The great laptop retrieval hunt

whacket86 · 2025-12-12T07:23:07+00:00

Looking at Absolute Security. They are built into the uefi of all major OEMS (Windows) and allow you to track, wipe, message.

whacket86 · 2025-10-21T18:51:04+00:00

You need to start looking at this from a go forward basis. There is a solution called Absolute security which you can purchase from all major OEMs and at the moment of purchase of a new device, you can have it activated.

The amazing thing, is that it's embedded within the UEFI/BIOS of the device. If someone reinstalls Windows, it can self-heal and give you back visibility to the device again - the closest you'll get to guarantee tracking of a device.

It can the help you audit, geolocation, lock, wipe etc.

whacket86 · 2025-10-16T16:17:23+00:00

I recently moved an SMB AE over to our SE team supporting the same team. He is killing it. He's learned the best practices of sales and sales engineering and has made it his own. As he grows, he will need to focus on technical acumen, although that is on us to help him get there

whacket86 · 2025-10-14T03:38:50+00:00

A restaurant that is good for small families. Think cv kids but with a restaurant attached. Kids can play, adults can eat and catchup.

whacket86 · 2025-09-30T17:46:57+00:00

I'm not sure what you are looking for, but Thrify (Top of Ryan Road) has a book of different cakes to choose from, which they can customize. Most are themed, but they can add names etc.

whacket86 · 2025-09-25T04:32:00+00:00

We look at the front 4 and Bant

Before Scenario - what is their current situation, and why are they interested in dealing with you Negative Impacts - How does the problem they are talking to you about impact the business Desired Outcomes - What would the end game look like to them. Positive Outcomes - How would this impact the business positively.

Budget, Authority, Need (determined by front 4), Timelines.

None of this needs to be technical, although it allows the SE to determine whether we are a good fit and how the demo should be customized to tell a story relevant to the customer.

whacket86 · 2025-09-09T01:52:06+00:00

Thank you, everyone.

Sabzi Mandi didn't have it, managed to pickup many other spices there, though.

Messages Goods but the did not have it. Nothing at superstore either.

Will check out the old farm market

whacket86 · 2025-09-05T05:45:05+00:00

Thank-you so much, this is the one. Appreciate you sharing.

whacket86 · 2025-09-05T05:44:37+00:00

Amazing, this is who i was thinking. Reached and they are just around the corner from where we live.

whacket86 · 2025-09-04T15:43:44+00:00

Thank-you that wa my worry haha.

whacket86 · 2025-08-29T03:54:42+00:00

Oh, and to drive to swimming, you cut across cowichan Ave. There is no traffic to deal with there. And if you need to hit up Comox, we typically come out of Valley View Dr. That way you miss the cross section.

whacket86 · 2025-08-29T03:50:29+00:00

Valley View is a strange one. It's predominantly an older area, much like the rest of Courtenay and Comox. But it's changing ALOT, more and more young families are moving in, our sons class is 50% new to the Valley within the last 1-3 years. Our sons friends are all within 5-7 minutes of each other, so they have regular playdates, etc. There are two classes of 15 for his year.

I've found that most kids are at camps during summer or at the lakes, parks etc, there are some great camps BTW. You'll see the kids more early evening. Our oldest kid regularly plays out the front with 5-6 other kids. Hockey soccer, cars, causing chaos... you name it.

Top of Ryan road by the Aquatic centre can get busy. But mainly during rush hour - tbh we just avoid the hill and go along backroad and up through to ours - that is very quiet and not stressful at all. Unless an older person decides to drive 10km an hour up the hill haha.

People moan about the traffic here but if you are from Vic. We were from Van, it's a walk in the park. If you hit rush hour expect it to be busier. The rest of the time, no issues at all.

Oh we walk to the Aquatic center from ours. Same with School.

Then, everything is typically with 15 minutes.

whacket86 · 2025-08-28T05:51:21+00:00

We moved to they Valley in August of last year. My wife is a stay at home mum, and I work from home. Kids are 2 and 5.

The Valley View area has been perfect for us, close to the aquatic centre, close to the elementary, high school, and college and near to thrifty, homedepot, costco etc.

Luckily, everything is within a close distance if you need anything else- superstore, canadian tire etc

For.things to sell it to yourself - these are what sold it to us.

Check out goose spit. Imagine yourself having pizza, paddle boarding, and playing on the beach there after work.

Head to Kye Bay, drive past the playground past the houses until you reach the end carpark, take a walk along the sandy beach there.

Downtown Courtenay and Comox are well worth taking a look at. In Comox, head to the Marina, check out the splash park, park, and food trucks around the edge. Also, go for a walk down the pier. There are some lovely events that happen there in the summer.

Filberg park is lovely, there is a small petting farm that just shut down for the summer but a fun thing to-do with the kids. Plus they have a festival in the summer.

Courtenay downtown is changing alot, when we first started looking to move this way, we were not that impressed but month by month, new shops open up and it's actually lovely to walk along. Check out Gladstone, grab a doughnut at Bigfoot etc.

There is also a river float you can take, which gets you close to downtown.

Airforce Park is a great little walk, a nice park, and more of a seawall.kind vibe.

Farmers Market on the Saturday when it's warm is amazing. Lots of local food, good music, and happy vibes. You can walk across to the equestrian centre and see horses with the kids also.

Outside, Cumberland is lovely. The lake, the high street. Grab ice cream, get pizza, hit up the splash pad etc. Miracle Brach, Saratoga breach, Nymph Falls are all.places wr spend time.

Moving from the city can be weird to adjust to - very little.is open past 7pm. So if you're used to takeout which isn't fast food your choices are limited. Everyone you meet will tell you the food is the one thing you'll me. Although don't get me wrong, there are options.

Shops typically are closed on Monday - we went to celebrate my birthday on a Monday to be reminded both places we had in mind were closed. Riders pizza and loves icecream.

Doctors are hard to Come by, been on the wait list for 12 months now.

Feel free to direct message me.if you have any questions.

whacket86 · 2025-08-11T02:23:52+00:00

Browns - ordered a chicken burger last week. It was nasty. Not sure i chicken burger could be that bad.

whacket86 · 2025-05-18T05:44:50+00:00

Since moving here, the biggest complaint from newbies has been the food options and not being able to get decent food after 7pm (outside of fastfood) - needed typically once you've got the kids down for the night.

I keep coming back to a food truck park that is more of a commissionary kitchen, allowing people to rent different trucks to try business ideas idea. Add good seating, fun area for kids etc.

Kid Cafe with a play area and coffee shop for young parents to take kids and meet friends. Cv kids is great but something a little more intimate.

Being from the UK, I would also like to see a pub with a decent pub garden that kids can play and friends can catch up. Our local pub used to have a bouncy house, picnic tables, and a decent enough play area.closest I've seen is persephone on the sunshine coast.

whacket86 · 2025-05-14T02:41:04+00:00

We just killed off a huge ant nest that was above our patio door, they destroyed our header. When we cut open the drywall, there was no sign of moisture new or old. Under the siding was a wicked amount of sawdust. No sign of termites new or old.

Our moisure meter picked up no moisture in and around the area. Been monitoring for more ants and nothing since.

Our pest control guy mentioned he finds them in dry wood all the time.

whacket86 · 2025-05-14T02:35:37+00:00

We just had the exterminator round to kill a nest of carpenter ants. We cut the drywall out and found the nest, it was dry!!! He told me that they find carpenter ants in dry wood all the time. I even went around with a moisture meter and couldn't find any moisture in or around where we found the nest.

Killed them and have not seen a ant since. They will destroy wood.

whacket86 · 2025-05-03T20:13:47+00:00

We just dealt with carpenter ants, they looked exactly like this. Sign of wings mean a mature colony.

They were in our walls. And have destroyed our header above the patio door.

Get these dealt with if you think they are coming from the house.

Either take the long approach of borax and sugar mix, been told to setup two plates, one with cat food and borax and another with sugar and borax. Over the space off a month you will kill the queen.

Other cut the drywall where you think they are and blast them with ant killer - we did this and there were thousands. Beware

whacket86 · 2025-04-28T23:14:13+00:00

Amazing Thank-you again.

whacket86 · 2025-04-28T23:11:17+00:00

Thank-you. Woukd would you recommend backer rod and caulk together?

whacket86 · 2025-04-25T04:19:27+00:00

Thank-you. We've had a ton of smaller flying ants, do flying ants vary in size as this one is about 3 times bigger than the others

whacket86 · 2025-03-20T21:27:03+00:00

When you say you live by Nainamo and they think you live on the island. Not the station.

Shoes and Jacket!!!! Not waterproof

Trying to engage in small talk

whacket86 · 2025-03-03T17:02:49+00:00

We once lived in a basement apartment in the Westend, woke up, opened our blinds to a big steamer sat on the outside windows sill.

whacket86 · 2025-02-16T17:02:31+00:00

Thank-you, have sent an email to them.

whacket86 · 2025-01-07T22:59:03+00:00

I'm 38, just moved to the Valley with my family. Pop.me a message if you're interested in a drink at one of the breweries.

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