Carrd: Connect your Domain (or Subdomain) to Carrd
May 9, 2020

It's not a secret that I'm quite a Carrd.Co fan. I've created a dozen websites with it, and it hosts many of my "core" landing pages like IntroToAWS.com, ebook.IntroToAWS.com, CloudNewbies.com, and even my landing page …

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Books.
May 7, 2020

eBooks (and hopefully soon, actual books) written and published by Hiro Nishimura! Intro to AWS for Newbies eBook takes you from "What the heck is the Cloud?" to understanding the fundamental concepts of Cloud Computing and Amazon Web Services (AWS), …

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Best Practices for Remote Working
May 7, 2020

Just as we were entering the first few weeks of Self-Quarantine in the United States, I was delighted to be asked by AWS hiring experts Jefferson Frank to contribute to their recently released business continuity …

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Day 80: 456 miles and maintenance mode
May 1, 2020

Another month has come and gone, and it's already May! Yesterday was Day 80 of my daily walk, and I've so far ambled for 456 miles around and around my neighborhood. The seventh week of …

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No Spend Month Challenge Results
April 30, 2020

I took part in a No Spend Challenge for the month of April, 2020! As part of it, I tried to limit my take-outs to 3 times a week. I didn't want to eliminate my …

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Letter to a 21 Year-Old Me
April 18, 2020

💌 Dear 21 Year-Old Me, Tomorrow, your life is going to change forever. One event will set in motion derailment from a life-track that you took for granted to be your future, and will so completely …

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Face Coverings Order #COVID19
April 17, 2020

Effective tomorrow at 7AM, anyone going into and working at retail establishments and anyone utilizing public transportation in the state of Maryland must cover their faces with masks or cloth. My county had a similar …

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Day 66: 10 Miles and Pivot
April 16, 2020

I was hoping to get to "10 miles a day" goal by my birthday (early June). But turns out I accidentally achieved it on Sunday, on Day 62, while on the phone for 3 hours …

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Day 60: 313 Miles and Masks
April 10, 2020

Today is Day 60 of my daily walking challenge. I've walked 313 miles so far. I've been going at steady distance of 8 miles a day for the past 2 weeks, but today, I only …

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No Spend Challenge During COVID 19
April 3, 2020

This week, I was reading "The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store" by Cait Flanders, a …

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