Branch in a box

His name escapes me right now but the http://www.ciscoblog.com/ has an entry about the coolness of the Cisco 1861 ISR.  This little thing does it all.  Voice, firewall, VPN, LAN switch with POE and wireless through an HWIC.  It can also operate in SRST mode which is…

The energizer bunny...

...should be the only electric rabbit. I like to keep up with the goings on in the DIY electric car world.  Some day I hope to build one.  I'm waiting on a couple of things first though.  Mostly just trying to get through the multitudes of projects I&…

Tesla was robbed!

Ang and I have been fans of House for a while.  Kind of like what ER used to be, I can't really keep up with the medical jargon, but the pacing is usually entertaining and the character development is near perfect. Last night cemented it for me though.…

Ephone-DN's like to disappear

Well, not really.  I found out the hard way that an Ephone-DN in CME that isn't configured from the start as a dual-line can't be changed to a dual-line.  So, no consult transfer or putting a call on hold and calling someone else.  No big deal,…

That "July" post

That was a failed attempt at posting through email from my iPhone.  Haven't spent the time to try to figure that one out yet. Regarding the iPhone, I'm relatively happy but I really wish it had ActiveSync.  Really.  Wish. More later...…

CiscoPress

I guess I need to get back to blogging.  I got an email that looks legit but could be spam from someone at CiscoPress asking if I'd like to review technical books.  If it turns out to be legit I'll have to jump on that.  I&…

Lucky

I'm sitting outside tonight watching my kids climb all over the playset that I built while sitting on the patio I laid.  All the bad stuff fades away.  My wife and I talk about our future, the houses future and the kids and the bad stuff fades away.…