I recently did a video on the position I got that marks my entry into the world of IT. What amazes me is how I thought the job would be so demanding that I would have to put my pursuit of Cybersecu
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5 Things I’ve Picked Up Working an ISP Help Desk Job
About four months ago, I got hired at a rather large, east coast fiber ISP called Lumos Fiber. After two months of training, I was sent home to set up shop as a remote network support technician, a
Shifting Roles: Building Graphical Assets for my Battleship Clone
Last summer, I set out to work on a Python project that I thought would really help move me along in the language, be fun to program, and be a good way to showcase my skills in the future. No
Applying Cybersecurity Principles with Linux VMs
A few weeks ago, I decided that I want seriously pursue Linux, and gain considerable experience on my own time that would be valuable in future job roles. Now, while learning things that are relate
Reflections on a month at Lumos Fiber
Back in March, I started working at a fiber ISP called Lumos. Lumos is a reasonably sized ISP, and is one of the top providers for fiber internet in both Virginia and North Carolina, with expansi
Landed it!
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by a company called Lumos for a potential job offer, and I wanted to start posting about it then, but I really wanted to wait until everything had been settled and
Windows Server 2016 DNS/DHCP/Routing Video
I recently did a demonstration on how to set up Windows Server 2016 in Virtualbox as a router, DHCP server, and DNS server. It’s a really barebones setup, and the DNS server just works enough
Singularly Focused on Security+
About a month ago, I decided to take a break from all activities that weren’t related to the Security+. I think that this has made me a whole lot more productive, and had I taken this approac
A Week in the Life: 11/20 Edition
I wanted to post a blog entry in a sort of journal format, just to talk about what I’ve been up to this week. SPLUNK Not too long ago, I installed Splunk on my local machine, because I though
TkTimeInt
I’m working on a Python program that I came up with to help me divide time into different intervals. While I’m at work, it seems to make time go by faster if I keep track of things base