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Ok I know I have some smart people out here and even some electricians. I have a TP-Link Kasa HS-220 dimmable smart switch. I just put in a new ceiling fan (separate switch for fan and light kit). How do I figure out that a bulb is TRIAC dimmable?

Trying to setup a new phone account has turned into an all afternoon process because I dared put a fraud alert on my credit report thanks to the lovely hackers that have gotten my information multiple times from multiple companies in the last 5 years. Somehow there has to be a better way to be safe.

Does Outlook New suck for everyone or just me? Getting frustrated because classic seems to be getting buggy and slow but new is worse.

Southwest Airlines Customer of Size Policy This won't be my usual blog post about something in IT. Instead, I want to bring attention to a change that has been announced at Southwest Airlines. Starting on January 27th, 2026, Southwest is changing to assigned seating. With this change, they are changing what had been the best policy for customers of size in the industry. Currently, the policy…

The latest change from @SouthwestAir and Elliot Capital is that they will be changing the Customer of Size policy that has led the industry since @ThatKevinSmith shamed them on Twitter in 2010. #noluv #sizefreedom

Leaving the CAE at 9am last night for sleep paid off. Passed SVPN this morning which if I do my math right means I'll be CCNP Security as soon as the computers validate everything. #ciscolive #ciscochampions

Sometimes studying with ChatGPT just makes me chuckle. "Only miss was on Q4, which is easy to do since GETVPN errors are cryptic as hell unless you memorize what happens during key registration vs rekey." #ciscolive #svpn

In case you were wondering, even the brand new C9350 will support 10Mbps Half Duplex. Legacy forever. #tfdx #CiscoLive

Thanks to @warcop.com wanting horizontal switch stacks, @michyfishmurphy.bsky.social has created the new concept of switch smearing. #tfdx #ciscolive

New Cisco Catalyst 9350 switches have 3 power supplies and 3 fans, N+1 on a stackable switch. #tfdx #ciscolive

An interesting thought as OpenGear mentions the possibility of training an LLM to be a CCIE resource but that they would need more context. This reminds me of the original NetMRI that was acquired by Infoblox. Where could the same concept go today with AI? #tfdx #CiscoLive

It's no longer the 10x engineer; OpenGear mentions that AI can make senior engineers 10x more efficient. #tfdx

Opengear Presents at Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live US 2025 | Tech Field Day Tech Field Day is live from Cisco Live 2025! 🌐 🛜 Our presentations begin with our friends from Opengear! See the latest on what they're doing in the space, presented by CTO Douglas Wadkins. Mod...

Time to hear from OpenGear at @techfieldday.com #tfdx at @ciscolive.bsky.social #ciscolive

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It's TechField Day Exclusive at Cisco Live US today. Follow us at #tfdx for all of our snarky and insightful comments. #CiscoLive

I'm on the summer camp for geeks plane from BNA. #CiscoLive #CiscoChampion

FortiMarketing might need to rethink how their subjects may get truncated. :) @amyengineer.bsky.social

Went into today's CBRCOR exam expecting a near miss and to get a better idea of what to study. I came out with a pass. :) #ciscochampion

Hail Covers | Patented Hail Protector Car Cover System The Portable Hail Protector Car Cover System Stops Any Size Hail from Damaging Automobiles. Six Sizes Covering Coupes, Sedans, Wagons, Vans, SUVs and Trucks. Included with Each System is a Subscriptio...

Does anyone have experience with a system like hailprotector.com? Having two relatively new vehicles now and only one space in the garage my wife's truck needs protection.

YouTube video by DeviantOllam Tarah & Deviant - "He is the one who Knocks, I'm the one who Makes You Comply" [MSP GeekCon 2024]

Ever felt like you needed a translation between security and compliance? In this video, @deviantollam.bsky.social and
@tarah.org do a great tag team that really illustrates both sides of the same coin.

youtu.be/_-GuGE-_koY

a man in a suit and tie is giving a middle finger and saying welcome to seattle . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is giving a middle finger and saying welcome to seattle .

Adding a new airport and state today.

Alright smart people, I've used Docker, but only under strict supervision of howtos. Anyone have a good training that they'd recommend for me to better understand all of the parts and how to use it for things others haven't already put together?

HPE Tech Jam 2025 This week I have been attending HPE Tech Jam in Orlando. For those who don't know, this is HPE's SE and Partner event full of technical training and keynotes. This year it was held at the Disney Dolphin and Swan Resort and convention center. Going in, I had no idea what to expect as this was the first time that my company was invited.

HPE Tech Jam 2025

This week I have been attending HPE Tech Jam in Orlando. For those who don't know, this is HPE's SE and Partner event full of technical training and keynotes. This year it was held at the Disney Dolphin and Swan Resort and convention center. Going in, I had no idea what to expect…

HPE private cloud AI as a Service... Can we add any more buzzwords? Marketing - "Hold my beer." #hpetechjam

When the Juniper acquisition is completed, HPE sees themselves as a true competitor to Cisco #hpetechjam

I'm starting to wonder how many years it will be before nuclear SMRs become a standard part of datacenter infrastructure.

$1B investment in US manufacturing by Intel #hpetechjam

Oh look another "impromptu" keynote chat. #hpetechjam

Did you try to hide a pill in peanut butter?

26:1 server consolidation from HPE ProLiant G8 to G12 along with up to 84% power savings. #hpetechjam

Gaudi accelerator from intel is showing off with better performance and up to 40% lower power consumption compared to competitors. #hpetechjam