|
Migishu posted:A reply to a ticket came in: Send back "Neither do I" and then resolve it.
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 17:02
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 07:46 |
|
|
Sickening posted:Jerky takes a perfectly delicious piece of meat and turns it into slightly less delicious piece of meat that takes much longer to expire. And Hulk Hogan MeatShoes (tm) makes it fun to eat!
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 17:18
|
|
|
An offer came in: Boss asked if I wanted to do some in house SharePoint development so that we don't need to outsource some of the work a few of our clients need. I haven't decided to accept or deny it yet, but the salary bump is at least worth looking into. There's no way I'm shifting my life to be a code monkey again but I'll be damned if the raise wouldn't put a nice cushion under my rear end while I write some of my security certs. As an aside, any goons ever done SharePoint development in C#? All the devs I outsource too seem to use VB and gently caress that noise.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 17:41
|
|
|
ChubbyThePhat posted:An offer came in: Not enough information. Sharepoint is the worst thing in the world if it's implemented badly. If you've a well-documented, smoothly-running Sharepoint already, and you'll have sufficient access to do what needs done? Go for it! But if it's a hacked-together godawful mess that couldn't find its own rear end with a map, a metal detector, and a bloodhound...stay away.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 17:48
|
|
|
ConfusedUs posted:Not enough information. I have requested my boss set up my own site on our internal SharePoint so I can get a better feel for which one of these I'll have. I'm leaning on the former just because I know this specific boss set up both our SharePoint and the client one I will likely do the most work on. However said client site already has a bunch of outsourced dev work done on it and I haven't really had a chance to check it out. Access will never be an issue; I will always have sufficient access to do what needs to be done. In your experience where do you find the most sticks, hot glue, and duct tape in a SharePoint server? Side note: I actually think this client is on SharePoint via O365.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 17:53
|
|
|
Sickening posted:Jerky takes a perfectly delicious piece of meat and turns it into slightly less delicious piece of meat that takes much longer to expire. Jerky goes well with instant noodles.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 18:22
|
|
|
ConfusedUs posted:Sharepoint is the worst thing in the world if it's implemented badly. This can't be emphasized enough. Is this going to be leveraging Excel/Word Services? You can do cool stuff with Sharepoint but it effectively requires an FTE to update, maintain, develop, and troubleshoot. And believe me, you WILL have to troubleshoot.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 18:28
|
|
|
Side note for SharePoint talk: My initial instinct was gently caress NO at the offer. However there wont be a huge amount of work starting out and the money would be oh so nice. So what I'm really looking for is opinions on whether to just go with my gut and tell him to look for a coding grad or whether I can shoulder it for a while and bolster those savings. (I used to be a Computer Scientist before jumping ship to Network Engineering and ending up at my current gig with an MSP. Just some background)
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 19:01
|
|
|
ChubbyThePhat posted:Side note for SharePoint talk: My initial instinct was gently caress NO at the offer. However there wont be a huge amount of work starting out and the money would be oh so nice. So what I'm really looking for is opinions on whether to just go with my gut and tell him to look for a coding grad or whether I can shoulder it for a while and bolster those savings. (I used to be a Computer Scientist before jumping ship to Network Engineering and ending up at my current gig with an MSP. Just some background) Hey if you wanna, go for it. There's nothing inherently wrong with Sharepoint. It can just be a damned mess, and if you inherit a mess it can be one hell of a job to sort out.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 19:08
|
|
|
ChubbyThePhat posted:Side note for SharePoint talk: My initial instinct was gently caress NO at the offer. However there wont be a huge amount of work starting out and the money would be oh so nice. So what I'm really looking for is opinions on whether to just go with my gut and tell him to look for a coding grad or whether I can shoulder it for a while and bolster those savings. (I used to be a Computer Scientist before jumping ship to Network Engineering and ending up at my current gig with an MSP. Just some background) I disagree about there being nothing inherently wrong with SharePoint. I supported and developed on SharePoint for 5 years. It's awful, and if you develop code for it, you will regret everything. It's MS Access, Web 2.0 Edition. I think the biggest explanation of how hosed up it is can be summarized by the UserData table. See, all those pretty Lists that let you put in what is effectively a custom schema (e.g. 4 string fields, 2 yes/no fields, a dropdown list) all need to be stored somewhere. This is the UserData table. It has the following SQL table schema: code:Choice lists are stored in nvarchar strings in data chunks like 1#;Option 1;2#;Option2, etc. You will encounter the artifacts of all these design decisions when writing code for it. Oh, and for the bonus hosed up thing about lists: See how there are only 8 bools there? What happens if you add a 9th yes/no checkbox? It duplicates every row in the list, and stores the same site, web, list and itemID, but increments Ordinal by 1 and sets all other columns in the row to NULL except bool1. What if you had a 10,000 item list? Now you have 20,000 rows in the DB. Urit fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Oct 9, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 20:17
|
|
|
Email from residential non-tech customer of mine (geekatoo): "Internet is up but wireless is down." I had everything up AND working when I left. He had comcast visit claiming comcast problems, now this. Should I just dyndns him for future?  Guess what kind of role he has in his dayjob? Difficulty: C level.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 21:42
|
|
|
Oh there is a special kind of insanity in some of these geekatoo tickets. I'd like to post them but I feel like it'd be low hanging fruit
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 21:55
|
|
|
notwithoutmyanus posted:Email from residential non-tech customer of mine (geekatoo): Comcast probably swapped out his modem with a combo unit.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 21:56
|
|
|
Jerry Cotton posted:Since there's never any sane reason to use caps lock, can it be disabled somehow? Yes, with a flathead screwdriver and some gentle leverage.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:03
|
|
|
Japanese Dating Sim posted:So I'm about done spending time with this issue but I thought I'd mention it here in case anyone has some ideas: So, update on this - cheapo Belkin powered 4-port USB hub has had the keyboard plugged in solidly for a couple of days now without any connection issues. Thanks Thanks Ants.  Trying to infer what this actually means was causing it. I'm still leaning towards unstable electrical flow (which I will not even pretend to have any level of knowledge in)? Don't really care at this point, issue is resolved.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:09
|
|
|
Inspector_666 posted:Comcast probably swapped out his modem with a combo unit. That was done before I got started and I ended up putting it in bridge since you cannot disable it trying to be a DHCP server otherwise. They use voip through comcast so I'm not going to invest in teaching them about google voice/ooma. VV: yeah, I expect they did as well, before I heard anything else. notwithoutmyanus fucked around with this message at 22:19 on Oct 9, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:10
|
|
|
notwithoutmyanus posted:That was done before I got started and I ended up putting it in bridge since you cannot disable it trying to be a DHCP server otherwise. They use voip through comcast so I'm not going to invest in teaching them about google voice/ooma. Well then Comcast turned bridge mode off. Any time a 3rd-party router stops working in some way after a tech comes from the ISP, it's because they factory reset the modem.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:12
|
|
|
Whoa what is this Geekatoo thing? Is there a thread somewhere about it (or would here be appropriate)? I could use some extra cash and am not an idiot.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:37
|
|
|
FISHMANPET posted:Whoa what is this Geekatoo thing? Is there a thread somewhere about it (or would here be appropriate)? I could use some extra cash and am not an idiot. Do you want to be a computer janitor in your spare time? Do you really? Geekatoo sounds like the type of thing I'll have to sign up for when I die and go to hell.
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 22:53
|
|
|
Hahahaha. I think I take about 1 in 150 geekatoo jobs? On the  side of things, they advertised that they won some contract with a nursing home. Yeah, be a CJ for a nursing home! That'll end well!  It's better than CJ in that you can name your own rates, but it's worse than CJ in that you're dealing with the same type of poo poo people go to best buy for. Oh, and you get to pay taxes yourself.I have made maybe $2k over 2-3 years? I refuse to expect money out of it or that the jobs they list will be worthwhile, plenty aren't. Think of all the poo poo in this thread, with the bonus being you can effectively be a contractor and the minus being you have to decide when to walk away. I don't mind making $200 in a weekend helping with poo poo if I have the spare time, but there are easier options. This particular guy has made me $800 or so, across...6 hours of work? So it's not great, but it's not awful. It's simply not reliable for work nor would I suggest putting your hopes up beyond that. Quote for hilarious emphasis at how they try to spin this as not being literal poo poo, when it is. geekatoo posted:Are you as patient and caring as you are a great Geek? If so, we're going to make it rain for you. Have you ever heard of Brookdale Senior Living? They run over 1,200 retirement communities across the country. Here's the good news: Geekatoo Geeks like you are going to be official tech support providers for all Brookdale residents. Here's the even better news: You have the chance to get involved from the very beginning, as we'll be rolling out our services starting in Brookdale communities across the greater ($town) area. notwithoutmyanus fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Oct 9, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 23:06
|
|
|
If you work with/near the public, semi-regular TB tests are probably a Good Thing though
|
|
#
?
Oct 9, 2015 23:52
|
|
|
PCOS Bill posted:If you work with/near the public, semi-regular TB tests are probably a Good Thing though Just get the TB immunization. Don't lose the records tho, or you will test positive for TB for the rest of your life!
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 00:41
|
|
|
Entropic posted:Yes, with a flathead screwdriver and some gentle leverage. If you don't rebind your capslock to control I don't know what to tell you  Windows (I believe this just makes a registry change in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout, so if you dig it out you can send out the change to users without the program  )Mac
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 00:57
|
|
|
Demonachizer posted:Were those really 20 The bag they're placed on is 45 cm by 50 cm (~17.7" by ~19.7") and the sausages are 5 cm (~2") wide diagonally. You can do the rest of the math yourself. For "butcher quality" sausages that's cheap in Denmark - especially considering they're game animal rather than farmed.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 01:10
|
|
|
FISHMANPET posted:Whoa what is this Geekatoo thing? Is there a thread somewhere about it (or would here be appropriate)? I could use some extra cash and am not an idiot. quote:Client Notes
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 01:41
|
|
|
Looking at geekatoo reviews it looks like its just exploitation. Sending people into nightmare scenarios for only $20 an hour. No thanks.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 02:51
|
|
|
$20 an hour to transfer files? Sounds good to me.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 03:13
|
|
|
drat, my job is residential computer janitor stuff for US $60/hr and that's already rock bottom. I can't fathom 20.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 05:11
|
|
|
Captain Walker posted:drat, my job is residential computer janitor stuff for US $60/hr and that's already rock bottom. I can't fathom 20. most jobs like that pay less than 20, so you seem to have hit the jackpot. Or you are self employed, and don't get a true hourly, just billable.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 05:40
|
|
|
RFC2324 posted:most jobs like that pay less than 20, so you seem to have hit the jackpot.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 06:03
|
|
|
anthonypants posted:Geekatoo is 1099 work, so you're a huuuuuuge idiot if you think you're making $20/hour I wasn't even talking about Geekatoo, I was talking about retail computer janitoring in general. At least I assume thats what Captain Walker was saying he did. You are either making 10-15 an hour in an hourly job, or you are making however much more an hour, but hoping to get half as many hours.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 06:22
|
|
|
I'm self-employed, billing 60 for ??? hours per week.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 07:15
|
|
|
A shitload of tickets came in, and are still coming in:quote:Error: 10/10/2015 12:07:22 AM Download Update - KAVFS 6MP4 (group task) can not be started because of error: no license
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 08:16
|
|
|
anthonypants posted:A shitload of tickets came in, and are still coming in: Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 08:22
|
|
|
I don't know, but here's an email from a guy who's having a stroke or somethingquote:From: [CUSTOMER EMAIL].
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 08:34
|
|
|
anthonypants posted:I don't know, but here's an email from a guy who's having a stroke or something God drat. I feel like that should make sense, but it keeps slipping away once I think I've figured it out.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 09:13
|
|
|
Its the controller card. I think it makes sense if you ignore that. Maybe not. Its been a long week.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 10:10
|
|
|
I just got my first “do the needful” in the wild, from a qa person. I laughed, thinking they were making a joke, and they looked confused. So I guess this is an actual thing now, not just an engrish ticket phrase. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 11:22
|
|
|
What happens when you pay for a 1M link, and then decide to migrate a bunch of data across that pipe, and then two hours before your go-live deadline you decide to contact the datacenter and ask them to remove the throttling?
anthonypants fucked around with this message at 13:02 on Oct 10, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 12:46
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 3, 2024 07:46 |
|
|
OriginalPseudonym posted:I just got my first “do the needful” in the wild, from a qa person. I laughed, thinking they were making a joke, and they looked confused. So I guess this is an actual thing now, not just an engrish ticket phrase. I'll occasionally throw that in when escalating a ticket.
|
|
#
?
Oct 10, 2015 13:21
|
|