Learning

Man – so much learning lately.  In no particular order:

• Photoshop – something I should have learned years ago, and now I know why I didn’t – it’s really complicated.  All I really want to do is design some simple web elements, cut up pictures, etc.  I am NO artist – which means that 98% of the functionality in there is lost on me.
• PHP – I knew enough to be dangerous, but now that the vast majority of my application is going to be written in it, I need to be an expert.  Very cool, fast, easy.
• mySQL – again, I was good, but need to be an expert now.  We’re going to move some things there, and I’m likely going to write all of our internal apps there as well.
• Linux – more servers over here running that on the back end, so again – expertise is required.
• ColdFusion -  wrote in it years ago, but now needed to help my buddy Zach with his site.
• Corporate law – I know – this is what lawyers are for, but I’m trying to make the best decisions possible, and it is complicated as hell.  Think it’s all worked out now.
• Firewalls – stupid script kiddies trying to hack my various sites.  They’ll fail of course, but only because I keep a watchful eye.  And hardware.
• Cardio – recent neck and arm pain has forced me to the über boring world of lots of cardio.  The ONLy way I’m going to stay healthy is to find things to amuse me.  Intervals are at least challenging, and you seem to need to do them for less time to get the desired effects.  Seems to me that nothing really beats moving heavy weights around.