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Looking for a new router that can support Gigabit speeds. Was using a Cisco Meraki MX but in July I opted not to renew the license to save money and switched to the Verizon G3100 that Verizon saddles you with when you get FIOS TV. Well, this router has been an absolute nightmare the last...

TLDR at the bottom. So I want to start this off in a positive way, because I don't want this to just be a bitch fest. I like the guy. We're around the same age, he is extremely technically smart, he has a good sense of humor, doesn't take himself too seriously, doesn't have an ego, and values...

Have any of you ever once walk into a new environment and it not be ****ed up in some way? It doesn't seem to matter the size of the company (50-5000), but whenever I start a new job I walk in to a functional mess. Either none or outdated best practices, years of technical debt, questionable...

Pulling the trigger on a new monitor in the next week, and not sure which one to get. I've narrowed it down to the LG Ultragear 32GP850-B, and the Gigabyte Aorus FI32Q (gussied up version of the Gigabyte M32Q). They're both $400, and specs-wise they're pretty much the same. I'm also open to...

I have been putting off getting a new desk for years, but it's come to a point where I can't do that anymore so in the next couple weeks I'm going to be buying a desk. My wants/needs are pretty low. I just want something black-ish, simple, and big (looking at 63" wide desks, no more then 30"...

Have my old system just sitting around, and I'd like to make it useful but the 1700x is a bit long in the tooth. I've been contemplating picking up a used 2700x, but was curious if you'd consider going to a 3000-series chip on a x370 board. The board in question is an ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero.

Our Meraki MX is coming up on it's licensing renewal, and give we've gone down from 2 ISPs to just 1, as much as I love Meraki, I can't justify $150/yr in licensing fees. Since I have Unifi WAPs, the "no brainer" choice is to just get a Unifi gateway as well. I was looking at the UDM Pro...

So I'm in the final interview process for 2 jobs. If I received offers from both, I'm not sure which one I'd pick. FWIW, neither of them are what I would consider "dream jobs", but they aren't bad roles either. Job A: My would-be direct supervisor seemed super cool thus far and we hit it off...

Tomorrow afternoon I have the biggest interview of my career, which would be managing the Infrastructure for the NYC and eventually other locations of a well known and high performing company in their industry. The position lines up exactly with what I want out of my next role, and it also...

Currently have a Razer Kraken Tournament Edition that has a microphone that has become self-aware, and will randomly decide what my teammates can and cannot hear. I am looking for wired headsets that are good for gaming, music, and movies (I don't want to have two separate sets of cans at my...

My current R7 setup is getting a little long in the tooth. I'm tired of getting <100fps in Warzone at 1080p max with 110 FOV, and if the numbers for the CoD Vanguard beta hold true for release, I will be seeing <100fps at a higher FOV @ 1080p in that as well. I imagine Halo Infinite will be...

At the beginning of the year I took what seemed like a dream job. Pay was a great bump, benefits were even better, and my bosses are the most amazing people I've ever worked for. Cut to a week after I start and we find out that the client we are all assigned to is opting out of their contract in...

The last 2 months have been extremely amazing for me career-wise, so with my birthday a couple weeks away I have been toying with the idea of getting myself a new daily driver watch. For the last month I've been using my Gucci G-Timeless Chronograph, but the watch has a lot of sentimental value...

Randomly today my boss emails me and says I need to become a notary. I think it's complete bullshit as we have 3 notaries on staff, but if I have to do this I'm studying on the clock because **** that. My problem is, I don't want to be put in a position where I have to put my name on anything...

Job is for an IT Manager position pretty much identical to the one I have now, but for like 22K-32K more per year (I'm grossly underpaid). Had a very good 20min phone interview this past Thursday and scheduled my in-person for this Tuesday at 3:30pm. This would be huge for me, so fingers...