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Tom, Motorpool: "Thanks, I had Fun!" Monday, November 03, 2008 Two weeks ago, Kevin (coworker) let us know that he needed two people to help out at the Wings Over Houston Airshow on Sunday. A couple days later he came back with hats, tickets, and a parking pass. Next thing I know, I'm waking up at 4 AM on Sunday to get ready and head way down to Ellington Field after picking up Cory (another coworker). I had no idea what to expect, but it was a ton of fun. We got radios! The only thing I've played with are the pair of radios we bought back in the day with maximum range of one end of the house to the other, lol. Anyway, we got the opportunity to move people from the the parking lots to their tents. These weren't ordinary people, they were the in the Heroes and Legends booth. I even took a Congressman there who went to make an appearance there.
(Sorry for the crappy pictures. I just snapped them from my phone. Next year, I'll take out my RebelXT.) Labels: airshow, event, volunteer, wings over houston 0 comments
Weekend: Chopin in Paris Monday, October 20, 2008 A while ago, the Housonist posted something that caught my eye: Da Camera of Houston presents Chopin in Paris. I immediately emailed Katie in hopes of grabbing up a pair of tickets. She let me know that they would be at the box office, yay! Jenny and I arrived a little early, picked up the tickets and ended up going to dinner right across the street first. If you haven't been to Mingalone, you should. It's a really nice place for a lunch/dinner before the show. They have a "Curtain Call" section for a quick meals so you can make it to the show on time. It's a bit pricey, but if you got free tickets then the price is offset. THANKS AGAIN, KATIE (Houstonist)! The show was nice, but I often found it hard to read some of the texts before they disappeared. One part that caught my eye was the "GET DRUNK!" note, but when the French and English mashup/translation/take-turns/whatever voices came on I got really frustrated trying to hear what they were trying to say. Overall, they performance was ok, but maybe it's just my ignorance with that kind of artistic style. I was hoping for an ensemble of the grand piano and imagery, but instead it was separate and the music reflected the mood of poem afterward. 1 comments
CI in SD Conference. Friday, September 05, 2008 Continuous Improvement in Software Development Conference! Long name for something I've been longing. I'm at a point in development where I need to start improving not just code, but the also practices as an entire team. There are so many things out there to help product development/quality, but I just don't have enough time to investigate them on my own. What better than to learn from the cream of the crop? So, where do I learn about these things? From the source! Subscribe to their blogs and you'll get the news before it's anywhere: Ayende Rahien, Chad Myers, and Jeremy Miller. Labels: austin, development, event, free 2 comments
Microsoft ArcReady Event. Wednesday, August 20, 2008 FREE Event, so join up! I just hope it's not a marketing thing... Labels: development, event, free, houston, microsoft 0 comments
MMS2008 - Las Vegas, NV. Wednesday, May 07, 2008 This was my first event of this type, size and magnitude. When I read that the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) sold out for the first time and there was going to be about 4,000-5,000 people there, I didn't know what to think. Yeah, it's a lot, but seeing it live is a totally different story. It was a five day/four night event full of hands-on labs, sessions, q&a, and an expo in the Venetian for an IT summit and SecureVantage (SVT) was one of the sponsors. After six months with SVT, I've learned more about our product suite and now I can give you sky-high view of what our company does, "it's easy as 1-2-3" (our sales pitch): 1. Security Management Real-time alerting and health monitoring of Windows security events and group policy changes. -Windows Security Auditor: Alerting, operations and knowledge guidance. -Group Policy Auditor: auditing for changes and setting configurations. -Security Management Dashboard: centralized console for alerting. 2. Security Auditing Administration, archiving and reporting for Audit Collection Service (ACS). -Audit Collection Admin: Console to administer ACS. -Audit Collection Archiver: Solution for archiving and historical reporting. -Audit Collection Base Reports: Forensic and IT audit reporting, filter lookups and dynamic grouping. -Audit Collection SYSLOG Gateway: centralized syslog event collection and reporting with ACS. -Security Auditing Dashboard: Centralized security console for Security Management and auditing solutions. 3. Security Compliance Comprehensive regulatory knowledge and control mappings that deliver GRC-specific auditing and context sensitive alerting, knowledge guidance, operational views and security reporting. Solutions: Compliance Management Packs, Audit Collection Compliance Reporting. Libraries: CoBITs, DS484, FISMA, HIPAA, ISO 27002, PCI and SOX. -Security Compliance Dashboard: IT Auditor and Executive Portal for GRC Summary Analysis. Items in red are the items I've developed with the help of our team. It's awesome to hear customer feedback, inquiries and stories while I was at the expo, especially when it's about the product you've created. Here are the few pictures I took. Labels: event, las vegas, microsoft, mms, secure vantage, training, work 0 comments
Getting Involved Again. Tuesday, April 22, 2008 So I've been meaning to get back on the HDNUG and AgileHouston train again for a while. A series of recent events finally made me get up and get involved again.
Good fun. I'm ready, bring it. Oh yeah, I'll be attending MMS this year in Vegas along with the SecureVantage team! Labels: cougars, development, event, free, microsoft, secure vantage, uh, user group, work 0 comments
Heroes Happen {Here} Event. Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Last Thursday, I went to a free Microsoft Launch Event for Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008, called Heroes Happen Here. It was at the Westin Galleria, NOT to be mistaken by the Westin Oaks! Who knew two Westins existed in the Galleria mall? Crazy. Anyway, I took the developer track and VS2008/.NET 3.5 has a few things I want to dig my hands into: 1. LINQ - Down and dirty querying with a yet clean and refined look. Query almost anything: SQL, XML, DataSets, join on different datasources, forget all the for loops to get what you want...just LINQ it. 2. New features in AJAX with ASP.NET - Supposedly, you don't have to write ANY JavaScript. For breakfast and lunch, they hooked us up with some fancy bag that contained everything we needed for the day: water, orange juice, grapes, a sandwich, snickers, muffin, and some other stuff. There were hands-on-labs, but I didn't have time to get to them, but they're here to download. The main reason I came was to pick up a copy of each of these products, but as an added bonus, I found a copy of Vista Ultimate! I've been waiting to upgrade my XP Media Center machine at home. Labels: ajax, development, event, houston, linq, microsoft, visual studio 0 comments
Upcoming HAO Events. Friday, November 09, 2007 I'm not sure who all is a member of the HAO, but we have a few events coming up. Tailgating for Homecoming November 17, 2007 We will join with the TKE Alumni Network, the Communications Alumni and the Honors College Alumni for a great tailgating party. This FREE event will include BBQ with all of the trimmings. Look for us in the Alumni Tailgating area, on the Scott St side of the Robertson Stadium. Please join us in cheering on our Coogs! No RSVP or game ticket required to attend the tailgating. Annual Gathering of Friends @ Haak Winery April 5, 2008 Join us for an evening of wine tasting, a sumptuous Italian dinner, a tour of the winery and an engaging speaker. The ticket price will be $20 per person. More info here: http://mycougarconnection.com/nsmaa Labels: event, football, free, nsmaa, uh, wine 0 comments
Komen Houston Race for the Cure. Thursday, August 30, 2007 Who is down for this? Date: Saturday, October 6, 2007 Time: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM Register Here If you don't want to run, you can still volunteer. Labels: event, houston, volunteer 0 comments
Houston's Museum District Day! Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Who is down for Museum District Day? ***Thanks for the correction, Jeremy - from the Friendswood Volunteer Fire Department(Fire 123, EMS 473). August 18, 2007 starting at 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM or whenever we get fed up with museums. Bring your cameras! I'm getting there early and leaving late. Participating Museums Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Houston Center for Photography Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum Children's Museum of Houston John C. Freeman Weather Museum *Contemporary Arts Museum Houston The Health Museum *The Menil Collection *Holocaust Museum Houston *Houston Center for Contemporary Craft *I want to go.
HJUG Happy Hour! Monday, August 06, 2007 HJUG Happy Hour! August 17, 2007; 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM First drink free + appetizers @ Deco. Be there or be
Nike+ Women's Half Marathon. Monday, July 09, 2007 Who: NOT just women...men can do it too. What: 13.1 mile "marathon" When: October 21, 2007 (in 24 hours!) COST: $45, where a portion will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. So, why am I doing this? My aunt passed away from lymphoma a few years ago, but that's not the only reason. Many families are affected, not just mine...and why not it's a good cause, it's good for my health (I hope I don't pass out or anything), and it's an attainable goal. I need to calibrate my Nike+, it's only logging half the distance I actually Info Here | FAQ Here | Forum Here Labels: event, exercise, leukemia, lymphoma, nike 0 comments
UH's NSMAA Event. Tuesday, June 19, 2007 UH = University of Houston NSMAA = Natural Science and Mathematics Alumni Association Who: NSMAA and friends. What: "Gathering of Friends" Where: Haak Winery (map) When: October 13, 2007 Why: Just go, meet friends, alumni...and get to know about wine. The speaker is Ioanni A. Kakadiaris on the subject, "The Ticking Time Bomb". The ticket price will be $20 per person. Labels: event, nsmaa, uh, wine 0 comments
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