IT Insights Blog — training

Yesterday, March 20, was the vernal equinox, or as it is more commonly called, the first day of spring. It's been said in the past that spring is when a young man's fancy turns to love, meaning that late March and early April are, supposedly, even more ripe for romantic attachment than the middle of February. On the other hand, there are many different things to love in the world.

Technology has made a lot of things simpler, more effective, and more efficient. There are many different ways that all of us benefit from ongoing advances in the functionality and versatility of smartphones, tablets, and laptop and desktop computers. When you reflect that the weight of some early computers was measured in tons, it's clear that there's been a great deal of progress.

It was huggable movie icon and didactic raconteur Forrest Gump who uttered the immortal words: "Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates. Anything that tastes sweet makes you fat." Hmm. Or maybe it was, "Life is like a box of chocolates. Either someone else eats all the good ones, or you leave it out in the sun and it melts. And then you're like, 'That box of chocolates cost me $19.99.' "

Today is Feb. 7, which is significant to some in that tomorrow, in addition to being Thursday, will be Feb. 8. This year, Feb. 8 is the last day for teams in the National Basketball Association to trade players until after the end of the regular season. The trade deadline actually falls in the middle of the afternoon, meaning that teams can only finalize trades up until 3 p.m. Eastern.

The No. 1 movie in U.S. theaters this past weekend was Maze Runner: The Death Cure, which kinda makes sense. If there was an actual cure for death, then you'd expect that to be No. 1 on most people's "I gotta find out more about this" list. Of course it would be nice to cure, say, cancer — but death itself? That's gonna win you some hearts and minds.