Everyone who has used an AI chatbot knows that it can be a very iterative process. One approach to integrating AI into workflows is called “Human In The Loop”, which describes an approach that uses a human as part of the process to achieve better outcomes. What if we could […]
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AI has a certain style of writing. We can’t always put our fingers on it, but we can often spot the influence of AI in written communication. I recently had a discussion with a friend who is an engineering professor, and I can see their concern as it relates to […]
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I took the Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) exam from ISC2 a while back and wanted to share a few thoughts. As you may be aware, both the CISSP and CCSP exams are managed by the same organization: ISC2. After getting my CISSP in June of 2022, I started looking […]
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I took the CISSP exam a while back and wanted to share a few thoughts. I’ve long been a security practitioner, going back to my teenage years attending local 2600 meetings. I got my Security+ back in 2004. Yikes! With the current ransomware driven technology climate, it seemed like high […]
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The latest code update for the Dell PowerStore (Dell’s Flagship Midrange Storage Array) adds a few cool new features that I think provide some additional value for people who are already using it. Most of the details were released at Dell World 2023 in Las Vegas. Several of the new […]
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After putting this email button device into service, I discovered that I really wanted some instant feedback to know if the email was sent successfully or not. I decided to add some LEDs into the mix that would illuminate on success or failure. At left you can see a mock […]
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I had a need for a device that would send an email at the push of a button. I also needed it to send a different email when I push a different button. My use case here is related to a Homeowners Association (HOA) that requires me to “check-in” on […]
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I had to update my website today. I’m definitely a function over form person, and I don’t care much for frontend development. I thought the old design was fine, but I was running an abandoned theme that was no longer being updated. While I was looking around to see if […]
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I don’t know about you, but in my line of work, we frequently have to convert between various data measurements. Whether this is storage capacity or network throughput, we convert between TB, TiB, GB, GiB, and others every day. If you visit my calculators page, you’ll even find a converter […]
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At Dell Tech World 2022 this week Dell announced the upcoming release of PowerStore 3.0 which includes new controller and expansion shelf hardware as well as some serious software updates. We were part of the PowerStore OS 3.0 Beta Program and installed the beta software in our lab. […]
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