The Shures Network » Work http://shures.net Are you Shures about that? Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:03:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 SVC Redux http://shures.net/2009/06/16/svc-redux/ http://shures.net/2009/06/16/svc-redux/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:47:50 +0000 Aden http://shures.net/?p=1785
Sauk Valley Computer

I now have the Sauk Valley Computer website back online. For just a brief moment in time, I kicked around if I should build a static or use a content management system. I decided to go with open source Drupal powered.

All the heavy lifting in done. DNS records are updated, database is setup, Drupal is installed, theme for the most part is finished. Now I need to add the goodies. While it is initially more difficult to setup, in the long run, a database driven website is easier to maintain and much more functional.

Here is what the original SVC started out looking like 10 years ago.

Original Sauk Valley Computers Website

…and then…

2nd Sauk Valley Computers Website

…AND THEN…

3rd Sauk Valley Computers Website

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Sauk Valley Computers Reborn

Like a phoenix rising out of the ashes, I’m resurrecting my company.

Sauk Valley Computers is back online. Just as soon as I get through these latest jobs, I’ll have the website rebuilt and alive.

There is only one small problem I’ll eventually have to deal with. Some novice has been doing business using my name. I really don’t want to do it, but I’m going to have to rain on his parade. I am the local, state, and federal owner of that trademarked name. 10 years ago when I formed the company, I jumped through all the hoops which he didn’t bother to check. Last time I checked, I don’t ever remember putting him on the payroll under my FEIN. Doh…

Sauk Valley Computer Aden

Fresh today from the clubhouse.

I have everything for SVC including company clothes; also attorneys.

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This one time… I worked with this band…

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Floppy Disk Holder

1980 Floppy Disk Storage

How long have you been using a computer?
I created this for a wood project in my 7th grade shop class.

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Aden as a Lake Cop

Driving the patrol boat in front of the Springfield Beach House.

Even with how much I love working with computers, it has been my life’s ambition since 10 years old, this picture is from one of the most favorite jobs I ever had.

I was an Officer manning the Water Patrol unit of the City Water Light & Power security department. It was the very first job I landed when I came home from the Army. I basically got paid to drive a boat around all day on Lake Springfield making sure the public boaters were obeying the laws.

It’s too bad in only lasted 1 summer before I moved on to bigger and better things. I left this job to go to work at the State Capital for the House of Representatives on Speaker of the House Mike Madigan’s staff. I wonder if Lisa still remembers me?

Illinois State Capital

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John & Joanna Konsor / Konsor Enterprises

One of the sites I develope for has grown into a new personal size record. 332 pages, all hand crafted by yours truly. There’s also 584 images. All together, the site’s around 30MB in size.

+++++ Buy a Chicago house. +++++

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