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Personalized/Behavioral Web Ads Reaching New Levels

I am not sure if I am the only one, but it seems to me that recently, the level of personalization of ads you see on web pages has increased dramatically. I usually don't pay much attention to the ads on the sides of articles, etc. However, lately for some reason I couldn't help but … Continue reading Personalized/Behavioral Web Ads Reaching New Levels

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Setting Up a Virtualized Demo Environment

Disclaimer: I think this post will probably be more of a "memo to self" than be widely useful, but I wanted to jot down how I go about setting up my presentation environment, beyond just the basics. First of all, I go through quite some lengths to set up an environment like this, so there … Continue reading Setting Up a Virtualized Demo Environment

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Blog is Still Alive, Although on Life Support

I couldn't blame anyone for thinking that this blog is dead. However, it's not. I could come up with scores of excuses as to why I haven't posted anything, but that won't serve any valuable purpose. Rather, I'd like to write something about the subjects I can post about, namely The betas of Windows Vista … Continue reading Blog is Still Alive, Although on Life Support

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Spam Control

I just read an article on the BBC News web site that deals with spam and how users's "bad" behavior sustains it. As I am sure everyone does I hate spam. It is counterproductive, gives the companies involved a bad name, and is a waste of costly bandwidth. I receive spam. About 40%-60% of messages … Continue reading Spam Control

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A blog, a real blog, finally…

Hello everyone, and welcome to my first blog and my first blog post. I have decided to join the blogosphere to share some insights gained through my work as a management and IT consultant. To find out more about my consulting company, visit http://www.adduxis.com. Some ground rules: I can't promise that I will post on … Continue reading A blog, a real blog, finally…

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RT @MMarie: Y'all. Stop using account keys to access your storage accounts. There is no reason that your ADF/Logic App/Azure Automation Run… 2 days ago

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