For some time now my sister Corrina has been wanting me to visit her place. Since my job ended a couple weeks ago, I decided now was a good time to go. It was a good visit. I got to see Banff, and a few places in Calgary. I also spent a lot of time on their computer searching the internet for Calgary based companies I might work for. And I did a lot of thinking about ideas for making a profitable business from the my old company's technology and my acquired skills.
I think there's some good potential, but I also feel the need to get these ideas on a more solid basis. Do we have a viable future selling to the mold industry? Are companies getting out of their slump and ready to purchase software again? If not, how easily can we move into other fields? Part of this thinking involved investigating the broad potential of smart software and of group authorship. See the website I set up for discussing this: Collaborative-Systems.org.
New to blogging
Hi, my name is Alan Mark Baljeu. Hence my blog's title. I've been employed as a computer programmer for many years, but two weeks ago my employer ceased operations. I'm now considering going back to school (studying AI), creating a business, or finding another job.
I've used computers since 1981, email since 1990, and the web since 1993. I've edited wikis, posted in forums, participated in mailing lists. But until now I've never had a personal space. This post is the start of something new.
Just this week I'm reading an interesting book called Wikinomics, which talks about how mass-collaboration is changing the world. In today's internet, everyone can contribute just by clicking links and typing. Ordinary people have together created the world's largest encyclopedia, an enormous repository of video clips, and have created communities around every conceivable interest area. It seems like something big is happening every other week.
Me, although I'm immersed in computers through my job, am relatively ignorant of this new networking extravaganza. I hope to learn more about this stuff.
Blogging, I guess, is my first step. What's next?
I've used computers since 1981, email since 1990, and the web since 1993. I've edited wikis, posted in forums, participated in mailing lists. But until now I've never had a personal space. This post is the start of something new.
Just this week I'm reading an interesting book called Wikinomics, which talks about how mass-collaboration is changing the world. In today's internet, everyone can contribute just by clicking links and typing. Ordinary people have together created the world's largest encyclopedia, an enormous repository of video clips, and have created communities around every conceivable interest area. It seems like something big is happening every other week.
Me, although I'm immersed in computers through my job, am relatively ignorant of this new networking extravaganza. I hope to learn more about this stuff.
Blogging, I guess, is my first step. What's next?
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