So I finally was able to go to a test centre to sit my (ISC)2 CISSP exam, I was initially planning on doing this in April but the lockdown stopped me. I have spent the past month watching a number of Pluralsight courses, reading the study guide, and spent two weeks going through practice tests.… Continue reading Sitting the CISSP exam
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Spice world virtual 2020
It has been a busy month, where I spent most of my time studying for my CISSP exam, as such I failed to post this about the first ever virtual spice world conference from September. This is the annual conference for all Spiceworks fans, and was a great example of how a virtual conference should… Continue reading Spice world virtual 2020
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Managing time with an old school pre-digital tool
Whilst trying to organise my day, I have to manage my diary in a couple of places, my work calendar and my clients work calendar, both are Microsoft Exchange Online based, but there is no federation in place so I have to update both manually to ensure they match. I also must keep both my… Continue reading Managing time with an old school pre-digital tool
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I’ve written off April
April has just disappeared, I have been used to working from home for periods of time; but this is different. I have found it very hard to work remotely with clients I have not had any face to face contact with, and the daily grind has been very hard going. To top it off, when… Continue reading I’ve written off April
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iPads and a meditation streak
Recently I have found myself using my iPad Pro much more as a companion to my laptop, both for watching training videos and reading technical books as well as for reviewing documents and making notes with the amazing apple pencil. I bought mine a few years ago and as such it is a little long… Continue reading iPads and a meditation streak
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Clearing up junk, destructive bunnies & the Disney+ channel
Ok so I have decided to give the new Disney+ channel a try, if only to see what The Mandalorian is actually like, I signed up for an initial 7 day trial and I have to say I like it. On the plus side there are all of the Star Wars & Marvel movies along… Continue reading Clearing up junk, destructive bunnies & the Disney+ channel
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Staying up to date
One of my favourite questions to ask when interviewing potential staff is, what do you do to keep up to date and continue to learn? I like this because there is no right or wrong answer, but it does show that the candidate is engaged with the work and has a method to drive continuous… Continue reading Staying up to date
