Micah Burkette » Hi Tech

Cloud Computing

Micah — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:43:58 +0000

Does anyone have any experience with the new cloud computing? My boss told me look into it. He thinks it will be cheaper than having a network in our office and that it would make collaboration easier. I don’t think we can give up the office network though. We need it for emails, printing, etc. But I like the idea of accessing the cloud from anywhere – home, a hotel room, a business meeting off site, etc.

He wants to give it a trial run using word processing and spreadsheets. Then, if that works out, we can start trying databases applications and presentations. I think it is kinda cool that someone from that generation is embracing new concepts in computing.

Facebook Trolls

Micah — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:23:05 +0000

There are people on Facebook who are not really people that I know but somehow became my Facebook friend. And then there are people that I went to school with, like Josh, and people who I used to work with, like Selena, who I was delighted to find on Facebook and add to my friend’s list.

There has been a guy trolling my page lately, liking my comments but never really saying anything. I don’t know this guy and wonder why is he liking my stuff? I am not all that witty or clever and this is starting to freak me out.

Photoblogs

Micah — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:21:26 +0000

One of my friends told me about some photoblogs that she likes to check out. They are photographs taken all over the world and uploaded to a blog for others to see a snapshot of daily life in other places. She calls it her eye candy. So I got a list from her in my email and have been checking them out. Found some really good work out there – very impressed.

The recent shots are this site are amazing, check it out: http://moodaholic.com/

Fireworks and Cannons

Micah — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:22:17 +0000

I watched a rebroadcast of the concert on the National Mall and the fireworks in Washington, DC. They had the National Symphony play the 1812 Overture at the beginning of the fireworks display and had live cannons firing during the music with the fireworks overhead. It was inspiring. I would love to be there to hear that live, in person, one year.

Grants and Loans

Micah — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:03:05 +0000

Looks like I need to head back to school for a couple of semesters. All the job advancement opportunities require a degree and certifications that I don’t have. It’s not like I can’t do the work. They want the certification though. So I have to find a way to come up with the money to pay for the classes and give up most of my weeknights to study or attend classes.

Candid Convo with Robert Plant

Micah — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:05:07 +0000

Toy Story

Micah — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:05:14 +0000

For some reason I have watched the first two Toy Story movies. So I guess it was fate that I would be watching the new Toy Story 3 movie this summer. The new one is in HD 3D – that should be cool in and of itself.

We went last night and it was actually good. I think it was better than the first two. But I will watch them both again with a critical eye and see if I still feel the same after the newness and novelty has worn off.

Electric Tunes

Micah — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:00:56 +0000

We see these power lines all the time. I never even gave them a thought. Now I see someone with vision beyond mine has made the lines light up with music. How cool is that?

Facebook Friends

Micah — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:43:55 +0000

I just realized that more than half of my friends on Facebook are people that I’ve never met. I guess it’s good to have a lot of friends. But are they really friends? Will I ever get to meet all these people?

Hello Facebook

Micah — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:19:11 +0000

Usually I am one of the first adopters when it comes to technical things. I am so very interested in computers and the internet, and I work with computers and telephones all day. So, unfortunately, when I get home after a hard day at work, the last thing I want to do is get online again and work on the computer at home. So I have avoided signing up for Facebook.

My wife has been on Facebook for several months and she loves it. So after a lot of nagging gentle prodding by my wife, I decided to bite the bullet and get onto Facebook. So far, it is easy to use and pretty interesting. But I need to search out “friends” to make it work.