Comments for Mind Of Root http://www.mindofroot.com Peering into the mind of a systems administrator Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on MOR 103 - Infinitely Looping Cat Box by Brian http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/06/21/mor-103-infinitely-looping-cat-box/#comment-4262 Brian Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/06/21/mor-103-infinitely-looping-cat-box/#comment-4262 Great show! Do you guys find that co workers expect you to fix their personal computers? I never really had that happen until my latest sysadmin job. Now I will come into work and there will be a PC on my desk with a note from someone's house. Tomorrow I have to fix a co workers kids broken LCD on their laptop. Our management doesn't seem to mind, however, when doing this it backs me up further. What stance would you take on this issue? Great show!

Do you guys find that co workers expect you to fix their personal computers? I never really had that happen until my latest sysadmin job. Now I will come into work and there will be a PC on my desk with a note from someone’s house. Tomorrow I have to fix a co workers kids broken LCD on their laptop.

Our management doesn’t seem to mind, however, when doing this it backs me up further. What stance would you take on this issue?

]]> Comment on MOR 102 - Big Foam Thingy by Petri Lopia http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/06/15/mor-102-big-foam-thingy/#comment-4236 Petri Lopia Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:58:49 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/06/15/mor-102-big-foam-thingy/#comment-4236 Resume review thing is really good idea so you guys should keep doing it but maybe once in a month or something like that (so that you could get enough resumes)? I would like to send my resume for review but I'm just trying to do my resume so... It would be really good to have "resume gallery" on MoR pages where peoples like me could get ideas and so on how to write their own resume and what kind it should be. Resume review thing is really good idea so you guys should keep doing it but maybe once in a month or something like that (so that you could get enough resumes)?

I would like to send my resume for review but I’m just trying to do my resume so…

It would be really good to have “resume gallery” on MoR pages where peoples like me could get ideas and so on how to write their own resume and what kind it should be.

]]> Comment on The Sorting Hat - A Kixtart login script by Allen Sharma http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/28/the-sorting-hat-a-kixtart-login-script/#comment-4218 Allen Sharma Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:13:44 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/28/the-sorting-hat-a-kixtart-login-script/#comment-4218 Thanks for the tip! As an alternative to your script, this also can be done using <a href="http://www.scriptlogic.com/products/desktopauthority" rel="nofollow">desktop authority</a> that is a gui desktop management tool based on kix scripts. As I'm not into scripting and such, gui implementation is really helpful for a wide range of desktop management cases. This solution can take care of drive and printer mappings, patch management, usb security, outlook profiles configuration, power management, software and hardware inventory. Thanks for the tip!

As an alternative to your script, this also can be done using desktop authority that is a gui desktop management tool based on kix scripts.

As I’m not into scripting and such, gui implementation is really helpful for a wide range of desktop management cases.

This solution can take care of drive and printer mappings, patch management, usb security, outlook profiles configuration, power management, software and hardware inventory.

]]> Comment on PowerShell Twitterers by TheZolon http://www.mindofroot.com/powershell-twitterers/#comment-4131 TheZolon Thu, 21 May 2009 01:57:45 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/powershell-twitterers/#comment-4131 My twitter that I do update for SCOM and Powershell. http://twitter.com/thezolon My twitter that I do update for SCOM and Powershell.

http://twitter.com/thezolon

]]> Comment on About by Martin W. http://www.mindofroot.com/about-2/#comment-4112 Martin W. Fri, 15 May 2009 12:54:36 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/about-2/#comment-4112 Hi Guys, First off, keep up the great work, I've been listening for a few months and the information provided from your podcast is truly awesome. I've heard you guys mention your legal concerns about VPN / remote access for staff, it always sounds like a state-law in terms of hours worked,etc - I'm sure I missed a podcast where this may have been talked about. I would appreciate if you could elaborate on this as I am in the same situation with a small business office staff and VPN has always been given out on week 1 of a user starting. I have a huge problem with this but mainly from a security standpoint, can you tell me what legal or state law issues this arises, if any? Hi Guys,

First off, keep up the great work, I’ve been listening for a few months and the information provided from your podcast is truly awesome.

I’ve heard you guys mention your legal concerns about VPN / remote access for staff, it always sounds like a state-law in terms of hours worked,etc - I’m sure I missed a podcast where this may have been talked about. I would appreciate if you could elaborate on this as I am in the same situation with a small business office staff and VPN has always been given out on week 1 of a user starting. I have a huge problem with this but mainly from a security standpoint, can you tell me what legal or state law issues this arises, if any?

]]> Comment on MOR 98 - Junkyard Geeks by Dr. Glenn http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4089 Dr. Glenn Mon, 11 May 2009 07:31:50 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4089 Resume Review. I really like what you are doing with the Resume reviews. I have read thousands of resumes over the years and a good resume will get you into the door. Here a few things that bother me to no end. 1. I don't care how fast you can type 2. I don't care what High School you attended 3. I don't have time to read your Novel... use bullet points 4. Don't lie, I will find out in the Interview 5. I never read the 2nd page of a Resume. Resume Review.

I really like what you are doing with the Resume reviews. I have read thousands of resumes over the years and a good resume will get you into the door. Here a few things that bother me to no end.
1. I don’t care how fast you can type
2. I don’t care what High School you attended
3. I don’t have time to read your Novel… use bullet points
4. Don’t lie, I will find out in the Interview
5. I never read the 2nd page of a Resume.

]]> Comment on MOR 98 - Junkyard Geeks by Petri Lopia http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4085 Petri Lopia Sat, 09 May 2009 17:54:33 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4085 I had strange problems with my laptops and Apple AirPort Extreme AP. It worked fine about ~20-30 minutes and then whole wireless network just disappeared. I tried upgrade and downgrade firmware of that AP that nothing worked. Then I get tired of fighting with it and put it on the shelf for waiting better days... After week or two I put that AP back online and it has worked perfectly now for couple of months. Still don't know what happened and what was wrong :-) I had strange problems with my laptops and Apple AirPort Extreme AP.
It worked fine about ~20-30 minutes and then whole wireless network just disappeared.
I tried upgrade and downgrade firmware of that AP that nothing worked.
Then I get tired of fighting with it and put it on the shelf for waiting better days…
After week or two I put that AP back online and it has worked perfectly now for couple of months.
Still don’t know what happened and what was wrong :-)

]]> Comment on MOR 98 - Junkyard Geeks by Brian http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4082 Brian Sat, 09 May 2009 10:39:30 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/05/08/mor-98-junkyard-geeks/#comment-4082 Keith, Try disabling the Power Management in the driver for the wireless card. Uncheck the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." I have seen similar problems solved by doing that. Also check in the BIOS for the power management there too. Rich, You are not alone with being annoyed by end users. At my previous job as a field tech, I would run into that a ton. It would especially annoy me when the network would be down and I would be scrambling to fix it and users would be talking to me about the best computer for their house or how they built their friend a PC. Furthermore, it annoyed me when they would follow me around asking tons of questions about what I was doing. I have a topic suggestion for the show. What is the favorite part of your jobs? What is something that you do where you think, 'this is awesome.' Keith,

Try disabling the Power Management in the driver for the wireless card. Uncheck the “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.” I have seen similar problems solved by doing that. Also check in the BIOS for the power management there too.

Rich,

You are not alone with being annoyed by end users. At my previous job as a field tech, I would run into that a ton. It would especially annoy me when the network would be down and I would be scrambling to fix it and users would be talking to me about the best computer for their house or how they built their friend a PC. Furthermore, it annoyed me when they would follow me around asking tons of questions about what I was doing.

I have a topic suggestion for the show. What is the favorite part of your jobs? What is something that you do where you think, ‘this is awesome.’

]]> Comment on MOR 96 - Miss America by Felicia http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/27/mor-96-miss-america/#comment-4061 Felicia Fri, 01 May 2009 14:09:09 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/27/mor-96-miss-america/#comment-4061 Here is another problem, on the same computer, my Microsoft keeps saying your 30 day trail is almost over would you like to register it now. It is a full version that I installed with the code. Here is another problem, on the same computer, my Microsoft keeps saying your 30 day trail is almost over would you like to register it now. It is a full version that I installed with the code.

]]> Comment on MOR 96 - Miss America by Felicia http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/27/mor-96-miss-america/#comment-4060 Felicia Fri, 01 May 2009 14:02:39 +0000 http://www.mindofroot.com/2009/04/27/mor-96-miss-america/#comment-4060 Thanks for the link. I was having this problem too. I will have to let you know if it works for me. •Virus problem - XP auto logs off Thanks for the link. I was having this problem too. I will have to let you know if it works for me.

•Virus problem - XP auto logs off

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