Good for you. Doesn't mean you're not wrong as shit.

I've visited a few times and saw people carrying guns on the train (ostensibly for militia training or a shooting competition). Weapon shops weren't out of the way either. The only real difference between Switzerland and most of the US, is that you need to buy a "purchase permit" which is when they run their background check (identical to the US one) instead of running it at the time of purchase and they require private sales to be tracked, which is something that needs to be happen in more US states.

Literally punching in what I suggested into Google yields this Slashdot discussion as the 2nd result

http://ask-beta.slashdot.org/s...

Whodathunkit?

Literally anything can get posted as an Ask Slashdot these days. This one isn't as bad as some, but when did Ask Slashdot become a substitute for a basic Google search. It's not like you're not gonna get zero hits for "long term video tape backup"

Switzerland has a shit ton of guns. It's more or less as easy to buy a gun there as it is in most of the US

So does Windows. You just have disable automatic updates. You can actually do that at installation time.

So don't let it automatically update.....

Are you gaming on your office computer?

I'm sure there are apps for iPhones. No idea about Windows phones though, small market and tiny app selection.

The Voice Record app works fine for me. Like I said below, I typically use it to record meetings for review later, but I've used it on phone calls. It's not a professional recording setup, but it works fine for recording calls.

Use your smart phone. It's got a recording app that works when you call people, and the quality of my recordings have been surprisingly good. I usually use it to record sessions with clients so I can review them later, but it would work in a pinch for CS calls.

If it doesn't matter *what* conference you attend, tell us what your job is or where you'd like to visit.

Then again, if he had put that much thought into the question, he probably could have answered it himself.

He didn't even tell us what he does, so it's kind of hard to recommend a conference or two based on the most generic job title ever.

to know exactly what you're doing. IT supervisor is about as generic as consultant.

Do you run the helpdesk?
Are you in charge of the student hourlies?
Do you have a cadre of minions running the data center?

If you don't know that, what would get you fired in 2 seconds?

No one gives a shit

I have know. It appears more painful than a root canal. Pass