Hey there! Long time, no posty. I’m glad to see that readership hasn’t waned much in my absence, though it has shifted more to the extremely popular reviews of the Bluetooth stereo headphones and the new Windows 7 compatible version of MacDrive. Of course, product reviews have never been enough to sustain a web site, so I find myself at the point where I need to start posting again. Part of this comes from my love of gadgets and gear. Another part comes from my need to write and the love of the craft. Yet another part comes from the fact that I have things to tell people.

The first thing I have to pass on in written form is that the first of two surgeries is done. My daughter, a sufferer of periodic and worsening seizures as well as an almost constant micro-seizure “storm” when she sleeps is now the proud owner of a new Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS). The device which is implanted in her neck (she calls herself a cyborg now) connects to her Vagus nerve in her neck and sends a jolt of energy into it every few minutes. She doesn’t feel it, but it kick starts her brain’s electrical system to prevent it from building up a charge. Let’s just say that my wife is far better at explaining it than I am. My girly is not the ultimate gadget girl in our family, and she will (hopefully) benefit from having the VNS implanted. We are already seeing positive effects, and its been in one week.

The second thing I have to pass on is that I have a new job. I don’t exactly have a title, really, but you can call me an MSP Administrator. I get to spend a lot of time in a very nicely laid out network operations center (NOC) and play with shiny new toys. As part of my work at ManagedNet I will be blogging. No. Don’t be shocked. It will be surprisingly similar to what I do here on The Dojo, but the bent will be towards networking gear. Those of you who have been reading me for the last 9 years will know that I will occasionally toss in news of some IT gear which is totally off message.

Your immediate question will be to ask what will become of Mobodojo? The easy answer is that it will stay up and I will start posting again. The more complex answer is that I might not be able to update it as regularly as I used to ( no jokes, please). I am also going to be blogging for ManagedNet and the focus there will be managed services, IT support, ITiL, general operations, management, and lots and lots of fantastic gear from the World Of Information Technology! Interestingly enough, many people ask me if Mobodojo is about systems, since “mobo” is a colloquial term for motherboard. Its actually rather humorous that now Mobodojo will mean motherboard as well as mobile.

So, with that in mind, you will also start seeing news and reviews on The Dojo about servers, racking systems, systems administration tools, and a wide array of techniques, tips, and tricks on how to manage a companies technology. I warn you. You may find it boring. You don’t see Engadget or Gizmodo covering this kind of stuff, but then they were never truly as nerdy as I am. Consider this post a kind of rebirth of Mobodojo and myself. Like Jack FM, I play what I like. I just hope you like it with me.

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