Best posts made by jt1001001

I fall in the "used to have" category. Cut my teeth on my basement lab where I took every scrap PC/Server i could find and made it something. I had an old 486 (back in the day) that became a NT 4.0 machine that barely ran. A Laptop with a broken screens became an exchange 5.5 servers. Network was a scrap barely functioning 3com hub, and i managed to get at the time Proxy server running on the NT box for dial-up "cached" Intenret access. Today i WISH I could have that all back but with wife and 2 kids, I've got a very tiny corner of the garage, so much of my learning is either VM's on my laptop (windows 10 is a GODSEND here with real Hyper-V)or ugh cloudatcost (yes got suckered into that ponzi scheme, never again) and then finding time to play which may only be 1 or 2 hours a week. But the passion to learn new items and do it hands on is still there and I get very excited when I actually get my hour or so to "play". I am in agreement with hiring someone who has at least similar passion and maybe not a true home "lab" but has the for lack of a better term "desire" to have a lab environment. We have an employee here we brought in as a intern. At the time, he asked if we had any broken computers and told us he was setting up (and I quote) "this FreeBsd thing called PfSense because I hear I don't need to buy a router it just works and I want to play with it" I immediately recommended we hire him. he's now our top network engineer with the home lab that I drool over

Old post but just had to do this for an implementation we are rolling out. Thanks!

@scottalanmiller Was just there, Sis-in law was camping at Letchworth so we visited for 1/2 a day. Sad time as we found out later a couple hikers died when a family went off trail.

Yep looks like us WNY/CNY'ers are well represented here. I work with @QUICKY2G who's in Rochester area

@jaredbusch This. Just got word form a former co-worker their new company is hiring (getting resume together this morning to send over). Current job was same wasn't even posted just got in becasue I knew a coworker. Important to keep networking with fellow associates and former co-workers you never knwo what turns up.

I wish I could jump. BUT T-Mobile access in the Western NY area is HORRIBLE. We get up into Niagara County and it drops off lie a cliff, and I'm not talking about what I woudl consider rural areas.

Letchworth is truly the hidden gem of tthe NYS parks. We always go to the Portageville side, I believe its called the Parade Ground entrance. You are not charged on that side of the park. Very quiet section, not many hikers. One trail takes you to the bridge at Lower Falls, Another trail takes you right up to Middle and High falls along part of what was once the Genesee Valley RailRoad right of way, and down to the river edge by the very old (1875) trestle train bridge. The trail by the bridge is closed now as they are building a new arch style bridge to replace the trestle bridge currently there.

@scottalanmiller had you not clarified I would've thought Greece the Rochester suburb!

Have fun, unfortunately I'm headed in the opposite direction tomorrow

@fuznutz04 They will find a way I am sure!

I just want to know why Rochester Dinosaur is better than the one in Buffalo? I mean its the same "chain" but ours is, well, not as good as Rochester's.
And I think Rochester's is better than the one in Troy too!

3am...2 sick kids so I'm awake reading and catching up.

@NetworkNerd There is an Upstate NY VMUG UserCon coming up 10/5. Based on your recommendation I'm going to try and attend! Thanks!

Saw this early today thanks for finding the registry key

Early Sept is bad with kids starting school and sports and getting into that swing (why I can't go this year). Later Sept would be better and especially if I have a year notice then I should be able to actually make the commute!

@Romo Same for me

Reminds me of an old joke...
What do Captain Kirk and toilet paper have in comon??
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They both go around Uranus, searching for Klingons

State of NJ seeks COBAL programmers
https://qz.com/1832988/covid-19-results-in-new-jersey-desperately-needing-cobol-coders/

I will try!

Attending Storwinds webinar on HyperConvergence solutions