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Starstruck
I had only my third celebrity encounter since moving to California this weekend. Princess Sophie went to say hello to her, and I recognized her from Grey’s Anatomy. Jaicy Elliot is so nice and down to earth! We switched from English to French – she told me where in France she grew up, but according…
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Microsoft Edge: Stop following me!
**DISCLOSURE: While I am contracted to Microsoft Corporation, I am not an employee. The articles that I write are not meant to represent the company, nor are they meant to represent me as an employee or spokesman for the company. As has always been the case, all articles on this website represent me and nobody…
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Memorial Day
I still do not understand why people wish you Happy Memorial Day. It is the day we remember our fallen soldiers. It is not Veteran’s Day.
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A Good Day…
I golfed well yesterday. Even if I hadn’t, I had a great time with my friend. The long weekend continues!
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Shabbat Shalom
Today is the Sabbath. On the seventh day, G-d abstained (shavat). “The Lord blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because He abstained from all His work which He created to make.” My grandparents lived in Montreal, but for many years they had a country home on Loon Lake, New York. There was a vibrant…
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Goings On Go On
I took Princess Sophie to the park yesterday afternoon – whatever else may be going on in the world, dogs still need to be taken to the park. So to the park we went. The sun was shining. the grass was green. There were children playing in the park. Some were playing baseball, others some…
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Outlook Is Backwards?
I installed Office 365 on my new laptop this week and did not give it another thought… until I went to start booking travel for my upcoming trip. I went to click on Monday and realized it was not where it was supposed to be… everything was backwards. It was a little confusing, and I…
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Covid-19 and Security Theatre
I was walking through the casino at Binion’s on Fremont Street, Las Vegas last weekend, and I couldn’t help think about an old friend. Dana Epp, one of the smartest people I know, and an IT security expert, introduced me to the term Security Theatre. I don’t remember how many years ago that was, but…
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Not All Docks Are Created Equal…
Last week I was onboarded at a new company. I will be working from home for the first time since I moved to California, so it was necessary to equip my home office. I should clarify, I am an employee of the company that contracts me to them, so when it comes to equipment, some…
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The People Have Said Nothing
An article came across my feed this morning about last week’s elections in Israel. It read: The people have spoken. They want to live in Netanyahu’s Israel. I find that a deceptive headline. Many of us who are familiar with the country have joked for years about how difficult it is to come to a…
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Azure Exams: Different?
Since I started working on Microsoft Azure certifications, I have noticed a lot of things that are quite different from what I am used to. for instance, the single, non-technical AZ-900 exam does give you a certification (Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals). Okay, I passed that exam… but when I went to start looking for courseware…
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Am I Being Watched? Possible, unlikely…
I received this e-mail – apparently from myself – earlier this week. I have actually gotten many of these e-mails over the past few months. On the surface, my e-mail has obviously been hacked – after all, how else could the sender send an e-mail from my own account? Here’s the problem… it was not…
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Ch–Ch–Ch–Changes!
I know, I went dark. It has been more than a month since I posted a blog article… and that was just a sample to show my friend Jeff how to do it. To put it mildly, the last two months have been a whirlwind. I will try to start from the beginning. A little…
The World According to Mitch 