Early this morning my mother, Linda Parks Beaver, left this earth and joined the angels. Her fight with cancer is over. Her pain is over. Her suffering is over. She's now resting in peace. God bless her soul.Many heartfelt thanks to the support and kind words so many of you have given me this year. And thanks so much to my clients and business colleagues who've been so understanding and ...
Continue Reading...As many of you know I'm a motorsports nut -both as a driver and a fan. This provided the influence for my Security On Wheels logo. Well, after my speaking session at Gartner yesterday I headed out of DC early this morning. Unfortunately, we had a long flight delay heading over to Chicago where I'm taking a class but the wait and the hassle were worthwhile. I got to meet ...
Continue Reading...Wow, I can't believe it's the end of May....the year's nearly halfway through and I feel like I should still be back in February! After experiencing some family health crises and deaths combined with the busiest year I've ever had with my business (not complaining there!), I've let my blog suffer. I never like to not post for so long but I work to stay true to what I preach ...
Continue Reading...Between losing both grandmothers and helping my mom through a serious struggle she's having with cancer over the past 4 weeks combined with this news about Brian Tracy who has been a wonderful inspiration and mentor to me I'm compelled to say: View every day as a blessing for we truly don't know how much time we have here on Earth....
Continue Reading...You may already be aware of TechTarget's IT Knowledge Exchange. It's a great place to ask questions and/or establish yourself as an expert.Anyway, I just realized that today's the last day to nominate another member [subliminal message]Kevin Beaver[/subliminal message] for their Panasonic 42" TV giveaway. Someone you know [subliminal message]Kevin Beaver[/subliminal message] is in the running and could really use your help.So what's in it for you? When you nominate ...
Continue Reading...Final call for the 50% discount on my current Security On Wheels audio programs. Just enter OCT09 as the discount code when checking out!...
Continue Reading......my lovely email security provider has chosen to work part-time apparently. If you need to reach me, email my full name (1 word) at gmail dot com....
Continue Reading...If you've been following me for any length of time you've probably noticed that development of my Security On Wheels audio programs has slowed way down. Let me explain why.In a nutshell, I'm practicing what I preach: "focus on your highest payoff tasks". With this economic mess we're in I've had to really buckle down and focus on billable work this year to keep my momentum up and ride out ...
Continue Reading...I took a couple of days off to celebrate the completion of my freshly-updated book Hacking For Dummies, 3rd edition. More on this to come...Anyway, during this time off I went to see the movie District 9 that was most excellent. One of the best flicks I've ever seen. Extremely creative with good acting too! You have to see it while it's still in theaters!!...
Continue Reading...I know, this is more of a Facebook-type post but since I don't hang out there too much I thought I'd post it here. Here's a pic of me and Bob Varsha - the voice of Formula 1, Barrett-Jackson Auctions, etc. on the SPEED channel. I met him at a motorsports event here in Atlanta recently. Really nice guy. For you NFL fans, that's Michael Jenkins of the Atlanta Falcons ...
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