Running a small IT business means wearing a lot of hats—tech support, marketing, website updates—you name it. One of the things I’ve been focusing on lately is making sure the work I put into my website is actually working. That led me to something simple but powerful: adding a Google Tag to track form submissions. […]
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This is my domain — both Windows and physical — where I research, test, and make all kinds of exploratory tweaks to keep my systems running smoothly. It’s also where I replicate real-world issues, like Windows network errors, to find practical solutions for clients. Whether it’s fine-tuning UX or troubleshooting a tricky problem, this is
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It’ll be 162 years ago come the first three days of July this year when the Battle of Gettysburg happened. I figured the best way to learn of the events over that three-day battle, the biggest battle of the U.S. Civil War, was to hire a tour guide. Sure enough, the guides were an excellent
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I’m fretting because as I was on the Amtrak Northeast Regional last week to Boston and then the Downeaster to Portland, Maine I read that Amtrak’s CEO Stephen Gardner abruptly resigned. News reports reported that he resigned because President Trump asked him too. And then Elon Musk weighed in in a recent Morgan Stanley conference
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Go in one direction to Maine via Amtrak, come back to New York via Amtrak again! Amtrak has been in the news lately as its CEO, Stephen Gardner,abruptly resigned. News reports saying he was forced out by the Trump administration. And Musk reportedly said recently that Amtrak should be privatized. But Amtrak hit back, saying
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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
