I’m now finally on my own broadband fiber connection. I do have to say that even though the install took a long time, the service provided by the technician was excellent. I’m now using full bandwidth! 15mbps up and 2mbps down. [did some speed tests on that and it validates it!!!]
Let me begin this new service by saying “Thank You!” to my friend Mike for allowing me to borrow a little space on his server during the interim.
I’ll be posting more as things come up.
We will soon be back up with more bandwidth than ever before. On August 17th, we are scheduled to have our new line installed so we’ll be back up then. But this just isn’t any old broadband connection. Oh no. This is Verizon FiOS [Verizon’s version of FTTP – fiber to the premesis]. What this does for us is provide us with a connection that is about 10 times faster than our old DSL link. Once it’s up, it’s supposed to provide us with 15mbps download speeds and 2mbps upload speeds. What this means for you is that the pictures in my photo gallery will load much much faster – almost as if you’re in my house.
I’m pretty sure we’ll be the first to have this kind of service in our neigborhood, so we’re pretty excited. It will certainly be worth the extra stress it took to track the service down once it’s up and running.
In other news, I’ve upgraded the web server to Fedora Core 4 and the Gallery software to version 2.0 RC1. Go look at the pictures… oh, wait. You can’t. At least, not yet…
… with no broadband service. We have arrived in Northern Virginia after a long road trip [along side the tropical storm which rained on us all day last Thursday]. Once we arrived, the unpacking began the next day and we have been going through many boxes each day. The garage is starting to get very full of cardboard…
The network is set up but there is no DSL service here yet. So: thanks, Mike, for helping out! I may not ever be able to get DSL here, but I will probably be getting the cable modem service in the near future and discontinuing my old ISP – for which they will charge me a “breach of contract” fee or some other nonsense.
But: we are here, we are alive, and we are together. That is what is most important. More later.
We are now disassembling our residence [and this includes servers and such] and will shortly be moving. The site will be offline and unchanged until I set up new service at the new location. Please be patient. The email will forward, but the photo galleries will definitely be unavailable.
See you on the flip side!
This upcoming week begins our adventure. We will be moving from Texas to Virginia. This means that for a while, the site will be down and inaccessible. It also means that we will be stressed out and tired for many days to come. I’ve packed up all my stuff and will be dropping it off at a friend’s house while I fly back to pack and move.
This should be my last flight for quite some time. I may not even make Platinum this year. That’s fine with me, I suppose. I don’t like losing status, but I like what it implies. Laura and I will be together – far more than we will be apart. This is good. Very good. The worst part is almost over – the longest separation we have yet endured. Soon, though, we will be together every day. I will GLADLY give up my status to be with Laura more. It is what I was made for.
I’ve actually been busy this week and I’m not quite used to it! I guess a little ramp up time goes a long way. So, now, I’m working hard. Soon, though, I’ll be moving.
This weekend was very fun as I got a chance to test-ride my dream bike: the BMW K1200S. Not only did they have it in the store, but they had it in my color. It was amazing. Maybe one day soon I can have one…
To all those fathers out there, especially mine: Happy Father’s Day!
You are appreciated, respected, loved and admired. All of us kids want to grow up to be just like you.
Friday, for work, I drove out to the tail end of West Virginia to go to a customer site. I can now cross off another state on my “I’ve been to” list. [See my ::: travel map ::: page]. The terrain was very green and hilly and I can’t wait until I have a motorcycle to go up there in the mountains for a ride. Slowly, though… There are a lot of curves on that road…
Also, in looking at my state map, I noticed that I had left off Kentucky. I’d driven most of the way across the state many years ago and looking at a possible route for Laura and I, I saw some cities I recognized. So, I added it. I still have a few to go though.
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… maybe. I’m probably done with the “ramp up” time at my new job. I’m sure that I’ll be put on a project some time this week. It’s been nice to be able to get used to working for a new company and I’ll be happy to start my first project… whatever it will be.
In the mean time, though, I’ve gotten a new laptop or two and my official badge. I’m now good to go! I can’t wait to get back to the office!
Quite the reverse from the last place, ain’t it?
We’ve found a new home that we’ll be living in for two years. We go to sign the lease in a little over an hour.
I have to tell you that this place is a God-send. We were at the last of our list and had discounted the townhouses on it since all were way too small after we drove by. But this place, even though it’s a townhouse, is large enough – it’s bigger than my old townhouse in Houston and certainly way bigger than our apartment. We would have space for storage and for guests when they would come and visit us!
The place is in the center of Reston, VA which is a lovely planned community full of trees and hills. You cannot even see the strip malls from the road or from any house [that must have been a design rule or something]. And the storefronts are all tastefully done. For those of you familiar with the Houston area, this feels like the Woodlands, only less confusing.
Gotta run! More later…
