Let me be one of the first to congratulate Autodesk evangelist Lynn Allen on getting hitched this week in the Cayman Islands… I know there’s a crapload of CAD managers out there who are broken hearted! Cheers Lynn.. nice pics! Kudos to Lynn for keeping up with the blog http://lynn.blogs.com/… what a keener!
Archives for August 18, 2006
Late night reading and 10 things about Glenn you may or may not know
In keeping up with the frequently posted top 10 lists, I thought I’d share with some of you 10 things that you might not know about me. The wife and kids are all gone for the night, I’m just defragging my hard-disk and removing loads of crapware, spyware, spamware, and whathaveyou ware from the PC and the notebook. Thus, here’s a bit of a filler that you might find interesting or you may not give a crap about… regardless, enjoy!
Ten things about Glenn that you likely didn’t know: (no particular order)
1. I do infact have a degree in Geography and the focus of my education was on GIS and urban geography
2. I was likely destined for a career in remote sensing until the funding for a very cool internship I was scheduled for fell through in 1991
3. I’ve never been much of a programmer, however, I was at one time “fluent” as a GIS Analyst with a number of platforms including PC ArcInfo (remember that product), AutoCAD MAP, MapInfo (4 I think), Genamap (if you have to ask then forget it… it’s a long story), PAMAP (this was one a staple in the forest industry up here), QuikMap, and a few others.
4. I was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (although you’d never guess that if you heard me speak)
5. I’m 42 (ya I know, I look like I’m 32 and act like I’m 22!) and I have WAY too many “Geo” t-shirts
6. I’ve circumnavigated the Queen Charlottes (if you’re thinking “big deal” then you’ve never been there – it’s spectacular)
7. I have no spleen (I lost it in an ATV crash on x-mas eve, 1985 in Northern New Zealand – I was water skiing 2 weeks later!)
8. I multi-task obsessively and rarely ever take the time to run spell-check on anything… can you tell?
9. I have 3 kids (ages 11, 9 and 4) 2 of them are born on St. Patrick’s Day
10. I love to travel and I can knock off 4 or 5 18 hour days in a row at a conference, with social events every night too (must be the Canadian in me!)
11. the coolest place I’ve ever been is Fiji & S Island of New Zealand (a tie) and the place I’d like most to visit is Dubai & New York (a tie!)
I could go on but I don’t want to bore you too much (feel free to ask me a question if you want)… oh, defrag is done… PS: have you backed up your work recently? If not, DO IT before it’s too late!
One more thing… I love micro-brews too!
O’Reilly Etech, Where 2.0 and others scheduled for 2007
A few dates for you to bookmark for next year thanks to an update from the crew at O’Reilly . The next ETech takes place on March 26-29, 2007 in San Diego, California. Proposals are due no later than October 9, 2006.
O’Reilly European Open Source Convention, September 18-21, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium
ETel, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, February 28-March 1, 2007 in Burlingame, California
MySQL Users Conference, April 23-26, 2007 in Santa Clara, California -RailsConf, May 17-20, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Where 2.0 Conference, June 19-20, 2007 in San Jose, California
O’Reilly Open Source Convention, July 23-27, 2007 in Portland, Oregon – see more info at http://conferences.oreilly.com
O’Reilly European Open Source Convention, September 18-21, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium
ETel, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, February 28-March 1, 2007 in Burlingame, California
MySQL Users Conference, April 23-26, 2007 in Santa Clara, California -RailsConf, May 17-20, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Where 2.0 Conference, June 19-20, 2007 in San Jose, California
O’Reilly Open Source Convention, July 23-27, 2007 in Portland, Oregon – see more info at http://conferences.oreilly.com
O’Reilly Etech, Where 2.0 and others scheduled for 2007
A few dates for you to bookmark for next year thanks to an update from the crew at O’Reilly . The next ETech takes place on March 26-29, 2007 in San Diego, California. Proposals are due no later than October 9, 2006.
O’Reilly European Open Source Convention, September 18-21, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium
ETel, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, February 28-March 1, 2007 in Burlingame, California
MySQL Users Conference, April 23-26, 2007 in Santa Clara, California -RailsConf, May 17-20, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Where 2.0 Conference, June 19-20, 2007 in San Jose, California
O’Reilly Open Source Convention, July 23-27, 2007 in Portland, Oregon – see more info at http://conferences.oreilly.com
O’Reilly European Open Source Convention, September 18-21, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium
ETel, the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, February 28-March 1, 2007 in Burlingame, California
MySQL Users Conference, April 23-26, 2007 in Santa Clara, California -RailsConf, May 17-20, 2007 in Portland, Oregon
Where 2.0 Conference, June 19-20, 2007 in San Jose, California
O’Reilly Open Source Convention, July 23-27, 2007 in Portland, Oregon – see more info at http://conferences.oreilly.com