We had some power hiccups this morning, and that led to some networking issues that I didn’t notice until tonight. Between soldering a circuit together for the article I’m working on, drawing diagrams, and rebuilding a consumer-grade HP Pavilion to possibly resell, I never noticed my webserver wasn’t up.
But we’re back now, and my soldering skills, well, pretty much look like the last time I did some soldering. Makes me wonder how much business I have trying to solder a new power jack onto my sister’s Toshiba laptop, but the replacement jack is just two connections, so four joints total.
David Farquhar is a computer security professional, entrepreneur, and author. He started his career as a part-time computer technician in 1994, worked his way up to system administrator by 1997, and has specialized in vulnerability management since 2013. He invests in real estate on the side and his hobbies include O gauge trains, baseball cards, and retro computers and video games. A University of Missouri graduate, he holds CISSP and Security+ certifications. He lives in St. Louis with his family.