is cliche, but in this case a worthwhile one. The higher the ratio of users & servers to support staff and admins, the more you need to have some sort of kick-butt desktop/server management toolset in place. Suites like LANdesk & ZENworks when fully and properly (I can't stress that bit enough) implemented, can save a ton of dough, by reducing the amount of time repetetive tasks take. Remote management, application, workstation and server deployment, application re-packaging - it all gets easier. You never know you could even discover that your department is overstaffed...
As a long time ThinkPad user who has been contemplating what to buy when ThinkPads start to suck, the PowerBook has been an option at the top of my list. However, as a longtime user of OS's other than MacOS, I'd really like to see two mouse buttons, and idealy an IBM TrackPoint. I know most people don't like them, but for me, it's the best mobile pointing device out there. One mouse button? Come on, that's like playing with those huge Lego blocks instead of the cool Techno stuff...
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is cliche, but in this case a worthwhile one. The higher the ratio of users & servers to support staff and admins, the more you need to have some sort of kick-butt desktop/server management toolset in place. Suites like LANdesk & ZENworks when fully and properly (I can't stress that bit enough) implemented, can save a ton of dough, by reducing the amount of time repetetive tasks take. Remote management, application, workstation and server deployment, application re-packaging - it all gets easier. You never know you could even discover that your department is overstaffed...
As a long time ThinkPad user who has been contemplating what to buy when ThinkPads start to suck, the PowerBook has been an option at the top of my list. However, as a longtime user of OS's other than MacOS, I'd really like to see two mouse buttons, and idealy an IBM TrackPoint. I know most people don't like them, but for me, it's the best mobile pointing device out there. One mouse button? Come on, that's like playing with those huge Lego blocks instead of the cool Techno stuff...
Can't wait for the free marshmallow...