Monthly Archives: January 2016

The right time to panic? – part 1

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Tim Golisch

Working with intense people can be very exciting. One minute, you are doing a super job and the next minute, you are destroying their lives. If you sometimes complain that your life is boring, try hanging around with intense people. … Continue reading →

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Citrix (RDP) with Server 2008 R2: problem with Serial on COM3/COM4

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Tim Golisch

I was given a credit card reader/device and was asked to determine if I could modify a custom-made PoS (point of sale) app, to interact with the CC reader.  It sounded like an easy task.  I was also told that … Continue reading →

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Outgunned (part 2), what to do now

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Tim Golisch

*** Initial Disclaimer: No I’m not talking about something that recently happened.  This has nothing to do with my current project. Carry on. *** Okay, in part 1, I discussed the pain of going up against a really slick BS slinger.  … Continue reading →

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