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Origins
That’s it, I’ve done it. I’ve added another time sink to a rather busy schedule. *sigh* I have two very simple objectives for this endeavor: First – As a repository for the day-to-day tedium that I...
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Wearing Many Hats
Jack Of All Trades If you’ve read my bio you’ll know I am part of a 4 person IT department for a small rural public school division in northern Alberta. Technically there are 5 of us, but does...
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Tony’s Discount Switch Emporium
Random Acts of (dis)Connectivity Summer time is busy time. July and August, when all the staff and students are out enjoying their vacation, the IT department for a public school division is hard at...
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Back On Track
There nothing quite like seeing the word “Pass” come up on the screen after you finish answering that last question. There are a few moments of tension, waiting for the computer to spit out your...
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The Problem With “Free”.
It’s rare to have a day go by during which I don’t hear or read about some product that a vendor is now ‘giving away’ or moving to a ‘freemium’ model. In some of the more contentious verticals in the...
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Troubleshooting MTU size over IPSEC VPN
I recently deployed a couple of wireless access points to two sites that connect to our main office over IPSEC VPN. After a recent firmware update to the wireless controller both access points got...
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VMware VCA – Hit or Miss?
9/16/13 Update – VMware is now offering these exams for *free* using the discount code VCA501 until September 30th. On August 26th, VMware announced their new Associate level certifications. These...
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One Way Audio on Cisco 7925G Wireless Phones
Knock Knock. Who’s there? Voice over Wireless LAN. Voice over Wireless LAN who? …. …. Hello? …. Hello? Working with a multitude of different technologies is great. I love it, for the most part. That...
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Cisco Live 2014 CAE – A Canuck Connection!
Pretty much every year, the Cisco Live Team post a poll on the Cisco Live web site to potential registrants asking which band they would like to see for the Customer Appreciation Event (CAE). I’m not...
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All Aboard for SFO – Cisco Live 2014
Cisco Live 2014 is only two days away and although I like to think I’ve planned everything out well in advance, I’ll likely be doing a lot of last minute panicked preparation early Sunday before my...
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Cisco Live 2014 – #CL5K Information
For those still waiting on official word about the when and where of this year’s Cisco Live 5K Fun Run – here it is. The run will take place Wednesday morning at 7am at Rincon Park. It’s pretty much...
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Cisco Live 2014 – San Fran-tastic!
My 5th Cisco Live is in the books and this was a fantastic week of reconnecting with friends, meeting new ones, and drinking from the technology fire hose. This was my first visit to San Francisco and...
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Cisco UCS – Zero to Hero in 5 Short Years
I’d love to call Randy Seidl and ask him for an interview. The problem is, I don’t have the street cred that it would take to even make it past his administrative assistant. You see, Mr. Seidl used to...
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GNS3 – An Interview
It used to be that the only way to get any direct, hands-on experience with any networking gear was to have access to some actual, physical equipment. It was an expensive prospect, and often out of...
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Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad?
The last several months have been quite a blur. My wife and I were expecting the arrival of our second child in April so way back in October 2014 I decided to spend the last few months of relative...
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Looking for the next opportunity!
As some of you already know, I’ve recently become a free agent and have begun the search for my next great job. I’ve learned a lot about the “brave new world” of job hunting over the last couple of...
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On Pretentiousness
At the 2015 Cisco Live Welcome Keynote, I was fortunate enough to tag along with some other Cisco Champions and Social Media folks who were provided advance seating to the event. This gave us an...
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Updated Study Plans
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and really mapped out where my studies are going. The last several months have been rather crazy, with some family issues, having a new baby (not me, my wife), and...
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Hyperscale Networking for the Masses
In my career I’ve typically been responsible for plumbing together networks for branch, campus, and (very) small enterprise networks that had datacenters that were defined by single-digit rack numbers....
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Netool – Pocket Sized Network Tester and Analyzer
As network engineers/analysts/administrators, we’re always looking to add to our list of tools. Whether these are pieces of software, tidbits of script, or physical tools, anything that helps us in the...
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