Feb 28th, 2006 by Christopher Mercer in Professional
One of the two positions I hold this academic term is the Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) Coordinator for the Student Volunteer Bureau. Part of my duties in this position is the planning and hosting of the annual VIP Recognition Event.
This year was the third annual awards ceremony and for the second year […]
Recently I have had the opportunity to advance with my position at Memorial University of Newfoundland. While I have not officially started my new duties yet, I will be soon moving from The Commons to the Help Desk over in the main Computing and Communications offices.
This is an excellent chance to advance […]
Feb 21st, 2006 by Christopher Mercer in General
From time to time friends, family or co-workers have asked me what would I like for a present. Usually it will coincide with Christmas, my birthday, or some other special event, but it always comes with the general expression that they have no idea what to get me. This is not all that […]
Feb 21st, 2006 by Christopher Mercer in Digital Rights
Competing in the technology field is never easy. Just ask Microsoft, after rising to dominate the desktop market though ingenious contract agreements they eventually moved in to the browser market only to be slapped with an anti-trust lawsuit from the Department of Justice and several states. Now I am not saying Microsoft was […]
