It’s been 75 days since I started at Quilogy (now part of Aspect Software), and things are still going well. There are still a lot of people that do not know that I left Microsoft, so here’s some catching up for you. I no longer work for Microsoft for my own reasons. I can go back and work there at any time, so there’s no ill intent on either side, just a difference of opinion with those that I worked with and me. I am glad I made the choice to leave, because I am now able to see the wonderful world of SharePoint from a different angle, that of the general public on the customer side. Quilogy, now Aspect, works on projects as a vendor for Microsoft. These projects include a wide array of technologies (RTM as well as beta products), and many different areas which include research on how/if things can be done, demonstrations of software such as for conferences, literature, and several other types of work. Aspect is now a SharePoint business in addition to their UC (unified communications) and call center business. UC & C, or unified communications and collaboration, is what makes Aspect unique I think.
Ok, enough on all of that. I ended up ditching AT&T’s service due to poor service in my area of Washington, and poor customer service in trying to fix the problem. I was actually told that I had to use the latest app from AT&T in order to mark where I was having issues, and send that data to them. Yeah, that app? Called Mark the Spot. All it does is send data to AT&T telling them there’s a “possible” issue with that spot. Too bad the app never worked because there is such bad reception where I live. To say the least, I switched over to Verizon and their Android-based phone, the Droid. I love it. It’s Linux-based, with Java apps running on top of it. It’s stable, reliable, and genuinely geeky fun to use.
Let’s see, what else. Oh, I’m still single, but there’s always a chance I’ll meet someone nice through a friend or the like. Who knows. I told myself I would never blog in bed, but here I am, blogging in bed. What? I can’t help it. The laptop has Windows Live Writer on it, and I hooked it up to my blog on bernt.net. I was hoping to read a bit on the Kindle, but looks like 6am is coming too quickly, so I’d better head off.
Night!