John Ashmead

There are many questions to which we don't have the answer; there are very few questions to which no one has the answer.

General comments

A key to success in building and enhancing databases is "networking" in the human sense of that word. Building, enhancing, and administering today's complex IT products mandates the use of all possible sources of information. While vendor support is critical, user groups offer an increasing rich supply of candid and practical assistance. And the trading of war stories & best practices benefits others and helps keep one's own approaches fresh.

MPSIG

John Ashmead runs a Macintosh Programming Special Interest Group (MPSIG).

The combination of UNIX's stability and low footprint with the Mac's traditional user-friendly GUI is very attractive.

John Ashmead is active in a number of other Macintosh groups:

• MacBUS (Macintosh Business User's Group)
• MLMUG (Main Line Macintosh User's Group)
• PAASUG (Philadelphia Area Applescript User's Group)
• PHAD (Philadelphia Area Developer's)

Organizations

And, obviously a compulsive joiner, he is active in a number of other local groups as well:

• AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals)
• GPAIUG (Greater Philadelphia Area Informix User's Group)
• ICCA (International Computer Consultants Association)
• IIUG (International Informix User Group)
• PACS (Philadelphia Area Computer Society)
• PANMA (Philadelphia Area New Media Association)
• SPIN (Software Process Improvement Network)
• USENIX (Advanced Computing Systems Association)
• WAIUG (Washington Area Informix Users Group)