James Branch
I started my I.T. life back in 1987 with a Commodore 64, swiftly moving to the Amiga 500 and 1200, but got my first (What I could call 'real') PC in 1991.... a Packard Bell 486 DX running Windows 3.1 and from then on, I was hooked!
I've been working in the I.T. sector in the U.K. for over 10 years now. My career started as a junior technician for Sage Software (Working in house as part of the I.T. tech teams, not developing their software as such) repairing PC's and doing the boring jobs that nobody really wanted or could be bothered to do! It was my first taste of work in the I.T. sector since leaving college (Where I studied I.T. and Business believe it or not!) so as far as I was concerned, I had the best job in the world!
After a couple of years I left Sage as a Desktop Support Engineer and worked for a number of I.T. companies, with most of my concentration and dedication being aimed at PC, Server and Network support/design.
I'm currently working as part of a two man I.T. support team, so tend to get my hands dirty with not only network design and support, PC & Server repair/maintenance, but I also maintain VoIP telephone systems, have mastered Sharepoint (MOSS/WSS Design, Document Library and Workflows), setup Virtual Servers using VMWare & MS Virtual Server, systems administration, Unix maintenance, and I like to dabble in SQL now and again.... just for my sins! :)
I tend not to go very far without my iPod shuffle and can't live without my Blackberry 8820 - it's like an extension to my right (or even left!) hand!
As you can probably gather, I'm also addicted to gadgets.... I have quite an impressive collection of toys now, which seem to take up too much space at home! I've gone through more digital cameras that I care to think of, had far too many Palms, games consoles, smart phones and an impressive of collection of PC's and laptops! Not a bad thing though, I think anyway!! My wife might think otherwise! :)
When I'm not playing with gadgets or on the internet, I'm spending time with my gorgeous wife and three kids (All boys!) who'll no doubt grow up to be gadget freaks too, I hope! :)
You can always find me checking e-mail, Twittering or mooching around Facebook, or indeed finding the next gadget(s) to review!
James
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Cool find, James! Reminds me of these a bit:
http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/11/22/tame-unruly-cables-with-one-of-their-own-kind/
What keeps the weight of all of those USB cables from pulling the whole bundle down behind the desk? 🙂
Its weighted rubber, but will it hold up to the weight of several cables hanging of it?
Those little flat spots on the legs look like a prime spot to drill a mounting hole. 🙂
cool find…I like em
I like them too but when I went to the website I found they aren’t sold in the US and the UK site doesn’t ship to the US. 🙁
Mark – Yep, they’re weighted and I would imagine enough to hold the weight of several cables. The mounting idea sounds good though! 🙂
Peggy – Firebox US doesn’t seem to stock them for some odd reason, however the company who makes them (Quirky.com) are based in the US. Here’s a link! (They’re cheaper too at only $9.99!)
http://www.quirky.com/products/11-Cordies-Cable-Organizers
I am sooooo getting this. I hate it when my cords fall behind my desk. I have to use one of those “Grabbers” to get them LOL