Well - Sad to say, but I am turning in my resignation tomorrow. As I have done for each employer, I will be giving the customary two week notice.

There are no BAD JOBS.
There are;

• gross jobs;
• difficult jobs;
• unpopular jobs;
• labor intensive jobs;
• boring jobs.

I am not leaving a BAD Job. I am leaving a difficult supervisor.

I started in IT in 1989, having already spent three or so years working with computers, so at this stage I have learned a thing or two... And when you offer experience on a matter you have first hand knowledge about - and they 'laugh at your offerings' it's just not the place for you... or at least me.

In the past when I offered options on how to address an issue or assistance it's been welcomed. But in this case it wasn't just discarded, it was laughed at. I'm sorry - I can get past a few things about a personality conflict - but to have my knowledge laughed at is more than I'm going to tolerate.

So, after starting in August - I now look towards the future. I am already looking a start date as a contractor with a company to support a State Agency - performing desktop and server support. It is a twelve month on-going assignment and will provide with most of what I have now.... there are some cuts,.. but that is just life.

But in addition to this, I may be providing direct support for another company a good friend of my is getting ready to start working for. He and I have already spent a number of hours on the phone and text going over things this new office will likely need. Things that he hasn't had direct exposure to. And he is very open and welcoming to the knowledge I have in areas he hasn't worked with.

Like some of the things I"ve picked up here;

• freePBX;
• NextCloud;
• Server 2019;
• VMs on Linux;
• UBNT Wireless;
• DNS;
• Email (Zoho or O365)

So, for now - I breath a little more quickly as this is an exciting opportunity for me to learn more, and showcase what I have learned.

Shout outs of course go to a of people here on ML;

• @scottalanmiller
• @JaredBusch
• @DustinB3403
• @CCWTech
• @IRJ
• @EddieJennings
• @Dashrender
• and so many many more....

Thank you - I feel that I have continued to learn from input from a number of people...

@scottalanmiller
@JaredBusch
@travisdh1
@DustinB3403

and a number of other people...

So - I express my thanks.

@thwr

What better way to get a loaner computer set up than to come here and update everyone.

It's not been easy,.. any parent will tell you that. But when you have two boys that have been under the knife in two weeks,... it's even more stressful

Finn had follow up foot surgery, so this wasn't as critical as what Ison is enduring. Finn only needed to have some tendon moved to allow more flexibility.

Ison - this is the big deal for us... never with any of my four boys have I been so scared and worried.

The doctors were in about 8am today and set about some goals for the day... Of which we had met two by 9am. Remove the cath, and move.

It isn't easy for him with all the abdomenal pain he has,.. I mean, his appendix was obliterated,.. they could not find it. There was 'little which they could do' with the swelling and most of his lower organs being 'glued' together. Had they gone poking and pushing to much, it was likely that they would have caused additional damage and risk.

For a six year old boy - he has been amazing. I know he is scared, in a lot of pain, and doesn't want to do ANYTHING that will cause him more pain. But he has been amazing. We have run into about everything that is expected thus far with this sort of thing. And we have met it head on. For the most part, he is exactly where he needs to be progress wise.

As any parent will tell you, I only wish I could trade places with him... not saying I would have any better go of it,.. cry or scream any less... I just don't want it to be him, or any child.

I have been so very blessed for the care we have received thus far, and with my co-workers. @Minion-Queen, @art_of_shred, @Mike-Davis, @Mike-Ralston, @jenuinecase, and @scottalanmiller have blessed me with an awesome work environment and support. And while I expect that I will be a little less available, I will be working from Ison's bed side over the coming days to support him as I have the two weeks he was at home with me prior to our trip to the hospital... We have the best guess that this started out as Strep - which was his third bout with it - and stressed his system in such a manner that we are where we are today.

I suppose is time to finish gathering things up to head back to the hospital. I returned home (first since 4pm Thursday) to retrieve the Loaner from @Minion-Queen (Surface for ease) and some other items needed for our stay... Which we hope (pray) that we will be home before Christmas...

Going into the U.S.A. Holiday of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for much... Thankful for NTG and it's staff, Family - both far and near, but most of all, I am thankful for the staff at UK Hospital who are caring for my son.

Well - I suppose it's time to fess up. A few might know this,.. but likely not many...

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It is with sadness and regret that as of 03 August 2018 I will no longer work full time for NTG.

I started 06 April 2015, and in this short time have worked with some great people and learn a good bit. I like to think of myself as previously thinking and working outside the proverbial box, and while I still believe that, I have come to do more outside of that box - things I previously would not have had the chance or the skills to do so.

While curious moving to Linux - I was against it,.. pushed by the 'Corporate World' and the main stream system. But now three of the four systems I run are Linux only, the fourth being dual boot with Windows - mainly to play one or two games. I work easier in SSH and via command line on both OS platforms than previously.

While my official time is coming to a close, I am still making an effort to continue to work with the NTG family; @scottalanmiller, @Dominica, @pchiodo, and the rest of the great staff.

Figured that the MOD needed to be photographed with the most Moderated.

Imagine of happy parent dancing - just NOT ME

Drain tube may get removed tomorrow.
We've walked to the door
We've rolled to the left side (drain tube side) TWICE while sleeping.
We've passed fluid like a race horse
NO FEVER
HEART RATE IS DOWN

And Most Bestest of ALL

Smile and a laugh at a TV show.

My Boy is the TRUE IRON MAN!!

Kentucky lawmaker wants telemarketers to list true caller ID

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - One Kentucky lawmaker wants to make certain telemarketing practices, including disguising caller ID numbers, to become illegal.

House Majority Whip Kevin Bratcher, R - Louisville, has pre-filed a bill for the 2019 Legislative Session which would require telemarketers to list their true caller ID number or have it listed as unknown.

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This should be at the Federal level, and the fines higher...

Congrats to @DustinB3403 and the Other Jared ( @jyates )for receiving Raspberry Pi Starter kits from @StarWinds

2016-Sept-20 Edit: Added tag for @jyates.

@MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@dafyre said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@gjacobse Sounds like hospital food.

Well,.. since that is where I am... yea.. it is. It was decent.

How's your little guy?

@DustinB3403 said in BWAHAAHAHHAHA Im gonna download everything!:

I can hear the sucking sounds now;

It's widely known that after you install software you should - reboot.

While many application function at one hundred percent right after install, some do not.

noMachine is like that it would seem. Thanks to @stacksofplates for mentioning this simple but very effective fact.

While I had installed noMachine, I hadn't performed that task on either the host or viewer.

Thus far - it's been working as designed and across platforms. I still need to test via the iPad - where I had had so much issue previously.

Thanks again -

Try

SFC /scannow

@stacksofplates said in VNC Replacement solution:

@gjacobse said in VNC Replacement solution:

@stacksofplates said in VNC Replacement solution:

@gjacobse said in VNC Replacement solution:

RDP is going to be a no go. Set it up today and was getting connected - that shouldn't have been an issue.

The issues is Audio and COM ports. Seems RDP is re-directing - even with that setting off.

I feel like we don't have enough I do to help. Is this your machine you are remotely connecting to? Someone else's? Do you need console access or do you just need a session?

My system. Needs to be GUI - Desktop access. All the programs running are to operate the radio

I'd just try nomachine then and see how that works for you.

Well - See DM, but at the moment - noMachine is a fail. It's a simple configuration - but fails to connection. I've invested two evenings and review their doc and review some YT videos. Simple enough - but complete fails thus far.

Not giving up - it was a rough day... I discovered I had it installed on my phone, and heh @scottalanmiller will get a kick out of this - still had the NTG connection configured.

Maybe some useful information;

1. Does this error happen for anyone else? other computers?
2. What is the application?
3. Software team said check the FW for ports 443 and 80? See question 1.
4. Windows 11? Please tell me this application was TESTED and APPROVED to run on Windows 11.... We ran into a number of issues when a person clicked the Upgrade Now from MS. We had to replace her computer because it was faster then Re-installing Win10... your issue could just be it's Win11....
5. Won't let you install .net 4.0? Uninstall and reinstall? Or - Reload the machine.

After the day I've had I just have to insert a trifle bit of humor.

Format drive and move to Linux.

Sorry... NAS was out for a outage Saturday, nearly got killed this morning heading in to address a switch down, and this afternoon the Firewall failed over and failed completely..

So glad to be home and where is my beer.

@stacksofplates said in VNC Replacement solution:

@gjacobse said in VNC Replacement solution:

RDP is going to be a no go. Set it up today and was getting connected - that shouldn't have been an issue.

The issues is Audio and COM ports. Seems RDP is re-directing - even with that setting off.

I feel like we don't have enough I do to help. Is this your machine you are remotely connecting to? Someone else's? Do you need console access or do you just need a session?

My system. Needs to be GUI - Desktop access. All the programs running are to operate the radio

RDP is going to be a no go. Set it up today and was getting connected - that shouldn't have been an issue.

The issues is Audio and COM ports. Seems RDP is re-directing - even with that setting off.

@IRJ said in Does this speak to you?:

@gjacobse said in Does this speak to you?:

Keep in mind - I'm a contractor - brought on with the idea of six months to hire.... Six months was the end of December.

1. Do you want FTE? Did you talk to them in December about it?

Good question. When I started - absolutely. Environment seemed like a good one and the work wasn't difficult albeit lame at times. Like I have to replace toner at one building, the others I don't. Which never made sense.. If the other offices can manage to do it themselves, why is this 'special'.

In Dec I was informed I was going Month to Month at the end of the six months..

2. Do you make considerably more than you would as a FTE?

For the most part - about the same

3. If the answers to 1=yes and 2=no then it's clear they do not want to bring you on full time. After being there for a year, it's time to move on. If the answers to 1=no and 2=yes then there is no issue. Some contractors don't want FTE because they can make considerably more as a contractor.

While I have bills and hobbies like most - it was never really about the money. Though cutting fifty miles off my daily commute was a huge benefit. I went from two tanks of fuel a week to just one,.. some times I get more than a week out of one.. so that (at May 2022 prices) cuts about $80.00 in fuel costs... Not to mention the other vehicle maintenance..

We all are responsible for projects and tickets.... but it's almost daily that we are pegged with "Tickets, Tickets, Tickets,..." and where are we on #21709. Thursday a ticket came in at 3:30 (time stamp) and when it popped up just a mere 3min later we were told to close it. So, it micro-manages the inbound queue faster that we do. But - we had to go find a vendor ticket that he also watchs and uses... like back up.

@Mario-Jakovina said in Does this speak to you?:

@gjacobse said in Does this speak to you?:

They posted his position to several job boards and I got notification this evening.

Have you received notification from job boards or from the management of the company you work for?

It was on GlassDoor

I'm a contractor at the office, only one. We have a team of four, but a total IT of seven.

Today was the last day for the longest person on the IT team (seven years).

They posted his position to several job boards and I got notification this evening.

Keep in mind - I'm a contractor - brought on with the idea of six months to hire.... Six months was the end of December.

What's that? Did I hear a whisper?....