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The Inteview is Done
I completed my interview for the PASS board election today. I don’t want to talk about what was in the interview since there are other people that still need to talk to the nominating committee, but I’ll write a few … Continue reading
eReaders – Kindle v Nook v iPad
A friend of my wife’s posted a note asking what people thought of the various devices and which one would they recommend. Someone wrote a long response that basically recommended the iPad. My wife, sister-in-law, and I started to debate … Continue reading
Hands Off System Databases
I saw a post earlier this week from Buck Woody called Don’t Mess with the System Databases and I agree. In general. You don’t want to make fundamental changes, like changing permissions, without understanding exactly what the implications are. If … Continue reading
Middle of the Pack
I noticed the scores for the first part of the PASS nomination process were posted recently. These were the aggregate scores that the nominating committee gave to the applications that each of us sent in. I took a look to … Continue reading