I just started working at an msp (yes I know) and I’m not sure how I’m going to stay up for a whole week. They aren’t giving me a pager and I can’t connect my phone for email alerts. Any recommendations?

I am 17, turning 18 in two days and in my last year of high school, and everyone I know is saying that if I do not go to college I will never make anything and will be doing poorly. I abhor sitting in a classroom. What are some ways I could get into any kind of tech related job without any college experience? What kind of certifications do I need? I am currently learning Java right now. I really love computers but want to avoid going to college at all costs.

Edit: I've recently earned my Eagle Scout rank, I thought that might be worth mentioning and was curious if that would help my chances with getting hired and make up for the lack of college.

I’m huge into Technology and IT and I see cool devices and projects all the damn time. I even have a local AI running on a big ass server for production (my small app).

But are we deadass? 8 local AI models just imported put on a damn 64 GB flash drive… 999 sold FOR…get this… $89-99…

Fuck me man this is just a scam.😤

Title says it all. She is not the most technologically savvy person. Based on her description of how enjoyable and convenient it has been to purchase drugs through whatever services she has been interacting with I doubt she has taken any steps to protect herself and our shared network beyond whatever protections are put in place by her browser.

She has no intention of stopping using it, and wouldn’t tell us if she was using it in the future.

What steps can I take to better protect our network?

Update: She hasn’t been using a VPN and didn’t even consider doing that because “it costs too much”

I'm a prior service Army commo guy with 7 years experience in the military, and I'm looking at some of these job posts and i'm kinda mind blown. Is this just how the market is? An active Secret clearance and CISSP/Security X with 6 years of exp for 60k? Maybe I'm a little far removed from how the market actually is since I just got out but jeez. I make around 50k for level 1 in a similar area...

Hi everyone. I'm a student writing an article on leadership in IT and tech careers and I need to interview someone working in the field. It's due soon so a quick reply would be appreciated.

If you work in IT or tech (any role and any level), would you answer the questions below in a comment or DM? Short answers are totally fine. Please include your occupation/job title.

1. What's your current job title and what does a typical day for you look like?

2. How did you get started in tech?

3. Have you led or managed people or projects?

4. What's the biggest difference between being good at the technical work and being a good leader?

5. Can you share a specific moment where your leadership made a real difference on a project or team?

6. What's the hardest challenge you've faced in tech and how did you handle it?

7. What skills matter most for someone who wants to be in/lead in tech someday?

8. What advice would you give a student interested in an IT or tech career?

I'll credit you by first name and job title unless you'd prefer to stay anonymous.

Is pursuing a career particularly RPA (Robotic Process Automation) in JP Morgan Chase Philippines progressive? How about the work setup and benefits?

Does anyone know of any companies hiring for entry level IT that is remote. I want to get into IT but its been hard to find a job that is for entry level positions.

Before you guys light the pyre, it's rough out here. I am about to graduate and have no experience. I've tried applying for internships, doing at-home projects, applying for underpaying low-hanging fruit, asking companies if they need help, paying $200+ for a terrible resume writer... EVERYTHING. I am more than competent to handle tier 1 Helpdesk work. I feel like Will Smith's character in The Pursuit of Happyness (when he was selling those machines). I simply want a job. I'm willing to do the grunt work, TaskRabbit, everything but selling sex. I feel like I'm networking and constantly getting leads, but no work. I would even take a part-time high school-level job just to get experience. I say all that to ask: How do I effectively lie on my resume for an entry-level role? I don't know if I need to fabricate my entire work history or just embellish the time/role I had at previous positions. I need work. I appreciate any advice except advice that says "Don't lie" - I will block you. I mean it. Don't even comment that. Thank you guys very much!

EDIT: since it was in the comments about a cert, I have my CompTIA Sec+. I am working toward my CCNA next, while refining my full stack abilities. I have experience through coursework with programming css, html, php, MEAN stack, networking, packet tracer, sql, and cloud.

I'm applying for an IT Support Specialist role. I'm asking for advice on my résumé.

1. is it too sparse or short? if so should I extend to 2 pages to fit more experience?

2. Should I include projects and less experience?

any advice will be greatly appreciated!

"Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks to ​contain costs and help fund its massive AI investments."

..."Units such as marketing, commercial business and security will be excluded,..."

I have been on the lookout for a keyboard and a mouse that I can switch between my work computer (Windows) and my personal one (MacBook), as juggling two mice and constantly connecting/disconnecting my keyboard is getting a bit annoying. I currently have two Logitech Pebbles and the Pebble keys, but I wanted a mechanical keyboard. I was very enticed to get the MX Master 3S mouse and the MX Mechanical keyboard, but I want to be able to switch the keys to a burgundy set.

It would be cool if the frame and mouse were black, and if it were a pretty standard keyboard size, no need for a number pad on the right, but also indifferent to it.

So TLDR: Need a mechanical keyboard and a comfortable mouse that will support switching between two different laptops using Bluetooth.

For those that work IT or have seen your organizations cord storage solutions, what are you all doing. For example I have lots of power cords, hdmi, displayports, sata cables, adapters, etc.

Currently I am just using cardboard boxes and just wondering if theres a better idea out there i might like.

I've been messing around with my AD lab today and finally got one issue sorted out. I have two Windows Server domain controllers, but DC01 is currently powered off, so I'm working with DC02 for now. While running dcdiag, I found that the _msdcs delegation was still pointing to DC01. I checked the records and changed it to point to DC02 instead. Ran dcdiag again, and the DNS tests are now passing. I also jumped onto my Windows 11 client to see if it could reach DC02. DNS resolution works, ping is fine, and TCP tests to ports 53, 88, and 389 all succeeded.

So far, so good.

The part I'm still trying to understand is that repadmin /showrpl reports replication failures involving DC01, and DC02 is still logging Event ID 2092 about FSMO role validation. All five FSMO roles are assigned to DC02, but apparently that doesn't mean everything is healthy. I'm not planning to force anything or clean up DC01 until I decide whether I'm bringing it back or retiring it properly. For those who've dealt with this before, would you focus on the Event 2092 warning first, or sort out the DC01 situation before going further?

I'm still learning the deeper side of AD, so I'd appreciate hearing how you'd approach it.

If you train or run deep learning models locally using an RTX 3060, hitting the dreaded PyTorch CUDA out of memory error is a regular headache. Even with the 12GB VRAM version, large batch sizes, unoptimized activation graphs, and memory fragmentation can crash your training scripts instantly.

​Most guides offer generic advice that ignores the specific limits of mid-range consumer cards. I put together a focused troubleshooting guide specifically for the RTX 3060 to help you maximize your VRAM. It covers tuning your batch sizes, leveraging automatic mixed precision, adjusting environment variables for memory allocation, and using gradient accumulation effectively.

​If you want to stop running into sudden VRAM crashes and keep your local machine training smoothly, check out the full breakdown here: https://interconnectd.com/blog/320/how-to-fix-pytorch-cuda-out-of-memory-on-rtx-3060-fast/

​What strategies have you found most effective for managing tight VRAM budgets on your hardware?

Choice A: Dual-booting Windows 11 (default) alongside my preferred Linux distro

Choice B: Completely replacing Windows 11 with my preferred Linux distro

Context: I am struggling with my current laptop setup because I am experiencing severe memory bottlenecks.

Current hardware specs (I own a budget-tier laptop):

• (C:) OS drive 12.7 GB free of 116GB
• (D:) Backup drive 200 GB free of 931 GB (1TB)
• 8 GB memory
• AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
• AMD Radeon Vega 8 (Picasso)

According to my research, Linux Mint is highly recommended as a lightweight Linux distribution for intensive web and database development.

My intention in asking here is to learn from someone with more experience regarding the trade-offs. So... enlighten me, guys!

I have a 2nd round interview for a IT position at a bank headquarters with the director of IT. This is the first time I’ve ever got to have a second round interview and more specifically a in person interview. I’ve been researching online what’s the best dress code. This is a more entry level position in IT but it is also a salary position. The first round interview it seems like most of the people were working from home and so I wasn’t able to get an accurate understanding of what I can expect to dress like. I also never confirmed with the HR recruiter on what the dress attire was (a fault on my laziness)a At my previous role at a Fortune 20 company, I never wore a tie and I did tuck my shirt or polo in and I wore chinos and some comfy dress shoes. I do have a black suit that I can wear with a white shirt which I’ve been thinking of wearing since this is a financial institution and more specifically at a headquarters building and the meeting is with a director. Still having second thoughts though that I might be overdressing, what should I finalize????

UPDATE: So i ended up wearing the suit with no tie and it worked out quite well. The person interviewing me was wearing a polo lol and he was the director himself! HR lady was dressed to part though which I kind of remember her dressed up even for the first round virtual. Still awaiting results on the turnout of the job, will know after this week since they had other candidates that they scheduled for 2nd round interviews. I do know though that it is the final round! Pray for me Reddit people!

The champions of the new KDE Goals for the 2026-2028 cycle will be answering your questions live!

They are working on making KDE a more viable choice for businesses and public institutions by improving enterprise features such as centralized authentication, network management, system administration, and remote access. In the long-term, the idea is to build enough demand for enterprise distributions to bring Plasma and the KDE software stack back into the offerings of enterprise distributions. More info in the full proposal

Leave your questions in the comments or in the KDE Forum post! The champions will answer them live on on Youtube and Peertube on October 29 at at 17:00 UTC.

So i work on ship and we have limited internet per mounth 100mb and ive ran out, i worked out that you can hotspot to the pcs on board and have internet accsess to google but only select sites and reddit(idk why), i was wondering if there is anyway to bypass this to accses whatsapp to talk to my family back home? Any tips and advice is great

(I have tried a vpn but there blocked)