Archive for June, 2008
Random marketing calls
“Hello, is this <insert name here>?”
“May I ask who’s calling?”
“My name is <insert another name here> and I’m calling from <insert organization name here> and I need to advise you that this call may be monitored for quality and training purposes.”
“What if I don’t want that?”
“What?”
“What if I don’t want you to record me?”
“I’m sorry, [...]
TIP: CS1000 Signaling Server & cslogin
If you telnet to your signaling server, you can use cslogin to access your SL1 interface for your PBX. To return to the oam prompt of your signaling server, enter tilde period (~.) from the SL1 interface.
telnet <ip address>
login <username>
password <password>
oam> cslogin
OVL111
>~.
oam>
Blogs at work
As with my last job, I have implemented a PHP Blog (WordPress) at work. Unlike my last job, this employer has embraced deployment of the blog as customer facing.
Take an early look at my new work blog: Vox Technical Support Headlines.
TIP: Nortel CS1000 Security
I’ve got a whole article I’m writing on how to secure a CS1000 (although, not for public distribution), but the fact of the matter is that there are some very simple things that people can do to keep a better watch on what is done in their system. One of the things that can be [...]
Nortel Tips from the Archive
One of the things that I’m occassionally asked (but never personally implemented) is:
“How do I forward my desk number at work to some other location when I’m not ask my desk?”
Enter Kris Guntzelman (who originally gave me the answer)
The feature you are looking for is indeed Remote Call Forwarding. The FFC
(in LD 57) is RCFA [...]
Nortel CS1000 Hardware Version table (made simple)
Got to love the “business made simple” marketing strategy of Nortel, but what lurks behind that marketing strategy? Decades of excellent architecture with one of the most consistant (some might say archaic) command line interfaces known to man.
With the recent (as in last few years) renaming of the traditional “Meridian-1 Option” line of enterprise phone [...]
Tivo
Three days ago I received my brand new Tivo Series3 HD DVR. On the day it arrived, I made a very disappointing discovery. The Series3 HD DVR does not connect to a cable digital receiver, you have to get a CableCard from the cable provider to connect the DVR directly to the cable connection on [...]
Upcoming books
Locus Online provides an excellent list of upcoming books in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre. Some of the books I most anticipate are:
By Schizm Rent Asunder, by David Weber
A Dance With Dragons, by George R R Martin
Cyteen II: Regenesis, by CJ Cherryh
Wings of Wrath, by CS Friedman
Some books I find myself curious about:
Storm from [...]
End of an era
My friends from back in the day when I played World of Warcraft have all finally disbanded. They closed the forums in the last 48 hours and I just noticed.
While I don’t miss the game, I do miss the friendships that I’ve built over the years. I wish you well in whatever endeavors you pursue, both personal [...]
Model building
I’ve begun to enjoy building model soldiers. The challenge of building the model, converting the model to be unique from other kits of the same model, and painting the model is quite enjoyable. My current pride and joy is from Games Workshop’s model line, the Tyranid Red Terror. This pewter model comes in 13 pieces [...]
