Heading to CHI-NOG 13
Somehow I’ve never made it to CHI-NOG, the Chicago Network Operators Group’s annual gathering. That changes this year.
Everything Else
Shameless plug: the RouterJockey store is back
So… the merch store is back. Don’t act surprised.
Networking Field Day 40 – Back at it again
I’m Heading to Networking Field Day 40 I’m excited to announce that I’ve been selected as a delegate for Networking Field Day 40, taking place April 8–10, 2026 in Silicon Valley.
Engineering a Better Blog: Our Move to Hugo
Routerjockey has transitioned to Hugo, a fast and flexible static site generator. Hugo utilizes a straightforward, markdown-like syntax for content creation, and has a robust theming system.
PCAP PCAP PCAP – Changes to RJ Store
I made a couple changes to the RouterJockey store this week and I wanted to make sure I got the word out. Previously the store worked in sprints that I tried to open up 2-3x a year.
PCAP t-shirts just in time for CLUS17
Hey guys, I just wanted to drop a quick note to let you know that I’ve relaunched my teespring shirt campaigns with enough time that you should get your orders before Cisco Live US 2017.
Networking Field Day 13 – Sneak Preview
This is going to be a busy week for the Tech Field Day family. They have delegates en-route to Tech Field Day 12 this morning, and Wednesday the crew for Network Field day 13 arrive.
Site Upgrades for September 2015
First, I want to apologize for not doing my job. Over the past couple years I’ve let this site become slightly stagnant.
RouterJockey is launching a clothing line?!?!???
Ok maybe that title is a bit grandiose… But due to the great response I received Friday morning from the launch of the original PCAP shirt, and the IPv6 follow-up, I decided to create a few new …
PCAP or it didn’t happen…. The t-shirt!
Some days I don’t know why I do things… But last night I was playing around with creating a PCAP meme when my friend Josh Kittle said he’d be interested in a t-shirt like that.
Cisco Live 2015 – Mike Rowe Announced as Keynote Speaker
Cisco just announced to the Cisco Champion community that the guest speaker for the keynote is going to be none other than …… Mike Rowe!!
Cisco Live 2015 – Customer Appreciation Event Featuring Aerosmith!!
Yes, you heard me right. Aerosmith! One of the most looked forward to social events for Cisco Live has always been the Customer Appreciation Events (CAE).
Binary Metal Guitar
Thank you Ed Koczan for sharing the video that led me to find this video. It’s a national treasure for those of us that appreciate binary.
The Unofficial JNCIE-ENT Prep Guide
Some of you may have heard that Jeff Fry has published his Unofficial JNCIE-ENT Prep Guide, but how many of you have purchased it yet?
CCIE Potential
INE published a great info-graphic on the earning potential of Cisco’s certifications and I felt the need to share it here.
Network Field Day 2 — Comic Edition
During the coarse of NFD2 I found an iPhone app called Halftone, and later, one named ComicStrip that allow you to add some fun effects and speech bubbles to your photos… So, I started in on some of …
BPDU the next incrementation
As I feel this may be a regular section of the blog due to my lack of availability. Please suggest a better name for this “series”.
Networking Field Day 2
Have you heard the news?
BPDU – Blog Post Data Unit?
My most recently collection of interesting bits of data found out on the blogsphere/internets. Due to my lack of time, I’ve decided to recycle what I find out on the ‘net and share it here.
Cisco Live 2011
It’s been a tough week since I left Las Vegas.
My Toolbag
Following the current popular topic of “Whats in your toolbag?” ala Stretch and Fryguy. I’ve decided (after some persuading) to detail the contents of my own bag.
My Cisco Live 2011 Schedule
I finished up most of my registration for Cisco Live 2011 / #cl11 yesterday and figured I would put up a copy of my schedule.
Public Service Announcement for Engineers
We all know how stressful our jobs can be.
iPhone – Rock App Causing Devistation
Recently, an update to all jailbroken phones could of caused major damage to anyone who uses Rock… There were several community updates in the last few days due to the iPad and new Jailbreak release.
The History of PING
Anyone that has touched a computer these days has probably heard of ping. But very few know of its true origins these days. The following is based off the original developer, Mike Muuss’s website.
The Holy Hackintosh Build
This is a follow up to my previous Hackintosh post chronicling the build and setup of my ‘Hack Pro’.
The Road to Hack…intosh
Over the past couple months, the lack of desktop here at home has driven me up the wall.
Snow Leopard – The What It Broke Edition (updated)
Snow Leopard was released on August 28th, and at 1:37pm I received my copy and proceeded to install it like a well trained puppy.
Setting up Apple Filing Protocol and Bonjour under Debian
Got a Mac ? Got a Linux box that you use as a file server on your home network? Sick of problems with samba?
Juniper Fast Track Program
This summer I learned about a fantastic offer from Juniper to ‘fast track’ you into a certification.
Google Voice Widget for OS X ‘s dashboard
Seriously… Why haven’t we seen this yet? This is the perfect application for the dashboard.
OS X Leopard Hacks
Here are a few settings you can change using the OS X defaults command to access some system parameters. As always, proceed with caution, and don’t mess with things of which you have no clue.
Working on my new lab setup
So, I purchased a couple extra routers, and a second layer3 switch from @usedciscoguy. He gave me a really good deal and I plan on purchasing a 6500 series switch from him as soon as I can afford it.
Cmd + Tab Replacement for Mac
PullTab is no longer maintained or supported. I’ve removed broken links within this article….
the road to Mac
I’ve been pondering it for quite some time, but yes now I have switched to Mac. I purchased a new 2.5ghz, 4gb of Ram, 15″ Macbook Pro.