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What is a typical day at work like for you?

Im particularly interested in the guys who dont work in management (we all know typical day of a manager is Solitaire ahahah) . What is a typical support ticket you would get? Do you still deal with...

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I have come to the realisation I do not enjoy/able to sit and study for certs

Im just going to accept it.. I have not taken any certs since the days of actually trying to get into IT, as I simply dont enjoy studying outside of a classroom environment. I do enjoy learning out of...

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What is your all time favorite computer?

Easy! Has to be my Amiga 1200. Blew my mind back in the early 90's, I loved it. Most influential however probably was my ZX Spectrum 48k with rubber keys, in terms of me getting the nerd bug

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Wearable Tech

So we're geeks but what wearable tech do you use, want to use or think that's crap? For me I love the Garmin Fenix watches (https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/552982), so much more than the Apple Watch,...

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What tablet device do you use?

I purchased a lenovo tablet, nothing special but does the job, I only use it for streaming video as it struggles to run anything intensive like a game. I was originally planning to get an ipad but...

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Sugar tax

So you may have seen all the headlines in the news about this particular tax. From what I can gather the money raised will go to grassroots sports, ie getting kids to play some activity but am I wrong...

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A4 paper quality?

Bit of a random question, but I have never really given this much thought until now where it slightly matters to me. I am wanting to print quite a few documents (something I really don't do these days)...

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I guess my HDD is dying?

I feel like I know the answer to this but would like opinions.. my pc overall runs fine, its not slow or suffer from random lockups or anything of that nature, however give it 15-20 mins and the HDD...

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Goals for 2018 - Midyear review

Hi All, Can't believe that it's already June... Following on from previous years (and this thread), time for your appraisal... How are all of you getting on with your goals for this year? For me: 1....

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Old members introduction...

Hello again everybody. What's he been up to all this time, I hear none of you ask. What's it been, five or six years now? So I'm still working for a consultancy working with Microsoft D365 and what...

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Has anyone ever looked into creating a Udemy course?

I was thinking it could be profitable even with Udemy taking their cut, which appears to be quite reasonable. Have you guys ever considered this? I was actually thinking of creating a free course as I...

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UPDATE: on work life

Well things are going well right now, I've been working on changing certain parts of our current infrastructure. Crazy how they would delegate this task to me as I've not been in the game for that long...

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MS Press sumer sale - 35% or 50% off.

Forget those new shorts for the beach – buy some books instead! https://www.microsoftpressstore.com/

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Investing

Does anyone invest in anything? Just having a think about something else other than a pension. Ill be looking to invest next year after I have cleared a few things up Zx

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Online estate agent

Have any of you used an online estate agent before? I'm thinking of selling my house but I've never sold one before. Googling reviews makes me even more confused with conflicting reviews left right and...

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What is a typical day at work like for you?

Im particularly interested in the guys who dont work in management (we all know typical day of a manager is Solitaire ahahah) . What is a typical support ticket you would get? Do you still deal with...

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Back!

Afternoon Guys, I am officially back full time at CF! Just finished the Cyber Ops Course, and while it was interesting, I don't think Cyber Ops is for me. I started a new job three weeks ago with a lot...

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Retirement

Sooooo its got to the time of life, where I am planning to start gearing down. I plan to quit work and move to a hotter country. Anyone else have any retirement plans?

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LinkedIn yay or nay?

is it worth it to get a LinkedIn profile sorted? I have heard of people being head hunted and offered job opportunities based on their LinkedIn profile.. has anyone ever had anything good come from...

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What is your all time favorite computer?

Easy! Has to be my Amiga 1200. Blew my mind back in the early 90's, I loved it. Most influential however probably was my ZX Spectrum 48k with rubber keys, in terms of me getting the nerd bug

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