Jason Lamb .ME

Author: Jason

  • Is It Down?

    Yesterday there was an outage of 8×8 (eight by eight) which is a VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) Phone Provider. I didn’t know if it was that site’s internet or specific to their account or the whole system. I came across two things that I thought I would share.

    First, if you rely on a service for your business you should always know of their status page for their service. Comment below if you have others you would like me to add.

    8x8-logo - ACP CreativIT
    8X8 – https://status.8×8.com/    		Microsoft to end device limits for consumer Office 365 subscribers | Computerworld
    Office 365 – https://status.office.com/

    Zoom – https://status.zoom.us/


    Google – https://status.cloud.google.com/

    Second, there is a website, iOS and Android app for Downdetector which is user submitted outages for a plethora of service providers. Check it out!

    Pin on IPHONEOS 14

    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/downdetector/id816223770

    Google Play Store picks up a new icon and notifications - TalkAndroid.com

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.serinus42.downdetector&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • HP 3 Monitor Daisy Chain

    Specs HP Z24f G3 60,5 cm (23.8") 1920 x 1080 pixels Full HD Silver Computer Monitors (3G828AA)

    While it is not a new concept, I just had the pleasure of setting up 3 monitors via DisplayPort daisy chaining. Using a Lenovo ThinkCentre M92g and two HP z24frg3 monitors plus another HP monitor, I was able to connect DP out from desktop to 1st monitor, DP out from that to 2nd monitor, DP out to a 3rd monitor. Windows 10 automatically handled the screen extension just fine and dandy. We did try a 4th monitor but the video card wouldn’t pick it up. STILL 3 monitors using daisy chaining is a HUGE benefit for cable management and port savings. You can see on this picture below the DP in and DP out. This monitor is about $250 each.
    https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-z24f-g3-fhd-display

  • go.icwnow.com 404

    You have reached this page because the shortcut you are tying to get to fails. Please feel free to leave a comment below so I know which page to fix.

  • jasrasr.com 404

    You have reached this page because the shortcut you are tying to get to fails. Please feel free to leave a comment below so I know which page to fix.

    What page were you just at?
    What page were you trying to go to?
    Any other notes you would like me to know?

  • icwnow.net 404

    You have reached this page because the shortcut you are tying to get to fails. Please feel free to leave a comment below so I know which page to fix.

    What page were you just at?
    What page were you trying to go to?
    Any other notes you would like me to know?

  • icwnow.com 404

    You have reached this page because the shortcut you are tying to get to fails. Please feel free to leave a comment below so I know which page to fix.

    What page were you just at?
    What page were you trying to go to?
    Any other notes you would like me to know?

  • Do Not Do This

    Pssssn
    Photo Credit: https://howtoremove.guide/p-s-s-s-s-n-wireless-network/

    Do NOT join this network if you see it. Once you do it will brick your iPhone and will need a Reset Network Settings to fix. iOS Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
    (NOTE: if you need to click ‘Reset Network Settings” you won’t lose any data or files on your phone except you will lose any saved Wi-Fi networks and passwords.)

    Photo Credit: Jason Lamb

    There is a bug in the text parser in iOS that tries to interpret the % as an escape character. %20 is often used in URLs and JavaScript to identify space between words. You can see a full list of URL encodes here: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP

    You can play with this 074%097%115%111%110%032%076%097%109%098%032%105%115%032%065%087%069%083%079%077%069%033 and decode it here: http://www.unit-conversion.info/texttools/ascii/

    Start this video at 22:58 to hear Steve talk about this vulnerability.

    You can check out Steve Gibson’s show notes from this episode here: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-824-notes.pdf or the written transcript of that episode here: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-824.htm

    Also read: https://howtoremove.guide/p-s-s-s-s-n-wireless-network/

  • My Story – Why

    I am creating this template to start writing will will eventually be an autobiography. The purpose of this will be to eventually publish, probably self publish. I would like to leave a legacy for my kids and grand kids to be able to read about my life and things I remember about my childhood and everything that leads up to today (or at the time of the writing). I will try to be as brutally honest as I can and will try not to won’t worry about embarrassments along the way. Follow this and the other post to read along as I post new. https://jasonlamb.me/blog/cat/my-story/

    I plan to write a little bit as often as I can instead of large chunks that will take me long to write. This way I can keep moving. I will write in a stream of conciseness and then organize it later chronologically or some way that makes sense.

    I hope you enjoy and feel free to leave comments for suggestions or memories or anything I can add or make better.

  • Website Retool and Updates

    UPDATE 5/23/23: Still testing the store. Still posting some random posts. Enhancing site security.

    Update 12/1/22: I have added a new domain to my collection: jasonlamb.co

    Update 10/1/22: I have added a store. It isn’t much right now but I hope to sell things on this site and thought I should get it up and running to have it in case I needed it. Testing now… If you want to play too then go buy my logo for $0.01.

    Update 9/15/22: I have added a new short link site using jasr.me. For example jasr.me/fb goes to my Facebook page.

    Update 8/15/22: I have fixed jasrasr.com which previously had to many redirects due to cloudflare misconfiguration and hostinger. MY BAD

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  • Online Dating

    From the start I need to say I am not cynical about dating or finding that special someone to laugh with, love, and be loved by.  I am not looking for a one night stand, friend with benefits, hook-up, or any games…I’m looking for something real that last.

    Since this is my website and it is about me I thought I would talk about my for a second. I have been single off and on for the last 5 years and have experienced many things in the online dating environment. I NEVER thought I would get involved with online dating but I was mistaken.

    I have been told I am doing it all wrong. I have been told I am too picky. I feel like if I was less picky I would go out with anyone. I do feel like I am doing something not right. I have not been in a relationship since last December (2016). Below you can see what attributes I look for in a girl. If you think you meet those the reach out to me.

    From what I have found, it is hard to get someone to meet you in person. I don’t think I am a creepy guy. I try to be a gentleman, sincere, and honest in my questions and comments. If I match someone on any dating app the first and most important thing I am thinking is when can I meet you in person? Is that bad? If I met you in public I wouldn’t first send you an app update. We would just start talking, but in person. I see online dating as just a tool for meeting someone in person. If that is what I am using it for then how is that wrong?

    DUH!

    I’ve been told, “I don’t want to meet you in person because I don’t know you yet”
    …
    DUH! – That’s why we should meet in person. Anything I tell you with black text on a white screen could be a total lie. You need to see my face when I talk to you to tell if I’m being truthful. It is much harder to lie to someone in person. But there are many other things that can be gained from an in-person meeting. You can get a sense of chemistry between two people. You can see them in person and not just a few of their best pictures they post on a dating app. You get a sense of their mannerisms and how they act, their sense of comedy, whether they laugh at all. Laughter, to me, is very important. I don’t want you to laugh at my jokes. I want you to find the same things funny. I want to make you laugh and have a good time, most of all. I want it to come natural.

    I want the Pam to my Jim

    I want to have a good time and great conversation. If you can hold a good conversation on a first date and don’t stay silent make me do all the talking then that shows me I can actually talk to you. If I am looking for my long-term friend then I need to be able to talk with you about anything, anytime, anywhere. It can’t be awkward to have a conversation with you.

    I have to be attracted to you. If we matched on any app I have seen a picture of you. If I have your phone number then I have tried to find you on Facebook. I have swiped on your face because I find you attractive. I want to meet in person because I want to make sure you look like your picture(s). I’ve been on dates that girls apologized for not wearing makeup. I told them that was ridiculous. I want to meet you like how you look normally. If you don’t normally wear a lot of makeup then you are just trying to put on a first date face. I would rather find you attractive without your makeup because ideally makeup just enhances beauty but doesn’t create it. You should be confident with your face just the way it is. Confidence is very attractive to me.

    All of that said, am I too picky? I just want to get it right. I have made impromptu decisions on dating before and I end up enjoying life for a short amount of time and then eventually back in the same boat and wishing I made a better choice from the get go. I know you don’t realize that at first. It is hard to see the right thing then you feel so strongly about someone. I just want to find the right girl whom I feel strongly about. I truly love people and want to find and love that one special girl who I know is out there.

    “Will the real next Mrs. Jason please stand up, please stand up, please stand up?”