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Scribbles, Styluses, and Sanity: The Note-Taking Revolution No One Told Me About
I’ve always loved a good notebook — the feel of pen on paper, the satisfying rhythm of a well-organized Bullet Journal. But somewhere between hauling around a rainbow of pens and trying to keep up with multiple notebooks for different parts of life, I started wondering if there was a better way. Enter the unexpected Continue reading
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How I Fell into my Dream Job (AGAIN): A journey from RIF to Renewal
Job Search Update So, for most of my life, when it came to work, I generally knew about jobs because of someone I knew. I mean, most people find jobs that way. On rare occasions, when friends and acquaintances don’t know of any new jobs and I had to “cold call” to find work, I Continue reading
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Ice, Illness, and iPhone Privacy: Taking Control of Your Apple AI Settings
So the last couple of weeks have been interesting. First, about mid-February until late last week, the weather where I live has been interesting. To the point of us not being able to leave the house for a couple of weeks due to ice on the driveway and on the street. Now, you may think, Continue reading
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Confessions of a VMware Instructor: The Real Keys to Effective Teaching
So I got this writing prompt last year: What makes a teacher great? I’ve held it in my drafts for a while because one of things that I’ve wanted to talk about is what makes an instructor great. Teaching at all levels requires certain soft skills that can be learned but can only really shine Continue reading
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Fear, Freedom, and Finding Yourself in the Workplace
My professional journey with VMware began in 2005. In 2007 I embarked on a journey to the US as a technical trainer with a specialized visa that recognized my expertise in virtual desktop management. As the global expert on what would eventually become Omnissa Horizon, I initially arrived in the United States through an L1-B Continue reading
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Video Post: The Self-Interview Project: Raw, Unfiltered & Real
So I thought it’d be neat to do a self-interview as a way to promote myself in addition to the static resume. And then I thought, maybe do it as a mini-podcast-like thing. So if you’re interested, reach out to me here or on LinkedIn. Continue reading
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Bopping About with btop: Installing btop on MacOS
For years, when troubleshooting issues on *nix-like systems (say, MacOS), I’ve often used top. This was pretty much a standard tool to check things like CPU usage, memory and so on. The challenge is that for someone who tends to like some decent visuals, top can be overwhelming and somewhat clunky to use. As it Continue reading
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From Virtualization to AI: Have We Lost Our Way on Data Center Sustainability?
Now, I want to start out by saying that AI is both fascinating and scary at the same time. There are certainly huge benefits that can be realized out of “good, well-trained” AI, promising everything from better healthcare to smarter cities. Heck, it is even being used to clean clothes better (my new LG washer Continue reading