Telecom, networking & electronics help in Central Iowa.
I set up the phones, networks and servers that small businesses depend on, and fix the electronics around your house when they act up. You get a straight answer and no sales pitch.
Associate degree in Telecommunications, DMACC · Board member, CIACUG
For small businesses and offices that need things to just work.
VoIP phone systems, SIP trunks, number porting, and analog lines for fax machines, alarm panels and modems. I can build an Asterisk system, fix one or take one over.
Routers, firewalls, VLANs, Wi-Fi and VPNs. I'll fix the network you have or design a new one, from a small office up to 10-gigabit.
Virtual machines, ZFS storage, and backups that actually get tested. Self-hosted websites, monitoring and status pages.
IP cameras and recorders on their own network segment, with secure remote viewing and no mystery cloud subscriptions.
Help at home with electronics that don't come with a decent support line.
Slow, broken or infected desktops and laptops: hardware repairs, software cleanup, upgrades, and a walkthrough when you want one.
Cable, DSL, fiber, cellular or fixed wireless. I'll get it installed, get it working, and get a signal into every room.
Head units, speakers, amps, subwoofers and alarms, installed cleanly and wired right.
Receivers, speakers, TVs and streaming boxes, hooked up and tuned, with fewer remotes on the coffee table.
Networked IP cameras that record at home, which you can check from your phone.
Remotes, thermostats, garage door openers and smart plugs. And yes, the clock on your microwave.
Things I built and keep running on my own equipment.
A public dial-up network for vintage computers, with real modems answering real phone calls on dial-in numbers in the US and abroad. Dial in to reach classic bulletin board systems, or get a PPP account (multilink included) to go online the old-fashioned way.
Visit 2600.networkThe old phone-company time-and-temperature line, brought back for anywhere in the US and Canada. Call from any phone and it finds your weather from your area code and prefix, or enter a ZIP code to check somewhere else.
Call (515) 444-4546I'm on the board of the Central Iowa Computer User Group, a non-profit that helps people understand, use and repair their computers, and I run all of the group's technology.
Visit ciacug.orgWhether it's the office phones or the living room TV, reach out and let's get it working.