The Liberating Power of the Cloud for Everyday People

March 28, 2017

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Adaptation is the evolutionary process whereby an organism becomes better able to live in its habitat or habitats.  Today, organizations and individuals alike are scrambling to learn how to thrive in this new paradigm we call “The Cloud.”  It is an ambiguous entity much like “the force” which Obi-Wan explained, surrounds us, penetrates us, and […]

We were Created to Live as Humans, not Work as Machines

March 13, 2017

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“Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.”  These are the opening lyrics to the classic Pink Floyd song, Welcome to the Machine, off the Wish You Were Here album.  It was also my theme song for many years.  Companies today are undergoing a process called the Digital Transformation.  The goal of this endeavor is to […]

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Forget Five Year Plans and Just Ski Down the Mountain of Life

March 7, 2017

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Two weeks ago, I was blessed with the opportunity to go skiing in Park City, Utah at the Deer Valley Resort.  As always, I stayed at an Airbnb, thus temporarily moving my Airbnb residence from Atlanta to Park City for four days.  When you live at Airbnb, home can be anywhere.  Whomever you send the […]

Your Password and Your Email are the Weakest Links in Personal Cyber Security

March 7, 2017

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Our email address today has become the equivalent of our social security number in many ways.  A majority of Internet sites today use a person’s email address as their username.  Think about how many sites you access on a regular basis with your email address: Social media sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn Online payment […]

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Forget College, Go to Europe Instead

February 23, 2017

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A couple of weeks ago I witnessed the arms race first hand. It isn’t a military arms race between the U.S. and China. It isn’t a political arms race between the democrats and republicans. It is the arms race occurring between Universities across the country, all vying to attract and retain students to their educational institutions. Like all arms […]

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Working Five Jobs at One Time is Never Worth It

February 10, 2017

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I used to live full time on a beautiful lake in middle Georgia.  The view from the house was simply gorgeous (that is the view from the upper deck above) and the sunsets were breath taking.  You would think that the first thought every morning was to look out the glass doors and gaze at […]

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How Many Unproductive or Dead Assets do you have in your Personal Life?

February 1, 2017

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Few will debate that 2016 was the year of the disruptors.  Whether it was the proliferation of industry disruptors such as Uber and Airbnb or political disruptions such as Brexit and the Presidential elections, the past twelve months have brought unprecedented levels of change, confusion and at times, disorder.  To some degree, the fruition of […]

How to Protect Yourself from Typosquatting Attacks

January 31, 2017

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Imagine the following scenario.  You go to your bank’s online website such as www.safebank.com to check your account balance and perhaps pay some bills.  In the process you inadvertently type www.safebakn.com as a spelling error (note the backwards placement of the “k” and the “n”) and not notice it because the usual website is displayed […]

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Why shared Storage is Important for your Business

January 4, 2017

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We all aware of the mind numbing growth of data being generated today.  It is for that reason that according to IDC, more than 30,000 PB of new external storage system capacity was purchased in 2014 alone, an increase of 30% over the prior year.  Beyond simply being aware of it however, we must learn […]

Confessions of an Airbnb Gypsy

December 27, 2016

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Confessions of an Airbnb Gypsy The other day my mom and I caught an Uber ride leaving the Atlanta Falcons game.  I love the convenience of Uber and I also enjoy talking to their drivers as my inquisitive mind is constantly fascinated with people working in the gig economy.  As I barraged the young lady […]

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