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@scottalanmiller said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

@Kelly said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

@wirestyle22 said in Changing career path.... Red hat certification?:

It's nice to use as an education path. I am currently studying the cert book for RHCSA/RHCE.

This. I think for someone that doesn't have to use Linux on a day to day basis getting a cert delineates foundational knowledge and skills that has to be learned.

http://www.smbitjournal.com/2017/04/using-certifications-to-drive-education/

Eggzactry

I have had a Mushkin and a Crucial. Both seemed fine.

I've been using FrootVPN for the past couple years or so for all occasions. I only have positive things to say... fast, reliable, very low cost, lots of servers. I started with them when they only had one server, in Sweden. Now they have a ton world wide, which is very useful while I am in Sweden... and very useful when in the States!

Copy/paste from their website:

ALL PLANS INCLUDE
OpenVPN, PPTP, SSTP, L2TP (over IPsec)
First class VPN software
5 simultaneous connections
Unlimited bandwidth and speed
2048bit encryption
Torrents and P2P Networks
No logs
80 VPN servers worldwide
Global network with 22 countries coverage

Jared is correct, that is how we do it for our computers.

@stess said in Where do you buy home server?:

Thanks for the clarification. I'll debate with my wallet if I can afford NUC.

NUC is on the cheaper side of the options. What else were you considering?

@stess said in How to start guest VM in VMware WS Pro 12 when host poweron (no signin):

@MattSpeller said in How to start guest VM in VMware WS Pro 12 when host poweron (no signin):

Is this what you're talking about? Running VMWare workstation when your computer turns on (before you login)

https://www.howtogeek.com/228467/how-to-make-a-program-run-at-startup-on-any-computer/

Or do you want it to load certain VM's when you power on before you login?

https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2005585

AutoStart
You can use the new AutoStart feature to configure shared virtual machines to start with the host system. You can also configure AutoStart for shared virtual machines on remote hosts running Workstation and ESX 4.x and later. To access the AutoStart feature:

Right-click Shared VMs/Server Name/IP Address.
Select Manage AutoStart VMs.
To setup/configure delay between auto startup of multiple shared virtual machines:
Right-click Shared VMs/Server Name/IP Address.
Select Manage AutoStart VMs.
Select the virtual machines that you want to auto start.
Set the delay that you want for the virtual machine in the Delay between starting each virtual machine (in seconds) option available at the bottom of the window.
Click OK to save the settings.

Thanks! Somehow the workstation server won't run on port 443. I have to change it to 442.
Then I follow your instruction and it seems to be working.

Check for Skype. That one tends to grab 443 and 80 on its own.

@JaredBusch said in MacBook Air or Surface Pro 4 for beginning coding and casual use (youtube/facebook):

@RojoLoco said in MacBook Air or Surface Pro 4 for beginning coding and casual use (youtube/facebook):

So his pr0n is buffering too much?

That would be a really shitty home wireless. Porn sites are some of the most stable things around.

Too much money to loose to a competitor if it buffers too long.

Is that why my... um, his porn is buffering so much?

@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@RojoLoco said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@stess said in Need advise on bluetooth receiver for aux speaker. Quality over $$:

@RojoLoco

I tested with internet radio and it plays for hours without interruption, but with itunes library it struggle to keep up.

What a POS (the macbook/itunes part)! My music library will play uninterrupted across the whole house from a big, slow SATA drive.

Did you use NAS option?

On the speaker? I don't think mine has that option, might be a gen 1 model. On mine, you just point it to a network share.

On Bose's app. There are 2 primary options. 1st is internet radio. 2nd is add a server. In Add a service there are options to add Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc... and connect to NAS and Using iTunes Library.

Yeah, I guess that's the option I used. I didn't remember it being called "NAS" though, but my memory sucks sometimes. I think my brain translates that to "network folder".

I'll look into that option.
Thanks for the tips

Sorry for the late response...

The photographer thingy is just an example. There is no photographer here in the office, and we'll be doing this "slideshow" for the next.... months... if not forever.

The slides will be update more than once per day.

The website idea seems good. I'll run by my manager to see if he likes it or not.

@scottalanmiller said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:

@Son-of-Jor-El said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:

@stess said in iPhone 6 Plus dying... need new phone... suggestion?:

Well.... after reading your comments... I will give iPhone another chance (also because Oneplus 3T is 3 weeks away). I believe Apple has 14 days refund policy or sometime so it doesn't hurt my wallet that much.

If you have the $$$ go with the highest amount of memory you can afford.

I switched from 16GB to 128GB. SO much better!!

Totally agree!! I went all the way to 256GB. No more worrying about deleting songs, or pictures.

@stess Think about how you learned in school. What worked for you and what didn't? Most people are these types of learners:

Auditory - verbal analogies, storytelling, webinars

Visual - pictures, notes, diagrams, mind maps

Kinesthetic - doing what you are attempting to learn

I found it really helpful to know what type of learner I am. When I really need to absorb all of the information of something I'll record myself reading it aloud and play it back to myself, put it into a test environment if possible and also look at diagrams. I think mixing all of them together, provided it's organized, can be really useful even if you favor a specific type of learning.

@DustinB3403
It's silver arm. Those pictures are from the comment section.

@stess said in Do you remove native printers/fax when you deploy machines? Win7/Win10:

I just had a user who keep complaining that their print job won't print. They thought the printer is broken, or jammed... so they open the door (the wrong way) and broke the door hinge. It is holding with duct tape now.

It's probably a better idea to apply the duct tape to the user...

For me: Depends on the user. Skilled users keep them, others get an environment as simple as possible.

@stess said in Windwos 10 Windows Explorer mission right-click option. Anyone seen this before? (Domain):

@Dashrender
Same winver 1607 but build 105. Windows update hasn't kick in yet.

Build 105? Your picture above indicates 187.

@Minion-Queen said in GTX1080, 1070, 1060... which would you get for gaming? 2-3 years future proof?:

Get the best for your budget. For only 1080p, I don't think you'd need more than the 1060 for a long while, but as @Breffni-Potter said above, you really can't truly know in the gaming industry. Every once in a while, some game will come along that requires very beefy hardware, and you may want to play it. This current generation of cards is geared towards 1440p and 2160p gaming. The best bet is to always get the best NEW card in your budget. Also, don't forget about AMD cards!

I've stuck by a philosophy for years that has served me well. It probably isn't even really necessary with today's GPU markets... If I'm building a gaming rig, I want an NVIDIA card. If I'm doing Graphics work, or Video Editing, I want an AMD card.

SLAs vary a lot. But assume if you didn't write it and didn't spend a fortune on an attorney to review it.... That the SLA protects the vendor, not the client. A typical SLA only serves to block customers from dropping a vendor while limiting the vendor's liability. SLAs are what lock customers in to broken services.

LOL not surprised by this at all! MS seems to be making their non top of the line (read most expensive) have a lot of caveats, such as GPOs that only work for Enterprise Windows, not Pro.

As for the SAN-less solutions out there you can look at StarWind Hyper-Converged Appliance in case you are looking for something that is very easy to implement and will easily work with any hypervisor.
Another option that you may want to explore is VMware vSAN, that one will be good if you would like to stick to VMware and you are fine with having one node as a witness.
S2D is also an option that is worth your attention, that option should fit well if you would want to stick with Hyper-V as hypervisor and you have multiple VMs licensed with Microsoft Windows.