I thought I'd share this since we were talking about linux and wireless the
other day. Decided to move my laptop over to opensuse 11 last night. It has
one of the Broadcom cards in it that have always been hard to get going. But
with the newest kernel, it comes with drivers for all the
FYI: I have a vendor that would like to do a presentation or two at a future
Tech Meeting. Below is a list of topics that they can cover. Please review
the different items then visit this link
http://www.doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=7pqq74wxbn3bmwaw
And vote for the two you would
Scott,
It only lets me pick 1.
Chad Frerichs
Director Of Technology
Okoboji Community Schools
Milford, IA 51351
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From: Scott Fosseen [mailto:sfoss...@aea8.k12.ia.us]
Sent: February 11, 2009 10:11 AM
To: Info-Tech
Subject: [info-tech] Fw: Tech Meetings
Yeah I was wondering about that. Any word on what is going to happen this
month for a tech meeting?
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:16 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE:
I saw that. Just vote twice then.
From: Frerichs, Chad
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:16 AM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Fw: Tech Meetings
Scott,
It only lets me pick 1.
Chad Frerichs
Director Of Technology
Okoboji Community Schools
Milford, IA 51351
How do you guys keep your computers up to date. Teacher computers and student
computers. I sent out instructions how to specifically how to up date your
computers but our principal does not want them to do it. Please give me advice
on what you do because for me to go around and manually do
If they are windows computers I just use Group Policy and WSUS.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Mueller, Mitch
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:30 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: [info-tech] Updating Computers [Spam
I have the building principals collect the teacher laptops in the
summer at checkout--and then have those done in a 2 week period or
thereabouts so they can have them back to work with. This year I
also collected them overnight/over the weekend and ran updates during
December. Student
Ok. But how about like all the updates that are released throughout the school
year. What do you do than.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Jackie Fonley
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:40 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject:
I'm with Mark. GP and WSUS.
Chad Frerichs
Director Of Technology
Okoboji Community Schools
Milford, IA 51351
-Original Message-
From: Mark Walz [mailto:mw...@lemars.k12.ia.us]
Sent: February 11, 2009 12:31 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers
Well I was going to try that but he don't want me to do that either because it
takes way to much resources he says. So I'm in a lose lose situation huh?
Does anyone have their teachers to it themselves?
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of
I'm coming from an Apple perspective here, so I certainly won't answer the
original question, but I'm curious: With Macs that are centrally-managed,
we are always told to be very cautious about updating ANYTHING during the
school year, particularly OS updates, because it might mess up management
I've got a separate WSUS server in each building. The only resources involved
are and old PIII 650mhz desktop at each building.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Mueller, Mitch
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:48 PM
To:
I'm not so concerned with all the security updates and such with the
Macs that I would be with the PC environment. another reason I
like the Macs I think it would be a nightmare to continually have to
touch each computer. Unless I can run them all around the same
time . . . I don't
Ok. Well I'm going to run that by him and see if we can set up something like
that. Get a desktop in each building with server on it and get it set up that
way.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Jackie Fonley
Sent: Wednesday, February
Mitch,
What about Windows Automatic Updates?
--Jason
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us]
On Behalf Of Mueller, Mitch
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:06 PM
To: info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us
Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers
Ok. Well
Jason, how dare you hijack this thread with a simple solution!
That gets back to my earlier question, though. If you use Automatic
Updates, do you have any control over what's updated?
Tim
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us]
On Behalf Of Jason
Jackie, if you are not going to play nicely
It really has to be automated. There are options, but if it is all windows,
WSUS is the way to go IMO. I am using something else right now, but I hope to
change that this summer.
Jim
Jackie Fonley jfon...@algona.k12.ia.us 2/11/2009 1:03
I agree. With WSUS you get to select what gets pushed when. That way you
can sometimes avoid conflicts before they arise by withholding updates
that could potentially cause issues with software.
And I thought Apples 'just worked.' What is all of this about not being
able to update software
Also WSUS only pulls one copy down from the internet then distributes it all
locally. Windows Automatic Updates is a bandwidth killer.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us [mailto:info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us] On
Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:31 PM
To:
J
Windows automatic updates is simple. Correct, you can't block certain
updates, but I don't think that is Mitch's issue. WSUS works great, but you
have to manage and over look it constantly. Approving/denying updates,
creating groups, and getting reports to see who didn't update. For some WSUS
Not play nice . . . Me?
;-D
On Feb 11, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Jim Kerns wrote:
Jackie, if you are not going to play nicely
It really has to be automated. There are options, but if it is all
windows, WSUS is the way to go IMO. I am using something else
right now, but I hope to change that
Just Works might apply to the iPod, but definitely not to a managed-client
network. It works pretty well IF you know the pitfalls, which I would
assume is true for any platform. But those pitfalls are definitely there,
and you want to know they're there BEFORE you let them loose in your
network.
But then you never know if updates don't run for whatever reason.
Updates still fail the same, and at least if you have the reports you
know which machines are still running SP1. :-) As for the time consuming
part, you can set WSUS to auto-approve different categories of updates.
Then, you get the
We also use WSUS and Group Policy. Once it is set up, approving or
declining updates isn't a big deal. Not compared to the time you would
spend if you physically had to go and touch every machine. I think that
just trusting that your end users to apply the updates wouldn't give
you the oversight
And we have the same issue with Apple. OS X Server has a local update
server much like WSUS, but requires the same amount of attention. I prefer
to install updates on my test machine, and if something looks necessary and
harmless, I download the installer package for that update from Apple, and
That is kind of the answer I have been looking for. I was told not to do a
WSUS server but just to know that my computers are up to date. I was told to
keep it out of my network but at least I do know if they are getting done that
way.
From: info-tech-ow...@aea8.k12.ia.us
What's an update?? I can't find the update on either our Apple IIE's or
our typewriters :)
Thanks!
Jon W. Hueser- MSE, Ed. S
MS/HS Principal
Technology Director
East Greene CSD
405 12th Street South
Grand Junction, IA 50107
515-738-2411 x241
Fax: 515-738-5719
Does anyone out there use associates as tech assistance? And if so, is
their a job description?
Thanks in advance
Lance
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