What I have learned throughout a career in I.T.

What kind of I.T. person are you? Sometimes where you work defines a lot of the characteristics of what you do in your job. Sometimes the type of person you are decides those factors for you, as well. Today I’m going to walk down memory lane throughout my career, and in this essay-length blog post, I’ll highlight a few lessons I’ve learned along the way.

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THE DEFINITIVE “Does Facebook Listen To Your Conversations” Post

Look. On this blog, I do what I want. And what I want is to follow up on my 2018 post: “Is Facebook listening to you?”

A horribly modified version of Francesco Ungaro’s photo for comedic effect

Part 1: is it possible?

Yes. Definitively, unequivocally, absolutely, positively, it IS entirely technically possible for Facebook to listen in on your conversations.

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How to download Windows 10 ISO’s directly from Microsoft (2004 / 20-04 / 20H1)

If you don’t like using the Media Creation Tool, there is a way that you can actually download the ISO files straight from Microsoft’s servers.

If you want to download the Windows 10 ISO file DIRECTLY from Microsoft’s servers, you can do so by getting the URL from a mobile device: I simply used the Microsoft Edge browser on Android (any mobile browser on any platform will work) to visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO and request links to an ISO in my language. If you download the ISO files from anywhere else, be sure to verify the their SHA-256 checksums!