Where I’ve Been

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So I haven’t exactly been updating the blog a lot lately.  Work got busy, and things there have really just taken all of my time and energy.  I don’t recall ever being a part of so many big projects that happened all together and demanded so much energy from everybody involved like I’ve experienced these past several months.

Data Center Move – We moved our Atlanta data center to a new facility, one with adequate power and space for the company’s continued expansion.  I got a lot of help from the guys at work, but this project was mostly my baby.  The move went well, I’m proud to say (and relieved that it’s finished).

New Servers – We used the data center move as an opportunity to migrate off of some older hardware to some newer equipment.  I setup and managed those migrations.

BetStopper – The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation is offering software to citizens of Nova Scotia to keep kids away from online gambling sites.  I was a part of that product development.  More info on BetStopper is available here.

McAfee Family Protection – I was also able to be a part of the team on McAfee’s new parental controls product.  You can get McAfee Family Protection here.

And there are other projects happening, but I’m not totally sure we’re talking publicly about them yet.  These are the bigger projects I’ve been a part of lately and are largely what have been keeping me from posting here.  It’s been very rewarding – and I’ve learned a lot – but I’m exhausted.  I know the guys I work with (all of them) are worn out, too.

Several of the guys at work have been friends for a long time.  I’ve known a couple of the guys for more than 12 years (which is more than a third of my life).  These past few months I’ve spent more time with them than I’ve spent at home (or at least it seems that way).  We’ve worked well together, and it shows.  The projects we’ve tackled have produced excellent products that we are all very proud of.

Hopefully I’ll be able to post here more now that these big projects are behind us.  That’s the plan, at least.  I know you all have been on the edge of your seat waiting for more Ron.  Don’t deny it; you know it’s true.  I’m making an extra effort to keep posting so at least pretend for me, ok?