So you want to start blogging? You’re in luck. There’s never been a better time to blog than right now. The costs are low. The tools are easy to use. And the rewards can be great. Sit back and relax as I walk you through the basics of blogging. But first, what is a blog? […]
Category: technology
How a GPS device saved my marriage
My wife and I are notorious for going on car trips with paper maps and then fighting when we get lost. The Waterloo region has done this to us on a few occasions – Are we alone in thinking that the Tri-cities area are Ontario’s Bermuda Triangle? For our vacation to Myrtle Beach, we decided […]
Last but not least, some metrics: Date that I ordered my study books: May 31 2011 Date I started my PMI application: June 8 2011 Date I ordered the PM Prepcast: Date I submitted my PMI application: June 20 2011 Date I ordered pracatice exams: Date I passed PMP exam: August 17 2011 The process […]
5. Complete PMI.org application and book exam Once I obtained my 35 contact hours certificate, I completed the PMI.org application. PMI then took almost a week approve my application (their site says they can take up to 5 days) at which point I booked and paid for my exam, using PMI’s online exam scheduling tool. […]
I stumbled across an interesting development this morning. The Hamilton Spectator, my hometown newspaper, recently erected a paywall. A quick google search told me that the paywall was installed a month ago (On or around September 13 2011). This appears to be Torstar’s first experiment with the paywall model. (I could be wrong, so feel […]