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Proof Of Life
Added 350 Views / 0 LikesIf you're watching this video send ten million dollars to the Jellystone RV Park south west.
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How To Find Tech Career Advice
Added 384 Views / 0 LikesYou need advice to move your tech career forward, but following bad advice can be devastating for you career. I discuss who you should stay away from, and how to find people that will be able to point you in the direction you need to go.
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Silicon Trailer: Rhinebeck NY (June 27-July 6) - OVER
Added 388 Views / 0 LikesUpdate: Rhinebeck is a beautiful place and I was able to meet with some very interesting people. What surprised me here was that I had 2 people willing to drive over 2 hours one way for the meeting! **** If you have a question about your tech career, your
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Money Mindset As A Tech Professional
Added 352 Views / 0 LikesIn the modern world money has come to be seen as something immoral, and financial success as proof that someone is dishonest. The problem is that in the tech world you need money to do anything. Even if you choose to deploy open source software you still
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Silicon Trailer: Baltimore (July 6-15)
Added 324 Views / 0 LikesSilicon Trailer pulls into Baltimore for over a week so I can deal with tedious bureaucratic paperwork! As always I'll be willing to meet with viewers and discuss the issues they are running into and offer my insight. The RV Park we'll be at is a hairs br
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Motivation As A Tech Professional
Added 324 Views / 0 LikesThe question about how to stay motivated as a tech professional comes up a surprising amount. For those of us that have found our niche it seems like an odd question, but for many the lack of motivation causes real harm to their career.
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Punctuality For Tech Professionals
Added 209 Views / 0 LikesThe simplest of social skills prefer more important than new people in technology realize. Showing up on time for appointments is not simply a nicety, but rather a vital skill. Punctuality will help or hinder your tech career in ways that you may not even
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Silicon Trailer: Saranac Lake NY (July 17 - August 1)
Added 354 Views / 0 LikesSilicon Trailer pulls into Saranac Lake NY for a bit over 2 weeks! If you need advice or have questions about your tech career I'm more than happy to sit down with you for an hour or more and give you feed back. Please remember to treat this as a friendly
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Rejection For Tech Professionals
Added 309 Views / 0 LikesYou always hear that you'll only get one, "Yes" for every hundred people you try to sell to. People focus on success, but generally avoid talking about the rejection. For every success you'll get ninety nine rejections that will range from simple dismissa
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Start Your Tech Career At An Apple Store
Added 313 Views / 0 Likes10 years ago I would have told anyone interested in pursuing a tech career to stay away from Apple Stores or other Tech Retail establishments. Things have changed dramatically though and the technology that is being sold in these places is the same used i
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Job Satisfaction As A Tech Professional
Added 303 Views / 0 LikesJob Satisfaction is one of those concepts that most people only pay lip service to. Being disgruntled may not make people happy, but in most professions realistically you can move ahead without much thought to inner fulfillment and happiness. In the tech
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Geek Camp - Coming Soon'ish
Added 242 Views / 0 LikesThe Silicon Trailer has been a surprising success. When I originally had the idea of meeting viewers with tech problems while traveling I figured one or two people per month would take me up on the offer. Instead every place I go people are willing to tra
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Y Combinator Needs To Teach Better Business Communication Skills
Added 278 Views / 0 LikesJust because you think you have the next "Twitch.tv" doesn't mean you can go without a decent sales pitch. I discuss a very odd exchange with a Y Combinator founder looking for me to add content to their platform. Instead of offering anything remarkable o
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Silicon Trailer: Buffalo NY (August 2 - 6)
Added 326 Views / 0 LikesSilicon Trailer is coming to Buffalo NY and this will be the last East Coast stop for a very long time. If you'd like to set up a meeting email Eli [at] EliTheComputerGuy.com. Please remember to treat this like a business meeting and not a fan meet and gr
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The Value Of
Added 259 Views / 0 LikesIn the rush to become "successful" too many technology professionals try to turn every stupid idea they have into a startup or business. The reality is that most of your ideas simply won't work, and many times it's because you end up not wanting to do the
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Taking
Added 318 Views / 0 LikesCharity is supposed to be a way show compassion and lend a hand to those who come on hard times, and yet in the modern world it has come to be seen as an insult and slap in the face. Oddly most "charity" really isn't a hand out and rather it's a payout on
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Silicon Trailer/ Camp: Rapid City, SD (Aug 11 - 25)
Added 382 Views / 0 LikesSilicon Trailer comes to Rapid City South Dakota! (More accurately Custer, SD). Not only are we doing the same meetings that people have been driving up to 4 hours one way for, but we're also beta testing GEEK CAMP!!! We'll be in Custer for 2 solid weeks
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Regional Personality For Tech Professionals
Added 335 Views / 0 LikesTo succeed in your tech career or venture you need the support of those around you. None of us become successful by ourselves. The mentality of the people in your region of the world will make a dramatic difference on your abilities.
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Personalized Communication For Tech Professionals
Added 405 Views / 0 LikesHave you sent out 1000 resumes and not received a single response? Do you "stay in touch" with important peers by sending email blasts with a "personal" touch and yet no one ever gets back to you? Maybe it's because everyone hates spam, and by spamming th
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Setting Boundaries As A Tech Professionals
Added 323 Views / 0 LikesEvery human has their own unique boundaries that they feel the most comfortable in. The more you respect you own boundaries and let people know they exist the easier your career in tech will be. Beyond simply setting basic boundaries you should also think
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