Spent a few minutes today updating my LinkedIn profile. Realised that I had entered some of the projects that I have worked on, but never really provided any descriptions on. I will spend the next week adding all the projects that I have worked on and providing better descriptions.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-p-doherty/52/616/802
"If you think a professional is expensive, wait until you see how much an amateur costs you."
This is so, so true!
My business phone - a new Galaxy Note 2 became seriously ill yesterday so I took it in to be checked out today. Well, I'm sad to report that it has gone to the big exchange in the sky, but the good news is that the replacement makes an appearance tomorrow. Meanwhile, I've not had my mobile phone number available today…and the lack of online presence, reduced exposure to emails and no telephone number for people to call me has been refreshing!
Anyway, back to the connected world tomorrow.
It's been a busy start to the week, but not necessarily work-wise. However, I have been called by five different agencies to discuss urgent requirements for contract work. It seems that the mad-dash rush to get projects finished by the end of the year/end of the financial year is well underway.
Order for electronic components arrived today, so will start to put together project that I have in mind at the beginning of next week. Will use the Raspberry Pi to provide the microprocessor based controller. Haven't done this in a while…going to be fun!
So received the Raspberry Pi and set it up. The little box was set up with a wireless dongle for WiFi, a wireless keyboard and mouse. Despite reading on the Internet about some of the problems people have had with wireless peripherals…the box works fine. Ran through the initial setup and updated the system software with no problems, but it did take quite a while.
First impressions are favourable…it takes me back to the late 70s/early 80s when I had to build the first computers I owned. The box is a little slow and I need to work out what OS I want to run - I'll check if I can run Commodore Basic, BBC Basic or ZX81 Basic <vbg>. Development application wise, I've never used Scratch before…and played with it for around an hour and was impressed at how simple it is to program sprites…it has possibilities, but I really want to get the box running the Python apps that I've written. I'm waiting for a breakout board and some electronic kit parts to be delivered - to put together a series of circuits to be programmatically controlled.
This is exciting!
Having just changed over the business mobile, I've had to transfer all the contacts and applications that I use…since it is a different platform, I've had to find Android versions of the iOS apps. Seem to have found most of them! Now all up and running.
