Tag Archives: Synthesys

A Favorable Demotion

On Nov 1st 2006, I left my position as the lead Developer at Synthesys Solutions to become a lowly assistant Computer Technician at Tremont School District #702. While there are a number of reasons for the switch, the #1 reason … Continue reading

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Moving on…

I’ve accepted a new job and it looks like Oct. 31st will be my last day at Synthesys. I’m going to move my blog to a personal web site, and I’ll post more details then. It’s going to be an … Continue reading

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SchoolWorks on Linux: Part 1 of Many

Now that SchoolWorks has officially been released, I guess I can begin posting about my attempts to get it running on Linux. First of all SchoolWorks is school administration software (or SIS) built using: ASP.NET 2.0 (in Windows using Microsoft … Continue reading

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Being a Geek in Peoria

While I’m loving working from home, there is something to be said for human contact.  So I signed up for a bunch of technology related interests on Meetup.com and subscribed to Peoria events at Upcoming.org. I also found a local … Continue reading

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The Myth of the $400 Computer

While writing a hardware proposal for a small business yesterday, I had to estimate the cost of 8 new desktop computers. Time and time again I’ve had clients surprised when I budget $800-$1,100 per computer when they’ve seen the Dell … Continue reading

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Hello Peoria

Sam and I are finally getting settled in our new house in Peoria. We’ve had plenty of fun experiences like: Fixing a leak in our water main (thanks Dwayne Gibbs!) Fixing our stove’s electrical outlet (thanks Josh Stuber!) Rewiring all … Continue reading

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