RE: small office and branches setup

[Art DeKneef]

Yes they do. Backup exec.cloud

-Original Message-
From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:37 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: small office and branches setup

Only because Veritas doesn't have a cloud backup.  :)

-Original Message-
From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: small office and branches setup

Yeah, back it up with Carbonite! :)


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com


> -Original Message-
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Subject: RE: small office and branches setup
> 
> +1
> 
> Maintaining 3 home remote vpn tunnels sounds like a nightmare.  Sync 
> the dropbox to a local machine at the home office...back that up.


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Re: email encryption

[Adam Greene]

Thank you Paul, Greg, David and Steve. Your feedback is really helpful. 
My feeling of confidence in making the Zix decision has just increased 
substantially. I'm still not thrilled about the yearly fees that are 
independent of the # of licensed users, and the fact that we have to 
spin up a virtual machine in our datacenter to act as a SmartHost (one 
more thing to administer). But it sounds like those are minor caveats, 
if the solution is robust, easy, and, frankly, the only one which is 
really going to make our health care customers happy.

I appreciate your help!!

Adam

Webjogger
(845) 757-4000
http://www.webjogger.net 

On 11/28/2012 2:47 PM, chipsh...@comcast.net wrote:
>
> Also a 2 year Zix user here. We looked at encryption solutions from 
> Sophos and Barracuda and could compare to Zix. As Paul stated, setup 
> and maintenance is easy and I've have found Zix support to be top 
> notch. I am not familiar with the McAffee offering.
>
> Steve
>
> 
>
> *From: *"Paul Chinnery" 
> *To: *"NT System Admin Issues" 
> *Sent: *Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:50:09 AM
> *Subject: *RE: email encryption
>
> We, too, are using Zix.  We have been for about two years now.   Setup 
> was easy (appliance based) and running upgrades is fairly simple.  As 
> one poster noted, putting Secure in the subject line will 
> automatically flag Zix to encrypt the email.
>
> It's also nice for our Business Office as BC\BS of Michigan uses Zix 
> so transmitting documents with PHI transparent for the users.
>
> I have not tried McAfee encryption and, frankly, based on many of the 
> comments in the past on this list about McAfee  products, I was loath 
> to even trial it.
>
> Paul Chinnery
>
> Network Admin
>
> Memorial Medical Center
>
> 231.845.2319
>
> *From:*Adam Greene [mailto:maill...@webjogger.net]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:59 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* email encryption
>
> Hi all,
>
> We provide hosted Zimbra and Exchange email to customers, as well as 
> manage customers' on-site mail servers.
>
> More and more we are getting requests to provide outbound email 
> encryption service as well.
>
> We reviewed a few solutions: Barracuda, McAfee and Zix, and chose 
> McAfee, since they are 100% cloud based and also provide inbound 
> filtering and archiving solutions. Their pricing model also makes it 
> easy to start out small and grow.
>
> However, we are running into people, especially in healthcare, who 
> feel Zix is a better solution for them. As far as I know, all these 
> solutions basically require the recipient to log into a secure portal 
> in order to retrieve the secured message, and in healthcare, with so 
> much private information, the risk is that everybody will have to log 
> into 15 portals daily to retrieve secure emails from their partners, 
> which nobody likes the idea of.
>
> Zix's way to capture the market, as far as I can tell, is to enable 
> full encryption when Zix customers send to other Zix customers, 
> /without the use of a secure portal. /In other words, it's transparent 
> to the end-user. Only if the recipient is not also using Zix will they 
> be required to log into a secure portal to retrieve a secure message.
>
> So, we feel considerable pressure to resell Zix instead of McAfee.
>
> But before committing, we wanted to see what other people out there 
> are doing, and what their experience has been.
>
> Some concrete questions:
>
> *  Have you used Zix and if so, do you have an opinion of it?
>
> *  Do you have a sense about how many health care organizations, 
> hospitals, and Practices are using Zix (vis a vis other products)?
>
> *  Why are/are'nt you using Zix?
>
> *  Is it easy to use?
>
> *  Is Zix interoperable with other encryption products, and might you 
> share any specifics?
>
> *  Have you any experience with McAfee encryption? Opinion?  How Many 
> are using?
>
> Thanks for any and all feedback anyone is willing to share.
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
> Webjogger
> (845) 757-4000
> http://www.webjogger.net 
>
>


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RE: small office and branches setup

[Tim Vander Kooi]

I do that with low cost "throw away" servers at remote sites and using DFS-R 
for getting files to and from those locations. The combination of DFS and DPM 
for backing up the replicated data works great!
Tim

-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: small office and branches setup

Another option if you were already considering a windows server at each 
location: DFS-R. Perhaps others here have accomplished this?


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Erik Goldoff
[mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2012
13:28:48 -0800
Subject: Re: small office and branches setup


> hosted sharepoint or other collaboration site ?
> 
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com 
>  wrote:
> > I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for 
> > input here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the 
> > US.  Each
> of
> > the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user 
> > (potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple
> years).
> >
> > The owner decided he would like a server at the main office 
> > location, mainly for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would 
> > be accessible between himself and users at the other 3 remote 
> > offices. Currently they send emails with attachments to share these 
> > files, which leads to versions/copies of files, and no central 
> > location for file storage (something he really wants) and onsite 
> > backups.  He wants the files and data on a single server/device instead.
> >
> > I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on 
> > his site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in 
> > a Workgroup (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions 
> > of Windows yet) and sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd 
> > have to
> setup
> > a VPN tunnel between his main office and each of the 3 remote 
> > offices so the remote users had access to the server at his site.  
> > I've had good success with Mikrotik routers for this in the past 
> > with smaller sized customers.
> >
> > I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just 
> > looking for input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it 
> > happen.
> > I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically.
> > Input appreciated.
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> > 
> > mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you?
> > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint
> >
> >
> >
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Re: small office and branches setup

[Matthew W. Ross]

Another option if you were already considering a windows server at each 
location: DFS-R. Perhaps others here have accomplished this?


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Erik Goldoff
[mailto:egold...@gmail.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2012
13:28:48 -0800
Subject: Re: small office and branches setup


> hosted sharepoint or other collaboration site ?
> 
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
>  wrote:
> > I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for input
> > here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.  Each
> of
> > the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user
> > (potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple
> years).
> >
> > The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location,
> > mainly for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible
> > between himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they
> > send emails with attachments to share these files, which leads to
> > versions/copies of files, and no central location for file storage
> > (something he really wants) and onsite backups.  He wants the files and
> > data on a single server/device instead.
> >
> > I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his
> > site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a
> > Workgroup (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of
> > Windows yet) and sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to
> setup
> > a VPN tunnel between his main office and each of the 3 remote offices so
> > the remote users had access to the server at his site.  I've had good
> > success with Mikrotik routers for this in the past with smaller sized
> > customers.
> >
> > I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking
> > for input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it happen.
> > I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically.
> > Input appreciated.
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> > 
> > mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you?
> > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint
> >
> >
> >
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Re: small office and branches setup

[Erik Goldoff]

hosted sharepoint or other collaboration site ?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:50 PM, jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
 wrote:
> I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for input
> here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.  Each of
> the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user
> (potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple years).
>
> The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location,
> mainly for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible
> between himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they
> send emails with attachments to share these files, which leads to
> versions/copies of files, and no central location for file storage
> (something he really wants) and onsite backups.  He wants the files and
> data on a single server/device instead.
>
> I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his
> site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a
> Workgroup (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of
> Windows yet) and sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to setup
> a VPN tunnel between his main office and each of the 3 remote offices so
> the remote users had access to the server at his site.  I've had good
> success with Mikrotik routers for this in the past with smaller sized
> customers.
>
> I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking
> for input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it happen.
> I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically.
> Input appreciated.
>
> J
>
>
> 
> mail2web.com – What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you?
> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint
>
>
>
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RE: small office and branches setup

[Kennedy, Jim]

Only because Veritas doesn't have a cloud backup.  :)

-Original Message-
From: Webster [mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:35 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: small office and branches setup

Yeah, back it up with Carbonite! :)


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com


> -Original Message-
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Subject: RE: small office and branches setup
> 
> +1
> 
> Maintaining 3 home remote vpn tunnels sounds like a nightmare.  Sync 
> the dropbox to a local machine at the home office...back that up.


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RE: small office and branches setup

[Matthew W. Ross]

Cubby from Logmein is a new (beta) option: Free and unlimited if you don't use 
their cloud storage. Just sync it between computers.

But I agree, Dropbox, Box.net or Skydrive (or, or, or...) all would be good 
inexpensive options for this.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Kennedy, Jim
[mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2012
12:22:10 -0800
Subject: RE: small office and branches setup


> +1
> 
> Maintaining 3 home remote vpn tunnels sounds like a nightmare.  Sync the
> dropbox to a local machine at the home office...back that up.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Clark, Tommy R [mailto:tommy.r.cl...@saic.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:17 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: small office and branches setup
> 
> Despite not wanting a cloud solution, a business Dropbox account, or
> something similar, may provide better performance than hosting a local
> server. It also eliminates maintenance hassles.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
> [mailto:bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of
> jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:51 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: small office and branches setup
> 
> I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for input
> here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.
> Each of the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user
> (potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple years).
> 
> The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location, mainly
> for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible between
> himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they send emails
> with attachments to share these files, which leads to versions/copies of
> files, and no central location for file storage (something he really wants)
> and onsite backups.  He wants the files and data on a single server/device
> instead.
> 
> I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his
> site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a Workgroup
> (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of Windows yet) and
> sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to setup a VPN tunnel
> between his main office and each of the 3 remote offices so the remote users
> had access to the server at his site.  I've had good success with Mikrotik
> routers for this in the past with smaller sized customers.  
> 
> I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking for
> input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it happen. 
> I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically. 
> Input appreciated.
> 
> J
> 
> 
> 
> mail2web.com - What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you?
> http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint
> 
> 
> 
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RE: small office and branches setup

[Webster]

Yeah, back it up with Carbonite! :)


Carl Webster
Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional
http://www.CarlWebster.com


> -Original Message-
> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org]
> Subject: RE: small office and branches setup
> 
> +1
> 
> Maintaining 3 home remote vpn tunnels sounds like a nightmare.  Sync the
> dropbox to a local machine at the home office...back that up.


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RE: small office and branches setup

[Kennedy, Jim]

+1

Maintaining 3 home remote vpn tunnels sounds like a nightmare.  Sync the 
dropbox to a local machine at the home office...back that up.

-Original Message-
From: Clark, Tommy R [mailto:tommy.r.cl...@saic.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 3:17 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: small office and branches setup

Despite not wanting a cloud solution, a business Dropbox account, or something 
similar, may provide better performance than hosting a local server. It also 
eliminates maintenance hassles.

-Original Message-
From: bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
[mailto:bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of 
jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: small office and branches setup

I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for input here. 
 I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.
Each of the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user 
(potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple years).

The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location, mainly 
for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible between 
himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they send emails 
with attachments to share these files, which leads to versions/copies of files, 
and no central location for file storage (something he really wants) and onsite 
backups.  He wants the files and data on a single server/device instead.

I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his site, 
running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a Workgroup (I don't 
know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of Windows yet) and sharing out 
the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to setup a VPN tunnel between his main 
office and each of the 3 remote offices so the remote users had access to the 
server at his site.  I've had good success with Mikrotik routers for this in 
the past with smaller sized customers.  

I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking for 
input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it happen. 
I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically. 
Input appreciated.

J



mail2web.com - What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you?
http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint



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RE: windows phone 8

[Sam Cayze]

Someone kindly posted the link already.  Haven’t tried it yet.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471

 

 

From: Senter, John [mailto:john.sen...@etrade.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 1:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

 

I believe there is a emulator in the Windows Phone 8 SDK, but I have looked
into the requirements for that to run.

 

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

 

I am not sure about emulators. 

As for the lock screen, you can personalize it many different ways, but one
option is to have weather as the background with “app updates” on it. You
can have up to 5 apps with updates on it. I for instance have 3 different
email accounts, texts and phone calls on mine. You also have battery,
network, and ringer statuses all displayed on the lock screen. You can also
set personal photos and other apps like Facebook as your lock screen instead
of weather if you want to.

Tim

 

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

 

Gosh, been following this thread closely, must say I’m very eager to give a
Windows Phone another go now.  


First of all, any online emulators? That would answer a gazillion questions
I and others have.  I know with Android you can download a SDK and run the
OS in a virtual machine.  Anything similar?


So here’s my main question:

 

I’m very accustomed to accessing all my important information at a quick
glance on my lockscreen (without even unlocking my phone). Just a quick tap
of the power button I can view:

Outside temp

Forecast

Upcoming meetings / calendar

Unread email/SMS count

Battery level

And with one gesture I can read all my notifications.

There are many other options too. Pretty much anything you can put in a
widget, you can access.

And I haven’t even had to unlock my phone yet…

 

Can this quick visibility also be easily achieved on a Win8 phone?  If so,
I’d seriously consider it.

 

 

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

 

I have been using it for 2 weeks now and have found it to be easier to use
and slightly more accurate than Google maps is on my Android phone. (Since I
have one of each I do searches, directions and locating using both
simultaneously.) So far my WP8 maps have placed me at a truer location than
my Android phone does. Android is usually accurate within a half block, WP8
puts me right where I am, but that is me in this city so YMMV. Driving
directions have been basically the same, and I must admit to never having
tried the traffic part of the maps app since there is no traffic to speak of
in Tulsa so I never have to worry about avoiding it. J

Tim

 

From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: windows phone 8

 

Are the maps still lacking since they switched to using Nokia maps in the
back end for wp8?

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Ken Schaefer  wrote:

If you are outside the US, then Windows Phone is sadly lacking, compared to
iPhone and Android

I've been a big WinMo/WP user (and currently have an Omnia 7), but when I
look at the apps and info available on iPhone and Android, it's just
depressing.

Mapping is poor on WP (well, maybe not compared to the latest IOS5 :) ) and
many of the apps you'd love to use as a traveller on iPhone or Android just
aren't available (e.g. apps to find local restaurants, public transport,
book taxis). Apps like Instagram and Pandora don’t exist, nor does Google
Maps. Bing search is poor (maybe not in the US, but it's just rubbish in
every other country I've tried). Everything else, there's about one main
option on WP, instead of several. If you have more than one LiveID (e.g. one
for work, one for personal, one for Messenger), then working out how to get
these to work together on your phone is a pain.

Personally I don't care for Facebook integration with my phone contacts -
and this is probably the one thing that WP does well. And there's a trial
mode for all the games, so you don’t have to buy up-front.

Cheers
Ken


-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]

Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 7:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Agreed, on not missing Android.  I've been using Android on phone and tablet
for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win devices.  I feel
liberated.


-Original Message-
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have the 8X while my wife has a Nokia 810 (doesn't have any of the issues
mentioned about the 920) and they a

RE: small office and branches setup

[Clark, Tommy R]

Despite not wanting a cloud solution, a business Dropbox account, or
something similar, may provide better performance than hosting a local
server. It also eliminates maintenance hassles.

-Original Message-
From: bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
[mailto:bounce-9564627-8239...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] On Behalf Of
jesse-r...@wi.rr.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:51 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: small office and branches setup

I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for
input here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.
Each of the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current
user (potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next
couple years).

The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location,
mainly for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible
between himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they
send emails with attachments to share these files, which leads to
versions/copies of files, and no central location for file storage
(something he really wants) and onsite backups.  He wants the files and
data on a single server/device instead.

I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his
site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a
Workgroup (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of
Windows yet) and sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to
setup a VPN tunnel between his main office and each of the 3 remote
offices so the remote users had access to the server at his site.  I've
had good success with Mikrotik routers for this in the past with smaller
sized customers.  

I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking
for input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it
happen. 
I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically. 
Input appreciated.

J



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RE: windows phone 8

[Michael B. Smith]

Windows 8 and Client Hyper-V.

From: Senter, John [mailto:john.sen...@etrade.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I believe there is a emulator in the Windows Phone 8 SDK, but I have looked 
into the requirements for that to run.

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I am not sure about emulators.
As for the lock screen, you can personalize it many different ways, but one 
option is to have weather as the background with "app updates" on it. You can 
have up to 5 apps with updates on it. I for instance have 3 different email 
accounts, texts and phone calls on mine. You also have battery, network, and 
ringer statuses all displayed on the lock screen. You can also set personal 
photos and other apps like Facebook as your lock screen instead of weather if 
you want to.
Tim

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Gosh, been following this thread closely, must say I'm very eager to give a 
Windows Phone another go now.

First of all, any online emulators? That would answer a gazillion questions I 
and others have.  I know with Android you can download a SDK and run the OS in 
a virtual machine.  Anything similar?

So here's my main question:

I'm very accustomed to accessing all my important information at a quick glance 
on my lockscreen (without even unlocking my phone). Just a quick tap of the 
power button I can view:
Outside temp
Forecast
Upcoming meetings / calendar
Unread email/SMS count
Battery level
And with one gesture I can read all my notifications.
There are many other options too. Pretty much anything you can put in a widget, 
you can access.
And I haven't even had to unlock my phone yet...

Can this quick visibility also be easily achieved on a Win8 phone?  If so, I'd 
seriously consider it.


From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have been using it for 2 weeks now and have found it to be easier to use and 
slightly more accurate than Google maps is on my Android phone. (Since I have 
one of each I do searches, directions and locating using both simultaneously.) 
So far my WP8 maps have placed me at a truer location than my Android phone 
does. Android is usually accurate within a half block, WP8 puts me right where 
I am, but that is me in this city so YMMV. Driving directions have been 
basically the same, and I must admit to never having tried the traffic part of 
the maps app since there is no traffic to speak of in Tulsa so I never have to 
worry about avoiding it. :)
Tim

From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: windows phone 8

Are the maps still lacking since they switched to using Nokia maps in the back 
end for wp8?
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Ken Schaefer 
mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote:
If you are outside the US, then Windows Phone is sadly lacking, compared to 
iPhone and Android

I've been a big WinMo/WP user (and currently have an Omnia 7), but when I look 
at the apps and info available on iPhone and Android, it's just depressing.

Mapping is poor on WP (well, maybe not compared to the latest IOS5 :) ) and 
many of the apps you'd love to use as a traveller on iPhone or Android just 
aren't available (e.g. apps to find local restaurants, public transport, book 
taxis). Apps like Instagram and Pandora don't exist, nor does Google Maps. Bing 
search is poor (maybe not in the US, but it's just rubbish in every other 
country I've tried). Everything else, there's about one main option on WP, 
instead of several. If you have more than one LiveID (e.g. one for work, one 
for personal, one for Messenger), then working out how to get these to work 
together on your phone is a pain.

Personally I don't care for Facebook integration with my phone contacts - and 
this is probably the one thing that WP does well. And there's a trial mode for 
all the games, so you don't have to buy up-front.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 7:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Agreed, on not missing Android.  I've been using Android on phone and tablet 
for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win devices.  I feel 
liberated.


-Original Message-
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have the 8X while my wife has a Nokia 810 (doesn't have any of the issues 
mentioned about the 920) and they are both excellent phones. We went

RE: windows phone 8

[Senter, John]

I believe there is a emulator in the Windows Phone 8 SDK, but I have looked 
into the requirements for that to run.

From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 7:03 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I am not sure about emulators.
As for the lock screen, you can personalize it many different ways, but one 
option is to have weather as the background with "app updates" on it. You can 
have up to 5 apps with updates on it. I for instance have 3 different email 
accounts, texts and phone calls on mine. You also have battery, network, and 
ringer statuses all displayed on the lock screen. You can also set personal 
photos and other apps like Facebook as your lock screen instead of weather if 
you want to.
Tim

From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:27 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Gosh, been following this thread closely, must say I'm very eager to give a 
Windows Phone another go now.

First of all, any online emulators? That would answer a gazillion questions I 
and others have.  I know with Android you can download a SDK and run the OS in 
a virtual machine.  Anything similar?

So here's my main question:

I'm very accustomed to accessing all my important information at a quick glance 
on my lockscreen (without even unlocking my phone). Just a quick tap of the 
power button I can view:
Outside temp
Forecast
Upcoming meetings / calendar
Unread email/SMS count
Battery level
And with one gesture I can read all my notifications.
There are many other options too. Pretty much anything you can put in a widget, 
you can access.
And I haven't even had to unlock my phone yet...

Can this quick visibility also be easily achieved on a Win8 phone?  If so, I'd 
seriously consider it.


From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have been using it for 2 weeks now and have found it to be easier to use and 
slightly more accurate than Google maps is on my Android phone. (Since I have 
one of each I do searches, directions and locating using both simultaneously.) 
So far my WP8 maps have placed me at a truer location than my Android phone 
does. Android is usually accurate within a half block, WP8 puts me right where 
I am, but that is me in this city so YMMV. Driving directions have been 
basically the same, and I must admit to never having tried the traffic part of 
the maps app since there is no traffic to speak of in Tulsa so I never have to 
worry about avoiding it. :)
Tim

From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: windows phone 8

Are the maps still lacking since they switched to using Nokia maps in the back 
end for wp8?
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Ken Schaefer 
mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote:
If you are outside the US, then Windows Phone is sadly lacking, compared to 
iPhone and Android

I've been a big WinMo/WP user (and currently have an Omnia 7), but when I look 
at the apps and info available on iPhone and Android, it's just depressing.

Mapping is poor on WP (well, maybe not compared to the latest IOS5 :) ) and 
many of the apps you'd love to use as a traveller on iPhone or Android just 
aren't available (e.g. apps to find local restaurants, public transport, book 
taxis). Apps like Instagram and Pandora don't exist, nor does Google Maps. Bing 
search is poor (maybe not in the US, but it's just rubbish in every other 
country I've tried). Everything else, there's about one main option on WP, 
instead of several. If you have more than one LiveID (e.g. one for work, one 
for personal, one for Messenger), then working out how to get these to work 
together on your phone is a pain.

Personally I don't care for Facebook integration with my phone contacts - and 
this is probably the one thing that WP does well. And there's a trial mode for 
all the games, so you don't have to buy up-front.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 7:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Agreed, on not missing Android.  I've been using Android on phone and tablet 
for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win devices.  I feel 
liberated.


-Original Message-
From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:22 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have the 8X while my wife has a Nokia 810 (doesn't have any of the issues 
mentioned about the 920) and they are both excellent phones. We went with 
different phones based on personal preference regarding size and feel and we 
are both very happy with our choices 2 almost 2 weeks later.
I certainly don't miss Android, Wind

small office and branches setup

[jesse-r...@wi.rr.com]

I'm always involved in med/large sized customers so I'm looking for input
here.  I have a new client that has 4 total offices across the US.  Each of
the 4 offices are basically a home-office with only 1 current user
(potential to grow to 5-10 users at each office over the next couple years).

The owner decided he would like a server at the main office location,
mainly for the purpose of storing/sharing files that would be accessible
between himself and users at the other 3 remote offices. Currently they
send emails with attachments to share these files, which leads to
versions/copies of files, and no central location for file storage
(something he really wants) and onsite backups.  He wants the files and
data on a single server/device instead.

I was imagining putting a single Dell/HP entry level file server on his
site, running Windows 2008 R2 and potentially just leaving it in a
Workgroup (I don't know if the user machines are Home/Pro editions of
Windows yet) and sharing out the files/folders he wants.  I'd have to setup
a VPN tunnel between his main office and each of the 3 remote offices so
the remote users had access to the server at his site.  I've had good
success with Mikrotik routers for this in the past with smaller sized
customers.  

I don't think he really wants a cloud based solution so I'm just looking
for input on small office file-sharing and easist ways to make it happen. 
I'm rusty on this, since I'm used to supporting 1000+ users typically. 
Input appreciated.

J



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Re: email encryption

[Chipshead]

Also a 2 year  Zix user here. We looked at encryption solutions from Sophos and 
Barracuda and could compare to Zix . As Paul stated, setup and maintenance is 
easy and I've have found Zix support to be top notch. I am not familiar with 
the McAffee offering. 

Steve 



- Original Message -




From: "Paul Chinnery " < PaulC @ mmcwm .com> 
To: "NT System Admin Issues" < ntsysadmin @ lyris .sunbelt-software.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 11:50:09 AM 
Subject: RE: email encryption 




We, too, are using Zix .  We have been for about two years now.   Setup was 
easy (appliance based) and running upgrades is fairly simple.  As one poster 
noted, putting Secure in the subject line will automatically flag Zix to 
encrypt the email. 

It's also nice for our Business Office as BC\BS of Michigan uses Zix so 
transmitting documents with PHI transparent for the users. 

I have not tried McAfee encryption and, frankly, based on many of the comments 
in the past on this list about McAfee   products, I was loath to even trial it. 

  

  

Paul Chinnery 

Network Admin 

Memorial Medical Center 

231.845.2319 

  

  

  



From: Adam Greene [ mailto : maillist @ webjogger .net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:59 AM 
To: NT System Admin Issues 
Subject: email encryption 

  

Hi all, 

We provide hosted Zimbra and Exchange email to customers, as well as manage 
customers' on-site mail servers. 

More and more we are getting requests to provide outbound email encryption 
service as well. 

We reviewed a few solutions: Barracuda, McAfee and Zix , and chose McAfee , 
since they are 100% cloud based and also provide inbound filtering and 
archiving solutions. Their pricing model also makes it easy to start out small 
and grow. 

However, we are running into people, especially in healthcare , who feel Zix is 
a better solution for them. As far as I know, all these solutions basically 
require the recipient to log into a secure portal in order to retrieve the 
secured message, and in healthcare , with so much private information, the risk 
is that everybody will have to log into 15 portals daily to retrieve secure 
emails from their partners, which nobody likes the idea of. 

Zix's way to capture the market, as far as I can tell, is to enable full 
encryption when Zix customers send to other Zix customers, without the use of a 
secure portal. In other words, it's transparent to the end-user. Only if the 
recipient is not also using Zix will they be required to log into a secure 
portal to retrieve a secure message. 

So, we feel considerable pressure to resell Zix instead of McAfee . 

But before committing, we wanted to see what other people out there are doing, 
and what their experience has been. 

Some concrete questions: 

*  Have you used Zix and if so, do you have an opinion of it? 

*  Do you have a sense about how many health care organizations, hospitals, and 
Practices are using Zix ( vis a vis other products)? 

*  Why are/ are'nt you using Zix ? 

*  Is it easy to use? 

*  Is Zix interoperable with other encryption products, and might you share any 
specifics? 

*  Have you any experience with McAfee encryption?  Opinion?  How Many are 
using? 

Thanks for any and all feedback anyone is willing to share. 

Thanks, 
Adam 

Webjogger 
(845) 757-4000 
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Re: windows phone 8

[Bill Humphries]

My wife broke down and ditched her old android phone for a 920.  I let her 
use a 900 we had laying around the office for a few days.  The first time 
she used it in the car she said "wow, that is how my phone should work while 
I'm in the car.  Not just mapping or voice, but things like font choices and 
spacing for readability when you have it mounted on your dash.


She liked the 920 so much she overlooked the missing starbucks app!

also, check out this drop test video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3c8il_Q6SU&feature=youtu.be



-Original Message- 
From: Matthew W. Ross

Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:42 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

Sounds good. I hope I get the chance to play with one sometime.


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Tim Vander Kooi
[mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2012
16:29:35 -0800
Subject: RE: windows phone 8



I can tell you that from my POV the People Hub (instead of Contacts) is a
much nicer way to interact with people. I show my friends with Android or
iOS phones how you can post to someone's Facebook wall, post to Twitter
regarding them, IM them, text them, call any number of phones that they
might have and more all from one spot and they start drooling all over
themselves. The built in family room and other rooms is awesome for anyone
with kids. Yes, I know that you can setup shared calendars and such in
Google and then access them from your phone, but the way that Windows 
Phone

has it built in and configured makes it SO much nicer and easier to use.
Accessing apps is much easier with Windows Phone and the intelligence 
behind

typing on the Windows Phone keyboard is truly amazing. The WP intelligent
typing does not just suggest spelling corrections like Google or Apple
phones do, it actually looks at WHAT you are typing and suggests the next
work based on the entire sentence and thoughts being typed. I have sent
messages where I only had to type the first letter and then tap the words 
in

the "auto-correct" line. After using that feature going back to my Android
phone that I use for work is very much like picking up a chisel and piece 
of

slate. Try it, you will be amazed, and it improves with use as it gets to
know you. The speech typing is far superior to Android's also in my
experience. There is a lot more to it, but those are a few of the biggies.
Regards,
Tim

-Original Message-
From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org]
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

> Agreed, on not missing Android.  I've been using Android on phone and
> tablet for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win
> devices.  I feel liberated.

I'm curious: What's liberating?

I don't have a Windows phone to play with, so I can't reference. I am 
still
using an old iPhone 3GS (which does me just fine) and I have an HP 
Touchpad

with Cyanogoenmod 8 on it, so I have experience with iOS 6 and ICS.

What makes the Windows Phone 8 so much better?


--Matt Ross
Ephrata School District


- Original Message -
From: Rod Trent
[mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
To: NT System Admin Issues
[mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com]
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2012
12:14:38 -0800
Subject: RE: windows phone 8


> Agreed, on not missing Android.  I've been using Android on phone and
> tablet for a couple years, and just finished moving to all Win
> devices.  I feel liberated.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:22 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: windows phone 8
>
> I have the 8X while my wife has a Nokia 810 (doesn't have any of the
> issues mentioned about the 920) and they are both excellent phones. We
> went with different phones based on personal preference regarding size
> and feel and we are both very happy with our choices 2 almost 2 weeks
later.
> I certainly don't miss Android, Windows Phone 8 is far superior for
> everyday use and don't even get me going on battery life.
> Tim
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 8:44 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: windows phone 8
>
> I'm digging the 8x.  Of course, it still has that new car smell, so
> give me a few days to see if the coolness wears off.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Alan Davies [mailto:adav...@cls-services.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:02 AM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: windows phone 8
>
> Just had a look at the two together.  Nokia is a lot thicker and
> heavier and less pleasant to hold in the hand IMHO.  I prefer the 920
> in spec to the 8X, but think as something to carry around all day
> every day I might go down the HTC route ...
>
>
> -Original Mes

Re: windows phone 8

[Steven Peck]

The visible differences are more in the additional tile size and additional
features that wp8 brings.  If you used wp7 then it's very familiar but wp8
just feels more better :)

Rooms (private group Calendar, messaging, OneNote stuff in one spot),
Wallet, Kids corner, ATT finally turned on visual voice mail a lot of stuff
just seems to work better.  You can attach more stuff to a message (such as
location).  The Rooms is my most used new thing.  Most stuff just seems to
work better now.  I am sure I am missing tons of other stuff as well :)

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/features/all

My dad's favorite Windows Phone feature is Local Scout but that's been in
since 7.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Guyer, Don  wrote:

> How much different is WP8 opposed to 7?
>
> ** **
>
> Regards,
>
> * *
>
> *Don Guyer**
> **Catholic Health East - Information Technology*
>
> Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services
> 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa  19073
>
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>
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> *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:28 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: windows phone 8
>
> ** **
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471
>
> You need Windows 8 Pro for the Client HyperV  but I think that is the
> emulator.  It runs as a virtual machine.
>
>  
>
> Outside temp - Lots of weather apps.  Temp on live tile on screen
>
> Forecast - see weather app
>
> Upcoming meetings / calendar - can be on lock screen and live tile
>
> Unread email/SMS count - on lock screen and live tile
>
> Battery level - there is a battery level indicator or an App if you want
> more info (the app can post on lock screen)
>
> And with one gesture I can read all my notifications. - no notification
> center.  Devs said they ran out of time, expected q1 next year.
>
>  
>
> http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/meet-your-match-challenge
>
> I was going to post a screen shot of my phone but instead realized that MS
> has several short videos about this already.  Yes they are for ad campaigns
> but they are also accurate.  Towards the end of the videos they show you
> the different configuration of tiles.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> Steven Peck
>
> http://www.blkmtn.org
>
>
>
>  
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Sam Cayze  wrote:
>
> Gosh, been following this thread closely, must say I’m very eager to give
> a Windows Phone another go now.  
>
>
> First of all, any online emulators? That would answer a gazillion
> questions I and others have.  I know with Android you can download a SDK
> and run the OS in a virtual machine.  Anything similar?
>
>
> So here’s my main question:
>
>  
>
> I’m very accustomed to accessing all my important information at a quick
> glance on my lockscreen (without even unlocking my phone). Just a quick tap
> of the power button I can view:
>
> Outside temp
>
> Forecast
>
> Upcoming meetings / calendar
>
> Unread email/SMS count
>
> Battery level
>
> And with one gesture I can read all my notifications.
>
> There are many other options too. Pretty much anything you can put in a
> widget, you can access.
>
> And I haven’t even had to unlock my phone yet…
>
>  
>
> Can this quick visibility also be easily achieved on a Win8 phone?  If so,
> I’d seriously consider it.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *From:* Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53 PM
>
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* RE: windows phone 8
>
>  
>
> I have been using it for 2 weeks now and have found it to be easier to use
> and slightly more accurate than Google maps is on my Android phone. (Since
> I have one of each I do searches, directions and locating using both
> simultaneously.) So far my WP8 maps have placed me at a truer location than
> my Android phone does. Android is usually accurate within a half block, WP8
> puts me right where I am, but that is me in this city so YMMV. Driving
> directions have been basically the same, and I must admit to never having
> tried the traffic part of the maps app since there is no traffic to speak
> of in Tulsa so I never have to worry about avoiding it. J
>
> Tim
>
>  
>
> *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com ]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Re: windows phone 8
>
>  
>
> Are the maps still lacking since they switched to using Nokia maps in the
> back end for wp8?
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Ken Schaefer 
> wrote:
>
> If you are outside th

RE: windows phone 8

[Guyer, Don]

How much different is WP8 opposed to 7?

Regards,

Don Guyer
Catholic Health East - Information Technology
Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services
3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa  19073
email: dgu...@che.org
Office:  610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440
For immediate assistance, please open a Service Desk ticket or call the 
helpdesk @ 610-492-3839.
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From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:28 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: windows phone 8

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35471
You need Windows 8 Pro for the Client HyperV  but I think that is the emulator. 
 It runs as a virtual machine.

Outside temp - Lots of weather apps.  Temp on live tile on screen
Forecast - see weather app
Upcoming meetings / calendar - can be on lock screen and live tile
Unread email/SMS count - on lock screen and live tile
Battery level - there is a battery level indicator or an App if you want more 
info (the app can post on lock screen)
And with one gesture I can read all my notifications. - no notification center. 
 Devs said they ran out of time, expected q1 next year.

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/meet-your-match-challenge
I was going to post a screen shot of my phone but instead realized that MS has 
several short videos about this already.  Yes they are for ad campaigns but 
they are also accurate.  Towards the end of the videos they show you the 
different configuration of tiles.


Steven Peck
http://www.blkmtn.org



On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Sam Cayze 
mailto:sca...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Gosh, been following this thread closely, must say I'm very eager to give a 
Windows Phone another go now.

First of all, any online emulators? That would answer a gazillion questions I 
and others have.  I know with Android you can download a SDK and run the OS in 
a virtual machine.  Anything similar?

So here's my main question:

I'm very accustomed to accessing all my important information at a quick glance 
on my lockscreen (without even unlocking my phone). Just a quick tap of the 
power button I can view:
Outside temp
Forecast
Upcoming meetings / calendar
Unread email/SMS count
Battery level
And with one gesture I can read all my notifications.
There are many other options too. Pretty much anything you can put in a widget, 
you can access.
And I haven't even had to unlock my phone yet...

Can this quick visibility also be easily achieved on a Win8 phone?  If so, I'd 
seriously consider it.


From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:tvanderk...@expl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53 PM

To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: windows phone 8

I have been using it for 2 weeks now and have found it to be easier to use and 
slightly more accurate than Google maps is on my Android phone. (Since I have 
one of each I do searches, directions and locating using both simultaneously.) 
So far my WP8 maps have placed me at a truer location than my Android phone 
does. Android is usually accurate within a half block, WP8 puts me right where 
I am, but that is me in this city so YMMV. Driving directions have been 
basically the same, and I must admit to never having tried the traffic part of 
the maps app since there is no traffic to speak of in Tulsa so I never have to 
worry about avoiding it. :)
Tim

From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: windows phone 8

Are the maps still lacking since they switched to using Nokia maps in the back 
end for wp8?
On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Ken Schaefer 
mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote:
If you are outside the US, then Windows Phone is sadly lacking, compared to 
iPhone and Android

I've been a big WinMo/WP user (and currently have an Omnia 7), but when I look 
at the apps and info available on iPhone and Android, it's just depressing.

Mapping is poor on WP (well, maybe not compared to the latest IOS5 :) ) and 
many of the apps you'd love to use as a traveller on iPhone or Android just 
aren't available (e.g. apps to find local restaurants, public transport, book 
taxis). Apps like Instagram and Pandora don't exist, nor does Google Maps. Bing 
search is poor (maybe not in the US, but it's just rubbish in every other 
country I've tried). Everything else, there's about one main option on WP, 
instead of several. If you have more than one LiveID (e.g. one for work, one 
for personal, one for Messenger), then working out how to get these to work 
together on your phone is a pain.

Personally I don't care for Facebook integration with my phone contacts - and 
this is probably the one thing that WP does well. And there's a trial mode for 
all the games, so you don't have to buy up-front.

Cheers
Ken

-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
Sent:

RE: email encryption

[David Mazzaccaro]

Zix here as well.  

Very easy to use.  Our users include "secure" in their subject line, and
Zix redirects the email to the secure portal where the recipient logs in
to retrieve it.

 

So here's some ammo for you when people start crying... and they will
cry.

This is why I use ZixCorp for email encryption...  30 million users.

 

"Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (NASDAQ-NMS: ZIXI), the leader in email
encryption services, has announced that ZixDirectory(r), its shared
email encryption network, has registered its 30 millionth member."

 

"Growing at approximately 100,000 members per week"

 

"ZixDirectory is the largest email encryption network in the world and
provides the foundation of ZixCorp Email Encryption Services."

Listed in the ZixDirectory are many of the nation's most influential and
trusted institutions, including:

* The US Federal Banking Regulators

* More than 20 State Banking Regulators

* U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

* Over 1,500 financial institutions in the U.S.

* More than half of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institutions

* Health insurance customers protecting over 85 million
Americans

* (1 in 5) hospitals in the U.S.

Sources:

http://telecommsbriefing.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=artic
le&sid=202757

http://www.activehost.com/hosted/email-encryption.aspx

 

 

 

From: Greg Sweers [mailto:gswe...@acts360.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:12 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: email encryption

 

Almost all of our healthcare clients use Zix.  Either the application
provider has integrated it into the messaging part of their application
or they provide an appliance and we integrate it with their email
solution.  More and more we are seeing the application providers
(EMR/PM) providing this as part of their package.  

 

For non medical clients or those that are not doing EMR/PM, an example
is our billing agencies are almost exclusively on Zix because all the
hospitals are and it provides that seamless email that's encrypted.

 

We also setup TLS for any clients that have business relationships
(Contract) and sign the appropriate HIPAA forms, so that they can
essentially send email encrypted between each other without the expense
of Zix.  Usually a billing company and their corresponding client, or
manufacturer... This is not my recommended way because it requires
manually configuring TLS for each client, but Exchange 2010 makes this
really easy.

 

The integration part of ZIX is pretty straight forward.  

 

 

Greg Sweers

CEO

ACTS360.com  

P.O. Box 1193

Brandon, FL  33509

813-657-0849 Office

813-758-6850 Cell

 

From: Adam Greene [mailto:maill...@webjogger.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 9:59 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: email encryption

 

Hi all,

We provide hosted Zimbra and Exchange email to customers, as well as
manage customers' on-site mail servers. 

More and more we are getting requests to provide outbound email
encryption service as well.

We reviewed a few solutions: Barracuda, McAfee and Zix, and chose
McAfee, since they are 100% cloud based and also provide inbound
filtering and archiving solutions. Their pricing model also makes it
easy to start out small and grow. 

However, we are running into people, especially in healthcare, who feel
Zix is a better solution for them. As far as I know, all these solutions
basically require the recipient to log into a secure portal in order to
retrieve the secured message, and in healthcare, with so much private
information, the risk is that everybody will have to log into 15 portals
daily to retrieve secure emails from their partners, which nobody likes
the idea of. 

Zix's way to capture the market, as far as I can tell, is to enable full
encryption when Zix customers send to other Zix customers, without the
use of a secure portal. In other words, it's transparent to the
end-user. Only if the recipient is not also using Zix will they be
required to log into a secure portal to retrieve a secure message. 

So, we feel considerable pressure to resell Zix instead of McAfee. 

But before committing, we wanted to see what other people out there are
doing, and what their experience has been. 

Some concrete questions:

*  Have you used Zix and if so, do you have an opinion of it?

*  Do you have a sense about how many health care organizations,
hospitals, and Practices are using Zix (vis a vis other products)?

*  Why are/are'nt you using Zix?

*  Is it easy to use?

*  Is Zix interoperable with other encryption products, and might you
share any specifics?

*  Have you any experience with McAfee encryption?  Opinion?  How Many
are using?

Thanks for any and all feedback anyone is willing to share. 

Thanks,
Adam

Webjogger
(845) 757-4000
http://www.webjogger.net

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