@scottalanmiller said:

@Hubtech said:

That's because (in my case) right now it's only me. I'm not 100% sure you can give a completely accurate description. It's a weird world branching out from a job that I created for myself to a business that others can contribute to.

NTG is always in that boat too. What we need today is unlikely what we need tomorrow. Descriptions would be misleading or counterproductive in many cases.

Nothing more frustrating than responding to a job post and upon further query, the actual job is nothing at all like what the posting said. Waste of time and energy if it's a mis-match.

@Carnival-Boy Make sure you have a clearly written job description that clearly delineates the skill set you are looking for. I remember when I was first getting started in IT that job postings for entry level positions weren't always as entry level as the listing described.

@Mike-Ralston There is an application called Free ISO burner that you can download here.

Welcome, new folks! Pull up a chair and hang out.

@scottalanmiller I think I need to visit more places to know for sure. I'm pretty happy where I am at the moment, but there are other places I like, too.

Neat-O! Looks fascinating, aside from the snow.

@Bill-Kindle Oh wow! The applications are numerous!!

@IRJ said:

Did you live in a different area?

The last major hurricane to make landfall in Tampa/St. Pete was in 1921. Tampa/ St. Pete would be underwater if anything Cat2 or higher were to make a direct hit.

http://www.wfla.com/story/22489099/tampa-bay-tops-list-of-most-vulnerableoverdue-hurricane-cities

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/top-5-most-vulnerable-us-cities-to-hurricanes

Yes I did live elsewhere, and I was underwater a few times.
The fact that it's been nearly 100 years since a direct hit in TB gave me confidence to live here as opposed to other coastal locations in the state.

When the Weather Channel makes a documentary specifically about my town, then I'll reconsider.
I'm thinking about when they planned to do a "It could happen tomorrow" segment on a Cat 5 hitting NOLA, then it happened. They changed it to a Cat 3 hitting NYC, and then that happened later on.

That said, there is a certain amount of preparedness readiment I do between June and November.

The fact remains that certain areas of the US have a level of natural disaster risk no matter what.
California - Earthquakes
Middle America - Tornadoes
Gulf Coast/East Coast - Hurricanes

I'm willing to chance it for a milder year-round climate. It's ok if there are people who disagree.

@ejmillen I have been a FireFox user since it first came out. Use Chrome sometimes, and Safari other times from my Mac.
Chrome on my Android device is nice.

A year or two ago, I had a Mac user ask to have Netscape installed. I nearly choked on my coffee.

@scottalanmiller happy birthday! @joefriedman

I am interested to know which vendors are here on Mango Lassi. Please post so we can know who you are and to whom we should reach out when we want more information.

@IRJ said:

@Katie said:

@IRJ said:

That place is under water during a minor hurricane. Have you ever seen the storm surge signs in downtown? They have them in different places depending on the category of the hurricane. Its kind of scary. I remember going over the Howard Franklin Bridge during a tropical storm. There was water splashing on the bridge. I remember going 10mph over that bridge while the VAN was getting killed by the wind.

Not completely, though I think some parts are more prone to it than others. I live on the west side of town, out of the floodplain. It can get windy and wet, that's true. A small price for never having to shovel snow.
And in a tropical storm, I wouldn't be crossing any of the bridges. (unless I had to evacuate, and in that case I should have crossed long before the storm came through.)

Have you ever experienced a major hurricane?

Yes I have. It isn't fun, regardless of where you are when it hits.

@ryan-from-xbyte said:

@Katie If you guys want to do any Tampa/Orlando/Sarasota Mango Meetups,let us know.

We can also host trainings or other IT events at our facility in Sarasota. Our training room can hold about 30 people and we have a cafeteria area for socializing.

Thanks, Ryan! Something to keep in mind, for sure - especially for a MangoLassi meetup! As the membership grows, I'll be happy to coordinate an event in this area.

@IRJ said:

That place is under water during a minor hurricane. Have you ever seen the storm surge signs in downtown? They have them in different places depending on the category of the hurricane. Its kind of scary. I remember going over the Howard Franklin Bridge during a tropical storm. There was water splashing on the bridge. I remember going 10mph over that bridge while the VAN was getting killed by the wind.

Not completely, though I think some parts are more prone to it than others. I live on the west side of town, out of the floodplain. It can get windy and wet, that's true. A small price for never having to shovel snow.
And in a tropical storm, I wouldn't be crossing any of the bridges. (unless I had to evacuate, and in that case I should have crossed long before the storm came through.)

@ryan-from-xbyte said:

@Katie I get to travel to FL once a month to visit our home office. They have been laughing at me all winter.

Yes, I'm just north of there in St Pete. Haven't been laughing so much as feeling very blessed that I'm here and not further north.
Perhaps try coming down more often.

@ryan-from-xbyte said:

For those missing snow, it looks like another storm hitting the east coast next week.

I'm sorry. I don't miss the snow. I am happily in FL and enjoying my daily dose of sunshine.

I have this new-fangled device called a Swiffer. Since I don't have carpeting in my house and there's stuff all over the floor, I use it to pick up tumbleweeds of dog hair that collect in places.

@Nic Thanks! Will let you know.

One of our clients is running QB 2012 and 2014 on a Mac running Mavericks - for some reason the registration doesn't stick for any of the user accounts. Each time the program is launched from any user account, it prompts for the registration number and info. Seems that QB issues on Macs don't' have as much online documentation as there could be. (even though there's a forum for it, which I am also currently wading through.)

Any ideas?

@JaredBusch said:

The owner at this client was inquiring about choices because he just fired a sales guy for not being where he said he was.

Big Brother is watching. Isn't there another way to do this?