Scheduled Down Time

[escapeUK]

I mean, all UPPERCASE menu items? I'm sure you wouldn't even get that in software for five-year-olds. And that's just one of the complaints I've seen.

Microsoft need to employ me at a Million a year and Ill stop them making such pathetic mistakes as no start button, ribbon interface and uppercase menus.

[NickFitz]

They are still on VS2010 here, is 2012 that bad?

I am old school and use TFS get/add/checkin via the command line as thats all I do

Not used it, but the bitching and whining from people already suffering the ignominy of having to use Microsoft kit has been vociferous.

I mean, all UPPERCASE menu items? I'm sure you wouldn't even get that in software for five-year-olds. And that's just one of the complaints I've seen.

[SimonMac]

You are the Visual Studio 2012 user interface designer and I claim my £5.

They are still on VS2010 here, is 2012 that bad?

I am old school and use TFS get/add/checkin via the command line as thats all I do

[Platypus]

I reply no, its as it should be at the moment.

I hope you said that with a twinkle in your eye. I didn't have you down as an aspergers case!

[fullyautomatix]

Sent out various notifications over the past two weeks that I am taking down all the Dev/Test/Pro Prod environments for essential maintenance from 14:00 today, what are the bets for the time of the first person to ask why is it down?

I always send out a reminder five minutes before in case a numpty has ignored all the emails previously.

[NickFitz]

Because I am on a mad power trip designed to remind code monkeys they are my playthings for me to torment and anger at my whim

You are the Visual Studio 2012 user interface designer and I claim my £5.

[vetran]

Because I am on a mad power trip designed to remind code monkeys they are my playthings for me to torment and anger at my whim

Hat's off to that man.

make the code trolls pay!

[blacjac]

Friday afternoon? No one but the highest order of arse lickers will even notice....

[SimonMac]

Why is it down?

Because I am on a mad power trip designed to remind code monkeys they are my playthings for me to torment and anger at my whim

[speling bee]

Sent out various notifications over the past two weeks that I am taking down all the Dev/Test/Pro Prod environments for essential maintenance from 14:00 today, what are the bets for the time of the first person to ask why is it down?

Why is it down?

[SimonMac]

13 minutes before I get the first email asking if theres anything wrong with the environment

I reply no, its as it should be at the moment.

5 mins later, OCS message from code monkey "Are you sure the environment is OK?"

Again I reply "its as it should be at the moment"

I wonder how long I can draw this out?

[EternalOptimist]

MD asks me to put a 'quick n dirty' fix in to see what was causing a serious performance issue

Chief BA is right behind it 'its crucial' so I warns them that it will not be dynamic and only hold a subset. Put the fix in


five minutes later, chief BA is emailing everyone 'this is no good, its only got half the data'

[SimonMac]

Sent out various notifications over the past two weeks that I am taking down all the Dev/Test/Pro Prod environments for essential maintenance from 14:00 today, what are the bets for the time of the first person to ask why is it down?