Category: Other Topics

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Why it’s so hard to buy PS 5 console?

I wanted to buy PS5 for my son but couldn’t get one. I saw the listing on Wallmart.com and Gamestop.com. Tried to do “Buy” dance but couldn’t get one. They were sold within minutes.

My son looked at me and ask me Why? Here is the answer;

First things first: The people using bots to buy and resell PS5s probably aren’t standalone coders. They’re professional scalpers, and someone sold them a bot.

Read more here….

What If Report Phishing is Missing in outlook?

  1. Go to the File tab.
  2. Select Options.
  3. In the Outlook Options dialog box, select the Add-ins tab.
  4. In the Inactive Applications list, select Microsoft Junk Email Reporting Add-in.
  5. Select the Manage dropdown arrow, choose Com Add-ins, then select Go.

If you don’t find this Add-in. Download from here;

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18275

Check your outlook is 32/64 bit and download add-in. go through wizard.

32 bit and 64 bit office side by side

Download this;

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54920

Open command prompt, navigate to exe and run this;

accessdatabaseengine.exe /quiet

This will help you to install 32 bit office driver along 64 bit.

To validate, try running SQL Agent job in 32 bit. If there is no error, your installation of 32 bit is successful. SQL Agent SSIS jobs by default run in 64 bit.

Installing on SQL Server

Install 64-bit version on SQL Server.

Reference

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-install-64-bit-Microsoft-Database-Drivers-alongside-32-bit-Microsoft-Office.html

Introduction to stocks, housing market

Check this web site;

https://www.zacks.com/

https://www.tipranks.com

use any stock symbol, aal, ual, aal, msft, amd, mu, spce, astr, mnts, arkx and see whether its available for sale or on hold. do a research on google and see last 5 years history. see Mkt capital and P/E (< 30). Example of overpriced stocks, Tesla.

Check Business and Science & Technology News (Google, Facebook). Dr. Shahid Massod is another resource for international stocks.

Apple, Microsoft stocks are safe. TX deals in precious metal and they are new but risky. Other options are 401K, IRA. Age over 50 can contribute more. Check fidelity also.

Check housing market. when fed interest rate increases, housing price fell. it’s time to invest. when fed interest decrease, refinance helps.

Create kids brokerage accounts in Charles Schwab or Fidelity. Buy big companies share. Big company is at least more than 50B. Look at last 5 years stock price. for example, if share price were $100 5 years ago and now it’s $500 then it’s 500% growth. Good company to invest.

Student Loan’s cost about 4-6%. grab load and invest in stocks that yield about 15%. Offset loan amount with invested amount and keep the gain.

Try to do job on 1099 or Corp-to-corp. Employer do not need to worry about social security and Medicare. The rate difference is around $8-10. This can help to save for old age.