating Lunch

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

From Wikipedia:
Automation (ancient Greek: = self dictated), roboticization[1] or industrial automation or numerical control is the use of control systems such as computers to control industrial machinery and processes, replacing human operators.
We are talking about handing off some of the chores that humans used to handle in favor of those same tasks being handled by [...]

Highlights of a Successful IT Professional

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Starting in April of this year, I started to assemble the content that would become this blog. Our goal in creating this blog was to reach out to everyone who could benefit from our thoughts about managing life’s data - this includes customers, partners, candidates, and even our employees. We strive to connect the [...]