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2010-05-31 Thread Erik Goldoff
s, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 9:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead f

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2010-05-30 Thread Kurt Buff
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 18:22, Ken Schaefer wrote: > Normalisation is used for data integrity not efficiency. Excuse me - yes, you are correct, especially levels beyond first normal form. But, my point stands. It's actually used. > And whilst there aren't many practical implementations of OSI, t

RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this?

2010-05-29 Thread Ken Schaefer
s Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 30 May 2010 6:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Normalization is not an incorrect model for designing and impleme

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2010-05-29 Thread Kurt Buff
] > Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 10:01 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - > Anyone seen this? > > It all comes down to this : > > The OSI model is part of the 'fundamental' knowledge.  It's no

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2010-05-27 Thread Ben Scott
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 11:10 AM, David Lum wrote: > Understanding databases falls into the same category in my opinion. We use an app here where I keep envisioning me calling up the salesweasel like this: Me: Hey, do you know what database normalization is? Salesdroid: No... Me: Neither do yo

RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this?

2010-05-27 Thread David Lum
not, for example. Dave -Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? It all comes down to this : The OSI model is

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2010-05-27 Thread Phillip Partipilo
ubject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I have told some of my guys that it’s the karate kid methodology. If you don’t have connectivity. Check the cable, check link, check errors on switch... Cant ping, check IP, check subnet, check gateway E

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2010-05-27 Thread Andy Shook
...said Steven. Shook From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? This thread is surprisingly subdued. -sc From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo

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2010-05-26 Thread greg.sweers
- was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Agreed. You don't need to know OSI to be able to put some network infrastructure together. You don't need to know normalisation to design a database. You don't need to know OOP to write an application. But all of this theory i

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2010-05-26 Thread Ken Schaefer
Original Message- From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 10:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? It all comes down to this : The OSI model is part of the 'fundamen

RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this?

2010-05-26 Thread Erik Goldoff
stems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' -Original Message- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:54 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Change

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2010-05-26 Thread Ken Schaefer
he stack isn't). Cheers Ken -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, 27 May 2010 7:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 09:21, Ken Scha

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
ystem Admin Issues Subject: Veering even more OT - was: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 09:21, Ken Schaefer wrote: > It’s kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any > number of people here that will dismiss it as irrelevant (p

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2010-05-26 Thread greg.sweers
- Anyone seen this? Makes me question my subscription. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Some of the message was subliminal. Oh wait, this isn't admin_misc

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2010-05-26 Thread Jon Harris
Too bad by then the company maybe headed into the drain. Especially if they had someone running a keylogger (too verify that the employees were keying the correct things in) on a cash register, with their choice of software being some thing they got off the web. I heard about that from a consulti

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2010-05-26 Thread Kurt Buff
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 09:21, Ken Schaefer wrote: > It’s kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any number > of people here that will dismiss it as irrelevant (personally I think that > it’s very relevant to know if you want to advance in an IT career) Mr. Ely, among others,

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2010-05-26 Thread Kurt Buff
Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > That's rich. A series of bald statements that the world as we know it will > end, with no evidence. &

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I think it's the "from" that kills ya. ;) -sc From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 5:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? This is my story, and I'm stick

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
This thread is surprisingly subdued. -sc From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I don't think this will produce anything substantive..

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2010-05-26 Thread Michael B. Smith
e MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Ask MBS, :) -sc From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu]

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2010-05-26 Thread Crawford, Scott
Makes me question my subscription. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Some of the message was subliminal. Oh wait, this isn't admin_misc is it? Here

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2010-05-26 Thread Richard Stovall
gt; *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > +1 > > > > brings up very old memories :-] > > > > *From:* Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:41 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subje

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2010-05-26 Thread Malcolm Reitz
Same here. Who calls IT “data processing” anymore? ;-) -Malcolm From: Free, Bob [mailto:r...@pge.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 13:25 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? +1 brings up very old memories :-] From: Don Kuhlman

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2010-05-26 Thread David Lum
Some of the message was subliminal. Oh wait, this isn't admin_misc is it? Here comes Stu... From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I don't

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2010-05-26 Thread Damien Solodow
I don't think this will produce anything substantive.. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? No, he means subversion. From: Damien So

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Ask MBS, :-) -sc From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Don't you mean subtraction? ;) From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesar

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2010-05-26 Thread Richard Stovall
0 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > > > What? That can subject 2 from 32? J > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > Consultant and Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchang

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2010-05-26 Thread David Lum
No, he means subversion. From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Don't you mean subtraction? ;) From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesar

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2010-05-26 Thread Damien Solodow
Don't you mean subtraction? ;) From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Subjection skills ain't what they used to be. -sc From: Michae

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Subjection skills ain't what they used to be. -sc From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? What? That can subject 2 from 32? :-) Re

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2010-05-26 Thread Michael B. Smith
this? I'd love to have candidates with that ability. They are hard to find... -sc From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I would fail the OSI part (sure I could G

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2010-05-26 Thread Sean Rector
Gosh...learned that one 25+ years ago in HS... Sean Rector, MCSE From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Nice... that goes right along with resistor

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Nice... that goes right along with resistor color codes -sc From: greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net [mailto:greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Please

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
I'd love to have candidates with that ability. They are hard to find... -sc From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I would fail the OSI part (sure I

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Sadly, there is much truth in that. -sc From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:22 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? It's kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there ar

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2010-05-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
min Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I’ve dismissed more network candidates than I can remember because they couldn’t calculate the number of hosts in a subnet. Or had even heard of an OSI model. Systems “Engineers” who are at a loss to even at a high level explain

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2010-05-26 Thread Paul Gordon
From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] Sent: 26 May 2010 18:41 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I remember the pizza one, but another that I always remember because it vaguely amuses is: Princess Diana Never Tried Sh

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2010-05-26 Thread Free, Bob
+1 brings up very old memories :-] From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I like that one - I learned it the other way around :0 All

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2010-05-26 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 26 May 2010 at 10:20, David Lum wrote: > I would fail the OSI part (sure I could Google it just now) as it was > back in the NetWare days that I learned about it in a class. Heard of it, > does that count? 27-bit subnet? Not off the top of my head, I´d have to think > "okay a .128 mask is

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2010-05-26 Thread Steve Ens
ransport > Need Network > DataData/LLC > ProcessingPhysical > > Don K > -- > *From:* "greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net" > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Sent:* Wed, May 26, 2010 12:25:09 PM > >

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2010-05-26 Thread Don Kuhlman
From: "greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net" To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 12:25:09 PM Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Please    Physical Do Da

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2010-05-26 Thread Maglinger, Paul
ok. *sigh* -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? A kid I know graduated last year with a degree in "Systems Engineering" f

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2010-05-26 Thread greg.sweers
each does.. :) From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I would fail the OSI part (sure I could Google it just now) as it was back in the NetWare days that I learned about

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2010-05-26 Thread David Lum
on balance it works out. That's my story I'm stickin' to it. From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? It's kinda funny that you mention the OSI mo

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2010-05-26 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Ken Schaefer wrote: > It’s kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any number > of people here that will dismiss it as irrelevant ... I suspect a lot of people dismiss the OSI model because nothing really works exactly the way the OSI model

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2010-05-26 Thread Ray
Home users are doing the same thing. We want nearly self-healing systems. From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? The fact is that as technology becomes

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2010-05-26 Thread Ray
folks around. From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:22 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? It's kinda funny that you mention the OSI model, since there are any number of people here that

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2010-05-26 Thread Ken Schaefer
) ) Cheers Ken From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:39 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I've dismissed more network candidates than I can remember because they couldn't calculate the nu

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2010-05-26 Thread David McSpadden
onths. :-) From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? You're hired! -sc From: David McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 1

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2010-05-26 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 26 May 2010 at 9:52, Erik Goldoff wrote: > The sad truth of the matter, especially as relates to WinTel > technologies: The good thing is that almost anyone can install a Windows > operating system and Windows applications. But the bad thing is that almost > anyone can install a Windows op

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
You're hired! -sc From: David McSpadden [mailto:dav...@imcu.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I would verify that my driver's license was current and that it matched all my othe

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2010-05-26 Thread David McSpadden
anges Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? "Please explain how you would troubleshoot a potential name resolution issue." *BLANK STARE* -sc From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Chang

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
"Please explain how you would troubleshoot a potential name resolution issue." *BLANK STARE* -sc From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I i

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2010-05-26 Thread Erik Goldoff
Steven M. Caesare [mailto:scaes...@caesare.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? I’ve dismissed more network candidates than I can remember because they couldn’t calculate the number of hosts in a subnet. Or ha

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2010-05-26 Thread Steven M. Caesare
Dave From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? +1 From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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2010-05-26 Thread greg.sweers
ual use to administer the technology. From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? There was a time when installing Windows still needed some knowhow - think F6 for RAID d

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2010-05-26 Thread James Rankin
e can install Windows and its applications. How > many of those really understand what’s going on? > > > > Dave > > > > *From:* John Hornbuckle [mailto:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:49 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *S

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2010-05-26 Thread David Lum
to:john.hornbuc...@taylor.k12.fl.us] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? +1 From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Chang

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2010-05-26 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Kurt Buff wrote: > Somewhat apropos of this, the current (June 2010) issue of ;login > magazine has an article titled "Programming with Technological Ritual > and Alchemy" and is well worth a read. It's an observation by a CS > professor who notes that his current

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2010-05-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
, securely, *and* efficiently* ! > > > > *Erik Goldoff*** > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesda

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2010-05-26 Thread Don Guyer
PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -Original Message- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Yep. Before b

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2010-05-26 Thread Maglinger, Paul
ok. *sigh* -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? A kid I know graduated last year with a degree in "Systems Engineering" f

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2010-05-26 Thread Michael B. Smith
gth of his personality, not his technical skills. Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:51 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone see

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2010-05-26 Thread Erik Goldoff
s, not a one time event ! ' -Original Message- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? A kid I know graduated last year with a degree in "Systems Enginee

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2010-05-26 Thread Erik Goldoff
T System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? The fact is that as technology becomes more prevalent, MOST people desire to learn less about it. The ubiquity of automobiles has not led to more auto mechanics, but rather to an even smaller percentage of car owners

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2010-05-26 Thread Jonathan Link
theessentialexchange.com/> > > > -Original Message- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:30 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? > > That's rich. A series

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2010-05-26 Thread John Hornbuckle
+1 From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? The fact is that as technology becomes more prevalent, MOST people desire to learn less about it. The ubiquity of

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2010-05-26 Thread Michael B. Smith
n Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? That's rich. A series of bald statements that the world as we know it will end, with no evidence. Somewhat apropos of this, the current (June 2010) issue of ;login magazine has an article titled "Programming with Technologic

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2010-05-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
I'll bet that the percentage of people who actually care about how things really work has either remained static, or decreased over time relative to the general population. As a percentage of technology users, of course, the percentage has decreased dramatically, since "technology user" used to be

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2010-05-26 Thread Andrew S. Baker
The fact is that as technology becomes more prevalent, MOST people desire to learn less about it. The ubiquity of automobiles has not led to more auto mechanics, but rather to an even smaller percentage of car owners being able to deal with even routine maintenance on a vehicle. There is no reaso

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2010-05-26 Thread Kurt Buff
That's rich. A series of bald statements that the world as we know it will end, with no evidence. Somewhat apropos of this, the current (June 2010) issue of ;login magazine has an article titled "Programming with Technological Ritual and Alchemy" and is well worth a read. It's an observation by a

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2010-05-26 Thread Bill Lambert
sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. Thank you. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Big Changes Ahead for IT - Anyone seen this? Don't we see stories like this fairly

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2010-05-26 Thread James Rankin
My users can't get their usernames and passwords right. One person this morning tried to use the mouse on the "Windows failed to start" screen and phoned me to ask why the cursor wasn't showing. They regularly put the wrong data into application fields and their grasp of spelling is atrocious. I ca

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2010-05-26 Thread Jonathan Link
Don't we see stories like this fairly often? IIRC there was a WSJ article last year that said much the same thing but was little more than a rant that he wasn't able to install the software he wanted. On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: > Sometimes you have to wonder .