@black3dynamite It appears to do a nice job. I tried to install some freeware programs that I know throw offers in and it unchecked them. Thinking about putting it on my family members computers

From the website: "Unchecky automatically unchecks unrelated offers, both saving you mouse clicks and making it less likely to miss a checkbox of an unwanted offer. Installers often try to sneak additional programs as a natural part of the installation. Unchecky warns you when you try to accept a potentially unwanted offer, which makes it less likely to be accepted accidentally. Install and forget. Unchecky automatically updates whenever a new version is available, so you don't have to worry about running the latest version." Anyone else using it? Any known issues?

https://unchecky.com/

Youtube Video

Building new Golden Images for deployment.

@jaredbusch said in Connect Ubiquiti APs to a New Controller:

@penguinwrangler said in Connect Ubiquiti APs to a New Controller:

@jaredbusch said in Connect Ubiquiti APs to a New Controller:

Controlled migrations have lots of tools and options.

But a downed controller has pretty much no option except to default the APs and readopt.

You will not even be able to SSH into the APs if you cannot log into the controller and get the device admin password for the site.

@JaredBusch is right. If you lost the controller it is a reset process. I recently went through something similar, however, it was the fact that our ISP at a location I manage decided to change out there cable modem and in doing so changed them from a static IP to a dynamic IP. Which is fine and easier for me but they didn't tell the client that they might have to reconfigure their equipment and didn't even bother to make sure they had internet. Switch cable modem and left. Client calls me and I get there and well the Ubiquiti Secure Gateway wasn't working because it was set to use a static IP on the WAN side. I was mad. So I had to reset the Ubiquiti Secure Gateway. Now here is the kicker, it would show up in my controller once I set the inform address but for some reason at least on the smaller USG's is that you had to ssh into them and set the inform address. Click on adopt in the controller and then while it says adopting in the controller run the inform command in ssh again. If you didn't do that it would be adopted but say disconnected. It was a long night until I found those instructions. Grrrr.

I hate the USG. Such a piece of crap.

I know, I wasn't the one that put it in, it is this one: https://www.ubnt.com/unifi-routing/usg/
They have the newer USG that are bigger. Are those any better?
https://www.ubnt.com/unifi-routing/unifi-security-gateway-pro-4/
https://unifi-xg.ubnt.com/usg-xg-8

I believe this will pick up steam with more and more things being pushed to the cloud. As we use cloud technologies more the OS on our systems become less important and easier to use. Let's think about it. If everything you do is cloud based a Chromebook is a great option. Boots fast and if you get 4GB of memory it doesn't usually slow down. If you have a Windows based VM, you can RDP into it from your Chromebook.

@jaredbusch said in Connect Ubiquiti APs to a New Controller:

Controlled migrations have lots of tools and options.

But a downed controller has pretty much no option except to default the APs and readopt.

You will not even be able to SSH into the APs if you cannot log into the controller and get the device admin password for the site.

@JaredBusch is right. If you lost the controller it is a reset process. I recently went through something similar, however, it was the fact that our ISP at a location I manage decided to change out there cable modem and in doing so changed them from a static IP to a dynamic IP. Which is fine and easier for me but they didn't tell the client that they might have to reconfigure their equipment and didn't even bother to make sure they had internet. Switch cable modem and left. Client calls me and I get there and well the Ubiquiti Secure Gateway wasn't working because it was set to use a static IP on the WAN side. I was mad. So I had to reset the Ubiquiti Secure Gateway. Now here is the kicker, it would show up in my controller once I set the inform address but for some reason at least on the smaller USG's is that you had to ssh into them and set the inform address. Click on adopt in the controller and then while it says adopting in the controller run the inform command in ssh again. If you didn't do that it would be adopted but say disconnected. It was a long night until I found those instructions. Grrrr.

@jmoore said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Just setup Freshdesk at home. Am going to just tell wife to put in a work ticket so I don't forget or email me her wants and Freshdesk will create a ticket for me. I love it. Now I will have to see what her reaction will be...

I know a good divorce attorney if you need it.

@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Watching Now:

Youtube Video

I think that is more appropriately called dating and Marriage Expectations vs Reality.

Slow cooked country pork ribs in the crockpot with sauerkraut. Sauerkraut is awesome. I love it. It is an often looked over food. It is super high in vitamin C too. If you like corn beef brisket, get a corn beef brisket throw sauerkraut on top of it in a crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. It is super yummy.

@gjacobse said in Yanny or Laurel?:

@obsolesce said in Yanny or Laurel?:

@dustinb3403 said in Yanny or Laurel?:

no I'm not depressed or even sad, don't PM me

Are you sure? Does someone need a hug?

I wear a CPAP at night, that is how I feel when I am trying to sleep.

At my work we have Managed Engine Desktop Central so I declined the update in it.

@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@jaredbusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

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@dustinb3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/05/softmaker-freeoffice-2018-download

Is this a better alternative than LibreOffice? What makes it a competitor in the market space?

They are known to be more compatible with Microsoft Office and interface is more modern.

I thought OnlyOffice had nailed the compatibility

Yeah, but not free.

What's not free?

Lunch.....Lunch is never free.

@dashrender said in Weekend Plans:

@jaredbusch said in Weekend Plans:

Heading to St. Louis on Saturday. Going to see Deadpool 2 with a friend. Then drinking.

Family / reunion thing on Sunday.

I'm going to KC Saturday.

Be careful.

@scottalanmiller said in Random Thread - Anything Goes:

Thank You Scott!!!! Being from St. Louis I just took a screenshot of this. Will keep this up my sleeve the next time some smug KC person starts saying something.

@rojoloco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

I'm still reeling from the amazing show I saw last night... Mastodon, as usual, were super tight and awesome. Then Primus came out, played a half set of older tunes, then quickly put on costumes and came back onto the stage and played their new album in its entirety, complete with perfectly coordinated visuals (it's a concept album based on a kid's book). Still trying to pick my jaw up off the ground... if they are going to play in your town, I highly recommend seeing this tour.

Sounds like fun.

@nerdydad said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Terraform

Terraform? Never heard of that one. Is that new? How does it compare to others, Salt, Chef, puppet, Ansible, etc?

@jaredbusch said in If you are new drop in say hello and introduce yourself please!:

@mas said in If you are new drop in say hello and introduce yourself please!:

@scottalanmiller Thanks, Scott! I am an IT Service Provider serving small business clients in Illinois. A *NIX guy from way back when.

Get off my turf!

Excused me @JaredBusch and @mas Illinois is my turf, both of you get off my lawn!

I believe I have a 32GB SSD I bought to put in my Uncle's Laptop to run Linux on there so he could surf the web. Since I was footing the bill I went with the cheapest one I could find.

@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:

The problem is that most people go into weight loss as if it's something you can just do on the side and have it work.

The truth, is that you need to change your entire life, you need to change everything you do and go in 100%.

If you want to lose weight, you can't just say... oh I'll change nothing except exercise a little more and eat a little less... maybe give up binge drinking on weekends... (that's only a small start). In the long run, it won't work. You need to change your entire lifestyle, and do it right.

Eat good. Sleep good. Exercise good. Don't half-ass it, that's almost worse than doing nothing.

Don't expect big permanent changes if you don't change your life style.

Consistency works wonders.

Absolutely. I have changed my lifestyle. Everyone is on a diet. Diet is just what you eat. You truly have to change your lifestyle and it is hard. It is much harder to eat healthy than not.

@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:

@penguinwrangler said in Fitness and Weightloss:

@obsolesce said in Fitness and Weightloss:

@dashrender said in Fitness and Weightloss:

I completely agree with this. Diet alone is all you 'need' to get to your weight loss goals.. it's all about finding the right foods for you.

Well yeah, just stop eating lol. Don't eat anything (literally, nothing) for 2 weeks. I bet you'll drop fast!

If you stop eating eventually of course you lose weight but once you start eating you pack the pounds back on because your body is in starvation mode.

Yeah I was being sarcastic!

I know but there are people who think that is an option.