Time to up our game in how we demo XPages
Tue, Apr 30th 2013 4:01p John D Head I have seen quite a few XPages demos over the past few years. At conference, in webinars, and in sales calls. As I look back and critique myself, I have some thoughts to share so that as a community, if the quality of demos goes up, the community and the opportunities will grow. Typically, something like this is what I see in an XPages demo: There is nothing 'wrong' with this, but it is out of date. It could be showcasing one of the out of the box templates or something custom (a [read] Keywords: domino
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Time to our our game in how we demo XPages
Mon, Apr 29th 2013 8:10a John D Head I have seen quite a few XPages demos over the past few years. At conference, in webinars, and in sales calls. As I look back and critique myself, I have some thoughts to share so that as a community, if the quality of demos goes up, the community and the opportunities will grow. Typically, something like this is what I see in an XPages demo: There is nothing 'wrong' with this, but it is out of date. It could be showcasing one of the out of the box templates or something custom (as th [read] Keywords: domino
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Passion
Fri, Apr 26th 2013 10:00a John D Head It can be hard to put into words how great an organization is. I have said many times on my blog how much I love working at PSC Group over the past 12+ years. But it always helps when others talk about it as well. Last week, both Mark Roden and Kathy Brown blogged about receiving their first star points in the PSC Group's 5 Points of Excellence program. It is our own internal career development program for employees. This is based in something we call Clear Vision, which is the culture at th [read] Keywords: lotus
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Hear PSC Groups’ Norm Murrin talk about "Implementing Applications with Django CMS" at CITAG on 4/16 in Chicago
Tue, Apr 9th 2013 8:10a John D Head PSC Group's Norm Murrin will be speaking at the Chicago IT Architect's Group on April 16th on "Implementing Applications with Django CMS". A bit more about the talk: "CMS systems can be a valuable addition to your environment. With the web getting more flexible and dynamic, can a CMS keep up? In the presentation Norman Murrin will address how Django CMS can be leveraged to implement dynamic web features including AJAX and custom logic to tailor user content as well as handling basic co [read] Keywords: ajax
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PSC at IamLUG 2013
Mon, Apr 8th 2013 2:20p John D Head Interested in IBM Collaboration Solutions? Want to attend this quarter's largest user group in the US? Want to learn more about Notes & Domino 9, Connections 4.5, and much more? Then you should be attending IamLUG 2013 on May 6th and 7th in St. Louis, MO USA. PSC Group, LLC has been a big supporter of IamLUG since the first one in 2009. PSC is one of two Gold sponsors. We will have a table talking about our solutions and the Application Modernization Center. We also have a few sessi [read] Keywords: collaboration
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BLUG 2013: Application Modernization: Where Consumer, Social, and Mobile Converge
Fri, Mar 22nd 2013 8:20a John D Head I had the pleasure of presenting my session on Application Modernization and XPages with John Beck at BLUG 2013 today. Below are the slides we presented: Application Modernization: Where Consumer, Social, and Mobile Converge from John Head BLUG 2013 has been an amazing conference. 300+ people, the best LUG keynote I have ever seen (by Scott Souder and Louis Richardson), and a wonderful two days of content and chocolate. Well done Theo! [read] Keywords: xpages application
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The @Pebble Watch Arrives - Unboxing and First Impressions
Mon, Feb 11th 2013 10:10p John D Head I got home today and found that my Pebble watch had arrived. I kickstarted the standard black one on the second day of the event, so I was pretty early in the batch run. Here is a few unboxing photos: Front of the box top of the box Side of the box - you can see how the opening is part of the box. Apple totally changed the way that people think about packaging. The box open. Watch and charger. No manual. Nothing but that image and a URL. The usb to custom magne [read] Keywords: apple
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#IBMConnect sessions by the PSC Group, LLC Team and from many more!
Mon, Feb 11th 2013 11:10a John D Head I wanted to highlight the slides from my fellow PSC Group, LLC co-workers from IBM Connect 2013 (a.k.a. Connectosphere). The best way to do that is highlight the incredible resource Chris Miller a.k.a IdoNotes has put together. You can access the IBM Connect 2013 and Lotusphere Slides database here. From PSC Group, here are our sessions: BP103 jQuery: The Worldâs Most Popular JavaScript Library Comes to Xpages - Mark Roden BP211 Lessons Learned from the Worldâs Largest XPage Projec [read] Keywords: domino
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IBM SmartCloud for Notes/Domino - You can Purchase a Single License with a Credit Card!
Mon, Feb 4th 2013 12:10p John D Head Last night while chatting about the IBM Connect 2013 conference and some after thoughts, a discussion came up with a person (they can reveal themselves if they want too) about how they probably had to move their email from a on-premises Notes/Domino solution to something else. They didn't want to maintain a Domino server any more. That led into a question on why IBM hasn't made SmartCloud easy for a single person or small company to order with a credit card. I know I spent 18 months talking ab [read] Keywords: domino
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#IBMConnect thoughts and feelings (and the zombie flu)
Mon, Feb 4th 2013 7:10a John D Head I am finally back home in Chicago after ten days in Orlando, FL for what has become my yearly pilgrimage to IBM Connect (formally known as Lotusphere or as I like to call it ConnectoSphere). Every year the conference feels like it takes longer to prepare for, goes by faster, and the zombi flu gets more people sick. I get to see old friends, meet lots of new people, and do so many things that I love to do for myself and as a salesperson at PSC Group, LLC. I find that trying to put my thoughts aft [read] Keywords: domino
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PSC at Connect 2013 - Great Geek Challenge
Thu, Jan 24th 2013 1:20p John D Head PSC is please to be sponsoring the Great Geek Challenge again in 2013! One of the best events of the week, be at The Fountain Restaurant (the place you get the ice cream) in the Dolphin Hotel (at the bottom of the escalators as you walk outside to head to the Swan). Tuesday at 8 PM. Great food, great people, and really fun geek trivia! The prizes are great as well. Be there or don't be square! [read] Keywords:
PSC at Connect 2013 - jQuery: The World’s Most Popular JavaScript Library Comes to XPages
Wed, Jan 23rd 2013 12:10p John D Head On Thursday morning at 8:30 AM in Swan 3-4, PSC Group's Mark Roden will present "jQuery: The World's Most Popular JavaScript Library Comes to XPages." This session is for intermediate and experienced XPages developers who are looking for more options in their XPages development. What you can expect: Whether you want to add some serious eye candy to your XPages Applications or just want to do more with less code, jQuery, the world's most popular JavaScript framework can help you. Come to th [read] Keywords: xpages applications
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PSC at Connect 2013 - Lessons Learned from the World’s Largest XPage Project
Wed, Jan 23rd 2013 9:10a John D Head One of the sessions I am looking forward to the most is "Lessons Learned from the World's Largest XPage Project" give by PSC Group's Andrew Barickman and Mark Roden. This session, given on Tuesday at 8:15 AM in Swan 1-2 is going to highlight what we learned working on an XPages project that took over 18 months and 14 consultants. The session will cover: Working on the world's largest XPages implementation has its challenges. Modernizing an IBM Notes client application used in over 105 coun [read] Keywords: ibm
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PSC at Connect 2013 - XPages: No Experience Needed
Tue, Jan 22nd 2013 1:20p John D Head The first session being given by a PSC Group employee is XPages: No Experience Needed. Kathy Brown of PSC Group and David Leedy will be presenting Monday at 4:30 PM in the Swan Osprey 1-2 room. This is a Show 'n Tell session, so expect to see a step by step walk through. In their words: Want to build an XPages application, but not sure how? Kathy and Dave will show you how to build a sample help desk application from start to finish. Step by Step they will show you how to create, read, update [read] Keywords: ibm
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PSC at Connect 2013!
Tue, Jan 22nd 2013 8:40a John D Head As Janurary ticks away many of the readers of this blog are getting ready for the annual commute to Orlando for Lotusphere Connection 2013. PSC Group has five of our team headed to the conference. We are speaking in some great sessions, having a reception, and sponsoring a great event. Over the next couple of days I am going to highlight those things. If you are attending Connect 2013 (I still want to call it Connectosphere) please reach out and let's connect. [read] Keywords: ibm
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12 Years
Tue, Dec 18th 2012 8:13a John D Head I find is both strange and just right that I am writing about my 12th anniversary at PSC Group. I am in my second career here, and I finally feel comfortable and in full stride. Always fun to remember the history, but I can not wait until 2013 to take things to the next level. Thanks to everyone at PSC for the great year and 12 years. Here is to many more! [read] Keywords:
Setting Goals, Achieving Goals, and Knocking Goals out of the Park
Wed, Sep 26th 2012 10:00a John D Head I have talked about my transition from consultant to business development (sales) on the blog before, even sharing the results of my first full year in 2011. As all salespeople do, goal planning is an important part of the 4th quarter of every year. Salespeople have a goal set that is very specific and very measurable - it's your quota. I have been very lucky to be part of an amazing organization and having a great boss who have set that quota in steps. Those steps were always a reach, but neve [read] Keywords: development
9 - Trying this again ...
Mon, Sep 24th 2012 7:20a John D Head So on September 12th, 2012, my blog celebrated it's ninth anniversary. Hard to believe it has been nine years. Probably the last year on the current platform, but more about that soon. Thanks for reading, commenting, or just observing. [read] Keywords:
MWLUG 2012 - PSC’s Sessions
Tue, Aug 21st 2012 10:53p John D Head PSC presented 4 sessions at the Midwest Lotus User's Group (MWLUG) conference in Pittsburg, PA last week. John Head and John Beck : SB103: IBM Lotus Notes/Domino App. Dev. Competitive Advantage: The Social Business Edition Andrew Barickman : AD112: Usability Lessons From the Worlds Largest XPages Project Luis Guirigay : BP101: Keep Your Business Running! High Availability and Disaster Recovery ideas for your Social, Messaging and Collaboration Environments Mark Roden : AD111: XPages [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Vote for Lumity as a Chicago Community Champion!
Mon, Aug 6th 2012 8:54a John D Head Lumity, the technology not-for-profit that I am a board member of, is participating in a contest that Plante Moran Blackman Kallick is running. I would like to ask everyone who reads my blog to vote here ... Lumity could win a $25,000 grant to help us provide technology services to the communities of Chicago and other not-for-profits. You can vote once a day between now and 12 PM on August 10th. Thanks! [read] Keywords: community
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Support Eternal Fate on Kickstarter!
Sun, Aug 5th 2012 7:43p John D Head A friend of mine, Tom Mustaine, has started a great game Kickstarter thru his company Escalation Studios. Here is more about Eternal Flame: Eternal Fate offers a completely new online challenge for players via head-to-head or team-based competition. The gameâs blend of action and strategy is enhanced by key features including: Create and customize your persistent character with a nearly infinite combination of gear, spells and skills. Gather loot and gain experience by defeating your [read] Keywords:
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PSC Group, LLC Named One of Chicago’s "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For"
Wed, Jul 11th 2012 7:34a John D Head Overnite, PSC Group, LLC sent out the following press release: PSC Group, LLC Named One of Chicago's "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" by the National Association for Business Resources PSC Group, LLC, a business consulting and technology solution provider, has today announced that it has been named one of Chicagoâs â101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work Forâ¢â by the National Association for Business Resources. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 PSC Group, L [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Wed, Jul 11th 2012 7:04a John D Head Hard to believe another year has gone by. 38 is a much quieter and more subtle year than 37 so far, so hoping to continue that on. Thanks to my family, friends, and co-workers for everything. Now, bring on the margaritas! [read] Keywords:
Bringing some higher education to the PSC team ...
Thu, Jul 5th 2012 8:23a John D Head As many of you have read, Mark Roden has joined the PSC team and will be part of the great Collaboration team. As we went thru the interview process, over lunch, Mark talked about his question at Gurupaloza and wondered if I remembered it. I actually do. Mark asked specifically how someone got to be on stage with us next year. Someone answered (It was either Carl Tyler or Andrew Pollack or Paul Mooney - neither of us could remember) told Mark to find a topic he was passionate about, start a blog [read] Keywords: collaboration
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One year - Remembering Dad
Tue, Jun 5th 2012 8:13a John D Head A year ago today my father passed away. In some ways it has been a year gone by so fast. In other ways, it has been a terribly slow year. I am in Orlando with family spending time with Dad at his final resting place. We are also going to remember him in the way he would want, with food and drink. I still find myself going to call Dad to talk to him about something ... to get his advice. I don't think that will ever stop. Love you Dad. [read] Keywords:
Games of my youth and crowdsourced funding via Kickstarter
Wed, Mar 14th 2012 6:50p John D Head It is of no surprise to frequent readers of my blog that I am a proud gamer. You can still find me playing a game from time to time to relax. Be it Starcraft2, stupid games on Facebook, an old school copy of Bard's Tale on my ipad, or Gears of War 3 on my XBox 360 with my brother. Games are something I love. Why, because I am part of the generation that remembers and experienced the golden age of gaming first hand. I remember playing Bard's Tale on my Apple 2e. Opening Wasteland to find the ma [read] Keywords: apple
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Honored to achieved my first major sales milestone - PSC 2011 Big Hitter Award
Mon, Feb 13th 2012 8:21a John D Head As much as I have tried to hide it and deny it, the past two years has professionally about my journey from technology consultant to business development. It has not been the smoothest transition. Heck, I even fought it for a year mentally. But last year was the turning point. I hit my stride, accepted my new role, and was able to turn connections into relationships. Last evening, as a great PSC Group event to celebrate and kick-off 2012, I was awarded with a very humbling award. The above photo [read] Keywords: connections
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PSC welcomes our newest collaboration team member - Kathy Brown
Fri, Feb 10th 2012 10:00a John D Head PSC Group is very excited to announce that our team has grown by one, Our collaboration team is expanding and we needed a Boston area resource for some killer XPages, Notes, and mobile development. It's a pleasure to announce that we are lucky that Kathy Brown has agreed to join us to fill that role. For those in the Lotus community, she needs no introduction. For those not, Kathy is an active member of the community, frequent speaker at Lotusphere and other Lotus User Groups, Blackberry develo [read] Keywords: collaboration
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PSC Group Releases Project Risk Profiler Windows Phone Application
Mon, Feb 6th 2012 3:50p John D Head I have previous mentioned the Project Risk Profiler application that we built for iPhone last year. We use the application as part of our Information Command and Control seminars and as a demonstration tool. One of our Microsoft practice developers, Tim Murphy, built a version of the Project Risk Profiler for Windows Phone. You can find in the Windows Phone Marketplace. Awesome work Tim! [read] Keywords: apple
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2012
Fri, Jan 6th 2012 9:20a John D Head I am very happy that 2012 is here. I don't know about many of you, but 2011 is a year I am glad to put behind me. Professionally, 2011 was amazing. Speaking at Lotusphere 2011, BLUG, UKLUG, IamLUG, and MWLUG on topics that were brand new for me. 2011 was also the year I fully embraced that I am in a sales role, not a delivery role. It has been a difficult mental transition but the results were pretty amazing. It was also the year I fully detached myself from any software brand loyalty war. I ha [read] Keywords: collaboration
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The season of emotions
Wed, Nov 23rd 2011 8:20a John D Head I love this time of year. The air is crisp. The food changes to be more hearty. The memories of my youth come back. Thanksgiving leads into the holiday season that becomes Christmas. My favorite time of the year ... well, after college football falls. The difference is that this year there is an emotional weight attached to the holidays. The first without my father. A Thanksgiving without my father yelling at the Lions to play better. It then leads into the 6 month anniversary and another tri [read] Keywords:
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New Media Tuesday - 11/22/2011
Tue, Nov 22nd 2011 9:00a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies 12 Angry Men: The Criterion Collection Band Of Brothers / The Pacific: SE Gift Set Beauty And The Beast: Belle's Magical World Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas SE Bombshell Carjacked Cinderella Story, A / Another Cinderella Story (2 Pack) Conan The Adventurer: Season #2: Part 1 Conan The Barbarian (2011) Devil's Double, The Doctor Who (2005): Series #6 (Blu-Ray) (#20 in the DVDPS Top 40) Doctor Who (2005): Series #6 L Word, The: C [read] Keywords: office
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Remembering Dad: Mexicoâs Day of the Dead
Tue, Nov 8th 2011 10:31a John D Head As this holiday season is going to be many firsts for me without Dad around, Halloween was the beginning. My Dad loved Halloween. He decorated the house, dressed up, and loved to give out toys and treats. His collection of Department 56 houses for Halloween was larger than his Christmas collection - which says something. My uncle, my father's brother, lives in Playa del Carmen and runs a hotel he owns with my aunt. One of the traditions in Mexico around Halloween is the Day of the Dead celeb [read] Keywords:
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New Media Tuesday - 11/8/2011
Tue, Nov 8th 2011 10:20a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies 13 Blue Velvet (Blu-Ray) (#11 in the DVDPS Top 40) Carey Treatment, The Change-Up, The Child's Garden Of Poetry Courtship of Eddie's Father, The: Season #1 Dinky Dog: The Complete Series Doctor Who #058: Colony In Space Doctor Who #091: The Talons Of Weng-Chiang: SE Doctor Who (2005): Series #6: Part 2 I'm Alive: Season #1 Last Run, The (1971) Law & Order: The Complete Series Legend Of Lylah Clare, The Light In The Piazza Madwoman Of Chai [read] Keywords: vista
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New Media Tuesday - 11/1/2011
Tue, Nov 1st 2011 4:40p John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies Californication: Season #4 Cars 2 (Blu-Ray + DVD) (#18 in the DVDPS Top 40) Cars 2 (Blu-Ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) (#11 in the DVDPS Top 40) Cars 2 Complete 3D Toy Story Collection, The (Blu-Ray) (#26 in the DVDPS Top 40) Craigslist Killer, The Crazy, Stupid, Love Deadliest Catch: Season #7 Essential Daffy Duck, The Fugitive, The: Complete Series Box Set (#29 in the DVDPS Top 40) Gunsmoke: Season #5: Volume One Hell's Kitchen: Seaso [read] Keywords: vista
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Lotusphere 2012: TED Style Talks? Not Exactly. "Change the World" in "Worst Practices" Style was the idea ...
Sun, Oct 30th 2011 11:20a John D Head So there has been an interesting dialog happening in the Lotusphere 2012 submission process, I thought I would share some ideas of a session that was submitted for Lotusphere 2010. Alan Lepofsky wrote a great blog post about something he would like to see at Lotusphere 2012. His suggestion was shorter style presentations, much in the style of the amazing TED conference. Combine a few short presentations into a 60 minute time slot. A great idea, and as Nathan commented on Alan's blog post, he [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Media Tuesday - 10/18/2011
Tue, Oct 18th 2011 8:10a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies Aki Kaurismaki's Leningrad Cowboys: Eclipse From The Criterion Collection American Pickers: Season #2 Bad Teacher Batman: Year One (Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy) (#18 in the DVDPS Top 40) Batman: Year One: SE Batman: Year One Call Me Fitz: Season #1 CatDog: Season #1: Part 1 Cinderella Story, A: Once Upon A Song Complete Inspector Lewis: The Pilot And Complete Series 1-4 Craig Ferguson: Does This Need To Be Said? Crow, The (Blu-Ray + Digital Co [read] Keywords: eclipse
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Honored to be one of the new board members at Lumity.org
Mon, Oct 17th 2011 1:10p John D Head I am honored to announce that on Friday, October 14th, 2011, I was elected to server as a board member of Lumity.org. Lumity provides classes, on-line training, and technology resources to nonprofit organizations in Chicago. A bit more about the Lumity mission: Lumity will catalyze Chicagoâs nonprofit community to do more good work by: Increasing the capacity of charitable organizations to more effectively fulfill their missions through technological and financial assistance and solutio [read] Keywords: community
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Honored to be elected to the new OpenNTF.org board, but with a change
Mon, Oct 17th 2011 8:10a John D Head As announced here, I was one of the nine member directors voted to the new Board of Directors for OpenNTF.org. I will be serving for another two years. There is one slight change. I let the former BoD know that I would not seek placement at Intellectual Property Working Group Chairman. That role was something of a roller coaster. While the newly created OpenNTF, Inc. is the outcome of a combination of efforts, it was mostly done by Bruce Elgort and Peter Tanner. I was not able to spend the time [read] Keywords: openntf
The Univeristy of Illinois Fighting Illini are 4 - 0 !!!!
Sun, Sep 25th 2011 4:00p John D Head For the first time in sixty years, the Fighting Illini of the University of Illinois have won 4 games without losing a game to start the season. That record brings rankings of #24 in the coaches poll and #22 in the AP poll. The last time that happened, the illini went 9 - 0 - 1 (a tie with Ohio State), won the Big Ten, won the Rose Bowl, and were considered National Champions by the media. While I don't think that the illini are headed New Orleans for the National Championship this year, [read] Keywords:
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The perception gap between clients and vendors with social business and cloud
Wed, Sep 21st 2011 7:10a John D Head I have heard something over the past couple of days that I thought I would put out for discussion. I am hearing about a huge gap between what vendors think is the current state with social business and cloud and what customers believe are important to them right now. On one side we have the vendors who are changing everything to fit into the social business and/or cloud business models. From branding and marketing to strategy to how they align themselves internally as an organization. I get w [read] Keywords: desktop
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New Media Tuesday - 9/20/2011
Tue, Sep 20th 2011 2:20p John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies American Harmony Area 51 (2011) Battlefield Britain (2004) Blades Of Blood Body Of Proof: Season #1 Breaking The Press Bridesmaids (Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital Copy) (#24 in the DVDPS Top 40) Bridesmaids Castle: Season #3 (#23 in the DVDPS Top 40) Catered Affair City Island (2009) D.N. Angel: The Complete Series Dalziel & Pascoe: Season #4 Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition (Blu-Ray + DVD) (#15 in the DVDPS Top 40) Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition FBI [read] Keywords: pearl
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New Media Tuesday - 9/13/2011
Tue, Sep 13th 2011 8:10a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies Across The Wide Missouri (#37 in the DVDPS Top 40) Beer Big Bang Theory, The: Season #4 (#21 in the DVDPS Top 40) Blades Of Blood (#32 in the DVDPS Top 40) Blue Bloods: Season #1 Blue Mountain State: Season #2 Brand New Day Brothers & Sisters: Season #5 Camelot: Season #1 Citizen Kane: Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-Ray) (#4 in the DVDPS Top 40) Citizen Kane: Ultimate Collector's Edition Community: Season #2 (#17 in the DVDPS Top 40) Da [read] Keywords: community
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Mon, Sep 12th 2011 8:10a John D Head Today marks the 8th anniversary of this blog. While mostly a way for me to talk about my work at PSC and my thoughts about what is going on with IBM, Microsoft, Gaming, and more, my blog turned far more personal this year. Thanks for reading, interacting, and the support. [read] Keywords: ibm
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My favorite video commemorating 9/11 ...
Sun, Sep 11th 2011 7:10p John D Head I have seen many postings, images, and videos today that were made in memory and honor of the 10 year anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11. This one has to be my favorite. Word of warning - this is a difficult video to watch. It shows images of the attacks that are raw and difficult. Mixed in with images of the terrorists who committed these acts. Here is the description of the video by it's creator:This video was a project for my English class. It expresses the meaning of Dream T [read] Keywords:
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Are you ready for some football! Want some fantasy with it?
Sun, Sep 11th 2011 11:10a John D Head So the first Sunday of the NFL season is upon us, and it's time for the Chicago Bears to kick ass again ... um ... yeah, we shall see. Anyways, the best time of the year is American Football season. What makes it extra special is fantasy football. I play in a few leagues, but PSC has a new group this year. Looks to be fun. Here is my team: I am hoping some of those former #illini players step up and tun in some extra special performances (and hence, point totals) this year! [read] Keywords:
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Remembering 9/11/2011
Sun, Sep 11th 2011 8:10a John D Head Today marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States in New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. Everyone has their own story about where they were that day. I was in Stockholm on a Baltic Cruise. Our British tour guide told us someone attacked the Pentagon. Our reaction was one of laughter ... who could possibly attack the US? Shortly, the attitude was replaced by horror and a sense of dumbstruck. So many people have sacrificed and lost since then. Those on the p [read] Keywords:
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My favorite sport - College American Football - is here!
Sat, Sep 10th 2011 8:10p John D Head So I am posting this a bit late, as this was the second week of the College American Football season, but this is my favorite sport! I love watching, both in person and on television. My team of choice is the University of Illinois Fighting Illini ... and we have a killer schedule this year. After a winning season last year that ended with the Texas Bowl win, the Fighting Illini have the chance for a great season. 5 games at home to start the year, 3 of those being unranked teams. Only [read] Keywords:
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PSC Group Featured in OOXML document published by Peter O’Kelly
Fri, Sep 9th 2011 8:30a John D Head Peter O'Kelly has published the research paper "Revisiting Open Document Format and Office Open XML: The Quiet Revolution Continues" on Slideshare. This is an update to the 2008 Burton Group OOXML/ODF report that he was the primary author for. PSC Group and one of our customers is highlighted in the document as an OOXML success story: A Research Director, Inc. (RDI) case study published by Microsoft provides another compelling example of the benefits of open and XML-based document formats. R [read] Keywords: odf
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New Media Tuesday - 9/5/2011
Mon, Sep 5th 2011 6:50p John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies A Horrible Way To Die Chuck: Season #4 Criminal Minds: Season #6 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: The DVD Edition Drak Pack: The Complete Series Dressed To Kill (Blu-Ray) (#17 in the DVDPS Top 40) Fringe: Season #3 (Blu-Ray) (#9 in the DVDPS Top 40) Fringe: Season #3 Ghost Adventures: Season #3 Hanna (Blu-Ray + Digital Copy) (#13 in the DVDPS Top 40) Hanna Hell's Kitchen: Season #6 Herman And Katnip: The Complete Series (#22 in the DVDPS Top 4 [read] Keywords: mac
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New Media Tuesday - 8/30/2011
Tue, Aug 30th 2011 8:40a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies 5th Quarter, The 90210: Season #3 Affair To Remember, An (Blu-Ray) (#38 in the DVDPS Top 40) Bereavement Call Me Fitz: Season #1 Coen Brothers Collection (Blu-Ray) (#30 in the DVDPS Top 40) Bereavement Complete Jean Vigo, The: The Criterion Collection (Blu-Ray) (#15 in the DVDPS Top 40) Cougar Town: Season #2 Defenders: Season #1 Desperate Housewives: Season #7 Detroit 1-8-7: Season #1 Godfrey: Black By Accident Gossip Girl: Season #4 Hell's Ki [read] Keywords: eclipse
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New Media Tuesday - 8/2/2011
Tue, Aug 2nd 2011 8:16a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies Colony: Season #2 Eastbound & Down: Season #2 Everwood: Season #4 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights: SE Hell's Kitchen: Season #5 Raw & Uncut Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (#35 in the DVDPS Top 40) McMillan & Wife: Season #6 Quarantine 2: Terminal Rio (Blu-Ray) (#31 in the DVDPS Top 40) Rio Storm Chasers: Season #3 To Walk With Lions (2001) UFC 130: Rampage Vs. Hamill United States Of Tara: Season #3 Computer Games Saint's Row Doub [read] Keywords: vista
Good Things Out of Hard Times - Lions Eye Institute
Wed, Jul 20th 2011 10:00a John D Head I got an amazing letter in the mail today that I wanted to share. But first some background. I don't remember when this happened, but just after my father passed, I got a phone call from the Lions Eye Institute. It was just hours after and I remember being a bit annoyed at getting the phone call. But after a quick chat with the family, we thought this is something Dad would have approved of. Since Dad was cremated, putting Dad's eyes to good use seemed like the right thing to do. Today I [read] Keywords:
New Media Tuesday - 7/19/2011
Tue, Jul 19th 2011 8:40a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies American Muscle Car: The Complete Series Doctor Who (2005): Series #6: Part 1 (Blu-Ray) (#22 in the DVDPS Top 40) Doctor Who (2005): Series #6: Part 1 (#40 in the DVDPS Top 40) Firepower: The Complete Series Girls Next Door, The: Season #6 House Of The Rising Sun Limitless (Blu-Ray) (#10 in the DVDPS Top 40) Limitless Littles: The Complete Series Melrose Place: Season #6 Music Room, The: The Criterion Collection Take Me Home Tonight Tekken (2010 [read] Keywords: vista
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Choices and Changes - Saying Goodbye to Soda
Mon, Jul 18th 2011 8:10a John D Head What you see above is the last can of soda that I will ever drink. Please bear with me while I explain. One of the things about my father's passing I have not shared is some of the medical history leading up to the heart attack. Turns out that my father was an untreated diabetic. He was told many times that he was in need of diabetes treatment, but he rejected the fact he even had it the disease. I love my father greatly, but he was the most stubborn person I have ever met. If he didn't bel [read] Keywords: blogging
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Mon, Jul 11th 2011 7:10a John D Head Today is my 37th birthday. A bit different this year as it will be the first year that my father hasn't woken me up with a phone call to wish my happy birthday. As I have been going thru photo albums the past couple of weeks, here are some photos of me celebrating past birthdays: 1st Birthday with Mom and Dad 2nd Birthday with Dad 3rd Birthday with Dad 4th Birthday with Grandma Rosalie, Papa Jack, and Dad 5th Birthday with Great Grandmother Edna, Mom, Dad, and Papa (Grea [read] Keywords:
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My social media breakthrough: How my father’s passing shaped my feelings on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus
Fri, Jul 8th 2011 9:20p John D Head As I process everything that has happened in June, I am starting to pick out a few lessons learned that I can remember and apply to my life. One of those lessons is around social media engagement. It just happens that I identified the lesson just as Google Plus was launching. Actually, the first 48 hours of my usage of Google Plus really hammered it home. Let me explain. On June 1st, the day my father has his heart attack, I posted a single note on Twitter about it. That posting made it to Fa [read] Keywords: email
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New Media Tuesday - 7/5/2011
Tue, Jul 5th 2011 8:10a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies 13 Assassins (Blu-Ray + Digital Copy) (#9 in the DVDPS Top 40) According To Jim: Season #4 Bond Of Silence Boy Meets World: Season #6 Cape, The: The Complete Series Crack In The World (Blu-Ray) (#34 in the DVDPS Top 40) Damages: Season #3 Das Boot: The Director's Cut (Blu-Ray) (#5 in the DVDPS Top 40) Delocated: Seasons #1-#2 Dynasty: Season #5 Empire Of Assassins Eureka: Season #4 (#8 in the DVDPS Top 40) Gettysburg / Gods And Generals: Limite [read] Keywords: mobile
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One of my father’s legacies ... Department 56 Overload
Tue, Jun 28th 2011 10:40a John D Head The immediate impact of my father's death is days away from being officially complete. The estate sale is over, the house is being cleaned, and the entire family has returned home. As many of you know, I drove a rental truck back from Orlando with help. Why? there were a few personal items that I wanted. A chest my dad bought in San Francisco that matches mine. Artwork he collected and many family items from up to six generations of Head's and the other families. But what filled most of the tr [read] Keywords:
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New Media Tuesday - 6/28/2011
Tue, Jun 28th 2011 10:30a John Head Here is what's coming out today ... Movies Advance To The Rear American Pickers: Season #2 Ancient Aliens: Season #2 Beastly Billy The Exterminator: Season #3 Black Moon: The Criterion Collection Bloodworth Bombardier Cyrus (2011) Don't Go Near The Water Flight Command Gilligan's Island: The Complete Series Collection (1964) Hell's Kitchen: Seasons #1-#4 (Limited Edition Tin) Honeymoon Machine Horizontal Lieutenant Immigration Tango Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season #6 Lord Of [read] Keywords: mac
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IBM Champion - Honored to be selected
Mon, Jun 27th 2011 7:10a John D Head Last week, I was honored to be named one of the inaugural IBM Champions for the IBM Collaboration Software group. 50 people were selected across all software and regions. It is great to be recognized for your efforts. Now to keep up the hard work to maintain the Champion status! [read] Keywords: collaboration
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The business of death - lessons learned
Sat, Jun 25th 2011 9:10a John D Head So while this will not be a morbid blog entry, I wanted to capture some thoughts and lessons learned in the past month of dealing with my father's death. Hopefully what I have gone thru will help others. 1. Paperwork is either your saving grace or your worse nightmare. My father passed away in the state of Florida, which has some of the strictest laws on death, so some of this might not apply. But I found that every person needs four legal documents when they die. They are: 1. Las [read] Keywords: email
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Happy Birthday Dad
Wed, Jun 22nd 2011 7:10a John D Head Today my Dad would have been 64. As you can probably tell, my Dad LOVED this week - he got attention twice! Here are some of the last photos of my Dad that we had. He hated his picture taken - like father like son. My father's 50th high school reunion in October, 2010 My sister's wedding Today is also the memorial for my dad in Orlando. Emotional day. Happy Birthday Dad! [read] Keywords:
