Thoughts, free associations, ramblings and rants
“Why can’t my developers just download the trial RDi, learn it and use it during the evaluation period?” This is a question I am often asked at conferences by IT managers. I hear their frustration. In the spirit of fair play, I have also listened to developers on this same topic. Here is a fictitious …
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Getting to the event and enjoying local color We all know how one gets discombobulated, having to remove many items from carry on bags, taking off shoes, belts and jackets and occasionally being randomly picked out for a complete body search. Well, at least the TSA folks in Milwaukee have a great sense of humor. …
All work and no play? With the wonderful opportunity of speaking again at COMMON Europe (www.comeur.org), Larry Bolhuis, Richard Dolewski, his wife Maria and I decided to include a two-day pre-conference stop in London. Larry and I timed our flights to land at London Heathrow within ninety minutes of each other but with his delays …
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Twin Cities, MN, May 2017 www.quser.org For this workshop, we supply a sample source library for each attendee, which is used during the activities. The event was promoted with a short video that was tweeted out to the QUSER membership. One of my favorite things to do is to create are the promotion videos. Getting There As always, …
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I’m so fortunate for the privilege to present at many conferences each year. No question though who the granddaddy is – COMMON U.S. Over 1000 people attend so there are LOTS of conversations to be had. This is a celebration of seeing them and enjoying their company. If you’ve never attended COMMON or at …
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“It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.” …
Continue reading “Are you ready for the new year? I am, and you can quote me.”
It’s always great to hear that a NEW user group has been created. And not only did this Virginia Beach area group get started, but they chose to go big and begin with a two-day conference. I knew it was a reality when I first pulled up to the conference hotel and saw this sign and …
Stockholm, Sweden, June I find it fascinating how I feel after each conference. Generally, each one follows a basic template, where there are pre-conference sessions, an opening session, vendor expo and general sessions. Yet, after each one I feel a broad spectrum of emotions, including optimism for the future of the IBM i platform and …
I’m writing this blog at 34,000 feet, heading back to New York. While I sit here listening to the two young children behind me singing songs and laughing out loud during the turbulence, I reflect on this past week. I landed in Milwaukee Monday evening, meeting up with Michelle Lyons of the Wisconsin Midrange Computer …
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I’ve written it before but it bears repeating – the Long Island Systems User Group, aka LISUG (www.lisug.org) is my home LUG – Local User Group. The “UG” is simple here and very descriptive – a group of like-minded technology professionals, in my case, IBM i. The “L” however is more significant though because it …