Thing 2 - From the Green Screen to Web 2.0

Well here goes. I have been working in the IT industry for over 25 years. We had to transfer 300 bits per sec in the snow both ways, upload and download!

Parity bits, we don't need no stinking parity bits..... Wait was that asynchronous or synchronous. That coaxial BNC will never replace my good ole twinax, besides, networking PCs together will never catch on. These 3-com networks have constant data collisions and can't decide which one is in charge. I'm going with Token Ring...... I'm trading in my XT for an AT with a 286 and 1mb of memory. You can set it to HImem and pass the 640k barrier in DOS. I got this 20 MB hard drive to go with it. I need all that power to program and run my dbase application and Lotus 123..... You must be joking, I'm not buying a 4800/9600 baud modem, I just got this 300/1200 baud Hayes, best you can get..... I Really don't understand why everyone isn't switching from DOS to OS2, Windows isn't even multi-task capable. Sure, OS2 costs money and Windows is free but..... Everyone just hates IBM and loves Windows because its new and free..... (ending circa 1988)

Before all that, I had three computer jobs in College; Data Entry into a job costing system for construction on a Digital CP/M box, Inventory, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and General Ledger setup on a Triad auto parts system and Night Operator at the Gainesville Sun (Sat & Sun graveyard shift). All these places had one thing in common.... Huge CRT Green Screens and Giant multi-platter disk packs. It sure was better than programming COBOL on punch cards in the bleak and obscure basements of brick faced building scattered across campus. Open 24 hours, and best if you get there around 3 am... no waiting.

More to come......This could become very lengthy.

The only constant is change. Change is constant. It is not a destination but a journey. Please stop me when you are sick of cliches...

Even If I tried to master ever technology solution that I have come across, there simply would not have been enough time left in my life to actually live it.

"Everything in moderation" my Dad would say.

Mom's says "try everything on first and let's see what fits best, leave a little room for growth" .

Go ahead and get that stuff on sale, you can put it up in your closet and pull it out and use it after while. The question is are you going to get it too large or too small.

The decisions you make today and things you learn will be with you to one degree or another forever. If not used specifically now, these tools can be the basis for decisions or directions you take in the future.

Its' just cool-aid. Get on the bus, enjoy the ride.

I use IM (Instant Messaging) and email. Never post anything on Facebook or MySpace. I use forums and search for technical data all day long at work. I rely on the internet at home. I search google constantly for information from recipes to computer parts and accessories. I usually communicate with friends and family via email. I only allow a few people to have my IM because it can be disruptive. I hate signing up for sites and entering my email because I know I will get lots more junk mail. Watch out for little check boxes when you download software that try to install a Yahoo Toolbar or Google Desktop. I have Skype and sometime use it to Video Conference with my daughter. Mostly, I like my privacy.

Evanced Calendar Implementation

To all of you who attended today webinar and Q & A. I created a new intranet forum and I placed the links we discussed there. It is in the Committee Section of Staff Forums

http://intranet.aclib.us/forum/index.php?board=28.0

Please visit our intranet staff forums and post any comments or questions you may have there.

I have flagged the Forum to notify me via email if any posts are entered there.

Enjoy

Tom

My First Blog Post

Really... I have never blogged before. I have participating in forums many times.


I'd like to give special thanks to Stephanie at NEFLIN for taking on this challenge and coordinating for ALCD.

Best regards
ACLD-Tom