January 2015 - Bill Kirwin

Is It Better To Buy Arris Motorola SB6141 over SB6121?

Jan 312015

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Avoid the confusion over whether to buy the Motorola SB6141 or SB6121. Find out which of these two excellent cable modems gives you the best value for your money in this very easy to understand hub.

Great overview of Motorola/Arris cable modems (6121 vs 6141) for those looking to replace their Comcast supplied modem. 6121 works great for me!

What a mess!

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Jan 292015

Even the banks of UPS’s and the diesel generator couldn’t keep the core switches from dropping their configuration today! Thank goodness for backups!

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Jan 282015

No wonder my wi-fi is sucking these days. Time to change the frequency and boost transmit power to squash the neighbors.

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Jan 262015

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xcode is so very slow, I almost forgot what I was doing!

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Jan 262015

Updating the company website and stuff. Yeah….we might be closed tomorrow…

Mia singing Silent Night at church

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Jan 252015

Liam is dressed as a shepherd (in blue) holding a staff. Aeryn is dressed as a sheep, bouncing around in the front.

This was at the First Congregational Church of Yarmouth the week before Christmas.

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Billy Kirwin

Information Technology Thaumaturgist

Barnstable/Yarmouth, Massachusetts Area | Building Materials

Summary

I like computers.

I’ve pretty much been around tech my whole life. I got to play around with DECmate Dan in the late 70’s, and got an early start playing with my Wang in the early 80’s. Dialing into local BBS’s was fun, but I never did crack the password to WOPR.

Nowadays, I really enjoy learning new ways of getting the most out of the technology I can get my hands on. I enjoy working with Unix like systems, where it is real easy to modify open-sourced code to do what you want.

I am pretty good at needs assessment, workflow optimization, and disaster recovery planning/implementation at the small - mid sized business level.

I like to keep the business networks I support as simple as possible, so that I can spend the bulk of my time focusing on finding ways to optimize workflow for the people I work with and working on developing new skills based on what new tech I find intriguing. The right amount of security, balanced with simple recovery procedures makes for a nice, low-stress work environment where most issues are solved by quoting Chris O’Dowd from the IT Crowd: “Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

I believe it is critical to develop an understanding of business operations and goals before implementing any technology. One cannot truly anticipate all system design requirements without having an intimate understanding of the business process.

After working outsourced IT for many years, I am happy to serve as in-house IT department for a single organization. It is very satisfying to be able to constantly optimize and improve our operating environment, while also having the time to learn a thing or two along the way.

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