Another product that is big in Europe and gaining acceptance in the US is Atempo Time Navigator. It has broad x-platform support on both the server and client sides, and if you have a substantial OS X install base that you need to backup, it's one of the few products that we've identified that can scale to handle hundreds or thousands of Macs. It can also provide "opportunistic" backups for laptops, which unlike desktops don't fit well into a predefined backup schedule.
Apparently there had been rumors that EMC was a possible buyer of STK, which would have been a lot more painful for STK. With Sun there is little overlap, so the two organizations should have a good chance of integrating cleanly, both in terms of people and technology.
As a manager who hires sysads, unless you're coming from an institution that includes system/network admininstration explicitly as one or more courses in the CS major, your degree is less than half of what I'm looking for. The SysAd side of IT is more like a trade, and learning *how* to be a SysAd is critical. Possibly more important than your tech skills is your understanding of the SAGE Code of Ethics and the SysAd Best Practices (replace "Solaris" with whatever it is you're administering). While you have to be sharp to succeed, I've seen plenty of sharp people fail to make the grade because of poor judgement or compromised integrity.
If you choose the SysAd route, you'll likely have to start with a HelpDesk/Desktop support position and work your way up. You'll need to be able to organize and prioritize your work ruthlessly, learn to deal with the stress, health challenges, and lack of satisfaction of a workload that cannot ever be finished, deal professionally with unreasonable customers (not to mention co-workers and supervisors), and maintain unquestionable integrity and sound judgement. If you can do that and stay positive and motivated, I guarantee you that you will advance rapidly in just about any organization.
I was just reading last week's Science News cover story about a new generation of planes that will have flexible surfaces for greater control and lower weight. And tying into a recent/. article, it references the Wright Brothers as the first aircraft to have flexible wings.
I'm really surprised by the number of folks hammering Mozilla email. As a former Pine diehard, Mozilla email has improved my email efficiency by at least a factor of two. Sure Pine has most of the functionality, but I can config it three times as fast in Mozilla, and then actually process mail at least twice as fast. I consider it substantially more elegant than Eudora's interface.
As for the complaints about profile corruption, etc., I'll grant you that Pine doesn't have that issue, but Eudora sure does. I've certainly had some issues with Mozilla, but at this point they aren't any worse than most of the other mail clients I've seen. I've got 614 MB of mail archives from close to 20 years and a multitude of various email clients including VMS, and Mozilla handles it just fine, even when I have had profile problems and had to recreate one. I can't comment personally on SSL support, tho others in my group use it. The Bayesian spam filter is nowhere near the 98% accuracy I've seen claimed by others, but maybe it's not well enough trained yet, tho at 4200+ messages in my spam bucket I would think it should be.
I should note that I run Mozilla on W2K and keep all my folders remotely via UWash IMAP daemons. From a reliability standpoint I would certainly consider it as a viable candidate for our enterprise email app (we're currently a Eudora shop, for the most part, tho we also support Endymion Mailman and Pine). The one thing that knocked Mozilla out of the running for a long time was lack of a spell checker, but that's not longer an issue.
So, all you folks who can't stand it, what exactly are the problems?
Navin: Frosty, I'm no good at this.
Frosty: Aw come on Navin, you're doing fine.
Navin: I've already given away eight pencils, two hoola dolls and an ashtray and I've only taken in fifteen dollars.
Frosty: Navin, you have taken in fifteen dollars and given away fifty cents worth of crap, which gives us a net profit of fourteen dollars and fifty cents.
Navin Ah! It's a profit deal! Takes the pressure off! Get your weight guessed right here! Only a buck! Actual live weight guessing! Take a chance and win some crap!
For anyone who visited the Total Information Awareness website early on, you'll notice a major change. CNET is reporting that the site has shrunk drastically in recent weeks. It appears that the backlash from that announcement had an effect, tho perhaps only superficial.
The states rights issue has been a conservative agenda item for some time, it certainly was in the last presidential election. As this editorial points out, there is a fundamental conflict in the positions being advanced by conservatives, you can't fight for states rights and also push federal legistation like the Patriot Act at the same time. Unless of course the voting public isn't bright enough to understand the contradiction.
"Appropriate public access to governmental records is an important check on arbitrary government action. If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed as Attorney General, I will fully and faithfully enforce the Freedom of Information Act and ensure that the Department of Justice does the same."
"A government operating in the shadow of secrecy stands in complete opposition to the society envisioned by the Framers of our Constitution." - Judge Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
This Wired article notes that states are rapidly passing legislation that locally prohibits much of the federal gov't activities outlined in the Patriot Act.
Here's someone with too much time on their hands...
Title: The Mass Appeal Of Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings Is Rooted In Racism, Says University Lecturer
Organisation: University of Warwick
Release Date: 13 Dec 2002
"The Two Towers, Tolkien's second installment of
The Lord of the Rings, is an epic rooted in racism
and Middle Earth's mythology represents anxieties about the immigration taking place in mid-1950s Britain, says Dr Stephen Shapiro, an English Lecturer at the University of Warwick."
I don't see instructions in the built-in help, and the release notes don't make any mention of it. I poked thru prefs and the address book and didn't see anything. What am I missing?
Check out New Sun pouches, they are the best way I've found to carry a Wave, PDA, maglight, Solo windproof lighter (must have fire!), guitar picks, bandaids, and sharpening stone.
Also, Benjy Feen keeps a list of geek gifts that includes a nice selection of such items.
Get rid of that stupid AD and install a real catalogue system like LDAP or NDS.
How on god's blue earth did this get a Score:3, Informative?
"Get rid of that stupid Netscape and install a real browser like Mozilla or Explorer."
"Get rid of that stupid Sam Adam's and drink a real beverage like beer or Harpoon."
What on earth do you need from AD that cannot be solved otherwise? [...] If there are plenty [of machines] then you should install a MAC server. Microsoft does not and will never play nice with anything else but Microsoft.
Ah! I see... if you have lots of PC and Mac boxes, forget about trying to consolidate the management or integrate them, just double the work and the cost! Woohoo!
Scalable IT solutions thru cloning and printing your own money, I like the ring of that.
AT&T rpts that their "do not call" list already includes their affiliates. They also have a "do not send" (snail mail) list, I was warned that if I chose that I would not recieve info on new offerings from AT&T (oh no!). They currently cannot opt you out for affliates only; it takes 7 to 10 days to process the request.
Also, getting past the automated attendants to a person that can help you with your request isn't straight-forward. I called the Consumer Service number (800) 222-0300 and had to select 2 for Sales Assistance to get to a human (who then transferred me to the right place).
I contacted Verizon and was told that the standard do-not-call request needs to be amended to include affiliates. This reportedly takes 30-60 days to process (they do the work, I just had to make the request).
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- Gregg
- Gregg
Where is the mention of Mozilla in that CERT bulletin? All they say is to use another browser...
If you choose the SysAd route, you'll likely have to start with a HelpDesk/Desktop support position and work your way up. You'll need to be able to organize and prioritize your work ruthlessly, learn to deal with the stress, health challenges, and lack of satisfaction of a workload that cannot ever be finished, deal professionally with unreasonable customers (not to mention co-workers and supervisors), and maintain unquestionable integrity and sound judgement. If you can do that and stay positive and motivated, I guarantee you that you will advance rapidly in just about any organization.
- Gregg
- Gregg
As for the complaints about profile corruption, etc., I'll grant you that Pine doesn't have that issue, but Eudora sure does. I've certainly had some issues with Mozilla, but at this point they aren't any worse than most of the other mail clients I've seen. I've got 614 MB of mail archives from close to 20 years and a multitude of various email clients including VMS, and Mozilla handles it just fine, even when I have had profile problems and had to recreate one. I can't comment personally on SSL support, tho others in my group use it. The Bayesian spam filter is nowhere near the 98% accuracy I've seen claimed by others, but maybe it's not well enough trained yet, tho at 4200+ messages in my spam bucket I would think it should be.
I should note that I run Mozilla on W2K and keep all my folders remotely via UWash IMAP daemons. From a reliability standpoint I would certainly consider it as a viable candidate for our enterprise email app (we're currently a Eudora shop, for the most part, tho we also support Endymion Mailman and Pine). The one thing that knocked Mozilla out of the running for a long time was lack of a spell checker, but that's not longer an issue.
So, all you folks who can't stand it, what exactly are the problems?
- Gregg
Navin: Frosty, I'm no good at this.
Frosty: Aw come on Navin, you're doing fine.
Navin: I've already given away eight pencils, two hoola dolls and an ashtray and I've only taken in fifteen dollars.
Frosty: Navin, you have taken in fifteen dollars and given away fifty cents worth of crap, which gives us a net profit of fourteen dollars and fifty cents.
Navin Ah! It's a profit deal! Takes the pressure off! Get your weight guessed right here! Only a buck! Actual live weight guessing! Take a chance and win some crap!
For anyone who visited the Total Information Awareness website early on, you'll notice a major change. CNET is reporting that the site has shrunk drastically in recent weeks. It appears that the backlash from that announcement had an effect, tho perhaps only superficial.
Point taken, time for a change anywho.
In moderately long but thoughtful piece A Year of Loss: Reexamining Civil Liberties Since September 11, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights notes that Ashcroft said in his confirmation testimony:
"Appropriate public access to governmental records is an important check on arbitrary government action. If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed as Attorney General, I will fully and faithfully enforce the Freedom of Information Act and ensure that the Department of Justice does the same."
"A government operating in the shadow of secrecy stands in complete opposition to the society envisioned by the Framers of our Constitution." - Judge Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
This Wired article notes that states are rapidly passing legislation that locally prohibits much of the federal gov't activities outlined in the Patriot Act.
Title: The Mass Appeal Of Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings Is Rooted In Racism, Says University Lecturer
Organisation: University of Warwick
Release Date: 13 Dec 2002
"The Two Towers, Tolkien's second installment of The Lord of the Rings, is an epic rooted in racism and Middle Earth's mythology represents anxieties about the immigration taking place in mid-1950s Britain, says Dr Stephen Shapiro, an English Lecturer at the University of Warwick."
http://www.AlphaGalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=r eadRelease&Releaseid=12032 Registration required.
I don't see instructions in the built-in help, and the release notes don't make any mention of it. I poked thru prefs and the address book and didn't see anything. What am I missing?
Check out New Sun pouches, they are the best way I've found to carry a Wave, PDA, maglight, Solo windproof lighter (must have fire!), guitar picks, bandaids, and sharpening stone.
Also, Benjy Feen keeps a list of geek gifts that includes a nice selection of such items.
See the CNET article, Key Internet server moved for security, tho Verisign claims that the timing was coincidental.
How on god's blue earth did this get a Score:3, Informative?
"Get rid of that stupid Netscape and install a real browser like Mozilla or Explorer."
"Get rid of that stupid Sam Adam's and drink a real beverage like beer or Harpoon."
What on earth do you need from AD that cannot be solved otherwise? [...] If there are plenty [of machines] then you should install a MAC server. Microsoft does not and will never play nice with anything else but Microsoft.
Ah! I see... if you have lots of PC and Mac boxes, forget about trying to consolidate the management or integrate them, just double the work and the cost! Woohoo!
Scalable IT solutions thru cloning and printing your own money, I like the ring of that.
- Gregg
We got cake too, the frosting was in the likeness of a hair shirt, even! Of course the baker of the cake got a renice +19.
AT&T rpts that their "do not call" list already includes their affiliates. They also have a "do not send" (snail mail) list, I was warned that if I chose that I would not recieve info on new offerings from AT&T (oh no!). They currently cannot opt you out for affliates only; it takes 7 to 10 days to process the request.
Also, getting past the automated attendants to a person that can help you with your request isn't straight-forward. I called the Consumer Service number (800) 222-0300 and had to select 2 for Sales Assistance to get to a human (who then transferred me to the right place).
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I contacted Verizon and was told that the standard do-not-call request needs to be amended to include affiliates. This reportedly takes 30-60 days to process (they do the work, I just had to make the request).
Looks like Apple stock took a drubbing despite the announcements, it was down around 14% at 11:45 EST, see this article for more poop.