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by CiscoKid
Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: General Archive
Topic: R.I.P. Ken
Replies: 23
Views: 17609

Oh wow... I should really try and find time to come around more...

Ken's loss is harder knowing it's been over a year...
by CiscoKid
Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: CiscoKid is headed east!
Replies: 10
Views: 2432

2012 Nissan frontier, it's been doing pretty actually. Not so great on really steep climbs, but I've managed
by CiscoKid
Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: CiscoKid is headed east!
Replies: 10
Views: 2432

So far...people in New Mexico and Missouri can NOT drive for crap! I'm pulling a 12 foot trailer, my friend is driving a 26 ft. Budget truck, and his wife is driving a jetta...people have been cutting us off left and right, nearly running us off the road going 75+ All in all though, we've made it to...
by CiscoKid
Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: CiscoKid is headed east!
Replies: 10
Views: 2432

The "work" issue may be a problem, I e been dealing with some medical issues that make it risky to stay in the field
by CiscoKid
Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:03 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: CiscoKid is headed east!
Replies: 10
Views: 2432

CiscoKid is headed east!

So it's been a long while my old friends, sitting here in Amarillo getting ready to head out for another day of driving. After a number of life altering events, I decided to join my friends and move to Ohio with them. They bought a 6 acre property for less than a 2 bedroom in Cali!
by CiscoKid
Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

Congrats on the new job! I didn't realize IT Asset Disposition was such a big market, close to 20 Billion whoa. ECS was one of the biggest, we had customers like Disney, Comcast, Bank Of America (small contract), Lockheed Martin and several other fortune 500 companies. Since they filed bankruptcy, ...
by CiscoKid
Fri Nov 30, 2018 10:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

We had two facilities, one here in Cali and the other in Texas. 8 fully loaded racks with 36 bay Isilon servers per rack in each location. Each lab was pushing out 3K drives a day. The laptop area was pushing out 200 to 270 laptops a day.
by CiscoKid
Thu Nov 29, 2018 9:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

I've done a crap of systems development and integration. I maintained an erasure network for most of the time at my last job. But yeah, luck would have it that back in October, I was able to land a new job with an Irish company that is expanding into the ITAD market state side, they have facilities ...
by CiscoKid
Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:39 am
Forum: Software Forum
Topic: Hard Drive Verification software
Replies: 3
Views: 6170

I'm very familiar with how wipe software works, just wasn't sure about the verification.

I've been responsible for building drive sanitation systems for the last two and a half years but was never part of the QC planning
by CiscoKid
Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:26 pm
Forum: Software Forum
Topic: Hard Drive Verification software
Replies: 3
Views: 6170

Hard Drive Verification software

I'm currently consulting with a company that's rolling out an ITAD program and as part of that, I need to locate a program to scan a drive to ensure that absolutely no data is left on a drive after it's been wiped.
by CiscoKid
Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Sad News, Roundeye has Passed Away
Replies: 26
Views: 10390

OH WOW...I've often wondered how he was fairing with his battle...
by CiscoKid
Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

I have a phone interview for a temp with the county, those usually turn into permanent jobs as positions open up along the road...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed
by CiscoKid
Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

Eh, sometimes! lol I've been thinking about SG a lot lately...I think the last time I was highly active here was back in '07/'08...how times have changed!
by CiscoKid
Thu Jul 05, 2018 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: My job is no more...
Replies: 17
Views: 6662

My job is no more...

I was working for ECS Refining for the last two and a half years...as of late Friday, the company has been forced by creditors to liquidate!

https://resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/ ... lose-down/
by CiscoKid
Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Like the slime and grime upon Maddocs shoes after a night in the sheep pen...
Replies: 4
Views: 2540

I'm already near the top rate they'd be willing to pay out...at least with my current pay rate. Now if they'd be willing to create a new job title that includes my unofficial responsibilities and bumps my pay rate ten bucks, I'd be more than happy!
by CiscoKid
Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Like the slime and grime upon Maddocs shoes after a night in the sheep pen...
Replies: 4
Views: 2540

We test used assets for possible resale and I've become the unofficial engineer for the department maintaining our data eradication systems...single pass and triple pass based on the customer contacts. I was in Dallas this past week fixing their lab and will most likely going back around the 13th
by CiscoKid
Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: An old forum member passed away, JCOS (Patrick)
Replies: 31
Views: 11185

I had the pleasure of meeting this fine seadog when he was still working stateside. He was a great friend and the loss I feel in his passing lease but one regret...that I had spoken to him more. The day I heard of his passing had me shocked and dazed...just going through the motions...
by CiscoKid
Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Like the slime and grime upon Maddocs shoes after a night in the sheep pen...
Replies: 4
Views: 2540

Like the slime and grime upon Maddocs shoes after a night in the sheep pen...

A dark and mysterious figure emerges from the ether, fresh from a trip to Dallas, the CiscoKid appears on his bday! Sitting here this morning thinking about the last time I really did more than lurk for five minutes and realized it's now been almost ten years since I was a regular...and how much lif...
by CiscoKid
Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:06 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: What do you do for a living?
Replies: 44
Views: 7000

I do whatever makes money...
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: What are the police like in your area?
Replies: 15
Views: 3532

I got pulled over a lot for lights being out, twice for speeding, and once for vehicle registration...there's been a few times lately that I should of been pulled over but wasn't. I was doing 80 on a major street in town, it was kind of late so there wasn't much traffic. I pulled up to a light about...
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:27 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Odd situation...
Replies: 10
Views: 4478

Disable firewall for true static IP subnet is checked. Right now, I have the server doing double duty with virtual interfaces as both a SAMBA file/print server, intranet, and internet web services
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:05 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Odd situation...
Replies: 10
Views: 4478

I'm mapping one of the additional IP's Comcast gave me. I do have a wireless AP, but the server is connected directly. This config was working fine before but I got a new SMC and ever since I'd had this issue. I reconfigured the LAN side to 192.168.1.xxx due to other issues I was having
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:50 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Odd situation...
Replies: 10
Views: 4478

The server is directly connected to the SMC with all required ports forwarded, the server has both one of my static 50.73.54.xxx IP's and an internal 192.168.1.xxx IP for internal services
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:17 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Odd situation...
Replies: 10
Views: 4478

I wouldn't be banging on my head into the wall if the problem was that simple!
by CiscoKid
Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:05 pm
Forum: Networks and Wireless Routers
Topic: Odd situation...
Replies: 10
Views: 4478

Odd situation...

I have a server running apache on centos 6 with Comcast business class internet. I can access the sever fine using the domain within the network, but when I have others try to ping it from the outside, it fails to respond. I've checked and rechecked everything I could think of...apach config, DNS co...
by CiscoKid
Mon May 14, 2012 5:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: On the road!
Replies: 4
Views: 3321

I'm doing better then I was! Sitting back waiting for an email is boring as hell...

But this project so far got me Air Magnet certified and waiting on word about Panduit certification
by CiscoKid
Mon May 14, 2012 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: On the road!
Replies: 4
Views: 3321

On the road!

I haven't been on here in a while, but just thought I drive by and let you guys know I'll be on the road through the summer if not longer working on a major JC Penney project...is anyone near Bentonville, Arkansas?
by CiscoKid
Mon May 14, 2012 1:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: For profit technical college
Replies: 5
Views: 1663

i'm actually completing my program with Phoenix right now, I have one core class that I'm taking right now and 3 lower division classes but so far I'm schedule for a September graduation. Granted, I did have almost 10 years in the field when I got started
by CiscoKid
Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: What happened?
Replies: 33
Views: 4974

This beaner's been busy with life...married and divorced, I was able to keep her crap off the boards before anyone could see it and if someone did see it, it was whipped soon after. Got hard to keep up on here once my dad got really bad. I'll be staying in PA for a while to help out a friend
by CiscoKid
Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:59 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: The true cost of prescription drugs?
Replies: 7
Views: 2066

Easto, I'd like to see how they could justify that cost...
by CiscoKid
Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:10 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Cain's 9-9-9 Plan
Replies: 37
Views: 2855

So let me get this right...under this 9-9-9 plan, I would end up paying a total of 34.25% in taxes?
by CiscoKid
Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: The true cost of prescription drugs?
Replies: 7
Views: 2066

The true cost of prescription drugs?

I just finished a contract at Sutter Health, one of the biggest corporate hospital chains in California and while talking with one of the nurses about the cost of prescription drugs got a major shocker! She was telling me that she only pays 20% of cost for any script she needs to pick up. She paid 1...
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Don't buy the rumor
Replies: 8
Views: 2375

yeah well, lead poisening takes you pretty quickly if you're not treated right away...but lead poisening to the brain? I doubt much of anything would help you then
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Don't buy the rumor
Replies: 8
Views: 2375

Roody Roody Rood...just as fruity as ever! Good there man
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Re-Start Speed-Guide
Replies: 10
Views: 2468

One thing I forgot to mention...on the non-technical side, I've always LOVED carpentry and construction. I was actually on a team my junior year that competed against other schools in the area in building a shed over two days that was judged on adherance to OSHA safty regulations, building code comp...
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 11:39 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Re-Start Speed-Guide
Replies: 10
Views: 2468

I doubt the i5 would be released this year with the release of the white i4 on friday, where's the business sence in that? They still need to figure out why iphones drop so many calls!
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 10:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Major news regarding Bin Laden
Replies: 67
Views: 6039

Debbie wrote:We don't have real photos yet. This is a fake:

http://members.speedguide.net/tigress73/obl.jpg

They even said on CNN this morning that we still haven't saw pics of the body
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Re-Start Speed-Guide
Replies: 10
Views: 2468

Do you know if there are actually plans to release the iPhone 5 this year?

We hadn't heard a damn thing about it like with the 4, they started training swing shift a few weeks before the actual release date
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 10:46 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Major news regarding Bin Laden
Replies: 67
Views: 6039

At this point, Obama is trying to prove to the Muslim world that we are not the blood thirsy savages that Bin Deaden has made us out to be. There's also concern that Pakistanie government or millitary officials may have been involved in helping to hide him that need to be investigated as well.
by CiscoKid
Mon May 02, 2011 10:42 am
Forum: General Discussion Board
Topic: Re-Start Speed-Guide
Replies: 10
Views: 2468

I'm unemployed as of the 28th, it was fun while it lasted... The closest I got to an actual iOS4 image is what was available when doing a complete restore back to factory settings. iPhone 4 ysers with the latest software, don't be worried if your camera app pops up saying "Flash Disabled" ...