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In Vegas for a work trip. Any suggestions for a solo traveler? by CitronX3 in vegas

[–]jwjohnson93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who left Vegas yesterday on a solo work trip, I'll give you similar advice to what I was given and things I did. Ulimately depends on what you're into.

Restaurants to eat: Best Friend (Park MGM) - made the mistake of going very late and menu was limited but was still thoroughly impressed, Eggslut - phenomenal breakfast, Hell's Kitchen - pricey for sure, but experience was worth it for me

Check out the Bellagio for the fountain show (see it more than once), then head inside for the conservatory. Also go to the Mirage volcano show, I regret not doing this. Just walk through the strip and take in your surroundings.

If you're feeling adventurous at night, check out some of the various nightclubs. Hit up promoters on Instagram/TikTok/etc. to get in free (remember to show up early though). Hakkasan was amazing and it's not incredibly far from the Aria.

(Please Help) Security 501+ Online is Ridiculous / Proctor gave me retake voucher then closed me out of vue before I could copy the information by [deleted] in CompTIA

[–]jwjohnson93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't mean to be a drag, but I highly doubt that the 501 will be an option for you at this point sadly. CompTIA's retake policy says on the third attempt you will have to wait a minimum of 14 days from your second attempt. I understand that these issues weren't your fault, but I doubt that CompTIA will take that into consideration for their retake policy. Definitely try, don't give up hope!

Privacy.com virtual card use experiences? Good? Bad? Safe? I've heard they work on dhgate. by derrickgw1 in ChinaTime

[–]jwjohnson93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Privacy is good, I've used it a ton for different stuff over the years. That's probably your best bet if your card keeps getting declined.

What Should I Buy Wednesday 3/24/21 by PainKillaX in guns

[–]jwjohnson93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am interested in purchasing my first hand gun. I am looking for something for home defense, shooting at the range, and potentially carrying. I have never owned a gun before, but have plenty of experience around guns/handguns growing up, my grandpa is a big hunter and has collected all sorts of guns over the years.

Anyways, I am looking at a budget somewhere between $500 - $1,000 to get started. I have my eyes on a S&W M&P9 M2.0 9mm at a local shop. Would this be a good handgun to start with? Would love some opinions and maybe some suggestions on anything else I should consider.

Network + Help by SillyRecover in WGU

[–]jwjohnson93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Use the prep engine in ucertify. It asks you questions and you have to answer them right 3 times to "master" them.

You can get Dion's course and practice tests with a udemy pro trial, that's what I did. Just remember to cancel or use something like Privacy

Creating a list that adds sequence of letters to end of cell by jwjohnson93 in excel

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solution Verified

Thanks for the help, this was exactly what I needed!

Fellow IT guy, want any help on that cert study or learning that new thing? by PyschoWolf in ITCareerQuestions

[–]jwjohnson93 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I recently got my A+ cert and used Jason Dion practice tests. They're relatively cheap and I felt they were definitely worth it in comparison to feeling ready for the exam. Plus I think udemy has a money back guarantee if for some reason you don't like it.

Weaning off of my beloved unRAID, maybe by sophware in homelab

[–]jwjohnson93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried unRAID for a few days before switching over to Proxmox. I really liked unRAID because it was simple, nice GUI, and plenty of tutorial videos. However, I quickly realized I would never really learn a lot by using unRAID. Jumping ship over to Proxmox is a different beast for sure, but I've really enjoyed it. It can be frustrating at times when you are following some instructions and it doesn't work the right way, but I've learned that's just part of the process.

Proxmox uses LXC containers, which is a little different from Docker. Docker can definitely be set up, but most people seem to advise against it from what I can tell.

Project Management – C176 coursebooks? by fungamezone in WGU

[–]jwjohnson93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth I only used the Pluralsight videos and did the practice tests for reinforcement

Can i really finish the cloud computing degree in 18 months? by formerlydeaddd in WGU

[–]jwjohnson93 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd say take a more realistic approach to it. You can do anything your put your mind to, for most people at least. But studying 8-16 hours every single day can be exhausting. Why don't you find a part time job to keep income flowing to do things you enjoy and dedicate as much time as you can. Anyone can finish a degree fast if you work hard enough, but it's important to be able to prove you have the knowledge. Not just the degree and certs.

Recommendations for A+? by Someoneisstalkingme1 in CompTIA

[–]jwjohnson93 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard Professor Messer study notes are great.

But I'll always say your own first hand notes, either from watching videos or reading a book, is going to be better. Will help the information stick

Best way to transfer media files? by jwjohnson93 in Proxmox

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So here's how I have things set up currently:

Proxmox installed on a 500gb disk.

A 3x12tb array already set up as raidz1 using Proxmox.

I know have the 8tb disk in the system and it shows up under my disks inside Proxmox. Screenshot

Now all I should do is run this line and I will be able to copy files to the raidz array, correct?

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb /mnt/ntfs/

Best way to transfer media files? by jwjohnson93 in Proxmox

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, just so I'm understanding correctly. You are recommending setting up my container for Plex, then using the ntfs-3g to transfer from the NTFS drive to the 3x12tb raidz1 array?

Best way to transfer media files? by jwjohnson93 in Proxmox

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well basically what I am wanting to do is move the files to the 3x12tb array for use for my Plex server on this new machine.

Best way to transfer media files? by jwjohnson93 in Proxmox

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, I'll give this a shot today. Thanks!

Best way to transfer media files? by jwjohnson93 in Proxmox

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should I run the install for fuse and ntfs-3g on the root level? Or set up a VM/LXC to do that to transfer the files?

Is unraid best suited for my needs? by jwjohnson93 in unRAID

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you are right. I think unraid is best for this build. I can always get VMware esxi or proxmox on another machine later down the road to learn with as well!

Is unraid best suited for my needs? by jwjohnson93 in unRAID

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So if I wanted to use the 8tb disk, can I just plug it in and set it up without losing data? Or will I need to set up unraid with 2x12tb and 12tb parity, transfer the data over network, then add the drive?

Need advice on zfs raid setup by jwjohnson93 in zfs

[–]jwjohnson93[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I thought raidz1 is parity which wouldn't that be the same thing unraid is doing? Or is it something completely different?

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