there's no respect
i'm an older worker now and people think you don't know anything because you don't know about the latest xyz.
truth be told, I don't know about the latest xyz because i've seen that type of thing before and it had limited market appeal and folded after 5 years

the less experienced generally see initial benefits
the more experienced generally see initial benefits, long term issues, growth pathways and so on.

getting from 25 yo to 50 yo doesn't take long, you should always have your ears open ready to learn and always treat people respectfully.

Scratching my head wondering what Mangolassi means?
Could it be a Scottish woman eating a mango?

Happy Friday everyone.

Happy for me as the prodigal tool has returned!

good morning, 9:22am.

got the word yesterday that we're expecting back on site from the 12th onwards. such ashame, the past many months have been some of the most productive, interesting & joyful with regards to work, of my last 10 years.

normally i move from site to site everyday, forgetting what I did last and wasting time settling into the newly arrived at site each time I arrive.

the past few months i've rekindled my interest in IT coz I had time to sit in one place, complete tasks & investigate new things.

I'm going to spend the time between now and the 12th trying to work out how I can run my work life from the cloud, so everytime I arrive at a new workplace, my desktop will still have tasks, jobs, notes open from the previous site, if that makes any sense.

and what the hell is a Stroopwafel??? ^^^

they asked for a rate sheet incase they need me to come in and help with something.
i'm loathed to help at all following the way i've been treated.
if i do help, the rate will be astronomical.

a great example of bridge burning.

Another "I'm not really computer lierate"
OK I don't care, just sit there, be quiet and let me fix your problem.

Brand new around here. I see some people here I know of from elsewhere.
Currently enjoying what must one of the last few beautiful sunny days down here before winter sets in for 4 solid cold miserable months.

Having a ball with ZeroTier, this thing seems to be able to connect through anything!

Wondering who the imbecile was that convinced the world to stop placing LEDs in Num Lock and Caps Lock keys was.

It's a toss up between intermittant mouse pointer movement & not knowing if your number / caps lock is on as to which is the most annoying thing.

That person "will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes".

sitting down after driving 1.75 hours to get parts to resurrect a 9 year old server that died last night.
server 0 - me 1.

I work at 8 different sites.
All sites are Windows based domains.
My laptop, isn't joined to any of the domains.
I connect to the local network via a WiFi network and get IP details from Windows servers.

When I connect to the sites WiFi, I've noticed at some sites it can take 20-60 seconds for locally installed apps to launch on my laptop, EG Firefox, Paint, Notepad, nothing special.

If I disconnect from the WiFi, these apps launch as quickly as you'd expect them to.

Reconnect and they take 20-60 secs to launch once more.

As everything relies on DNS in the Windows world, I checked DNS on the network,. and it all looks OK. There are no obvious errors in Event Viewer on my laptop or on any servers.

I thought maybe it's some type of authentication issue, wondering maybe the request to launch the app goes off to see if I have sufficient permissions to access the app and maybe the delay is caused because I don't have authentication onto/into the Windows domain? So I mapped a drive to a network share using my domain creds. This made no difference.

It's reproduceable.

I'm at a loss where to look next.

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas?

beautiful weather for a tuesday, think i'll go for a lunchtime walk

@nadnerb said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Also @siringo, why can't they remove the A/V themselves when their contract starts?
IMO, It's your ass on the line before their start date and they are just trying to make things easier for themselves at the expense of your soon-to-be former client.

That's exactly how I see it. I'm not going to help them at all.

They seem to be a bunch of cowboys. To be honest I can't see the boss being happy with them at all, they're too informal & just don't understand.

The client was a specialist medical practise. These people tell their clients they're going to die. I can't see how people like that will be able to tolerate IT people that are proud to call themselves 'nerds' & 'geeks' and have pictures on their web site of themselves, posing with stuffed toys & giggling.

They're more like gamers than IT professionals.

they asked for a rate sheet incase they need me to come in and help with something.
i'm loathed to help at all following the way i've been treated.
if i do help, the rate will be astronomical.

a great example of bridge burning.

there's no respect
i'm an older worker now and people think you don't know anything because you don't know about the latest xyz.
truth be told, I don't know about the latest xyz because i've seen that type of thing before and it had limited market appeal and folded after 5 years

the less experienced generally see initial benefits
the more experienced generally see initial benefits, long term issues, growth pathways and so on.

getting from 25 yo to 50 yo doesn't take long, you should always have your ears open ready to learn and always treat people respectfully.

lost a client. been with them for 8-9 years.
no consultation, no nothing.
they have a track record of this type of behaviour
the worst thing about it all
the way i've been treated
got told my services were no longer required by a consultant

the new mob they've gone with
first thing they asked me to do (yeah, I'm going to take notice of what they want)
can I remove the av off all hosts so their rmm can be installed
this, while i'm still managing the network

happy monday morning everyone.
cleaned the most awkward section of spouting on the house yesterday. have the cuts to prove it.

hello everyone. sitting at the kitchen table, trying to do some remote support. can't really be bothered, it's close to friday night knock off time.

replacing 2012 DCs with 2019 DCs

@rojoloco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@siringo said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@jaredbusch would you have like to have been selected?

I was requested to attend for jury service once when younger. Turned up with long hair and a Jimmi Hendrix shoulder bag. Didn't get selected, wonder why?

About 4 years ago I was called to jury duty, complete with long hair and a very long goatee. I got picked because the case involved theft by computer. When they asked what I did for work I saw both attorneys making check marks. I was chosen, so was another guy who was a developer.

haha, IT nerds. I've been requested a few times since then, but I always knock it back. Being self employed allows me to get out of it.

I live 65kms from the nearest court house and they can only request you up to 60 kms.