A 6:13 AM departure to Boston on the Northeast Regional and then a transfer at Boston’s North Station to board the Downeaster to Portland. I had to forego CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning, which has been a favorite to watch these days rather than political news because the market is awash with mad money. The […]
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When I built my first personal computer I purchased most of my parts and hardware from Micro Center, which is a wonderful shop. But for my second build I purchased from newegg.com such as cases, CPU, RAM and and an ASUS motherboard. When I checked today both Best Buy and Micro Center websites there were
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So I was really looking forward to gathering a number of utilities to create the world’s best—not quite, but effective at least—IT Toolkit storing multiple .iso files on a bootable USB drive for easy troubleshooting. But the computing sphere wasn’t cooperating. So when troubleshooting goes awry, it’s time to open WordPress and write about the
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That’s a formidable question because there’s so much information to review for both paths. I just launched a Google Ads campaign for MarcB IT, my newly created Information Technology services outfit. But I’m leaning towards Network+ for the next few weeks to be able to earn another certification I always say that March, April and
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Last September we traveled to Portland, Maine via Amtrak and then rented a car to drive north to the mountains and woodlands where we hiked and canoed the Maine backcountry. I recently passed the CompTIA A+ exam, thus earning a full-fledged certification in information technology. Now before I start the next certification journey, specifically CompTIA’s
It’s official. On Friday I passed the CompTIA A+ Core 2 exam, thus earning full-fledged CompTIA A+ certification. Two months of rigorous study and retaking multiple practice exams paid off! Onward now to additional certifications such as Network+, Server+ and Security+. Whether its from the Windows command line or Control Panel, I’m troubleshooting a variety
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Back on Wednesday, January 29, I passed the CompTIA A+ Core 1 exam. Now on Friday, March 7 I’m scheduled to take A+ Core 2 at 8:15 AM. Since January I’ve been studying, reviewing and re-studying all the concepts and chapters required to pass Core 2. I’m excited about the possibility of attaining A+ Cert,
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Last summer I visited my first US Civil War battlefield–Antietam. Now that the long, very cold winter is almost ending, it is time to hit the road, or rather the rails, to another Civil War site. This time it’s Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Rather than driving for four and half hours and contributing to the car’s
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That’s it, that’s the name of my burgeoning enterprise—MarcB IT. You may have already read here that I passed the CompTIA A+ Core 1 exam on January 29, 2025. Now I’m scheduled to take Core 2 next Friday on March 7. Have studied a lot already, probably enough. Watching Total Seminars videos as presented by
I’ve never attended a Super Bowl but I’ve probably watched every one since the January, 1979 contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. I was nigh 10 years old when I was irrationally rooting for the Dallas Cowboys, heartbroken by the perfect pass from quarterback Roger Staubach to tight end Jackie Smith in the
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