Andy Shinn

i am a full blown computer 'do-it-all', an internet handyman, sometimes even at your service! when i am not on the edge of technology i enjoy biking, jogging (and then walking, when i tire), composing music, playing guitar (that may make your ears bleed), and playing video games.

i run my own company, fist in hand networks. fihn is a business to business managed hosting and internet services provider.

enjoy music? so do i! even enough to run my own radio station.

enjoy various clips from my personal audio folder - stuff i either made or had a hand in.


Tracks

  • 7 String Tone Test
    22 plays
  • Polyethylene Please (Clip)
    36 plays
  • Apostrophe
    56 plays
  • Bottle Cap Piezo
    31 plays
  • Lex
    100 plays
  • Mercenary - Embrace The Nothing (Cover - Work In Progress)
    110 plays
  • Shadow (Demo)
    312 plays
  • Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights (Cover)
    520 plays
  • At The Gates - Cold (Cover)
    285 plays
  • Inset (Concept With Vocal)
    214 plays
  • Somber Wind V3 (Concept)
    131 plays
  • Tired Eyes (Concept)
    232 plays
  • Drive Fast (Clip)
    116 plays
  • Propellerheads Record Test
    298 plays
  • All In Disharmony (Clip)
    47 plays
  • Blood Shot Eyes (Demo 3)
    242 plays
  • Piano Rock Medley (Clip)
    187 plays
  • This Is Only (Demo 1)
    101 plays
  • Clean Windows (Demo Clip)
    58 plays
  • Shredd (Demo Clip)
    45 plays
  • Someone Is Great (Demo Clip)
    64 plays
  • Turn The Sun Around (Demo Clip)
    49 plays

Profile

Owner at Fist In Hand Networks
Information Technology and Services | San Francisco Bay Area, US

Summary

IT Networking and Systems Specialist. Strong focuses in Virtualization, Enterprise Linux, Advanced Network Routing, Data Center Infrastructure, and Customer Satisfaction.
Specialties: Linux and Windows systems administration. Web application hosting and consulting. Networking and advanced configuration of Cisco, Foundry, HP, and Extreme Networks devices. Virtualization using VMWare Server and Infrastructure products. Content delivery and streaming using Shoutcast, Windows, and Flash Media services.

Experience

  • Dec 2006 - Present
    Owner / Fist In Hand Networks
    Give my customers a hosting experience that is unmatched by any big enterprise
  • Jul 2010 - Jan 2011
    Systems Administrator / VMware
    Systems Administrator taking care of R&D integration services support
  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2010
    Network Engineer / Energy Group Networks
    Help support and implement 10gigabit ethernet technologies at a fast growing media service provider
  • Apr 2006 - Dec 2006
    Building Operations Specialist / Silicon Valley Telecom & Internet Exchange
    Bring new life to a data center
  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2006
    Wireless Systems Engineer / Cooplabs, Inc.
    Learn about and deploy new and exciting wireless technologies
  • 2002 - 2003
    IT Operations / DSL Designs
    Took on the role of network administrator and helped work with customers on a wide variety of issues ranging from routing problems to email setup issues. While working at DSL Designs we began many improvements to the company such as data room consolidation, router upgrades, new colocation services, and new web design.
  • Jun 2001 - Aug 2001
    Intranet Web Development Intern / First Republic Bank
    Helped work with the web team to add to and update the company's local intranet site which offered employees access and information to contact lists, events, and announcements.

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Posts

February 27, 02:00 AM

During the last couple weeks I have been testing a SAN appliance software called NexentaStor. The software uses parts of the the Sun Solaris operating system to build a feature rich and high performance storage system. The underlying ZFS file system can do some pretty neat things and looks to be an excellent contender for [...]

February 21, 07:43 PM

FIHN will be doing a service impacting network reconfiguration at 9:00 PM on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 to prepare for BGP setup and additional uplink. This maintenance will take the entire network offline for up to 10 minutes while a change is made at my switch and at my providers end to accommodate for the [...]

February 04, 02:47 AM

I recently experienced a bug with the Western Digital 150GB VelociRaptor drives (WD1500HLFS) and the LSI 9260-4i RAID card. After about 49 days the drives would begin to drop out of the RAID and become 'failed'. Though, upon manual removal and insertion back into the logical RAID volume, the drive would become active and the [...]

February 01, 09:33 PM

Dear FIHN Friends, Starting February 1st I will be working full time for my Fist In Hand Networks endeavor! This major change allows me to dedicate my full time and attention to your projects and the FIHN infrastructure. I have several FIHN projects that I will be focusing on in 2011. Host your application on [...]

January 31, 04:53 PM

Fist In Hand Networks is a business to business Hosting, Colocation, and Managed Services provider housed at the SVTIX data center in located in San Jose, California. Email us at helpdesk@fihn.net or give us a call at 408-256-3446 for more information!

December 22, 07:00 PM

I am passing along this (rather short notice) router maintenance that I received. This maintenance is likely to affect everyone in the 72.13.92 and 68.68.98 subnets. ------------------------------------ Start time: 7:00PM PST 12/23/10 End time: 7:30PM PST 12/23/10 Work order number: SJC2-MLX01-12232010 Expected Outage/Downtime: 5 or less minutes Energy Group Networks customers receiving service in our [...]

November 11, 11:37 PM

FIHN has completed the switch upgrade maintenance. Everything has been upgraded as planned and the network appears to be running smoothly. We have done our best to test that all VLANs are up and responding correctly. If you are having connection issues please respond to this email or give us a call at 408-256-3446. Thank [...]

November 11, 12:28 PM

FIHN has learned of a planned network maintenance by our upstream provider. Please note that this maintenance is separate from the FIHN switch upgrade happening this Friday, 11/13/09, at 8:00 PM PST. Please let me know if you have any questions about either of these maintenance periods! Maintenance email: Dear Cogent Customer, As a valued [...]

October 29, 06:12 PM

FIHN is planning a switch upgrade on 11/13/09 at 8:00 PM PST. The maintenance window for this upgrade will be 1 hour. Though the downtime may be less than the entire maintenance window. During this time the network will go down at least once and may be slow for a couple minutes after the initial [...]

October 16, 09:15 PM

FIHN is planning some network upgrades that will affect you! * Switch Upgrade: In the next coming months FIHN is planning to replace the current core switch with a Foundry FESX448. This new switch allows for gigabit network connections, better handling of broadcast and excessive bandwidth storms, and BGP peering. This switch is a step [...]

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