@WLS-ITGuy said in Do you ask for permission...:

@DustinB3403 said in Do you ask for permission...:

When a customer is paying you to maintain their systems you need to verify with the customer before you go and do things. whether it's system updates, reboots, shutdowns or migrations you always have to ask.

Just to be clear. I am in the house guy. I agree when it comes to production stuff there needs to be a window and permission. What I am saying is that even if I get a window/permission I still get push back. So if it is something that isn't going to affect the overall production then I reboot whenever I want now because it isn't worth the headache of finding a "good time" for all parties.

You will never find a "good time" for all of the parties. This is a management question and needs to be in consortium with the managers. If the down time only affects 1 manager and has greater benefit for the entire company to reboot, then do what you have to. Otherwise, you have 1 manager holding the rest of the company potentially hostage.

Got to give them the time frame or tell them "If we don't reboot and do X, then Y could potentially happen and will affect your production by affecting Z". If you can tie it back to business and dollars, then typically you will get a go-ahead for the time frame you requested.

@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Found this to generate passwords for the "Non IT" users out there
https://www.dinopass.com/

Bookmarked. Thanks

@Donahue said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Someone apparently turned off the breaker to the ONT at one of my locations. No one thought to turn the breaker back on until the batteries died in the ONT and the phones and internet stopped working. It was down 3 hours, and no one seemed to care, even though some people were without power in their office that whole time.

They get paid by the hour. Just doing nothing and waiting until quitting time.

@BRRABill said in Chromebook shopping:

DELL has one for $129 for BF.

Need it in the building before next week.

@IRJ said in Chromebook shopping:

Around $150 for a refurb

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Chromebook-XE500C13-K04US-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B0759YSF4W/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1542650967&sr=1-5&keywords=chromebook

You're starting to give me Christmas ideas for the kids.

Currently looking at this one because we need the bigger screen

http://a.co/d/9kwgVkb

One thing I did forget to mention was 15" screen size because some of these people can't see real well.

@wirestyle22 Looking at 20 total. 10 per location.

@wirestyle22 It would be preferential so that we don't have to setup monitors, keyboards, and mice for everybody.

@IRJ I agree. That is why I suggested more of the 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. And that might even be overkill.

Looking for a chromebook, just for the Internet access. The users are not tech savy at all and are not apart of my domain. We have a guest wifi the chromebook can connect to. They will not be used constantly and will not be leaving the building.

RAM: 8-16 GB
Storage: 128-256 GB

I can order from PCM, CDW, and Amazon Business. Any suggestions?

@jmoore said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@dafyre I'm doing root beer lol

Gee. Hitting it kind of early, aren't ya?

@aaronstuder said in DFW SpiceCorps - 11/29/2018 - Join Us Remotely if You Cannot Attend in Person!:

Broken Meeting Link

Yeah @NetworkNerd you have a space in the link address:

http://%20meet.google.com/uis-uogm-hdz

@Dashrender MMmmm. Okay

@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Anyone else have a problem with that one coworker who wears WAY too much perfume? Like, so much that even if it smelled good (which it most certainly does not) it would be too much? I'm waiting for the owner to get off the phone so I can ask him about our scent wearing policy (IIRC it says basically don't wear any). I seriously just had to walk out in the hall so I wouldn't barf. And clearly coughing and choking when the woman walks near is not enough of a hint.

I have one of those in my QA department, and it is THEIR policy.

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

Linux Deepin 15.8
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/11/linux-deepin-15-8-release-improvements

That look sweet.

They do an awesome job with the visual and the performance is pretty good too.

Is this the Chinese distro or is that something else?

@scottalanmiller Not what I was meaning. Meaning of your travels.

@Dashrender Ugh, really?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Doctor

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