@hobbit666 said:
We were looking at System/Network Admins, but yeah I do like the IT Specialist as it's says we are good at all of it
lmao
I'm not sure how titles are viewed in the UK, but I would aim for something with Admin rather than Specialist/Technician/Generalist. You are doing the work of both, but having a SysAdmin title will look better on a CV than a Specialist in my opinion.
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@scotth: I will deploy a hybrid SW two node cluster soon. Many other solutions use KVM under the hood, which means that you will have to either script something or do agent based backups.
With Hyper-V, you just use Veeam (or whatever you prefer)
I use agents regardless
And I don't know why, as it conterfeits some of the virtualization fundamentals, IMHO. But I don't want to start this discussion now.
It doesn't. That functionality is in no way part of virtualization or its value. It's just one of the many myths than people have mistakenly add to virtualization.
Even Veeam with Hyper-V/VMware.... there is no universal agentless capability. So if it was an intrinsic part of virtualization, that would imply no virtualization product has been made yet.
Don't you agree that adding agents to each and every guest VM adds to costs and complexity compared to a "simple" hypervisor based backup?
Permit my ignorance please but, Veeam is lightweight, free, and bang -- full / incrementals over two-one week periods, out of the box.
When it works for you, but it doesn't work universally so carries a big risk that people will just use it and not ensure that they have reliable backup methodologies. But agents aren't that much heavier and are also free. And agents can be even lighter.
As part of our upcoming DR solution, this must needs be discussed
Sorry, I've been reading too much fantasy lately.
Not sure that is possible... 
That is usually part of the chipset drivers. Perhaps see if you can track down the manufacturer of the motherboard and see if they still have them since the OEM is no longer around.
If I'm feeling like listening to something really soulish (moves me deeply) I break out the Flyleaf. I haven't found another group (not including their newest album as I haven't had the heart to listen to it) that is more lyrically raw without being whiny. On their first album they have a song written by the lead singer about her experiences with cutting. In the last album with that same lead singer she wrote a song about how the music industry will chew you up and spit you out.
The ones that are hitting me right now are:
Saving Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHQq904JwA
Bury Your Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tWq_O-ykBU
Scott, something that makes these discussions with you more difficult is that you appear to consider your experience to be normative, and it is anything but. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your comments, but in this, and other threads, it comes off that way.
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I'll see if I can create one quickly as a test.
Don't put too much into it. I like having my smartphone do most of the work for me at this point. I'm already using location data for mapping and what not, so it makes sense to use it for mileage as well.
I watched/listened to most of the keynote. Microsoft really killed it today imo. There were a lot of really cool things, but the thing that stood out the most to me was Continuum. People have been saying that MS needs a killer app to push the Windows Phone platform into the market, and this did it for me. Assuming that the as yet unannounced devices check all the other business required features, this will likely be replacing laptops, tablets, and phones for most of our travelling staff and managers. Being able to connect to an HDMI monitor and have your device scale properly to be usable as a full computer without need for a dock or other peculiarities make the Windows Phone a serious contender for us.
Congrats A.J. If nothing else, the experience dealing with politics and keeping your cool under pressure will be worth it.
@scottalanmiller said:
@Kelly said:
Scott, something that makes these discussions with you more difficult is that you appear to consider your experience to be normative, and it is anything but. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your comments, but in this, and other threads, it comes off that way.
Well, a couple things there...
- What makes it non-normative?
- What makes the viewpoint I'm countering normative?
- How does any one person know? I've been in IT for 27 years and have seen a lot of scenarios. I've worked more than 60 companies directly and tons and tons as a consultant. So my cross section of IT is pretty broad compared to most.
In the example of going from SMB to Enterprise, I know how it is done, and how it happens. People who have failed to get hired in the enterprise but wanted to don't provide useful feedback because all they know is that they failed and then they try to guess why. I've been a hiring manager hiring (and not hiring) those people and have broad insight into why they generally don't make it that they would not have.
Is my person experience "normal". No. But is it useful? i think extremely so.
I am not discounting your perspective. A man I know once said, if you respect me you will challenge me, or words to that effect. In this thread, and other employment threads you have pointed to your own experiences as examples. Perhaps it is your phrasing, but my interpretation of them has been that you think they are normal, or maybe should be normal. In my own experience, and the communicated experience of the majority of others, yours is far outside the norm.
I'm really hoping that this rumored flagship Lumia is going to be carrier neutral. The Lumia brand has been hurt in the US by carrier exclusives.
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@Kelly said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
I'm wondering if this will work on current Lumia devices (like my 1520). It would be cool if there was already the hardware ablility to do HDMI over the USB like some android phones did.
Belfiore specifically stated that it was only available on new devices. I'm guessing they're going to be leveraging USB-C to add the bandwidth necessary.
And did he say he would show the new hardware tomorrow?
I think he might've said later, but I don't remember specifically. I do know that he gave zero specifics on date/time/model/etc. Unfortunately. I'm really hoping that MS gets smart and realizes that carrier lockin is not helping their platform. Push this to every carrier in the US and you will have a much larger and better response.
@Dashrender I guess my use of rumored has to do more with my ability to get it
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@hobbit666 said:
Can't say i run alot in DOS..............Ur make that Zero
Use the magnifier in the accessibility programs?
or get stronger glasses
@Dominica is a classic Sierra game fan, like me. She is playing through the Leisure Suit Larry Archive from the 80s right now. LSL2 is EGA only.
DOSBox is how I keep Colonization, MoO, and MoO2 alive. At some point I'll have to break down and get them from GoG, but today is not that day.
I don't think that Bench is the best term for what you're describing. For that matter both terms are too invested with meaning. Bench is too specific in common usage and IT is too general. You may have to appropriate different terms to be effective.
@garak0410 said:
There are rumors that the phone preview will be tomorrow...I'll still wait and see if it strips some of the functionality I need...plus, I wonder if my ICON needs Denim first, which is slated for this month too...
I think Gabe Aul killed those rumors today: http://www.windowscentral.com/about-those-rumors-february-4-release-windows-10-preview-phones.
@MattSpeller said:
@Kelly said:
DOSBox is how I keep Colonization, MoO, and MoO2 alive. At some point I'll have to break down and get them from GoG, but today is not that day.
MoO2 is epic. Can't ever forget that game! Plasma cannon spam (IIRC??) was how I equipped my ships and they just mowed down the epic enemy fleets the AI would spawn out of freaking no where. To the point where it's game breaking just to try and do the battle lol.
Plasma cannons are OP. The best thing to do is trade your enemies the next weapon above it so they refit all their ships.
I'll be there courtesy of Obliterase.
