#garfield Logs

Sep 19 2018

08:30 AM rue_bed: lup in a spare drive and copy over what you neeed
12:41 PM Tom_L: yeah i know the quick fix but i need a more permanent solution
02:36 PM Tom_L: ok well stupid me... i'd messed with the hdd cables on the MB enough times it finally pushed the network card out of it's socket partway. just enough to not work but the leds still blinked
02:37 PM Tom_L: there _is_ still a cold solder joint somewhere on the MB but i'll save that for another day
06:44 PM zhanx: rue so i got a call as I was finishing up work for the day.. hey your across the street from the Aldi's that just opened up. Can you trouble shoot the UPS for the store cash registers.
06:55 PM zhanx: and I pulled the wrong cord out
06:56 PM zhanx: anyways, the electrician wired the input of the UPS to the bypass side of the relay for when they lose power and never wired in the output of the UPS
07:15 PM rue_mohr: huh
07:17 PM rue_mohr: lots of people dont care to learn anything when they come across something they dont know, they just make sure its in a state nobody will complain about it
07:28 PM zhanx: let me show you how the cat5 cable was left
07:30 PM zhanx: https://imgur.com/a/8JfDQVf
07:30 PM zhanx: in this photo the plug on the left goes to the wall
07:30 PM zhanx: the plug on the right to the input on the UPS
07:31 PM zhanx: https://imgur.com/a/NvP004v
07:32 PM zhanx: the output of course has no plugs
07:35 PM zhanx: ok no more messing with cords
08:09 PM zhanx: Rue we need one of them CDS-9070's
08:09 PM zhanx: its 2 phone lines, and WAN
08:12 PM rue_mohr: linksys?
08:13 PM zhanx: no. umm its
08:13 PM zhanx: dataremote
08:14 PM zhanx: I didnt open it up to look at the board
08:14 PM zhanx: either way its 4 port router with wifi, and LTE wifi
08:15 PM zhanx: dual sim cards
08:17 PM zhanx: The guy from Johnson Controls that helped me wire it in to the alarm system loved it
08:23 PM zhanx: as a bonus they are little
08:23 PM zhanx: https://imgur.com/a/cFXg2P7
09:19 PM Tom_L: that's not voip is it?
09:19 PM zhanx: its POTS over IP
09:19 PM Tom_L: what's the difference?
09:19 PM zhanx: my standard butt set got a dial tone like normal
09:20 PM zhanx: its analog phone line (well up to 4) on a digital device
09:20 PM zhanx: but its no VOIP
09:20 PM zhanx: not
09:21 PM zhanx: Cisco phone vs your house phone the cisco would not work on the phone lines
09:37 PM Tom_L: i've been using an obihai for a while
09:38 PM zhanx: Thought about one
09:38 PM Tom_L: never use that line but wanted to keep it
09:39 PM zhanx: Well I get alot of calls while working it would be nice to get emailed instead
09:39 PM zhanx: or have a choice
09:39 PM Tom_L: yeah i get an email from google on every call
09:39 PM Tom_L: and it's free so meh..
09:40 PM zhanx: my cellphone is my business number, I need something that works with both one day
09:40 PM zhanx: haven't had time to look in to it
09:41 PM Tom_L: you lose the 911 access unless you subscribe but i managed to get the local inside line for them
09:42 PM Tom_L: they get pissed when i call cause they say 'you shouldn't be using this number!'
09:42 PM Tom_L: or how did you get this nubmer...
09:42 PM zhanx: 911 for me is a joke, its a 30 minute drive to my house
09:42 PM zhanx: I have the local number also, I did the phone system update
09:42 PM Tom_L: well it took 4 hrs last time i called and i'm in the middle of the city
09:43 PM zhanx: well i live in a very low crime area
09:43 PM zhanx: just rural
09:43 PM Tom_L: i'm not but they know not to fuck with me
09:43 PM zhanx: when my tools were stolen, I email the photos and no one came out
09:44 PM zhanx: All the police know my Father in law's band and me know that I fix their tech
09:50 PM rue_shop4: damnit zhanx alwyas use a 1-800 number for a business
09:50 PM rue_shop4: then you can move it to ANY target
09:51 PM zhanx: I did not know that
09:51 PM rue_shop4: yea
09:52 PM rue_shop4: they told me I could change the cell number I had from pay-and-talk to a plan if I needed to
09:52 PM zhanx: hmm
09:52 PM rue_shop4: they didn't tell me the number would have to change
09:52 PM rue_shop4: so, for a while, I was in quite a pinch with runnning a business from my cell
09:53 PM zhanx: which i am in
09:53 PM rue_shop4: AND you cant change the number of a business, its a death blow
09:53 PM zhanx: so what did you do?
09:53 PM rue_shop4: I ate it
09:53 PM zhanx: ?
09:53 PM rue_shop4: no choice
09:53 PM rue_shop4: had to pay it
09:54 PM zhanx: Wonder if i can get a second number to dial in to my phone and slowly replace it
09:54 PM rue_shop4: if your going to change the number of a business you have to advertize the new number and have both for about 4 years
09:54 PM zhanx: This is year 1 for me
09:54 PM rue_shop4: do it with a 1-800
09:54 PM rue_shop4: if you move to ANYWHERE it wont matter
09:54 PM rue_shop4: yea, it will take 4 years to switch to a new number
09:54 PM rue_shop4: its just social lag
09:55 PM zhanx: great
09:55 PM rue_shop4: your better off starting a new business with a new name and number
09:55 PM zhanx: lesson learned
09:55 PM zhanx: Or
09:55 PM zhanx: i don't know
09:56 PM Tom_L: you're not that far established where it would impact you that much are you?
09:56 PM zhanx: Johnson controls wants me to get better insurance so they can pass work to me. I am lost on that
09:56 PM zhanx: Maybe Tom_L I doubt it would kill me
09:56 PM Tom_L: hartford has business insurance
09:57 PM zhanx: I called them and USAA waiting on quotes now
09:57 PM Tom_L: i think i got 1mil liability etc etc
09:57 PM Tom_L: don't really know... i've never used it
09:57 PM zhanx: hartford was 302 a year to start, USAA has not emailed back
09:58 PM Tom_L: sounds about right
10:00 PM zhanx: After the insurance I am doing a line of credit
10:00 PM zhanx: That USAA did email me back on
10:00 PM Tom_L: for you or your clients?
10:00 PM zhanx: for me
10:00 PM zhanx: So i can get supplies etc
10:01 PM zhanx: gas
10:01 PM Tom_L: yeah i got those all over the place
10:01 PM Tom_L: don't use em alot
10:01 PM zhanx: this will be my first one
10:01 PM Tom_L: get a gas card that gives rewards
10:01 PM zhanx: k
10:01 PM Tom_L: i get a free tank every now and then
10:02 PM zhanx: to be honest I never had a credit card
10:02 PM Tom_L: i wish i didn't
10:02 PM Tom_L: i don't even know my score
10:02 PM Tom_L: but i know it's good
10:02 PM Tom_L: i never get turned down
10:03 PM zhanx: i stayed away from them because I never had time to read the terms or needed them
10:03 PM Tom_L: it's like legal rape
10:03 PM zhanx: lol
10:03 PM Tom_L: that's the fine print
10:03 PM Tom_L: don't bother wasting your time reading it. just bend over and take it like a man
10:03 PM zhanx: now with net 30 terms, I am like crap, I need money etc
10:04 PM Tom_L: don't pay interest
10:04 PM Tom_L: that's like burning money
10:04 PM zhanx: yea if i get one, first thing paid is that
10:05 PM zhanx: growing pains are good and bad Tom_L
10:06 PM Tom_L: i told my bud that years ago
10:06 PM zhanx: at least i am talking about more vs, crap this is failing
10:06 PM Tom_L: but he did good for himself
10:06 PM zhanx: this is the first week ever, I turned down work and lots of it
10:07 PM Tom_L: now's the time to take it all if you can
10:07 PM zhanx: yep
10:07 PM Tom_L: get your foot in first
10:07 PM zhanx: I worked 12-14 hours every day this week and last week
10:07 PM Tom_L: i've never been late for a job
10:07 PM zhanx: I was once
10:07 PM Tom_L: and they know that
10:08 PM zhanx: car broke and they got called before i called anyone else
10:08 PM Tom_L: if i'm running late due to a previous client being late i call way ahead
10:08 PM zhanx: yep
10:09 PM zhanx: Part of my work comes from workmarket.com and I have 100 reviews on there
10:09 PM zhanx: 100% positive
10:09 PM Tom_L: they take a cut though don't they?
10:09 PM zhanx: with professional as top word, yes
10:09 PM zhanx: but it gets my name out there
10:09 PM Tom_L: yeah
10:09 PM zhanx: that 1.5% is advertising to me
10:09 PM Tom_L: i started with an established business so i didn't go thru that
10:10 PM Tom_L: since '64
10:10 PM zhanx: and a tax write off
10:11 PM Tom_L: i get free google reviews i wasn't even aware of. as of late i've gotten quite a few from google
10:11 PM zhanx: looks like I am on track to have 250 work orders my first year
10:11 PM Tom_L: i've got an account but not a page with them
10:11 PM zhanx: I need to set that up also
10:12 PM Tom_L: the last guy that said he found me on google wasn't from my page but a competetor's that had a bad review and said they went with us instead
10:12 PM zhanx: so much to do
10:12 PM zhanx: nice
10:12 PM Tom_L: i just laughed
10:12 PM zhanx: most of my reviews are happy to have a tech that knows what he is doing
10:13 PM zhanx: and most of the time its my first time seeing the stuff
10:13 PM Tom_L: do you have a file to keep track of your clients?
10:13 PM zhanx: yes
10:13 PM Tom_L: good
10:13 PM Tom_L: i port it to my phone as well
10:13 PM zhanx: i need to do that
10:13 PM zhanx: add to the list
10:13 PM Tom_L: android?
10:13 PM zhanx: yes
10:14 PM zhanx: i have 1900+ contacts
10:14 PM Tom_L: memento database
10:14 PM zhanx: k
10:14 PM Tom_L: i've got 7k +
10:14 PM zhanx: well i purged the army ones
10:14 PM Tom_L: but i wrote my own program and just ported it to direct import to my phone
10:15 PM zhanx: nice
10:15 PM Tom_L: i dont' use their cloud storage either
10:15 PM zhanx: I need a new laptop
10:15 PM zhanx: ordered a new battery for my current one tho
10:16 PM Tom_L: got an asus for my kid and the mrs
10:16 PM Tom_L: they seem to like em
10:16 PM Tom_L: hate win10 though
10:16 PM zhanx: i figure between you and rue and the local guy Sal I have some advisors
10:17 PM zhanx: Sal is the largest General Contractor in the area
10:17 PM zhanx: I am now his IT guy
10:17 PM Tom_L: i did all the incorporation papers my self
10:17 PM Tom_L: with advise from friends back then
10:18 PM zhanx: I am LLC right now
10:18 PM Tom_L: i figured you would be
10:18 PM Tom_L: most around here are as well
10:18 PM Tom_L: they didn't have llc back then
10:18 PM Tom_L: so i'm S
10:18 PM zhanx: it makes sense really
10:20 PM zhanx: Tom_L, fun thing is now I can call most major corps and I have the IT backdoor numbers
10:20 PM Tom_L: i stopped doing work for the military as well. big pita
10:21 PM zhanx: See I know the military so...
10:21 PM zhanx: That is one system I know the rules on
10:21 PM Tom_L: i bet
10:22 PM zhanx: Local post loves me
10:22 PM zhanx: :D
10:23 PM Tom_L: when i was a kid, i rented a place from a guy that was just starting as an electrician in a single car garage that was leaning and about to fall down
10:23 PM Tom_L: he kept telling me his plans
10:24 PM zhanx: I have no plans
10:24 PM Tom_L: now he works in probabaly a 5-6 state area with a huge fleet
10:25 PM zhanx: I just want to work and not sit at home and be another stat as a disabled vet
10:25 PM Tom_L: he'd melt the insul and sell copper to make ends meet back then
10:25 PM zhanx: my vet pay helps out with that
10:25 PM zhanx: but...
10:26 PM zhanx: no problem with wanting more
10:29 PM * furrywolf forgot to re-join. lol
10:30 PM zhanx: you only miss talk about small business stuff
10:31 PM rue_mohr: I thought you just hated us
11:56 PM furrywolf: if my iota supply was next to something flammable, it certainly could have, for example.
11:56 PM furrywolf: grr, wrong window