... and I decided since I was stuck in the house (sick) that I might as well do something fun and useful, like perhaps make something :).

        Much like my blogging duties, my bench has been sorely neglected as of late. So I decided to make a DASA programmer for the AVR AtTiny16 microcontroller. After a few minutes of struggling looking at waveforms that looked kind of like this:

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  It never ceases to amaze me how fast our world is changing every day.  One of the stories I often tell which really enforces this is one I heard recently at a Cisco Velocity conference in Paris.  During one of the theatre sessions at the end of the conference we were discussing this very topic and the facilitator of the session gave a real life example to the group.

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Business is built on networks. Sure, most modern businesses rely on Cisco to power their digital networks, but businesses cannot succeed without the types of networks the pre-date Cisco, Microsoft and even Bulletproof! Those networks are your networks of contacts, friends, business associates and family. Building and maintaining those networks can be challenging, especially when we get wrapped up in the social media hype of 'I have more friends than you', but understanding both the importance and correct size of those (hopefully) vibrant social networks is as critical to the success of our businesses as is having a reliable and robust computer network.

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Over the past 2 weeks I have had the incredible privilege to enjoy the company of a number of local business owners who are, in my opinion, experts in their fields. The purpose of our weekly lunchtime meet-ups is to discuss social media, its implications on businesses, and how to harness the opportunities that this new media offers.

One of the curiousities of our meetings is the perception of experts. Each one of us is an expert in our own right, and yet we rarely perceive ourselves as such. The facilitator of our meetings, Rob Paterson, often says that it is those who proclaim themselves infallible experts are the very experts that we should avoid. With that hanging over our heads we muddle along, discussing ways to connect with our customers, expand the reach of our individual businesses, and discover how to be more engaged in the communities that support us. Ever the consummate observer, I have realized that in spite of our reluctance to proclaim ourselves experts, our collective knowledge, experience, and connectedness (more on that in a later post) makes the collective 'us' an expert. Confused? Let me explain.

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Coffee House

When: 7–9pm, Wednesday, January 27
Where: Bulletproof’s Office @ 25 Alison Blvd
What: Live music, coffee, munchies

Please join the Bulletproof Solutions team this Wednesday evening for a fun night of coffee, munchies and live music.

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Our newest addition of Education Services, is thrilled with the client response to premier technical training in Fredericton.  So much so, that January courses are rapidly filling up and now February and March calendars are being put together.  The first quarter calendar has and continues to be determined by client demands, and local training requirements.

January 11^th -15^th - Network +

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Viruses and vaccines seem to be all the hot topic lately ;)... Since I'm not a virologist, or a vaccinologist, I'm not overly qualified to discuss them except to say that I and my family have been vaccinated and we're fine. Instead of talking about the subject of viruses in the human body, for which I'm not at all qualified, I instead decided I'd segue into something more my style.

For the next few posts I'm going to examine with you the world of computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses. Hopefully after this we'll get into some malware analysis. I'll get back to the security series after this series.

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Over the past 8 months or so I have had the privilege of working with a BICSI certified Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) as part of a project assignment.  Having learned about the importance of cable management in a previous life in the automotive industry, I was immediately taken by his thoughtful and dedicated approach to the art of cable management.  While your server and network cabinets may not look like this, the reality is that they probably don't look nearly as good as this layout or this installation as many of us don't spend enough time considering the importance of proper cable management as part of an overall project.

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As you may have noticed, while watching your video of the Bulletproof Race Day Event, that the in-car video section is a little choppy. You may be wondering why.

Well, first of all, we had some design constraints:

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With Bulletproof becoming the only company in Canada certified to sell and implement CISCO's IP Video Surveillance (IPVS) solution the demand and interest has been very steady.  With each engagement that we undertake I see the same types of questions being asked over and over.  In light of this I put together a sales questionnaire for our sales team.  In this post I have extracted the customer relevant questions to assist you in preparing for an IPVS implementation.

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