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    • StrongBad
      StrongBad last edited by

      After many years of working on Linux and having to access all of my servers from windows machines I finally have been allowed to have a Linux desktop at work.

      It is glorious. Suddenly everything is so much easier. So much faster to do simple tasks. I am loving this. Only RHEL 5 right now but pushing to get a RHEL 7 system soon.

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        Awesome. Good to hear about that happening. Too bad the version is so old.

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        • StrongBad
          StrongBad last edited by

          I am only on day two but really loving it.

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          • MattKing
            MattKing last edited by

            Congrats, I'm sure it makes the day 100x easier!

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            • Reid Cooper
              Reid Cooper last edited by

              Cool, not many people manage to get a Linux desktop at the office.

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              • Joy
                Joy last edited by

                Congrats!! We don't have Linux here at work 😞

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller last edited by

                  A Linux desktop, the dream.

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                  • Reid Cooper
                    Reid Cooper last edited by

                    No kidding. Totally jelly here. Well, not so jealous of RHEL 5, but conceptually jealous.

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                    • StrongBad
                      StrongBad last edited by

                      Finished my third day with it and I have to say that it has really made life a lot easier. Simple tasks that were a huge pain before are now simple, like they should be.

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                      • IRJ
                        IRJ last edited by

                        geeksquadgusphotou11.jpg

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller last edited by

                          I've pushed for Linux workstations for years. So much more practical for people working primarily in the UNIX space.

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                          • MattKing
                            MattKing @IRJ last edited by

                            @IRJ said:

                            geeksquadgusphotou11.jpg

                            I thought you were kidding... This guy is real.

                            http://techcrunch.com/2007/09/13/geek-squad-city-tour/

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                            • IRJ
                              IRJ @MattKing last edited by

                              @MattKing said:

                              @IRJ said:

                              geeksquadgusphotou11.jpg

                              I thought you were kidding... This guy is real.

                              http://techcrunch.com/2007/09/13/geek-squad-city-tour/

                              That is ridiculous. No IT Pros take them seriously, but I guess they don't know that.

                              I worked for the Geek Squad in Orlando (The one next to the Florida Mall). It was my first IT job and the pay was decent, but everyone that worked there was completely clueless. My managers were complete aholes. They had no problem ripping people off and thought they were something because they managed the Geek Squad. My manager pulled me aside and gave me a lecture because I recommended that an old lady buy a new computer rather than charge her $300 to repair her WINDOWS ME PC. I walked out of his office and said I dont need this crap. The next week, I got a job at Lockheed Martin making almost double. We did get a really good on hardware so I bought like $500 worth of gear the day before I quit

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                              • IRJ
                                IRJ last edited by

                                They bragged daily how the Florida Mall Geek Squad did more repairs than any other Geek Squad. Yeah.... "we love to rip tourist off " should have been their slogan

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                                • thanksajdotcom
                                  thanksajdotcom @IRJ last edited by

                                  @IRJ said:

                                  They bragged daily how the Florida Mall Geek Squad did more repairs than any other Geek Squad. Yeah.... "we love to rip tourist off " should have been their slogan

                                  I stole so many customers from Geek Squad when I was at Staples. They were half a mile from us. Across the bridge and other side of the road. The bridge was just over a highway, so not long. See attached picture.
                                  staples2geeksquad.PNG

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                                  • MattKing
                                    MattKing @IRJ last edited by

                                    @IRJ I did a very, very short stint at a Radio Shack part time. It was very similar, and I left after they were able to rotate more people in. I got a kick out of being able to see their back-end systems and ERP though. Retail markups are ridiculous.

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                                    • thanksajdotcom
                                      thanksajdotcom @MattKing last edited by

                                      @MattKing said:

                                      @IRJ I did a very, very short stint at a Radio Shack part time. It was very similar, and I left after they were able to rotate more people in. I got a kick out of being able to see their back-end systems and ERP though. Retail markups are ridiculous.

                                      Computers lose money though. It's the accessories that make money.

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                                      • MattKing
                                        MattKing @thanksajdotcom last edited by

                                        @ajstringham said:

                                        @MattKing said:

                                        @IRJ I did a very, very short stint at a Radio Shack part time. It was very similar, and I left after they were able to rotate more people in. I got a kick out of being able to see their back-end systems and ERP though. Retail markups are ridiculous.

                                        Computers lose money though. It's the accessories that make money.

                                        Oh totally! I can't remember it's been forever, but there was some sort of system in place for accessories; think it was 3 to 1? You only got a certain percentage of your sales commission on a standalone item if you didn't sell something around 2-3 accessories with it. I.e. phones, tablets, cameras, etc.

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                                          A Former User @MattKing last edited by

                                          @MattKing Oh, retail is crazy mark-ups. I used to work in Sales for a company that manages most of the college campus bookstore nation wide. 50-60% markup on textbooks. Making the poor - poorer.

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                                          • MattKing
                                            MattKing @Guest last edited by

                                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                                            @MattKing Oh, retail is crazy mark-ups. I used to work in Sales for a company that manages most of the college campus bookstore nation wide. 50-60% markup on textbooks. Making the poor - poorer.

                                            Alright, I have never stolen anything.

                                            Except a few of my college books back in the day.

                                            Sorry mom.

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