Whetstone Computer Consulting L.L.C.
Phone: 503.730.9526 |
Email: kolhausen@gmail.com |
Areas: Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA
I offer customized and cost effective computer solutions for individuals and small business using Open Source technologies for servers, networking, security, and troubleshooting. I specialize in fileservers, web servers, security, and networking using Cisco, Microsoft and UNIX products. With 5 years of professional experience in systems and network administration I bring efficiency, knowledge and value to my projects and your business. Unlike many computer consultants that keep thier rates private until you contact them I have mine right here.
My website will not contain stock photos of people in business suits leaning over desks pointing at computer screens or walking with briefcases as if to be discussing the next "Big Deal." My goal is to have a site with information that is useful to my visitors and will have more and more content all the time. If you have anything you believe would be useful let me know.
Services
- VPN (Virtual Private Networking) for Remote Locations
- NAS (Network Attached Storage) Fileservers for Small Businesses
- General Systems and Network Administration
- Firewall Setup and Installation
- Network and Systems Troubleshooting
- Network Switch and Router Configuration (Cisco)
- Customized Backup Solutions
- OpenSource Technologies (Apache, Samba, PHP)
- Workstation Troubleshooting
- Identifying Best Computing Practices For Your Business
Rate
My current rate is $60-$90/hour not including travel time.
Rate depends on type of job and resources required.
Hours
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday - Friday after 6PM.
Contact Information
12800 NE Salmon Creek Ave. #115
Vancouver WA 98686
503.730.9526
kevan@ipinc.net
kolhausen@gmail.com
Clients
Small businesses and individuals that need assistance with servers, networks and workstations. I can also work with existing vendors and consultants to reach the goals needed to complete the task. If the requirements require outside assistance I can refer you to qualified resources.
FreeBSD
During college I was impressed by an instructor for my Intro to UNIX class that claimed that BSD was a genuine relative of the real UNIX that has had such a history. With this in mind I did some research on BSD to find it's origins. BSD turned out to be a more mature OS and seemingly easy to use. Everyone around me at the time was using Linux and I needed something to learn on. I went to CompUSA and looked for a version of Linux to install on my home computer to experiment with. Everyone else used Linux but FreeBSD was intriguing and included a thick book called The FreeBSD Handbook. Great, this is what I was looking for! For the next couple of years I used FreeBSD and Linux and eventually concluded that FreeBSD was less complicated, easier to understand, and wasn't affected by the kind of hype surrounding the Linux community. I eventually tuned into a FreeBSD advocate.
