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David Phillips is the geek that’s been pushed into management roles over the span of his career. He’s been a helpdesk jockey, a team lead, a systems architect and even a Vice President over the course of his more than 20 years in information technology for a variety of industries. He’s been profiled by CNN’s Money Magazine for his work with the group, as well as being a regular speaker for the Michigan Shifting Gears program, winning 2013’s “Outstanding Contributor for the Transformation of Careers and Lives”. The views and opinions expressed here are solely in his own, and relate to IT in the D only.
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LinkedIn Is Not A Video Game
This blog post is a result of a conversation that I wind up having around once a month. A conversation that…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Jehovah’s Witness
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
COVID-19 Updates – Variants, Mutations, Vaccines, and Distribution with Fred…
This one ran suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long, and so we had no choice but to break it into two parts. This is part…
Shift_Up, Job and Skills Training, The Past Week’s Chaos, Parler Shutdown…
We're joined by our friends from Shift_Up to talk about their latest evolution in job and skills training offered,…
Bad Resume Guy
Believe it or not, sometimes these blog entries actually take a decent amount of thought. Trying to figure out the…
Cobra Kai Season 3 Drops, Twisted Tea, NYC Squirrels Attack, and a $7 Million…
Cobra Kai season 3 dropped, and the cameos and new stories were definitely worth diving in to. Twisted Tea takes…
The Askhole
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The Dating Corollary: The Awkward Proposal Moment
As mentioned in the introduction (and you read the introduction, right? No? Go read it over here), in the first…
Cobra Kai Season 3, Package Tracking Chaos, Alcohol Free Alcohol?
Cobra Kai season 3 gets a new release date, the Nashville bombing and the dangers of conspiracies, Dave doesn't…
Mandalorian Finale Recap, Thoughts on Spoilers, New Covid Mutation, Crazy Porn…
We bring in some friends to chat about the Mandalorian finale, thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett, and thoughts on…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Fallen Angel
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Guilt By Association: Never Invite The Vampire In
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
The Dating Corollary: “It’s Not You, It’s Me” (hint:…
As mentioned in the introduction (and you read the introduction, right? No? Go read it over here), in the first…
The Vanishing
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blanke…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Booty Call Networker
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
What Taking My Daughter to a Comic Book Store Taught Me
I like to think that I'm a pretty decent human being.
Don't think I didn't hear that snort of derision...lighten…
The Recliner Principle II
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank
"Everyone’s got…
The Silver Lining
"Every cloud has a silver lining" - various
Chalk this one up to "another time when Dave forgot to practice what…
Announcing International Prune Your Network Day!
It's time to prune your network.
Networks are like trees, folks. Sure, they're nice to look at, provide shade…