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I went to ITEXPO…

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… and all I got was the flu.

Flu Shot. Worst investment of 2018

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Asterisk World 2018

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Friends, this Valentine’s day you will find me in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the 2018 Asterisk World!

Sure, I could have chosen to help out at the bakery during this time… or even to spend Valentine’s Day with the Mrs… but this was an easy decision. 

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2017 in Review

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TL/DR; — Even older, even fatter, longer goatee.

Last year, Yeni and I crossed some items off her bucket list; most importantly visiting Castle Neuschwanstein and making it to Europe. I was able to attend a Kamailio World which exceeded all of by greatest expectations (I’ve already blocked out 2018).

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Astricon 2017

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This year, as usual, I am honored to again be speaking at Astricon — the annual telecommunication conference celebrating all things Asterisk (as well as other open source VoIP).

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Hurricane Irma: All Clear

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TL/DR; We’re all good. No damage to the house (that we can see), power is back, Internet is back — we are very fortunate.


We started feeling some wind Sunday evening and the rain hadn’t let up since Saturday night. We received more than 12 inches of rain.

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Irma Path Updated

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This morning (2017-09-09), Irma has decided to take a westwardly stroll towards the gulf. This is very good news for South Florida, but less exciting for us here in North Florida. Not good news for Tampa area.

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Riding Out the Storm

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Sometimes a blog post is an easy way of giving a group update…

Last night the track for Hurricane Irma places Gainesville, Florida in the path of the storm. This, of course, has some friends and family a little worried— which is a great problem for us to have. It’s an amazing feeling to know people care for you.

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Mitel Thinks Knowledge is a Risk

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Mitel posts an idiotic message regarding open source. Pure FUD.

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Marco Rubio Wants Encryption Backdoor

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Recently, as part of an EFF push to “save” encryption, I wrote to my Senators and Congressman to encourage the government to ensure security is not weakened with backdoors to encryption.

My Congressman has a difference of opinion with me regarding most things Internet related– so I don’t expect a response.

Here below is the response from Senator Marco Rubio:

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