@scottalanmiller said:

@g.jacobse said:

Do we get a prize?

MORE THREADS!

YAY! NEW PANTS!

Looks like I need to put scuba equipment (for the camel train) in next years budget

Huzzah!

Isn't there some federal telco regulator/dispute handler that these sort of things can be taken to?
We, in Australia, have the TIO to help us consumers with carrier/ISP disputes.

Well, that's just poor form.

@Dominica said:

Oh man, you wrecked the surprise. That was next year's plan. SAM's been mapping Austin morgues for a week!

The plan isn't quite dead and buried yet...

Yeah, I'll show my self out.

G'Day and welcome

1. If it's connected to the Internet, it's not safe.
2. If it's embarrassing or particularly sensitive, don't out it on the Internet
3. Common sense is dead. I blame bad parenting.
4. Don't blame Google/Bing/Yahoo (blame your self it it's found on Bing ) for finding stuff that's on the Internet. If it's out there, it WILL be found by someone.
5. If you don't want to share it with the ENTIRE planet, DON'T PUT IT ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good grief, these "Celebrities" are daft. I guess it's proof that money doesn't buy usable brain cells.

WinKey + R
taskkill /f /fi "imagename eq Skype*"

Nyah Nyah Nyaaaaah

@scottalanmiller said:

Can you run PowerShell in it?

<insert cranky comment> lol

@nadnerB said (an hour earlier):

The console programs has, in my case been configured to utilise cmd.exe but **can also be configured to utilise powershell.exe. **

It will also require some semi regular maintenance for approvals and clean up.

It's relatively easy to do. I taught my self.

I use:
One GPO per site
One GPO for my servers
My biggest struggle was a slight misconfiguration that took a while to resolve. There was a WSUS tool from Solarwinds(?) that I used on a test bunny PC to resolve it.

Server 2008 + have it as a role that you can install.
Make sure you have the disk capacity. I added a drive purely for patches to my WSUS server.

Yep, all over the shop like a mad woman's breakfast.

@Dashrender said:

Just so I understand what you're doing (cause I never used the Quake style console, though I have seen screenshots)

You've created a way to bring up a command prompt that looks integrated into the screen? Functionally it works just like typing CMD and hitting enter? Do you have to exit it before you can continue using the other apps on your desktop?

Seems like a cool techie thing to do if I understand it correctly.

Yeah, pretty much. Except the create bit.
As stated I use a shortcut key combo. Said combo is activated via auto-hot key which calls the console program.
The console programs has, in my case been configured to utilise cmd.exe but can also be configured to utilise powershell.exe.

It's still just a normal windowed program. If you change the active window, the console will go behind like usual.

@Carnival-Boy said:

Just done it. Pretty cool. It runs a third party shell called Console, so not exactly the same as running CMD. It's not the most useful thing to setup, but undeniably cool.

Tops for LAN parties.
I like it as I can read stuff underneath while command lining into a PC.

@NetworkNerd said:

By the time I made a call to the site to get more information, the lease for the new copier had already been signed by someone there.

Looks like it's not your fault and not your butt on the line.
Yes, it would have been nice to save the company spending unnecessary money.

Always remember that shiny-new-device syndrome will always outweigh common sense and process. Particularly with power users and managers (double trouble if both are true).

@NetworkNerd said:

Now I think I have waited too long since this happened Tuesday afternoon to really do anything about it.

Not at all. Sometimes waiting a bit can be beneficial as it it allows you to review the situation with a cooler head.

@NetworkNerd said:

per-impression overage fee (not cool).

We pay per page, granted it's a tiny amount per B&W but I gather that the fee being charged to you is significantly higher than that

Yep, have a look at the link in my post previous

From the link:

*I was used to the convenience of drop-down terminals like Visor in Mac or Yakuake in Linux and needed something similar in Windows.
It turns out, it is possible to achieve almost the same effects in Windows with the use of 2 tools.
**AutoHotkey *– lets you run scripts triggered by hotkeys anywhere in Windows
Console – is a terminal app that lets you run a custom shell with no title bar, no borders, transparency etc.

@Bill-Kindle said:

@nadnerB said:

@Bill-Kindle I think you mean trawl.

Trolling gets you banned.

both

Nyah nyah nyaaaah.