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Category: Odds and Ends

Articles that don’t fit neatly into a category. May not necessarily be as career-focused as some of my other material.

The iPad Family
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The iPad Family

Dallas MarksFebruary 20, 2012March 5, 2026

As my family contemplates multiple iOS devices, is Apple doing the same?

Free Speech
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Free Speech

Dallas MarksJanuary 31, 2012July 20, 2017

What does this have to do with BI? Absolutely nothing. But bear with me.

Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu
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Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu

Dallas MarksOctober 19, 2011April 28, 2017

Where are the shortcuts on the Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Start Menu located?

The Grid
Business Intelligence, What I'm Watching

The Grid

Dallas MarksAugust 5, 2011July 21, 2017

The biodigital jazz of “human form into digital space” is, obviously, science fiction. However, we willingly allow smartphones and VPN’s to pull us into The Grid all of the time.

First Annual Diversified Semantic Layer Family Picnic
Odds and Ends, Podcasts

First Annual Diversified Semantic Layer Family Picnic

Dallas MarksJuly 18, 2011March 6, 2026

News from the First Annual Diversified Semantic Layer Family Picnic

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Once a Geek, Always a Geek

Dallas MarksJune 20, 2011

The Wall Street Journal describes Best Buy’s recent litigious attempts at protecting its Geek Squad brand.

The Miracle
Business Intelligence, What I'm Watching

The Miracle

Dallas MarksJune 13, 2011July 21, 2017

Part three in a series of business intelligence insights from Tron: Legacy, now available on Blu Ray and DVD.

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Remote Desktop Services Shortcut Keys

Dallas MarksMay 3, 2011

Here is a useful Microsoft MSDN article about Remote Desktop Services Shortcut Keys.  For example, use <CTRL><ALT><MINUS KEY> to capture…

I Fight For the Users!
Business Intelligence, What I'm Watching

I Fight For the Users!

Dallas MarksApril 5, 2011March 5, 2026

Do you fight for your users?

Greetings, Programs!
Business Intelligence, What I'm Watching

Greetings, Programs!

Dallas MarksApril 4, 2011March 5, 2026

Tron: Legacy and Tron: The Original Classic on Blu Ray.

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About Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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