Jobs: Roman Kohut, manager of new product development 4G operator and captain of the yacht

Today, about their jobs tells us Roman Kohut, manager of new product 4G-operator and a real captain of the yacht. Be sure to read the full story, because it divides the novel as he arranged a home media center, he lives on Windows, Mac and Linux at the same time as it plows the seas around Europe (with special attention paid to the hardware and software that is used yachtsmen).

What do you do in your work?

My name is Roman Kohut, I worked as a manager for the development of new products Freshtel. In his spare time designing a website, travel, I go on a yacht ride a bike, take pictures. Two of the most important project in the company - development of a new website and management project pilot testing Wi-Fi network in Kiev.

How does your workplace?

My job in the office

Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 Corporate aboard. In its work, always I use MS Office 2010. Basically we have to work with Outlook as the email client and planner of working time, in Word and Excel, preparing project documents, PowerPoint - for the presentation of plans and results work.

Charts and diagrams cook in Visio, and plan projects in MS Project 2010. Software legal.

To work with the network coverage maps are constantly using Google Earth, Mapinfo. The Global Mapper format KMZ files are converted into sets of tiles for display on Google Maps.

My workstation at home

Home workplace is equipped at the former balcony, glazed and insulated. The main working tool - MacBook Pro 15 "on the Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz, 8 GB of memory c.

To MBP established MAK OS X 10.6.8, marching in the package. She rolled on the regular updates. Native iWorks office suite from Apple I did not like and was installed Office for Mac 2008 from Microsoft. This article I wrote it there.

The main browser - Chrome 14. FireFox and Safari use periodically. To run Windows programs installed Parallels Desktop, which employs virtual machines on Windows XP and Windows 7. I run them very rarely.

To develop simple websites I use WordPress, which install and configure themselves. For more complex sites use 1C-Bitrix. Complex development is usually entrusted to several designers and programmers who work under the contract. On my account for the design of the system architecture and communication with the customer. Transmit - ftp-client to work with sites, PHPMyAdmin, installed on the server, using, if necessary, direct work with the database. Host server in the data center, it is set to GentooLinux, multiple virtual machines (Debian) inside.

For the processing and storage of photos using iPhoto, its capacity was not enough. Ponder switching to Aperture or something like that. I would be happy to advice on the choice of software. The amount of stored photos exceeds 400GB. Often I shoot in RAW. Camera Olympus E400 Double zoom kit.

When traveling, I write down the routes and using GPSPhotoLinker I am rooting information about the shooting location in the EXIF. When you import into iPhoto or placing on Picasaweb photos positioned on the map.

TeamViewer, Remote Desktop connection, VNC-viewer and terminal - used for terminal access to remote servers and workstations. Recording discs and work with images provides Toast Titanium. Skype, Adium (in it works to ICQ, almost do not use) - network instant messaging clients.

To store the information not intended for prying eyes using a container TrueCrypt. Connect it only when necessary.

Additional monitor moved a few days ago from servereconomic room, where rarely used paired with a home server. Unfortunately, the combination of two adapters (MiniDisplayPort-DVI + DVI-VGA), connected in series, refused to operate. MiniDisplayPort-VGA adapter is already booked.

Right from the laptop, two external hard drives, WD 500GB MyBook (backup disk for regular system backup TimeMachine) and drive for storing media content 1,5TB. To operate multiple USB devices behind the monitor USB-hub Belkin 7 port. 2 ports are still free, waiting for new gadgets :).

Behind, behind the chair, hiding middle-aged printer Epson Stylus Photo R-220, equipped with CISS system. The savings from the use of this system was 4 years no less than 10 the price of a new printer. Previously, the printer was used to print images on a disc with a special fotopokrytiem. Print using a special tray-holder. Now, very often, to a printer to print photos on glossy photo paper, mostly on gifts.

Entertainment

uTorrent and Transmission - clients for BitTorrent networks. Favorite - uTorrent, used it on Windows, after upgrading to Mac continue. Disappointing backlog of Win-version in functionality. Downloaded movies are converted to m4v format HandBrake and add to your iTunes library. I look at the big screen with the Apple TV2, connected via HDMI. I plan to install on Apple TV2 versatile media player XBMCIt supports FullHD resolution (1080p), while the default console shows only HDReady (720p). An additional plus - accepts all formats.

In the farm there is a DVD-player Pioneer with the HDD, I use it rarely, mainly for recording TV broadcasts on schedule. In the system it is not integrated, connected to the TV also via HDMI.

Server-economic

In the business room there are two shelves are marked for placement of IT equipment and tools. Home server PentiumIII-700MHz 256MB, icpravno worked for 10 years, has recently been turned off. I plan to expand on it your library iTunes, move it an external HDD, can still be working?

Access all Internet devices provides router - Asus WL500GPremium v.1 c firmware "from Oleg." Some time ago it worked torrent client, faylopomoyki, websites and many other software. Instructions for setting up can be viewed at forum enthusiasts. Soft has been on an 8GB USB flash drive, and 1,5TB hard drive used for storing files. In this decision I was not happy with the speed of the disc. It is likely that something is not "finished", I plan to return to the experiment.

During the repair of the apartment was made by twisted pair wiring in the building blocks of sockets installed RJ-45 connectors. It is very convenient to connect to any network device to one of the 4 sockets home SCS. Mobile devices are in Wi-Fi network. Connection is provided by redundant channel 100 Mb / s to FTTB-provider. Switch to a backup channel can be manually. In general the corridor in a switchboard operator, both compress the socket in your cable RJ-45 type "mother" connector in the socket only two of these, and the flat cable with connectors, which displayed such as "Dad." Switching takes about 1minute. The configuration of the network router receives from both providers via DHCP.

Of cloud storage use DropBox. Join us, if anyone still uses it. The status of the closed alpha test is AeroFS, which works on the principle dropboksa based torrent protocol. Files are not stored in the system server. Synchronization takes place only between their own computers. The size of files synchronized only limited by disk size. For large files well suited minus.comDefault place where 10GB for most tasks is more than enough. Dropboksu worthy competitor.

Personal e-mail read in a browser, connected domain through GoogleApps. I think Gmail the perfect email client. The need for additional software is extremely rare. Yet there is an exception - on the iPad and iPhone use MailApp. Calendar also use from Google.

In Chrome, there are several enshrined (pinned) tabs: Gmail, Twitter, Google Reader, Google Plus, Google Music, Picasaweb, ro.com.ua.

Yacht

And one more thing my workplace - at the helm of the yacht. As the captain of the yacht, I plan the route, watching the wind, depth, hazards. With one of the travel agency I organize tours in the Mediterranean yacht (Croatia, Turkey, Greece).

On the yacht, as a rule, professional navigation system is installed with a chartplotter (a device that combines GPS and Monitor viewing of nautical charts), but as the basis of a working tool for laying course I Try Us iPad (first, 3G 64GB). Thanks to the navigation solution «Europe» by NavionicsI use the chartplotter only where there is a danger.

To work with the weather forecast using PocketGrib or iGrib. The first program enables a better understanding of the wind speed and direction over time, and the second more clearly shows the temperature and rainfall. Weather Forecast GRIB format files for other platforms and software (Win) to view them can be downloaded for free from grib.us.

My phone - iPhone 4 16GB, with firmware version 4.3.5 (updated to 4.3.3 after a failed experiment, lost JailBreak, SHSH-certificate has not been saved). I use a couple of dozens of free apps and paid a couple. I am convinced jailbreaker. Once released version unattached Ceyla iOS5, will update and break and telephone. It is more a question of increasing the functionality, not free software.

During his cycling and yachting trips to record tracks in GPX format - MotionX GPS. Program is used on iPhone and iPad. Versions for these devices are different, I have installed both. Padovskoy version to use, of course, more convenient.

Still working on firmware 4.2.1 on iPad. And thanks to the possibility of installing tweaks for the iPhone from Cydia programs run on the iPad is pretty good. I think the most convenient tweaks RetinaPadWhich allows the use of iPhone software version for the Retina-display on the iPad, greatly improving the display and removing the unnecessary already X2 button.

As for the readers use Stanza. Echofon for twitter, FeedlerPro for reading RSS-streams. I am pleased to read digital magazines, which produced a lot on any subject, preference is given to the car, about travel, communication theme and photos. ReadItLater, Instapaper allows to take a piece of the Internet in the plane and read something that is not enough time.

Is there a place in your paper work?

In work using notebook paper A4. I write in it all the ideas and objectives. I try to print as little as possible, printing send fully agreed documents. Completely abandon paper has not yet obtained.

Is there a dream configuration?

Configuration dream home notbuki almost reached. I'm thinking of replacing the hard disk on the more capacious and fast, it is not too critical.

Kohut Roman presence on the internet:
Twitter
GuglPlyuse
Facebook.