I push buttons for a living.
whois -h Kimi Ushida
CCNA, CCNA Security, GSEC, Security+, Network+, A+
This partition of my website documents various thoughts from my experiences in the information technology field as well as technical articles and random opinions I've wanted to get off my chest.
I've been in the industry for over 13 years doing mostly sys-net administration. At work I deal with a wide variety of hardware and software solutions. My title is Glorified Button Pusher. This covers different subject areas including Active Directory, Linux, Cisco networking, etc., which means I've become a highly-technical generalist. So I got a handle on it all ... and I'm superb at nothing.
My first computer was a 386/DX with a whopping 32 MB of memory running DOS 5.0. I was the cool kid on the block for a few weeks because Doom 1.1 ran on my machine. I eventually upgraded to DOS 6.0 » DOS 6.22 » Windows 3.1 » 3.11, then I installed Trumpet Winsock and fiddled with that Netscape Navigator thing. I had a GeoCities page. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.
cat /etc/whatishere.conf
Like anyone else who has done his share of IT work, I've developed some ideas and opinions which others may find useful. Since I do plenty of documentation at work, I've developed a habit of writing things down before it leaves the limited confines of my available memory.
The articles covering technical material should be taken with a grain of salt like everything else on the Internet. Remember, I'm not an subject matter expert on anything. Writing just makes me feel more important than I really am.
My opinionated stuff is in the ramblings section and I make no warranties as to their correctness. Anyone who has had to implement / maintain network infrastructures will have some colorful stories to tell. This isn't quite family-oriented material. You must be 18 years or older to continue. Feel free to provide your credit card number if you want. I need to eat.
There's also a section on some random technologies I find interesting. It's stuff that I need, not want. Or ... maybe it's the other way around.
This site is not an interactive blog. It is not a forum. It's a place for me to perform memory dumps before my head crashes for the day. I write articles as free time permits. I'm real, real busy these days. If you discover any technical inaccuracies, please let me know based on the information in the contact section (encryption not required, but you'll get kudos for doing so).