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New YouTube Channel Art Template in Microsoft Publisher
Click the image to go to the download page for the YouTube Channel Art Template. click to get template I’ve created this template in Microsoft Publisher for those who DO NOT have Photoshop or other...
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A couple innovative ways to use Google Drive
I’ve Been Google-ized! Follow me long enough and you’ll hear me extol the virtues of some Google application. As an IT professional – dealing with buzzwords like “the cloud”, “the Internet of Things”,...
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Facebook Messenger Security and Privacy
Concerns about Facebook Messenger has been making the news lately. As an IT professional, it is important that you understand the issues surrounding security, policy, and hype. I wrote about an online...
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Coaching for IT executives, IT professionals, and IT departments
I’m offering a FREE 30 minute Skype or phone coaching session for a limited time. Get more information on my coaching page. A method to avoid the madness I’ve been providing career coaching and...
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3 Critical Productivity and Information Tools
My Personal Productivity Toolkit Do you want to get more done? Do you want better control of and access to your information? Do you want to effectively remember tasks, appointments, calls, and critical...
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Presentation: The Proactive Careerist and Overcoming Adversity
Last week I was honored to speak for PMI Los Angeles – their Santa Clarita job transitions group. My topic was The Proactive Careerist. You can get the slides two places: Click the image to get the pdf...
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Professional Networking: Put Relationships In Context – whether in person or...
I know I sound like a broken record with this advice but professional networking is the “killer app” for ongoing dynamic career growth. In this video, I discuss putting relationships in context....
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How to get past unrealistic job postings
I speak with a lot of careerist who ask what to do about unrealistic job postings. The easy answer, Networking – and not networking computers – networking with people. The graphic below represents how...
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Author update – technology and music
I realized yesterday that it has been over a month since I posted here. Do not mistake the silence for inactivity! I’ve received a couple questions on the site and been speaking with both students and...
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Project Management and Team Collaboration
My latest blog entry for CIO Magazine went live yesterday. Tools for Project Management & Team Collaboration It covers some of the tools we use at Pulse Infomatics – and why we’ve selected them. As...
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New Year/New Focus: You rather than them
At the end of this post, be ready to share at least one goal you wish to pursue more diligently this year. I had two rather interesting impromptu coaching sessions today. One is with a friend and...
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Create a linke-able process library with Google Docs
The full-blog entry for this tutorial is over on Pulse Infomatics – here. But watch the video below and/or take a look at this live Google Document to get an idea of a simple to create and navigate...
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Those Paying Your Dues Blues
“I’m paying my dues.” It is a phrase that makes me shudder with fear. Implying that you must grind your way through unhappy, unsatisfying roles, until some theoretical point where you have paid an...
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Do Job Titles and Descriptions Kill Innovation?
From my most recent blog at CIO Magazine. I discuss: The best CIO I ever worked for Why job titles might be killing innovation The most important sentence in your job description And 3 lessons about...
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Speaking Event – Why IT in Wisconsin
The Value-added Technologist I’ll be traveling to Wisconsin (brrr) later this month to keynote the Why IT? Conference! My keynote is: The Value-added Technologist. I discuss career advice and the need...
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Annotating Graphics for System and Company Documentation
This is a critical topic for IT professionals. The unfortunate truth is, documentation is often the last priority for IT groups and organizations in general. The ability to create documentation and...
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Should you automate your twitter engagement?
Are you using Twitter? If so, follow me here: @ MatthewMoran In my most recent blog post on CIO Magazine (IT is Everyone’s Business), I discuss Why Twitter Automation is a Bad Strategy. I also offer...
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How to use LinkedIn Effectively
Is LinkedIn a waste of time? This, and similar questions come up a LOT! The answer: Yes! Unless they are not.. Most people on LinkedIn and other social are obsessed with clicks, likes, follows,...
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Twitter, hashtags, and the value you add
I was taking part in a conversation on a LinkedIn discussion group. The discussion was centered on registering hashtags and how to use them. The group is a writing group and writers, like musicians,...
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Live Streaming Video Conversations
Tonight I launch a new live video series at Numubu.com (NMBLive.com) titled, Tips, Tools, and Breaking the Rules – 6pm (PST). The post Live Streaming Video Conversations appeared first on Building...
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Using Social Media workshop video
Last week I presented for the Ventura County Community Foundation – a non-profit support and education resource. Below is the full workshop video. Additionally, I’ve provided a link to a posts on my...
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True LinkedIn Interactions – A Tale of Two Interactions
::originally published at Pulse Infomatics. It was the best of conversations. It was the worst of conversations. – thanks Dan for the intro I’ve written about LinkedIn effectiveness before, but a...
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Make Facebook share the correct image from WordPress
click image to go to the article I’ll be publishing more of the technical how to’s over at Pulse Infomatics but I will post the links to them here. In the referenced post I cover: How to make the...
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Become a better delegator
Learning to delegate has been an interesting process for me! I explained some of the strategies and tools I use with me team on my recent blog at CIO. In response to that blog, a new acquaintance...
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Before you purchase equipment, speed up what you have
At Pulse, we often discover clients buying technology to speed things up in their systems environment. The problem is, much of the time (more than 70%), the problem is NOT outdated technology. It’s a...
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Is LinkedIn an effective social network
First, LinkedIn is NOT a social network. At a recent workshop on blogging, hosted by VCCF (where I serve on the faculty), I was asked my thoughts on LinkedIn as a social network. This video includes my...
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CIO Magazine Blog – 3 Skills do drop to become a CIO
My latest blog at CIO Magazine went live today. 3 Skills you need to drop to become a CIO The post CIO Magazine Blog – 3 Skills do drop to become a CIO appeared first on Building Your I.T. Career.
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12 – Relaunch, New Name, and Avoiding the Helpdesk
This is more of an announcement but I do address a reader question about his career. A plan that takes him from help desk intern to CIO....
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13 – What would you do with $1,000 dollars and our mantra: Be Proactive! Be...
Episode 13 summary: Our Mantra and its origin Be Proactive! Be Positive! Add Value! Share Opportunity! Technology News Google’s self-driving cars in Mountain View Selfie sticks banned at Disney World...
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14 – How can you negotiate your salary for a Best Buy, Geek Squad position
Episode 14 Summary Best time for FB posts:Tues/Wed – late morning Combating ISIS Online “Ecosystem” Facebook introduces video revenue share Question: Negotiating Salary for a Geek Squad consulting...
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Public Speaking Advice – begin with a story & end with a song
Career Tip: Public Speaking enhances your credibility It’s no secret that I consider the ability to speak in public as an executive level career accelerator. Seriously! Few skills provide you the...
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15 – What does proactive mean when it comes to getting the job you want?...
Episode 15 summary Apologies for the tardiness in posting. I recorded this at my moms but had to help her with some private matters. Microsoft to Slash 7,800 Jobs Facebook adds gender equal icons...
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16 Your Calendar and Maximum Productivity
Episode 16 Summary A discussion about your calendar as your most important productivity tool. Plus some thoughts on focus – for writers, app developers, songwriters… eh.. everybody! Listen to the...
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17 cloud-based project management and collaboration tools
Episode 17 Summary A discussion about cloud-based project management tools that I use in my consulting and that we teach to clients. Slides and video from one of my presentations on this topic can be...
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18 Six Productivity Hacks You Can Start Using Today
Episode 18 Summary In IT we often focus on technology and tools. This episode is about non-technical ways to dramatically increase your productivity. See list below. Listen to the podcast here...
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Lessons from the grocery store and business-aligned IT
I apologize about not posting the podcast the past 2 weeks. It will be explained soon… in a podcast. I published this over on Pulse Infomatics. About recipes, shopping list, and business to IT...
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The IT Job Seekers Song from the Camarillo Public Library
I gave a presentation on Cloud-based Project Management and Team Collaboration Tools a couple weeks ago. Actually, I’ve been speaking on this topic a lot over the last year. As part of my...
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19 Refocusing and Re-purposing Your Career
Episode 19 summary I discuss my recent refocus for my own consulting with Pulse Infomatics. I also discuss a young man who was referred to me. He is hoping to break into IT. I offer some advice that he...
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Mailmerge using VBA, Excel, and Word
A Mailmerge solution that does not require Outlook. You can read about and download this solution at Pulse Infomatics. Simple automation tools are some of the most powerful ways to give users what they...
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20 My mom, cancer, tennis, and time
Episode 20 Summary In episode 20 of the Building Your IT Career Podcast, I discuss my mother’s passing, how she impacted my career – and life – and what it means for my future. Also, thoughts on time,...
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21 Earning a 6 Figure Income in Information Technology
Prompted by a question on Spiceworks – an IT management software and community online. I’ve provided a link to the community. It’s a good place for IT professionals to get advice and meet other IT...
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The Project Management Blues
I spoke for the Project Management Institute of LA last week. Topic: Cloud-based Project Management Strategies and Tools. I include music in many of my presentations. The morning of the presentation, I...
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Fitness, Focus, and Your Career
I’ll be covering this in the next podcast episode.. some of my thoughts on why fitness should be part of your overall life/career plan. The benefits are numerous and I’ll share some ideas to get you...
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Who Cares? Now What? Thoughts on 2016, Plans, & Action
Stuff happened in 2015. You accomplished a few things. You failed to accomplish some things. Tomorrow is a new year. And the questions above should at least be considered. Who cares? Now what? Choose...
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Episode 23 – Political rants are career suicide
A tightened up and more succinct podcast format. Listening time: 5:29 Listen below or download the episode here: Mentioned (links): Mike Rowe’s Podcast Blog entry: Facebook Political Rants Document:...
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Episode 24 – Permission Granted
Are you waiting for that class next semester or your employer to give you a project and permission to learn new technology? If so, this podcast is for you. I Continue Reading →The post Episode 24 –...
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Episode 25 – Learning New Technology and Identifying the Next HOT Technology
Does learning new technology give you anxiety? What about knowing which technology to learn? This discussion will help. Learning New Technology & The Next HOT Technology Listen to episode 25...
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Episode 26 – DO NOT withhold information to artificially bolster your value...
Are you withholding information about what you, believing you are more valuable if no one else has this information? This is a common practice among IT professionals. It demonstrates a Continue Reading...
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Microsoft Access database that reads and extracts website data – file download
I wrote about this technology some time back at Pulse Infomatics. Using the Microsoft Internet Controls, the HTMLDocument object, and VBA, you can read and extract data from almost any Continue Reading...
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Which One of You Brought Down the Internet Last Friday
Some thoughts published on my personal/writing blog after last Friday’s DDoS attack. I address what the industry might do (and why they are not) and what home users should do Continue Reading →The post...
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