My Career In Desktop Support

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The benefits of staying off the corporate ladder

The first time I came even close to having a clue about my ‘career’ was when I felt ‘called’ into the ministry. But even then it was just a vague idea - pastor, missionary, music director. It could have been any of those. After marriage and my first child priorities shifted to just paying the bills. I left college and started working. I could type a bit faster than ninety words per minute, so I started doing clerical work, then advanced to word processing. That definitely paid the bills for many years.

Twenty Years of TheDixons.net

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can’t believe I have owned a domain name for its entire 24-year history! This main domain (thedixons.net) was first registered 24 years ago as of July 28, 2024. Here is a copy of the original domain name registration. $70 for two years! (click to embiggen)

I have changed the content so many times, it isn’t even funny, but the focus was always my family history. Here is one of the earliest screenshots of my home page, courtesy of Archive.org

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My Career In Desktop Support

Twenty Years of TheDixons.net