IT Geeks?

I always try to make it my responsibility to stop the flow of crap in either direction. The crap stops here. As a result, I get a lot of crap, but I also don't have to put up with as many excuses.

I once owned a small consulting company (in the .com boom). I was successful for a while, made a lot of money, then lost it all. Now I'm working for the man again. Someday I'll go out on a limb again, when the right thing comes along.

I'm going to get out of IT next year - I'm going to go back to school and get a PhD in business.

Make that 9- Breaking systems supports my boat habit (QA).

dchris17 wrote: We're definitely a minority group. I wonder how many CCF members are business owners like RainDog?

I am partners in a small business and I do IT, whatever IT is that day, I do it. IT could be making a sales call, delivering an order, Repairing a printing press, running an embroidery machine, mixing ink, filing paperwork, being Louie the collection guy, kissing vendors asses, yelling at vendors, kissing customers asses, yelling at customer (to myself), being a banker, being a babysitter, fixing a computer, cleaning the bathrooms( I think they miss on purpose), the list goes on. I think every small business owner is certainly an IT guy.   

Loving almost every minute of IT.

We're definitely a minority group.

I wonder how many CCF members are business owners like RainDog?

I'm IT-ish. I am majority owner and president of a small building automation company. I still do a lot of code, networking, troubleshooting of hardware and software, etc.

So that's six of us anyway. We're definitely not taking over the site!

David, I was talking about a series I watched on the science channel last night it was called "Triumph of the Nerds". It was about the history of the PC and the boom of Silicone Valley. had a lot of interesting info. Had a lot of interview scenes with pioneers like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and the like. A lot of stuff most of us know but it went a little deeper into the starts of the Apple II and the first IBM, the Macintosh, Windows. Pretty cool, even if you are not a geek.

A lot of guys got insanely rich by stealing others ideas. Others could have got rich, but dropped the ball so to speak. pretty interesting to watch while on the laptop working or cruising CCF

Linkin.com is a professional networking site - you can use it to find people you know, people they know, etc. It's a good way to keep track of colleagues who might be able to help you get a new job or whatever.

TechDarkSide is a blog I started last year. I've written most of it, although a buddy of mine posts anonymously every now and then. I don't have a lot of readers, but I've been able to sell some of the posts to magazines. I use the money to buy tools for remodeling my house, but once I finish my two current projects I get to put the money in my Mustang 17 project.

I've never heard of Triumph of the Nerds. What is it?

There's a difference between a geek and a nerd. A nerd is a socially awkward dork. A geek is someone who is so into something that others sometimes have a hard time relating. For instance... my wife has a hard time relating to my interest in boats. We're all so into CC's that anybody on this site is a geek. To people who don't care about cool boats, we are are strange.

So... you're probably not a nerd. Odds are good you're a geek though.

You might be right Randy. There might not be very many of us here.

BKH, I know how you feel. I used to write code, then did architecture. Now I can't even spell J2EE! At least I get to put my engineering degree to work around the house and boat.

If any of you use linkedin.com, you are welcome to add me to your network.

IT Director for a B2B publishing company. Jack-of-all trades- DBA, Network Admin, web developer, you name it.

Just curious - I'm a project manager in an information technology department and was wondering who else on this site is in IT.