Musing: Finding All Cisco Press Books on Safari
August 5, 2008 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
I like to see only Cisco Press books when researching or studying (since I find them easier to read and understand). A short post showing how to list Cisco Press books in O’Reilly Safari. Read more
Musing: On Permananent and Ephemeral Knowledge and Exam Study
July 9, 2008 by Greg Ferro · 1 Comment
Like many tech-workers, we need to ingest vast quantities of knowledge to get started in our jobs. Without that knowledge, there is no working in our business. What is unique, however, is that we continue to ingest knowledge for the remainder of our careers - often consuming large portions of our personal time and energy. Worse we even get tested on it by sitting formal examinations.
How can we manage this process to be more effective ?
The CCIE Medallion
July 1, 2008 by Greg Ferro · 2 Comments
Arden Packeer was passing comments on his plaque…. but mine is much cooler…. Read more
Musing: On Reading and Learning From a Computer Screen
June 13, 2008 by Greg Ferro · 2 Comments
One of the other tricks I have had to learn is how to read from a computer screen. Here are my musings on learning and reading from a computer screen instead of paper.
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RFC 1925 - the Twelve Networking Truths
March 19, 2008 by Greg Ferro · 2 Comments
Every network engineer should read this RFC, and understand what it means. Possibly, should be required reading for all CCNA candidates.
Abstract
This memo documents the fundamental truths of networking for the<Internet community. This memo does not specify a standard, except in the sense that all standards must implicitly follow the fundamental truths.
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What Do I Do With the Leftover Cable ?
March 7, 2008 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
March 7, 2008 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
What I love about this photograph is that someone did a beautiful job on the network gear and patch panel, and then just went, ahhh stuff it.
Best practices pour le cablage réseau | French Cisco Users Group: “”
The Balloon Story
January 21, 2008 by Greg Ferro · Leave a Comment
Quite some time ago, someone sent me this joke, and to this day, it resonates.
A man piloting a hot air balloon discovers he has wandered off course and is hopelessly lost. He descends to a lower altitude and locates a man down on the ground. He lowers the balloon further and shouts:
“Excuse me, can you tell me where I am?”
The man below says: “Yes, you’re in a hot air balloon, about 30 feet above this field.”
“You must work in Information Technology” says the balloonist.
“Yes I do” replies the man. “And how did you know that?”
“Well” says the balloonist, “what you told me is technically correct, but of no use to anyone.”
The man below says “You must work in Business Management.”
“I do” replies the balloonist with some surprise, “how did you know?”
“Well”, says the IT guy, “you don’t know where you are, or where you’re going, but you expect my immediate help. You’re in a situation that you deliberately created, but now you are expecting me to fix it.”
