RE: [NTSysADM] OT:Tablet for children

2015-03-23 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Get something good and cheap online, but stick to a name brand (Asus, Toshiba, etc.). They’ll destroy it after a time anyway. And kids are a lot smarter than you think these days. They’ll have it figured out. The whole “kiddie computer” thing is silly. I’ve seen 5 year olds operate an adult

RE: [NTSysADM] Native VNC-like Windows remote control toy?

2014-08-01 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Radmin is awesome and while not free, it’s cheap ($50). http://www.radmin.com/ From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kent McKinney Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 12:34 PM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE:

[NTSysADM] a secure browser

2014-06-10 Thread Alex Eckelberry
. (we could use RDP but it's just not fast enough for graphics and other complex apps). Thoughts? Alex Eckelberry

Re: [NTSysADM] a secure browser

2014-06-10 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Similar, but arguably less complicated. Just a link, and executes a browser in a remote session, you do what you do, and then close the session and the session expires. I'm not wedded to the idea. But I'm trying to figure out a way to use all this excess datacenter capacity. Alex Eckelberry

RE: [NTSysADM] a secure browser

2014-06-10 Thread Alex Eckelberry
of apps to be broadly adopted. IMHO, etc. JR On 10 June 2014 15:45, Alex Eckelberry al...@eckelberry.com mailto:al...@eckelberry.com wrote: To the list, I've been noodling an idea for a while and I was curious what your thoughts might be on this. Feel free to shoot holes, I’m still

[NTSysADM] LA based security expert needed

2014-05-10 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Anyone here in LA available for a security audit/remediation for a small business? Contact me off list. Alex Eckelberry www.eckelberry.com 727-644-8830 Sent from my iPhone There will be typos

RE: [NTSysADM] Forensic Software Undelete / Recovery

2014-04-30 Thread Alex Eckelberry
I agree. Guidance Encase is pretty much the standard used by LE, etc. I would stick to that if money is not a major issue, it's something that will be understood by any forensic investigator and is widely used in courts. It will preserve data in a forensically valid, court vetted format.

RE: [BULK] [NTSysADM] RE: is email over SSL same as email encryption?

2014-04-23 Thread Alex Eckelberry
or Google Apps, both of which will provide a BAA letter (a strong but not complete part of HIPAA compliance). Alex Eckelberry http://www.eckelberry.com/ www.eckelberry.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexeck www.linkedin.com/in/alexeck From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com

RE: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns

2014-04-06 Thread Alex Eckelberry
mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com wrote: Classic Shell does it for $5 cheaper ;-) On 5 April 2014 13:46, Alex Eckelberry al...@eckelberry.com mailto:al...@eckelberry.com wrote: I just stick with Stardock Start 8. Brings back the Windows 7 experience for $5 bucks. From: listsad

RE: [NTSysADM] Start Menu returns

2014-04-05 Thread Alex Eckelberry
I just stick with Stardock Start 8. Brings back the Windows 7 experience for $5 bucks. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of James Rankin Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2014 8:38 AM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM]

RE: [NTSysADM] Bitcoin anyone using it

2014-01-28 Thread Alex Eckelberry
you can become your own miner...http://www.butterflylabs.com/Or download software on to your machine and mine (but it's really hard to make any money that way, AFAIK, with normal hardware).http://mining.bitcoin.cz/ Original Message Subject: [NTSysADM] Bitcoin anyone using it

RE: [NTSysADM] LogMeIn Free ... now isn't (free, anymore). Recommendations?

2014-01-22 Thread Alex Eckelberry
teamviewer Original Message Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] LogMeIn Free ... now isn't (free, anymore). Recommendations? From: James Rankin kz2...@googlemail.com Date: Tue, January 21, 2014 7:06 am To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com join.me always works for connecting to family and

RE: [NTSysADM] LogMeIn Free ... now isn't (free, anymore). Recommendations?

2014-01-22 Thread Alex Eckelberry
can't emphasize enough about the quality of Teamviewer. It's part of GFI, run out of Germany. Superb product, does not need a hole punched in the firewall to work. Alex Alex Eckelberry Technology Growth Engineering http://www.eckelberry.com/ www.eckelberry.com http

RE: [NTSysADM] R.I.P. postini

2013-12-05 Thread Alex Eckelberry
I had the GFI hosted mail service under my wing back when I was running the security business at GFI. There is a very good team that works on it out in California, and I would take a hard look at it. It’s also inexpensive. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com

[NTSysADM] Your help with a product question

2013-11-11 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Folks, I was wondering if you could help me with a brief survey. A few ex-Sunbelters and I are considering working on a new product, and I'm trying to gauge market interest. The survey is here:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SJD285NThanks!Alex Eckelberry

RE: [NTSysADM] OT: Speaking in public

2013-09-12 Thread Alex Eckelberry
I've done a lot of public speaking and there are a lot of good suggestions here. But I'll give you one gem - it really helped me. Years ago, I did professional corporate spokesperson training. There's all kinds of tips and tricks. Most of them I can't remember. But really, the

RE: [NTSysADM] Google Chrome stores passwords in plaintext

2013-08-07 Thread Alex Eckelberry
But you can get it without physical access... that's the point. Really? I didn't see that. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Andrew S. Baker Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 3:03 PM To: ntsysadm Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Google

RE: [NTSysADM] Google Chrome stores passwords in plaintext

2013-08-07 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Passwords are not stored unencrypted. They are stored encrypted in the login data file in %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data. Open it in notepad and see for yourself. This article is talking about a user option to show passwords inside of the Google Chrome settings menu. From:

RE: [NTSysADM] How to send secure communication to your friends and relatives. Cheap!

2013-06-24 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Another optionhttp://www.enlocked.com/ Original Message Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] How to send secure communication to your friends and relatives. Cheap! From: "Andrew S. Baker" asbz...@gmail.com Date: Mon, June 24, 2013 5:24 pm To: ntsysadm ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com re:

RE: [NTSysADM] How to send secure communication to your friends and relatives. Cheap!

2013-06-23 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Hushmail J- P jnat...@hotmail.com wrote: !-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt; font-family:Calibri } -- smoke signals? morse code? LOL                     Jean-Paul Natola   Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:37:05 -0500 Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] How to send

[NTSysADM] Subscribing to this list

2013-06-19 Thread Alex Eckelberry
Since this list migrated from Sunbelt/GFI, I haven't been able to find a place to subscribe to this list. Not for me (I'm obviously subscribed!) but for others who are interested in joining. I don't see it here:http://www.myitforum.com/forums/default.aspx

RE: [NTSysADM] Subscribing to this list

2013-06-19 Thread Alex Eckelberry
mail list page: http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/services/email-lists-2/ From the myItForum.com home page, it’s under Services - Email Lists.From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Alex Eckelberry Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:32 PM To: ntsysadm

RE: [NTSysADM] RE: MSP client management

2013-06-13 Thread Alex Eckelberry
As an ex-GFI person, I would take a hard look at GFI Max. It's not the most full-featured, but I am very familiar with the team there (it's a semi-autonomous group within GFI) and they are an exceptional group of people. Solid product, well-priced with good support. From: