Welcome,
This is a quick and dirty run down of products and services that Dustin has to offer.

~ Dustin

Information Technology Solutions and Procurement

Before paying for an expensive solution, ask Dustin to help you find the right solution.

Dustin Massingale, MBA-Computer Information Systems, has practiced his craft by selecting the best software and computer hardware for business and home use. Dustin's research in raster graphics editors saved the Country Music Association up to $700 per seat.

Dustin's IT purchasing experience has come from:

• The Wyoming Highway Patrol ~ 1 1/2 years
• Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University ~ 2 years
• The Country Music Association ~ 1 year

Products

Websites

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Dustin is currently supporting user controlled websites. The current client is the Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia Constitution Party. A link to the site can be found by clicking here.

Dustin's experience has come from web application development in JSP, XHTML, CSS, Oracle HTMLDB, and Adobe CFML at:

• The Wyoming Department of Transportation ~ 1 1/2 years
• The Wyoming Highway Patrol ~ 1 1/2 years
• Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University ~ 2 years

You-Try: Website Development

In attempting a you-try, you are not holding Dustin Massingale liable to any damage to property or person. It is strongly recommended to have Dustin or another authorized professional perform these steps.

Designing your own website can be rewarding, but you need the tools. The primary tools of a developer are:

1. Code: a set of instructions that will control the way people will view and interact with your web page.
2. Interface: the platform that you will develop on, may be an Integrated Development Environment or Application Programming Interface.
3. Browser: the user interface, or program that users will use to view your web page.
4. Web-server: where the website will be hosted, for browsers to call your web page.
5. FTP Client: This will transfer built pages or files from your computer to the web-server. FTP is File(your web page) Transfer(send to/from server) Protocol(set of rules).

Selecting a web-server depends on what code you want to use on your website, and other considerations. XHTML works on virtually every web-server, but if you want to use JSP, VB.Net, and many other tools, it may be more difficult to find a web-server. The appropriate web-server can usually be found by querying your favorite web search engine, or just ask Dustin!

If you're wondering, this web page was mostly built with the tools listed above plus Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is also free and can make things really pretty!

Services

Home/Business/Mobile Network Design and Installation

Dustin is a CompTIA certified Network+ professional with a Bachelor's in Management Information Systems. Dustin can design and implement secure, wireless and wired network solutions for Macintosh, Windows, and Linux based networks.

Dustin's network experience has come from network installation and maintenance at:

• AT&T ~ Ongoing
• Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University ~ 2 years
• The Country Music Association ~ 1 year

You-Try: Cellular Based Internet to Mobile Network

In attempting a you-try, you are not holding Dustin Massingale liable to any damage to property or person. It is strongly recommended to have Dustin or another authorized professional perform these steps.

Want internet in your vehicle, for all of your passengers? This solution requires the following components:

1. A smart phone with a data plan (various supported)
2. A smart phone synced laptop, with Windows XP/Vista/7 installed
3. A hub or router
4. A DC to AC adapter (this will fit the power source of your hub or router)
5. A crossover cable

First, software must be installed, for phone based Internet, on your laptop. A low cost, one time purchase, is to use PDANet by JuneFabrics. After setting up PDANet, or your alternative solution, you must enable internet sharing. To enable internet sharing on Windows XP with PDANet, you will do the following:

1. enter the control panel (may be located under your "Start" menu)
2. open network connections
3. right click on PDANet Modem
4. select properties, a dialog menu will open up
5. on the dialog menu, select the "Advanced" tab
6. select the checkbox labeled, "Allow other users to connect.."
7. on the, "Home Network Connection", droplist select the option, "Local Area Network"
8. click "ok" and close out of your open windows

If you have not already done so, start your internet connection with PDANet. When connected, install your hub or router with the following steps:

1. plug your DC to AC adapter into the auto in accordance with the adapter's instructions.
2. plug the router or hub into your AC adapter in accordance to the hub or router's instructions
3. using the crossover cable, connect to the laptop's ethernet port
4. connect the opposite end of the crossover cable to the hub or router