My Technical Bent

Jan 23, 2013 | blog, featured

... computer demo center! By x-ray delta one

… computer demo center! By x-ray delta one

It’s been awhile since I really delved into my technical side. So much so that it’s affected what I’ve written about for a couple of years. What this means is that I’ve been keeping myself from sharing a large chunk of life and work. Considering I’ve moved back to a technology-centric working role, this has kept me from telling more than a few good stories.

So its time to set the social media aspect aside for a while and bring back something that I’ve been missing for quite some time. Hey, I’m an Information Technology guy at heart, and while social media has brought a lot of learning and sharing to my life these last 6 or 8 years, the fact is that I like technology. A lot… just ask my wife.

With this updated focus in mind, I do have a fun project coming up in the next few weeks that I’ll be sharing here as well as a few forums. I’ll have a separate post up later describing the project in detail, but it’s simply about bringing Android-specific functionality to my daily driver.

I’m looking forward to sharing more about technology and what I do as an Information Technology architect & engineer. There’s a lot of fun things there that most of us in IT simply don’t talk about often. Some of it we can’t, of course, for various reasons like client confidentiality, or compliance-specific scenarios. But that’s mostly about actual data. Anyway, what I like to talk about is the capabilities of the technology, and the experiences implementing it.

Until next time! Cheers.

Photo Credits:

…computer demo center! by x-ray delta one

A lonely iMac waits for WALL·E to collect him (on top of home page) by tracilawson

Finding your passions – Career

Jul 17, 2007 | blog

career Finding your passion is one of the most important things that you can do for yourself.  Being productive, hard working, and loyal to your employer is great, but for you to really push past any boundary, real or imagined, you need to find your passion.

Each of us have a passion for something.  Sometimes we subdue that passion, push it into the background because of some more important issue or problem.  When that time passes, do we go back and pick up where we left off?  If you’re like most people, probably not.  Other times we just don’t have the time to explore them in depth to begin with.

The problem for many people is that they get so tied up in being a “good employee” that they forget to think about going after what makes them happy.  Its hard, and it requires thinking about things outside one’s comfort level.  Many times going after your passions requires stepping outside one’s area of expertise.  It could also mean leaving a “sure thing” and putting your future at risk.  All these things combine to make it difficult to say the least.

As you delve into the process of exploring what really makes you tick, take it all into account.  What you enjoyed doing back in high school & college, your hobbies, your family, your job, your career path, your dreams & desires.  Don’t leave one thing out otherwise you’re not going to get to the bottom of what matters most to you.

What I found was radical change after an 18 month process of evaluation of work, values, and employer.  It culminated in a business trip, a tech conference, that really demonstrated what else I could do.  It was an awakening, reminding me that there was more to the technology than just making it work.  What did I find?  That I’m a communicator and a teacher.  That I can redefine what success is.  That my innermost dreams and ambitions are achievable.

An important part of finding your passions is to make them part of your career, or make them your career, period.  By doing this and finding the right balance, you can bring enjoyment to every working day.

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