Blog entries http://www.bulletproofsi.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:45:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/september-november-training-schedule-released-.html <p>I look forward to my&nbsp;NEXT blog post stating that our Education Services Web Site is up and running, but as we make the final touches on it -that will have to be my next post.<br/><br />However, I do have our new classroom schedule (Sept - Nov) available to send via e-mail.<br />This calendar includes some very unique sessions as well as those that are timely for our clients upgrading server infrastructure, and development projects. And I am particularly pleased that we are offering PMI recogRead More... Darryl Esau Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:44:29 +0100 Training SA Voucher Project Management PMI ITIL Education Classroom Certified http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/bulletproof-staff-race-day.html <p>We have done two successful&nbsp;customer racing events last year&nbsp;&nbsp;and a couple of years ago we did another staff racing event. It was time again to get our staff and family out on Speedway 660 to see what they could do behind the wheel of the Pro-Stock and Sportsman class race cars. &nbsp;</p><br/><p>Thanks to Cisco helping with the event, Steve and Chris for coordinating and letting us use their track and car, Ken MacKenzie (#85) for trusting us with his great Sportman car and Lonnie Read More... Andrew Jefferies Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:38:01 +0100 http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/microsoft-certification-announcement.html <p><img id="il_fi" src="http://www.forresttraining.com.au/images/microsoft-certified-learning.jpg" alt="" width="259" height="66" /><br />Our latest authorization - as a Microsoft Learning Partner - opens the doors for our clients to take advantage of Authorized Microsoft Certified Training. What does this now mean for our clients.. FREE training for those who have Software Assurance Vouchers, quality control and course gurantees through Metrics that Matter, access to Microsoft Official CurriculRead More... Darryl Esau Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:54:38 +0100 Vouchers Training Software Assurance SA partner partner MOC microsoft Education CTEC CPLS http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/bulletproof-education-services-new-partnership.html <p><img src="http://www.bulletproofsi.com/images/blog/SS_Partner_Logo_Final.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;Bulletproof Education Services is excited to annouce their newest addition to provide full service Education solutions.&nbsp; With our Authorized Partner Status with Skillsoft, we can now offer a huge library of e-learning, e-books, LMS services and custom e-learning content and delivery. As always do not hesitate to send me a note with any questions or comments on our latest authorization. darryl.esaRead More... Darryl Esau Tue, 25 May 2010 17:25:49 +0100 Training skillsoft LMS Education e-learning http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/cisco-networkers-solutions-forum-2010.html <p>Bulletproof is currently in Toronto at the&nbsp;Cisco Networkers Solutions Forum 2010. We have a great booth setup this year featuring lots of video surveillance toys and demonstrations.&nbsp;</p><br/><p>Our video wall shows live feeds from local and remote sources. Come visit us at our booth.&nbsp;</p><br/><p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p><br/><p>More information about the forum can be found at the forum website.</p> Andrew Jefferies Thu, 13 May 2010 19:31:16 +0100 video surveillance trade show Cisco http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/men-and-women-with-brooms.html <p>Not too long ago we had a curling event at BSI. Curling was fun, but I think it's safe to say that many of us learned that night it's also extremely challenging. I personally can attest that it indeed confirmed for me that I'm so far out of shape it's not even funny :).</p><br/><p>We didn't get any video or shots of games in progress unfortunately, mostly because I was remiss in letting people know I brought my Flip HD with me in the first place, but we did assemble for a final group photo:</p><br/><Read More... Brent York Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/team-bulletproof-ar-video.html <p>Here is a shameless promo video for Team Bulletproof Adventure Racing that I did the other day while training. I used my Cisco Flip UltraHD camera to do the recording.</p><br/><p><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></p> Andrew Jefferies Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:49:54 +0100 Team Bulletproof AR http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/team-bulletproof-adventure-racing.html <p>Bulletproof Solutions is pleased to be the sponsor of Team Bulletproof adventure racing team.</p><br/><p>Andrew Jefferies (Bulletproof's Service Support Manager), Wayne Gallant and Mark Miller will be racing in the upcoming Race the Phantom adventure race in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, July 16th to 18th. This race is a 36 hour run, bike, paddle and orienteering race.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br/><p>Follow Team Bulletproof's training and other races at: http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/tags/Team-Bulletproof-AR<Read More... Andrew Jefferies Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:27:39 +0100 Team Bulletproof AR http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/so-i-got-bored-on-the-weekend.html <p>... 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 :).</p><br/><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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:</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.bulletproofsiRead More... Brent York Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +0100 hobby fun Electronics http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/as-the-world-changes-fast-.html <p>&amp;nbsp; It never ceases to amaze me how fast our world is changing every day.&amp;nbsp; One of the stories I often tell which really enforces this is one I heard recently at a Cisco Velocity conference in Paris.&amp;nbsp; 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.</p><br/><p><br/><br/></p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>If I remember correctly she was a career mom with a family of four, Read More... Steven Burns Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/building-people-networks.html <p>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 importaRead More... Joshua Biggley Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +0100 social media Network Customer Service customer business http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/what-makes-an-expert-.html <p>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.</p><br/><p>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 Read More... Joshua Biggley Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +0100 teams social media IT Experts IT Consulting geeks Customer Service corporate culture Consulting Services business blogs http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/haiti-relief-fundraiser-coffee-house.html Coffee House<br/><p>When: 7&ndash;9pm, Wednesday, January 27<br />Where: Bulletproof&rsquo;s Office @ 25 Alison Blvd<br />What: Live music, coffee, munchies</p><br/><p>Please join the Bulletproof Solutions team this Wednesday evening for a fun night of coffee, munchies and live music.</p><br/><p>The stage will be open to anybody who would like to bring an instrument and play some tunes.</p><br/><p>This event is open to all of our friends, family and customers. Please bring along some of your friends and join usRead More... Andrew Jefferies Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:00:00 +0100 haiti fundraiser event charity http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/education-services-booked-solid-for-january.html <p>Our newest addition of Education Services, is thrilled with the client response to premier technical training in Fredericton.&nbsp; So much so, that January courses are rapidly filling up and now February and March calendars are being put together.&nbsp; The first quarter calendar has and continues to be determined by client demands, and local training requirements.</p><br/><p>January 11th -15th - Network +</p><br/><p>January 18th-20th - ITIL V3 Foundations</p><br/><p>January 25th-29th - 6294A: &nbsp;PlaRead More... Darryl Esau Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0100 Windows 7 Training ITIL ILT Education http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/the-shot-heard-around-the-world.html <p>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.</p><br/><p>For the next few posts I'm going to examine with you the world of computer viruses, worms, and trojan hoRead More... Brent York Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0100 Worm virus trojan malware Analysis http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/the-tangled-web-we-weave-cable-management.html <p>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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; While your server and network cabinets may not look like this, the reality is that they probably don't look nRead More... Joshua Biggley Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0100 Networking Network IT Experts documentation Cisco cabling best practices architecture http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/whyismyvideochoppy-.html <p>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.</p><br/><p>Well, first of all, we had some design constraints:</p><br/><br/>Portability - Our preference was to NOT have to take a rack full of storage and controller gear on the road for the event.<br/>Power - Not much power to be had in a race car.<br/>Focus on the in person experience &ndash; It had to look great for people watching in person.<br/>Race cRead More... Andrew Jefferies Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 video raceday feedback http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/ip-video-surveillance-101.html <p>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.&nbsp; With each engagement that we undertake I see the same types of questions being asked over and over.&nbsp;&nbsp;In light of this I put together a sales questionnaire for our sales team.&nbsp; In this post I have extracted the customer relevant questions to assist you in preparing for an IPVS implementation.</p> Steven Burns Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 IT Experts IPVS IP Video Surveillance Cisco http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/a-security-guy-doing-social-media-.html <p>Bulletproof is currently doing a a big push to embrace social media and allow our customers to get more intimately involved with our company through direct interaction.</p><br/><p>As a security guy, social media is scary. So, why would I choose to join the social media team and push this forward? The first reason is simple, the move to social media is going to happen to all of us,&nbsp; regardless. The second reason is because I think we're doing all of the right things to use the technology respRead More... Joshua Biggley Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 social media security http://www.bulletproofsi.com/blog/excel-add-in-how-to-automate-any-excel-task-using-vba.html <p><img title="Excel logo" src="index2.php?option=com_myblog&amp;task=thumb&amp;maxwidth=44&amp;fn=/var/www/web9/web/images/blog/excel-logo.jpg" border="0" alt="Excel logo" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="77" height="67" align="left" />Many offices use Microsoft Excel not just for number crunching, but as a database, scheduler, project management tool, and even a word processor.</p><br/><p>Its ubiquitous use can unknowingly be a bottleneck to business processes, despite its apparent usefulness. Excel Read More... Jody Cairns Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 vba programming office microsoft excel