I had a wonderful one-day trip to Bellevue, Washington. I even got a grand tour of downtown thanks to DZ.
In an attempt to describe DZ, I can be quoted as saying, "he is just someone that everyone should have to meet before they are allowed to die".
Yesterday was painful on the freeway. I think post-Super Bowl driving should be illegal. There were at least four accidents... maybe five... on the way to work. My normal 40 minute drive was extended to two hours. And... on the way home, there was another major accident.
I just wish that people would learn to drive properly.
I have spent most the weekend recovering from a killer work week... and preparing for another one. This next week should be more tame... which means I can start my formal training. I will be spending some time in each department learning how we get things done. I am looking forward to it.
I am considering a relaunch of TMP. I have a few ideas in mind, but I would like to hear suggestions.
That is about all that I have been up to since the beginning of the year. I cannot complain. The work is good, the people are good, and it a great learning experience. I like staying busy... and this place keeps me busy. Overall, I am just happy with it. The ten to eleven hour days don't often feel like ten or eleven hour days.
I was really scared about the choice to take the job... and I feared for no good reason at all. This is the best employment thing to happen to me yet.
Bravo to all those involved in the eDevCafe redesign. Merc gives it two thumbs up.
As part as my relaxing for the weekend, I completely redesigned and recoded Lounge Punk. I think it turned out pretty good. It now has a lot of room to expand... which is the thing that it has been missing from the beginning.
Today is the begin of what everyone at work calls the aftermath. Does not sounds like a good time to me. I am going in early to help with it. I guess today is the day that I find out how bad it may be.
Judgement can be acquired only by acute observation, by actual experience in the school of life, by ceaseless alertness to learn from others, by study of the activities of men who have made notable marks, by striving to analyze the everyday play of causes and effects, by constant study of human nature.
- B.C. Forbes
At a loss for words this morning, I just went looking about the web for something, nothing, and everything. The web is getting bigger and better, but overall... it is still ugly and slow. And just might be getting uglier and slower. Sad to think that there are a lot of web designers out of work... because the web needs their help... but then again maybe they are out of work because this is the web that they created.
Been working a lot of hours, but I am liking it. I really like the pace of this new job... and I am sure that I will like it even more when I have finished learning everything. For starters, it would be nice to know everyone's names.
I never really notice how important it is to stay current with software, upgrades, and patches... until I use a computer that is behind the times. I have a large amount of forgiveness for poor computer that have never seen the internet for themselves. While it is a shame, it is forgivable.
For the 99.9% of computers that do get on the internet, it is just horrid to be three and four versions behind on FREE software, upgrades, and worst of all, security patches. If you wait ten years to check for upgrades... yes, the downloads can take a long time; however, you can save yourself a lot of headaches by checking in with your most used pieces of software. The most common thing that you use on your computer is your OS (operating system)... and is the most important thing to keep current. Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Redhat Linux are all really good about updating. I would suggest checking in once a month at a minimum.
Adobe is good about updates and upgrades... as well as the latest PDF viewer is nice to have. Apple's free Quicktime player is something that should be up-to-date. Too much of the web is being taken over by Flash... forcing this free download to be much needed (I am pro-SVG). Microsoft users can find pretty current updates here.
The new year is off to a busy start. The new job is great... I am working quite a few hours, but this will be a seasonal swing in hours. This season will end on the 14th... things should slow down at that time.
And here we are at the beginning... let's see how we do... shall we?