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While I usually get silly items like pens, notepads, or low-quality t-shirts, I was happy to get a much nicer holiday gift from one of our vendors 123.net. While we had been customers with 123.net for a while, I had been dealing with them directly for a few months, working out pricing for our location and, if all went well, possibly getting other locations on board. Anyway, they ended up sending me this nice blanket and mug, which have both been used multiple times since they first arrived. ...

# Disable power save mode on network adapters # Shelby DeNike 10/11/2023 # Get the list of network device adapters $NetworkAdapters = Get-NetAdapter -Physical | Get-NetAdapterPowerManagement # Loop through the array, and disable power save mode foreach ($NetworkDevice in $NetworkAdapters) { $NetworkDevice.AllowComputerToTurnOffDevice = 'Disabled' $NetworkDevice | Set-NetAdapterPowerManagement Write-Host "Power save mode disabled on: $NetworkDevice" }

The " vacation" is over! I accepted a role with UTAC as an IT System Administrator at their Northville, Michigan office. This will be a fun and exciting change from the world of Linux and Web Hosting,, which I have been immersed in for what seems like an eternity. Not only will the responsibilities change, but I will also now report to an office outside my home for part of the week. I am looking forward to the commute as I figure it will allow me to get caught up on some reading ( audiobooks), and this also gives me a reason to dust off my Spotify account and perhaps upgrade to the premium account again to avoid some commercials. The interactions with people face to face are also going to be a change from the previously random Zoom/Google Meet meetings that I was accustomed to as well! ...

Over the years, my desk has gone through multiple changes, from being nothing but a place for my laptop to having multiple monitors and all the other gadgets you could think of being connected. Over the last few months, I have been using my computer from the couch, kitchen table, bleachers, etc., and I have noticed I don’t “need” all this other clutter at my desk. I will try to wipe it clean and start with a clean slate, to some extent, mainly removing everything except the basics, such as the keyboard, mouse, and monitor. I figure that while at my desk, I should have at least those items so that it makes using my desk kind of a reward to have a larger workspace. ...

I have been waiting for a couple of years for MetroNet to finally complete the construction of their all-fiber network here in Okemos, and a couple of days ago, they came out to complete the installation at my house. While I have been a Comcast/Xfinity customer since moving back to Michigan, I can’t say I was ever happy. Whether it was issues with their upstream/downstream speeds, outages, pointing fingers at me for network issues, or simply the ridiculous cost of their service, I am glad to wipe my hands off them. ...