Yearly Archives: 2011


Pitching Pebbles – Using Certificates to Grant Privileges

I’m sure you’ve heard the story by Stephen Covey about the professor that fills a jar with rocks, pebbles, and sand as a metaphor for time management and prioritization. I’d relate it here, but I think this video is much more fun. Obviously this metaphor applies to all aspects of our lives, but we can […]


#meme15 – Why Do You Blog?

Jason Strate (blog|@StrateSQL) is starting a new blog meme: #meme15.  The overall topic of #meme15 will be social networking, obviously something that’s getting a lot of attention these days, so there should be plenty to write about.  For the inaugural #meme15 post, the subject is blogging, specifically: why do you blog and why did you […]