2 JAN 05
I've added a button above called SECURITY which is my reference for IE6 Security Settings. These help get rid of the spyware/adware that gets added when you visit certain websites.
7 JUN 04
After a friend's laptop was stolen out of his car, his lack of a Back-up System got me interested in doing IS/IT professionally. Now it is the mainstay of my business. There are a bunch of options for Back-up Systems from the mundane floppy to magnetic tape drives, from cheap to pricy, from a single-copy to ultra-reliable archived multi-copies, some with fire protection.
I've been building a reference list of back-up methods with a list of commonly backed-up data. Click the "Back-Up" button and see where I'm at.
5 JAN 04
Beginning the randoid.net site. I'm getting so much interest in IS/IT work that I'm going to support that business direction immediately. Lots to do yet, but at least here is a start! I'm working on occasion with Pilgrim Media Services from the Seattle area. Poke the "Links" button for details.
11 OCT 03
After 30 years of being a "permanent employee" in the electronics industry (like there is such a thing), I'm off into consulting engineering. I've been planning and preparing for this for about five years. In 1999 I received my PE (Electrical) in Oregon against 7:1 odds as a "non-degreed engineer" (yes, I'm one of "them"). I've been building my business infrastructure, polling other consultant friends for advice, and waiting for the right time to hang up a shingle. Well, that was on October 1, 2003 when my business license came active. I still have loose ends to tie up but I'm on the road.
I've been "randoid" for about 10 years with a few ISPs. BTW, a "randoid" is not a "randroid" with two r's which refers to a devotee of Ayn Rand, or so I have been told. I've never read her stuff. But a quick Google search of [randoid Ayn] shows 21 entries versus 303 for [randroid Ayn] so I'm staking my claim on randoid! So, for the record, a "randoid" is an electronics nerd with the first name of Randy, Randall, Randolph, whatever. I registered randoid.com, .net and .org in mid-1997.
Many thanks for advice, assistance, and encouragement to:
Joe Stupak P.E. of Oersted Technologies, Inc.
Paul Polumbo P.E. of Custom Design Solutions, Inc.
Mike Halter P.E. of Engineering and Machine Design, Inc.
Tim Dugan P.E. of Compression Engineering Corp.
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