We launched our newly redesigned website recently (Boson.com), so we had a little pizza party at work to celebrate. We also had a few birthdays to celebrate in the office, so Lisa added some cake to the celebration. Yum!
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Showing posts with label Boson. Show all posts
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Website Launch and Birthday Party
We launched our newly redesigned website recently (Boson.com), so we had a little pizza party at work to celebrate. We also had a few birthdays to celebrate in the office, so Lisa added some cake to the celebration. Yum!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Boson Holiday Promo
Today is a good day to promote the company that is currently my biggest sponsor: Boson Software. They're in the middle of a little holiday promotional campaign, and I want you all to get in on it! Boson is the company I work for, which means they pay for all my race entries (in exchange for my services, of course, as I work for them full time). I am truly grateful that God has provided me with this job—I get to do something I am good at for a company I enjoy working for with people I trust to provide the best practice exams and curriculum on the market.
If you want to learn more about who we are and what we do, visit Boson.com. We have top-quality ExSim-Max practice exams for certifications like CCNA; CCENT; BICSI RCDD or RITP; Cisco ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT; and tons more exams. We also just released our network simulator software, NetSim 8, which will help you practice building a network. To get a 25% off promo code, like us on Facebook and click the Holiday Special tab. Then let me know what you think and whether you passed your certification exam!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
What Do You Do?
This question is commonplace in our culture. After you find out someone's name, you typically ask him or her, "Where are you from?" and, "What do you do?" When I get that question, I usually respond with, "I'm an editor at a software company." But what does that really mean?
I work for Boson, which is indeed software company. We don't only write and sell software, however, and the editing I do is not necessarily on the software (though I do get to see some of it and do some QA testing on it before it goes out the door). In addition to writing software, we also write practice exams; the software is what we sell the exams on. These aren't just your average exams, either; they're for Cisco and Microsoft certifications: what you'll need if you want to become a respected network engineer or network designer.
The variety of the exams is vast, and there is always something new coming across my desk. By far the most enjoyable exams I get to edit are the Cisco exams (we recently released three new Cisco exams, ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT, and TSHOOT is by far the most unique of and different from any other exams we've written). The technology is continuously being updated, so the tested material change, too. Not only do I get to learn the tested material, I get to make sure it's readable and understandable. This requires staying in the know about the material (as much as possible) and about grammar and the English language (how it's spoken, how it's written, and how these two modes of communication differ).
For me, this is fascinating. Our ability to learn languages and communicate with words is inherent—though we learn new and different words often, we know how to speak and communicate because that is the way God created us. He gave only humans, who are the only creatures created in His image and with a soul, the ability to talk in understandable words. Animals communicate through sound, but it's unintelligible. Humans communicate with words, which are intelligible (albeit sometimes hard to understand).
We can learn other languages, too, something nothing else is capable of. In college, I studied Spanish and had the opportunity to spend a semester in Spain. There's something almost empowering about being able to have a conversation with someone of a different culture, different language, different background, and being able to understand it all. And all that study of Spanish gave me such a better grasp of English—while all languages are different, all were given by the same God and have many common characteristics, words, and rules.
Being an editor makes me appreciate my job, my skills, my God, my ability to learn, and so much more. Sitting at a desk reading might not be everyone's idea of fun, but I sure enjoy it!
I work for Boson, which is indeed software company. We don't only write and sell software, however, and the editing I do is not necessarily on the software (though I do get to see some of it and do some QA testing on it before it goes out the door). In addition to writing software, we also write practice exams; the software is what we sell the exams on. These aren't just your average exams, either; they're for Cisco and Microsoft certifications: what you'll need if you want to become a respected network engineer or network designer.
The variety of the exams is vast, and there is always something new coming across my desk. By far the most enjoyable exams I get to edit are the Cisco exams (we recently released three new Cisco exams, ROUTE, SWITCH, and TSHOOT, and TSHOOT is by far the most unique of and different from any other exams we've written). The technology is continuously being updated, so the tested material change, too. Not only do I get to learn the tested material, I get to make sure it's readable and understandable. This requires staying in the know about the material (as much as possible) and about grammar and the English language (how it's spoken, how it's written, and how these two modes of communication differ).
For me, this is fascinating. Our ability to learn languages and communicate with words is inherent—though we learn new and different words often, we know how to speak and communicate because that is the way God created us. He gave only humans, who are the only creatures created in His image and with a soul, the ability to talk in understandable words. Animals communicate through sound, but it's unintelligible. Humans communicate with words, which are intelligible (albeit sometimes hard to understand).
We can learn other languages, too, something nothing else is capable of. In college, I studied Spanish and had the opportunity to spend a semester in Spain. There's something almost empowering about being able to have a conversation with someone of a different culture, different language, different background, and being able to understand it all. And all that study of Spanish gave me such a better grasp of English—while all languages are different, all were given by the same God and have many common characteristics, words, and rules.
Being an editor makes me appreciate my job, my skills, my God, my ability to learn, and so much more. Sitting at a desk reading might not be everyone's idea of fun, but I sure enjoy it!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Mile Time
TK and me—she is beautiful and I'm so glad I was able to support her by attending the wedding.My mile time is coming down! Last time I went and ran miles, my fastest mile was 6:46. Previously, I'd run 6:40 in a race, and my goal at the beginning of the year was a 6-min mile. Today I ran a 5k in Kannapolis, NC, with the goal of running fast. And run fast I did! My first mile was 6:20. A new PB! The remaining 2.1 miles weren't nearly as fast, but I did end up 3rd in my AG and with about my same time as I've been running lately (that just means that I slowed a ton).
Now it's off to Tricia's wedding.
What I sat in, crawling, for an hour. But look at the amazing view!
Tricia and Michael "Hutch" Hutchinson's cakeAt the wedding, I met one of her ushers, who called himself Farmer (I think that was his last name, but I don't remember his first name). (Her other usher was her brother Jon.) Farmer asked what I do, and I explained that I edit practice exams for Microsoft and Cisco certifications. I was hard to read his face, as in, was he understanding or not understanding what I was talking about. It was less of a blank stare than an "I can't believe this girl does that" kind of look. Then he asked who I worked for. I realized he probably knew a little about IT certs, and I said I work for Boson. He'd heard of it. In fact, he's used some of our stuff! When I mentioned that NetSim 8 is due out shortly, and I (though biased) think we have the best stuff on the market, he seemed excited and agreed. I think this was the first time I've actually met someone who's used our stuff, and it was as exciting for me as it was for him!
Monday, June 14, 2010
Skiing and Tubing
My body is definitely needing the rest day today after skiing and tubing all afternoon yesterday! I had to do something to rid myself of some of the soreness, though, so after visiting the chiropractor (this first visit took me forever to schedule even though Will suggested it would help, and now that I've been going I'll definitely continue because since I've been going I've had none of the hip issues I had been having since January), I did 10-6-3 EDI lunge. I then went out for a little walk, ended up spending some time, including dinner, with Bill and Nancy, and returned for 10-6-3 EDI standing ham and push up. All that definitely helped! A massage probably would have been the best way to end the day.
Because of some of the research Nancy has been doing, we ended up talking a little about certification exams and the associated practice exams. That's the industry that I'm in here at Boson, I was able to shed a little light on why, when certification exams cost so much, it's still incredibly beneficial to spend the money on practice exams. Not only do you have at your fingertips a ton of study material (and if you've bought from Boson, it will be from the pen of industry experts), you can also be more assured that you'll actually pass the real exam. The initial investment might seem steep, but the final outcome will be well worth it—You'll have passed the exam the first time and won't have to worry about it any more! I already think we produce the best Cisco and Microsoft practice exams on the market, but add to that our No Pass, No Pay guarantee and you've got a really sweet deal!
Because of some of the research Nancy has been doing, we ended up talking a little about certification exams and the associated practice exams. That's the industry that I'm in here at Boson, I was able to shed a little light on why, when certification exams cost so much, it's still incredibly beneficial to spend the money on practice exams. Not only do you have at your fingertips a ton of study material (and if you've bought from Boson, it will be from the pen of industry experts), you can also be more assured that you'll actually pass the real exam. The initial investment might seem steep, but the final outcome will be well worth it—You'll have passed the exam the first time and won't have to worry about it any more! I already think we produce the best Cisco and Microsoft practice exams on the market, but add to that our No Pass, No Pay guarantee and you've got a really sweet deal!
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