First post!

Well I finally got around to starting a blog. I've been working in IT since 1988 and I've got a lot to say about a lot of things, so I thought I'd try adding my 2 cents to the 'blogosphere'.

Who am I? Well my name really is Bill and I currently work as an IT consultant in Calgary. I've been hacking on computers since I got my first Timex Sinclair 1000 in 1982 and haven't stopped since. I went to engineering school to learn how to design/build and create software for computers, then found out I could support my education working in IT. After graduating I jumped in the deep end of 'enterprise' IT (yes, mainframes were involved) and haven't looked back since.

As an engineer who likes to build stuff it's been an interesting journey through the corporate IT world (where engineering and building stuff is often not the important thing - go figure).

I've got things to say about vendors, technologies, organizations, teams, projects and trends and will attempt to post them here on a semi-regular basis.

My better half already has a blog (www.newcenturyhomestead.com) that focuses on other aspects of our lives, including my home-based tech hacking, so I'll use this forum to focus on the 'career' side of things.

Welcome!

Eskimo Bill