AM IRQ

[That title will make little sense to those of you who don’t speak PC, but IRQ translates to “Interrupt Request.”]

I got a call at 7:15 this morning informing me that half of our office had lost network connectivity.  Turns out that one of our workhorse switches, in place since I built the office network, died in its sleep last night.  (I’ll pour one out for him once everyone goes home for the day…)

So I slapped some deodorant on, ran a toothbrush over my teeth, hurled some food at the dogs, and emergency launched out the door.

2 hours + a replacement switch later, and the network has been restored to functionality.

IT SuperheroGo go IT Team

However the semi-professional cable management scheme that I had going became a casualty in the battle of, “get everyone up and running as quickly as possible.”  Which means it’s going to be a long Friday afternoon as I sort all those cords back to some semblance of cohesion.

Anyway, as a result of all this I don’t have a lot to cover today.  So instead I’ll point you toward another app that you may or may not have seen.  It’s called Prisma, and it filters the photos on your phone into some pretty incredible artwork.

Take for example, a photo I took of the rat’s nest that my network cables have become.  Here’s what some of the Prisma filters have done to make me feel a little better about it.

prismawire1 prismawire2
prismawire5  prismawire7

That helps.  A little.

It also enhanced one of my favorite shots of my daughter…

daphneprismabackyardInsta-impressionism.  Pretty awesome.

Anyway, it’s worth checking out.  See you tomorrow.

j.s.

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