Podcast Episode 110 – When the Dream Job Arrives but the Dream Changed – Pivoting in Careers with Lior Kamrat

What if you finally got your dream job and realized that the dream changed, or it only appeared like the dream job because you didn’t have it?  Lior Kamrat is a Senior Open Source Cloud and Solutions Architect who also does a vast amount of community-facing work to help others become a better self.  Both … Read more

Microsoft, GitHub, and the Power of Corporate Support of Open Source

Let me start by saying that I’m a massive advocate, contributor, and supporter of many open source communities, while also working in my role for a technology vendor who provides a commercial product that also supports many open source platforms.  The reason that matters is that I’m not saying this without an understanding of the … Read more

Yes Virginia, There is an Open Source .NET

Beyond the awesomeness of seeing the Rosetta touch down onto a comet today, we also saw a shift in the universe that some say would never have come. Microsoft has announced that they are doing some thing big with their popular .NET platform by taking it open source and expanding to run on Linux and … Read more

DiscoPosse Review: Exploring Microsoft SharePoint 2013 – New Features and Functions

For anyone who has been involved with SharePoint 2007 or 2010, this book is an excellent companion to help you with the transition to the new SharePoint 2013 environment. The new Microsoft Press book Microsoft SharePoint 2013: New Features & Functions by Penelope Coventry (@pjcov on Twitter) is another slick manual to have in the … Read more