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Haralambos Mavromatidis
Haralambos Mavromatidis
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Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew Boswell Mar 21, 2009.

"User" is a dirty word
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Haralambos Mavromatidis Mar 13, 2009.

 

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Haralambos Mavromatidis replied to Sitaram Pamarthi's discussion 'bootp process on windos XP'
Run process explorer (from sysinternals) to examine the process. Check the protocols and threads that are in use via the properties... Suspend the process and confirm that it no longer broadcasts. Also look at who signed the process (view, select…
May 19, 2009
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Haralambos Mavromatidis replied to Gareth Marlow's discussion 'SharePoint (MOSS 2007) - quick wins?'
First off, get SharePoint designer... it is now completely free and has been since April 1st of this year: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/default.aspx I'm sure you will get some typical group collaboration responses so I…
May 13, 2009
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Haralambos Mavromatidis replied to Danny's discussion 'can i connect Ultra VNC without STATIC IP ?'
Logmein or a similar product is the way to go. Exposing Ultra VNC to the internet would create a new attack surface and vector to the server. Unless you use NT authentication the password is saved as plain text in the registry of the local machine…
May 13, 2009
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Matthew Boswell replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
ouch not available in Alaska? wtf.
Mar 21, 2009
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Paul Stoklosa replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
watched a few clips on youtube.. funny, but my wife doesn't 'get it'.. anyone know where i can find full episodes streamed? if not i might have to torrent..
Mar 19, 2009
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Shane Corellian replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
I finally watched the first few episodes last month. Very funny but I have to admit I loathe "laugh tracks". Its rare that I get into anything that has one... (Seinfeld was the last)
Mar 18, 2009
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Craig replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
season 1 was good, never got past first episode in season 2
Mar 18, 2009
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Rob Butterworth replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
I'm a fan. My wife is not impressed, though.
Mar 16, 2009
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Adam Ruth replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion 'Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?'
I love that show. The office outing has to be my favourite one so far. "I'm disabled." Cracks me up every time.
Mar 13, 2009
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Any "The I.T. Crowd" fans out there?

If you are not a fan yet BEWARE you will be if you start watching the episodes online: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowdWarning - you do NOT want this help desk!http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowd/video/series-1/episode-1/customer-supportSee More
Discussion posted by Haralambos Mavromatidis Mar 13, 2009
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Become a Community Author for courses on Windows 7 (and make money too)

Microsoft last Monday announced a plan to allow partners, MCTs, MVPs, etc. to write courses – this is an opportunity which has never been offered before.They are looking for several authors to join the “Authoring Community” and create some key courses for the Windows 7 portfolio and also add courses that they feel need to be available for Windows 7.This is a good idea… in a couple of ways. First the content will be able to host fresh ideas born from the perspective of the people on the front…See More
Blog post by Haralambos Mavromatidis Mar 13, 2009
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Haralambos Mavromatidis replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion '"User" is a dirty word'
No rant there - I agree... our job is to be invisible and provide the technology in such a reliable way that users take it for granted just like other things at the office. The coffee machine just works, no rebooting/patching/remediating there - we…
Mar 13, 2009
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Matt Simmons replied to Haralambos Mavromatidis's discussion '"User" is a dirty word'
I've always heard PEBKAC as well (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). Back when I was in tech support, there were all kinds of suggestions as to how to correct user stupidity. There was the BOFH-sourced "LART" (lUser…
Feb 28, 2009
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Elizabeth Ayer and Michael Francis left a comment for Haralambos Mavromatidis
Hi Thanks for saying that you will attend the webinar - you need to register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/894678900 in advance. Regards Michael
Feb 26, 2009
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Haralambos Mavromatidis commented on Neil Davidson's blog post 'What makes a great sysadmin?'
A sysadmin fixes problems. A good sysadmin prevents problems. A great sysadmin educates users without belittling them and evangelizes best practices - then finds a place like this to vent.
Feb 26, 2009
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"User" is a dirty word

I believe that you would all agree that to an extent (and especially when discussing with your peers) that there is a subset of those good old plain users of systems are not viewed by you in glowing terms.There have been MANY times when a user made a great issue about a simple problem, sometimes demanding immediate assistance, you know what I mean... When you "fixed" the issue and were asked what the problem was have you ever used and kind of code word or phrase to joke about it? I would be…See More
Discussion posted by Haralambos Mavromatidis Feb 26, 2009
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Small Business Owner & former System Administrator
Tech Interests - e.g. Virtualisation? Cisco? Etc.
MS SBS, MOSS 2007
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Become a Community Author for courses on Windows 7 (and make money too)

Microsoft last Monday announced a plan to allow partners, MCTs, MVPs, etc. to write courses – this is an opportunity which has never been offered before.



They are looking for several authors to join the “Authoring Community” and create some key courses for the Windows 7 portfolio and also add courses that they feel need to be available for Windows 7.



This is a good idea… in a couple of ways. First the content will be able to host fresh ideas born from the perspective of… Continue

Posted on March 13, 2009 at 1:45pm

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At 1:08pm on February 26, 2009, Elizabeth Ayer and Michael FrancisElizabeth Ayer and Michael Francis said…
Hi, Haralambo! (Is that the right way to address you?) Great to see the stars 'n' stripes template on your home page. That was the original look of the whole network before a friendly designer got his hands on it!
At 3:59pm on February 26, 2009, Elizabeth Ayer and Michael FrancisElizabeth Ayer and Michael Francis said…
Hi

Thanks for saying that you will attend the webinar - you need to register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/894678900 in advance.

Regards
Michael

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