Posts Tagged ‘profession’

iOS7 After 5 days

After all of the hullabaloo surrounding iOS7 last Monday and after reading articles like this warning and other (much more) hateful sites, I decided to install it on my primary device. Because, why not, right? It was just sitting there, ready to download on my apple development site. I’ve always tried to swim against the grain. Why [...]

That’s just business… Oh, wait….

Caution: I’m poking a hornet’s nest with this post. read at your own risk and know this is my PERSONAL opinion.  Should tax dollars be directly supporting the general budget funds of a GIS ‘Consultant’? Your answer to that question may be “Yes”. You may not like me asking the question and I may not [...]

MacBook Pro as My Primary GIS Machine

Hello, My name is Micah, I’m a Mac User, and I’m a GIS professional. I’ve made the switch and I’m not going back.  Despite all the fun I’ve made of Apple over the years, despite rolling my eyes at the releases, iPods, phones, fanboys and all of it really. I’ve switched. Completely. I watched the [...]

Evenings off.

Currently, I am two weeks in at the new job. I like having my evenings back. Of course, that’s a relative statement. It isn’t like I just watch TBS specials and eat buffalo wings all night long. With my family and activities, there’s plenty to do. My brain, however, seems to feel certain relief.  I would not have considered myself [...]

Half and Half

I grew up in the country about 200 yards from the family farm where my mother and grandfather grew up. Consequently, we put Half and Half on our cereal. I always hated eating cereal at a friend’s house after a sleepover because they used milk on their Cocoa Puffs. I would say, “You’re supposed to [...]

Inbox To-Do List

I really resent my Indox for being my To-Do List. After reading several articles declaring the benefits of a zero inbox, I try to keep it down to a dozen or so emails (The zero part is just unattainable). I’ve also been inspired to check my inbox periodically and not constantly. But that’s not happening [...]

Open Source Elite

Watch out! The gloves are coming off! I’m really tired of GIS Professionals Consultants who brazenly tout their own wares, talents and data while demonizing much ((Much) MUCH) larger companies for selling theirs. Listen, It’s awesome and cool that you do what you do for our Geospatial Industry. I won’t deny there is a little part of [...]

Know Thyself (at least once a year)

There are lots of things I need to do when the calendar flips over to the next year; Query home sales, Back-up parcels, wash the coffee pot… essential yearly things. Last January I set out some professional benchmarks for myself. Here they are and how I did: Public Silverlight GIS site. <Check> FrontDesk App 3-4 [...]

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