Categories: "Personal"

Return from UT Tyler

Much of my blogging ceased when I started back to school in 2008. There are some, but few, entries between 2008 and 2012. Now, I have a little more freedom to write, and with a much improved platform in b2evolution, writing will be easier to do.

To be continued..

What kind of person are you?!?!

January 14th, 2009
That is essentially the first thing my Organizational Behavior instructor wanted to know. Our first class assignment is to take the Myers Briggs Temperament test, and write up a summary of the results. The test is a collection of 72 Yes/No questions, no… more »

MySQL Selected for Database Design Class

January 12th, 2009
<posted on it-toolbox.com> I returned to school today for the first day of the new semester, and it seems reason has made a breakthrough. As many of you know, institutions tend to favor the more respectable software packages, and not necessari… more »

Shutdown, Restart or Logoff

January 4th, 2009
Tomorrow begins registration week at UT Tyler. For many it is when we confirm our classes and acquire the books for the next semester. For others, it is the time to troubleshoot what went wrong with on-line registration. Last semester I remember hearin… more »

Laptops

December 30th, 2008
<posted on it-toolbox.com> I finished my first semester back in school and did it without a laptop. I considered getting a new wide-screen laptop during the semester, but I kept asking myself, "What do I do with it?" I hear that some elite sch… more »

Project Management Styles

December 9th, 2008
<posted on it-toolbox.com> It's been two weeks since my last post here. I guess you could say I've been slacking a little with the blog but I have a good excuse. This week I'm finishing up my last major project, and next week is finals week. T… more »

On Software

November 25th, 2008
<Posted on it-toolbox.com> My newest school assignment in Systems Analysis involves creating a flowchart and the professor suggested we use Inspiration, Webspiration, or Visio. He was quick to point out that Visio was in effect, the more difficul… more »

Immersion

November 10th, 2008
Last week my Systems Analysis instructor mentioned the concept of immersion, as it was addressed by Tom DeMarco in the book Slack. In it, DeMarco mentions, "kinds of work that require immersion into the task before progress can begin." I don't have the… more »