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Wayfare

Two-thousand miles is an incredibly long distance away from home, but that’s where I find myself living. When I started studying for my first certification I had hopes it would be the catalyst for a new career, but I never thought it would eventually lead to a relocation across

Baselining (2026)

Reviewing my previous year and performing a look-forward is a practice I’ve come to enjoy. Even if it comes a few months late (which for this year happened for good reason) it’s something that I spend quite a few thought-cycles on. I think about what I accomplished the

The Peril of AI in the Engagement Era

There’s an alarming trend quietly reshaping the internet, and it lies at the crossroads of three unsettling ideas. First, the Dead Internet Theory—the notion that most online activity and engagement today is driven by bots. Some dismiss it as a conspiracy, but we’ll come back to why

Landmarking (2025)

The concept of a temporal landmark is something that we all intuitively understand, but rarely effectively use. The term itself was something I had never actually heard of until reading “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” by Daniel H. Pink. The book itself is a great read, and no

The CompTIA A+: Does it still have value in 2025?

If you have even a passing knowledge of the IT Field, there’s no doubt you’ve heard of the CompTIA A+. For many of us, it was the entry point that kick-started our IT Careers. For those who may not be aware, the CompTIA A+ is what can be

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