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OKA - Otherwise Known As
So at work I am actually blessed with one of the better machines that the developers have -- an i5, 8GB, 5400 RPM drive. OK, I could live with that except for all the crap that they put on it for security purposes. As a result, the machine is crippled to the point of being unusable for web development, and barely usable for desktop development.
So I finally got around to installing an Oracle VM on a USB SSD with W10, VS2017, SQL Express, etc. I allocated 4GB RAM and the 4 processors to it, bridged the NAT, and put the code I have to work on onto the VM. It's considerably faster than the actual desktop machine, and I also now have access to GMail and other sites that are blocked, no, not by the network routers, but by client-side software that monitors the URL's 
The irony of installing a VM to improve my productivity. 
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I hear that, especially the "multiple security software" thing.
Describing our enterprise virtual environment here would probably get me fired for the language I'd use.
Not to make you jealous or anything, but, on my desk, I've got my laptop, opened up for the monitor, and 3 other monitors, two of which are connected to the laptop. This is my workhorse/dev machine.
The last monitor is connected to the desktop on my right with a Core i5, 24GB RAM, 5400RPM spinning rust, and 1TB SSD. This is my virtual host that I do all of my testing on, both my normal job and dev work. (Dev is not my primary job!) It's currently running 5 VM's simultaneously, out of the 12 I have built, and the performance of the host and all of the VMs beat the crap out of anything I have running on the enterprise virtual environment. I could run all 12 of my local VM's and still get better performance than the enterprise hosted machines.
As for security, don't get me started with the love affair some vendors have with FTP. 
System.ItDidntWorkException: Something didn't work as expected.
C# - How to debug code[ ^].
Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave Kreskowiak
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: Not to make you jealous or anything
That's my configuration at home, sans 1 monitor. It's a joy to work with, which makes commuting so I can "work" on their antiquated crap all that more painful. And the irony is, for a company that provides, among other things, auto insurance, and even has written articles about the increasing number of fatalities, injuries, and cost of auto insurance, they are cutting back their work at home policy. Just makes me 
I am seriously considering hiding my laptop (I got "questioned" by management when I had it sitting on my desk) and hooking it up to the primary monitor with one of those sync keyboard and mouse to the desktop box and other monitor.
Dave Kreskowiak wrote: As for security, don't get me started with the love affair some vendors have with FTP.
Oh lord, don't remind me. I have to deal with that too. Not to mention converting nice relational data to flat files so they can be SFTP'd to third party vendors that still use COBOL.
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Marc Clifton wrote: I am seriously considering hiding my laptop (I got "questioned" by management when I had it sitting on my desk) and hooking it up to the primary monitor with one of those sync keyboard and mouse to the desktop box and other monitor.
Hmmm... as I start thinking about the smallest SBC I can find that still runs Visual Studio and will probably do so with better performance. Stick it to the back of the monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse, ... YEAH, THAT'S THE TICKET!
Marc Clifton wrote: Not to mention converting nice relational data to flat files so they can be SFTP'd to third party vendors that still use COBOL.
Oh dear Cthulhu, they do realize this isn't 1975 anymore, right?
System.ItDidntWorkException: Something didn't work as expected.
C# - How to debug code[ ^].
Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave Kreskowiak
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I use the Gigabyte Brix PRo i7, 32GB RAM 2 1TB SSDs. It is mounted on the back of my monitor. have been using this for over 4 years, no complaints and do not see a need to upgrade (yet).
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, navigate a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects! - Lazarus Long
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There you go Marc! Problem solved. 
System.ItDidntWorkException: Something didn't work as expected.
C# - How to debug code[ ^].
Seriously, go read these articles.
Dave Kreskowiak
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Dave Kreskowiak wrote: as I start thinking about the smallest SBC I can find that still runs Visual Studio and will probably do so with better performance.
I've been eyeing a LattePanda.
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Marc Clifton wrote: one of the better machines that the developers have -- an i5, 8GB, 5400 RPM drive
Step 1:
Write a quick application to monitor compilation times. Using your salary show management how much time/money is wasted each month/quarter waiting for the compilation to complete.
Step 2:
Build a list of inexpensive SSD drives with a comparative cost/time ratio with your previous compilation measurements.
Step 3:
Enjoy a higher quality of work-life as you are writing more code and not standing at the coffee machine sipping on the liquid french vanilla creamer.
Best Wishes,
David Delaune
P.S.
You should probably report how you managed to circumvent the corporate network restrictions.
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I tried that approach. The answer was "the company's policy on a developer machine configuration is fixed." Forest. Trees.
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I would buy my own SSD, and upgrade the machine. Add 8GB of memory to it, if it takes it.
And consider it a GIFT to the company for my Peace of Mind.
And I would say NOTHING.
I am sure you are there after hours, like I was.
I remember buying my own DayTrader Video Adapter for Windows 95 to get dual monitors for my work PC.
I was able to scavenge an unused monitor. It was worth it.
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Marc Clifton wrote: I also now have access to GMail and other sites that are blocked, no, not by the network routers, but by client-side software that monitors the URL's
Idiots!
Sorry, couldn't think of a more fitting response to that.
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I wonder how you got that to work.
I like to have my work on a separate drive from the system. On my old laptop, I created a partition -- and received a very slight slap on the wrist. On my new laptop I decided to create a virtual hard drive -- and it worked. But, I noticed things slowing down as I copied my files to it from my old laptop... And finally realized that the anti-virus must have been rescanning the vhd file every time a change was made.
I removed the vhd and I'm simply using subst now. Alas.
So, if your VM is likewise stored in a file on your disk, why it's it not similarly impacted? Or is it not local?
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: So, if your VM is likewise stored in a file on your disk, why it's it not similarly impacted?
Good question. I'm not sure. However, the VM file is actually stored on the SSD, not the desktop box.
More to the point though is why, with all the security layers they have, they don't detect / prevent a USB mass storage device from being attached. Huge security hole, IMO.
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Oh yeah, USB, my current place locked that down recently. Now I have to email myself files I want review at home.
At my last place, a dialog would pop up stating the policy and providing an "I agree" button -- but, ya know, just click the X in the corner.
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I think there are a lot of us in the same crappy environment, I have to zip and password protect any files I email back to the office, all attachments get nailed otherwise.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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The man who invented Velcro has died. RIP.
(I thought he’d stick around longer.)
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: The man who invented Velcro has died.
I'd like to be torn apart over this but I'm stuck.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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did they stick him in the ground?
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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Yeah, and that other inventor too, has passeg way. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Why don't you just zip it up? Button a happier note, hook and eye blame for these pun responses I make?
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It's a pity they felt the need to tear him off a strip. I was always hooked on his invention.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Heard it was a catchy funeral?
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He died in one of those places that still believe in an eye for a hook.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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and somehow, the residue from having just been here will remain...
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