RE: Connection speed

2010-09-08 Thread Matthew Bullock
I would check for speed/duplex mismatches From: HELP_PC [mailto:g...@enter.it] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Connection speed A customer has a fiber connection that download at 4.5mb/s if connected straight to the ISP Router When connected to

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Which reminds me of something I saw at a bar once... -sc From: Andy Shook [mailto:andy.sh...@peak10.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix Keep saving, you'll get to 40 quarters eventually. Shook From:

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
That's before payment. -sc From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 4:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix Do you ever feel short changed? From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent:

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread William J. Robbins
Calling it a bar still doesn't make it legal -sc. WJR - from my Crackberry. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck. -Original Message- From: Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:39:20 To: NT System Admin

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
I guess it's the result of Windows being the majority. Why go with the minority if it poses extra challenges? There has to be significant benefits to do it. -Original Message- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 2010 5:01 PM To: NT

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
It's a cost of doing business when you're looking at 700 locations and upwards of 90K machine assets not counting other inventoried hardware. You depend on people in the field to deal with it largely - the assets are also purchased out of their discretionary budgets typically. Thanks, Brian

Re: Google email for corporate use

2010-09-08 Thread Jon Harris
I seem to remember that a couple of years ago Google leaked information from their mail service to their search service and had confidential email leaked on to the web. Their SLA at the time as basically oh sorry my bad. Last government position I was forced to do an inquiry about using Google

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Matthew W. Ross
In our environment, there are several _subjective_ benefits: Software Costs Ease of use (Especially for existing Mac users.) Ease of deployment Less Malware (Please note, I did not say a Mac was more secure!) Simple Management (For me, anyways.) But they are expensive. I just got an email from

Re: Non-Repudiation (was: Mac and Windows mix)

2010-09-08 Thread Jon Harris
How many have their Microsoft client OS to cycle the Security log at maybe 7 days or even less? Just because it gets logged does not mean something done will get caught within the time period that the security log will actually still have it. Depending on the domain I seem to remember that there

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
Interestingly most Mac users don't struggle too much with Windows. It's a whole other story for the opposite though. The fact Windows is everywhere usually assists someone who primarily uses Mac because at some stage they have ended up in front of a Windows machine. Personally I quite like

OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
I'm holidaying in North America next month and would like to get some tips from some of the locals on this list. I believe there is a completely off topic list somewhere. If someone would be kind enough to point me to it (off list of course) it would be appreciated. Unless of course it is

Re: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Jon Harris
You might give us an idea as to where you will be. The US is not small. Jon On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM, James Hill james.h...@superamart.com.auwrote: I’m holidaying in North America next month and would like to get some tips from some of the locals on this list. I believe there is a

Re: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Richard Stovall
Crikey, mate! If you want some tips from some of the locals on this list, just ask. We're already here! And since you asked, here are a few: 1) North America is really, really large. (Maybe even larger than Australia!) The farther north you go, the heavier clothing you'll need. 2) Always buy

Re: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Jon Harris
Hey now my great granddad was a preacher of some kind. Left GB due to some unpleasentness to do with a member of the family plotting to kill someone wearing a crown but hey didn't a lot of Scotts feel that way? Jon On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote:

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ken Schaefer
What? Is there some context to that statement? Cheers Ken From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 2:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix I am reading the IIS 7 Implementation and Administration by John Paul Mueller and he

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ken Schaefer
There are many things that are useful, but usefulness/convenience pretty much always compromises security. Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 4:23 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix

RE: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
Haha.. ok on list it is. I'll be on the West Coast. Mainly after things to do in LA and Vegas. Have 4-6 days in LA and 5 in Vegas so not a lot of time. Will have a car though. After that I'm on a boat for 7 days down to Mexico and back. So far for LA:- * Tar Pits * Long

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
The laws in that country were... let's say... more flexible. -sc From: William J. Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix Calling it a bar still doesn't make it legal -sc. WJR -

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
But tended to be somewhat less capable for power users. No right button context menus, ugh. And less shortcut key combos. Having a real term window is nice tho. -sc -Original Message- From: James Hill [mailto:james.h...@superamart.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:00 PM To:

Re: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Raper, Jonathan - Eagle
You definitely want to see the Grand Canyon, but be prepared for a LONG drive from LV, depending on where you go to see it. We took a tour bus (we didn't have a car on that trip) and it literally took us all day to get there and back, crossing over Hoover Dam in the process - but we didn't

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Other list? We don't talk about that other non-existent list. -sc From: James Hill [mailto:james.h...@superamart.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Completely off topic I'm holidaying in North America next month and would

RE: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
Add Hoover Dam to your Vegas list. Do you like good (like really good) food? That's probably my favorite thing to do (and spend money on) in both of these places. If you want some food recommendations in LA let me know. I'd also look up when the Food Trucks are all out in Venice (it's a couple

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: But tended to be somewhat less capable for power users. No right button context menus, ugh. I'm told that if you hook a mouse with more than one button up to a Mac, the right button will actually bring up a context

Re: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Don Ely
There is no Cabal either... On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.comwrote: Other list? We don’t talk about that other non-existent list. -sc *From:* James Hill [mailto:james.h...@superamart.com.au] *Sent:* Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:03 PM *To:*

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
My Mac has a Dell mouse attached to it (versus the like 99 dollar mouse the Apple store had) and yes there is a right click menu of sorts sometimes. I think if you hold down like Option or something and left click with a Mac mouse you get the same effect. Thanks, Brian Desmond

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I agree. The new ribbon interfaces in the Office Apps that don't have menus (where you can discover keystrokes) excaerbates this. That having been said, my favorite new Win7 shell keyboard shortcut is Shift+Win+UpArrow. -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Nor list to help keep you sane when the other non-existent list gets out of hand. No, really. -sc From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Completely off topic There is no Cabal either... On Wed,

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread William J. Robbins
Ooo, something new to try. What does that combo do? --Original Message-- From: Steven M. Caesare To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Mac and Windows mix Sent: Sep 8, 2010 23:07 I agree. The new ribbon interfaces in the Office Apps that don't have menus

Re: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread William J. Robbins
That list can never exist. That would mean you were sane at some point. WJR - from my Crackberry. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck. -Original Message- From: Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 00:08:23 To: NT System Admin

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I assume my answering this would already be redundant? No? OK, it does this: [presses key combo] See? -sc -Original Message- From: William J. Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:09 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
What list? -sc From: William J. Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Completely off topic That list can never exist. That would mean you were sane at some point. WJR - from my Crackberry. If you

Re: google instant

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Lists - Level 5 li...@levelfive.us wrote: Not sure anyone mentioned this or not.. I did. I think it's fscking annoying. I do not want the entire screen freaking out every time I press a key. It also jacks up my page position in the search, which I sometimes

Re: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Don Ely
There's a list? On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.comwrote: What list? -sc *From:* William J. Robbins [mailto:dangerw...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:10 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Completely off topic

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Don Ely
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=shift%2Bwin%2Bup+arrow On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:09 PM, William J. Robbins dangerw...@gmail.comwrote: Ooo, something new to try. What does that combo do? --Original Message-- From: Steven M. Caesare To: NT System Admin Issues ReplyTo: NT System Admin Issues

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: That having been said, my favorite new Win7 shell keyboard shortcut is Shift+Win+UpArrow. My favorite is Ctrl+Alt+RightArrow, which rotates the screen image 90 degrees. Of course, I only use it on other people's

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread sdewilliman
Actually most Mac mice, magic ones included, all invoke the contextual menu same as other ones...kb shortcuts are also extremely useful on a mac. Spotlight search, (cmd-space) while evil on a fileserver, I cannot do without. All said and done, Macs are user friendly. Just not sysadmin-friendly,

RE: google instant

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
# lynx www.google.com Web Images Videos Maps News Shopping Gmail more iGoogle | Settings | Sign in Google _ Google Search I'm Feeling Lucky Advanced SearchLanguage Tools Advertising ProgramsBusiness

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Not that I can tell you about^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H know of. -sc From: Don Ely [mailto:don@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Completely off topic There's a list? On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Steven M. Caesare

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:21 AM, sdewilliman sdewilli...@g2.com wrote: All said and done, Macs are user friendly. Just not sysadmin-friendly ... Two classic computer definitions: Easy to use: Hard to learn. Easy to learn: Hard to use. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Steven M. Caesare
In the Win7 shell? Whatcha smokin'? -sc -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com

Re: google instant

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: Google needs a Luddite option for people like me. We could just # lynx www.google.com ROTFLMAO! -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Steven M. Caesare scaes...@caesare.com wrote: My favorite is Ctrl+Alt+RightArrow, which rotates the screen image 90 degrees. Of course, I only use it on other people's computers... In the Win7 shell? I dunno, it works on XP at %WORK%. It might actually be

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
That's in at least the nVidia tray app I believe. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 9:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Mac and Windows mix On

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread Ken Schaefer
Intel Control Center implements this, not Windows itself. You can do the same via the Windows Mobility Centre, but I'm not aware of a short-cut key combination for it Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 12:31 PM

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
We are considering flying to Grand Canyon because of the distance. Hopefully there is some sort of tour that includes the Hoover Dam as I really want to see that. Thanks for the O! and thrill ride tips. I'll check out both of those. Think I'll pass on Disneyland this time. -Original

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
So it IS like Fight Club. From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 12:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Completely off topic Other list? We don't talk about that other non-existent list. -sc From: James Hill

RE: Mac and Windows mix

2010-09-08 Thread James Hill
Yep it's an Intel Graphics feature. Same key combo is the default to release the mouse(or something like that) from a Virtualbox window... that tricked me up the first time :) -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 September 2010 2:48 PM

RE: OT: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
You might consider substituting San Diego and/or San Francisco for one or both of the subsequent LA trips. You can drive LA-San Diego easily, and flights are extremely frequent (often twice an hour) and very inexpensive LAXSFO. Check United and Southwest (not in any booking search tool). I

RE: Completely off topic

2010-09-08 Thread Brian Desmond
There are lots of Hoover Dam tours from Vegas including helicopter tours. Depending on what you're doing in Vegas other than the strip/downtown, parking the rental car for five days there may be a silly move financially. You can always rent a car for a day from one of the hotel rental car

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