Its about proper programing principles and procedures.
Set him up with something where he can produce something cool, FAST, which will enforce best practices. Frankly, the IDE is more important than the language. Set him up to where he is asking "Why and How", not "what the fuck do I do now?"
He'll need an idea of something to accomplish, and set out on a path to get it done. Learning programing without a specific goal, is another kind of hell. Make it about the 'Solution', then show him how to get there.
Yet, you never hear or read much about how good a PHONE it is. It can cure cancer, stop global warming, and make Obama's wife pretty, but ya think maybe someone might say a word or two about call quality?
As much as I dislike the overhyping (and overpricing) of everything Apple creates, I have to give it to Jobs, for stealing the technical marketing thunder for 2010 with this tablet.
Here come the endless stories and speculation; the masses of apple fanboys ready to re-mortgage their condo's to pay for this thing, and the articles; OH, THE ARTICLES!
Dont cha love the 20page reviews with a single paragraph per page and enough ads to lock up your Noscript?
The guy knows what he's doing. They will sell millions of them, whether they suck or not.....
Show how the various systems and services directly support Business operations and overall goals like profitability, customer service ratings, etc..
Point out wherever technology is a business hindrance or obstacle, and provide multiple options for systems or software integration to alleviate the problem.
In short, use the opportunity to remind the execs that IT is more than a cost-center, and how its proper usage can enhance profitability.
Careful though; if you do too good a job, they might make you a (gasp) manager, and then of course, you are screwed.
It would be interesting also to point out that the shortage of Flu vaccine in the US is DIRECTLY due to government intervention. The US Government decided a few years ago to dictate to the pharmaceutical industry how much they would be allowed to charge for these vaccines. Thinking that they would save the tax-payer a lot of money, the result was that all but two manufacturers announced that they would no longer make the vaccines at all.
Only 5 years ago, Vaccine shortages were unheard of. Now, it is the norm. Wish I could blame stupid liberals, but this was done in combination with GW Bush and a Democrat controlled Congress.
You have the same idiots now wanting to do the same to the entire Health industry, and it wont be just vaccination shortages, but shortages of EVERYTHING. That is why you wait 2 months for a cancer screening in Canada today. This is our future.
The opportunity for increased revenue sits right there in front of you, and if you had any sense, you would LEARN what its good for, and make money SHOWING your clients what they can do with it. Change your name to Anonymous, next time you want to post something that dumb.
Whether every single SharePoint CAL that was purchased is actually in use, is irrelevant to the point of ridicule.
Did they sell it? Did someone BUY it? THEN COUNT it, baby!
Instead of bitching, someone should be crediting Microsoft for how they manage their CALs and bundling.
This is like arguing over how many copies of MS Paint are used on a daily basis. It hardly matters. Microsoft sold it, and pocketed the income, which is cash that most likely WONT go to a SharePoint competitor, whether SharePoint gets used or not.
First, you seem to admit that unless your company allows you to use THEIR property for YOUR personal use, then you are unmotivated to do more than the minimum amount of work required.
Whether you make the company money or not, is completely irrelevant. You get PAID to do what you do; you are owed nothing beyond your check and whatever else is listed on your stub, baby.
The fact that you get paid, means that you likely have the means to purchase YOUR OWN laptop, on which to conduct your personal business, but no.......fuck them, right?
The fact is, they CAN have it both ways, not YOU. Most professionals work from a sense of personal pride, and do what they feel is necessary to get the job done, not as barter for perks.
My guess, is that you are probably no where near as successful as you think you are, but if you would like to find out, why not post your screed on your Linked In page, and see how many employers (including your current one) are enamored with your attitude.
Here is a clue; NOBODY successful gives a shit about 60 hours, because they dont count them. They just get things done, and look for more to do.
I think they will be very successful as well, as soon as people start comparing Direct Access to the hemorrhoid of IT, the VPN.
Direct Access works, and it works very well after a somewhat tedious configuration. Tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 will extend the life of many an SMB router, too.
...."After trying everything else short of rape at gunpoint, thousands of geeks SUICIDAL after discovering that owning a Netbook will indeed NOT get them laid."
For those of you who dont know what an In n Out Burger Double-Double is, it is simply the most delicious cheeseburger you can find for the money. I realize that 99 percent of the world does not live or work near an In n Out Burger location, but that is your unfortunate problem.
I want an app that tells me in real time, how long the line is at the closes In n Out Burger, knows all the archane jargon to help me order my Double-Double(s) with grilled onions, and tells me exactly WHEN I should drive over to collect it. I want it smart enough to send me video of the hot, big chested chick with the clipboard, for when the line gets too long, and NOT send video when the ugly fat chick is out there sweating in the sun, baby!
Compared to TeleNav, the Tom-Tom app is a toy. I dont mind paying what I pay for a very nice, quality application on any platform. Where the Tom-Tom app any good, I would feel differently.
I have zero problems with the iPhone, I used to own one. What I have a problem with, are typical apple product users. I am sure that the Tom-Tom folks did their market research, and discovered that your typical Apple buyer is not very price sensitive. This is why you get the outrageous pricing for most things Apple, when the rest of the smartphone market would NEVER charge $100 for this app.
Apple, through its naive, too-cool-for-school user base, has allowed to overcharged that base for decades.
I watched the Tom-Tom demo video, and in no way does it compare to the TeleNav functionality. But, again, because its for the iPhone, the developer can pretty much charge whatever they want. That should make YOU angry.
I had an iPhone. Gave it back. Why? What good is a phone that cant connect to anything thanks to AT&T? The Storm via Verizon is sufficient for my needs. Wish we had more and better apps, but there is NO app that can get me back with AT&T. If Verizon gets the iPhone, I might take another look.
Of course there are other iPhone GPS apps out there. How many of them are on the front page of hundreds of web sites this morning? Why is this announcement getting so much airplay?
Apple users will pay double for an app with functionality that we've had on our Blackberries for years.
I use the fantastic TeleNav app on my Blackberry Storm, an app that lets me call in addresses which are automatically downloaded to my phone. I dont have to type anything, EVER.
But, I do understand that no technology is actually REAL until Apple puts out something with it. Never mind that the first 2 iPhones didn't even have a GPS chip. Now that Apple's got this Tom-Tom app, GPS Turn-by-turn will be all the rage.
I keep forgetting that unless I wait years for the privilege of paying double, so that my technical toys come with that Apple logo, I just wont ever be a hipster!
she didnt have those big fake boobs during the nightmare scene in Aliens; it was that scene that convinced her to get them. They did wonders for her in Galaxy Quest.
This is where detractors always fail. What is the alternative? There is NO alternative. Not in feature-by-feature comparison, or by price. To suggest that SharePoint has no value whatsoever is to make your argument unserious. Also, 80% of SharePoint functionality is FREE as part of Server 2003/2008.
Thousands of companies leave their mail on other companies servers when they use Hosted Exchange. The issues usually boils down to whether or not a company wants to admin their own Exchange servers in-house.
Personally, I dont get this, because while Exchange used to be a nightmare, it is far from that now. In fact, its pretty simple if things are done right from the beginning, and servers are properly maintained.
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Set him up with something where he can produce something cool, FAST, which will enforce best practices. Frankly, the IDE is more important than the language. Set him up to where he is asking "Why and How", not "what the fuck do I do now?"
He'll need an idea of something to accomplish, and set out on a path to get it done. Learning programing without a specific goal, is another kind of hell. Make it about the 'Solution', then show him how to get there.
Yet, you never hear or read much about how good a PHONE it is. It can cure cancer, stop global warming, and make Obama's wife pretty, but ya think maybe someone might say a word or two about call quality?
Bueuler?
Here come the endless stories and speculation; the masses of apple fanboys ready to re-mortgage their condo's to pay for this thing, and the articles; OH, THE ARTICLES!
Dont cha love the 20page reviews with a single paragraph per page and enough ads to lock up your Noscript?
The guy knows what he's doing. They will sell millions of them, whether they suck or not.....
Show how the various systems and services directly support Business operations and overall goals like profitability, customer service ratings, etc..
Point out wherever technology is a business hindrance or obstacle, and provide multiple options for systems or software integration to alleviate the problem.
In short, use the opportunity to remind the execs that IT is more than a cost-center, and how its proper usage can enhance profitability.
Careful though; if you do too good a job, they might make you a (gasp) manager, and then of course, you are screwed.
It would be interesting also to point out that the shortage of Flu vaccine in the US is DIRECTLY due to government intervention. The US Government decided a few years ago to dictate to the pharmaceutical industry how much they would be allowed to charge for these vaccines. Thinking that they would save the tax-payer a lot of money, the result was that all but two manufacturers announced that they would no longer make the vaccines at all.
Only 5 years ago, Vaccine shortages were unheard of. Now, it is the norm. Wish I could blame stupid liberals, but this was done in combination with GW Bush and a Democrat controlled Congress.
You have the same idiots now wanting to do the same to the entire Health industry, and it wont be just vaccination shortages, but shortages of EVERYTHING. That is why you wait 2 months for a cancer screening in Canada today. This is our future.
The opportunity for increased revenue sits right there in front of you, and if you had any sense, you would LEARN what its good for, and make money SHOWING your clients what they can do with it. Change your name to Anonymous, next time you want to post something that dumb.
Whether every single SharePoint CAL that was purchased is actually in use, is irrelevant to the point of ridicule.
Did they sell it? Did someone BUY it? THEN COUNT it, baby!
Instead of bitching, someone should be crediting Microsoft for how they manage their CALs and bundling.
This is like arguing over how many copies of MS Paint are used on a daily basis. It hardly matters. Microsoft sold it, and pocketed the income, which is cash that most likely WONT go to a SharePoint competitor, whether SharePoint gets used or not.
Whether you make the company money or not, is completely irrelevant. You get PAID to do what you do; you are owed nothing beyond your check and whatever else is listed on your stub, baby.
The fact that you get paid, means that you likely have the means to purchase YOUR OWN laptop, on which to conduct your personal business, but no.......fuck them, right?
The fact is, they CAN have it both ways, not YOU. Most professionals work from a sense of personal pride, and do what they feel is necessary to get the job done, not as barter for perks.
My guess, is that you are probably no where near as successful as you think you are, but if you would like to find out, why not post your screed on your Linked In page, and see how many employers (including your current one) are enamored with your attitude.
Here is a clue; NOBODY successful gives a shit about 60 hours, because they dont count them. They just get things done, and look for more to do.
Direct Access works, and it works very well after a somewhat tedious configuration. Tunneling IPv6 through IPv4 will extend the life of many an SMB router, too.
...."After trying everything else short of rape at gunpoint, thousands of geeks SUICIDAL after discovering that owning a Netbook will indeed NOT get them laid."
Buy it, bury it, PROFIT!
For those of you who dont know what an In n Out Burger Double-Double is, it is simply the most delicious cheeseburger you can find for the money. I realize that 99 percent of the world does not live or work near an In n Out Burger location, but that is your unfortunate problem.
Oh, and I need it for a BLACKBERRY, fuckers.
Pissed off at the boss, need to vent? A bit of Gears of War will do the trick.
Need some exercise to burn off the pounds? A late afternoon set or two of Vertua Tennis will keep you slim and trim, baby!
Did someone cut you off on the commute home, Bunky? Time for some Need for Speed revenge, bitches!
Wife not giving it up lately? Create a character in The Sims that digs that back hair, homey!
Compared to TeleNav, the Tom-Tom app is a toy. I dont mind paying what I pay for a very nice, quality application on any platform. Where the Tom-Tom app any good, I would feel differently.
I have zero problems with the iPhone, I used to own one. What I have a problem with, are typical apple product users. I am sure that the Tom-Tom folks did their market research, and discovered that your typical Apple buyer is not very price sensitive. This is why you get the outrageous pricing for most things Apple, when the rest of the smartphone market would NEVER charge $100 for this app.
Apple, through its naive, too-cool-for-school user base, has allowed to overcharged that base for decades.
I watched the Tom-Tom demo video, and in no way does it compare to the TeleNav functionality. But, again, because its for the iPhone, the developer can pretty much charge whatever they want. That should make YOU angry.
I had an iPhone. Gave it back. Why? What good is a phone that cant connect to anything thanks to AT&T? The Storm via Verizon is sufficient for my needs. Wish we had more and better apps, but there is NO app that can get me back with AT&T. If Verizon gets the iPhone, I might take another look.
Of course there are other iPhone GPS apps out there. How many of them are on the front page of hundreds of web sites this morning? Why is this announcement getting so much airplay?
Fuck you.
I use the fantastic TeleNav app on my Blackberry Storm, an app that lets me call in addresses which are automatically downloaded to my phone. I dont have to type anything, EVER.
But, I do understand that no technology is actually REAL until Apple puts out something with it. Never mind that the first 2 iPhones didn't even have a GPS chip. Now that Apple's got this Tom-Tom app, GPS Turn-by-turn will be all the rage.
I keep forgetting that unless I wait years for the privilege of paying double, so that my technical toys come with that Apple logo, I just wont ever be a hipster!
Thank you for the heads-up. Was just about to push BUY on Fandango for this evening, but not now.
she didnt have those big fake boobs during the nightmare scene in Aliens; it was that scene that convinced her to get them. They did wonders for her in Galaxy Quest.
....just a couple seconds after MSDN.
Check it out: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd420463.aspx
This is where detractors always fail. What is the alternative? There is NO alternative. Not in feature-by-feature comparison, or by price. To suggest that SharePoint has no value whatsoever is to make your argument unserious. Also, 80% of SharePoint functionality is FREE as part of Server 2003/2008.
Where is the competition on this?
Personally, I dont get this, because while Exchange used to be a nightmare, it is far from that now. In fact, its pretty simple if things are done right from the beginning, and servers are properly maintained.