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2012 Arthritis Walk Austin

Alonso Robles — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:39:33 +0000

My family just registered a family and friends team, Team Robles, for the 2012 Arthritis Walk Austin event. This event has a special place in our heart as we have friends and family who live with arthritis including our son who was diagnosed four years ago with polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. At this time, we are looking for friends and family who would like to support us by either joining our team and/or making a donation that will go to the Arthritis Foundation via the Let’s Move Together project.

Thanks in advance for all your support!

Couple of eBooks From Los Techies

Alonso Robles — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:30:19 +0000

Los Techies is a blog maintained by a number of contributors who share and discuss various technical ideas. I happen to have met a few of the folks who contribute there and they seem like pretty okay people.

At any rate, I was perusing some blog posts there this morning when I came across a couple of e-books they have. One talks about the SOLID principles and the other discusses refactoring. Both are important skills to be familiar with as a programmer. I personally like to read various sources on both of these topics when I get a chance since I like to continuously improve those skill sets. I encourage you to do the same.

Joining Headspring

Alonso Robles — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:12:25 +0000

In December, I accepted an employment offer from Headspring and began a new chapter in my career. Honestly, I was not planning on blogging about this change. I even took down the “about me” page on this blog because it was out of date and I didn’t feel like updating it. However, this experience has been and continues to be amazing. Let me tell you why.

As I started my employment, I learned about their core values and was intrigued by the operational transparency. I was skeptical. My life experiences had taught me that core values were ideals which were just printed on paper and available on internal and external company websites. I had also heard the buzz of transparent management but never saw it practiced. Over the past three months, my skepticism has been erased.

Today, I believe in what I do. I am proud of how I do it. There is a different vibe here that I haven’t experienced before. I am surrounded by folks who are driven by a common belief of finding a better way to do business, a better way to build software, and a better way to run a company.

Password Strength

Alonso Robles — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:15:09 +0000

Tech Support Cheat Sheet

Alonso Robles — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:46:39 +0000

You Are Who You Follow

Alonso Robles — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:27:30 +0000

CrowdMesh just released their first site using their core technology to help you find and follow people on Twitter who are just like you. The beta site is called You are who you Follow. My results were rather interesting. But it was fun to check out who they matched me up with. Give it a try and see your results.

Software Development Process

Alonso Robles — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:43:43 +0000

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Alonso Robles — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 06:53:31 +0000

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

So I have been a huge fan of World of Warcraft for a long time, but I have let my account expire a few months ago. I am not wondering if I will purchase and renew my account for the latest expansion – World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.

Not sure what I will do… but I am excited about the expansion.

Web Designers vs. Web Developers

Alonso Robles — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:02:08 +0000

This image cracked me up… Enjoy!

Community vs. Social Network

Alonso Robles — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:27:19 +0000

Came across this blog post via EndUserSharePoint.com which goes through and clearly differentiates between the definition of a community and a social network from both an offline and online perspective.

It is interesting to see and understand the difference between the two terms which are often interchanged without a second thought.