...and if you want to actually make a call, this button turns on the GPS system that shows you the direction and distance to the nearest public payphone.
Yeah,
Not a good idea....
Plugging something electrical into a power outlet and having it catch fire is a patented method owned by Sony and licenced to many other companies, such as Dell and Apple (I believe?)?
You'll have their laywers on your ass in no time.
Another vote for GLPI.
We use it for a support desk covering 26-sites and I am just about to implement OCS Inventory.
It has its quirks, but is simple to use.
Reporting and proactive job priority/SLA management could be better though.
I am just waiting to see what kind of 'nearly-the-same-as-all-other-power-connectors-but-slightly different-so-you-need-to-buy-Sony-originals-and-nothing-else-will-fit' they come up with this time.
Microsoft is going to fight this decision tooth and nail. They will appeal it and then offer 'special' Windows, Server and Office licencing rates to key EU institutions, such as Government and Education...
FTFY
I thought the point of the lawsuit was that people were fooled (allegedly!) into thinking that lesser-spec'd machines were capable of running many of Vista's better goodies, and not specifically that the machines they did buy were overpriced?
Is this a cock-up of the presentation by the plaintiffs or their reps?
We have most procedures documented step-by-step on what we call 'one page guides' (OPGs) - in other words, if you cannot document a procedure on two sides of paper then it's too complex and needs to be broken down further.
The OPG form is a standard template in Word. having a common format ensures that people can scan through OPGs and know exactly where to look forthe details they want. The OPGs have sections as follows/EG:
TITLE: How to Reset a Draytek Router to Factory Defaults
Scope: Comms
Description/Symptoms: A router may need to be reset when....
Action/Procedure:
1. 2. etc. *end*
We don't use flowcharts as it takes too long to create maintain them. Simple, stepped, lists in your favourite word processor are easy to amend quickly.
We have 6 categories of OPGs (because that suits our needs: Hardware, Software, Comms etc.) and each staff member has the 'top 10' OPGs for each category in a folder on their desk for reference. We do have them online, but paper copies are easier to search through when you are not near a computer. All other OPGs are also held online and in SOP folders in the work area.
Issues such as 'Look for valid traffic on the monitoring interface' are handled exactly as you describe - by refrence to another OPG - so staff can check them out if needed.
The Knowledge Management aspect ensures every OPG has an owner responsible for its maintenance, plus there's a submission, validation and approval process. It's a bit like hard work to setup, but once you get organised, doing it properly from day-one pays dividends.
What kind of small office wouldn't be able to run a piece of CAT5?
One in an historic ('listed' in the UK) building where any form of drilling through walls or fixing cables to the structure is not permitted - at least not without a craplaod of inspections and paperwork.
Definitely important parameters. For what it's worth, I have a pair of 85Mbit Devolo plugs (a popular brand in the UK at least) that the diagnostics state are giving me a 51Mbit link. The plugs link my downstairs office area to the ADSL router and server upstairs.
As well as a PC and network print server, I have a Snom 360 VoIP phone on the desk, with accounts registered on the upstairs server and also at Head Office. I've had no no problems with the phone using both the the G.729 and uLaw CODECs, implying that jitter is not an issue on my setup at least.
The office area is close to the kitchen and operating the microwave oven (about 2m from my desk) seems to have no effect.
So we'll know when California is about to experience 'the big one' as the pre-shocks will overcharge the batteries and everyone will be diving for cover amidst assploding vehicles?
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Keyboardless? Try this... http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
Only kids with lisps
...or 'top ups' as we call them in the UK
...and if you want to actually make a call, this button turns on the GPS system that shows you the direction and distance to the nearest public payphone.
Yeah, Not a good idea.... Plugging something electrical into a power outlet and having it catch fire is a patented method owned by Sony and licenced to many other companies, such as Dell and Apple (I believe?)? You'll have their laywers on your ass in no time.
..and as soon as it's synthesized, it surrenders.
Another vote for GLPI. We use it for a support desk covering 26-sites and I am just about to implement OCS Inventory. It has its quirks, but is simple to use. Reporting and proactive job priority/SLA management could be better though.
I am just waiting to see what kind of 'nearly-the-same-as-all-other-power-connectors-but-slightly different-so-you-need-to-buy-Sony-originals-and-nothing-else-will-fit' they come up with this time.
Microsoft is going to fight this decision tooth and nail. They will appeal it and then offer 'special' Windows, Server and Office licencing rates to key EU institutions, such as Government and Education... FTFY
I thought the point of the lawsuit was that people were fooled (allegedly!) into thinking that lesser-spec'd machines were capable of running many of Vista's better goodies, and not specifically that the machines they did buy were overpriced?
Is this a cock-up of the presentation by the plaintiffs or their reps?
Has the record industry found what it's looking for?
Look up 'Knowledge Management' as a starter.
We have most procedures documented step-by-step on what we call 'one page guides' (OPGs) - in other words, if you cannot document a procedure on two sides of paper then it's too complex and needs to be broken down further.
The OPG form is a standard template in Word. having a common format ensures that people can scan through OPGs and know exactly where to look forthe details they want. The OPGs have sections as follows/EG:
TITLE: How to Reset a Draytek Router to Factory Defaults
Scope: Comms
Description/Symptoms: A router may need to be reset when....
Action/Procedure:
1.
2.
etc.
*end*
We don't use flowcharts as it takes too long to create maintain them. Simple, stepped, lists in your favourite word processor are easy to amend quickly.
We have 6 categories of OPGs (because that suits our needs: Hardware, Software, Comms etc.) and each staff member has the 'top 10' OPGs for each category in a folder on their desk for reference. We do have them online, but paper copies are easier to search through when you are not near a computer. All other OPGs are also held online and in SOP folders in the work area.
Issues such as 'Look for valid traffic on the monitoring interface' are handled exactly as you describe - by refrence to another OPG - so staff can check them out if needed.
The Knowledge Management aspect ensures every OPG has an owner responsible for its maintenance, plus there's a submission, validation and approval process. It's a bit like hard work to setup, but once you get organised, doing it properly from day-one pays dividends.
Damn - make that 57600W.
(Getting late)
Just stick a 1 ohm 240W resistor between phases
What kind of small office wouldn't be able to run a piece of CAT5?
One in an historic ('listed' in the UK) building where any form of drilling through walls or fixing cables to the structure is not permitted - at least not without a craplaod of inspections and paperwork.
Like my parents' 18th Century cottage.
Definitely important parameters. For what it's worth, I have a pair of 85Mbit Devolo plugs (a popular brand in the UK at least) that the diagnostics state are giving me a 51Mbit link. The plugs link my downstairs office area to the ADSL router and server upstairs.
As well as a PC and network print server, I have a Snom 360 VoIP phone on the desk, with accounts registered on the upstairs server and also at Head Office. I've had no no problems with the phone using both the the G.729 and uLaw CODECs, implying that jitter is not an issue on my setup at least.
The office area is close to the kitchen and operating the microwave oven (about 2m from my desk) seems to have no effect.
YMMV etc.
Our ERP company is a crock of q14=&$^8 NO CARRIER
So we'll know when California is about to experience 'the big one' as the pre-shocks will overcharge the batteries and everyone will be diving for cover amidst assploding vehicles?
Is that worse than B0rked?
I thought the scale was:
B0rked
Horked
F*cked
Stuffed
Iffy
Working
Why not buy youself a USB M-F extension lead for one leg of the two-headed lead so that it can reach to the other side.
They're about £3 in the UK from online stores or £1.50 on ebay for a 1.8m one.
I AM my system administrator, you insensitive clod.
Oh, and no, I don't trust myself!
I just bagged a Call Center matrix display unit off ebay for £20!
Mind you, it's 1.5M long!
..Yep - comes bundled with StalinOffice and REvolution Mail
Stick the hard disk into an identical second machine and see if the fault travels with the disk.
That narrows things down a bit.
Wow, imagine a chandelier of those!