Description

iPad tries to catch up to Surface, Adobe security flaws, Azure can't handle COVID, HTH gets a website, PowerShell modules, remote meeting madness, and the worst places to have a server closet.

Extended show notes available at https://hthpc.com/

Producer: Jen Abis

Boot-Up (Intro…random topics) 00:18

• Folding @ Home Reminder: By downloading Folding@home and      selecting to contribute to “Any Disease”, you can help provide us with the      computational power required to tackle COVID-19. https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/
• iPad dives beneath the      Surface: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/19/21186500/apple-ipad-pro-vs-surface-pro-trackpad-mouse-inputs-history
• Becky With the Good Hair: New      Macbook Air with the good keyboard
• Another security flaw: Blame      Adobe*: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/adv200006#march-23-flaw
  • Rename ATMFD.DLL and(?)/or       disable Preview Pane to mitigate
• Azure storm clouds (in the      UK): https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/24/azure_seems_to_be_full/
• What if Weird Al wrote our      podcast?

No Sleep / HTH Website Launch 27:38

• Tiff Gits it done, creates a      website with GitHub Pages, installs Linux and doesn't cry
• https://i.imgur.com/JGPN5ib.png <--- installing a Linux      Subsystem (whattt???)
• Steve activates decade old      HTML knowledge
• Wine Legs https://winefolly.com/tips/wine-legs/

Steve Does PowerShell 37:02

• Making PowerShell Modules

“Unplanned Outage” (Sponsor section - "Hope this Helps is helped by…") 41:49

• SwearSpace

Worst places to have a server/wiring closet 42:38

• Women's bathroom
• Laundry Chute
• Asbestos-Laden Closet
• Dorm Basement Laundry room

Video Ga Ga - Remote Meeting Shenanigans 48:34

• Teams video chat sucks with      >4 people
• RingCentral Meetings (Zoom)      is great…when it works
• ASMR meetings
• Other solutions?
• Crazy outfits
• Intro videos like Gronk's
• Out-mic your coworkers
• Video chat happy hour
• If you don't want to clog the      audio waves in a meeting: Gestures
• Work Minecraft server

Ask the Stiffs: Question of the Week 1:00:16

• How are you coping with the      loss of listening to podcasts in the car?

Outro - "Plus Delta” 1:00:19

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