The Great Bokelman Family vacation starts today, we departed Cedar Falls, Iowa, around 1:30, and have arrived in Ventura, Iowa to pick up my grandparents before proceeding towards our final destination of Glacier National Park. Today's leg will take us as far as Mitchell, South Dakota. Home of the Corn Palace. I don't know how much internet we'll see along the way, but I'll post when I can...
Yesterday, I started my new position as "Senior Systems Administrator". Today, we begin the search for my replacement, Systems Administrator.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assists Senior Systems Administrator in maintaining the UNI active directory and ITS servers; installs, maintains, and updates application software packages that are critical to the ITS core mission; writes code to help automate manual functions (i.e. web based monitors, backup reports and data collection); evaluates and recommends updates of application software; coordinates with application users and other system administrators to ensure a smooth installation/update process; and troubleshoots server side problems and works with client support staff to ensure proper functionality.
2. Assists Senior Systems Administrator in maintaining centralized campus backup system; and works with other system administrators from across campus to ensure network backups and restores are performed in an optimal and reliable manner.
3. Consults with college and divisional system administrators on current standards; and assists with the planning, acquisition, implementation and maintenance of file, print, web, and application servers to prevent possible adverse effects on the central network.
4. Assists Computer Network Manager in troubleshooting and correcting problems associated with the UNI campus computer network; assists in troubleshooting wireless network connectivity issues; researches, evaluates, and recommends new technologies and determines their effect on the UNI computing environment; recommends network operating systems, hardware configurations, application software, and central monitoring systems; and helps establish installation and implementation standards.
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree plus at least four years of Microsoft server administration and experience with a large TCP/IP network environment required.
One of my co-workers is selling his 15" PowerBook on eBay, if anyone is interested. It's in great shape, cared for by a sysadmin who knew what he was doing.
My friend Adam Turnbull (an Omaha police officer) can be seen going into the courthouse in this news story video. He's the bald white officer.
Kudos to Stephen Colbert for having the guts to go through with this bit at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this weekend. Apparently, Bush wasn't too amused. How ironic is it that a fake newsman exposes Bush to more truth than Fox News ever will?
But, listen, let's review the rules. Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put 'em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know - fiction!
Because really, what incentive do these people have to answer your questions, after all? I mean, nothing satisfies you. Everybody asks for personnel changes. So the White House has personnel changes. Then you write, "Oh, they're just rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." First of all, that is a terrible metaphor. This administration is not sinking. This administration is soaring. If anything, they are rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg!
