One last post before I go to sleep. I found out that this is a lot of fun. The Steelers beat the Redskins, 23-6. Click here for all the stats and summary and everything. The Steelers are now 7-2, first in the AFC North by one game over the Baltimore Ravens (the Ravens' quarterback is...Joe Flacco! What is going on?!?!).
Anyway, I have to wake up at 6:00 tomorrow morning, so I think it is time to go to sleep. Good night, everyone. Go Steelers!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Campbell threw a pick!
A tipped pass ended up in Deshea Townsend's hands! The Steelers forced Campbell's first pick of the year.
Also, I added an RSS Feed of MLBtraderumors.com on the right. It is an awesome website with baseball rumors.
Also, I added an RSS Feed of MLBtraderumors.com on the right. It is an awesome website with baseball rumors.
Steelers vs. Redskins
How clever: the NFL put the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football the day before the election. I, being a Steelers fan, am a beneficiary of this.
Last week, the Steelers got spanked by the Giants. This week, we decided not to play offense in the first quarter. And then we blocked a punt, and everything changed.
Roethlisberger is still holding the ball too long, and it cost him. He got hit on the hand, and he hurt his shoulder. He probably will not come back in, but that is okay (for today). Leftwich came in and immediately make a huge impact, tossing a 50-yard pass to Nate Washington to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Willie Parker. As long as Leftwich manages the game, the Steelers should be fine. He should not try to do too much. Five yard passes are good, and letting Willie, Mewelde, and Najeh run is great. The defense will handle the rest.
As of writing this, it is 16-6 for the Steelers, and there are about five minutes left in the third quarter. This is good, not only because the Steelers are winning, but because it means that Leftwich won't be forced to pass.
Last week, the Steelers got spanked by the Giants. This week, we decided not to play offense in the first quarter. And then we blocked a punt, and everything changed.
Roethlisberger is still holding the ball too long, and it cost him. He got hit on the hand, and he hurt his shoulder. He probably will not come back in, but that is okay (for today). Leftwich came in and immediately make a huge impact, tossing a 50-yard pass to Nate Washington to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Willie Parker. As long as Leftwich manages the game, the Steelers should be fine. He should not try to do too much. Five yard passes are good, and letting Willie, Mewelde, and Najeh run is great. The defense will handle the rest.
As of writing this, it is 16-6 for the Steelers, and there are about five minutes left in the third quarter. This is good, not only because the Steelers are winning, but because it means that Leftwich won't be forced to pass.
"Technology is Our Business" pt. 2
I wanted to put these in two posts so that no one would get bored reading a really long post.
Carol Vallone says that the number of people 55+ is increasing to 20%, the number of students graduating high school is decreasing, and there is a huge gap in math and technical skills. Technically competent people with a business background are the people who will change the world. Vallone created the first e-learning system and sold it to Blackboard two years ago.
Lisa Hoffman is a Bentley graduate in 1986! She is the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Vice President of Software Development at Synapse Group. IT is not programming (w00t, programming sucks)! "The future for IT is leadership."
Brian Heemsoth works for Aetna and graduated from Bentley last May!!! Go Falcons! He has not typed a line of programming in his job yet (good for him)! He says that CS240 and CS440 helped him with development, and GB201 and GB301 helped him with the business aspect (thanks, Brandon, for letting me read your screen to get that info). "If you don't major in CIS, minor in it" (that's not his quote, but one of his superiors).
Josh Marine graduated in 2003 with a degree in CIS. He worked for John Hancock (so, he probably graduated from Bentley), and then went to Fidelity. Some of the IT skills that he learned that he uses: programming (booooooo!), management. These skills help him solve some of the problems that seem to arise in the economy or other places in the job world.
Question and answer session (not verbatim):
Q: Do women have an advantage in getting a tech job?
A: Yes, because there are fewer women, and people pay more attention to technologically advanced women. Also, there is a different perspective. Women ask different, not necessarily better, questions.
Q: If you could do things differently, what would you do? (asked by Mr. Guarin)
A: Get internships! Volunteer your time. Get experience; it is more important than getting money. Everyone stressed internships. Get an internship! Josh says to take more communication courses. He says that communicating over the phone or anyway is extremely important. Also, he says to get a mentor. Third, he emphasizes networking. Take a course on presentations: how to present yourself and your ideas. Edwin says to bridge the gap between technology and soft skills.
Q: What minor would you recommend to a CIS major?
A: Finance. A lot of projects are based upon numbers, and understanding the financial aspects is extremely important.
Q: For a technology company, to go into marketing, should you major in marketing and minor in CIS or vice-versa?
A: Carol says marketing major, CIS minor. She says that it is important to have a marketing knowledge, and the CIS minor differentiates yourself. Lisa says CIS major, marketing minor. She says that there are so many marketing majors that it is very hard to get a job.
That's all. Prizes now! Ten of Tom's books were given out, and they are all signed by him. Five XBOX360 games. Another book by Tom: "The Innovation Zone." It is not published yet, but it will be soon!
I think I am going to blog about the Steelers game tonight. The presentation was fun. See you soon.
Carol Vallone says that the number of people 55+ is increasing to 20%, the number of students graduating high school is decreasing, and there is a huge gap in math and technical skills. Technically competent people with a business background are the people who will change the world. Vallone created the first e-learning system and sold it to Blackboard two years ago.
Lisa Hoffman is a Bentley graduate in 1986! She is the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Vice President of Software Development at Synapse Group. IT is not programming (w00t, programming sucks)! "The future for IT is leadership."
Brian Heemsoth works for Aetna and graduated from Bentley last May!!! Go Falcons! He has not typed a line of programming in his job yet (good for him)! He says that CS240 and CS440 helped him with development, and GB201 and GB301 helped him with the business aspect (thanks, Brandon, for letting me read your screen to get that info). "If you don't major in CIS, minor in it" (that's not his quote, but one of his superiors).
Josh Marine graduated in 2003 with a degree in CIS. He worked for John Hancock (so, he probably graduated from Bentley), and then went to Fidelity. Some of the IT skills that he learned that he uses: programming (booooooo!), management. These skills help him solve some of the problems that seem to arise in the economy or other places in the job world.
Question and answer session (not verbatim):
Q: Do women have an advantage in getting a tech job?
A: Yes, because there are fewer women, and people pay more attention to technologically advanced women. Also, there is a different perspective. Women ask different, not necessarily better, questions.
Q: If you could do things differently, what would you do? (asked by Mr. Guarin)
A: Get internships! Volunteer your time. Get experience; it is more important than getting money. Everyone stressed internships. Get an internship! Josh says to take more communication courses. He says that communicating over the phone or anyway is extremely important. Also, he says to get a mentor. Third, he emphasizes networking. Take a course on presentations: how to present yourself and your ideas. Edwin says to bridge the gap between technology and soft skills.
Q: What minor would you recommend to a CIS major?
A: Finance. A lot of projects are based upon numbers, and understanding the financial aspects is extremely important.
Q: For a technology company, to go into marketing, should you major in marketing and minor in CIS or vice-versa?
A: Carol says marketing major, CIS minor. She says that it is important to have a marketing knowledge, and the CIS minor differentiates yourself. Lisa says CIS major, marketing minor. She says that there are so many marketing majors that it is very hard to get a job.
That's all. Prizes now! Ten of Tom's books were given out, and they are all signed by him. Five XBOX360 games. Another book by Tom: "The Innovation Zone." It is not published yet, but it will be soon!
I think I am going to blog about the Steelers game tonight. The presentation was fun. See you soon.
"Technology is Our Business"
The following people came to speak to us about technology and how it will affect our lives and careers:
Microsoft - Edwin Guarin
DelphiGroup - Tom Koulopouslos
GreatPaths, Inc. - Carol Vallone
Synapse Group - Lisa Hoffman
Fidelity - Josh Marine
Aetna - Brian Heemsoth
Guarin is a self-proclaimed "education evangelist." He showed us a super zoom to count people in a tower from extremely far away. He showed us the same concept in a picture on a website, where it zoomed out from figures of the Beatles, to a showcase in a window, to a street showing the Hard Rock Cafe, to a set of pictures. He demoed the voice command technology in Windows Vista. For the most part, it worked, but it still has many problems. He stresses that it is useful for people who cannot type.
Tom Koulopoulus graduated from Bentley more than five-ten years ago. He asked to picture the world in our head, and then he told us that we should think about networks, cell phone towers, etc. That is the future. We are all "technology geeks" compared to twenty years ago. CIS is not just technology; it is the "glue that holds everything together." Do something you love and you are "great" at. "Core competency" is the subject, or area of study, that you are passionate about and that you are great at. He said that we should have a mentor, someone who genuinely cares about you and to whom you really look up. He said that we, college kids, CIS majors (I think) are going to build what the world will be in ten years.
Mr. Koulopoulus took questions about how he got here and what he does now. He started DelphiGroup, sold it, and bought back the name. A good question from the audience was, "If you were a CIS major now, what would you focus on?" He says that language is very important, not to know it, but to know how other people think. Also, he says managing a project is extremely important, from the technical side and the human side. Take courses in innovation.
"What global innovations do you see for the near future?" He says that CNN will have really cool technological innovations for the election tomorrow.
Microsoft - Edwin Guarin
DelphiGroup - Tom Koulopouslos
GreatPaths, Inc. - Carol Vallone
Synapse Group - Lisa Hoffman
Fidelity - Josh Marine
Aetna - Brian Heemsoth
Guarin is a self-proclaimed "education evangelist." He showed us a super zoom to count people in a tower from extremely far away. He showed us the same concept in a picture on a website, where it zoomed out from figures of the Beatles, to a showcase in a window, to a street showing the Hard Rock Cafe, to a set of pictures. He demoed the voice command technology in Windows Vista. For the most part, it worked, but it still has many problems. He stresses that it is useful for people who cannot type.
Tom Koulopoulus graduated from Bentley more than five-ten years ago. He asked to picture the world in our head, and then he told us that we should think about networks, cell phone towers, etc. That is the future. We are all "technology geeks" compared to twenty years ago. CIS is not just technology; it is the "glue that holds everything together." Do something you love and you are "great" at. "Core competency" is the subject, or area of study, that you are passionate about and that you are great at. He said that we should have a mentor, someone who genuinely cares about you and to whom you really look up. He said that we, college kids, CIS majors (I think) are going to build what the world will be in ten years.
Mr. Koulopoulus took questions about how he got here and what he does now. He started DelphiGroup, sold it, and bought back the name. A good question from the audience was, "If you were a CIS major now, what would you focus on?" He says that language is very important, not to know it, but to know how other people think. Also, he says managing a project is extremely important, from the technical side and the human side. Take courses in innovation.
"What global innovations do you see for the near future?" He says that CNN will have really cool technological innovations for the election tomorrow.
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