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IPO? 2engage Financial Media premium alternative for companies tired of same...

Old, already peaked. Really old, bordering on ancient. Downright decrepit, approaching prehistoric. This is what companies considering going public have had to choose from when it comes to full service...

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I love clouds but what happens when they become full?

#123546487 / gettyimages.com Clouds are very popular these days but I am most happy with them when I am sitting in a plane above a bunch of them. These types of clouds […]

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Just give me a sign

I was driving to work and decided to take some things I read along the way literally. There was a dump truck in front of me stopped at a light. A sign […]

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When breathing ‘normally’ isn’t an option

When you’re on a plane, check that, when you’re in a plane, and they are doing the pre-flight safety demonstrations, talking about using the oxygen masks that drop down in the event […]

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The ferry

The ferry took off and it got him to thinking of the eventual shopping that lay waiting after the return trip back to the mainland. The ferry rides were always a sanctuary […]

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Romancing the stone

Her mood was always dictated by pharmaceuticals and those she chose to surround herself with. Her life could seemingly fly off the rails whether things appeared to be going smoothly or not […]

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Pub university grads enjoy real world skills, less regret and save $$$

If a pub is a poor man’s university then I must be one of the most extensively, informally educated men around. It’s not something to take as cold, hard fact, yet, sometimes […]

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Take a life from your vacation

It has often been said, well, maybe not often, but from time to time on LinkedIn, I read some form of, “Have a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I would […]

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‘Just works’ mantra finally applies to Linux (Mint ‘Rafaela’) adopters

It was time to get back to Linux on one of my old PC’s. I have Windows 10 running well on an ancient 1.83 GHz Core2Duo processor desktop PC. I also have […]

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iPhone leaves Mac in its dust as 2015 sprints to finish line

Embed from Getty Images It’s the end of 2015 and if you say “Apple” nowadays, the first word that comes to mind is iPhone (and not Mac—McDonald’s “Big Mac” is more popularly […]

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Court of public opinion, irony, no less players in Apple’s tussle with Feds

Embed from Getty Images So, Apple doesn’t want to help the government unlock an iPhone in the name of privacy for all. I find it ironic that one of the most secretive […]

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The disconnect of airplane mode

Four and one-half hour plane rides make you do funny things like blog from 34,000 feet. They can also make you think of all kinds of other things. This is probably a […]

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Riding the ritual of Monday night random rejuvenation

There are times in life when you realize it’s better to be lucky than it is to be good. It’s an old axiom, an old adage, an old “thing,” but it still […]

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The last throes of the financial printing typesetter

Today, the financial printing typesetter epitomizes the definition of the word survivor in an industry indifferent to constructive technological process improvement. Commercial typesetters have been...

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The ferry

The ferry took off and it got him to thinking of the eventual shopping that lay waiting after the return trip back to the mainland. The ferry rides were always a sanctuary of sorts from the shopping,...

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Romancing the stone

Her mood was always dictated by pharmaceuticals and those she chose to surround herself with. Her life could seemingly fly off the rails whether things appeared to be going smoothly or not on the...

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Pub university grads enjoy real world skills, less regret and save $$$

If a pub is a poor man’s university then I must be one of the most extensively, informally educated men around. It’s not something to take as cold, hard fact, yet, sometimes I like to think if one...

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Take a life from your vacation

It has often been said, well, maybe not often, but from time to time on LinkedIn, I read some form of, “Have a life you don’t need a vacation from.” I would dig deeper and suggest as human beings we...

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‘Just works’ mantra finally applies to Linux (Mint ‘Rafaela’) adopters

It was time to get back to Linux on one of my old PC’s. I have Windows 10 running well on an ancient 1.83 GHz Core2Duo processor desktop PC. I also have an old AMD Athlon 64 eMachines tower that was...

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iPhone leaves Mac in its dust as 2015 sprints to finish line

Embed from Getty Images It’s the end of 2015 and if you say “Apple” nowadays, the first word that comes to mind is iPhone (and not Mac—McDonald’s “Big Mac” is more popularly spoken than Apple’s Mac,...

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