It's been a while but that's alright. I just like to take my time when updating. So, what's been going on in Reed's life? A few things here and there. Let's kick it off
ThePhig
Recently, you may remember that I released ThePhig to the world. Well, it was more like a small release to whoever happened to come across it. The project started as a small gallery script I created for my own personal use but as time went on, I kept adding features such as Google Maps integration, database support, etc. I even had a coworkers testing various iterations.
Fast forward to now and I'm finally up to version 3.0.7 with a relatively major update coming soon enough. I submitted ThePhig to 2 different script based sites, HostScripts and Script & Style. I wanted to help anyone out that may have wanted a relatively simple gallery.
So, how has ThePhig been since release? As of writing this post, the site has had 4181 hits, averaging 134.87 hits per day. ThePhig has been downloaded a total of 726 time (all versions) with the latest version reaching 341 downloads. There have also been a few link backs from sites that I never submitted the script to, for instance W3Avenue, Smashing Magazine's recent Twitter post, and even a few Digg submissions. I'm pretty happy with the current exposure.
One also nice little plus to the release of ThePhig was pushing my webpage, ryanreed.NET toward the top of Google when searching for searching for Ryan Reed. This to me is awesome considering how generic my name kind of is. I definitely can't complain about that.
SecureWorks and Atlanta
I recently was promoted from a Security Specialist to Security Analyst. Pretty soon, the titles will be restructured so I'm more likely to be Security Engineer pretty soon. I definitely prefer the Engineer title. Sounds a bit more professional to me. I was considering making a move to another team, as a Support Engineer for one of our dedicated teams or a Security Engineer working with the Sherlock Security Platform but decided against either for the moment.
What is in the works, though, is a move to the Atlanta office while continuing to work on the TeraGuard system. I do this mostly to live closer to my family in the south but also because I really need a change of pace from Providence or Connecticut. I should be making the move in late July or early August. No date has been set in stone quite yet but my lease is up in Providence at the end of August so I'd like to be out well before then.
That pretty much sums thing up in a nutshell. Nothing too exciting but I am pretty proud of how ThePhig is currently going and extremely excited for the Atlanta move.
