So it begins

Everything seems to be about social networking these days. One would think, as a software developer and computer geek galore, I would be the first to create a Facebook account, a Twitter account, a LinkedIn account, a Flickr account, a MySpace account, a YouTube account and a blog.

I was quite offended when a friend pointed out that my lack of social networking is ludicrous because I exist, as she so delicately put it, "exclusively for my computer". I tried to retort with a clever remark about my raging and legendary social life, but then I realised she had a point.

I am proud to report that this blog is the final step in an aggressive social networking campaign. My beloved laboratory information management system (LIMS), Lab-i, can now be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. I know there's about a thousand more social networking applications that I should get involved in, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

Lab-i is an awesome programme. I should know, I wrote it and I work on it all day, every day. The trick, I realised in the week past, is to convince others that this programme is much more than my passion project. Lab-i is a business tool. It can double turnaround time in a laboratory, it can increase profit and generally boost business for a laboratory.

I hope to spread the gospel of Lab-i through social networking.

Here's to Lab-i, and to the future!

Look for QLims on Twitter
Search for the QBCon LIMS group on LinkedIn
Join the Lab-i Facebook group.
Visit the QBCon website for more information.