Pursuant to the FTC’s guidelines for blogger disclosures, I will do my best to exercise due dilligence when posting anything on this site that might be construed as an endorsement or testimonial, and disclose any personal interest in the post in question. As I have worked with certain companies in the past, I shall disclose them now, lest there be any concern over personal bias.
My Employer
The University of Florida, as an IT Expert for the Florida Center for Library Automation.
Vendor Relations
- Cisco Systems has given me several shirts, two hats, one coffee cup, and an umbrella.
- Dell Computers likes to take me to lunch.
- I took part in Foundry Systems’ IPO.
- Sun Microsystems (aka Oracle) has given me coffee cups and software.
- Microsoft has given me USB memory sticks, software, a book bag, and nearly a hundred pens.
Bloggers may wish to read Whitney Hoffman‘s post on the subject of disclosure.