I started my journey of wireless in 1999/2000 while I was at the University of Minnesota. I was working for the help desk and running a dorm lab, just as I was starting out the Orinoco AP-1000 and Apple Airport were starting to popup in kiosks around campus but it still wasn’t anything close to…
What Is Mobility Express? Cisco recently introduced a two new AP models: the 1850 and 1830. The purpose of this article is not to discuss the exact technical specs of those two models, but I will say they are 802.11ac Wave 2 APs. What I really want to focus on is a new “controller” that…
Do you remember when you had to use a USB modem for connectivity on the go? I do. I would use them primarily when bringing new sites online as their networks were not up and running yet. But this had one major drawback, cellular service is most buildings was bad and even worse inside a…
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the “Personal Brand” issue that companies seem to face on a daily basis in today’s digital era. With blogging and social media a person has the ability to create a strong brand recognition for their own name on their own dime and time. We blog because we want…
Today is Apple’s “Spring Forward” event and we all assume that means we will finally get the last details of the Apple Watch as well as the prices. When Apple first announced the Apple Watch I was really intrigued and figured for sure I would run out and get one. Now as the months have…
I’ve been fortunate to be a part of an awesome group called Tech Field Day which has given me some amazing opportunities, one of those was being able to attend #CLEUR Milan this year. I’ve been attending Cisco Live in the state since 2008 when it was in Orlando. I was able to join by…
There’s been a lot of talk lately about MiFi’s and the impact they have on wireless networks. We have hotel properties saying they are within their rights to block networks other than the ones they operate and then you have FCC rules which kind of state you can’t really do that. This all seemed to…
So if you have been reading my blog for awhile you know that I’ve had this goal of becoming a CWNE where I made my first post about it back in August of 2012. Today I’m glad to say that after a VERY LONG 3 months of hard core studying I am eligible to submit…
I consider myself fortunate to be where I am in my career, I’ve worked hard to get where I am and continue to do so. But I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the help of many (Bryce Floyd, Sam Clements, Jennifer Huber, Keith Parsons) who all have been there whether…
In an interesting turn on twitter Rob Coote’s hopes and dreams were squashed of us receiving a Dora backpack this year at CLUS. Instead I present to you the 2014 CLUS Bag: Still not registered? Get on it and get registered today!