Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Job Description Nightmares

Here are a couple of actual bullet points on job descriptions I have found recently.

Work Experience :10 - 15 years
  • Own the definition, design, and delivery of a functional design
So, to break down that sentence, I need to be able to "Own the design of a design".

Here's another great one:

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)
    • Advanced accuracy skills
Makes me wonder what a regular accuracy skill might be.

The scheduling section is even better:

Schedule/Attendance
  • Ability to work long hours 
I'm sure this would follow OSHA standards, though. Right?

Job hunting is hard enough as it is, but deciphering job descriptions to find a suitable work environment is an art unto itself.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Outlook Startup Options

More times than not, you can fix an Outlook issue by either clearing the cache or starting up with a special switch.

Microsoft allows for many switches that can be run from startup to solves a variety of issues. Here's the link to the page that covers many Microsoft apps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/command-line-switches-for-microsoft-office-products-079164cd-4ef5-4178-b235-441737deb3a6#Category=Outlook

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Pi IPO on the plate

Can't wait to own part of this valuable resource. I doubt it will be a money-maker, but it's still something worth investing in.


Monday, April 29, 2024

Teams client log prep

Another good article on collecting logs from Teams clients. It's always a good thing to gather logs and this is a great method for Teams.

I've been working with Teams for years and this is the first time I've seen this method. Perhaps it's a new feature.

Basically, just ctrl-alt-shift-1 will prepare a directory with all of the needed files. You can zip it up and send it off to support.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/log-files
 

Clearing Outlook cache

So, in keeping with the cache clearing theme, here are some instructions on clearing the cache for your local version of Outlook. This can be helpful for a large number of reasons.

  • First of all, close Outlook.
  • Press the Windows + R keys and enter this command.
  • %localappdata%\Microsoft\Outlook
  • This will open your Outlook folder containing your RoamCache.
  • Open that folder
  • Select all of these files and delete them or move them to the Recycle Bin in case you need them later.