Jun 2018
2018 marks 10 years (and a little of change, counting my 1999 stuff) of speaking in the tech community on a variety of technologies: Linux Administration (Samba) Squeak Python (and IronPython) SQL Silverlight Cross-Platform Development with C# and Mono PowerShell (for IT administration and for developers) HTML 5 I have spoken on other technical topics […]
Mar 2018
In my MVP Summit recap, I mentioned that I want to help contribute to the docs on docs.microsoft.com, including Visual Basic. Many people know that I’ve focused on C# the most in the .NET stack, followed by PowerShell. VB.NET didn’t get as much focus career-wise for me, as I had a rocky start with it […]
Mar 2018
Last week, I was out at the Microsoft MVP Summit in Redmond, Washington. As many people know, I’ve been a Microsoft fan all of my life, so going out to the main campus is like a pilgrimage to me. I made sure to wear some of my MVP gear on the flight out, as it’s […]
Dec 2017
Over the past few days, I saw a lot of people talking with the #PayToSpeak hashtag, and knowing that some of my followers were curious, I figured I better weigh in. Community-Run Events When I know an event is community-run, then I know to expect some degree of #PayToSpeak. Face it – when a community […]
May 2017
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with Svaha Apparel. It all started with a Facebook ad, and then I noticed them – geeky dresses WITH POCKETS. So what’s a geekette to do when she finds fun dresses WITH POCKETS and fun geeky pieces? She blogs about it! Last weekend, I was busy playing superhero, […]
Mar 2017
With work/life balance being a questionable topic for some, I figured I would share what it’s like here. If you haven’t seen me in the community in awhile, there’s a lot going on at work and also need to spend time with my family every now and then as well. Between now and the beginning […]
Jul 2016
These past few months have been crazy-busy in the community: Helped host the ever-awesome NASA Space Apps Challenge with the NASA Glenn crew and Brad Nellis of Expedient Coordinated volunteers for Stir Trek – a developer conference in Columbus, OH with about 1200 attendees Sponsored as Cleveland Tech Events (CTE) and represented both CTE and The Software […]
Nov 2015
A long time ago, when I was much younger, I used to see Microsoft as this gigantic, unapproachable power that was popular in homes. I saw Linux as this operating system that truly hardcore geeks played with, geeks who were anti-social and more like hackers. This was my misperception as a youngster. As I got older, my friend Nivex […]
Sep 2015
One of my college friends – the ever-so-awesome code warrior Lou Maresca – mentioned that he is a cohost (with Robert Ballecer, SJ- the Digital Jesuit also known as Padre) on a netshow called Coding 101 over on TWiT. Now I have to admit it … up until this point, I really hadn’t heard much about […]
Aug 2015
I recently was asked by Shawn Rakowski if I would be interested in appearing on his podcast – My Life for the Code. On his podcast, he talks to people of all different backgrounds and roles in tech to find out what got them into code, what they’re doing now, and asked some questions about […]