I am a former electronics engineer (I worked at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for 4 years) and meandered my way through teaching and stuff before settling on computer consulting.  I came to SI looking for more solid grounding in the application of technology for solving real problems for real people (as opposed to the prevailing sentiment, which is to spend money on technology because it's the latest fad).  I came to this class looking for a way to broaden my horizons with regard to what equipment is out there and how can it be used to better solve people's problems.

My specific interests are in the education or small non-profit sectors.  (I am realizing that they're quite different but I'm not far enough into my degree to make a decision.)  Therefore, in this class I'm interested in exploring how the technology we're examining can be applied in educational or non-profit environments and improve the performance of their respective functions.  I'm a little wary of how this may be used in non-profits and may end up settling on how to apply this technology in education.