Short blog hiatus…


So you may see that I haven’t been blogging lately. The reason being that I have a new job (focusing on Systems Engineering/Admin, Network Admin as well as IT Super Hero), so I’ve been mainly focusing on that and getting up to speed.  Now that I’ve settled in I will be back at it writing up on my adventures in the world of IT.  Expect more soon.


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