They’ve earned it! Two HMIS software solutions, a HMIS engine and work on a solution to sharing data – it’s called Project:Mercury, shhhhh!

The rest of us will go back to playing games developing mobile apps, RIA development and games! See y’all at GenCon!

Dan, You’re welcome.

It is not necessary to change.  Survival is not mandatory.  ~W. Edwards Deming

“Survival is not mandatory – you can always just quit!”  -Sgt Newcomb, USAF

At the time, I was certain he’d eat my brain…skull and all; however Sgt. Newcomb had a special task, to train recruits into soldiers.  All the running, shooting, yelling, running, cleaning, drills and running is not where the magic is.  Sgt Newcomb taught me to embrace and negotiate change.  “Put it on your calendar” says David Allen. Mark it two weeks out – a change is coming, are you ready?

The work we do today at Digital Gnomes is vastly different from the work we did in 2008.  The market place demands are different as is the economy and class of workers.  Our relationships are different.  I lost touch with a lot of great people in 2007 when our jobs were outsourced; and I’ve met some outstanding folks since then.

-Just my musings as we reboot our website and begin our 4th year of business.  We…  I am fortunate, I am honored to be here  standing on the shoulders of Giants.

Happy 2011 – are you ready?

My friend Alan Barrett died from cancer this week.  I’ve only known him a couple years – but I knew he was mad cool when he ordered a gin and tonic at the Christmas party…that’s my drink! A fellow east coaster and awesome at bar music trivia, he carried the classic rock/punk questions like a champ!

I can’t imagine telling my daughter I’m not going to be around to see her grow up, yet Alan had two daughters he thought the world of.  I didn’t get to say goodbye.  He was my friend and I wanted him to win this thing, we had more bocce ball to play, Xbox, and bar trivia to conquer. I wanted him to win.

I’m no lecturer. You all are aware of the American Cancer Society and you know you can help. You also know you need to get THOSE check-ups – ladies and gents. Get ‘em early.

Do it.

A gnome is a mythical creature characterized by its extremely small size and subterranean lifestyle. The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus. It is often claimed to descend from the Greek  gnosis, “knowledge”.

Growing up gnomes were never the lawn ornaments they are today. Gnomes were secretive creatures of tinkering with things arcane and things mechanical.

That’s Digital Gnomes – tinkering, prodding and creating with the digital arcane… since the days of the Radio Shack TRS-80 and a tape deck. I wouldn’t say secretive – but I do my best tinkering and learning late nights into the early dawn.
Now I’d have to drop the subterranean part – I kinda like living above ground

The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat’s horn filled to brim with fruits and grains. According to Greek legend, Amalthea (a goat) broke one of her horns and offered it to Greek God Zeus as a sign of reverence. As a sign of gratitude, Zeus later set the goat’s image in the sky also known as constellation Capricorn. Cornucopia is the most common symbol of a harvest festival. A Horn shaped container, it is filled with abundance of the Earth’s harvest. It is also known as the ‘horn of plenty’.

and note – The first Thanksgiving lasted for three days, so we’re all being shorted a day!!

Happy Thanksgiving from Digital Gnomes!