It's all devices. Hell, most of them are designed to spy on the users. Do you trust anything coming from China?
The sad fact is you've already agreed to be spied on when you agree to use almost any Internet connected device. There's really nothing that changes with this article.
Essential means the tower, ILS beacons, runway lights, and radios, so planes can take off and land without crashing. All else is optional.
That's strange, because my company built a new HQ in the mid 2000's and we're required to light up the building like the Las Vegas Strip during a power outage. How is an airport not required to do at least the same? There were reports that people stranded in the terminals couldn't see because there were so few emergency lights.
If Amazon won't sell competing products in their store, then why do they sell iPads? Those compete against the Amazon Fire tablets, right? Amazon is full of hypocrisy.
- Jumping ship I haven't done it yet. But I know people that do it a lot and they get paid a lot more than I do for the same amount of work/responsibilities.
- Folding under pressure I cool as a cucumber under pressure because I take the time to figure out what's causing the issue. My management isn't. I have found that not running around like a headless chicken appears to hurt me. They mistake calm for not caring. I'm not joking.
- Burning bridges I haven't done this that I'm aware of at this point.
- Missing opportunities I've missed many professional opportunities. But I feel that my workload didn't allow for it to happen.
- Skipping social events There's not many to take advantage of, but I go out when the opportunity presents itself. On a side note, my alcohol intake has increased dramatically over the years. It seems to have matched my stress levels.
- Aiming low I don't do this. Any project worth doing is worth doing all the way.
- Shortchanging your compensation I'm guilty. I didn't know what I didn't know.
- Not knowing your worth I know it now. And it frustrates the hell out of me.
- Failing to understand the business This is a tough one. The first few years I felt like I was actively being kept out of the loop. Then when I was made director I know I've been left out of the loop. How many companies hold scheduled management meetings without an I.T. director present? Do you think good technology discussions and decisions are being made? I'll hang up and listen...
- Forgetting who’s writing the checks I know where my paycheck comes from.
- Trouble with non-tech staff This can be difficult at times, but it's always achievable.
- Staying in your comfort zone I don't think there is a comfort zone within I.T. It covers too much. If you can't find something new to do within I.T. you're not trying hard enough.
- Lack of interpersonal skills "Well look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"
- Failing to adapt This can be tough as it seems that some IT processes are cyclical. Mainframe (centralized) > desktops (distributed) > virtual desktops (centralized)
- Pursuing post-grad education without focus This can be difficult if you don't live in a high population area. Outside of urban centers many employers don't care about certifications.
- Wandering away from a training opportunity I have recently refocused my department on the topic of ongoing training. They love it....I think.
- Not being Zen Also difficult. I found it hard to let go of the overall network admin roles when moving into management. On to new adventures...
- Thinking you made it Networking is key in my view. I'm in constant communication with many other IT pros in my area. It's a huge benefit.
These types of issues are common, especially in the midwest of the US. However, it shouldn't have caused an outage. I see in the article that they're not sure why redundant links didn't work.
Sounds great until it's dark at 8 AM in December. Maybe even later depending on where you live.
That's what would happen to me. And I'm fine with that. In Iowa, it's next to impossible to do any activity outdoors after 4:30/5:00PM in the winter. It's too dark.
On the flip side, I don't mind that it's dark in the morning. I can't do anything prior to 8am outdoors anyway (if I'm being a good neighbor).
I still maintain that the BlackBerry 10 OS is the best mobile OS I have ever used. I have used Palm OS, BBOS, BB10, iOS and Android. The 100% gesture-based BB10 was very refreshing. Like all other non iOS and Android systems, it lacked a decent app store. And that's what this comes down to: Will companies and developers embrace a 3rd or 4th mobile OS and the additional dev costs that come with it? I think the answer is no.
That was all fine and good until video player they had got removed by a Windows update.
You must have missed the part where the poster said "If the admin wants people playing videos on the machine, wouldn't they just add a video player as part of the standard workstation image?". It's not hard, people.
It seems to me that walking up and down the hall with a handheld device will show you almost exactly where these wireless devices are. Find the hot zones. Come back later and toss the cell (room, not phone). Use the phone as evidence to figure out other crimes being committed.
Tech companies have been firing senior coders and engineering staff for the last 10+ years and hiring cheap H1B labor or outsourcing overseas. It has nothing to do with a nonexistent labor shortage.
I have my Echo right next to my TV and it didn't activate a singe time during South Park. However, every damn Amazon commercial seems to activate my Echo.
Especially considering that many people sign up for these streaming services based on the convenience of the apps being loaded on "smart TVs". Good luck getting manufacturers to push out updates to millions of outdated unsupported devices.
No, I don't watch movies on my phone, tablet, laptop, desktop.
I dumped VPN at my company in favor of virtual desktops (vmware view). It is much safer, I don't have to worry about "dirty" outside computers connecting to the network. Instead, employees get the same desktop every time, the same resources every time. It's generally safer. The employees love it because it's generally much faster.
It's one of the few win-win scenarios in I.T. for mobile workers.
Based on what my company still prints on a daily basis for invoices, new employees, and other items I would think it's right. My company struggles to go paperless which drives me nuts. It's costly to print, and slows the business process down. We try to force some of our customers over to electronic invoicing and EDI, but there's a lot of push back there too.
I know this question is outside of the main focus of the post, but why is the submitter disabling Wi-Fi overnight? I can't think of any logical reason to do it.
Verizon, AT&T Customers Are Getting Slower Speeds Because Of Lacking Infrastructure To Support Unlimited Data Plans
That's one way to look at it. You could also point out that Verizon has the largest coverage area in the US and spreads their resources thinner, instead of focusing on a smaller footprint like T-Mobile.
It all depends on how you compare carriers and services.
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It's all devices. Hell, most of them are designed to spy on the users. Do you trust anything coming from China?
The sad fact is you've already agreed to be spied on when you agree to use almost any Internet connected device. There's really nothing that changes with this article.
Essential means the tower, ILS beacons, runway lights, and radios, so planes can take off and land without crashing. All else is optional.
That's strange, because my company built a new HQ in the mid 2000's and we're required to light up the building like the Las Vegas Strip during a power outage. How is an airport not required to do at least the same? There were reports that people stranded in the terminals couldn't see because there were so few emergency lights.
If Amazon won't sell competing products in their store, then why do they sell iPads? Those compete against the Amazon Fire tablets, right? Amazon is full of hypocrisy.
- Jumping ship
I haven't done it yet. But I know people that do it a lot and they get paid a lot more than I do for the same amount of work/responsibilities.
- Folding under pressure
I cool as a cucumber under pressure because I take the time to figure out what's causing the issue. My management isn't. I have found that not running around like a headless chicken appears to hurt me. They mistake calm for not caring. I'm not joking.
- Burning bridges
I haven't done this that I'm aware of at this point.
- Missing opportunities
I've missed many professional opportunities. But I feel that my workload didn't allow for it to happen.
- Skipping social events
There's not many to take advantage of, but I go out when the opportunity presents itself. On a side note, my alcohol intake has increased dramatically over the years. It seems to have matched my stress levels.
- Aiming low
I don't do this. Any project worth doing is worth doing all the way.
- Shortchanging your compensation
I'm guilty. I didn't know what I didn't know.
- Not knowing your worth
I know it now. And it frustrates the hell out of me.
- Failing to understand the business
This is a tough one. The first few years I felt like I was actively being kept out of the loop. Then when I was made director I know I've been left out of the loop. How many companies hold scheduled management meetings without an I.T. director present? Do you think good technology discussions and decisions are being made? I'll hang up and listen...
- Forgetting who’s writing the checks
I know where my paycheck comes from.
- Trouble with non-tech staff
This can be difficult at times, but it's always achievable.
- Staying in your comfort zone
I don't think there is a comfort zone within I.T. It covers too much. If you can't find something new to do within I.T. you're not trying hard enough.
- Lack of interpersonal skills
"Well look, I already told you! I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to! I have people skills! I am good at dealing with people! Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"
- Failing to adapt
This can be tough as it seems that some IT processes are cyclical. Mainframe (centralized) > desktops (distributed) > virtual desktops (centralized)
- Pursuing post-grad education without focus
This can be difficult if you don't live in a high population area. Outside of urban centers many employers don't care about certifications.
- Wandering away from a training opportunity
I have recently refocused my department on the topic of ongoing training. They love it....I think.
- Not being Zen
Also difficult. I found it hard to let go of the overall network admin roles when moving into management. On to new adventures...
- Thinking you made it
Networking is key in my view. I'm in constant communication with many other IT pros in my area. It's a huge benefit.
I'm not going to make it through all 20...
These types of issues are common, especially in the midwest of the US. However, it shouldn't have caused an outage. I see in the article that they're not sure why redundant links didn't work.
Do you want your kids walking to school in the dark at 8am all winter long?
Is this one of those "won't somebody think of the children" posts? I don't fall for the "do _____ under the guise of the children".
And yes, I do have elementary school age children.
Sounds great until it's dark at 8 AM in December. Maybe even later depending on where you live.
That's what would happen to me. And I'm fine with that. In Iowa, it's next to impossible to do any activity outdoors after 4:30/5:00PM in the winter. It's too dark.
On the flip side, I don't mind that it's dark in the morning. I can't do anything prior to 8am outdoors anyway (if I'm being a good neighbor).
Let's just keep it all year and stop changing the time.
I think we should be on DST year round. I want my sunlight at the end of the work day instead of the beginning.
How can anyone prove that the source code they are reviewing is the actual product being used? What government has that kind of resources anyway?
I still maintain that the BlackBerry 10 OS is the best mobile OS I have ever used. I have used Palm OS, BBOS, BB10, iOS and Android. The 100% gesture-based BB10 was very refreshing. Like all other non iOS and Android systems, it lacked a decent app store. And that's what this comes down to: Will companies and developers embrace a 3rd or 4th mobile OS and the additional dev costs that come with it? I think the answer is no.
That was all fine and good until video player they had got removed by a Windows update.
You must have missed the part where the poster said "If the admin wants people playing videos on the machine, wouldn't they just add a video player as part of the standard workstation image?". It's not hard, people.
It seems to me that walking up and down the hall with a handheld device will show you almost exactly where these wireless devices are. Find the hot zones. Come back later and toss the cell (room, not phone). Use the phone as evidence to figure out other crimes being committed.
Seems pretty simple to me.
Also, as others have stated: Faraday cage.
Tech companies have been firing senior coders and engineering staff for the last 10+ years and hiring cheap H1B labor or outsourcing overseas. It has nothing to do with a nonexistent labor shortage.
I have my Echo right next to my TV and it didn't activate a singe time during South Park. However, every damn Amazon commercial seems to activate my Echo.
Nobody will ever treat your own data as responsibly as you.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/E23.html
Landfalling US hurricanes are trending down the last 140 years. All categories (1-4+) are trending down.
Especially considering that many people sign up for these streaming services based on the convenience of the apps being loaded on "smart TVs". Good luck getting manufacturers to push out updates to millions of outdated unsupported devices.
No, I don't watch movies on my phone, tablet, laptop, desktop.
I dumped VPN at my company in favor of virtual desktops (vmware view). It is much safer, I don't have to worry about "dirty" outside computers connecting to the network. Instead, employees get the same desktop every time, the same resources every time. It's generally safer. The employees love it because it's generally much faster.
It's one of the few win-win scenarios in I.T. for mobile workers.
That's not an OS feature. That's a hardware feature.
Forget CNN, what about The Onion?
At least The Onion is honest about their fake news.
Now they'll get even less traffic.
Based on what my company still prints on a daily basis for invoices, new employees, and other items I would think it's right. My company struggles to go paperless which drives me nuts. It's costly to print, and slows the business process down. We try to force some of our customers over to electronic invoicing and EDI, but there's a lot of push back there too.
I know this question is outside of the main focus of the post, but why is the submitter disabling Wi-Fi overnight? I can't think of any logical reason to do it.
Verizon, AT&T Customers Are Getting Slower Speeds Because Of Lacking Infrastructure To Support Unlimited Data Plans
That's one way to look at it. You could also point out that Verizon has the largest coverage area in the US and spreads their resources thinner, instead of focusing on a smaller footprint like T-Mobile.
It all depends on how you compare carriers and services.