Thoughts From My Inbox

December 31st, 2021

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I can’t remember which bizarre real estate listing was first, but readers started filling my inbox with more. They ranged from Australia to Vancouver and everywhere in between, and it quickly became evident that oddities and high-priced mansions were all popular. The three biggest hits were a $26M option in NYC, a Boston parking space, and an almost $1M fire-ravaged ‘house’ in San Francisco

I have to include some technology articles, especially considering the word ‘technology’ is in our name (more to come on that in the near future). A lot of it was ransomware and cyber security (and those who don’t think they’re at risk), as those were two of the biggest topics of the year (you can probably find some tech publication ranking the top ten trends for 2021), and some of the most common topics we dealt with. We also saw a lot of people working from home or at other public places outside the office.  Finally,  a lot of you were curious to know how to confirm that your technology partners were doing a good job.

Everybody likes food, so why wouldn’t you click on these articles?  There was the pizza app company looking to pay people to travel and eat pizza, which sounds like  a perfect job.  And if you made enough money doing that, you might be able to afford the $200 french fries at an NYC bistro.  And finally, one of the most popular articles of the entire year was a list of the top 31 restaurants in Cleveland (they’re ordered geographically from west to east, so Eastsiders, don’t be offended).  By my count, I’ve only been to 10 of them.  Guess I have something to shoot for in 2022.

I could easily add a lot more sports-related topics on a regular basis, but I might bore some of you.  That said, I was happy that two of my favorites happened to make this list;  I honestly don’t recall why Herb Brooks’ speech from “Miracle” appeared in a July edition, considering that (as we all know) the Miracle on Ice took place on February 22nd.  Maybe the thought of ice in July was a good way for people to cool off.   The other big hit of the year was the Man in the Red Bandana, about a lacrosse player turned hero on 9/11.  And since I don’t have a ‘media’ section, I’m going to include the two Ted Lasso posts here, because he’s a soccer coach.  One had to do with the marketing of the show, and the other was a list of his top quotes from seasons one and two of the show.  

SAVE THE DATE! On Wednesday January 19th, two of our engineers will be joined by a Sophos security executive for a panel discussion moderated by David Myers, head of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice at Buckingham, Doolittle, and Burroughs. 

Creating a reasonable plan for the data privacy and cybersecurity of your business doesn’t have to be painful. The approach should prioritize high impact activities that are affordable and are non-disruptive to workflow.

You can register here.