I have yet to see anything easier to use for video conferencing than TinyChat. Just use Firefox or Chrome with Ad Block and you'll have a nice clean interface (or pay for a subscription - it's still pretty cheap).
I'd agree to that, and don't have much more to add, actually. Very well put. Stick 'em outside and let kids be kids. Too much tech at a young age can just confuse them, unless they have an unusual aptitude or something.
And frankly, I don't use txt at all - had my phone company disable it. Don't want it, don't need it, too expensive. "Oh", I hear you say, "but you can just get an unlimited txt plan". Yep - for more money. Once again, you have to SPEND money to SAVE money.
Just doesn't make sense to me:)
When someone asks me if I got their txt message, I just say "Sorry, you'll have to actually CALL me".
I get that you like OSX / Linux better, and that's fine. I like them too, for some things. But to trash ANY OS with false information is living on a belief system, rather than an informed and educated system, my friend:)
As I understand it, the original prototype mentioned in the parent is still in service today, as a cargo plane for UPS or FedEX or something.
Sort of cooks in its own juices, doesn't it...sure proves the point that the Boeing engineers were not only on to something, they perfected it - right out out of the gate.
My dad does this, purely for artistic purposes.
He finds his best stuff in dumpsters, dumpsites, and junkyards.
I thought all starving artists knew where to find materials for nothing:)
To echo others as well...we admin 6 offices, totalling about 60 some odd users, including remote users with home offices. We set up and configure everything from their Blackberries, to their laptops / desktops, sometimes cell phones. Nearly everyone gets admin on their workstation. That's right, nearly everyone.
In our office, we're adults...we treat each other like adults, and respect each other like adults. Only once have we had to keep an eye on someone and build a bit of a case against them...and that was initiated by management. We, as IT, know who the slackers are...but it's not our place to try to control what ppl do with their time. It's up to management to evaluate performance and motivate the employee(s).
With this formula, we've had zero security breaches, no lost equipment, only two viruses (over achievers who don't read email enough to recognize that zip file is NOT actually from UPS) - but even those were quickly contained and didn't spread at all.
It can be tempting for IT to become power-mongers and control freaks...but really, leave that in the hands it belongs in...and it's one less thing for you to worry about. More than one thing, actually - it's one less thing multiplied by the number of users you have.
Having worked in the sheet metal industry for several years, I can tell you that this is not something for the layman to 'research and implement'. You need professional advice my friend. You need someone to analyze the heat generated, floor area, and possible CFM output of a new, or additional a/c unit. Refrigeration tech requires many, and I mean *many* hours of training, and years of experience.
In the meantime, the best thing you can do is get the air to circulate in your server room. In ours, we have a two pedestal fans that literally force the air in a circle. Since we did that, our a/c unit no longer ices up - which is an indication of the intake rad taking in too much cold air - it condenses and freezes. The intake needs WARM (circulated) air.
Good luck - and hire someone who knows refrigeration. It's WELL worth your while, trust me.
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Oh, but I did.
Considering the latest auction started at $2700 and was in the $4500 range last week, that ~ $270 for DOING NOTHING :)
Not bad, really. The 'custom electronics' described in the eBay auction probably didn't cost that much.
That's uh, all I really had to say
I have yet to see anything easier to use for video conferencing than TinyChat. Just use Firefox or Chrome with Ad Block and you'll have a nice clean interface (or pay for a subscription - it's still pretty cheap).
most awesome ...'awesome' is so over-used, but it's truly appropriate here
...has just been redefined
I'd agree to that, and don't have much more to add, actually. Very well put. Stick 'em outside and let kids be kids. Too much tech at a young age can just confuse them, unless they have an unusual aptitude or something. And frankly, I don't use txt at all - had my phone company disable it. Don't want it, don't need it, too expensive. "Oh", I hear you say, "but you can just get an unlimited txt plan". Yep - for more money. Once again, you have to SPEND money to SAVE money. Just doesn't make sense to me :)
When someone asks me if I got their txt message, I just say "Sorry, you'll have to actually CALL me".
Lightning killed the 'cloud'.
It's not great irony, but it's kinda there.
Hell, I'm just happy that my VoIP provider (www.babytel.ca, www.babytelusa.com) forwards a voicemail to my email address.
No matter where I am, I can retrieve it pretty quickly without numeric prompts.
bah, AMD have nothing on my friend here:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1351232
...has an option to index encrypted files.
Not true.
READ. LEARN.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc767094.aspx
I get that you like OSX / Linux better, and that's fine. I like them too, for some things. But to trash ANY OS with false information is living on a belief system, rather than an informed and educated system, my friend :)
Well said :)
Let's also not forget that ALL version of Windows, from NT on up, have been written to comply with C2 security standards:
http://windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=2293
http://vdict.com/Orange%20Book,6,0,0.html
Which proves your point, it's the USER, not the OS, that lends itself toward a lack of security.
One could argue that C2 isn't enough - but that's another /. article :)
...we've been using this for about three years; suits our needs.
Tickets can be submitted via web interface, or email.
Decent support in the forums, too.
http://entertrack.sourceforge.net/
...lmao! the fish-flying-into-the-new-tank analogy slays me
As I understand it, the original prototype mentioned in the parent is still in service today, as a cargo plane for UPS or FedEX or something.
Sort of cooks in its own juices, doesn't it...sure proves the point that the Boeing engineers were not only on to something, they perfected it - right out out of the gate.
To make their stock stronger.
Every time IBM's shares droop a little, they start laying off to bolster it up again.
..."currently disrupting the flow of electricity"
My dad does this, purely for artistic purposes. He finds his best stuff in dumpsters, dumpsites, and junkyards. I thought all starving artists knew where to find materials for nothing :)
To echo others as well...we admin 6 offices, totalling about 60 some odd users, including remote users with home offices. We set up and configure everything from their Blackberries, to their laptops / desktops, sometimes cell phones. Nearly everyone gets admin on their workstation. That's right, nearly everyone.
In our office, we're adults...we treat each other like adults, and respect each other like adults. Only once have we had to keep an eye on someone and build a bit of a case against them...and that was initiated by management. We, as IT, know who the slackers are...but it's not our place to try to control what ppl do with their time. It's up to management to evaluate performance and motivate the employee(s).
With this formula, we've had zero security breaches, no lost equipment, only two viruses (over achievers who don't read email enough to recognize that zip file is NOT actually from UPS) - but even those were quickly contained and didn't spread at all.
It can be tempting for IT to become power-mongers and control freaks...but really, leave that in the hands it belongs in...and it's one less thing for you to worry about. More than one thing, actually - it's one less thing multiplied by the number of users you have.
Boots straight to a Word Processor :D
...all your Facebook are belong to us.
Having worked in the sheet metal industry for several years, I can tell you that this is not something for the layman to 'research and implement'. You need professional advice my friend. You need someone to analyze the heat generated, floor area, and possible CFM output of a new, or additional a/c unit. Refrigeration tech requires many, and I mean *many* hours of training, and years of experience. In the meantime, the best thing you can do is get the air to circulate in your server room. In ours, we have a two pedestal fans that literally force the air in a circle. Since we did that, our a/c unit no longer ices up - which is an indication of the intake rad taking in too much cold air - it condenses and freezes. The intake needs WARM (circulated) air. Good luck - and hire someone who knows refrigeration. It's WELL worth your while, trust me.
Been done, ages ago...
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=802563
"Face the Face" :D
Dunno if you can *prevent* LAN theft...but I bet you could _patent_ Lan Theft(tm)