I'm an engineer by training. Below is an annotated bibilography of interests and useful solutions to reoccurring problems including: my occupational history.
I generally install the following software on computers I use. Free Anti virus software for windows What version of Adobe Flash Plugin is installed? iTunes Acrobat Reader nVu vim I use vim in many different places. Since I usually use utf-8, I need to turn off the byte order mark by changing the vimrc file. I use bit torrent to download SXSW and other independently produced music or updated linux distributions.
I also end up using Microsoft Office. Such use necessitates keeping updated security patches from MS Office Downloads Either Office 2003 on Windows XP or Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748) disabled the ability of clicking on links in this page. Right now, I'm guessing the combination did it. Bleah. When JPGs attack, use MS's GDI+ detection tool.
Document Object Model or DOM javascript vb script reference regular expressions in java CSS selectors css left nav
While there are many Pinkstons in the world, I am only distantly related to them.
Here are a few other Pinkstons easily found with an internet search.
Janet Pinkston is my sister. She participates in conversations about art and writing. She wins awards. She has never lived in Connecticut.
Lake Pinkston
in Texas features Large Mouth Bass
I did participate in the OGR search.
I did not go to Mercer County High School.
I did not play in the band there.
I did not serve in Iraq.
I have not carried a casket in a funeral ceremony.
I did not go to Century College in Louisiana.
I do not work at EMC.
I did administrate an installation of EZProxy just like that Brad Pinkston did.
He asked more questions.
I do not play guitar.
I am not a mechanic.
I have not been interviewed as part of an newspaper
(or other media) article on the space Columbia space
shuttle disaster or tornado strike. I have never lived in a trailer.
I was born near Louisville's Bradley neighborhood.
As part of the web team. At the time, the web team was part of Data Center Services of the University of Louisville's Information Technology department. My last direct supervisor was Kurt Bendl. The University has a dedicated USPS zip code of 40292.
I worked at KVB Enertec for only a few months under Matt McCullough. At the time that KVB Enertec purchased STACKDAS, all of the engineers working directly with customers joined KVB Enertec. KVB Enertec was privately held. Enertec started out as a software language development company. KVB was a CEMS competitor purchased by Enertec.
I realized that KVB was likely to be purchased early on. The same GE employee who interviewed EC Systems for prospective purchase happened to be walking the halls in Hatfield. Just after GE Power purchased KVB Enertec, the Louisville office was closed. I just recently reconnected with another KVB Enertec coworker, Becki Oeswein. KVB Enertec is purchased by GE Power Systems. GE press release with a mention of the purchase of KVB Enertec by GE Power. Here is a similar press release with more detail. KVB Enertec now redirects to GE Energy Continuous Monitoring.
GE Emission Monitoring Systems 2849 Sterling Drive Hatfield, PA 19440EC Systems had multiple products. I worked primarily with STACKDAS. STACKDAS was a software system that provided the data collection and human interface to the continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) attached to smokestacks at power/steam generating plants. In the begining of my time at EC, I created custom and standard human interfaces using Intellution's FIX32 (SCADA/DAHS/MMI).
EC Systems has a new name. If I recall correctly, the majority of the main product was orignally developed by Matt McCullough and Bill Cullop. Matt worked at Humana for a time.
KVB Enertec purchased part of EC Systems at the end of 1999. GE purchased Intellution as announced on November 5, 2002. Also, GE now owns Intellution FIX, the Humana to Machine Interface software used to create some of the STACKDAS user interface. I first used this software platform while working at Reynolds Metals.
While at EC, I often ate lunch and chatted with folks from Orr Protection.
I worked at the Louisville Laminating plant when it was owned by Reynolds Metals. A year previous to my arrival, this plant was owned by Alcan Aluminum. Before that Anacoda Aluminum owned this plant. I believe Arco Metals operated in this building. I understand the same building housed furniture manufacturing operations.
Reynolds Metals merged with Alcoa. While the "Reynolds Wrap" brand survived, the company name is now Alcoa. I believe that Ellen Harwell still works there. Brian Siders did his internship at this plant a few semesters prior.
Louisville Laminating 1225 W Burnett Ave Louisville, KY 40210 (502) 635-6331I answered general computer questions and introduced novice computer users to email, ftp, world wide web, gopher. I worked with folks like Tim Garrett. I understand Tim started working at Xerox right out of school. I also worked with Billy Boone, a fellow Speed School graduate. He ended up working at Lexmark.
I think iTunes or my iPod is clipping off the last few seconds of some songs. It is particularly pronouced with spoken word. I've started listening to only podcasts, SXSW songs and encoding with AAC. Others have the same problem with iTunes 7.6.1