I thought I would write one post that covers several items, rather that writing many. I usually do this and call the post an update of some kind. Basically, that is what this post will be. The last post (interview with Sheryle Moon) had been doing so well that I thought I would keep it as the top post for a week.
I met Sheryle Moon earlier this week while she was in Adelaide. It was really wonderful to meet her. Sheryle has been the first person that I had interviewed that I had not known prior. Sheryle was down here for the STEP Up For Success workshops that have been held all around the country. The workshops were aimed at women to help empower them in the IT workforce. Sheryle was telling me that they were an outcome of a Women in ICT Summit that was held in Sydney two years ago.
Interview Series Proving Popular
The responses I have received about the Interview with an IT Professional series has been outstanding. It is obviously something that people view the most when they come to this site.
I have been checking the stats (as I regularly do) and this month is by far the best month to date. The number of people bookmarking the site and returning on a regular basis has almost doubled the previous month.
The next interview that I have is with Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama, who has travelled the world working in several locations. His role is a Business Analyst/Consultant. It will be really interesting to read about what he has discovered on his travels, and also all about the role of a Business Analyst, and how someone can become one.
I am always looking for new people to interview on this site. If you are at all interested, or you know someone who would be perfect, please let me know at: “deb@foocode.net“.
Purpose of This Site
Sometimes I get asked what it is this site is trying to promote. A lot of blogs tend to focus on one thing and nothing else. This blog seems to cover quite a few things. There is the interviews, updates of events, error fixes, and general ramblings. The life I lead in IT is varied. I don’t just focus on one thing at the exclusion of everything else. I think that is something I would like to get across to people. A career in IT is always different, always challenging, and can take you anywhere in the world.
There are so many roles in the IT industry. Nobody sits at a computer day in and day out doing the same thing. Regardless of what job you have, you will always be required to take on a whole variety of work. I want to break the perception people have of IT. I would love it if more and more people came to realise just what an exciting and challenging career people who work in the industry can have.
Earlier this week I read an article about women being positive about a career in IT. It is a great article and well worth the read.
WordPress 2.2 Upgrade
This blog is written using WordPress. The latest upgrade 2.2 has just come out. As with all upgrades, I like to run them straight away. Usually they cover security issues that really need to be patched.
Once upgraded though, I noticed that there were some strange characters appearing throughout the posts. Not one to take this lightly, I searched the net for an answer. Thankfully, I found one!
LiewCF has come up with a very simple set of instructions that work! Thanks LiewCF. You can either check out his post or follow his instructions (which I shall repeat) here:
1) Open and edit “wp-config.php”
2) Find: define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ‘utf8′);
3) Remove “utf8″, so it becomes: define(‘DB_CHARSET’, ”);
4) Save and upload “wp-config.php”
5) Done. Your WordPress blog should display characters correctly.
CodeCampSA
The Adelaide Dot Net Users Group (ADNUG) are busily organising a CodeCampSA event for July. The event is going to be similar to the very popular CodeCamp which was held earlier this year in Wagga Wagga. For more information check out the site: http://www.adnug.com/news.htm
Don’t forget to book. I have. I am looking forward to it!
Video Card Proving its Worth
My video card is continuing to prove its worth. I have recently added an nVidia 8600GTS card to my PC. This weekend I have been playing a fair bit of Oblivion. It is a great game. It looks so lovely on my PC. I have set everything to the highest details available, and it all works like a dream. Now to finish off that quest I am on…
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