Belated Goals for 2009

By Thomas Krehbiel

I found it helpful last year to enumerate some goals and check back in with them from time to time throughout the year.  So this year I’m trying it again.  I actually started this list in January but am only just now getting around to posting it.

  • Finish my home page update.  Check.
  • Finish setting up the new home server.
  • Finish Microsoft MCTS certification.  I've already taken the 70-536 exam, I just need to finish studying and take the 70-528 exam.  I’m also required to get some certifications for work this year.
  • Learn more about Silverlight and WPF.  This is something I want to get at least a rudimentary knowledge of, but I don't want to sacrifice everything else for it.
  • Learn more about Flash.  My goal is to create a flash "thing" for my home page.  Not really sure what the "thing" will be yet.  I need to look at some other flash things on other sites to get some ideas.  A first step in this process would be to find some software for actually creating flash things.
  • Use more jQuery in web projects.
  • Do something with my hostgator web host or cancel it.  Maybe convert it to an ASP.NET host so I can try out some Microsoft stuff there.  UPDATE:  Oops, hostgator doesn't have Windows hosting.
  • Move some more of my projects to Google Code.
  • Give Ubuntu or some other Linux variant a serious trial.
  • Write some music.  I haven't done much of anything musical since about 2001, and I think it's about time to change that.  I need to organize the studio and make it as easy as possible to just sit down and start creating something.
  • Try creating a regular podcast.  I don’t really have a good topic, though.  I’m thinking it should be something with a local flavor, though.  Maybe something instructional.
  • I also have this crazy idea to do some short cell animations.

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