What Are You Doing Right Now
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@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
We don't hawk Lenovo around these parts every since SuperFish.
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@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
So got a Plex VM, Win10 VM, Firewall VM on my proxmox server.
Also managed to get a Win10 VM running with GPU pass through using a AMD HD7000 for a test. Seems OK so far.
If it goes well will maybe invest in a slightly better GPUThere are some how to guides about using GPU pass through for Plex.
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@EddieJennings said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
Give System76 a look. I just got a Lemur Pro to replace my old Lemur, and I'm pleased with it so far.
That's the laptop that I want!
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@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
We manage Hyper-V from Linux, works fine.
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@Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
We don't hawk Lenovo around these parts every since SuperFish.
Never liked Lenovo, not sure why really but just don't like the looks/build or the reliability.
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@hobbit666 I've always had a good experience with Dell and HP. My current laptop is a Probook 635 and it has given me zero problems. I did an SSD swap and maxed out the RAM, but it is just under-powered now for my needs. One feature I will miss on the newer models is the serial port. I don't use it often, but it has saved me more than a few times. I hate carrying dongles and adapters for everything.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
We manage Hyper-V from Linux, works fine.
What do you use for console access to your VMs from Linux?
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a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
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@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
System76 comes with Linux on it. Also MSI or Asus gaming machines are good too. Just order without ssd and get your own storage to put whatever OS you want on it.
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
Only reason I saw it was because emailed in again.
I called his cell, and got it working. then explained "emails - Not important. Phone call = Important. "
added that to my signature on my email now.. in Quotes.
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
Only reason I saw it was because emailed in again.
I called his cell, and got it working. then explained "emails - Not important. Phone call = Important. "
added that to my signature on my email now.. in Quotes.
Ha.That is one way to get the point across. Works for me!
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@EddieJennings said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@brandon220 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Researching laptops. Mine is 6 years old and is struggling. Thinking of going with Fedora or Ubuntu and having a Windows 10 VM for managing Hyper-V, etc. There are too many choices. Looking at Dell and HP. A friend is pushing me towards Lenovo but I don't think I want to take that route.
We manage Hyper-V from Linux, works fine.
What do you use for console access to your VMs from Linux?
Most Hyper-V that we have to manage is from shops that want a GUI always, so there is a GUI on the Hyper-V desktop. So MeshCentral like everything else. Super simple.
The thing about Hyper-V is that the situations that make you choose it over KVM or Xen almost universally cause it to have a GUI locally, too. So no need for Windows for remote access at all.
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@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Opposite here, if you don't email, it can't be an emergency, because email gets us the info that we need to deal with an issue faster. It's only really good to call if an email with the necessary details has already been sent since the email is needed for paperwork, clarity, and the ability to automate reaching the right people.
Phone calls are slower and require way more work to make sure things get to the right people.
Business people have been trained for decades that calling first means it's people wanting to talk, email is for criticality.
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@WrCombs to the point where if my phone rings, I glance at my email and if I'm not expecting it, I generally won't pick up - because it can't even be a minor issue if I don't have an email about it and if it wasn't worth emailing the data, it's not worth me wasting my time on a call.
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the difference between "Real IT jobs" and POS Jobs ladies and gents ^^^^
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
But you always have your phone and it can always ring? For me, and everyone I know, there's so much time that they are not at their desk, and a phone call assumes that the person calling knows that their issue is more important than any other issue that you are already working on.
It's specifically because of the issues you mention that emails always get to me and fast, and calls often do not.
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@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
Only reason I saw it was because emailed in again.
I called his cell, and got it working. then explained "emails - Not important. Phone call = Important. "
added that to my signature on my email now.. in Quotes.
Ha.That is one way to get the point across. Works for me!
Doesn't this result in lots of calls that would have been way better for you being an email?
Calls interrupt and take lots of time and don't produce a paperwork trail. We won't do work based on calls alone because that's a way to blame IT for decisions made elsewhere. We require everything in writing because that's how we show who requested things, found things, etc.
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@jmoore I tried Asus a few years ago with poor results. Leaning towards Dell at the moment.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@pmoncho said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@WrCombs said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
a few of my customers use Email on a daily basis to communicate with us , Not a big deal right?
Well One in particular has decided that's the only way he will communicate with us.I just got an email 30 minutes ago. : ......... "oh and this is an emergency, the entire site is down."
Nope, must not be an emergency. You're emailing me rather than Calling.
Anyone else deal with people like this?
On a daily basis. I've tried to explain 911's require a phone call as I am not constantly in email, at my desk, or have a communication device directly in my hand or driving.
Mostly goes in one ear and out the other, or should I say "eye" for that matter.
Only reason I saw it was because emailed in again.
I called his cell, and got it working. then explained "emails - Not important. Phone call = Important. "
added that to my signature on my email now.. in Quotes.
Ha.That is one way to get the point across. Works for me!
Doesn't this result in lots of calls that would have been way better for you being an email?
Calls interrupt and take lots of time and don't produce a paperwork trail. We won't do work based on calls alone because that's a way to blame IT for decisions made elsewhere. We require everything in writing because that's how we show who requested things, found things, etc.
If a site is completely down (for whatever reason it could be, Terminals not working, Credit cards dont work, etc.) and they email me , and don't call - then it's obviously not an emergency.
If you email me , you're understanding that I'm working on other issues. If you're calling me, then You need help Right now -because its a business critical issue.I dont send a text to Emergency Services (police in this example:) when Someones beating the shit out of my car with a baseball bat then call them and tell them to read the text. That's Counter productive. and doesn't get the damn job done, Just takes longer cause then they have to find the text in a pool of thousands, and read it.
Same situation here; You got all your terminals looking for the back office server? You sent me an email 30 minutes ago, and you've lost an estimated 1000 in business because you called me an hour later?
Well I get hundreds if not thousands of emails a day from customers, error reporting, not to mention Being away from the desk, or working on something that I can't just stop and check my email.See the difference here is "right now emergencies" Business critical issues- cant go through an email to just me, it has to come through the help desk because if i"m not at my desk. You're emailing me to fix your site, and I cant check my email- What happens? you're down, lose thousands of dollars because you didn't pick up the phone and call.
