I learned this week that Twitter helped to free a student from jail in Egypt with a one word tweet.
Robert Scoble shares his view of the Twitter team and I understand that Jonathan Schwartz likes to use Twitter too.
And from what I can discover under the covers, Twitter scales with MySQL and Sun. A pleasant thought for sure.
So I invite and challenge my colleagues, friends and family to join up. You can also easily get mobile with Twitter.
As always, Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
Many colleagues and friends are not fully aware of this very cool investment by Sun and Microsoft.
Sun can provide infrastructure solutions for Windows Exchange Server 2007.
....Enjoy the Journey
~Robert
As I return from a respectable IT conference held in the Northern Minnesota woodlands, I reminisce about Earth Day and realize that we also live on a Virtual Earth creating "tangible" things like robots that can nimbly roam the earth or the woods.
This new machine was conceived in the virtual world and built for real world applications . . . and wow does this BigDog roam.
As always, Enjoy the Journey . . .
Customers and Partners are asking if Sun has an active community around libraries, archiving and preservation.
Well, in fact Art Pasquinelli is providing an exciting opportunity for the community to come together May 27 - 29th.
You can join the community and register for the upcoming community event here.
Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
This is a friendly reminder that Sun offers you the ability to smell, taste (so to speak) and touch Sun technology at it's best.
And if you would rather just buy it. Sun offers the awesome Matching Grant Program designed for the Education Community.
As Always, Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
In the words of Bill Joy "Innovation happens all over the world. Most of it not at Sun"
Not meant to be a dig on Sun but innovation does happen everywhere and much more does happen at Sun these days.
Especially at Sun Labs in Menlo Park, California.
Sun Labs is a cool innovation center for Sun Microsystems as well as an innovation trading post in my humble opinion. A place to create and share innovation from across the world.
As we approach Sun Labs Open House this week, I am reminded that we invest a huge sum of company revenue toward research and development - 2% to be exact. This is where the former Green Project came out of. We call it Java today !
Funny. We were thinking Green before it was really cool to think or do Green. Now we are Eco - Aware with a job to do.
Getting back to Sun Labs, a friend asked me what it takes to start a project in the Labs. Well it's pretty simple.
1. You need an exciting new idea.
2. It should be relevant to Sun.
3. And it must have a Passionate Champion to Lead the Project.
So Bring on the Passionate Champions ?
And Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
I want to go on record today that Spring is officially underway up North. My wife and I and our English, Quinn spotted the first Bluebird of the Spring season on our weekend hike at the dog park.
So for the record, it's a good day for grilling brats and watching the Twins win (again) !
And if you have some time over the weekend to check out some Sun Product Reviews, check this cool site out for grins.
Spring is on !
Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
Yes ! Getting Wild does pay off . . . especially in the State of Hockey.
Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
It has been said that Courage
is the power to let go of the familiar.
And in the words of John Wayne aka The Duke, " Courage
is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway."
As I return from a week of excellent travels with partners, colleagues and customers, I am reminded again and again how awesome what we have here at Sun really is. We have some awesome team members, customers, partners, colleagues and some very cool technology. The stuff that DARPA loves. Yes. I know we have challenges all around us and such is life.
And it takes courage. And that's good.
And with that said, I want to take this opportunity to thank Sun Microsystems and the Founder.
We continue to innovate and build uniqueness.
And oh by the way, we do advertise to the world contrary to what others might think. You just need to know where to look sometimes.
In the words of Teddy Roosevelt, "I am delighted !"
I am delighted to know that the Network is the Computer ! So be courageous !
As always, Enjoy the Journey . . .
~Robert
I care because my customers care.
That statement may sound corny to some but it's true. My customers find the EBC experience very positive from start to finish. The entire experience is important to them, especially when they are making a bet (in other words, a long term investment) on you and the company. The EBC experience gives them an opportunity to learn much more about Sun and our culture. And that's cool.
For those folks that may not be entirely familiar with the EBC or Sun's Executive Briefing Center should take a quick look or call me anytime.
Before I close, I want to take this moment to recognize a Sun colleague, Nancy Armstrong, EBC Briefing Ambassador. You have always done an awesome job with all my customers over the years and I appreciate the opportunity to work with you and share all the customer experiences with you.
Enjoy your time with family and the rides along the trail - wherever the trail takes you. You will be missed. Happy trails to you . . .
Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.
Some trails are happy ones,
Others are blue.
It's the way you ride the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one for you.
Happy trails to you, until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you, 'till we meet again.
Enjoy the journey . . .
Robert
A gas station in Apple Valley on the "Knob" has gas for .92 a gallon this morning only. You should see the line from the air.
It goes for miles and miles !
Enjoy the Journey . . .
Robert
We had an impressive turnout at the Annual NetBeans Day in Minnesota this week. Gregg Sporar, Sun NetBeans Evangelist did an awesome job presenting NetBeans features and "hands-on" tutuorial. I wish I could include a pic here but alas the file is too large.
A Hearty Thanks goes out to Warren Sheaffer, Cheryl Hatlevig, Holly Holliday, Gregg Sporar and all those that joined us to learn more about how cool NetBeans is that fine day.
NetBeans does Live up North !
As always, Enjoy the Journey . . .
Robert
I post this message in memory and honor to a Fallen Hero from Minnesota who fell in battle almost 1 year ago.
His name was Lance Cpl Daniel R Olson, US Marine, 2nd
Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine
Expeditionary Force, Twentynine
Palms, California.
http://www.iraqwarheroes.org/olsend.htm
My wife and I volunteer to send care packages to the soldiers "in theatre". I encourage everyone to participate.
We work with Operation Minnesota Nice.
http://www.operationminnesotanice.com/
Enjoy the journey,
Robert