I recently joined the ranks of the unemployed, and have been forging ahead with my search for the next exciting opportunity. Let’s face it: I hate being unemployed. Unlike a lot of people I know, who have recently recommended that I live off the state for awhile and spend a summer off, I actually enjoy having [...]

Two days ago, I returned from the RILA Loss Prevention, Auditing, and Safety Conference in Dallas. As far as trade shows go, this one was a completely new format for me; at my previous company, which develops a database, we would attend and exhibit at shows such as (the now-defunct) LinuxWorld or JavaOne, wherein the [...]

From the early days of the ‘Net and its accompanying social media outlets, people have had an avid interest in status messages.  Let’s face it: people are nosy and want to know what others are doing.  This in turn led to the influx of blogging, which was a means of answering the “what are you [...]