Another Why do I Post Post

I was aiming to send this out for my 100th post to my blog, but I lost count. I realise this is a pitiful total compared with some bloggers who have been doing it for years, but you gotta start somewhere. So why do I post? Overall, it gives me an opportunity to share things with others. I've been working for Sun for a long time and in the computer industry for a lot longer than that. I'd like to share some of the experiences I've had and the little snippets of information I've collected along the way.

Sometimes this is work related although at the moment I'm involved with things that haven't been released yet so I can't really talk about them. So instead I'll blog about things that interest me. Maybe they'll interest others, I don't know. I try to write in a style that will hopefully make the subject interesting and appealing. This is good practice for the writing and communicating that I have to do as part of my job.

For most posts (this one probably being an exception), what I try to do is provide enough hyperlinks so that if somebody is interested they can go off and find out a load more information. Since taking an interest in blogging about three months ago, I've seen so many posts which are okay, but which could have been great with just a little more research and effort by the author to allow the reader to easily go off and explore the subject further.

In composing the post, I also try to increase my knowledge. It's never too late to learn something new. We should all be doing that every day.

I've found that since our son has been born, I'm renewing my interest in a lot of things I haven't bothered with since I was a youngster. I've also taken an interest in a load of new stuff too. I don't like saying to him "Sorry, I don't know" when he asks me a question. I'd rather try to find the answers to the questions he asks. Nowadays, with the Internet and search tools like Google, this is easy. Then I've got to try to word it in such a way that he understands and is interested (he'll be six in August). That's quite often the hard part. If I can do it for him on the things that interest him, then I should be able to do it for those who read this, on the things that interest me.

Sometimes it's cathartic. To just rant talk about something and get it off your chest. Sometimes it's just to get an opinion out there. Also, sometimes when I see somebody else has a good thing, I question whether it would be a good thing for Sun too.

Sometimes it a lead up to a question that I want to ask. I've had some great comments from folks who have answered these questions and that had then allowed me to use and enjoy something I didn't know existed before. Blogging is a two way thing. Everybody should benefit.

Life is short. I don't want to be bored. I want to find and do new interesting things. This blog has been such a thing and also an enabler for other interesting things to come.

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