I started this blog just over a year ago. Since then, I have received hundreds of emails, each of which have always contained the same stuff. The emails usually start out with something like the sender had a project they were working on and my site had the final answer they needed; the so called final piece of the puzzle. Whether the reader was finishing up a senior project in college, kick starting their new career, helping them keep their current job, or just assisting with a weekend project, each sender ended their email with the question asking why is it I do what I do? To be more specific, why do I provide all of the source code and examples I do on this site, yet I ask for nothing in return? Well, even though I’ve always personally replied to each of those emails, I’m now going to answer the question in this article for anyone else wanting the answer.
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For those of you that know me, you know that I’m a huge movie buff. As you can imagine, I was like a little kid in a candy store when I first signed up with Netflix years ago. Every time I opened the mailbox and found that little red envelope waiting on me, it was almost like finding money. When signing up for my Netflix account, I chose the highest plan you could get. I was receiving 3 DVDs at a time and streaming every movie I could squeeze into a single day. But, that’s all behind me now and for good reason.
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For the last week, I’ve been in Las Vegas for a software conference called TUCON (Tibco User Conference). Thankfully, I am now home where I belong. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Las Vegas as much as the next person. But, when you’re there for business, it isn’t as fun as it is when you’re only purpose there is to have a good time. The company I work for is currently under going an RFP and POC for a Master Data Management (MDM) solution from a company called Tibco (short for “The Information Bus Company”). Every year, Tibco has a gathering in Las Vegas where all of their customers are invited to hear keynote speakers from some of the world’s largest companies that also happen to be Tibco customers. For 4 days, Tibco also provides technology breakout sessions where you’re invited to listen to other customers give feedback on what their companies are doing and how they’re using Tibco products.
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A while back, I told you about my new toy called the AR.Drone by Parrot. It’s basically an inexpensive quadcopter that includes 2 cameras, can fly indoors & outdoors, and can be controlled from your cellphone or tablet. Well, in my case, I can now control my drone from my computer as well using a small C# application I wrote. But, none of the things I’ve done so far can compare to what I’m about to share with you.
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As many of you have pointed out, one of our servers had been performing extremely slow for about the last month. I’m happy to say that the issue has been found and resolved. For those of you that have been asking what the issue was, I want to take a few minutes to address your question and to share with you the steps we took to locate the issue and how to correct it. Although I’m not going to go into all of the details in this article, I will try my best to explain the majority of what went on. Plus, if any of you have any more specific questions regarding anything in this article, feel free to ask them in the comments below and I’ll answer you the best I can.
