@wirestyle22 said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

@RojoLoco Welp, just found my new alias for competitive gaming: Viagra Soft

hmm... kinda seems like an oxymoron.

The only digital downloads I aware of are the VLSC licenses.

Otherwise the trial download might let you enter a real key and activate. I'm pretty sure it will. You would want to stand up a trial and then be force to scrap it if you decides to keep it, bit I suppose stranger things have happened.

Nah worst text ever = fax.

Mic drop.

Hell I wish I could buy a machine without an HD from Dell or HP. then I could put my own SSD in, use the OEM media they should provide (on USB, please!) and install a CLEAN install of windows without their crapware. win WIn WIN!

@jmoore said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@JaredBusch Bummer, feel better soon!

nah - couldn't happen to a nicer guy....

I almost got that out with a straight face.

You still need to Sysprep to create new SID and other security things.

First off, I'm guessing those people aren't really in IT. And even if they are, it's because they knew how to program a VCR so management put them in charge of some project and called them IT.

Along these lines, I wonder how a 10+ year office worker (someone who works on a computer daily as their job) can't do simple windows operations like finding a network share or copying/moving files around.

So, some guy I've never met wearing a coat with a known HVAC company's logo on it, clipboard and the whole nine yards came and asked for access to my data closet.

Me: why do you need that?
HVAC guy: I need to get the model and serial number so I can add it to my list.
Me: Who approved this?
HVAC guy: I don't know.
HVAC guy: What's the problem, is there a reason I can't see the equipment?
Me: yes, I don't let unauthorized people near my data closet.
HVAC guy: OK I'll let my management know I wasn't granted access.
Me: Hold on, let me find out who approved it, and if it checks out I'll give you access.
HVAC guy: waits

I found that the situation was approved and gave the guy access.

The thing that blows my mind is that it appears that this guy has never had his credentials cleared before - as if he should just have instant access to anywhere he wants to go. Sadly I know this is super common in most places. I could get my hands on a vendor shirt and just pillage a place blind.

@scottalanmiller said in ITs Big Secret:

none of us know what we are doing!

ROFLOL - thanks, needed that!
and you're right.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/firefox-chrome-start-calling-http-connections-insecure/

@breffni-potter said in Free is never free:

• Cost of training, do you know how to use it?
• Cost of deployment
• Cost of migrating from 1 system to another
• Cost of reliability, is this tool reliable? Is it tested? Is it safe?

You realize that paid software suffers that entire list as well, right?

I have a hard time remembering different tweaks over time.

I figured I'd start a thread. Feel free to add to the list.

:
If the system is sluggish and the disk appears to be the main issue, try disabling superfetch and reboot.

@guyinpv said in Finally leaving my job, and it's just as annoying as I thought it would be:

And believe me, there is no benefits while leaving. My vacation and sick pay is already cut off, my cell phone stipend is cut off, there is no severance. Heck we didn't even get a holiday bonus this year. So I'm being practically demanded to stay to do all this, while every benefit is already cut off simply because I've had "the talk" about wanting to leave. We don't even have an official last day.

Wait a min - you're still on the payroll as a normal employee, and they have stolen any sick/vacation time you have left?

I'd sue them. They didn't fire you, you have simply given notice. You're not out the door yet. I'm not sure what they've done is legal.

As for the stuff they want - walk into your bosses office and say - I will be happy to set aside doing any other work outside of creating these documents for the remainder of my two weeks notice, unless you want me to continue fixing things that are broken, then I'll work on this documentation while not fixing broken things, again, until the end of my notice. After that, we can have a contract rate of $100/hr to continue working on said documentation, pay expected weekly. Work accomplished by midnight on Wednesday is expected to be paid Friday by 10 AM, etc, etc...

You're leaving. Make sure they know that.

If you can find the registry setting that changes you can apply that at the user setting level in GP.

1909 is basically a cumulative update for those who are on 1903. If you are on 1809 or older, than installing 1903 will take hours, just like past feature updates.

Man.. Ditch local outlook - move to outlook on the web only.. huge problems solved.

@hobbit666 said in Tools to de-crapify Windows 10?:

Yeah i used to use a powershell script for this.
https://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/show/4378-windows-10-decrapifier-18xx-19xx-2xxx

Not used it for a while so not sure what it does in modern versions.

I still use this script for my builds. I of course tweaked it for my needs, leaving in the Calculator, paint, camera, and sadly, the store. Removing the store causes so much damage - just remove the icon, then most will never know it's there.

I haven't actually tried this app yet, but I wanted to post this here so I remember to do it later.

https://github.com/builtbybel/ThisIsWin11

MS just announced that Windows 10 will be free for upgrades from Windows 7 and 8.1 to 10 for one year after Windows 10's release.

email integrated. Users and support staff can create/update/close tickets via email.
Include attachments.
ticket status reminders - remind support staff if a ticket hasn't been worked on after x amount of time.