Taking this up again. 


I know I only posted a couple blogs before I stopped doing this, but I have decided to try to start it up and actually do something with it. I will most likely focus mostly on technology related topics, but may throw in some other posts as I had originally. 

Since I started this I finished my Bachelor's in IT, gotten a new job, and started my Master's in Strategic Leadership specializing in cyber-security. I would like to make this mostly a place where I provide little bits of knowledge for problems I solve at work that may hopefully help others in the future. 

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