Here is an opinion piece from the owner of lensrentals.com why, going forward Color Runs are no longer covered by damage waivers.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blo...
As a former Windows SMS Administrator and Desktop Engineer, imaging was a vital tool for desktop breakfix. That's provided you have an image that can be updated and software packaged for ease of profile install. On one-off problems, you can re-ghost and re-install package software and have the user back in business within an hour. Troubleshooting was reserve for company wide issues.
My motto used to be, when in doubt, ghost!
Why does this remind me of the New Coke marketing disaster? Introduce Vista, take away XP, grass root protest support. XP gets re-introduced as Windows Classic. Everyone is happy, however, no one notices that the subtle switch in the secret formula from cane sugar to high frutcose corn syrup (DRM).
If the software updates are MSI (Windows Installer format), you can deploy them using Active Directory group policies. If you already have SMS in your environment, you can use the software distribution feature to push out software. As for SUS, you're limited to distributing Microsoft Security and Office patches.
Check the forums on myitforum.com if you want to roll your own solution.
and I lurk slashdot. Panix has been my main e-mail address for the last 14 years. I have found the panix staff to be very competent and the panix community very knowledgeable.
As a victim, who and where can I register my complaint. I simply want my ISP back online.
thank you
I found presenting the 'owner' with the current market price from google or ebay for the same exact spec machine to be a good wake-up call when they insist on repairing.
If its a critical business app that can't be migrated, run it under VM.
I'm suprised that they didn't call their company's helpdesk. If the PC was that badly infected with viruses and spyware, I would boot up with Knoppix, copy critical document files, re-image with the OEM restore CD, or 'ghost' with WP image.
If they decide to bring back the working model requirement, I'm going to corner the toy submarine market. After all, those business patents holder will need to include in a working copy of their business model...
A couple of months back, I tried to propose a similiar idea at my company for VPN users. Due to shortsightness, (read, its based on Linux), the concept never went to upper management for further consideration.
In my company, we give home VPN users a set of detailed installation instructions, CISCO VPN Client install CD and a Secure ID fob.
Despite this, we still get occasional support calls.
Playing around with Knoppix MAME, I familiarized with re-mastering Knoppix, and realized isn't too hard; with the right set of instructions even a monkey could create one. I proposed distributing a live cd; essentially a stripped down knoppix cd, with a cisco client for linux, upon successful connection would automatically launch Terminal Server (www.rdesktop.org) to connect to our banks of Terminal Server.
Some of the advantages that I pointed out cut down on existing support issues;
Home users didn't need to configure with messy settings, Knoppix CD either works or it doesn't work.
Bypass home computer hard drives (with questional viruses, and spyware).
Works on almost any PC, thanks to Knoppix amazing driver recognition.
In other news, Apple announce their new line of dead IPODS that consumers can buy for only $25. The catch, you must show proof of owning a DELL MP3 player.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
In the late 80's, similiar debates about export restrictions of then extremely powerful 12Mhz 286 ATs.
Apple with Tigers and Panthers, and Microsoft with their awaited Longhorn.
I can picture new ad campaigns
1. Pack of Tigers stalking a herd of Longhorns, getting ready to pounce a stray Longhorn to shreds.
2. Microsoft answering back, we're going tiger hunting.
3. Apple using Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme, along with a cartoon Inspector Closeau in their ad touting their OS file search capabilities.
4. Or have a celebrity like Roy, from Siegfried and Roy pitching that from now on, the only Tigers and Panthers he'll be working with are the ones from Apple.
Obviously Marvel have overlooked the obvious.
Jackson Heights, Queens.
Easy way to keep Spider-Man in New York, yet appeal to South Asian readers by interweaving traditional customs, cultures, and languages.
"they used to call me the Telephone Man (Reach out and touch someone)..."
Let me take a guess, you were using a PMI3 with a 1st gen. Smart Parts barrel.
The formerly retired CIO of my company gave me $250, for coming over one evening last week to fix his home computer. It turns out the personal firewall was causing slow internet browsing, he thought he had a virus. While I was there, I introduced him to spy-bot, adware, locked down his wireless, and showed him how to surfing the internet using knoppix.
Mind you, I didn't ask or expected any compensation, as it was out of loyalty, friendship, and respect.
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Here is an opinion piece from the owner of lensrentals.com why, going forward Color Runs are no longer covered by damage waivers. http://www.lensrentals.com/blo...
Never seen Steve Ballmer quoted so often in one article.
As a former Windows SMS Administrator and Desktop Engineer, imaging was a vital tool for desktop breakfix. That's provided you have an image that can be updated and software packaged for ease of profile install. On one-off problems, you can re-ghost and re-install package software and have the user back in business within an hour. Troubleshooting was reserve for company wide issues. My motto used to be, when in doubt, ghost!
Why does this remind me of the New Coke marketing disaster? Introduce Vista, take away XP, grass root protest support. XP gets re-introduced as Windows Classic. Everyone is happy, however, no one notices that the subtle switch in the secret formula from cane sugar to high frutcose corn syrup (DRM).
In my mind, Nick Fury will always be David Hasselhof
If the software updates are MSI (Windows Installer format), you can deploy them using Active Directory group policies. If you already have SMS in your environment, you can use the software distribution feature to push out software. As for SUS, you're limited to distributing Microsoft Security and Office patches. Check the forums on myitforum.com if you want to roll your own solution.
and I lurk slashdot. Panix has been my main e-mail address for the last 14 years. I have found the panix staff to be very competent and the panix community very knowledgeable. As a victim, who and where can I register my complaint. I simply want my ISP back online. thank you
I found presenting the 'owner' with the current market price from google or ebay for the same exact spec machine to be a good wake-up call when they insist on repairing. If its a critical business app that can't be migrated, run it under VM.
I'm suprised that they didn't call their company's helpdesk. If the PC was that badly infected with viruses and spyware, I would boot up with Knoppix, copy critical document files, re-image with the OEM restore CD, or 'ghost' with WP image.
If they decide to bring back the working model requirement, I'm going to corner the toy submarine market. After all, those business patents holder will need to include in a working copy of their business model...
A couple of months back, I tried to propose a similiar idea at my company for VPN users. Due to shortsightness, (read, its based on Linux), the concept never went to upper management for further consideration. In my company, we give home VPN users a set of detailed installation instructions, CISCO VPN Client install CD and a Secure ID fob. Despite this, we still get occasional support calls. Playing around with Knoppix MAME, I familiarized with re-mastering Knoppix, and realized isn't too hard; with the right set of instructions even a monkey could create one. I proposed distributing a live cd; essentially a stripped down knoppix cd, with a cisco client for linux, upon successful connection would automatically launch Terminal Server (www.rdesktop.org) to connect to our banks of Terminal Server. Some of the advantages that I pointed out cut down on existing support issues; Home users didn't need to configure with messy settings, Knoppix CD either works or it doesn't work. Bypass home computer hard drives (with questional viruses, and spyware). Works on almost any PC, thanks to Knoppix amazing driver recognition.
Some Khan, and some can't
In other news, Apple announce their new line of dead IPODS that consumers can buy for only $25. The catch, you must show proof of owning a DELL MP3 player.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. In the late 80's, similiar debates about export restrictions of then extremely powerful 12Mhz 286 ATs.
Apple with Tigers and Panthers, and Microsoft with their awaited Longhorn. I can picture new ad campaigns 1. Pack of Tigers stalking a herd of Longhorns, getting ready to pounce a stray Longhorn to shreds. 2. Microsoft answering back, we're going tiger hunting. 3. Apple using Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme, along with a cartoon Inspector Closeau in their ad touting their OS file search capabilities. 4. Or have a celebrity like Roy, from Siegfried and Roy pitching that from now on, the only Tigers and Panthers he'll be working with are the ones from Apple.
Obviously Marvel have overlooked the obvious. Jackson Heights, Queens. Easy way to keep Spider-Man in New York, yet appeal to South Asian readers by interweaving traditional customs, cultures, and languages.
"they used to call me the Telephone Man (Reach out and touch someone)..." Let me take a guess, you were using a PMI3 with a 1st gen. Smart Parts barrel.
The formerly retired CIO of my company gave me $250, for coming over one evening last week to fix his home computer. It turns out the personal firewall was causing slow internet browsing, he thought he had a virus. While I was there, I introduced him to spy-bot, adware, locked down his wireless, and showed him how to surfing the internet using knoppix. Mind you, I didn't ask or expected any compensation, as it was out of loyalty, friendship, and respect.
I don't know about you, but, I, for one welcome our new Gambian rat overlords.