Hello all, again..

My name is Will, Im 19 will be 20 in a couple months, I took a class in Middle School based on Cisco. So I have a basic idea on It, but really nothing further. I have a almost 2 year old son who loves to sit in front of the computer with me as I work, I think ive watched the minion movie on Netflix at least 100 times since my son became obsessed.

The start of my day included Coffee and ML is more or less my newspaper every morning reading forms.I was asked to join ML by My Uncle, who you all know as @Dashrender
Im learning everyday and the more I read, and take part in conversations and the hands on experience I feel my skills improving little by little.

Not to mention making sure I use the right terminology ;)

edit Im interested in sever OS operations as well as Networking ( blame it on Cisco class from middle school) have a little practice in writing HTMI, which has to be my least favorite thing in the world of Computers. One day im hoping to have a job as network Admin or something along those lines.

Me: No we cant see your site online. . .

Customer: But we have internet.

me:Yes I know you have internet. but you are still running Windows XP, and Windows XP doesnt support net frame work 4.2 or higher which is what is needed to run the Command Center Agent (our Remote desktop software) .

customer: what am I paying you for then ? arent you guys supposed to notify me.??

Me: Yeah, and we did.. multiple times actually . however we don't upgrade the OS for free ( not my policy).

Customer: What am I paying all this money for then?

Me: For me to tell you you need to upgrade your OS, and for us to fix your many issues you've had . Everything is well documented and what you are paying for compared to what you get is actually really fair based on your call loads.

Customer: Can I speak to someone else?

Me: they will tell you the same thing... but sure, here's My Boss.

Im ready for tequila.

Update - No one in the house is showing symptoms. No fevers or anything - Doctor said if we dont show symptoms by friday (this week) we can end our quarantine.. SO far So good.

Back to the original Thread -

Heard from the Network company - they also agree 2 APs are too close together and could be causing a lot of the issues here. They will be doing maintenance next week about this to get it resolved for testing purposes.
He is building a map and looking into other solutions, and he talked with the owner and let him know he was engaged and that we were working together to get this resolved.

:)

So we had a meeting to discuss moving forward and my boss made this comment :

"Guys, Dont be afraid to get on to the forum and list servers via email and ask questions. Will, You are really good about getting the question out there and asking questions giving information. Keep that up and dont be afraid to use it as we move forward."

SO Thank you ML for teaching me how to ask questions in an open forum such as this one :D

Just finished filling my Taxes Not getting much back but I literally doubled my income from a year ago today.
and technically I no longer live below the poverty line ! in my state.
I'm proud of myself.

@LilAng said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Literally everyone on here.

Ha. Just wait until you use the wrong word for something.
You aint seen nothing yet.

I think we all agree when I say ...

I Hate Printers

@StuartJordan said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Finally made the move, I've still got windows on my laptop that I will use for my music creation but, main desktop is now windows free.

You Joined the Dark Side,

Now quick, You're complimentary cookies are waiting for you in the break room .

Im 19, new to IT have a little under my belt. not much. I started to love computers and really pick on how things worked with them around 7th grade while taking an IT essentials course that focused on cisco networking systems, from there every chance i had i was on a computer poking around and seeing what they could do as i learned more, i wanted to do more.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Morning all!

Bah hum bug.

@irj said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@wrcombs said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@stacksofplates said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@wrcombs said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

I've 'programmed' thousands of alcoholic drinks, different liquors, shots etc. into Aloha Systems

If you have to develop code to add drinks into their systems, I'd rather not use the tool. That seems so over the top. Do they support a lot of languages? Seems limiting.

It's not actual programming code that's why i used the 'programming' as that is what it is called in the field.
Really it's just data entry of products, adding items through the GUI.

That kind of reminds me of "programming printers"

https://mangolassi.it/topic/10680/programming-printers?page=1

Haha yeah - It's not accurate to say "Programming" menus but when in Rome.

@stacksofplates said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@wrcombs said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

I've 'programmed' thousands of alcoholic drinks, different liquors, shots etc. into Aloha Systems

If you have to develop code to add drinks into their systems, I'd rather not use the tool. That seems so over the top. Do they support a lot of languages? Seems limiting.

It's not actual programming code that's why i used the 'programming' as that is what it is called in the field.
Really it's just data entry of products, adding items through the GUI.

@scottalanmiller said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@wrcombs said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

I don't think there's an all in one solution for Hotels and Restaurants. But Almost all of them will pair with some kind of Payment Management System to allow cross over to the Hotel side.

I'm not sure how much we need for the hotel other than being able to take payments through it. We have a SaaS app that manages the hotel portion already.

so just something for the restaurant. there are tons to look into. some better than others.

@gjacobse said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

@wrcombs
Good to know. I don't know if I'll ever need it - but - it could come up in conversation down the road.

Not a problem,
this is the first time i have information to share LOL

@gjacobse said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

While I don't have anything I can really contribute on applications, I would expect that you would want something that will pair both the hotel and restaurant into the same app. And - will something 'separate' be needed if alcohol is sold? Don't know if that is a separate thing or not.

Gonna hop in on this one -
More times than not, selling alcohol can be done on the POS system - I've 'programmed' thousands of alcoholic drinks, different liquors, shots etc. into Aloha Systems - even bottle service buttons for Hotels that offer Champagne and Bars/clubs that offer bottle service.

I don't think there's an all in one solution for Hotels and Restaurants. But Almost all of them will pair with some kind of Payment Management System to allow cross over to the Hotel side.

Coffee #2 , Only in the office for 2 days this week - Vacation Thursday - Friday, had yesterday off as a "impromptu vacation day"

@scottalanmiller said in Point of Sale System Recommendations, POS:

As many of you know, I have a new hotel and restaurant. Right now we have an existing POS system and we do not like it. We are nearing the point where we have the option to replace it. So we are looking for recommendations. We are not tied to only considering free or open source options, but obviously those have some advantages - especially considering that we have the IT skills in house to run something ourselves. But we are open to ideas of whatever makes the most sense.

Running a POS in a hotel - There's one in America called Micro's - they have the ability to do room charges and are vey popular in Hotels for that reason. Aloha can do room charges too, but through a 3rd party PMS solution.

if you're running a restaurant in the hotel - stay away from Toast - Though I hear the system works well - it was created by 3 lawyers who hide things in the contracts and screw you in oblivion on Credit Card processing fees , hidden fees, surprise upgrade fee's etc.

All POS Systems have pitfalls and great attributes - My suggestion would be get Demo's of different POS systems and see which one fits best.

@dustinb3403 said in O365: KUDOS:

@gjacobse said in O365: KUDOS:

@dustinb3403

That may be the 'line difference' between a Kudo and a Bonus. The bonus could be that the agency has done well that quarter / year, or you have had exceptional performance during a period of time.

where as the Kudos is akin to - that person made my day today better, or answered questions in a way that didn't make it seem like I was obtuse... Went out of their way to ensure that one person had everything they needed for that conference call...

While similar - they are not always one and the same.

Absolutely not, any compensation paid beyond your income is paid as a bonus, you end up paying tax on that (or should).

based on what information? You don't have to claim anything lower than $600 of gifted money (gift cards, cash, tips, etc.) on your taxes so I'm genuinely curious where you are getting this information from.

This is simply skirting that tax liability

do you know how a gift card works?

it's not skirting tax liability to buy a gift card - Gift cards can not be taxed because it's a transfer of funds. Just like changing up 20 $1 bills to a single $20 bill - that's not taxable.

taxes are collected on the redemption of the gift card when they purchase something there's no skirting Tax liability because the taxes are still collected by City/State after a purchase.

Also, are you that much against people getting a small token of gratification? I mean, higher morale means better working teams which can in turn mean high productivity and money for the business.

Sorry @gjacobse , I don't have anything to add to the OP -

Getting close to back to school - Struggling finding a afternoon daycare that isn't too expensive which is next to impossible - the life of a split custody agreement.