The Only Way to Pass a Certification – Or Get Somewhere in Life

by Douglas | May 30, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born

I currently hold maybe nine (9) professional certifications at the moment. And I’ve had probablly 15 in my life if you count those I let expire. I passed all but one the first time. How? I put my foot down on the gas and made studying a major part of my life for...

What I’m Working On: CMMC Refresher and AI Training

by Douglas | May 23, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born

AI-Assisted Learning: Putting the Concept to the Test I listen to Nathan Whitacre,  host of The AI Daily Brief almost every day. A couple of months back, he covered a concept that stuck with me: one of the most effective ways to learn AI is to let AI train you. So I...

What I Love About My MacBook Air M5 w/32GB Ram

by Douglas | May 10, 2026 | Thoughts, What Doug's working on now

I traded in my Macbook Air M3 for a MacBook Air M5 with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB drive 1. It’s light, yet fast 2. No fan or noise – although it can get warm when I task it 3. I not only run macOS, I also run Linux and Windows via Paralles VM 4. Battery last...

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