20 Nov 2012
As I’ve grown older I’ve noticed that the rate of personal injuries and accidents has dropped somewhat dramatically. I’ve learned from hard experience that when the thought, “I should probably move my thumb before I cut that direction”, crops up in my mind, I should act on it. These days, my life is filled with(…)
7 Nov 2012
I apologize up front. I tried to make it clear in the title that this was a politically-oriented post. You can leave now if you fear offense, though I will do my best to be considerate. It is for the purpose of avoiding offense that I generally steer clear of politics in both discussion and(…)
5 Nov 2012
Apple, at their September press bonanza, told the world about their new, hybrid approach to storage: Fusion. It’s a marriage of an SSD (Solid State Disk) and a classic HDD (as in magnetic, spinning media). If you want to get into the details of all of this, take a look at the various posts, specifically(…)
1 Nov 2012
MoodleRooms posted a great comparison and analysis of some core LMS features. I spotted some inaccuracies and started a little conversation on Twitter. Unfortunately, it’s not a great place to go through the details. First, you should take a look at the original here. Done? Great, let’s take a closer look. I’m not an Instructure(…)
13 Aug 2012
As we discuss higher education, the most significant question we’re attempting to answer in this decade is, very simply: What is the value of a college education? One of the reasons that this is such a hot topic is the fact that tuition costs are rising at an alarming rate. It’s natural to question the(…)
1 May 2012
My last day at Instructure was just a little over two weeks ago now. It was a hard day, saying goodbye to the wonderful friendships I’ve built with that wonderful team. I had a fantastic job as a Sales Engineer supporting a brilliant inside and outside sales team. It was a challenging job, to be(…)
13 Mar 2012
Nearly two years ago, I was in the thick of working at Mozy, the cloud storage and backup company. If you’re curious about my time there, checkout my “Wins” page. For those of you who aren’t aware, at the core of Mozy is a mind-bendingly awesome storage infrastructure. The first years at Mozy were spent(…)
12 Dec 2011
Take a look at the domain name. Combine that with one of my personal mottos: “Work hard, play hard”. You now have a pretty good picture of my Thanksgiving! Here’s the short list: Dislocated shoulder (right side) Hyperextended knee (right side) Dislocated hip (right side) Massive swelling/bruising of knee (right side) Bloody cleat marks on(…)
7 Nov 2011
ESXi 5.0 was released a short while ago. I run a small datacenter in my basement, some of which is virtualized using ESXi. The hardware is unfortunately a bit dated and has never been officially supported by VMware so, needless to say, some customizations are in order. For those struggling with old hardware and incomplete(…)
5 Jul 2011
As you no doubt are aware, my family consists of 2 adults (well, at least one responsible adult and another that looks like one) and 5 children. Scroll down a bit to get a refresher course on the family (with pictures!). Feel free to jump down there now. Back? You’ll remember that our 5 children(…)