How to Eradicate Hate

Hate is real and present in both my world and yours. We hear talk about its impact on the news each day. Unfortunately, there isn't much talk about how we can fix it. And no, sharing a link to your local echo chamber on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook does not…

Activism

The world can be a terrible place and it seems to be growing more terrible with each passing day. It feels like the aged can finally quantify their ageless axiom: "Things were better in my day" - because they were. Today, warfare is a way of life for…

Welcome to Ghost

First, I switched to Wordpress. Immediately, I hated it (it's bloated), but I couldn't find anything else worth switching to. Finally, something came along that is not only better, it's in a different league entirely. Welcome to Ghost. I might actually write more than three times a year now that…

Self Preservation

As I’ve grown older I’ve noticed that the rate of personal injuries and accidents has dropped somewhat dramatically. I’ve learned from hard experience that when the thought, “I should probably move my thumb before I cut that direction”, crops up in my mind, I should act on…

Politics: Aftermath

I apologize up front. I tried to make it clear in the title that this was a politically-oriented post. You can leave now if you fear offense, though I will do my best to be considerate. It is for the purpose of avoiding offense that I generally steer clear of…

BYOD Fusion

Apple, at their September press bonanza, told the world about their new, hybrid approach to storage: Fusion. It’s a marriage of an SSD (Solid State Disk) and a classic HDD (as in magnetic, spinning media). If you want to get into the details of all of this, take a…

Fact-checking the Fact Checkers

MoodleRooms posted a great comparison and analysis of some core LMS features. I spotted some inaccuracies and started a little conversation on Twitter. Unfortunately, it’s not a great place to go through the details. First, you should take a look at the original here. Done? Great, let’s take…

The Value of a College Education

As we discuss higher education, the most significant question we’re attempting to answer in this decade is, very simply: What is the value of a college education? One of the reasons that this is such a hot topic is the fact that tuition costs are rising at an alarming…

Moving On...

My last day at Instructure was just a little over two weeks ago now. It was a hard day, saying goodbye to the wonderful friendships I’ve built with that wonderful team. I had a fantastic job as a Sales Engineer supporting a brilliant inside and outside sales team. It…

Stash!

Nearly two years ago, I was in the thick of working at Mozy, the cloud storage and backup company. If you’re curious about my time there, checkout my “Wins” page. For those of you who aren’t aware, at the core of Mozy is a mind-bendingly awesome storage infrastructure.…