The name comes from a joke. One friend, one offhand comment, and apparently a domain name I couldn’t let go of. He was a network engineer. I was on the collaboration side, and to him in the most affectionate way possible that made me a leftclicker. As in, all I did was point and click my way through GUIs while the serious engineers were out there typing commands like adults. ...
I’ve been wanting to start a blog for a while, and I figured the best first post was just to share a little about who I am and how I got here. I started out as a cable tech, pulling and terminating network and voice cable. From there I moved into PBX and key systems, then into VoIP, and over time deeper into networking, infrastructure, and eventually automation. Looking back, it all kind of built on itself. Each step led to the next. What started with the physical side of connectivity turned into a bigger interest in how systems work together, how they’re designed, and how they can be improved. ...