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Vegas, again

Don Harper — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 15:06:48 GMT

Once more, off the Las Vegas for to work a trade show. This year, I was helping present training, so I was tucked away in a basement most of the trip, and did not get out to do much in the way of sight-seeing aside from walking around the hotel.

But, I did find time to snap a few pictures.

More travel

Don Harper — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:06:15 GMT

I am back from Las Vegas for a trade show for work. The hardest part was two and a half days of setting up an isolated network for some hands on training.

The training went very well, and I got some good feedback from the students. By the last session, all the kinks were worked out of the training, and the students were able to explore a bit more than planned, but that was okay.

The major downside is that I did not have much time but one day for a quick walk around where I was staying at The Venetian to take some photos. It is a shame, as there are lots of really cool visuals around the strip and in the area of Las Vegas. Maybe next time.

Rewards for Hard Travel

Don Harper — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 09:06:15 GMT

So, in 2013, I went to China twice, Tokyo, Las Vegas, London twice, and Barcelona. This was enough to get me some serious air miles. I decided to turn them into something to help me get back into photography, so I got Olympus OM-D E-M5. This is one of the latest in the line of Olympus DSLR. This one is a micros 4/3, with a built-in Electronic View Finder (EVF).

It showed up yesterday, and I have not had much of a chance to take it through its paces. I hope to have some time this weekend, but I have a major work project which might interfere.

Keep an eye out for some photos as I get a chance to try it out.

On the Road Again

Don Harper — Tue, 20 May 2014 17:05:59 GMT

The reason I was busy at work is that I was getting ready for two different trips to conduct three different training courses.

Last week I was down in Mexico City to present some training to folks from Latin and Central America on one of our new products. Next month, I head off to Lost Wages, er, Las Vegas, for our major conference and two different training courses, while supporting a third.

That, and the fact the two oldest kids are in swim team right now, free time has drop to null.

My Travel Map

Don Harper — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 23:02:00 GMT

Found this site, and since I had someone ask, I thought I would share.

Create your own travel map - TravBuddy