• 04 Jul 2009

    What are you celebrating today?

    For those of you in the U.S., Happy 4th of July! Proudly wearing my "Bill of Rights" shirt. I think my next purchase from one of my favorite stores, CafePress.com, is going to be this button:Kudos to the men and women who have fought for our freedom and independence to this point - cheers to all of you out there who still believe in it....

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  • 13 Apr 2009

    I’m back…

    Well, Spring Break is over (boohoo) and I'm back in full swing. My mind had a chance to clear while I was out and I thought of some new blog ideas that I'll be posting soon. Plus I have some content that was recently published that I'll be linking to. Also, I'm now writing for SearchCompliance.com (a great resource for us given how compliance is driving a lot of what ...

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  • 12 Dec 2008

    Goodbye to a number of long-time friends/colleagues

    One of my best and most long-term customers, TechTarget, announced layoffs yesterday that affected a number of really good business relationships I've had over the years. I interacted with a dozen or so TechTarget employees on a weekly - sometimes daily - basis and I'm very sad to see them go.I wish the very best to the people who were laid off and also the best to TechTarget. There are ...

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  • 24 Nov 2008

    Ever have one of those days…?

    I've experienced a day so far that would normally put me in a bad mood...may even make some people cry. But it's been so comical that I'm now looking at it from a completely different perspective.Have you ever been fighting a cold/sinus infection for over 6 weeks that self-medicating isn't helping and then finally break down to call the doctor proclaiming "I'm finally going in today!"...and then you can't get ...

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  • 11 Aug 2008

    Back in action….

    Had to take a mini-sabbatical to handle some cool things at home...hence the disconnection over the past 3 weeks.Anyway, I'm back in action with lots of new ideas and content....AND, I'm working on my next Security On Wheels audio program - due out soon!...

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  • 12 Mar 2008

    Back in action

    I'm back from my family's ski trip to Salt Lake City...If you've never been there - or tried skiing, or snowmobiling, or snow tubing - I *highly* recommend it. During my down time - I thought of several new ideas for blog posts and even came up with some new content for my Security On Wheels audio programs in the not so distant future.Cheers!...

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  • 07 Jan 2008

    2008 is the year to be in information security

    Welcome to 2008!I'm back from my holiday time off and working to get the kinds out of my hands after so many days of not typing. Well, not as much time off as I had hoped. I regret to say that I spent nearly half of my vacation setting up my new computer. I'll summarize my experience down to this: Windows Vista is nice in a lot of ways...but be ...

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