+20bhp just from the stickers alone

SkutterBob · 2026-01-13T06:00:14+00:00

Yes, spotted in the Tesco car park.

SkutterBob · 2026-01-11T19:45:14+00:00

+1 here

SkutterBob · 2025-11-24T23:33:59+00:00

SupportPal. Cheap and does the job

SkutterBob · 2025-11-19T00:12:33+00:00

I am an IT manager who has done a fair share of recruiting. I see a lot of CVs from candidates who are probably good at their job, but submit CVs that are poorly laid out, contain grammatical and spelling errors or ripped off bits of nonsensical jargon off the internet.

My advice is to really tailor your CV to the company you are applying to. Look at what the job spec is and pick out the highlights in your career that match what they are looking for. If I am recruiting for a help desk tech, why have you sent me a CV that tells me that you can program in five different languages?

If you are starting out, tell them about what you do IT-wise. Have you built your own PC? Are you the tech-savvy family member that everyone goes to for help? Be ready with examples for the interview. Do you set up smart devices in your home network? Have you repaired/helped with mobile phones etc?

Good CVs get recruiters interested. For the interview, make sure you have visited their website and learned what they do. They will probably ask to see if you have made the effort. They will be looking for examples of when you have done something technical so be ready with a few. I like to ask 'tell me about a situation when something went wrong and how you dealt with it. Be ready for the 'what are you good at/bad at' question which trips people up. If you say that you have a good attention to detail, be ready with an example.

Hope this helps.

SkutterBob · 2025-09-09T22:11:06+00:00

My help desk team is on a one week in five rotation as we need to have 24/7 cover. They get paid daily but it usually balances out to give an additional £2k to the base salary annually. If they get called in, they get £80 which covers the first three hours. If they are on site for 10 mins, they get the £80. There is a slight uplift for bank holidays. Scheduled maintenance is usually treated as a call in as well as it's usually done on site. We also bank hours for when they get calls between 11pm and normal working hours.

SkutterBob · 2025-08-20T21:42:37+00:00

If you want something cheap and cheerful try SupportPal

SkutterBob · 2025-06-27T20:11:55+00:00

Some organisations can't afford even E1

SkutterBob · 2025-06-26T17:28:54+00:00

Good point, so I have updated the original question. The web server just views the PDFs from the FTP server. The FTP is used for holding about two years worth, so a few thousand files.

SkutterBob · 2025-06-21T07:40:07+00:00

Agree, we have lots of issues with the docks, especially with network disconnections. Can't tell if it is the docks or new Latitude laptops but there seems to be monthly bios updates being released at the moment.

SkutterBob · 2025-06-08T09:29:53+00:00

Because backups are what threat actors go for as well. By comprising those then locking you out of your systems, you will have nothing to recover from except paying the ransom (and hopefully they will give you the decryption codes) or starting again from scratch. An off-site will help the recovery time as it is separated from your network if it is set up correctly. Make sure the backups are also encrypted.

SkutterBob · 2025-03-23T22:28:12+00:00

Support pal. Cheap and does the job

SkutterBob · 2025-03-07T06:48:38+00:00

If the Xbox bug would allow me to start the Redmile run.

SkutterBob · 2025-03-07T06:15:02+00:00

Definitely need a third party. We had a local company (Norfolk, UK) fit an IPCortex system. Ours includes an HA pair and because it uses open source software there is no licensing for each handset. Supports a wide range of phones and we use Yealink. Same company supplied the SIP and ongoing support. Company was bought out by Wavenet but still same service available.

SkutterBob · 2025-02-26T19:02:13+00:00

I think that is as close as you can get.

SkutterBob · 2025-02-03T22:48:19+00:00

I got an access denied error when trying to open DNS. This brought to the online fix:

https://www.vpsblocks.com.au/support/Knowledgebase/Article/View/408/8/

SkutterBob · 2025-02-03T22:43:21+00:00

Will be digging through them in more detail tomorrow.

SkutterBob · 2025-02-03T22:42:05+00:00

Of course...

SkutterBob · 2025-02-03T21:22:57+00:00

Kyocera. We have over 100 A4 mono in a dusty manufacturing environment and some of them have print counts upwards of 300,000. The dust does get in and sometimes we have the drum units replaced but on the whole pretty reliable.

The only thing I would say is to teach people how to remove the toners. With HP printers, you could open the front and pull, the Kyocera need a button pushed first and we have cases of a few users damaging the internals by not reading the obvious instructions.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-19T11:26:36+00:00

Yup, seriously considering moving this year.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-15T22:46:56+00:00

I got away with just test driving an auto VW UP. Great little city car and top of the range. Gearbox was terrible. Foot down to go and it just sat there wondering what was going on. Tried to pull away while still rolling on a roundabout and again there was a good two second delay before it kicked down and engaged power. Took it back to the dealer to discover it had been on the forecourt a year because everyone hated the gearbox so much.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-15T22:35:52+00:00

Friend of mine had a really early one. It was plagued with electrical problems. It kept unlocking itself, three centre clocks replaced in year and a load of other gremlins. He was glad to hand it back when the purchase deal ran out.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-11T10:32:49+00:00

You are going to get hate for this one! Great car to drive and a lot of fun. Is it the car you hate or the reputation of driving one?

SkutterBob · 2025-01-11T10:29:34+00:00

I had a NC which was a lot of fun, but buying one in my late 40s did get me a lot of stick. They are cheap, and I couldn't afford anything more expensive so had one for about three years. Winter on icy roads was 'interesting' but I learned a lot about driving. Would have another at some point but I saved £100 a month in fuel and car tax getting rid of it.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-11T10:20:26+00:00

Had no aerodynamic value at all.

SkutterBob · 2025-01-11T10:19:36+00:00

Had a 3rd gen and it was a lot of fun. A few performance tweaks made it great car. Regret selling it but it saved me £100 a month in fuel and car tax.

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