Wolf of Williamsburg / The endeavors
Praxis Technology
Consulting / 2003
Praxis was the consulting company I ran from 2003 through 2007 while working at CU Boulder, SimAuthor, and Beatport. Networks, servers, VPNs, client websites, and whatever else a small IT client needed that month.
From the archive
- The Server Racks WonI studied molecular biology but spent most of my time learning Linux, Unix, storage, and distributed systems on hardware in my basement.
- The Client Came BackEven after Praxis ended, a former client still needed help finding and preserving old webmail files.
- Praxis Kept GoingPraxis was entering its fifth year of systems and network consulting beside my full-time work.
- The Test Wouldn't DieBeatport's mail tests continued into December, alongside lingering consulting work and a company that never really closed.
- Real Estate, Then ServersOne September day mixed an OptiTrex real-estate side project with a request to discuss another systems job.
- Answer by MondayA Friday company visit turned into a written systems-job offer with a Monday deadline.
- Patch It or ElseMy hosting provider planned to upgrade every managed phpBB forum to version 2.0.20 after new security vulnerabilities were found.
- Denver Was HiringA Dice employment report arrived while I was applying for network, Linux, Unix, and systems roles around Denver.
- Linux Jobs. All of Them.One Monday produced a pile of resumes for Linux support, network administration, and consulting work.
- The Website Wasn't DoneA friend asked me to review a dispute over an unfinished website, a forum, contact forms, a logo, and a missed deadline.
- Back to CU?While working at SimAuthor, I sent my resume to former CU colleagues and asked them to keep me in mind for administrator roles.
- Two Xeons, PleaseA used pair of 3.06 GHz Intel Xeon processors was part of how I kept building and learning on my own hardware.
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