A gray screen and 1 minute delay connecting to any client from different computers

A gray screen and 1 minute delay connecting to any client from different computers

This started a few days ago. I connect to any screenconnect guest from any customer from any computer and I get a grey screen that sits there for about a minute. The client software is up to date. This has been tested by other technicians working from different parts of the city and across various customers.

u/LoveBirdNibbles — 8 days ago

Availability of Asthma med Montelukast/Singulair OTC

Is Montelukast/Singulair available without a prescription? I was visiting my sister last month in Isabela and I was able to get Albuterol at the pharmacy without a prescription. I arrive tomorrow for another visit and my local NYC pharmacy wants $54, wondering if it might be better to pick it up in PR. Otherwise I will just pay rather than risk being without it. Thank you

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 8 days ago

1.5mg gave me substantial Asthma relief and appetite suppression, but 4mg took all of that away. How?

I have Asthma that is severe. When I took 1.5 I noticed within a few days I needed my inhaler much less and I was sleeping normally not waking up gasping for air. I immediately started going to the gym and lifting weights and doing cardio and I felt like a new person. At the end of 30 days I received my 4mg bottle and within a day or two of taking it the Asthma benefit began to disappear and I started to feel hungry again. Maybe I received a bad batch? maybe something about the chemistry of larger doses does not work for me. I now have the 9mg bottle an I am keeping my fingers crossed. Wondering if there are any other Asthma sufferers or similar experiences with dosage increase.

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 9 days ago

I have a Dell Optiplex Micro sized PC that is 1 year old. It works fine but today I plugged in a dual connector keyboard that is backlit and the keyboard only works/lights in the BIOS.

As above, both keyboard and micro PC work fine and are both new. The Dell has 3 blue USB ports in back and 1 in front with another USB C in front. If I go into the Dell bios or the Windows repair screen while booting, the keyboard lights up and I can type. I turned on USB powershare and no luck. Right now I cannot get into Windows. I even used a 240 watt usb power charger and plugged that into the power end of the keyboard USB and plugged the one with keyboard icons into the PC. Also used my USBC hub and powered it with my 240watt charger and plugged everything into that and the hub into the PC via USB C...no luck either. I do plan to wipe this computer so if there is a way to reset it and that is a solution I will take it. Any BIOS setting I missed? I have two backlit keyboards different brands and both do the same thing. Even plugging just they keyboard portion into the PC does not make a difference.

Photo of my stuff

u/LoveBirdNibbles — 10 days ago
▲ 3 r/linux

On my Windows Server I can run virtual machines that sit on a volume that has a checkpoint called "Previous Versions" created every hour. Even my backup volume has this tech...what about Linux XFS? LVM?

As above. I can access versions of my volume going back 3 weeks in case my backup is ever compromised or just fails for technical reasons. Even my backup drives use previous versions and I was able to go back a month and from there find backup files that went back further and restore missing data. I am now building 200TB of storage and I want to use a hardened Linux file system with immutability and while it is not a deal breaker, I would love to be able to take at least a single daily snapshot/checkpoint and keep 30 days worth. Even my synology NAS can do this. Can this be done with LVM?

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 13 days ago
▲ 7 r/Veeam

Veeam 12.3.2 creating Hyper-V checkpoints then deregistering them without merging — 46 orphaned AVHDX

Posting before I call support in case anyone's seen this.

3-node Windows Server 2022 Failover Cluster, Pure FlashArray backing the CSVs, Veeam B&R 12.3.2.3617. One VM — SQL Server 2019 host — accumulated 46 orphaned AVHDX files across two disks over three days, roughly 675 GB. Get-VMSnapshot returned empty the whole time. Hyper-V Manager showed no checkpoints. The VM was running off the tip of a 23-deep differencing chain.

What makes it odd: the VMMS event log has zero merge events for this VM. Not failed merges, not interrupted — none at all. Every other VM on the same host logged clean 19070 → 19080 pairs every few hours. So Hyper-V was never asked to merge. Veeam appears to create the checkpoint, then remove it from the VM config without issuing the merge request.

Remediated by shutting the VM down and flattening both chains with Convert-VHD to a different CSV, then repointing the disks. Clean — Test-VHD returned True before and after, SQL came up with all 14 databases online and data current to the shutdown.

Then it recurred. One backup run against the brand-new flat VHDXs produced two more orphaned AVHDX, again with no checkpoints registered and no Hyper-V events. A cluster-wide sweep found this VM is the only one affected across all three nodes.

Anyone seen Veeam orphan checkpoints this way?

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 14 days ago
▲ 205 r/VOIP

A 15 year old Avaya next to a 1year old Yealink - and honestly, the old girl still holds her own!

u/LoveBirdNibbles — 16 days ago

ForensiT User Profile Wizard? I have a non-domain Win11 PC in use for 3 years and I want to join it to the domain w/ folder redirection GPO but keep everything intact...possible?

Outlook, mappings, printers, etc etc

  1. Join the PC to the domain (System > Rename this PC (advanced) > Change, or Add-Computer -DomainName domain.local -Restart). Reboot.
  2. Run User Profile Wizard on the machine.
  3. Select the existing local profile (e.g., C:\Users\jsmith), enter the domain account it should map to (DOMAIN\jsmith), and let it run. It can also do the domain join for you in one pass if you prefer.
  4. Log in as the domain user — they land in their exact same profile.
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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 18 days ago
▲ 22 r/VOIP

My first VOIP system...what are the most common line key layouts and configs for medical practices?

I am installing a Yealink Y85W with a cloud based VOIP system. They are coming from an old IP Office system. I am thinking a key for paging the front desk for the doctor, a key to access the company shared voicemail, I already have night mode, a line appearance for each front desk staff?. I added a line appearance for the phone's extension but not sure if it is needed...I think so. I have the AA answering with a brief message and sending that to a huntgroup for the 2 front desk staff. Any thoughts or best practices here? thanks

u/LoveBirdNibbles — 24 days ago

15% withholding on non-resident seller — who actually pays Hacienda?

I will be purchasing a property in a few weeks where the seller is a non-resident of Puerto Rico, so I'm required to withhold 15% for Hacienda. The seller insisted his attorney/notary handle the closing and says his notary will pay the taxes to Hacienda, but my understanding is that as the buyer, I'm the withholding agent. My own attorney points this out but seems okay with the seller's notary making the payment.

I'm wondering how common it is for the buyer to let the seller's notary make the payment, because it feels like a risk. Is this something that's done at the closing table? I pay for the property minus the taxes, they pay Hacienda electronically and give me the receipt, and then I release the withheld 15%.

My attorney also suggested writing a separate check to Hacienda for whatever amount is due and giving that to the seller. Or should I insist on paying Hacienda directly?

Has anyone dealt with this scenario?

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 24 days ago

Rosy face female lovebird always pees.

I understand love birds really don't pee. I have a female Rosy face love bird that I adopted 2 years ago. I also have another love bird I believe it's a fisher's black mask. They both eat the same foods. The Rosie face prefers greens the fishers prefers fruits. Ever since I got her she's never produced anything solid as far as waste she's squats and squirts out a stream of what looks like pee. The other love bird produces what you would expect something solid maybe a little wet with a little pee in it She seems perfectly healthy extremely active and friendly and loving. Has anyone else experienced this?

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 2 months ago

bioluminescent bay la parguera

Haven't been there in years. Checked prices online, seeing $200-$300 per person. Seems a little high but then again, haven't gone in a long time. Anyone know of there is better pricing and with who?

Thanks

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 3 months ago
▲ 0 r/Asthma

if you are on an ADHD medication and also taking albuterol daily I would appreciate it if you could share some details. I tried two non-stimulant ADHD meds (Wellbutrin and Strettera) but I had side effects that forced me to stop. I am afraid of stimulants because of possible effects on my heart as I am already taking albuterol. I do not have any heart issues, but I am 60 years of age and trying to be careful. thanks!

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u/LoveBirdNibbles — 4 months ago