My Life

Well for the past week I have been at my new job work my tail off. For starters on the phone fixing a Exchange server with microsoft to fix a domain rename and get exchange to like it. Also this week, I worked on a Cisco System Router and ASA 5505.  I have to say the Cisco ASA’s rock I couldn’t believe how easy it was to setup and deploy. The company I work does a lot of high WIFI networking and i have to its interesting. I have to say so far its been interesting. It will be interesting to see what next week will bring to the table. We do a lot with phone systems using VOIP so it will be interesting to see when I get into the phone stuff, but I’m hoping that i just stay in the networking part with a main focus in the security aspect of things to be honest.  I also got the chance to learn on the spot how to terminate fiber multimode.

Also my buddy jeremy has introduced me to a lot of new music of the past couple of months and I have to say his latest find is awesome. The band is call the Old Crow Medicine Show below is a video clip of it. Its a got a turn of the century sound to them.

Old Crow Medicine Show — Wagon Wheel

For the past couple of months I have given up on PHP and moved to Django to learn Python for Web. Which at first I was like hrm another framework! Just what i need in my life another dang framework for my clients to want sites done in. I have to say at first I was a little shaky at becuase I didn’t know python and had never programmed in python in my life. I knew with python you could do neat things like make the google logo automatically from friends that worked at google at the time. I have to say if your tight on deadlines take a look at django I was amazed how fast I could develop a complete site in. In the 4 months that i have been using it seriously in, I have built a complete CMS with Forum, Gallery, SMS and NOC(Network Operations Center).

I do have to say one thing, Its not easy to get up and running on a shared hosting enviroment. You will need shell access, able to install python apps and packages. I recommend if you can run it under mod_python instead of fastcgi or wsgi. Mod_python makes it easier to get up runing in a snap.

This project is currently only in none 1.0 releases, I recommend working on the trunk if you don’t mind reworking things time to time due to fixes or better ways to do things. Like currently I’m having to rewrite my gallery due to changes in fields and storing uploaded files.

If you sick of the same old php or RoR(Ruby on Rails) I say give Django a Shot.