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  • #024: Fixed Wireless Install - Duration: 27 minutes.

    • 1 week ago
    • 23,200 views
    This was a fun and different project for me. I have a feeling I'll be doing a lot more of these in the future and it was a fantastic learning experience for me.

    For those of you interested, I am u...
  • #023: My Job Title, Career Advise, & our first "Ride Along"! - Duration: 32 minutes.

    • 4 weeks ago
    • 10,699 views
    Watch me lose my mind at less than a minute in! LOL...

    This one doesn't have too much cabling in it but I felt the need to answer these questions and share my thoughts on career here since I get a...
  • #022: Single Cable Run at Storefront / IDC Patch Panel Done Right!! - Duration: 18 minutes.

    • 1 month ago
    • 27,235 views
    A simple job today running a new network drop in a storefront. What I encounter --in the wild-- is an IDC patch panel done right! Some tips on keeping the belly full and basic cable running stuff t...
  • #021: Cleaning Up Cable Vaults - Duration: 13 minutes.

    • 1 month ago
    • 32,698 views
    This one is a bit different. I try to look cool and macho lifting a heavy vault lid by myself and manage to look like a dork!

    I have some info to share with this video but it's more about what NOT...
  • #020: Small Office Network Rebuild: From Bathroom to Beautiful!! - Duration: 42 minutes.

    • 2 months ago
    • 39,365 views
    An unusual job where the network / telco equipment was placed in a rather high traffic area for both the customer and their patients. I had to perform several revisions to accommodate this includin...
  • #019: Small Office / Big Cabling Rehab!! - Duration: 2 hours, 6 minutes.

    • 3 months ago
    • 118,745 views
    Holy cow this turned out to be a long video! I will seriously be shocked to see if anyone manages to stay awake through all 2 hours. I was thinking of breaking it into parts but my wife talked me ...
  • #018: Quick Tip for Reducing Cable Management - Duration: 2 minutes, 12 seconds.

    • 3 months ago
    • 8,817 views
    Looking back, this solution seems so obvious but I just think it took many years of dealing with trying to hide excess cable, manage slack, and even custom cable lengths per port, until I finally a...
  • #017: Working With Keystone Patch Panels - Duration: 8 minutes, 36 seconds.

    • 5 months ago
    • 14,812 views
    Showing some of the lessons learned that I've gone through dealing with patch panels over the years. I've pretty much arrived at what I think is the best solution (if you're starting from scratch).
  • #016: Some tips for running copper Ethernet cable outdoors - Duration: 5 minutes, 24 seconds.

    • 5 months ago
    • 13,035 views
    Mind you, this is Southern California so the weather doesn't get TOO bad, but a lot of the points are common throughout the land: make sure it's well sealed / insulated, add your drip loops, etc.
  • #015: Medium-Sized Office Network Rehab Project from 2015 w/BETTER AUDIO!! - Duration: 26 minutes.

    • 5 months ago
    • 51,348 views
    NOTE: this is a re-upload of a previous video that had TERRIBLE audio levels. Hope you all find this version a much more tolerable experience!

    I never got the chance to finish this job but I'm qui...
  • #014: Splicing Ethernet Cable, EZ-RJ Connectors, and Drywall Patching / Painting - Duration: 7 minutes, 56 seconds.

    • 5 months ago
    • 10,538 views
    Some general tips from a small job I worked back in late December 2016.
  • #013: Tips for Cabling Rackmounted Equipment - Duration: 5 minutes, 12 seconds.

    • 6 months ago
    • 20,531 views
    Working this install today made me think of a good brief topic to shoot regarding some tips involving cabling around rackmounted equipment. Hope you all learn something!
  • #012: Small Office Network Rebuild -ADDENDUM - Duration: 2 minutes, 59 seconds.

    • 6 months ago
    • 4,763 views
    I ran into some additional issues with this project I wanted to share with you all briefly. I think it highlights some of the advantages of how I terminate 1U patch panels (when space allows).
  • #011: Small Office Network Rebuild - Duration: 18 minutes.

    • 7 months ago
    • 31,534 views
    *** NOTE ***
    I know that the username / password for the Ubiquiti CloudKey is visible in the video. It's ok... It's also ok that I show the phone number towards the end. This is an advertised numbe...
  • #010: Medium-Sized Office Network Rehab Project - Duration: 26 minutes.

    • 2 years ago
    • 12,617 views
    NOTE: Please check out my re-uploaded version of this video in the link below. The audio is MUCH better than this!

    https://youtu.be/NjVZdojsIvE

    I never got the chance to finish this job but I'm q...
  • #009: OSX Overhaul - Cleaning Up Fiber Optic Cable Spaghetti and Correcting Bad Ducting - Duration: 12 minutes.

    • 4 years ago
    • 29,746 views
    NOTE: OSX stands for "Optical Signal Cross-Connect"

    I am especially proud of this OSX overhaul. The fiber cables were originally run in a very hazardous route that had them laying directly over a ...
  • #008: Windows 8 Performance on an 8 Year Old Laptop (Thinkpad X41) - Duration: 4 minutes, 28 seconds.

    • 4 years ago
    • 46,718 views
    I recently retired my good old IBM Thinkpad X41 tablet laptop and decided to experiment with Windows 8. The claim had been that the system requirements were even lower than Windows 7 and I wanted t...
  • #007: Fiber Ducting Both Sides of an Equipment Rack - Duration: 8 minutes, 46 seconds.

    • 4 years ago
    • 2,398 views
    This was an interesting problem to solve. I needed to run fiber to both sides of an equipment rack with just one vertical duct. I devised a solution by fabricating a unique way to convey fibers and...
  • #006: Cleaning Up Old Fiber Optic Cable Runs - Duration: 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

    • 5 years ago
    • 5,820 views
    This was an interesting clean-up job. Not only were there sharp right angles in the fiber duct but much of the slack was taken up vertically. This eventually slid down the vertical trough and poole...
  • #005: Fiber Optic Cabling in Tight Spaces - Duration: 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

    • 5 years ago
    • 2,002 views
    This was a re-work of a bay of fiber distribution panels that were previously either unprotected or poorly protected. I tried several possible fixes before arriving at my final solution. I hope you...
  • #004: Juniper E320 Cabinet and Fiber Installation - Duration: 4 minutes, 31 seconds.

    • 5 years ago
    • 4,734 views
    This was my first Juniper E320 install. There were some interesting fiber management issues to resolve here that I thought someone would enjoy seeing.
  • #003: Fiber Ducting -Major Site Rework - Duration: 10 minutes.

    • 5 years ago
    • 3,531 views
    This was a complete overhaul of an existing fiber ducting system at a remote site. It involved moving existing fibers from old to new, larger troughs, combing out the tangled mess, taking up the sl...
  • #002: Fiber Optic Cable Protection of an FDP - Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds.

    • 5 years ago
    • 2,016 views
    Here's a quick fix I did on a fiber distribution panel that didn't properly protect the fibers running to the back of the panel. It isn't uncommon to see situations like this in remote sites where ...
  • #001: Fiber Duct Rework at an RSU - Duration: 10 minutes.

    • 5 years ago
    • 4,002 views
    This was a fiber optic cable duct rework that was needed due to the new fibers being added at a Remote Service Unit (RSU) for a local telco. Many RSU's have sub-par workmanship due to their distanc...
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