Dick Trauma posted:

Holy poo poo, is this person really talking about typing an "I"? Blow his mind and add roman numeral "V" to his password!

Hawzy posted:

Calling the Police for browsing child porn is kind of a serious accusation. Especially from what you've said in your post you have exactly no proof at all that that was happening.

Telex posted:

It's like people know why things suck, but they just don't realize it.

We're doing the Citrix to Terminal Services thing soon too. Hopefully most of our people "get it" but if they don't I'll try to re-arrange everyone's fake desktop to look like the old desktop and use HUGE icons to make up for it.

chutwig posted:

At my old job at a law firm, I used to run a PowerShell script once a week that would spit out the top 25 mailboxes by size (curiously enough, the more your seniority increased at the firm, the larger your mailbox would get). I watched one senior partner's mailbox increase by roughly 500MB every time I ran the report, and there was not a drat thing I or anyone else could do to ask him to pare it down a bit. It was somewhere north of 15GB in size when I left that job.

The Fool posted:

I'll just say that you don't want to delete 8 gigs of e-mail from someone mailbox when they have the power to fire you on the spot.

Dick Trauma posted:

Ahaha Tony just told the CIO that we can go ahead with putting Win 7 on new PCs because our copy of Windows 2008 Server Enterprise came with an unlimited volume license for Win 7!

Rohaq posted:

I would contribute a buck towards this.

CapMoron posted:

I can't either. With what install key is he going to do this with? It's not like in XP where you could use any old valid volume license key and wouldn't have to worry about it phoning home (or at least a KMS server) in some manner.

I look forward to when he installs without using a key and 30 days later having a ticket queue filled with people wondering why they are getting messages about their software not being activated.

Kyrosiris posted:

A ticket resolution came in...

So I work for a departmental branch of our main IT department at a medical university. We've been working on unifying the computer names of all our workstations on our AD domain, and when I started here, we all had rights to enroll, unenroll, and rename PCs on the domain. A couple of months later, it was taken from us in an effort to "lower the number of users with domain rights" - a fair reasoning. We were told to send in tickets to core IT to have anything renamed or enrolled or whatever.

Well, I sent in a ticket to core IT to have a system renamed (with all the information they need to), and they take care of it for me... and then I get an invoice from them.

Apparently the guy who did it for me was part of our PC Tech division that does hourly billed tech support on-site for doctors at the university and stuff. My boss is on the phone with the IT manager right now and is livid.

Griz posted:

I asked a customer "what color is the power light?"

the customer said "I don't know what a power light is"

AlmightyBob posted:

Tell him Ford Rangers used to have Mazda engines back when they were good trucks.

Monsoon posted:

poo poo we're still having issues supporting IE8 (which people are not supposed to install in the first place) because some lazy developers haven't gotten around to fully supporting it with their apps. Not to mention the fact that IE9 is still in BETA.

So is everyone else excited for the upcoming IPv6 clusterfuck? I predict most middle-management will only start worrying about it after things stop working.

quote:

Please do not use version 9 of Internet Explorer to do any work. IE 9 is still in beta version and we do not fully support this browser. We have had some issues with saving reports, etc... So it's best to not use IE 9 until it's out of beta and is supported by us.

Thanks,
Me

quote:

Can you PLEASE fix my iTunes?

thelightguy posted:

So you replaced a big, bloated, but generally functional media player with a adware/spyware/virus host that just happens to come stock with a few plugins that actually play music without installing 2004's bonzi buddy of the month addon?

Wiggly posted:

They probably still have Exchange 5.5.

Derpes Simplex posted:

Firesheep.

MJP posted:

Any words of wisdom/warning?

quote:

Hi

Dis is Anand, recently I bought apple iPhone 2G mobile. Which one
great for using touch features. I have one problem., I'm unable to
download & stored an mp3 audio songs from any sites. I'll try to
download songs from sites. But, while safari browser going to stream
mode. Is there any solution for the same. Could you please advice me
as earlier..


Thanks regards
Anand

Steve Moore posted:

Send him to https://www.anandtech.com or forums.anandtech.com

Keldawn posted:

Supporting family members is the worst. Working alone in IT for a company and having to head over to a mansion to troubleshoot computer problems during my lunch break really isn't what I would like to do.

Thankfully I don't have any horror stories of people being nasty towards me at least.

Bardlebee posted:

Do you at least get paid overtime Gnarly?

If not, I would be looking for new employment. I'm not lazy, but drat!

AlexDeGruven posted:

Easy answer to #3 - No.

Count Sacula posted:

You are doing all this for ~$12/hr? Dude, get you a cert or two and roll on out of there. Generally you can get at least $20/hr or equivalent with a modest amount of experience, but I guess it depends on the market where you live. Does the probation thing affect your getting hired elsewhere?

CitizenKain posted:

He isn't a close family friend if he's leaving you out to dry like that. More importantly, he isn't your friend.

Tell the charity to either get money from the CEO, or tell them to piss off. Also, are a registered to run the cabling? Depending on your local laws, there might be issues with having to have cabling run by a registered contractor.

OatmealRocks posted:

HOly are you kidding me. I would ask for 60k go for the nuts. Seriously you are the biggest doormat ever in the eyes of C-Level.

Glad you are aware though.

Crowley posted:

Speaking of this.. would there be any interest in linking up in there amongst the goon IT regulars?

Count Sacula posted:

Dude, if what you are saying is accurate, you are worth over 2x that amount. Network yourself - get on LinkedIn, start talking to recruiters, and just start applying for jobs on Dice, CB, etc. Get your name out there and with that exp on your resume you will be fine unless you live in a really small bunghole town. Even then it will be good experience for when your probation is over and you can move.

For comparison, I recently took a desktop support job (in a small city) to pay the bills while I look for a sales/IT mgmt gig. I do about 1-3 hours of actual work per day and the rest is spent surfing the forums etc and they are paying me 25/hr. Don't be scared to go the contract route, anything is better than what you are getting for that much work...

Dick Trauma posted:

I had to cross-post this from the iPhone thread because it scares me that this person might be in I.T., or that one of us might some day be obliged to provide this person with tech support.

Count Sacula posted:

The war on drugs wins again!

How long do you have left?

mllaneza posted:

His manager's expectations are "this guy can do whatever I tell him to or he can go to jail". There's not a lot he can do.

chizad posted:

If your probation officer really has it out for sure, surely there's some other bureaucrat you can talk about the situation. At least, I'd sure as hell hope it's not possible for a probation officer with a stick up his rear end to completely gently caress someone for the most minor infraction without any oversight.

rolleyes posted:

Well I joined the group but I can't actually view anyone as we're not connected in any way, mostly hampered by the fact that you're in the US and I'm not I imagine.

quote:

Me: Alright so that's how you save them to your desktop.
Otherdude: Where's my desktop?"
*click*

pienipple posted:

Do these people think money grows on trees?

Look into Open Office for their poo poo, OpenOffice Base is supposed to be comparable to Filemaker and having everyone on the OO suite takes care of a few cost/licensing headaches.

Filemaker Pro + 12k MS Office licenses = money they could've spent on whatever the hell their cause is.

CaladSigilon posted:

Being salaried doesn't necessarily mean you aren't due overtime. Check your state laws.

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

it's okay because you have a Right to Work! Doesn't that freedom feel good?

mllaneza posted:

Unless you're a "white-collar" IT worker, programmer, developer, analyst etc., you get overtime no matter how highly paid you are. Have fun with the claim ! Try not to spend all of your back OT pay on booze, get a bag of chips or a sandwich or something.

quote:

The employee must be compensated either on a salary or fee basis (as defined in the regulations) at a rate not less than $455 per week or, if compensated on an hourly basis, at a rate not less than $27.63 an hour;
• The employee must be employed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field performing the duties described below;
• The employee’s primary duty must consist of:
1) The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;
2) The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;
3) The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; or
4) A combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills.

TheGopher posted:

That is not correct. You can be fired for ANY reason, not no reason. All wrongful termination laws etc. still apply to you. For instance, you can be fired because they decided the email you sent out last week was not up to company standards, but they could not fire you because you refused to clear out the asbestos in the attic.

Count Sacula posted:

Out of curiosity, what part of VA are you in?

AlexDeGruven posted:

That's at-will employment, not right-to-work.

RadicalR posted:

Holy poo poo, a Woodbridge goon?
Do you live near Route 1?

Ted Stevens posted:

Woodbridge... I feel sorry for you. After a long, hard day of work, what do you do over there? Peruse the Ikea warehouse? I'm in Arlington, myself and it's a vast improvement over Vienna where I started.

On a different note, "a call came in." I have an interview with the VP of the organization on Tuesday. I really want this position.

Ted Stevens posted:

I'm not available at all this weekend. I'm going to the Stewart/Colbert rally.

Farking Bastage posted:

Never bitch about holidays till you work for a hospital and have to use personal leave time to be off on Christmas.

Dick Trauma posted:

...and he shows up dressed as John Travolta's character, leather jacket, jeans, pompadour, etc. Ah yes, Tony, the leading man and the three of us as his servants.

oval office.

Javid posted: