Brian H. Prince

We just finished our clinics in this area. We did one in Columbus on the 7th, and one in Detroit on the 8th. A friend and colleague was going to conduct the Detroit clinic, but he was held over in India, so I got to do it. I had a great time. The clinics were well attended, and I could tell that most people were into them. If you would like the 'books' that were handed out, please let me know. I can send you the PDFs. Half way through the morning in Columbus, I spilled some orange juice on my laptop's keyboard. It stopped working (go figure!), and I became trapped in a Virtual PC, so I couldn't jump out and move on with the slide deck. I had to do some fancy dance moves while someone went out back to rummage up a USB keyboard. That fixed the problem. The keyboard has since been replaced. I will NEVER EVER again mock a fellow speaker when their demos go awry! Drew, I have learned my lesson. Of course the mocking was always in good humor. I have also just helped a client ...

Response to Dave's thoughts on the Creating Passionate User's blog entry ..... One of you must be a zealot. :) I have been reading that blog for a bit now. Boy oh boy. Where do I start? First, obviously these are extremes of the continuum. I have worked for tiny startups, and I have worked for medium sized corp companies. I have always wanted to stay away from major corps, mostly because I felt like I would not be in direct contact with the customer, or that I would be such a small part of the company that I wouldn't be able to impact how it is run, and what it does. That is an ego thing, but thats what makes me happy, so there. I used the same strategy to pick which college I went to, and that worked out just fine. I think some of these line items are ridiculous. I know alot of startups today are using OSS stuff to get off the ground. I don't think that is becuase it is better, I think it is mostly due to the backlash against VC companies. With OSS they can get farther...

Dave Donaldson tagged me. Four Jobs I've Had: 1. Dishwasher 2. CTO for a .com 3. Developer 4. Prep Cook Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over: 1. The Day the Earth Stood Still 2. Stargate 3. Office Space 4. 12 Monkeys Four TV Shows I Love to Watch: 1. Stargate SG1 2. Starget Atlantis 3. Battle Star Galactica 4. Apprentice Four Places I've Been on Vacation: 1. Berlin, Germany 2. Italy 3. Sanibel Island, FL 4. Santa's Village, NH (in August!) Four Favorite Dishes: 1. Chicken Fingers 2. Jaeger Schnitzel 3. Chicken Parm 4. Rib Eye Steak Four Web Sites I Visit Daily: 1. Google 2. MSDN 3. Blogger 4. Netflix Four Places I'd Rather Be: 1. Barnes & Noble 2. In front of an xbox 360 3. PDC 4. The Rhein -bhp