thecave.com : Kirby Turner Weblog

Friday, March 31, 2006

Four years ago today thecave.com changed its look and became my personal blog. A lot has happened since that time. I got married, left my corporate job to start my own company, made trips to Paris, Nice, Brussels, and Italy, was the ICCA NYC chapter president for a year, and most recently moved from New York City to Salem, Massachusetts. It's been an incredible ride that is showing no signs of slowing down.

posted by Kirby | March 31 08:34 AM | comments (4)

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Do you miss New York?

A common question I get since moving to Salem is "Do you miss New York?" I was thinking about that question this morning as I was standing on the 4-5-6 platform at Grand Central Station. For those who don't know, that's in New York, and the answer is "No". I haven't spent enough time in Salem or enough time away from New York to miss it yet. It will probably hit me some time this summer but for now I haven't missed the Big Apple. Heck, Melanie is still based out of JFK and sees the city more than I do. I wonder if she misses it yet.

posted by Kirby | March 29 07:21 PM | comments (1)

Finally Home Again

March has been an incredibly busy month for me with the last week being the craziest. Since Friday I have been at an airport every day except 1. In other words 5 out of the last 6 days I have spent time at an airport in some city. But finally the travel is over...for the time being.

posted by Kirby | March 29 07:16 PM | comments (0)

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Where has the time gone?

Wow! Has it really been over a month since my last blog posting? I guess so. I didn't realize so much time had passed. Guess that's what happens when you are busy.

I've been traveling back and forward between Salem and St. Louis this month to teach a series of classes on XML, XSD, XSLT, and Web services. As expected the first class was a bit rough but the other classes have been a lot of fun.

I never realized how much work goes into preparing for a class. I have been putting in countless hours preparing course materials, demos, hand-ons exercises, and labs. And let's not forget the prep time for speaking. I'm heading out tomorrow morning to teach the last two days of the class. It will seem weird not having to think about the classes next week.

For those wondering about the status of SMTP Diagnostics 1.6, it's coming. The beta release is available from the download page and the final release will be available within 2 weeks.

I'm also working through the marketing research for another product idea. I should have more to report in 6 to 7 weeks if I decide to go forward with the new idea. Meanwhile, Vertigo is still in the works but it's turning into a much larger project then I originally expected. A release for this summer is unlikely.

That's a quick update of what's happening. Hopefully it won't be another 4 to 5 weeks before my next posting.

posted by Kirby | March 21 09:34 PM | comments (0)