After a nondescript motel continental breakfast, we're about to set off on the last leg of our trip to Glacier. I doubt I'll find much wi-fi there, but I've already been surprised to find Sprint PCS towers in Montana, as the Sprint coverage maps don't show them.
We've made it to Hardin, Montana, and I'm writing this from the Super 8. Their wireless doesn't work at all, but fortunately they have hard-wired ethernet in each room as well, so it doesn't really matter. When in Hardin, I suggest eating at the Purple Cow, a very local eatery with large portions and good service.
We stopped at Wall Drug, South Dakota today, as well as the Vore Buffalo Jump and the Little Bighorn Battlefield site.
Now pardon me while I go crash, I drove 600 miles today, and my biological clock is still an hour ahead of local time.
We've made it to Mitchell, drove by the corn palace before eating at the Pizza Ranch and then crashed at the Thunderbird Lodge. I'd rate it about a 1.5-2 star, but at least they have free wi-fi!
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.
