I don't think that most people who weren't avid Google Reader users have any idea how it was used.
Suggesting Twitter or Live Bookmarks as an alternative is absurd.
Reader was great for putting feeds into categories and helping you keep track of what has been read. Once you read something, it didn't show up again unless you starred it. You could search your old articles, forward them, share them, or do nearly anything that you needed to do.
It was simply the best was to manage large volumes of news/web updates without getting bogged down.
I'm working with Feedly and a few of the others now, but the fast and simple interface of Reader will be sorely missed.
I would insist on the same if I were in that person's shoes.
The network is managed by IT, and they need to know exactly what is running on it.
It would be negligence to allow an unmonitored/uncontrolled server inside of the firewall.
Also, anything related to IT stands a strong chance of being inherited by IT in the future.
Someone sets up a system, and then they leave and IT is left to reverse-engineer the whole thing because they weren't involved.
Privacy is an illusion.
Internet Privacy doubly so.
Avoiding a technology doesn't preserve privacy, it just makes you feel like you are immune.
Even if you don't have a Facebook account, people who know you are posting pictures of you.
I think that it all depends on the details of your situation.
1. Macs. Yes, switching them to Macs will eliminate your support time, but it isn't a cheap solution.
2. Linux. It's fine for some people, but switching to Linux to reduce support time is like switching to Zima to reduce your bar tab. People who don't want to learn about tech won't like any flavor of Linux.
3. Windows. If you stick with Windows, install Firefox with Adblock Plus. Delete all IE icons. Move them to web mail. Make a disk image of each machine. Disk imaging software will save you a ton of time on the occasions where a reformat is needed.
This isn't specific to IT, but it happens a lot. Most newbie Admins poke around in places they shouldn't soon after getting heightened access to the systems.
Almost anyone, in any career where they have access to sensitive information end up abusing it to some degree. Doctors, Nurses and medical records people read the files of friends or relatives all the time, and that's certainly illegal.
Also, if you come across that kind of stuff in your routine work, you are actually required by law to report it to the police.
After 15+ years in IT, all data looks the same to me. I can help someone adjust the font on a document and not even notice what it says.
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It's really amazing to me that a presidential campaign would even blink at a $50k bill for publicity.
I understand the need to have control over the official site, but that amount of money is nothing in the big picture.
Senators Feinstein and Graham agreeing on anything is hard to even believe.
They are two polar opposites in every aspect of politics, and this is what they agree on?
The fact that both of them support this is a sign of how little technology is understood by Congress in general.
A teenager in my area has setup an email service for older folks that works similar to telegraphs.
He sets up email addresses for people too old/stubborn to use it, and then prints out and hand delivers all the non-spam messages they get.
One retirement village pays him $800 a month for the service.
Old tech dies hard.
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I don't think that most people who weren't avid Google Reader users have any idea how it was used. Suggesting Twitter or Live Bookmarks as an alternative is absurd. Reader was great for putting feeds into categories and helping you keep track of what has been read. Once you read something, it didn't show up again unless you starred it. You could search your old articles, forward them, share them, or do nearly anything that you needed to do. It was simply the best was to manage large volumes of news/web updates without getting bogged down. I'm working with Feedly and a few of the others now, but the fast and simple interface of Reader will be sorely missed.
I would insist on the same if I were in that person's shoes. The network is managed by IT, and they need to know exactly what is running on it. It would be negligence to allow an unmonitored/uncontrolled server inside of the firewall. Also, anything related to IT stands a strong chance of being inherited by IT in the future. Someone sets up a system, and then they leave and IT is left to reverse-engineer the whole thing because they weren't involved.
I'm just glad we never got raided when I was storing data on the Vax 6000 tape drives.
Privacy is an illusion. Internet Privacy doubly so. Avoiding a technology doesn't preserve privacy, it just makes you feel like you are immune. Even if you don't have a Facebook account, people who know you are posting pictures of you.
I think that it all depends on the details of your situation. 1. Macs. Yes, switching them to Macs will eliminate your support time, but it isn't a cheap solution. 2. Linux. It's fine for some people, but switching to Linux to reduce support time is like switching to Zima to reduce your bar tab. People who don't want to learn about tech won't like any flavor of Linux. 3. Windows. If you stick with Windows, install Firefox with Adblock Plus. Delete all IE icons. Move them to web mail. Make a disk image of each machine. Disk imaging software will save you a ton of time on the occasions where a reformat is needed.
How many people are going to Bing Badda for their first search?
I could convince 25% on AIM that I'm an elf.
This isn't specific to IT, but it happens a lot.
Most newbie Admins poke around in places they shouldn't soon after getting heightened access to the systems.
Almost anyone, in any career where they have access to sensitive information end up abusing it to some degree.
Doctors, Nurses and medical records people read the files of friends or relatives all the time, and that's certainly illegal.
Also, if you come across that kind of stuff in your routine work, you are actually required by law to report it to the police.
After 15+ years in IT, all data looks the same to me.
I can help someone adjust the font on a document and not even notice what it says.
It's really amazing to me that a presidential campaign would even blink at a $50k bill for publicity.
I understand the need to have control over the official site, but that amount of money is nothing in the big picture.
Even if the functionality already exists, a lot of people will want it just because they like Google.
Any application that is ported to an OS other than Windows is a good thing.
Changing OS will happen more often if the familiar tools/apps exist.
Senators Feinstein and Graham agreeing on anything is hard to even believe. They are two polar opposites in every aspect of politics, and this is what they agree on? The fact that both of them support this is a sign of how little technology is understood by Congress in general.
People have been unofficially boycotting music companies for years because the product sucks, hence the declining profits.
Music user: I heard that new song by and it totally sucks, no way I'm wasting money on that.
RIAA: People aren't buying this new CD that everyone hates.
They must be pirating copies, because they bought the last one that everyone loved.
Boycotting only works if the people being boycotted don't live in a fantasy world.
A teenager in my area has setup an email service for older folks that works similar to telegraphs. He sets up email addresses for people too old/stubborn to use it, and then prints out and hand delivers all the non-spam messages they get. One retirement village pays him $800 a month for the service. Old tech dies hard.
Can you spank a Sea Monkey?
"What the hell does "giving access to culture" mean?" Webpages outside of France maybe?