So, my 9-5 work is in engineering. I have a degree in electrical engineering and have been a "techie" all my life since before HS. I went to a vocational HS, have had a ham license for 35 years, and have made a living in engineering. I have to say I never lose the thrill when something "works".
Enter the age of Web 2.0 where the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and every other social interaction site lives. Add to that ReverbNation, a wonderful site for independent musicians to keep in touch with our fans, share our music, and look for new venues to perform in. RN provides "widgets" that can be placed all around the internet...on websites, blogs, etc. With those widgets, I can simply update my appearances calendar on RN and it automatically gets updated wherever widgets are placed.
My latest "ah-ha" or "that's really cool" moment just happened! I am NO software or programming expert by any stretch of the imagination (even though I have sat thru 4 courses in various languages thru the years...and "aced" them I might add). But when I navigate thru the lingo and TLA's (three-letter-acronyms) of the new generation of techies, and try something out, it's very cool when it works. This week (yes this took a couple of days) I discovered it's possible to take this very blog, create a "feed", and post have it automatically post on my website http://www.chrisbauermusic.com/ And...it worked!!
Now some of you are sitting there thinking...so what? But to my tech-head whose interest in technology began when we still had vacuum tube Heathkit ham transceivers and TV shows were advertised as being "In Color", I am amazed that this stuff actually works.
Once again....very cool.
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