Mguire's Technical Services

10/01/2024

Quick PSA for those not in the know. There is a new Captcha/Recaptcha social engineering scam going around.

If you go to a website and notice this kind of Captcha, don't continue any further and close out of the site. If you open the Run box like it's telling you and paste the contents it will download a script that runs hidden, downloads an unsigned exe file, and runs malware that will scour your computer for sensitive data. If you're technically savvy or just curious, you can go here to read more on it.

https://ianspence.com/blog/2024-09/github-email-hijack/

08/19/2024

MTS is hosting H2M servers.

h2minfo.mtsgames.net

07/23/2024

So let me get this straight:

Motherboard makers pump too much voltage into AMD X3D chips causing them to explode and fry the socket - Motherboard issue.

Motherboard makers pump too much voltage by default into Intel chips causing them to die - Intel issue.

Sources of anecdotal evidence - 3rd party small game dev studio using consumer chips for dedicated servers and workstations being relied on. 100% fault rate.
- My 70+ machines built with manual tuning. 0 crashing systems.

If you bring up the AMD issue it's whataboutism....Ooook

12700k with Intel limits and auto bios settings Asus Z690 - nominal stock voltage utilized.
14900k with Intel limits and auto bios settings Asus Z690 -
1.623v core voltage and board overvoltage protection.

Every single customer build since AMD 5000 and Intel 12th gen I have had to manually tune voltages as they were getting out of control. This is a direct response to both AMD and Intel allowing board manufacturers to go hog wild with tuning settings on Auto as enthusiasts were screaming to lift limits for years. The further they went the better their particular board sku looked in reviews compared to others, CPU safety be damned. Stop the double standards and fanboying folks, this is a board issue and has been for several generations now. If you continue forcing AMD or Intel to take the blame of what ultimately is the fault of the board manufacturers we will continue to have this problem. Especially with Asus.

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07/19/2024

MTS is proud to announce none of our services are affected by the outage because we handle updates in house like men.

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05/20/2024

Although we have pivoted to hosting and will be breaking ground on the MTS Datacenter soon, we still pick up a build here and there! Just completed this tonight.

Planning a new build? Shoot us a message and let's get planning.
All builds are a flat fee of $50 outside of custom water builds.
[email protected]

Not sure what you need? No problem, we can work with budget and goals.

10/31/2023

Just a quick PSA:

If you play Cities Skylines II on PC, turn off depth of field to regain your FPS.

09/30/2023

Good afternoon everybody!
We are ready to take on a few more clients for our DaaS/VPS and application hosting. Initial validation has been successful, and we have room for 10 more users currently. If you are interested in a demo send us a message or an email at [email protected].
MTS is targeting small businesses to help with IT needs at a more than affordable price.

Our pricing tiers are as follows:
Standard $40/m Per User - 2 Core - 4GB RAM - 50GB Space

Standard Evolved $55/m Per User - 4 Core - 8GB RAM - 100GB Space

Workstation $80/m Per User - 6 Core - 16GB RAM - 150GB Space

Please send an email for custom hardware or GPU inquiries.

All DaaS/VPS is utilizing Microsoft RDS backend on Dell Poweredge servers. We have HTML5 and standard RDWeb running in tandem, so you can choose which experience you prefer.

We can also host any DB, application, or other backend server for your business.

06/23/2023

Recent customer interaction gave me an easier way to explain some of my business model for both businesses and regular customers.

She runs a small company that utilizes remote desktop software to connect to clients. To centralize this and shift from personal to compliant machines she reached out to me about "cloud computing", in this instance DaaS.
In the past she was charged by a company to just create the icon, the thing she clicks on to connect to remote computers. $15 each time until she realized she could copy and paste them!
This company was trying to nickel and dime her for every little thing because she didn't know any better.

While in discussion she had an issue with her wifi and because I was moving I didn't have the opportunity to fix it for her. She reached out to somebody local in her neighborhood that has their own repair business. This guy kept her laptop for about a week and did not fix it, instead trying to upsell her on a refurbished laptop that was actually OLDER than the one she had.
She finally brought it to me, and I had it square in less than 5 minutes. On top of that, I backed up her data because she mentioned everything was on there that she needed.

Per our discussion about the remote stuff, I had the infrastructure setup within 2 days to test for her business model. I was even going to front the licensing cost for the gateway software if we decided to move forward so she only pays the standard monthly cost. This is how it should be done. If you go to Walmart to buy groceries they don't tell you to pay for the store first, then the groceries, then pay each cachier each time you use them to checkout just to use their service.

This type of nickel and diming is extortion of the computer ignorant folks. It's one thing for one business to base their pricing model high to a large business because they can afford to hire people to tell them that's a bad idea. I.T. Consultation is a thing, but end users and small businesses, I'm against that 100%. Best Buy does it too any time you go to Geek Squad.

If you're in the market for DaaS (desktop as a service), VPS (virtual private server), or managed services just hit the website to contact me.

Have a tech issue or need a gaming build? Need something hosted or a dedicated gaming server? Need general IT consultation or an MSP? Small business? No problem, we'll work with you.

05/20/2023

Hey folks, 2023 is bringing change and most importantly new things to the MTS family!
First a warm welcome to our gaming server and Discord administrator Houston Elliott!

What's that, gaming server? Why yes we have started to deploy hosted services. We have a few public dedicated gaming servers up and a form for if you want us to host a private server for you.
To top that off, we are also deploying VDS services currently in the from of VDIs. Don't know what that is?
"Cloud computing" or remote desktops for you to use by the month. We have a few packages available competitive to Amazon Workspaces. They are customizable before deployment so if this interests you or your business please fill out the form!
You can find available game servers, VDS packages, and other info at here https://www.hosting.mtsaffordable.com/
You can also find our Discord link at the bottom of the page. There we will offer support for hosted services as well as answer general questions.

We have also made some changes to our main site to reflect the new service as well as list our Managed Services. We are targeting small businesses for affordable IT needs. If you or anybody you know has a small business that needs around the clock IT help come see us!
www.mtsaffordable.com

You've reached the home site for MTS Hosting! Browse to Game Servers to see available dedicated game servers or developing servers, click on Applications to see available services, click on Server Status to view current up status, or click on Hosting Roadmap to see our upcoming project status.

11/08/2022

Another build down, another happy customer.
13600k
Asus Z790 TUF D4
32GB Vengeance RGB 3600MHz
ROG Strix 3080
eVGA 1000W G5
NZXT H710i.

11/01/2022

MTS is poppin right now. Fried PSU and board, bent pins in the Omen, and a fresh new 13th gen build with a 3080.

10/20/2022

It appears IOS 16 has a battery drain issue that affects all models. This is either an error in the initial major update, or their new AI photo enhancement and photo duplication detector. This feature will drain your battery even when idle as it goes through your library. If you have a large library it can take days or weeks for people who fill up 512GB+ models. I'm assuming the issue is the latter since I am not experiencing a battery issue due to transferring my photos over to my server regularly. So as a PSA, no you don't need to upgrade, and no it's not intentional. 16.1 drops in 4 days, more than likely this will be patched by then.