Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Let's Talk About Politics

#DACA Facts and #PresidentTrump's first year

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Thursday, January 18, 2018

The Topics Menu

Hello People!


So, as I've already mentioned I've reclaimed this space it now has a different direction and purpose.

I hope you'll enjoy it much more than you did the previous incarnation of it.  but seriously though I don't think anyone really cares about my thoughts or opinions or even care what I do for that matter unless it's something they can crucify me for but you know whatever I'm still gonna do me like it or not when someone finally notices what I do they will have a lot to enjoy because I do a lot of stuff!

Regardless if I'm just here talking to myself so be it I enjoy my company so lol :P

I'm trying to elevate my personal/individual profile as a person of authority on different matters this is a new thing but I like where it's going it started late last year when I joined my newly beloved Tribe at Crowdfire it really allowed me to grow as a person and a creator.

Just like my friend +Zita Castillo, I aspire to be a Life Coach of sorts but not in your traditional sense. I'm thinking of something like a mentor to people who have trouble with technology or computer security or just how to stay safe online I'd also like to advise on matters of the topics I have listed in the topics menu above. These are all topics that I care about or that I'm passionate about and I feel my thoughts and opinions on these matters are important and would be important to others.

With that said feel free to engage me on any topic above and I'll speak on these topics as well when the mood strikes.

Let's Talk About it!

If you are new here and don't know about me check out my Bio at GregFultz.com 




Tuesday, January 16, 2018

GEFBLOG Reborn: Time for a Fresh Start!

Well, this has been an interesting turn of events since my last post lol mere hours ago or less I thought to myself Why Kill something I've had for 15 years?!

I mean sure I haven't used it much in the last few years or 5 lol or more lol but that's only because honestly I was not proud of some of the post I've made I'd go as far as saying kinda ashamed and I didn't really want anybody to find it but I didn't want to hide it either because whether I like it or not that was me and whether you like it or not that was me I embrace that.

So, since the old GEFBLOG is archived and no longer publicly available which is kinda good I didn't think I wanted to do that until I did and it's like a huge weight has been lifted I was always afraid someone would look at my post and think man, this guy is batshit crazy! lol at times I probably was but that's bipolar for you I don't know why but it really feels like a fresh start.

With that said I give you GEFBlog: Thoughts & Opinions

The New and Improved (for 2018 and Beyond) Personal Blog of Yours Truly, +Greg Fultz!

Yay! I promise not to be "too" crazy but you know it is me so yea...

Let's put it this way I won't "hide" myself but I'll try to be socially and politically acceptable.

But, don't quote me on that lol also I've installed Grammarly to help with my ever challenging grammar skills I've always been grammatically challenged and that's another reason to have archived the past 15 years of blog post because they literally made peoples eyes bleed just ask +Lisa Bradley  (hey that g+ tagging is pretty nifty lol what do you think Lisa?) Seriously though it was bad, imagine 1500 words with no paragraphs and no punctuation just one big 1500 word sentence LOL yes it was that bad and it was embarassing for other people to see.

But, as you can see I've tried to improve my writing skills so that it's a bit more, acceptable...
of course, it won't be perfect but maybe tolerable?

Anyways, I digress so what am I gonna do here? well, I figure I would talk about well my thoughts and opinions on a variety of different subjects I won't limit myself like I do on the TechBlog which is mainly just technology and/or business subjects.

So, If you look at the top of the blog you will see a menu bar with a variety of topics if you click on one of those topics you can answer the questions on that topic or just comment on it and I'll post about that or I'll just randomly think of stuff to put on here (it's not like anyone is actually gonna read it anyway lol) it's hard telling how much I'll post but I assume it'll just be when I come across something and say hey that's a good topic to discuss! or Hey! EVERYONE has got to know my opinion on [insert controversial topic here] lol because you know why not?

So that's my plan for the rebirth of the GEFBlog I'm excited what about you?


GEFBlog Archived 2018

Let me tell you a story.......

2003.... I started to blog (this blog right here) and boy did I blog lol.

I basically shared everything all my feelings and goings on and I wanted to be an open book.

I loved the idea of putting it all out there you know self expression and so fourth....

I had my little corner of the web I wanted to be Seen and Known who doesn't right? I guess not everybody but I did and I still do but now I want to be Seen and Known as a Professional and that's what brings me to this decision. I'm trying to elevate myself and raise my personal/professional profile and that's kinda hard to do when you got 15 years of blog posts that don't always shine a positive light on what you are trying to achieve now.

Let me break it down for you. I don't want to hide my past (it's not like I "killed" someone...) But over the years I've changed from one form to another to another we all do what I liked in 2003 I don't like now.  What I like now I didn't like then. you get the point....

My personal blog was just that personal I didn't hide anything I wanted it to be a true account of the person I was and the person I was becoming and you could see that over the years and as the years went on I had some bad times and some good times and I didn't always handle the bad times well.

See, I am diagnosed as a Bipolar Manic Depressive for those that know what that is you know that it can cause severe problems in one's life and no it hasn't been easy but over the years I have tried to manage to the best of my ability and sometimes it still gets the best of me.  but over the years on the blog it really shined through i would go on grammatically challenged rants and raves and all sorts of tirades calling out those who I felt wronged or slighted me and all sorts of different behaviors.

I shared the good times too! things I was up to changes to my personal site etc. etc. but the bottom line is I did and said things I'm not proud of and looking back I wish i could change some of the behaviors I experienced but that was me at THAT time I can't change that and although my behavior did stem from my bipolar disorder I take responsibility for my words and actions. even tho I was venting my legitimate feelings I could have expressed myself in a better more civil manner.

In 2011 I went through a pretty traumatic time and of course I could of handled it better but I felt the need to express myself and stand up for my beliefs and I have certain convictions that I felt strongly about. These convictions & beliefs were unpopular to say the least but there was also a lot of support as well but for those that were against me and my actions started to dig into my history just to make already bad situation worse. Yes, I've done and said things over the years that haven't been pleasant but my actions were never illegal or unlawful. That's not to say I haven't be in trouble with the law lol because during my early years as a young and stupid kid/teen I had my fair share of trouble will the law  again nothing that serious. anyways people brought up some old post that at the time i didn't think of as "wrong" and when it was pointed out i could recognize at that time how it would be seen as "bad" of course I didn't know certain actions were bad or else I wouldn't have behaved in such a way.

Let's just say I've learned over the years I can be my own worst enemy.

I take all my experiences both good and bad and use them to help me grow into a better person and I believe it has and right now in 2018 I've never been more proud of myself and my accomplishments of course I've still got some work to do better I'm just here now trying to be a better person than I was yesterday.

So, with all that said it brings me to my decision to archive my blog for historical purposes they are not *gone* because I don't want to erase my past I want to learn and grow from it and there was a lot of negative and painful memories for me in here and I want to highlight the good I am doing now and not have my past thrown in my face everytime a hater gets an itch they need to scratch. I know some will view this as me "trying" to hide my infamous past but what I'm actually doing is moving on from it and i suggest you do the same.

A few stats before I go:

I left the first post up which was posted in 2003 (15 years ago! wow)  but over the course of 15 years I wrote 888 posts not that much considering. but some years i wrote a lot other years I didn't.  there was over 35,000 views on my blog over the years again not that that much considering. Basically nobody ever really cared about my blog and hardly anyone ever viewed it unless it was to be used against me. Which is sad.

So now I bid farewell to the past "2003-2017 GEFBlog" and move on towards the future.

I'll probably still make a post or two every now and then but I mainly have facebook and my other social media sites to express myself which is basically why I stopped blogging here and I was always leery of promoting the blog due to my Bipolar rants and such I was afraid of what people would think about me so I didn't advertise it but I didn't hide it either because regardless of what people think this was me and although I wasn't always proud of myself I'm not gonna hide from myself either.

If you wanna find out more about me or what I'm up to visit my main profile at GregFultz.com
(note there is no dot in that url as my previous url was Greg.Fultz.com)

Below are some pictures of me over the years just to show you how I grow and change over the years just like these pictures I myself as a person have changed and grown from my past so if you are viewing these now don't judge me by my past embrace me for what I'm trying to become even with the adversity of my mental disorders.

Cheers!


















Internet Security: The Risks of Public WiFi

New #Blog post is up! this one is about #InternetSecurity and using #PublicWifi
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#INTERNET, #ATTACKS, #CHECKLIST, #FIREWALL, #FREEWIFI, #HACKERS, #LIFEWIRE, #MALWARE, #MITM, #PCMAG, #QUOTE, #RISKS, #ROMANK #PHOTOGRAPHY, #SCAMS, #SECURITY, #SNIFFERS, #SOFTWARE, #VIRUS, #VPN, #VULNERABILITIES, #WIFI, #WIKIPEDIA #NordVPN #MalwareBytes #Emsisoft

https://gefnetblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/internet-security-the-risks-of-using-public-wi-fi/

excerpt from the blog:

Who doesn’t like free Wi-Fi am I right? We go to our libraries and our coffee shops and airports, malls, restaurants and hotels and heck we’ll even connect when we stop in for bread and milk at Walmart and if there isn’t free Wi-Fi at our favorite spot we complain. It’s 2018 for goodness sakes …
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