Octavio Heredia » work http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Moving to a Macbook Pro http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/08/moving-to-a-macbook-pro.php http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/08/moving-to-a-macbook-pro.php#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:53:43 +0000 Octavio http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/08/moving-to-a-macbook-pro.php 15" vs 12" I have posted a few images of the new laptop that I picked up for the office as a replacement for my primary machine, a great Dell workstation running XP Pro. The Dell has been my only computer since day one at CPD. As a matter of fact, they ordered these machines before we were hired but thanks to University shipping problems, they took longer to reach our office than expected. I worked on a dinosaur for the first few days, anxiously waiting for 6 big boxes (3 workstations and 3 CRTs) to come to the doors so we could finally get some work done.

Why am I making the change? well, with the new role at the office, I needed to have some independence from my desktop machine. I found myself taking my own laptop into a few meetings over the last few weeks. In addition, we needed access to Apple’s Intel platform for testing and development purposes a the office. I also believe Apple better fits my current needs and computing habits. I will continue to have access to Windows and continue to support our staff’s machines so I don’t anticipate losing touch with developments on that area. As a matter of fact, we’ll be testing a Vista machine in the near future as well.

This will be an experiment, an experiment on integrating this machine into the ASU infrastructure and in particular within our own department’s infrastructure. Will I be able to access out network storage shares? What about access to the SQl server given the current security policies in place?

I already know of one application that is Windows-only and it plays a pivotal role in our daily operations. For that, I am running XP on a Parallels virtual machine. What about email? I am not quite sure at this point what I am going to use, probably be testing a few programs as I go along, navigating the Enterprise world with the new Macbook. Just like the home experience was a few months ago, this should be a fun adventure.

Note: It should be noted the laptop was bought a few weeks ago and shipping was delayed a few days. Why would Apple deliver the new machine on the same day the announce iLife ‘08 and will not allow me to upgrade for the $10? At least they didn’t announce a price drop, or worse yet, a processor upgrade.

]]> http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/08/moving-to-a-macbook-pro.php/feed 0 My new role at the office http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/02/my-new-role-at-the-office.php http://www.octavioheredia.com/blog/archives/2007/02/my-new-role-at-the-office.php#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:45:21 +0000 Octavio http://www.octavioheredia.com/wp/?p=516 Emails have been sent and the news have circulated to the point that I can actually write on the topic on this site. Effective Feb 5th, I became the Interim Director of our department. It is a great opportunity and a challenge that I am very happy to take.

We have a great office and plenty of opportunities for a successful future, two factors that make it a lot easier to accept this opportunity. My responsibilities will continue to include the technical infrastructure of our organization and continue the integration of our processes into the campus-wide enterprise applications. In addition, I will also support our staff through the day-to-day operations and make sure we all succeed.

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