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Lots of thoughts, ramblings and stories / Many topics on my mind over the years!
A while back I wrote I am the sum of my parts which explains my many dimensions.
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Disintermediated: IT Consulting Firms and System Integration
Over the last few years, many System Integrators (SIs) and Information Technology (IT) consulting firms have found themselves in trouble as the number of clients decrease and revenue takes a downward trend. In-house IT departments, who’s budgets are cost-centers, are also being affected and in the same category. What has changed so dramatically within the…
eKalendaro Integration Testing
Testing eKalendaro Application Today I am testing the integration of eKalendaro with my blog. This is my a test. http://ekalendaro.com 2015-01-27T02:21:28-06:00
Difference Between a Boss and a Leader (Graphic)
Over the years, I have seen many different versions of this, but I liked this one which I just ran into… I am not sure where it actually originated, but I found the graphic and Powerpoint version at: http://www.phibetaiota.net/2012/09/graphic-difference-between-a-boss-and-a-leader/ Enjoy!
Project Management in 2014
I am helping a good friend navigate the concepts of Project Management, and instead of emails back and forth I decided to place her as a blog, in case others are looking as well. The format he learns best is via videos. so I am helping to sift through and point him to the best…
The Business of IT In a Cloud Era
Times are changing; cloud-based technologies (public, private or hybrid) are sweeping the world of IT. The pace of change is fast and furious. Every other day we do hear of some new service or technology being rolled-out and, as the famous saying goes, change is inevitable. Changes to IT departments, System Integrators and IT consulting…
Microsoft: A Platform Agnostic Company – Yeah!
My professional live has revolved, in great percentage, around Microsoft and Microsoft technologies. It has been a good life, but over the few years it has felt it like swiming against the current because of the major trends out there.. With so much of the market going cloud-services, device independent application delivery, bring-your-own-device,…
Bitcasa – I am out…
About a year ago, I wrote a post “Bitcasa – I Am All In” recommending a file storage provider called Bitcasa. I loved the idea of an infinite USB drive on the cloud… Must inform, that I can no longer recommend this service, as it is no longer the same as the original Bitcasa value…
Airplane Seats: How Far Will Airlines Go?
I have noticed that the airlines I travel in, there has progressively been a bit less leg space, and the seats were switched to the new “thin” style ones.. I have known for a while that this was a trend, and it was happening, but did not think much of it until this week.. The…
Today: Fixing the Backyard Drainage Pipe Cap
I am posting this in the hopes that It can save someone time, as I am sure this will not be a one-off occurrence… If you want to skip to the short summary click here. I was expecting to have a quite and relaxing Sunday morning My plans where limited to to mowing the lawn,…
Traveling Circus: Annoying Things
There are many things that can be challenging when you travel, but when you travel as much as I do, there are a couple that can really be annoying. They are not super important, nor they are earth shattering, but somehow they get to me.. Cost of a water bottle = $4.98 in some airports!…
VPN Service is a Must Have Today
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is a technology that enables a computer to send and receive data across a network by establishing a connection through the use of dedicated connections, virtual tunneling protocols, or traffic encryption. The basic principle is that once you establish a secure connection, the server handles all of your internet on the back-end which secure…
Travel in Style: Old Times
I have not encountered this in my travels yet but I have been told this is true sill on some far-east airlines..Part of the PanAm story.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8bQKyTHhoQ
Cloud Computing is like Cable TV
Cloud computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in IT field. This concept is not new — Users are already using cloud technology for last 10 years. The best examples, widely used by individual users and organizations, but not specifically known as cloud solutions, are Gmail, PayPal, Facebook, Dropbox, Salesforce and many others. However, using…
Welcome to 31Posts
This is a placeholder blog post to start it all.! More to come soon…
Lyft: What a fantastic service
I have been flying to San Francisco, CA for work for many years now, and it is one of those cities in which I always learn something new. The last couple of times have been no different. One of my favorite cities! SFO Side note: There is an old guideline in advertising/marketing, that I read…
Social Media Publishing is time consuming!
What a pain! – I manage 3 different WordPress blogs, 5 different twitter accounts, 3 Tumblr blogs and 3 Facebook pages. Each of those channels had a different topic and audience. Every time I need to do something, I have to log in into the different accounts and admin interfaces and have a zillion tabs…
Working with Elementary OS
I have several older computers that serve different purposes around the house.. File Server, Media Server, etc… With Microsoft XP coming to an end in April 2014, I have been exploring alternatives as Windows 8 nor 7 are viable options… Again, these are not my primary devices, just single-purpose additional devices which for some reason…
Friday Humor
I got a BIG laugh when I heard about this on the news last night regarding the issues the healthcare signup website is having. Reporter: Do you feel confident the issues with the web site will be addressed? Project Manager: I feel very confident they [ the contrator ] said the issues will be addressed…
WordPress Maintenance: Managing Multiple Sites
So the interesting thing about WordPress sites is that, if you are not careful, all of the sudden you end up with a bunch of them and you end-up spending a lot of time maintaining plug-in, theme and system updates.. Yes, you can always turn updates off, but security-wise that may not be best practice.. …
Movie: Gravity — WOW!
I went to see the movie Gravity last night, and I must say: It was one (if not the best) movie I have seen… The special effect, the fact that there are only 2 actors, the views, the realism of he scenes, the zero-gravity, the shadows, shades and reflections, the details on the equipment… SOOO…
Internet Speeds… Xfinity
I just changed the Comcast modem which has been in service about 3 years in my house to what is suppose to be the latest from Xfinity / Comcast.. My Internet speeds went up from what they used to be (about 30%) but I must admit that I can’t wait to have Google Fiber…
USB Chargers Challenges…
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a bit, but now that I have a new device (Samsung S4) that uses yet a different USB charger it is time I do… I have been annoyed by USB chargers and USB power for a bit….. Urgh.. Not all USB chargers are the same anymore… (Side note:…
Very good video on how to start with WordPress 3.6
Often I am asked for pointers to “how to get started” with WordPress, and I usually tell them that there are a bunch of videos on YouTube they can check out… The problem is that there is a lot of outdated content which may or may not apply.. I was recently introduced to the 77webstudio channel…
Bitcasa I am all in!
UPDATE: Nov 1, 2014: Bitcasa changed their value proposition and is no longer something I can recommend. Many issues including bad migration management and very BAD customer service. See my updated on this here Original post: August 2013: After using Bitcasa for a couple of months, I am all in! The hardest part…
Remember Encyclopedias?
What ever happened to printed encyclopedias? That is a question usually asked by older generations as many of the youth today have never really had a daily interaction with this printed media. Most people today are used to receiving information via their digital books or other paperless mediums that are better for the environment. We…
What happened to printed encyclopedias?
What ever happened to printed encyclopedias? That is a question usually asked by older generations as many of the youth today have never really had a daily interaction with this printed media. Most people today are used to receiving information via their digital books or other paperless mediums that are better for the environment. We…
Going Paperless: Best Practices for Scanning then Shredding Paper Documents
Part of the Going Paperless Series Companies that are making the change to a paperless office want to shred the originals and only keep a digital copy. This is an excellent way to archive documents, but you should follow these recommendations to avoid the loss of a document: Photo Credit: By Jonathan Joseph Bondhus (Own…
Google Reader: No more.
Today is the day Google Reader ( RSS aggregation tool ) service will no longer be available after end of day today.. A lot has been written about this topic. No need to beat a dead horse, but I must say this one hurt, as there were no good replacements until just recently. I love waking up…