http://informednetworker.com/blog Tech Stuff for You. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:09:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image via Wikipedia We've discussed in previous posts the cloud-based infrastructure of Informed Networker and some of the details of our system architecture. In this post we will focus on another aspect of Informed Networker's infrastructure - the client side. We'll look at the various applications that make up a regular ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/25/the-software-i-use/ Dave spends most of his time on the floor. Not that he doesn't have a desk, he just prefers the floor. More working room. He shifts from pose to pose every half-hour. Sometimes stretches and walks around. Most of his time is spent in his small, but ample home office. At ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/24/what-does-a-day-at-informed-networker-look-like/ Image by Matalyn via Flickr. NO THIS ISN'T OUR NETWORK!! Introduction: Today I'm going to take a few minutes to walk you through the network infrastructure that underlies Informed Networker, as well as some of our near-future plans for expansions. DNS: In order to for visitors to reach your website via a domain name (e.g. ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/23/informed-networkers-infrastructure/ As I discussed in two previous posts on my experiences raising venture capital - its hard and takes a lot of time. I'm still more than willing to speak with potential investors and will pitch my heart out, but the reality is I'm moving full-time to Informed Networker in around ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/21/so-where-will-the-cash-come-from/ Image via Wikipedia Informed Networker is looking to recruit local talent (Langhorne/Penndel/Hulmeville/Neshaminy/Etc.) for upcoming sketch comedies that will be used in viral web-based marketing promoting Informed Networker. Here are the details for those interested: Cast: We are looking for actors and actresses. Each skit will have a minimal cast - around five individuals ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/21/wanted-castcrew/ I'd been working on a business plan for some time - basing it off several examples I'd found on the internet. Eventually I purchased Palo Alto's Business Plan Pro 11.0 software, a company started by Tim Berry. I found this software exceptionally well-designed and intuitive to use. I spent hours ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/20/experiences-recruiting-venture-capital-part-2/ Informed Networker started because of a perceived need. As an IT Professional I had to know a lot about a wide variety of subjects. A Network Engineer oftentimes has his hands on servers (running multiple OSes), storage (from multiple vendors using various technologies such as SCSI, SAS, SATA, and FC), ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/19/experiences-recruiting-venture-capital-part-1/ Are you ready to know what Informed Networker is up to? The struggles and successes we are facing? As promised yesterday I'll be blogging daily about Informed Networker and seeking to lay open all aspects of the company's operations. Today we are going to talk about our aggressive two week ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/18/two-week-tactical-objectives/ Opaque No More! Large corporations and small businesses alike are tempted to use a certain amount of opacity in their business. This creates an impersonal nature that is deemed professional. I'm not suggesting that all companies do this, but it is a trend. Its a trend I've struggled with. I want ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/17/the-new-openness/ Probably few noticed but we suffered some downtime, mainly yesterday early a.m. from around 12:30 - 8:30. Our main WWW server took a complete tank. Fortunately, we were able to get it back up and running relatively quickly, but as with any business - this isn't something we want happening ... http://informednetworker.com/blog/2008/07/16/performance-monitoring/