This blog has moved to it's new home at http://www.garydrumm.com. Come on over, we're having a great time!
Some of the recent articles you've missed:
What's On The Agenda?
Dr. W Edwards Deming's 14 Points
The Mushroom Theory of Management
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Moving My Website/Blog
Well, the day has finally arrived. I am moving my blog to my own official website. Once propagation has been completed, GaryDrumm.Com will point to my brand spanking new WordPress blog site, hosted on my own server. Part of the reason I've decided to do this move now is, simply put, I have the time to get it done.
I'm still playing around with the layout and overall look and feel of the site but I've already imported my old Blogger posts to the new location. This is also good because it will give me a little more control over the site's design elements and I can add a remove custom features that just were not available to me through Blogger. I will keep the Blogger site up for a while, just so people can learn about the new location and to keep my name in the search results.
The new site will be http://www.garydrumm.com, or http://www.drummnet.net/wordpress. So come on over to the new site! :-D
I'm still playing around with the layout and overall look and feel of the site but I've already imported my old Blogger posts to the new location. This is also good because it will give me a little more control over the site's design elements and I can add a remove custom features that just were not available to me through Blogger. I will keep the Blogger site up for a while, just so people can learn about the new location and to keep my name in the search results.
The new site will be http://www.garydrumm.com, or http://www.drummnet.net/wordpress. So come on over to the new site! :-D
Friday, May 15, 2009
Preparing for ITIL
OK, I know I've been talking about ITIL for a while now. Specifically I've been talking about taking the Foundation certification exam. Well, I decided that enough is enough, so I stopped procrastinating, pulled out my credit card, slapped 165 bucks on it and scheduled my test today.
I find that actually putting my money on the table motivates me to get things done. So, I'm going to finally finish up my CBT and go get certified. After 17 years in IT, I feel pretty confident I'll get it done the first time out.
I find that actually putting my money on the table motivates me to get things done. So, I'm going to finally finish up my CBT and go get certified. After 17 years in IT, I feel pretty confident I'll get it done the first time out.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Took The Gateway Back
Did you ever make one of those decisions where you just knew it wasn't a good idea but you convince yourself that it was OK and did it anyway? Well, the Gateway was one of those decisions. It's not that the computer was bad, on the contrary, it was actually very nice for the price and specifications. But I returned it.
Why you ask? Because upon further reflection, it wasn't what I really wanted. What I really want is a Dell XPS and Mini 12. Now, the price for these two systems is considerably more than the Gateway, a price I'm certainly not willing to pay at this particular moment in life, but that I'm sure I'll be able to do in the very near future.
Why you ask? Because upon further reflection, it wasn't what I really wanted. What I really want is a Dell XPS and Mini 12. Now, the price for these two systems is considerably more than the Gateway, a price I'm certainly not willing to pay at this particular moment in life, but that I'm sure I'll be able to do in the very near future.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Bought a New Computer Today
OK. Any of you who have read my blog in the past will think this is pretty funny. Today was my last day at where I was working as their VP of Network Operations. I won't go into the details except to say that we had a parting of ways that's kind of been coming for the past several months.
Now, as part of my employment at the company I had access to a lot of computer equipment, all of which now must be returned to the company, which left me without a computer. So, I went computer shopping. At first I was thinking about a Toshiba L305 laptop for around $500. But the store didn't have them in stock, so I headed on down to Fry's Electronics to see what kind of deals they had going on.
To my surprise, they were running a "Manager's Special" on the Gateway T-6345u laptop. Now, I know I mouthed off about Gateway a few months back, but I've always kind of liked their computers. And for $450, this was a pretty darn good deal.
The system specs:
- Intel T 3400 2.16GHz processor
- 2 GB DDR2 RAM
- 250 GB HDD
- Intel Wireless NIC
- Windows Vista Premium
That's pretty descent specs for $450! So, I bought it right away. Now, I know what you're thinking "Gary, you just left your job, how can you go buy a computer?" Well, I can sum it up for you in one word: Volume. :)
No seriously, I left with a pretty darn good package, and I have some good savings, so it's all good. Besides, I have to have a computer, otherwise I'd be a computer guy without a computer. And we all know how tragic that would be.
Now, as part of my employment at the company I had access to a lot of computer equipment, all of which now must be returned to the company, which left me without a computer. So, I went computer shopping. At first I was thinking about a Toshiba L305 laptop for around $500. But the store didn't have them in stock, so I headed on down to Fry's Electronics to see what kind of deals they had going on.
To my surprise, they were running a "Manager's Special" on the Gateway T-6345u laptop. Now, I know I mouthed off about Gateway a few months back, but I've always kind of liked their computers. And for $450, this was a pretty darn good deal.
The system specs:
- Intel T 3400 2.16GHz processor
- 2 GB DDR2 RAM
- 250 GB HDD
- Intel Wireless NIC
- Windows Vista Premium
That's pretty descent specs for $450! So, I bought it right away. Now, I know what you're thinking "Gary, you just left your job, how can you go buy a computer?" Well, I can sum it up for you in one word: Volume. :)
No seriously, I left with a pretty darn good package, and I have some good savings, so it's all good. Besides, I have to have a computer, otherwise I'd be a computer guy without a computer. And we all know how tragic that would be.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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