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To Recertify, or NOT to Recertify… THAT is the question.
I was definitely a proponent of expiring certifications when the topic came up. Why? Because my value as an MCSE was diminished by others who held the same title… from Windows NT. By making professionals renew their certifications we obtained the ability to differentiate between someone with current value and skills and knowledge and someone…
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Cloud Storage: What’s your favourite?
A few weeks ago Bauke Roesink, a fellow blogger, reached out to me to ask for a blub for a piece he was doing on Cloud Storage. He asked me to write up what platform I use to share large files, and why. The results would be featured in a piece he was doing, that…
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Watching TV…
When I moved into my condo in September I made a conscious decision to not subscribe to cable TV. The decision had nothing to do with reducing the number of hours I spend watching TV, it was simply a question of money… I had been unemployed for eight months, and although I was earning a…
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Thank You For Lousy Customer Service!
When I moved into my condo I bought a refurbished Cuisinart coffee machine. You know, the type that brews Keurig coffees. It was my first purchase for the condo, and I was very proud of it. Why? Well for one thing it is a very nice machine, and for another… well, mornings are just better…
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Free E-Books… Way beyond PDF Files!
Back in 2013 I published an article about free e-books from Microsoft Press, and I got some great response to it. Why? My readers love books, and everyone loves getting something for nothing. That is just simple math. I was having a conversation with my team last week, and they told me they did not…
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Time for a change…
It’s not what you’re thinking… I am still doing what I did professionally, although I did have a bit of a hiccup in my schedule today. I live in a condo building in Burlington. I have been here since September, and while I try to be friendly, it doesn’t seem that many of the neighbours…
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Apple Dongles… Dangling functionality in front of you!
“Just remember Mitch… you are coming into an environment where people love their Macs and their Linux. As long as you don’t come in and try to convert them, you will do well here.” Yes, when I had my initial conversation with the leadership at Kobo I was told something very much like that. Obviously…
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Whisky is Wonderful, but…
If you know me, you probably know that I am a whisky drinker. Had you asked me eighteen months ago I would have said I am a scotch drinker, but that changed when Michael Kulwicki joined the Rakuten End User Technology team in October of 2013. Michael is Scottish, but is living in Tokyo with…
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An Experienced Eye
There’s an old adage about a guy who takes his car to a mechanic. The car is coughing and banging and sounds like it is dying. The mechanic listens for a minute, then takes a hammer and takes a big whack at the engine, which then starts purring perfectly. That will be $200 please. ‘WHAT?…
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Pan Am… Do something for nothing, and get so much!
If you follow me on Facebook you will already know that I was selected as a volunteer for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games. My decision to volunteer dates back to the 2013 Taekwondo Canada Open; at the end of the event the administrator thanked me for my hard work, and hoped that I would…
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My Next (and Previous) Challenge
I was in Montreal last week-end, and a friend of mine (Rick is a faithful reader of my blog) asked me why I have been so quiet recently. I want to apologize to you all for being a bit cagey about what was going on… and to the myriad friends on Facebook who expressed concern…
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New Interior…
I nearly panicked when I boarded the Air Canada Boeing 777-300 that will take me to Vancouver, for the connecting flight to Seattle. The First Class cabin did not have the pods that I was used to… just regular seats… …or so it seemed. In truth they have revamped the cabin and while the pods…
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Welcome to What’s Next…
There is irony in the title of this post… What’s next. I posted on Friday that it was my last day working full time at Yakidoo. I really enjoyed my time there, and am glad that my next venture will allow me to stay on there on a limited basis. This afternoon I am meeting…
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Onboard SAN… Issues.
A client of mine is a small business with a couple of physical servers and a couple of virtualization hosts. One of the physical servers, a Lenovo ThinkServer, has been acting as a file server, so it has really been very under-used. It is a good server that has never been used to its potential…
The World According to Mitch
The day to day ramblings of an IT Professional (and so much more…)
The World According to Mitch 