If you are determined to complete your doctorate, you are likely determined to make it work in whatever space you have, right? So, let’s hop to it and make it work for you, future doctor with that future doctoral workspace! It is challenging, too, when you are an adult student and you are balancing life… Read more
Deborah
Why DoctorateJourney.com and What is It All About Anyway?
Pursuing and accomplishing my Masters was like breathing. In comparison to the Doctorate, it was like rolling over, waking up for the day, and saying, “Oh, I have my Masters!” So, you can imagine that if you are pursuing your Masters or have completed it and found it to be difficult, that it is likely… Read more
Server Whisperer: What Does Server Whispering Really Mean?
Many of us who have had that label attached to us have received it somewhat reluctantly and the commonality is that we take in information, rather than blurting out information randomly (no offense). And, it doesn’t matter if it is a living creature or even an inanimate object, like computers, servers, and technology. The same… Read more
Financial Freedom: Understanding and Aiming for It in Your Life
Understanding Good Debt Versus Bad Debt Did you realize that there was such a thing as “good debt?” Maybe you did and forgot or choose to set the thought aside. I mean, who wants to be in debt at all, right? Well, there is such a thing as good debt and bad debt. It has… Read more
Why ServerWhisperer.me?
Even though I understand hardware and the hardware aspect of networking (you know, setting up routers), I am a systems and software person. To date, there has not been a system problem that I have not solved. Even when serving as IT Manager, taking over for the CTO and still filling my former shoes… Read more
Debt Reduction Begs Debt Understanding
There is actually a balance to debt. We don’t want to have too much debt, especially if it buries you and you are unable to pay back the money you owe. When you are unable to pay your debts, you are on the edge of buried in debt, if not already buried. We actually need… Read more
Financial News Hits While Making Cents Out of Cryptocurrency and BlockChains
Even as news cycles usher in financial news that topples itself before it rolls off the page, bitcoin still has an air of mystery to those who were not classified as members of the group of early adopters. This is especially true within the context of holiday shopping and consumer interest. And yet, bitcoin is… Read more
How-To: Deborah’s Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Exercise
The Business Continuity Plan is highly important for any business. Basically, it is the plan that helps direct the steps that should be taken in cases of business disruption, which can be manmade (i.e. a riot) or natural (i.e. an earthquake). Even in the cases of manmade or natural, it could be events that cause… Read more
What Else Is There Besides Amazon.com?
In the world of online retail, no digital competitor has been able to knock Amazon off its throne thus far. Although many have tried, Amazon seems to have the power to offer consumers the lowest prices while maintaining the highest quality. Their well-developed delivery network is comprised of warehouses around the nation and beyond. One… Read more
Why I Decided to Give SimpliLearn a Shot
I remember years ago there was a site where we could take tests for free and get little 8.5 x 11 inch certificates indicating that we knew our stuff. I spent hours collecting those “certifications.” Of course, in the real world, they did not mean a whole lot and not only that, but I think the company only lasted about a year. Someone bought them and it was not the same fun little company it had been.