Perks

There are some perks to working for a large corporation (aside from just having a job). My latest perk is installing a wireless network. As much as I enjoy playing with 1′s and 0′s, making them do tricks and all, I have an affinity for the hardware side of the house. By far the coolest perk of this project thus far is the fact that I’ve spent 10k of “not my money”. It’s not everyday that I get to spend that much money. Just every other day or so.

The second perk is I get to use my redneck ingenuity (also known as ghetto rigging). We’re planning on hanging our wireless antennas from the ceiling. So I needed something that I can move around to test wireless signal yet be close the ceiling as possible. Given the fact that I just got my hand back, I’m not about to climb my happy butt up and down a ladder all day long. Hommie don’t play that.

[insert Mighty Mouse theme song here].

Solution: Take one parts wireless access point and antenna, add one broom handle plus scotch tape and place on desk chair with wheels. What you get is a mobile wireless access point that would be MacGyver green with envy. Apparently my co-worker thought that it was missing something. So while I was trekking around with my laptop measuring signal…they placed a garbage can over my antenna. No pun intended…but that left me with garbage signal and laughter coming from one end of the building.

I went back to the drawing board and came up with version 2: I replaced the broom stick with tripod.

Wireless to the max yo.

And also the reason for lack of posting goodness.

Finally, it appears that the good Senior has come out of retirement to produce a new Rambling. [insert clutching of the chest here].

OSLD: How many trees must you hug to justify your existence?

Seven habits of highly successful people.

Troyis.

There are somethings I never thought I would ever see. This is one of them.

Mario Brothers Shampoo.

Thing Thing 2.

What better way is there to celebrate moving into your new home than by having a fireworks display at 2:00 a.m.? It’s also a great way to meet your new neighbours, and find out which ones know how to fight.