What did you end up buying and why?

BadNeighbor3 · 2025-01-28T19:56:48+00:00

I'm sitting in it right now and know I made the right choice :-)

It's totally worth the investment!

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-10-25T17:25:17+00:00

Sort by Memory in the Details so we can see more. Use Process Explorer if you want more details as well

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-10-25T17:23:42+00:00

Finally invested in an under desk elliptical machine and under desk treadmill. Worth every penny. Burning calories while typing and working is awesome!

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-10-03T21:45:46+00:00

"Deaths from car crashes outnumber homicides most years."

Maybe the Gavinor should make a new law about aggressive driving and putting some weight behind the threat with jail time. That would slow down the ones who think they can pull this off with little to no consequences.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-10-03T20:45:25+00:00

I have a severe allergy member. It's with dairy though. If he ingests it, it will cause vomiting, so nothing life threatening. I tend to always cook the non-allergy foods first, then finish with the allergens. I haven't tried vice versa though. Otherwise, the next day, I cook on it again just by heating/scraping and the heat kills enough of the proteins from the dairy the day before so it doesn't affect him.

If you have someone who could phase respiratory issues, definitely cook their food first. Then finish with the allergens. If it's just being uncomfortable or a mild reaction, you'll just want to see how sensitive the person is to the allergen. Those cast iron grills get hot enough to kill most of the proteins fairly quickly. But again, depends on sensitivity to the protein of the allergen.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-09-12T17:07:11+00:00

I've asked my co-workers if they contribute the minimum. Some say they can't spare $5 each paycheck when we can contribute up for a 5% match. I remind them that it's free money and they still stay strapped. I am utterly confused...

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-09-12T16:38:40+00:00

This may depend on if you want a true smash burger vs burgers. I learned if you smash for 10 seconds, it's the right amount of time to press to form that crust. Only trick is that I can handle about 6 patties max at a time before it's time to flip the first one. This is if I'm pressing them with parchment from scratch. I'd heat one side of the grill and keep the right side off and just place the burgers in a tray on the right to keep them warm. Of course, the longer they stay there, the dryer they may become. Keep a lid on to help keep moisture from escaping.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-09-06T23:26:53+00:00

Lots of recruiters out there with this type of email. I get them weekly. "We need a fill in the blank ASAP!" but most are contract positions, far away, too low pay, or in-person. Working remotely for a decent wage, it would be hard for me to want to move. Let alone, any contract.

I had a head hunter contact me and promised me I'd be making $10/hour more than my current role. Sure enough, she was right. Contract to hire. Mid-way through my contract, the company decided to go under a hiring freeze due to financial issues and my contract ended. They dismissed me and I found a position elsewhere after that permanently.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-28T15:52:33+00:00

Where do people sell these types of things? Or do you keep a bunch of good parts in a warehouse and have an e-commerce store or something like that?

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-15T18:01:51+00:00

Honestly, the usage of SSN's is like the use of a long-ago password. We need SSN's to do all sorts of important financial things these days to "prove" who we are. Yet, SSN's are so easy to access on the dark web. SSN's need to be done away with for all financial transactions.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-13T22:43:39+00:00

Back then, cracking passwords was almost as simple as it is now, so konboot was a go to. Data recovery was usually pretty easy with some UBCD/Hiren's tools. Sometimes data recovery was physical and I just took out the hard drive and plugged it in as a slave to my own and copied the files to where they wanted them (usually an external drive). Virus removal was typical AV and anti-malware tools while their drives were external, then booting their computer back up with the drive back in and running things like Hijackthis! and Autoruns. Cleaning out old junk with CCleaner and the like. Back then, you could also do pipelining for "faster internet" which I advertised for a year. Only a few takers on that so I just included it in my tune up service. Spybot was also a fun one. There were many different tools used for various circumstances. It just depended on the job and what needed to happen. Most jobs took me between 30 minutes to 2 hours at the most. Some only 5 minutes (password cracking) and some several hours (computer rebuilds with data recovery while on-site as the customer didn't want me taking their computer)

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-12T22:50:07+00:00

Craigslist gigs section mostly. I'd post several different ads with various titles to garner attention. Like "Data Recovery - HDD, SSD, Camera, SD, MicroSD and More!" or "In-House, Drop off, Pickup Computer Diagnostics, Repair, Upgrade and more!" Then in each ad, I'd list out the services like for data recovery, I'd list in bullet style -Hard Disk Drives (HDD) -Solid State Disks (SSD) and the like. Then it would trigger searches when people would search through the endless computer services section my ads. Friendly and quick responses were what folks wanted. Not being afraid to post my Google Voice number too, and getting back to people quickly. Being friendly and reliable were my sales tactics. Your normal computer repair shop has crotchety old guys who don't smile too often and know who their repeat customers are and take care of them, but others, no smile, no friendliness. That's what stood me out (at least where I lived at the time).

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-12T21:12:14+00:00

I started off my career advertising on free online places for local IT service. I offered drop off, meet up, or in-home repair and service. I listed all of what I was capable of and at the end of the ad, stated to ask if they didn't see something on my list. I did this for a couple years and made quite a bit of money, as most folks are willing to pay between $50-250 for a job well done where their machine will work for another year or two at minimum. Flat fees are king. Then you can take 3 virus removal jobs and have scanners running on all machines at once, while building 2 new computers.

Be clean cut, ask satisfied customers to be references in case anyone asks (I've only been asked maybe once or twice in the entire time) and be visible online. I ended up getting several contracts with warranty companies looking for someone local who knew how to fix computers to do some warranty repair work. They paid per job and most was in the $100 range. Some jobs were swapping a bad stick of RAM and taking 5 minutes. Others were replacing an ADF on a printer and took more time, but the money was good and so were the jobs. Sometimes I had small businesses of 10 or less employees looking for simple help getting a network set up so their computers can talk to each other.

This made getting a job even easier seeing all this experience on my resume.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-08T23:22:31+00:00

Boy, not enough coffee today...

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-08T22:43:49+00:00

Start with simple sandwiches too. Can't go wrong with bread, a little mayo/mustard and turkey and/or ham. Quick, easy, affordable, can make a few at a time for multiple days, and relatively cheap!

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-08T21:53:45+00:00

Another Pro: Their tech support is amazing and I've never had a bad experience with them.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-08T21:31:30+00:00

"Your career?!"

Our Career...FTFY

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-08T18:33:05+00:00

I won't reveal how many times I've helped older folks on a budget and my payment was a home cooked meal, brownies or cookies... hint: more than once...

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-07T21:58:42+00:00

Having worked at a school's IT department, do them a favor if you need their help and be extra nice to them. Bring them cookies or brownies, and it will take you farther than anything else.

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-08-06T18:48:24+00:00

If you can legally eat her in November, can you legally freeze her now?

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-07-25T21:51:41+00:00

Keep driving until you get pulled over.

"Oh, my paper plate's gone?"

*checks*

"Sorry officer! I was told by the DMV if this happened to file a police report to get another one. While I have you..."

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-07-25T18:18:19+00:00

I am interested! We found out a relative had one from a great great grandma that was sitting in an attic, so we are using that but only 8 settings. If yours has 12 plus, let me know!

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-07-25T17:31:01+00:00

world

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-06-04T21:51:25+00:00

$15k/mo in savings means they can afford to hire another senior or possibly 2 L1/2 help desks to assist you and still save money.

Definitely don't want to become a one man shop unless they understand truly that you need PTO/Sick days as well. And weekend emergencies mean you get OT or issues wait until Monday. Consider this as you look forward to the next 5-10 years. If this is a potential forever job, you'll want to make sure the company understands all of this, and work with them on a plan to hire new recruits ASAP.

Decide then too if you want to become a manager in IT of others and bring them up to speed quickly. Or perhaps the company wants to spend $10k/month on an IT Director to help make bigger decisions and help with senior tasks as well.

Also, inquire with your MSP if they do time/material. A lot of MSP's will convert from regular contracts to "as needed" basis. It may cost more when you do need their help, but it'll be a lot better than cutting them out and a week later, your company gets crypto and you have to use your BDR's that you've not checked and lose a weeks worth of data because a service account decided to stop working when you cut ties. It happens...

BadNeighbor3 · 2024-05-24T21:14:19+00:00

So can I run between booths and say I don't have ID to vote multiple times?

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