Server Move

Something I should have done before I really got started on this was get my own host. So in the next few days there might not be any updates, etc. I’m hoping to make the switch by the weekend.

Like other domain name changes “Although I’m keeping my name, tazdog.com” it still has to resolve via DNS.

Sorry about this but after this there should be no more changes…

Hosting Companies

Right now I’m using a friends shared account to host this blog, and I feel the need to move it. I actually like where this site is being hosted now, but was just wondering what others use that have their own domain names for their hosting needs..

Would anyone care to leave a comment and let me know who you use and if you have had any problems?

Weekend WrapUP

I started off the weekend Friday night by going out to dinner at one of our favorite BBQ places.  It was really good and we ate way too much,  I’m getting hungry right now thinking about it. LOL

Saturday morning I was off to soccer practice (like most Saturday mornings).  Today we were having two practice games against 2 teams in our same club.  Our team showed up 45 minutes to 1 hour early to start warming up, and then we started shortly after 10am.  We lost both of our games.  The first one was really bad and the girls acted like they had chains staked into the ground and their ankles were tied to them.  The second game wasn’t as bad, but still bad enough.  After the 2 games, the 4 teams that were there all had a water balloon and soaker fight. (the temps were getting really hot).  So 3 weeks till tryouts, so I hope we get some players showing up at that time to add to our team.  After soccer I ran home and then off to target we go really quick, then off to our friends house in Alvarado for some games and dinner.

Sunday came quick and off to church we go - Servanthood was the theme. (John 13:1-17) was the focus.  After that a quick lunch and I was off to work for 3 hours since we had to upgrade some of our NIC’s in our Exchange, SQL and File servers.  All went great until we realized that DELL screwed up again (this isn’t there first time) and didn’t send us the right card for the Exchange Server.  Oh well I like to work weekends (NOT) and this will just make another weekend visit.  After work it was home to relax the rest of the night!

New Mouse Engine

I about hurt myself laughing at this earlier while browsing around over at Slacker Heaven.

Go check out the new Mouse Engine.

Random Thursday Facts

OK I’m going to do a 3 things list for today…

3 Things I saw this morning at home before work:

• Garbage to take outside for the garbage man
• Clean clothes laying on the floor (I hate folding clothes)
• My indoor soccer shoes

3 Things I saw on the way to work:

• Fort Worth Police at an accident (3-cars pile up)
• Partly Cloudy Skies
• Bill Board Advertisements (Do this actually work)

3 Things I have in my office right now:

• A bunch of 19″ Flat Screens
• A Fan
• Stack of paper I need to sort through

3 Things I need to accomplish today:

• Find a new backup/DR solution for work
• Run some failed backup jobs
• Run a software inventory report on all the computers

3 Things to get done tonight:

• Entrecard Drops
• Blog Posts
• Clean the house

3 Things to get done this weekend

• Work on mountain bike and ride
• Coach 2 scrimmage games for my soccer team
• Sleep

Work has been crazy

Yes I do work full time as an IT systems administrator and lately things seem to be out of control. Ever since I got back from Seattle in mid-april everything has been a blur. Just go, go, go… and so on..

This week alone I have been trying to learn VMware, Sql, SharePoint and it’s only Tuesday. Not to mention we have had some issues with our email server (Exchange) so that has taken up a lot of time. If it’s not one thing it’s another and sometimes I think I’m losing my memory and gaining some gray hairs…!! HA ha, ha, wouldn’t that be something. I’m just pressing forward in hopes that things will slow down and I can catch up and get some other things done.

Speaking of other things, today or should I say this morning I had 6 people come to me within 30 minute time frame because they forgot the password they changed yesterday and were all locked out of the network, lol… That cracks me up every single time.

Computer Upgrade

Well the old desktop is getting too old, so I have been thinking about doing an upgrade. I might just make this a gaming computer so I have something powerful to play some games on. Components will make the best investment on this upgrade. I will for sure need some big hardware, like a huge video card, ram, and an awesome motherboard.

I think I could top this off with an really cool case with lights and designs and a 22 inch flat panel.

Yeah I think that would be an awesome set up.
Now if I can just get the money to do it. Maybe I will have to build in pieces.

Web Awards

There are quite a few of different web awards out there for specific companies, ideas, solutions, etc. But I wanted to bring up one tonight. It’s the Innovation Solutions Award for Corporate Performance Management, or cpm for short.

Here is a little blurb about the award:
This award was created to highlight elite companies who creatively implement technology solutions and the vendors who facilitate that success. These award winners demonstrated a level of technological sophistication and innovation that moved them to a higher competitive level in advancing their strategic goals.

Congrats to PROPHIX Software for winning this years award!

Looking for Server Hardware or Other Equipment?

Sometimes you sit around your office and find new computer/network projects you want to get done, but
can’t seem to find the right hardware?

Well you can buy new hardware but sometimes that gets expensive depending on your project, so why not look at used equipment.

I did some searching to find a server and ran across a really nice site that offers various per-owned equipment. They have Compaq, IBM, HP, used cisco and tons of other equipment for purchase.

Do you have excess equipment? They will buy that too.