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Offline ReardenSteel

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Half day at work
« 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.

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I guess I could start drinking.

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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #2 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.





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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #3 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:

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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #4 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:
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #5 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.  :(
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #6 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 ;)
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2009, 06:22:36 PM »
I have convinced them I am a genius.  I'm not but I convinced them ;)


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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2009, 06:31:43 PM »
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I guess I could start drinking.

It's always 5 o'clock somewhere.

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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2009, 06:33:01 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?
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2009, 08:12:52 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.
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #11 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.

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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2009, 08:37:43 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.

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That critter actually has a default config?
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Re: Half day at work
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 08:38:50 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.
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