@thecreativeone91 said:
@Lakshmana said:
@thecreativeone91 how to download ?sudo apt-get install ????
Not. It's not an application package. (CentOS uses Yum not apt-get anyway) but it's a pre-bulit system of applications, configs, etc.
https://www.pfsense.org/download/
http://www.smoothwall.org/download/
Exactly. Wipe your current VM and start over. Download a pre-built ISO and install that.
@Nic And having it in writing is CYA for them. People can't be stupid and plead ignorance.
@Josh said:
@thanksajdotcom Client updates are automatic, however they do not necessarily get pushed at the same time as releases. The Windows update should go out very soon. In the past, we required manual updates.
Oh believe me, I remember...
I think the sort by most votes is kind of cool. That could be really handy. And being able to flip the order of the posts is pretty neat too. Just saying. I've seen the button hundreds of times, but accidentally clicked it and was like "ooh, shiny!"
There has been a lot of questions about MangoCon 2016 and me, in regards to if I will be attending. So before I tell you what's going on, I want to just explain a couple things.
2015 was, without a shred of doubt, the worst year of my life. I honestly don't know if I'll have another year like that ever. I certainly hope not. I was dealing with a lot personally, and because of that I made more mistakes than I care to recount or than I'm sure I'm even aware of. That is NOT an excuse, and actions have consequences. I'm aware of that. I made many, MANY poor choices and are STILL dealing with fallout from that. I've already come a long ways but I've still got a very long ways to go...and I am aware of that.
At a different conference in Texas last year, I let loose. Way more loose than I should have. I was also wound tighter than I realized at the time, and was very over-the-top as a result, which resulted in more poor decisions. For this, first of all, I want to apologize to everyone.
When I first started at NTG in November 2012, I told @Minion-Queen that my job was to make her life easier, and that the day that I was no longer doing that, she should not keep me as an employee. Even though I no longer work at NTG, I still strive to not make her life difficult, and unfortunately, because of the decisions I made last year, I have a lot of trust to rebuild and relationships to mend.
Therefore, with that in mind, I have decided to forgo attending MangoCon 2016. I will still be attending Spiceworld Austin 2016, where I hope to see many of you there, and hopefully repair the damage done last year. I'm not asking people to forget the past. I'm simply asking for a chance at a better future, and a chance for a fresh start. If anyone wants to talk, you're more than welcome to message me here, Facebook, or you can ask for my cell and we can gladly text/talk.
I will be attending the tour of Allegany State Park following the conference, so I'll see many of you there, and I'm very excited about that! But I hope this alleviates any potential issues for Danielle and wish you all a fantastic time at the conference!
Thanks,
A.J.
So I've been trying to find a way to create an archives page that lists all articles I've written on one page with the links. Before I was doing this manually, but I've been looking for a way to automate this. Well, I finally found it! Here is how you do this on Linux:
Go into your site's root folder and navigate to /wp-content/themes/your_theme_here. For me, it's
cd /var/www/thanksaj.com/wp-content/themes/yoko
Next, create a copy of page.php and name it something you can remember. I did this:
cp page.php all_pages_template.php
vi all_pages_template.php
Now that you're in vi, I did the following:
My original page.php file looked like this:
<?php
/**
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Yoko
*/
get_header(); ?>
<div id="wrap">
<div id="main">
<div id="content">
<?php the_post(); ?>
<?php get_template_part( 'content', 'page' ); ?>
<?php comments_template( '', true ); ?>
</div><!-- end content -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
I removed the first and second lines of php of the DIV content. After that, I inserted my own PHP, taken from here. My new php file looks like this:
<?php
/**
* @package WordPress
* @subpackage Yoko
*/
get_header(); ?>
<div id="wrap">
<div id="main">
<div id="content">
<?php
/*
Template Name: All Posts
*/
?>
<?php
$debut = 0; //The first article to be displayed
?>
<?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
<ul>
<?php
$myposts = get_posts('numberposts=-1&offset=$debut');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
?>
<li><?php the_time('D, M jS, Y') ?>: <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php comments_template( '', true ); ?>
</div><!-- end content -->
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>
You can make the "the_time" format anything you want. Follow the formatting found here.
You can see the final results and what they look like here: http://www.thanksaj.com/archives/
Personally, I like it, and now all my links are aggregated in one spot. Hope this helps someone else!
Thanks,
A.J.
You and your wikis @scottalanmiller ...lol
@Minion-Queen said:
When you are the main billing person and HR person the actual paper stuff never ends. Also for notes when on calls I would rather write then type.
I can't stand writing by hand, and I actually physically have a difficult time with it. When I go to a doctor's office and have to fill out forms, after 2 minutes of filling out forms, my arm is usually shaking because it gets hard to write. I've had that issue since elementary school, although it's gotten worse as I've gotten older and since being out of school, I don't do paper notes anymore. Everything is digital.
@dafyre said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@RojoLoco said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@dafyre said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@MattSpeller Everything on that list makes sense... Except the first one... The first item has me concerned for your safety.
Actually, you should be more concerned about your safety... that iron phallus has "Dafyre" etched on its side.
slides closer to @RojoLoco....
*shoves @RojoLoco to @MattSpeller... hides
This conversation took such a weird turn from the OP, and I am LOVING IT! ROFL
So I finally setup CloudFlare for ThanksAJ.com. The biggest reason I could never do it before was because I hosted it on a network whose IP changed and I needed to keep my nameservers as is so I could have it update dynamically. As it is, I will have to update my personal sub-domains manually now. However, I'm excited to see what CloudFlare can do, seeing as @scottalanmiller raves about it so highly and I see so many sites using it. I'll keep you posted!
Thanks,
A.J.
@Reid-Cooper said:
A goliath grouper eats a hooked shark in a single bite! This makes for some exciting fishing.
Gotta tag @IRJ in that one!
@thwr said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@thanksajdotcom said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@dafyre said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@RojoLoco said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@dafyre said in Random Stuff to Bring to MangoCon 2016:
@MattSpeller Everything on that list makes sense... Except the first one... The first item has me concerned for your safety.
Actually, you should be more concerned about your safety... that iron phallus has "Dafyre" etched on its side.
slides closer to @RojoLoco....
*shoves @RojoLoco to @MattSpeller... hides
This conversation took such a weird turn from the OP, and I am LOVING IT! ROFL
A probably just because of that towel
It makes a great pillow, blanket, weapon, and can be used for misc cleanup...depending on how rusty that iron dildo is, and how it's used, will depend on the cleanup needed 
Not much prepares you for NTG. Just go into it with an open mind and completely ready to learn. Also, don't be afraid to challenge Scott. Just be prepared to back up your argument.
I agree with this. Now if the thread is about something technical and two or three people get into a discussion on fishing (sorry @IRJ, first thing that came to mind) because of one comment inside a guy's post then that is derailing. However, if the OP expected the conversation to go one way and it goes the other, and it is on point, my belief has always been to let the conversation play out.
Worked with @Minion-Queen to get the website issues resolved at least. 
Thunderbird? Found this if you're running Exchange 2007/2010.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smb-technologist/connect-the-thunderbird-email-client-to-your-exchange-server/
It's somewhat ironic how yesterday I thought I'd done well having been in Texas since November 6, 2013 and hadn't once been pulled over. Well, this morning that all changed. Driving to work down Trinity Mills, as I always do, about 10:40AM. It's a 45 zone (mph) and this Carrollton officer clocked me at 56. I ended up pulling off into the shopping center on the NE corner of Josey and Trinity Mills where he told me he'd been behind me since Marsh. I usually extremely observant about that kind of stuff but somehow everything seemed fine one minute and the next I see red and blues flashing behind me.
The experience wasn't bad though. The cop declared who he was and was with and was very friendly. He asked where I was going and said I was on my way to work. I was over-courteous and pleasant and he responded well. He asked for my insurance info and license. My insurance card expired November 2014 but I told him it was the same policy and he just handed it back to me. He took my license back to his SUV, and about 2 minutes later I saw him get out which made me breathe easy cause I knew he was letting me off with a warning, which he did.
I read an article awhile ago that said a common mistake people make is that they try to take initiative when a cop pulls them over. When he pulls you over, park, put your hands on the wheel, and wait until he asks for license and registration or whatever before you start digging in the glove box for it, etc. To them, if you're doing that as they're walking up, you could be going for a gun. As the article had said, you want your stop to be "easily forgettable". I still made it to work on-time, which was good, and I'll be more careful from now on.
Kind of amazing I didn't get ticketed considering I have a huge NY Giants bumper sticker on my car...LOL Ah, fun times...
Anyways, thought I'd share the story. My move to Texas has officially been christened now! LOL
Thanks,
A.J.
