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• Stand-Up Cloud Computing

  When I was very young, I asked my uncle for career advice. He went silent, thinking for a bit, and then said: “People who work sitting down make more than people who work standing up.” I’m not certain how true that really is, but my career as a technology Read More... Posted Monday, January 09, 2012 6:33 AM by BuckWoody | 7 Comments Filed under: Personal, How I work

• Book Review (Book 2) - Rhetoric by Aristotle

  This is a continuation of the books I challenged myself to read to help my career - one a month, for year. You can read my first book review here . The book I chose for July 2011 was Rhetoric, by Aristotle. You can read it here for free: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/a/aristotle/a8rh/ Read More... Posted Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:27 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Career, Personal, Book Review, Learning, How I work

• Head in the Clouds–Eyes on the Books

  I normally post technical topics here on this blog, but I’m extending this post a bit to include a little professional development. Don’t worry; there’s some tech (and Distributed Computing tech, no less) in this post as well. I recently Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:43 PM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Tips, Career, Planning, Process, Conferences, Personal, Book Review, Learning, How I work, Presentations, Learning Plan, Connections

• Computer books are dead. Well, some of them, anyway.

  I read a lot. I mean a LOT. It seems that computer professionals have much in common with medical professionals – we have to read in order to stay on top of our game. For me, this used to mean web sites, magazines, and other print medium, and of course Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:58 AM by BuckWoody | 1 Comments Filed under: Tutorials, Web, Rant, Documentation, Career, Planning, Process, SQL Azure, Personal, Book Review, Cloud, Azure, Windows Azure, Cloud Computing, Concepts

• The Three Things that Brought Me Here

  I've been asked to explain three major events that brought me to where I am today. That's a tall order for me, since I view everything as a continuum of multiple small events. But there are some "seminal" events that tend to either show or dictate a further Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:34 AM by BuckWoody | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, SQL Server, Career, Personal