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When Common Sense Can’t Win

lehenryjr — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000

There are times when you just can’t win. Most company security polices say that you have to use their equipment, the way they say, when they say it and any deviation from that is prohibited. And any violations of said terms are grounds for termination.

Well then… okay.

Bring on the pain…

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Windows; Booting In The Winter.

lehenryjr — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0000

The argument from employers, why can’t my people get their jobs done?? Maybe because you buy the cheapest pieces of crap PC’s and then load them down with piles of high intensive security crap and then it takes 10 minutes to boot the damn PC and then they wonder why their damn electric bill is higher; it’s because the workers don’t want to turn the PC’s off- so they can just come in and go to work.

That’s why they don’t want to reboot their PC in the middle of the day!

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Microsoft Vista is great! …For me to poop on.

lehenryjr — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:00:49 +0000

There are so many IT Administrator/Consultant guys out there right now that wouldn’t, still- even today, touch Microsoft Vista. And while Microsoft moves on with Windows 7; there’s always gonna be good ole’ Vista in the rafters… like a retarded kid with a hammer.

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Don’t lecture others, or ye be lectured.

lehenryjr — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:26:55 +0000

It dawned on me the other day that while I help others, give advice and point them in the right direction on how to fix things from time to time; I don’t practice what I preach…

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Computers Require Power

lehenryjr — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:19:10 +0000

I was working with an user on a computer access issue.

Their complaints were simple:
1. Their computer wasn’t responding.
2. Our support staff wasn’t responding fast enough
3. They wanted to know how to fix this next time.

The type of data was irrelevant; they couldn’t access their files.

I asked to remote access in, they said the machine wasn’t responding.
The keyboard and mouse weren’t working.

I asked if the screen was on, she said NO.
I asked can you see the mouse pointer, she said NO.
I asked here to check to make sure the machine was on; she didn’t know which machine we were working with… oh boy.
I gave her the computer name; the machine was labeled, thank God.
I asked if the machine was ON, she said she didn’t think so… effn Christ! Shoot me now…
She said there wasn’t any lights on- none.

I chuckle.

I asked, can you press the power button? [the machine came to life and 3 minutes later the issue was resolved.

I apologized that we didn’t respond fast enough and to avoid this issue next time- make sure the machine is on; most computers require power.

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