If you've ever stared at a blinking cursor at 2 a.m. whispering, "please just work…", this episode’s for you. Andy Syrewicze and Paul Schnackenburg roll up their sleeves and wade into the messy, glorious world of troubleshooting. From stopping junior techs from “chaotic clicking” themselves into a production outage, to real-world stories of SQL process murder and Comcast cables zapped by neighborly air conditioners, this one’s packed with hard-earned wisdom.
You’ll learn how to scope problems without panicking, why you should onlychange one thing at a time (seriously, ONE), and how to use logs, diagrams, and even your own voice (rubber-duck style) to untangle gnarly IT messes. We talk when to escalate, how to survive vendor support roulette, and why sometimes the best fix is simply tossing the old PC in the bin and giving the user a shiny new one.
Plus, in news this week, the guys discuss:
- SK Telecom’s “3-year breach”
- CitrixBleed 2 makes NetScaler owners sweat
- Push Security drops a free MFA-verification tool for help desks
- Notepad finally speaks Markdown (YAY!)
- And Andy debates whether Hugo or a “Swiss-cheese WordPress” should power his next project
This is SysAdmin troubleshooting in its purest, funniest, most caffeinated form. Bring your ticket queue and a strong coffee.
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Episode Resources
- SysAdmin Weekly Companion Newsletter
- CitrixBleed 2 (CVE‑2025‑5777)
- Push Security browser extension
