TechRepublic’s Sanity check blog recently posted an article titled “Is Microsoft for grown-ups and Google for kids?” I posted a reply this entry because I think there is value in both. Go read the original and then read my reply reposted below: I would choose to work at either given the chance. I think they [...]
So, my wife’s family decided to stick it out in a hotel in Houston instead of driving the extra 45 minutes and coming up to Bryan/College Station to stay with us. She called them about an hour ago and they have lost power, and are stuck in a hotel room. Three people and two large [...]
Well, we’re sitting around here waiting for the storm to come along. We’ve put all our patio stuff in the shed and brought all the animals in. We stocked up on fresh water, batteries, flashlights, etc. Washed all the clothes and dishes in case we lose power. Now we just wait. I’m actually a little [...]
So I really haven’t blogged here about my love of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) yet. I tried to get some of the folks in my last group to catch onto the idea, but it just didn’t take. Part of it was the culture, and part of it was the disconnect between the idea and the [...]
I have the luxury of working in an office that does not do cost recovery. We do, however, still have to give our clients time estimates from time to time. It helps us plan out our release cycles and give our customers some expectations. More often than not though, our “estimations” come from clients who [...]
