Now is MY Time to Win. David Deans seven principles from Now is Your Time to Win:

1. Accept your situation.
2. Be willing to fail.
3. Make daily preparations.
4. Be a professional.
5. Live in the present.
6. Do your best.
7. Let God help you.

Victories Remember your victories rather than your defeats.

Persistence "I will persist until I succeed."
-Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World

Posalutely You are what you think.

Positive Forums! Tonight, I've added a Forum section to the site. I hope that you can find / post lots of positive things.

Creatalink^TM2 XT I can't tell you what I'm doing with it, but here is my new toy. :)

Hack-a-Firewall-HOWTO Did I mention that I had to help a customer hack into their firewall because they couldn't remember their password? Oh, I guess I didnt. Well, yesterday, I got a phone call from one of my customers (whom shall remain nameless) telling me that their ISP came over and changed the way their DSL connection works and needs to change the network configuration on their firewall. The IT manager at their location didn't know anything about managing their firewall that's why they called me! Unfortunately, neither of us knew the password to the box (they chose the password originally and I don't make a point of remembering customer's passwords unless they ask me to do so). It was 12:30PM, I had an interview with a reporter at 2:30 and they were 45 minutes away. Even if it only took me 10 minutes to fix the problem, I didn't feel comfortable with getting back so close to the interview. The only solution, lead a semi non-technical person with no Linux/Unix experience through the process of breaking into their box and resetting the root password. I won't go into the gory details, but we did it (it's actually quite easy since we had physical access to the box). What a positive moment!

The point? As the 2002 2002 2002 time comes closer I wonder what I really want to do with my blog. It's kinda a cute little toy that makes me happy :) I'm actually a very positive person in general. I can't help it, I just am! Somewhere along in my life I made the decicion to be happy. Not very much rattles my cage. I think its the positive phrases. The positive phrases you ask?? Oh yes! I say positive things to myself all day long. Maybe I should dedicate my blog to positive phrases!

MugClub.Com At 2:30AM I get an email ... it's from SnapNames.Com regarding my backorder on MugClub.Com (which technicall expired back in November but hasn't been released into the wild yet). The record has changed!

Old Values:
Domain not found locally, but Registry points back to local DB. /*CHANGED*/
Local whois DB must be out of date. /*CHANGED*/
Whois Server Version 1.3 /*CHANGED*/
Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered /*CHANGED*/
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net /*CHANGED*/
for detailed information. /*CHANGED*/
   Domain Name: MUGCLUB.COM /*CHANGED*/
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. /*CHANGED*/
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com /*CHANGED*/
   Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com /*CHANGED*/
   Name Server: NS1.NAMESDIRECT.COM /*CHANGED*/
   Name Server: NS2.NAMESDIRECT.COM /*CHANGED*/
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and /*CHANGED*/
Registrars. /*CHANGED*/

New Values:
The Data in the VeriSign Registrar WHOIS database is provided by VeriSign for /*CHANGED*/
information purposes only, and to assist persons in obtaining information about /*CHANGED*/
or related to a domain name registration record. VeriSign does not guarantee /*CHANGED*/
its accuracy. Additionally, the data may not reflect updates to billing contact /*CHANGED*/
information. By submitting a WHOIS query, you agree to use this Data only /*CHANGED*/
for lawful purposes and that under no circumstances will you use this Data to: /*CHANGED*/
(1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited, /*CHANGED*/
commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail, telephone, or facsimile; or /*CHANGED*/
(2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to VeriSign /*CHANGED*/
(or its computer systems). The compilation, repackaging, dissemination or /*CHANGED*/
other use of this Data is expressly prohibited without the prior written /*CHANGED*/
consent of VeriSign. VeriSign reserves the right to terminate your access to /*CHANGED*/
the VeriSign Registrar WHOIS database in its sole discretion, including /*CHANGED*/
without limitation, for excessive querying of the WHOIS database or for failure /*CHANGED*/
to otherwise abide by this policy. VeriSign reserves the right to modify these /*CHANGED*/
terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy. /*CHANGED*/
Domain not found locally, but Registry points back to local DB. /*CHANGED*/
Local whois DB must be out of date. /*CHANGED*/
Whois Server Version 1.3 /*CHANGED*/
Domain names in the .com, .net, and .org domains can now be registered /*CHANGED*/
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net /*CHANGED*/
for detailed information. /*CHANGED*/
   Domain Name: MUGCLUB.COM /*CHANGED*/
   Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. /*CHANGED*/
   Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com /*CHANGED*/
   Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com /*CHANGED*/
   Name Server: NS1.NAMESDIRECT.COM /*CHANGED*/
   Name Server: NS2.NAMESDIRECT.COM /*CHANGED*/
The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .ORG, .EDU domains and /*CHANGED*/
Registrars. /*CHANGED*/

I guess that's one way to find out about new WHOIS database policies :)

Interview Crissy and I have been cleaning the house feverishly tonight because a reporter and photographer from the Des Moines Register are coming tomorrow afternoon.  Steven Woo wants to do an interview about myself and TCP Consulting.

Meeting Tonight has been a big night! At 7:00PM I attended a City of Clive Board of Adjustment meeting for a zoning variance. TCP Consulting (my company) and I-Rule.Net are getting into the broadband wireless internet service and we needed the variance to put the 60 foot tall wireless tower right next to the building. Good news, the passed our proposal!

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