Campo Di Bocce, Cannolis and Wine Tasting Weekend

by Matthew Kimler Comment Closed
The family and I had a busy weekend. On Saturday, we headed over to Campo Di Bocce with another couple so that they could meet Jameson and play some bocce ball. It's challenging to see how Jameson will handle the new location and if he'll nap at the appropriate time and duration to make the day work. After our recent NJ trip, I learned that he's more flexible than I usually think, but it's still somewhat pressuring to me to plan it out. And especially difficult for me as a person who likes to have a plan and any deviation is a problem. But, Jameson had a great time crawling up and down the bocce ball court and hanging. Melissa and I, however, were both quite surprised he didn't like the mac and cheese we ordered for him. We're thinking he probably didn't like whatever brand it was. But I must give props to Campo Di Bocce on one thing. Cannolis....
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Elite Dangerous in the Oculus Rift

by Matthew KimlerNo Comments
I've recently been playing Elite Dangerous again with the Oculus Rift. There's no doubt that the experience with the Rift is one of the amazing experiences in gaming that I've seen thus far. I'm not saying there other great titles, but if you're into space exploration and want to get the immersive experience, there's really nothing better than the Rift and ED. In my recent playing, I'm focusing on the recent addition of the alien obelisk mission that's worth 100 million credits. While I'd like to say it's not about the money, it partially is. I'm trying to build up money to acquire the Anaconda ship so that I can grab my buddy, Rob, and hit the cosmos together. The other reason I'm hitting up this mission is because I wanted to try something different in ED with the Rift. Up until this point, I have never used the SRV to drive on the planets. I have landed on a planet...
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Introduction to the EU GDPR

by Matthew KimlerNo Comments
This week I held the first webinar in a series of many that will coming to our customers over the next few months. The focus is on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) going into effect next year. I believe this is one of the most important regulations to come out in recent years to protect the personal data of individuals. And while this regulation only protects the citizens of the EU, I believe it will also help protect those in the United States, and could be a model of future regulations on privacy. However, it does have challenges. Protecting data within an organization is important, no matter what type of data it is. How we protect the data depends on where it is and how it's used. So where do we start? Like most things, we start by learning about the rules, why they are important and how others approach the challenge. The IAS webinar series on the EU GDPR...
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Legal and IT – Working Together

by Matthew KimlerNo Comments
One of the many things that I enjoy is working with other people in business. While I’ve mostly been employed in the Information Technology team at an organization, working as project manager and business relationship manager, I’ve also been exposed to other business units and their objectives. As an IT professional, sometimes you only see the IT systems and don’t always get a true understanding of what the bigger picture is. This was never more true than when I worked for a biotech company in the Bay Area and was an IT liaison between the IT and Legal departments. When I started there, the IT and Legal team relationship could be best described as volatile. The two teams seemed to have been going out of their ways to avoid each other and provide only the minimal amount of effort to each other’s initiatives. Meetings were uncomfortable, often with blaming going on and roadblocks being established to slow momentum of the other...
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