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jake9000

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  1. I can't really speak for the others, but I find synology to be very easy to work with as a backup target. It has a built-in security checklist to help you set it up, and its app store is super easy to connect to any cloud repository that you want. However, their warranty is very bad. I don't know how price sensitive you are, but for us one of the saving graces is that it is way cheaper than the other storage devices we sell, to the point that you can afford to self-insure. We typically use Veeam to back up servers and cloud to the synology and then back the synology data out to either backblaze B2, Amazon Glacier, or our own colocated netapp depending on the speed of restore that they desire.
  2. Jarvis Fully. It costs extra, but that isn't an easy payload. A wide config that doesn't wobble (and dual motor) is why it costs extra. My desk is 70" of hardwood and I've been using that frame for about 3 years now doing WFH, still goes up and down every day like a champ.
  3. To tack on to one of the things Linus pointed out, language preferences are also per episode for some ungodly reason. Every now and then I get a bad batch of files that makes me miss the good old days of just having my language pref apply to everything I open in mpc-hc. No matter where you ride on subs vs dubs you will be annoyed by this misfeature.
  4. I do not think you can finesse graphical programs in that way. You aren't going to see it because it is going to spawn in Administrator's session instead of yours. Put INTERACTIVE USER as the selected user and leave 'highest privileges' checked, that will probably do it. I'm sure someone will rip me a new one for this but the multi account method is only needed if you are addicted to clicking the yes button for everything. Elevating via UAC in your normal session is acceptable. As for this group policy thing, IMO just save yourself the effort and use policyplus. The gpo searcher it has is nice if you don't already know the layout of all the trees you want to access.
  5. powerlevel10k_rainbow. Gotta say though, I tried it out and the multiline experience is pretty annoying. I do a lot of powershell and I think I'll just keep the terminal basic.
  6. I had a look at the CSV. You are getting an IA Electrical Design throttle even though your cpu's usage never gets anywhere significant. The processor is either unable or does not want to draw more power. Did you try to overclock? You might have something mis-set. This is dirty, but you might also be able to grab Throttlestop and override the throttle.
  7. Keep in mind that as consumers we can choose to patronize companies that have decent practices. Personally I am a fan of the Dell approach. I will be the first to admit that their support isn't really great (unless you buy prosupport), but hear me out. Certified shops might be able to service my laptop inside of the warranty, but I am free to use an uncertified shop or attempt my own repair if I wish. If I want a genuine replacement part, I can scavenge or I can log into their support chat and ask them to ship me a given part number for a fee. Aside from the motherboard, parts are not serialized and the machine won't be degraded even if you decide to replace that flakey killer wifi card with something better. Hell, I used to work for a company that ran a fleet of their laptops and was part of the warranty self service program. As the technician, I could log into a web portal and order free warranty parts without talking to Dell about it. This is a big part as to why I use a Dell laptop even though the new M1 computers are cool and intriguing. Also, as an aside, this was the first time I contributed to a gofundme and I was kinda surprised at how quick it was. Make sure you are sure about your amount because there is no oopsie screen.
  8. Have a look at Fortigate, and let both vendors know that you are cross shopping. This should help you get a pretty good deal on either of them. Ubiquiti's IPS functionality is not very good. I wouldn't mind the USG for a cheap 'dumb' firewall though. Personally I would place an amateurly managed pfSense install above either USG or Sonicwall, though. Seems like every customer that contacts me about packet loss issues is running a sonicwall.
  9. Windows 10 is pretty durable and already has generic drivers built in. I wouldn't be surprised if they just pop in an already formatted SSD and it boots right up.
  10. On windows 10, there is a Network Discovery feature turned on by default that can automatically install printers, assuming you will be satisfied with the universal drivers. If the network type is domain, guest, or public, you may need to manually toggle it on in the network & sharing center. From there, just hook one of the printers up to ethernet and see if it magically shows up.
  11. That's often the calling card of a firewall, or as a lower level alternative to something like an HTTP 403. Perhaps the BMC has some kind of whitelist? You might need to get a physical console connection. Often in the boot sequence of a server there is a separate 'press some key' to view the settings for the IPMI, just like with the bios and raid. You may need to reflash the firmware or something if you don't see anything obvious.
  12. On the SSL cert error page, there should be a little link you can click to 'connect anyways'. You could also try downgrading the connection from https to http by editing the url.
  13. I would not pay that much for a honeycomb desk. Keep an eye on your local local classifieds, though. The nearest Ikea is 300 miles away from me but their stuff comes up locally all the time.
  14. Macrium Reflect Free will do this from the running system and it works pretty well.
  15. You didn't mention what game you are running. Some anticheat software will interfere with recording. If the game is running 'as admin' and the recording software is not, it might not be able to see. Try setting OBS to capture the monitor instead of the game, as well.
  16. Since you are in the trades I would recommend one that isn't fragile. I used to wear my Citizen pulling network cables and it got all scratched up. that's just a standard watch so it's a cheap fix. Different story if your watchface is actually a screen. The Xiaomi Mi Band and some of the fitbit tracker models come to mind. Stay away from the samsung gear, apple watch, and most of the android watches which put a screen at the top of the watch. The xiaomi band, fitbit trackers, and garmin's lineup might be good to look at. Some of the garmins have dedicated buttons for music as well.
  17. Uncheck 'Listen to this device' in the Listen tab of the microphone properties.
  18. There are two types of mitigations: UPS mitigates against brownouts and short blackouts. For a long term blackout (longer than 20 minutes or so) its job is to give your equipment enough time to gracefully shut down or to keep it on just long enough for a generator to take over. You'll probably have these protecting just the circuits with your gear on them, and use a proper generator thereafter. Most UPSes are pretty clean but you have to make sure you get a generator that outputs a decent sine wave or your audio is going to be jacked. You NEED to consult with an actual commercial electrician about this. Your choice will probably be limited by whoever your electrical contractor has partnerships with but personally I like APC for large applications. Their modules are pretty durable and their support dispatches replacement parts quickly.
  19. except that all the A records for linustechtips.com do point to cloudflare... Cloudflare only caches the most frequently requested parts of the website. Realistically we do not have insight into what CF is doing as users, but even if they are using the free tier all of the static elements of a page can be cached and cut down requests to the real server to just the content itself.
  20. I dont know where you live but in my area everyone and their mother is hiring. That said, I moved to this area because my hometown was too dry. If you have already started school, you should finish it. A degree only opens doors, even an associates. Would I would avoid are degree programs that train hard skills in certain technologies. Lots of guys who spent years in college learning Server 2003 and I wonder how much of that is still relevant.
  21. In the biz they call this Multiseat. Ibik Aster works on modern computers, but under the XP era you were probably seeing Thinsoft BeTwin.
  22. Is monoprice an option for you? Even with their shipping surcharge it is half the price as the one you posted.
  23. I can vouch for Amcrest cameras. Cloud services are available, but not mandatory. You can record events to microSD directly on the camera or output an rtsp stream to Blue Iris or any other NVR software you desire. If you wanna get blingy, Ubiquiti cameras are also local-only and again, work with any traditional NVR. All the stuff being actively marketed is apps+cloud because consumers are eating it up and giving away the privacy of their own home for the sake of convenience. Amcrest, Hikvision, Ubiquiti, Foscam are established legacy players and sell decent cameras without the strings, but they come at a premium since they are generally commercial solutions and can't count on recurring revenue from a subscription.
  24. What you are looking for is a reverse proxy. Your phone accesses the VPS which in turn accesses your home network. There are lots of options but nginx and caddyserver are popular with the latter being a lot easier to implement You will want to consider authentication, too. Your vps (and therefore the tunnel to your home network) will be accessible on the public internet. Make sure you set up some kind of authentication be it keys, passwords, 2fa or whatever. These are features of the proxy software.
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