Even after all these years in technology, I remain in awe of IT pros. Watching my kids’ classes, it seems everyone—including elementary school students and other civilians—is practicing truly geeky, hands-on-keyboards arts. We’re also seeing more casual administrators—people with a keen interest in spending …
Recently, I was building out a demonstration and realized I didn’t have the setup I needed. After a little digging, I realized I wanted to show how to track changes to containers. This meant I needed some containers I could change, which meant installing …
The bigger the project, the more risk there is. Any decent-sized project needs a professional project manager to run it and help mitigate that risk. When it comes to big projects, great project managers are worth their weight in gold. Over the years, I’ve …
All too often, companies put the wrong people on projects, and all too often, the wrong people are involved with the project. We see projects where the people making key decisions lack a basic understanding of the technology involved. I’ve been involved with hundreds of …
Recently, two people I respect very much tweeted about travel, and how to remain positive and grateful while you do it. You can read those tweets (here) and (here). When I saw Jessica’s first tweet, I wanted to respond, but thought, “She doesn’t need …
