Blake Dowling

Blake DowlingAugust 4, 2018
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5min248
I voted by mail this week. Done. Neither Russians nor Scientologists, nor Canadians were able to influence or meddle with my selections. What did those groups behind the headlines do to our electoral process? They created discord and a lack of faith in some areas — certainly one of their goals. The last administration told […]

Blake DowlingJuly 28, 2018
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7min192
The internet. The Final Frontier. To boldly post what no one has posted before. These are the ramblings of me, on a never-ending mission to spread something you will find remotely helpful in your political, personal or business life. Let’s talk about posting on Facebook. Do you post links from the press on a campaign […]

Blake DowlingJuly 4, 2018
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6min231
Our nation and our state are both the greatest in the land. We have so many to thank for this, our armed forces, first responders, law-abiding citizens that vote, the media, government employees, athletes, the business community, even rock-n-rollers and anyone involved in The Process. It might seem sometimes there are problems everywhere you look […]

Blake DowlingJune 16, 2018
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7min453
Do you need a break from Putnam, Donald, Kim and all the other headlines raging this week in the Sunshine State and our nation? How ‘bout we talk cybersecurity, so you can make sure you have all the bases covered (baseball analogy for the upcoming College World Series). Are you familiar with “social engineering?” The […]

Blake DowlingJune 2, 2018
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5min421
Technology can be your best friend and your worst enemy. Have you ever “replied all” to an email when you meant to reply just to the person who sent it to you? Has your phone ever pocket dialed your high-school sweetheart or the FBI? The “oops factor” in tech is always looming, so make sure […]

Blake DowlingMay 12, 2018
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Last night, I was watching a Celtics game. Late in the half, during a timeout, there were back-to-back commercials — each a message of apology. Wells Fargo was very sorry they created millions of fake accounts to cook the books; Facebook is very sorry about, I guess, lots of things. Wells Fargo’s message was pretty […]


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