Monthly Archives: August 2005

2 down, 1 to go

31 Aug 2005
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Well, I passed 70-320 today, but I failed 70-315 last week. :-\

VS.NET 2005 – diving in

29 Aug 2005
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I spent the weekend heads down in VS.NET 2005 (working on my contest

Define “Professional”

29 Aug 2005
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Dictionary.com defines “professional” as:


adj.



  1. Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.

  2. Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavior.

  3. Engaging in a given activity as a source of livelihood or as a career: a professional writer.
  4. Performed by persons receiving pay: professional football.
  5. Having or showing great skill; expert: a professional repair job.

n.



  1. A person following a profession, especially a learned profession.
  2. One who earns a living in a given or implied occupation: hired a professional to decorate the house.
  3. A skilled practitioner; an expert.

My employer defines professional as someone that keeps their desk clean, has nothing on the back of their chair (like a jacket) and is quiet.

I’m bored, but….

25 Aug 2005
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There are 129 days until New

37 pieces of flair

23 Aug 2005
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So, today we were told that we could only have 5 personal items on our desks.

New music and old memories

23 Aug 2005
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A few days ago, I bought “Phil Collins Hits”.

A move at work

23 Aug 2005
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Oh man…so, for the past 6 months (since I started), the company I work for has been building a new “technology center”.

ideas are…

22 Aug 2005
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just a multiplier of execution.


To make a business, you need to multiply the two.“


This is from an excellent post by the founder and sole-programmer of CDBaby.


Basically, it comes down to put up or shut up.

Upcoming ICCA meeting!

18 Aug 2005
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After a

1 down, 2 to go

16 Aug 2005
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I passed 70-316 today.