So I am a big SpiceHead / SpiceWorks user...being nearly 13 years as a solo IT Professional/Director., SpiceWorks has been a lifesaver...but today, SpiceWorks asked what other sites we would suggest and I put a big promotion to this site. If I cannot find a SpiceWorks answer there, I can usually find it here with the same, easygoing / non-judgmental spirit.
Please keep the MangoHeads going. If that isn't even a phrase.
This is my oldest daughter and I...They are inducing her tonight and little Steiner Knox will be here before we know it...I am still not believing I'm a grandfather...especially since my other daughter is 7...still doing the Dad thing full time... 
I am nowhere near an expert in this areas but before coming to a SMB, I worked in a huge enterprise with a petabyte+ of SAN storage and we had ESX VM's all over the place...there were some redundancy issues when it came to some SAN errors in the firmware but overall, ESX was pretty solid.
Here at my one man IT shop and thanks to ML's, I am set up on Hyper-V.
Update on yesterday's reboot. Here is what "WebRoot" said:
The particular issue being reported is related to a wireless keyboard being in place. There are a few Microsoft wireless keyboards that the drivers can conflict with ours, at this time the workaround sent would resolve this issue however a more permanent fix is being developed.
So my wireless keyboard was at fault. We changed a setting and now it is working. I'm very impressed with their support and expanding my testing of WebRoot. .
@Pete-S said in Online IT eduction sites?:
I've seen a couple of sites mentioned for training in the IT field.
I probably missed a ton though. What others are worth looking at?This is the list so far (in alphabetical order):
Udemy is pretty good...they run sales often (if they are really "sales") and most of the purchased courses I've taken have been very good.
I've been in theatre for 28 years (community level)...I've been in the kids ministry for 5 years (not ordained but as a volunteer and once as Interim Pastor as they searched for a new one.) I'm in front of the kids all the time and have done a few things in front of our congregation (large church)...last night, after this skit me and the kids pastor did (pictured), I was told I'd have to lead the congregation in a prayer...THAT, my friends, was so scary...not sure what it is about public prayer but to choose the words and lead 200-300 that were there last night, man I was scared but it went well...and I got to use my Surface Pro 3...:)
Can't see the whole tree but my wife and baby girl set ours up...and made them their favorite hot chocolate... 
Looks like the topic ran away from me...been swamped with other things this past week...glad to see it made for good conversation.
I had the privilege and honor to direct and star as THE OLD MAN (Dad) in A CHRISTMAS STORY for a two week run...just wanted to pass along some clips...we have a TINY stage and this show is actually logistically challenging but I think we pulled it off...
It's true...when winter weather is forecasted in Arkansas, we do get our bread and milk...I did so in shorts yesterday...a WINTER STORM WATCH and it was a nice 73 degrees yesterday.
This morning, WINTER STORM WARNING and 23 degrees...gotta love it!
So it is official now...wonder what they can do in 6 episodes, if it won't be the "alien conspiracy" plot...
We decided to go WebRoot and I have deployed it...
Self promotion page? Well this may count...I have over 28 years of theatre experience and having taken a 2 year break, I'm back and will be playing Pastor Oglethorpe in Smoke on the Mountain in March...here I am practicing yelling at a character whom I just yelled "WE DON'T DANCE HERE" and he says "Sh*t" and walks off the stage to end Act I...:)
http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/2/8887303/plex-hack-password-breach-ransom
I am full in with Plex too...immediately changed password for the "server" side just in case...
The latest back and forth news of the new Lumia's coming to Verizon keeps getting more convoluted. With the sudden removal of 950XL's demo units, it is spurred speculation that the CDMA options may be unlocked or that just a real flaw may be discovered. Paul Thurrott thinks it is all but hopeless for us. Mary Jo Foley, a Verizon and Lumia ICON user things the CDMA is in there but that Microsoft locked it because Verizon is blocking activations of these "unlocked" phones.
Because of the hazy future of Windows Phone on Verizon, I am "test driving" a Note 5 just to see how well my heavily invested Microsoft Ecosystem handles it... random thoughts:
•Yes, it is nice to find most of all apps I am missing, We need to stop kidding ourselves if we try to use "it isn't about the apps."
•Spiceworks App! Wooo! Nuff said!
•Groove Music - It shows all artists and albums as UNKNOWN when streaming via Bluetooth. This is kind of an annoyance.
•Cortana - QUITE surprised how Cortana is working. She can be set as the default assistant (though I am sure the Google assist is still the boss) and I was able to do GPS reminders and they worked great, if not a little differently. Cortana doesn't get its calendar information from the OUTLOOK app but only the build in mail app, so if you turn off the mail app syncing, she doesn't think you have any appointments.
•Outlook - Outlook can be set as the main mail, contact and calendar app without the need to sync those things via Google. If I recall my past Android experiences, I couldn't turn this off.
•Office Apps - They work.
•OneDrive - Works well... though I miss pinning folders to start screen.
•Office 365 Administrator - Works the same as on Windows Phone.
•OneNote - Quite nice. Handwriting works great though not as sharp (as expected) as the Surface Pro 3.
•Bluetooth Text Read/Respond - Cortana spoiled me in this on Windows Phone 8.1 (never worked right with 10). No option (that I see) for the phone to read and let you respond hands free when driving via Bluetooth. I am left with my lackluster UConnect voice.
•I do miss live tiles. Static ICONS with number counts are dull and widgets can just look plain ugly.
•Camera - Seems on par but perhaps better than my Lumina ICON. And much faster too (camera is getting sluggish under Windows 10 on my ICON). I did try several videos last night, in landscape and a few of them defaulted to portrait mode (black bars)...not sure how that happened and it never happens on my ICON.
Overall, it is tempting to stay with the Note 5 as it seems like a more productive device with the addition of a few additional apps that I could really use on the go. The experience of Windows 10 on a phone is growing on me and I'd rather be in the 10 ecosystem (I use Windows Reading List a lot and as small of an app that is, it is huge for me). Though my heart is with in Windows 10 and my current ICON, I am tempted to stay with this Note for a while longer...
I did fire back up my ICON for the rest of the weekend, just to get a feel of both in a short period of time...no Spiceworks app! LOL
I think what is boils down to is added functionality of the Android versus the elegance and ease of Windows Phone. Do I need a few extra apps that I can still get via the web and mostly when at a desktop PC? The aforementioned Spiceworks app is kind of nice but I am really the only one who uses the HelpDesk app and mainly as a repository of fixes and things I can reference and cross reference to device. And again, I usually just use it when at my desktop.
One thing about Android, it still feels "messy" to me...not sure why.
RESOLVED...not sure why this was one of the last places to look but the actual ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS service was not running. Since it was set to Automatic, didn't think to check there yet as the actual SERVICE did show green. But can't trust that Automatic setting sometimes...
Trying to plan out our next Flag Football practice...love these kids...Go Colts!
