Installing the new server into the rack went rather well, at least until it met Cole on the network, our main Exchange and file server. Two hours after installation, Cole suffered an ‘unrecoverable hardware failure’ and left no hints regarding what went wrong. Sometimes you just can’t take a step forward without taking two steps …
Category Archives: Fraternity
New Dell Server for iMIS
It doesn’t look very glamorous in its box, but the Dell server that arrived today is very cool. While the rest of the staff attends a board meeting this weekend, I get to spend my time setting up a new server.
Rock Bottom (of the barrel) Brewery
Eight of us went to the new Rock Bottom on 86th St to celebrate my 100th unique restaurant (where Cooker used to be). Sadly, we left disappointed. Most of us signed up for their Mug Club, which is a rewards club for their bar. As a member, you get larger beers. I, however, was given …
Taking work home
On some evenings, taking work home with me takes on a whole new meaning. I’ve found it’s far more efficient to set up new laptops from home. My home internet connection is 6Mbps, while the office’s T1 is only 1.5Mbps. This makes the process of implementing all of Microsoft’s patches via Windows Update and Office …
CFEA editors
This is a demonstration of how easy it is to publish content on the web. It’s so easy that all someone needs is a cell phone to add content and images. Don’t they look great?