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Title: Half day at work
Post by: ReardenSteel on February 03, 2009, 03:05:11 PM: A client cancellation led to a half day today. I'd say "yee-haa" but I'm at a loss as to what to do with myself now. The laundry is caught up, the place is... well, clean enough. It's snowing and cold in Cincy but tolerable. I have no dishes to wash and plenty of superbowl leftovers to reheat come dinner time. Sigh.

:yawn:

I guess I could start drinking.

:evillaugh:

What are you up too CC?
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Thor on February 03, 2009, 04:18:20 PM: I've been messing with a friend's PC most of the day. He got several viruse. I got rid of them, but he had some problems with XP Home. I threw XP Pro on it. It's running quite well, at this point. I need to recover/ reinstall some other programs and it's done.
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: asdf2231 on February 03, 2009, 04:20:50 PM: Just got back from erranding and am slave mastering over the field hands while they do their chores.
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Flame on February 03, 2009, 04:27:23 PM: Trying my best to have the boys still alive when Mr Flame gets home from work. :banghead: :banghead: :hammer: :hammer: :censored: :censored: :beer:
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris on February 03, 2009, 05:51:09 PM: Grocery shopping, and visited a friend at work that I haven't seen in a while. I organized my toolbox and bought a compression tester. I love new toys. :hyper:
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris_ on February 03, 2009, 06:00:05 PM: Just took a nice hot bath with some lavender bath salts. I needed to de-stress, and that usually does the trick... :)

Time for dinner and a homework assignment now. :(
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris_ on February 03, 2009, 06:04:20 PM: Basking in the glow of a successful implementation. There are problems, but they are on the "other side."

I have convinced them I am a genius. I'm not but I convinced them ;)
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Crazy Horse on February 03, 2009, 06:22:36 PM: Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 03, 2009, 06:04:20 PM
I have convinced them I am a genius. I'm not but I convinced them ;)

Truer words have never been typed.
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: rich_t on February 03, 2009, 06:31:43 PM: Quote
I guess I could start drinking.

It's always 5 o'clock somewhere.

:cheersmate:

I've been job hunting.
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris_ on February 03, 2009, 06:33:01 PM: Quote from: Crazy Horse on February 03, 2009, 06:22:36 PM
Truer words have never been typed.

Truth in advertising.

But, riddle me this...

If you are not a genius but you convince people you are a genius, does that make you a genius?
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: ReardenSteel on February 03, 2009, 08:12:52 PM: Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 03, 2009, 06:33:01 PM
Truth in advertising.

But, riddle me this...

If you are not a genius but you convince people you are a genius, does that make you a genius?

It at least makes you ingenious.
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris on February 03, 2009, 08:21:26 PM: I have a similar situation at work. The very-busy IT department manager was showing me a new Cisco 5510 Instrusion Prevention System about a month ago. Last week he asks me to read up on configurig one from the default settings.

:uhsure:
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: rich_t on February 03, 2009, 08:37:43 PM: Quote from: Chris on February 03, 2009, 08:21:26 PM
I have a similar situation at work. The very-busy IT department manager was showing me a new Cisco 5510 Instrusion Prevention System about a month ago. Last week he asks me to read up on configurig one from the default settings.

:uhsure:

That critter actually has a default config?
Title: Re: Half day at work
Post by: Chris on February 03, 2009, 08:38:50 PM: Quote from: rich_t on February 03, 2009, 08:37:43 PM
That critter actually has a default config?

Yes. Apparently, the 5510 is an upgrade of the PIX firewall.

I'm out of my element here, but I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity. I work for a small company, and I don't know if they can spare the resources to hire another system admin.