A collection of nerdy things done in nerdy ways to break, fix, and learn technology
There’s no place like burnout for the holidays. You can run, but you can’t hide. Perhaps the possibility of being burned out never crossed your mind. Stop for a second, and let’s explore. The answer might be different than you thought. Think back on your personal state of the union during 2021 (mental health, physical…
When I saw the notification this past Wednesday letting me know the newest episode of Datanauts was available, I was excited. Then I read the title of the episode and was completely bummed. If you’re reading this and are a regular listener, I know you understand the feeling. If you have never listened to Datanauts,…
Several months ago I started building a guide to using VMware documentation that was first a single blog post, launched into a blog series, and then morphed into a presentation at the Boston VMUG UserCon in September 2019. I realized while preparing that there was a better way to organize the content and a number…
What do you do when you’re vacationing with family at a theme park? You get ideas for blog posts, of course. Well, apparently this is what happens to me on vacation. This week as we visited Disneyland for the first time I could not help but think that the way we approach spending time at…
What would you do if a friend suggested the two of you start a podcast? That’s exactly what happened to me back in December 2017 right before changing jobs. When you’ve never helped create or co-host a podcast, you truly have no idea what it takes. I had been a podcast guest once before, but…
Deep inside you lies an impostor. Rather than an opinion, this is a fact for many of us, regardless of profession. The impostor exists in that deep, dark place you hope no one can see, waiting to ruin everything you’ve achieved professionally. Is this impostor your alter ego like Dr. Jekyll’s Mr. Hyde? Perhaps. Does…
Regardless of your field, if you aren’t a member of a professional networking group / community, I hope 2018 will be the year you choose to get involved. There are powerful benefits to your career for participating. I’m the kind of guy who participates in IT communities and happen to be the co-leader of the…
August 29, 2017 – I was there the day they stopped whispering. It was the day episode 140 was recorded at a podcast booth on the VMworld show floor. In my mind, this had all the makings of a great athlete retiring and would bring about the end of an era. I was fortunate enough…
I remember attending the VMUG UserCon in Dallas / Fort Worth for the first time back in 2013 and hearing Damian Karlson speak about vBrownBag. At the time I had never heard of vBrownBag, but one thing that really hit me was his mention of community. When he said “the community” he meant the virtualization…
This year was the first time I was able to attend VMworld US, and it was an amazing experience. Just before the conference, I was contacted by someone at Spiceworks and asked to write a few articles about what it’s like to attend. Since there were several articles, I wanted to list all of them…