Archive for July, 2007

World of Warcraft (update)

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Back in April, I fell off the wagon and joined back up with millions of other players (addicts?) playing World of Warcraft. Well, I was not able to stay entertained long enough to continue paying the monthly fees to Blizzard. I found myself slowly playing less and less of the game and once again felt it was time to move on.

What have I been doing with all of the extra time I have now? I have finally started catching up on movies I skipped watching to play the game. I have enrolled in Baker College’s Bachelor of Computer Science degree program. I have started getting outside more often, becoming reacquainted with that great blazing orange ball in the sky called the Sun, and I even went to the local West Michigan Fly-In event with my father and wife recently!

Computer Science

Friday, July 6th, 2007

After numerous attempts, I took the plunge this year and have returned to school. Since I am currently a full time employee in a job position that requires frequent travel, I have registered with Baker College to seek a Bachelor of Computer Science degree. This not only allows me to take classes on my schedule from any location that has Internet access, but also allows me to gain a four-year degree in something I have always been interested in learning. Now if only more schools would come into the 21st century and open up their four-year programs to online learners.

Genetics and Google

Friday, July 6th, 2007

I am not sure how many of you follow Google’s research, acquisitions, and partnerships but wife of Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, is a cofounder of 23andMe a software start-up dealing in genetics and personalized medicine. Google also has financial investments in the company. (Davies, 2007)

Davies, K. (2007, June). 23andMe: The Google Genome Connection. Bio-IT World, 6(5), 6.