For what it is worth has anyone suggested to your small clients they get one of
the "free" password safes? I use one for my self and a couple of my individual
clients that have a history of losing the piece of paper they write their
passwords on. I tell them up front if I hold the password I
I disagree.
Car manufacturers have been constantly finding ways to make our driving
experience safer, and less stressful. Whilst it still requires some level of
co-ordination, skill and concentration to drive a car, it is far safer and far
easier to drive a car now than at any time in the past.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote:
> You work in IT admin - passwords are something you deal with every day.
And so do all who have more than one online account for most anything.
> Probably bank tellers have few(er) issues remembering multiple bank
> account numbers, but I thi
You work in IT admin - passwords are something you deal with every day.
Probably bank tellers have few(er) issues remembering multiple bank account
numbers, but I think that most people would struggle to remember more than 5.
Luckily most of us doesn't have 5 bank account numbers we need to memo
For small(er), centralised, environments, SCVMM 2008 is reasonably good. It has
limitations in managing non-domain hosts. It has limitations working across
WANs (e.g. library functions are pretty useless). 2FA systems can have issues
with the server console view that it presents. It has limited
I've used the one widely available at Radio Shack on a number of occasions
and it has worked flawlessly on both 32 bit XP and 64 bit Win 7.
It also has a nice long cable for reaching the backs of switches and
whatnot.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Mathew Shember wrote:
> +1 on that suggesti
That's just a "convertible". IMO.
-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:20 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops?
I see traditional desktops being replaced by a tablet that docks, giving you
access t
Personally I would not look with favor on walking into a bank and seeing the
tellers using any kind of portable device to look things up on the central
machine, be it mainframe, mini, or server. I feel the same way about a lot of
governemt offices as well. Would you trust people that are paid
+1 on that suggestion.
I think I had a Belkin before but it would only work with a 32 bit OS.
When I went to 64; they said I needed to purchase the 64 bit version.
From: James Hill [mailto:falc...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:57 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Laptop wit
This man sees and speaks the truth.
-Original Message-
From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com]
Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2012 5:09 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops?
These "initiatives", death of the desktop, cloud, BYOD, etc., etc. are just
vendor
Very true. I've had good results with Aten's
http://www.aten.com/products/productItem.php?model_no=UC232A on 32 and 64bit
OS's.
James.
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2012 3:25 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Laptop with Serial Port?
I
True, but you can "attach" mouse and keyboard to tablets! Face facts, at the
beginning, the desktop unit was a "desktop" unit. Then they started putting
the monster on the floor UNDER the desk. Then came servers and a large hard
disk in a desktop was almost unnecessary. Then along came laptops,
I have a 15.4” Elitebook that I carry in my backpack anytime I’m on the road.
It’s really not that bad and I can actually get some work done on it. For me at
least, the tiny keyboards and low res screens are really annoying.
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com
w – 312.625.1438 | c –
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Roger Wright wrote:
> Anyone have a recommendation for a 12-14" laptop with a serial port? We have
> some field staff who require serial connections for monitoring equipment,
> and the USB/serial adapters don't always work.
My recommendation is to find a brand
We use software to deliver the tweaks tailored to the form factor. Its fairly
expensive but does the job if you can justify it. The users find it invaluable
as the desktop/apps basically self-configure to the device connecting.
---Blackberried
-Original Message-
From: N Parr
Date: Fri,
Yeah – good catch.
My Chicago Public Schools math…
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
br...@briandesmond.com
w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132
From: Art DeKneef [mailto:art.dekn...@cox.net]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:59 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows InTune
Brian,
Don’t you m
Indeed, desktop PCs vs using a "desktop session", which can be delivered myriad
ways.
Its sometimes a bit pointless trying to predict which way the future of tech
usage will go, and easier to concentrate on enabling users to be productive
based around how they wish to utilize the tech available
Seems like a lot of resonses are based off the individual's interpretation
of what "they" mean by stating "desktops are going away". Some are
inferring this means the adoption of tablets, or some other device without
the typical HID (read: non-touch screen). Others seem to infer they're
pointing a
I see traditional desktops being replaced by a tablet that docks, giving you
access to multiple monitors, peripherals, etc.
-Original Message-
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:00 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops?
These "initiatives", death of the desktop, cloud, BYOD, etc., etc. are just
vendors trying to find new ways to make money. For desktops, in this case,
the margins are so slim now, no one is making any money. Look at what Dell is
doing with the acquisition of Quest. They have long been a hard
So would that be the laptops getting replaced with tablets and desktops stay
largely the same?
-Original Message-
From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops?
I agree with Greg.
My son is at the South Dakota School of Mines. Every student has a tablet PC
which allows them to do the stylus things as well as the keyboard things.
-Original Message-
From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:38 AM
To: NT System Admin Issue
I agree with Greg. I think there's always (at least for the foreseeable
future) going to be a role for desktop machines though I think SOME desktop
clients are going to be replaced with docked mobile devices.
It may be that 10 years from now most of us are using some sort of tablet that,
as Gr
My newest Elitebook 8570p has a serial port...and a 3rd gen i5 with SSD.
It boots in 6 seconds...love it.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Kennedy, Jim
wrote:
> Yes, desktops are certainly going to be dead. But I think reports of
> their demise are a very premature. The portable devices that re
The desktop isn’t going anywhere really, it's just evolving. What will probably
fade out (except for high-end needs) is the dedicated non-mobile desktop pc. I
can easily see were your tablet\phone\whatever has enough processing and
graphic power to be sitting in a dock in the office, with full
But it will be really easy to work on!
John W. Cook
Network Operations Manager
Partnership for Strong Families
From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 01:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Laptop with Serial Port?
An Optiplex makes for a lousy laptop
Brian,
Don’t you mean you need 3 Datacenter MLs? One for each of the dual socket hosts.
Art DeKneef
Avanti Computers
Mesa, AZ
480-649-4430 Office
480-529-4430 Mobile
From: Brian Desmond [mailto:br...@briandesmond.com]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 7:50 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
An Optiplex makes for a lousy laptop :)
From: Stephen Holtz [mailto:ste...@addisonreserve.cc]
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Laptop with Serial Port?
Most consumer computers do not come with serial ports while most "commercial"
computers such as Op
Spreadsheets creation and data entry, page layout, photo processing,
writing, presentation creation - those and more are far more difficult
on anything without a keyboard and mouse.
Kurt
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Rankin, James R wrote:
> Can you imagine writing technical documents or doin
Most consumer computers do not come with serial ports while most
"commercial" computers such as OptiPlex's do.
Stephen L. Holtz, MCSE, MCT
Director of Information Technology
Addison Reserve Country Club
7201 Addison Reserve Blvd.
Delray Beach, Fl. 33446
Ph: 561-455-1220
Cell: 561-441-0646
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Roger Wright wrote:
> There are a number of pundits pushing the notion that desktop computing is
> facing certain death ...
Mainframes are dead, minicomputers are dead[1], PDAs are dead,
servers are dead, now desktops are dead.
How come no one ever predicts
Can you imagine writing technical documents or doing CAD on a tablet? Sure the
percentages may change, but the desktop will not go away anytime soon. It might
run on a thin client, but there's still a place for a desktop - even if virtual.
Pundits have been predicting things like "the death of C
Thanks very much, Brian. Things have indeed changed quite a bit with the
current version and licensing model.
I have setup SCVMM 2008 R2 in a test lab before, and I agree that it was
simple and straightforward after a surprisingly shallow learning curve.
Cheers,
Richard Stovall
On Fri, Aug 24,
It’s actually reasonably straight forward. All of the System Center licensing
is now rolled together into one big “management license [ML]”. You either
license it for servers or clients.
In the case of servers, for virtualization, you would likely want the
Datacenter ML on a processor basis bas
I may be out of the level that you folks operate at. I am a small fry
and I have a few sites with less then 50 users. I implemented Google
Chrome browser. This allowed me to ditch flash, java, and reader and
just use Chrome for all that. Where Google handles the updates itself it
gives me less
That reply doesn't make any sense.
-Original Message-
From: joe user [mailto:joeu...@chronic.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:34 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: How to maintain Adobe and Java updates
We use Google Chrome and don't really worry about it.
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Regards,
j
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