Category: Tech

Anything and everything I write that has something to do with tech. Maybe it’s a post about the time I blew up that server in 2003 because I didn’t know what bridged networking really meant. Sorry Roger!

More postings than the Pony Express and Calvary combined

I would like to think I have enough time in the world to tackle all of my technology desires in my lifetime.  I can see so much potential if technology is applied well.  I also unfortunately have the burgeoning desire to be free of all the techno stress that comes with working directly in IT.  I can’t even begin to describe to someone how liberating this period of a few days away from IT has actually been.  I’m still enthralled to many extents by the wonders of science and technology, but I can’t help but feel relief as I am busy uninstalling applications from my computer.  I have built up an army of applications for work purposes, and that majority is turning out to do little for my non-work computer interests.

Say goodbye to my Cisco VPN client, and say hello to BitLocker.  Say goodbye to Exchange and say hello to Windows Live Mail.  I haven’t been a user of information technology in close to a decade.  All my adventures in advanced IT has gotten my this far, so I can’t discount my appreciation much.  I am thankful for a new page turning in my life.  There really is as much stress working on huge projects with deadlines as portrayed on TV and in the movies.  I am suddenly free of the mantle of IT administrator, and I am no longer expected to develop technical solutions to technical problems.  I am free to mount an offense to suffering in the world and try desperately to do my part in making the world a better place.

It’s an exciting time for myself, and I’m sure for Krista as well.  Thanks for everyone for being so supportive and patient over the last several years.  I feel relieved and loved for having so many incredibly positive and encouraging people in my life.  Thanks!!

Online now, for a limited time only! Act fast!

So probably everyone knows by now that Krista and I are traveling to Swaziland to volunteer with the Peace Corps as HIV and AIDS educators.  There is an incredible amount of information and discussion that I would love to have with all of you given the time.  Although I think I’m a little more nervous about the time than I need to be, I’m too familiar with the feeling of time slipping by, and don’t want to be trapped at the last minute.

With that in mind I have set out looking for the easiest way to distribute information, updates, photos, and notes online with the least amount of effort.  It’s difficult to want to type and maintain multiple social networks, when I know that the point of technology is to enable more efficient processes.  With that in mind I have set about a slightly complicated yet hopefully worthwhile attempt to maintain as much useful content as possible in one single upload.  If I have an internet connection once a month, it would be nice to have to write one post that reaches all my friends, and not have to write something for every network. 

This all starts with the blog at www.briandeyo.us.  I can use Windows Live Writer to compose blog entries offline, and will be able to post them when I am able to.  Once I post them to the main blog they should also update MySpace, Live Spaces and Facebook.  The biggest issue with this is any comments that are made on one network will not transfer over, so comments will still be disparate.  The easiest way around that is to ask all of you to check the website for updates and photos.  When I post something on the site it should update my status and write on my wall that I have posted something new.  It should be a link that you can follow to see the complete post. 

Sounds great in theory, but I’ll wait to see what happens after I publish this.  I haven’t fully tested this wonderful mass-publishing yet, so the results will be unpredictable for a few days.  In the meantime I will say that I am completely without a phone, check email a few times a day, but otherwise I’m very hard to get a hold of suddenly.  Additionally I’m starting to understand how debilitating it is in modern society to have the option of constant contact revoked.  Please look for me on Skype and check the site for any news or pictures that are worth seeing.  I will be more vigilant in my communications through this medium as long as an internet connection exists.

Whirlwind action in the city and the great outdoors

So after camping we came back only to realize that we have more stuff than we need and less time than we want.  Yet there is no distinct panic and rush like there was last week.  We are both fun-employed for the moment and have just enough time to get everything done.

Camping was great at Thomas Woods this weekend.  We played lots of games, ate lots of bacon and used 4 or 5 cans of bug spray just to get a fighting chance.

Now that we are back, it is off to the races.  We are wrapping up a bunch of loose ends, including changing my Skype info, updating this page a bit, exchanging my hat, last minute online ordering, cleaning, and eating everything in the cupboards.