Two weeks and making progress

Ok, it's been two weeks and the fact I haven't posted for those many days should be some indication how my schedule has been. Getting up to speed in a new environment takes time. It can be very frustrating. I want things to move at a faster pace but I know it will come. I'm also noticing habits I had as a programmer are hindrances in my new job. I'm used to technology being my means of communication, email, voice mail, cell phone. Now it's just the opposite. I need to be in front of people, face to face. When the people you are working with aren't sitting in front of a PC all day it doesn't make sense their main form of communication will be email.

I would have to say over the past few weeks that's been my biggest struggle. Trying to figure out how each person communicates. On line applications like Gmail and Gcalendar used to be my best friends, but are now more of a bottle neck than its worth.

I now have a Treo 650, and I have to say it's nice having email, appointments, tasks and phone all in my hand. I never knew how mobile I could be with this really cool tool. I think I will update my post on "must have gadgets" to include a device like this.

Now that I'm starting to pick up steam, getting to know my way around, people are starting to know me and what my role is, I can start focusing on more specific projects and goals.

[Oh, I posted a new Jazz Show podcast, check it out here]