Blogger Account

Wow, I've had a blogger account since September of 2004. geeze.

Page Layout

Seems I just needed to reselect the template and reload. Hope it works.

Page Layout

Looks like I need to revamp this page's layout. Seems as if Google doesn't like to old blogger styles.

The Last Few Posts

Okay, I've decided there is no use in re-creating the wheel, or in this case, blog software. So I've copied some of the more important (to me) posts from my website. I'll use the website space to continue to learn about development, but I'll use this space as it is intended, to blog.

About Me

My name is Richard and I've been designing and developing software for a number of years. I wrote my first program when I was in high school, during a business class. We had a Radio Shack TSR-80 and my first program printed a derogitory remark about one of my classmates to the screen. Of course I was just kidding around and he was sitting right next to me when I wrote it. Since then I've been hooked on computers and writing software. During my college year I taught myself how to write C programs using an Aztec compiler on my Amiga 1000 when I wasn't playing text based RPGs. I then did something any geek would do, I joined the Army. I spent 10 years in the Army, well actually the United States Cavalry. About as far away from computers as you can get. After I retired medically from the Army I started working for MCI. At MCI, before WorldCom bought them out, I wrote telephony software everybody loves. "Press 1 to go here, press 2 to go there". That's where I learned about the Software Development Life Cycle, and met a great man named Hank. Hank taught me a lot about designing, developing and testing software. Too bad he wasn't my manager. After MCI I went to Technical Support for the United States Olympic Center. This was just before the year 2000 and we were upgrading all the systems to become Y2K compliant. While working at the USOC I went back to college to get my Bachelor's degreee. This time I actually studied Computer Science. One of my math instructors at Colorado Technical University mentioned that his company, Lockheed Martin needed database designers and developers. After talking with him about it and with the hiring manager I got the job and have been working for Lockheed since. So what's this website about? This website is about my keeping current with the computer software trends. Right now, as far as I can tell, the big thing is distributed applications. Specificly internet distributed applications. Most of the work is done on a big server and you and I connect to the server to get information, or to get something done. I think the next big thing, if it's not already, will be mobile applications. Basically the same idea as internet applications, except you connect to the server using your mobile phone, PDA, or internet device. So that's what I'm going to be focused on. Building applications where most of the work is done on a big server and you connect over the internet. My wife also has a some pages here and you can get to them in the links to the left. You can also get to all my prototype applications in the links to the left. There is some earlier work I've done using style sheets, not too impressive, but I'm learning. There is my Music Collection application. And my newest is my 2006 NFL Schedule Application.

From my website

As you can see I have re-vamped the whole site. I've built this website using Visual Studio Codename Orcas, with a SQL Server backend database. I've implemented site user account functionality, but you can get to any page except the database maintainance pages. Pretty soon I'll be locking down some of the pages and you'll need a user account to see them. It won't cost anything for an account and I'm only doing it so that I can learn how to administer user accounts. So help me out and sign up for a new account.

From my website

(8/22/07) I've been fairly busy this last month. Been applying for different jobs, working on new areas of the website, a few events for the Riders, and gearing up for football! Speaking of, I've finished the NFL schedule. You should be able to see all the games for the 2007 season as well as all the games for your favorite team. I've done a lot of work on the Productivity Suite, which you can't see unless you ask me for access. I'm still thinking about how to format the entries on the front page. Not sure how to go about it since it's a straight pull from the database. I'm also thinking about how to incorporate media, such as pictures, audio, and video. That's all for now.

From my website

Started a new job today. (October 1st)

Info about my website

October already?!? Wow, did September fly by or what? My birthday is at the end of this month, geeze. About my new job, it's still with the same company, just a different program. I'll be actually doing some engineering, software engineering, so I'm really looking forward to it. My wife is working again, which is a good thing. She is a bit sore and tired today after working all day yesterday, but hopefully she is taking breaks and taking care of herself. Last week on my vacation, we went to Navajo State Park in Southwest Colorado. What a great place. Very beautiful. We had a cabin on the lake, cooked hotdogs and marshmellows over an open fire, went to four corners, and to the Anasazi museum. I was simultaneously in four states for a couple of seconds. We had a great time. Finished up my MBA 510 course last night, now just waiting for my grade to be posted. No rest for the weary though, the next class starts today. It'll be over soon, I keep telling myself.

Info about my website

Having problems with the LogIn stuff. Trying to find out what I broke.

Info about my website

Added some Highrise stuff. Still haven't figured out the Login problem. Going to do some research and study up on website security so I can understand it. Weekend went okay. I went to the ER on Friday I think. Heart was going weird, but hasn't since so don't know what that was all about. So I'm using Highrise and Backpack. Both are web applications from 37Signals. 37signals.com is thier website and they have really good applications. Highrise is a contact management system and Backpack is a project management system. I'm still figuring out how to use both apps in conjunction but I think they will work together pretty nicely.