When we started modernizing the LMS infrastructure, the first thing someone asked was: "Can we just add SSO to the LMS?" It's a reasonable question. It sounds like a small ask — flip a switch, wire up a login button, done. But the moment you start pulling on that thread, you find out it's not a switch at all. It's a …

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Last year I got pulled into a project where the team was drowning in spreadsheets. Not the good kind, but rather the unfortunate kind: manual user provisioning lists, copy-paste operations between systems, and a recurring cloud bill that kept climbing because of over-provisioned resources sitting idle. The kicker? …

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When I migrated this blog to Hugo, I had to figure out where images would live. My original thought was simple enough: store them in the GitHub repo. That worked fine for six months. Then I started thinking about what happens when I have hundreds of posts with images, and the repo turns into a photo dump. I looked at …

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I've recently been involved with a project at work to modernize the processes around Docebo, our Learning Management System (LMS). A significant portion of this project involves workflow automation and passing data/events between multiple systems. We accomplish this automation using webhooks and a number of API calls …

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Below is a sample of recommendations from some of my awesome coworkers. For the full list of more than 35 recommendations, refer to my LinkedIn Profile! Name Recommendation Rachel Kim I had the privilege of seeing Rob work a lot of his magic in a project we worked through since September 2023 until March 2024. He's got …

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Sudden panic set in as I walked by my child's room and heard the lyric from Monsters by All Time Low -- "I don't mind while you f**k up my life." Yes, I just had the realization that the critical parental controls on the Homepod Mini's in my children's rooms were no longer working as intended. This set off a multi-hour …

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Let me start by saying that I'm assuming many of you out there are in a situation quite similar to my own. This situation; having a personal Mac and a work Mac (and maybe an iPad Pro thrown into that mix also). But if you're also like me, you have limited space on your desk and don't want to be surrounded by monitors! …

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I was listening to the Security Now Podcast the other day, and a GREAT topic came up that I wanted to write about. That topic, as covered by Leo and Steve, involves ownership (specifically registrants) of Domain Name System (DNS) records. I know from past experience, domain "ownership" never seems to be front-of-mind …

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Lots of changes afoot in my professional life. This past February, I joined the ranks of many folks in the Great Resignation and made a career shift. With my new role, I'm working for OneTrust -- a company that creates software to help other companies manage their privacy and regulatory compliance. It's been a total …

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