Teaching
Free Training
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May 21, 2012
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May 21, 2012
I learned this lesson in the training, or Customer Education, department of high tech companies.
Preclass Remote System Check
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May 3, 2012
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May 3, 2012
Switched him from Chrome to IE. Had him configure his corporate proxy details.
Brazil V Item V Visa
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March 11, 2012
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March 11, 2012
The trip is on!
After five months of effort by myself, the customer in Sao Jose dos Campos, two legal firms, the Brazilian Ministry of something or other and the Brazilian Consulate in Houston Texas, I finally have approval to enter Brazil and train a customer to use a product they purchased more than a year ago.
Win Some, Lose Some … For Now
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March 9, 2012
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March 9, 2012
This week had both. The free upgrade from Hertz was decidedly nice but the customer’s insistence on writing his ISR handler in C++ wasn’t.
Teach to LearnPost
March 7, 2012
"Qui docet, discet." (He who teaches, learns.) Unknown From the wide-range of questions asked in class, and owing to the research and experimentation I had to conduct to answer them, I’ve learned more about the software I teach than I ever did while applying it.
Democracy or Republic or … What?
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February 3, 2012
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February 3, 2012
Ed Rasimus is a retired Air Force jet jock who now teaches history in public schools.
Mandarin
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January 25, 2012
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January 25, 2012
My recommendation is sincere: “Mandarin. Learn to speak and understand Mandarin.
Two Days of Mentoring
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Two routes to get here, via Los Angeles or on secondaries, and two choices for the mode of transportation, flying or driving.