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Monday, October 26, 2009 8:45 PM

New Career Campaign From Microsoft Learning

UPDATED 27 October 2009 with the correct expiration date for the E-Learning Collections discount (thanks, Lain !). Whether you are currently unemployed, looking for a promotion, or trying to become indispensible in your existing role, Microsoft has launched
Posted by Ward Pond | 2 Comments
Monday, October 26, 2009 7:30 PM

The Pond's Laws Home Page

This page will serve as a compendium of Pond’s Laws posts. The individual posts which promulgate the laws may be found as follows: Pond's First through Tenth Laws Pond's Eleventh Law Pond's Twelfth Law Pond's Thirteenth Law Pond's Laws of System Design
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Monday, October 26, 2009 7:30 PM

Pond’s Laws Home Page Now Live

Thanks to yet another kick-in-the-pants from Jimmy May (did he play soccer as a youth?) the Pond’s Laws Home Page is now live. Jimmy wanted to find all of Pond’s Laws in one place, and now he (and you) can. There’s also a link to the new page in the A
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:09 AM

Pond’s Twelfth Law: In Your Pursuit of Five Nines, Don’t Practice in Front of the CIO

After a long hiatus , Pond’s Laws of System Design (or, How to Be a Competent Professional in an Irrational World) returns. Thanks to Jimmy May for a kick-in-the-pants on this topic several months ago; I hope he’ll understand why I just had to wait until
Posted by Ward Pond | 1 Comments
Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:15 AM

One Giant Leap for an Aspiring Geek: Congratulations, Jimmy May!

Forty years ago this past Monday, I sat in rapt yet bleary-eyed amazement as a flickering black-and-white picture showed me that people could do anything if they aspire to a shared dream and set their minds to working together to achieve it. As an eight-year-old
Posted by Ward Pond | 1 Comments
Friday, June 12, 2009 9:15 PM

It’s Milestone Season!

June is definitely milestone season in this neck of the woods. Not only is today the third anniversary of my start with the ITOE Technology Architects group (the artists formerly known as the SQL CoE), but this past Sunday marked my tenth(!) anniversary
Posted by Ward Pond | 0 Comments
Friday, May 01, 2009 6:00 PM

Thank You, Chris and Jorge: Follow-Up to Chris Shaw’s SQL Quiz 4

Last week I was tagged by Jorge Segarra (a/k/a @SQLChicken) in a meme started by Chris Shaw , who asked a great question about leaders in one’s career.  In reflecting on my response , it occurred to me that there was only one of the people I listed
Posted by Ward Pond | 1 Comments
Friday, April 24, 2009 7:00 PM

Chris Shaw’s SQL Quiz 4

UPDATED 25 April 2009 to fix the link to Jimmy’s blog As a consequence of my recent ascension to Twitterato-hood (follow me @sqltwit), I’ve made several new SQL friends over the last couple of weeks.  One of those is Jorge Segarra (a/k/a @SQLChicken
Posted by Ward Pond | 1 Comments
Sunday, March 15, 2009 3:00 PM

What I Know Now: Ward’s Epistle to the N00bs

And I remember what she said to me How she swore that it never would end I remember how she held me, oh so tight Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then Bob Seger, Against the Wind All you need is love Love is all you need John Lennon and Paul
Posted by Ward Pond | 13 Comments
Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:45 PM

Registration Open for Spring 2009 IT Pro Tiki Hut Tour

I’ve got to say, the title of this post isn’t a sentence I ever saw myself typing..  but that’s before I got Blain Barton ’s email today and followed the link .. Blain’s got all the details, including registration links, but you’re basically invited
Posted by Ward Pond | 0 Comments
Friday, February 20, 2009 11:30 PM

Microsoft Learning Asks a Loaded Question: Are You Certifiable?

This is a really cool idea.. If you’ve ever considered taking a certification exam but aren’t sure if you’re ready, here’s a fun, risk-free way to practice – Are You Certifiable? , a new on-line game from Microsoft and Fuel Industries. Choose an avatar,
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:45 PM

Second Shot with a Side of Career Assist: Just What the Doctor Ordered

In light of the current state of the economy (not to mention recent news in my own back yard (I can still call it that since we continue, against our deeply held wishes, to own a house in Redmond)), I make it a point to count my blessings every day. 
Posted by Ward Pond | 0 Comments
Friday, November 21, 2008 11:45 PM

Thank You, Greg Winston

If you live long enough and lead a certain sort of life, you end up writing a lot of correspondence that you don’t really want to write when you start writing it. If you’re lucky enough, more of those missives relate to happy things happening in peoples’
Posted by Ward Pond | 3 Comments
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:00 PM

Non-Technical News: Greetings From Central Florida

Some pictures of our new spread in Central Florida. PDA users and others with bandwidth meters strongly advised.
Posted by Ward Pond | 4 Comments
Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:00 PM

A Brief Respite from The Ongoing Blog Neglect

It's been a busy six weeks since I last posted here. I've made substantial progress in my recovery from a burst appendix. My stamina is still limited (my sons blazed right by me on a staircase outside Safeco Field this evening ), and I tend to relapse
Posted by Ward Pond | 3 Comments
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