I'm not sure if the rating system is messed up and I'm just seeing the ridiculous comments or what, BUT for networks with more than 50 PCs this idea of letting users manage their own desktops is at best counter productive.
1. Users install things they dont need.
2. Users install things that are damaging to themselves and to their computer.
3. Users rarely have the adequate insight to the overall picture. IE why would streaming my favorite TV or radio station affect anyone else on the network?
4. Users do not have the adequate knowledge most times to make intelligent decisions. Example, I have a user who cloned his own workstation and renamed it. Not knowing that the SSID wouldnt be different between the two and piss WUS off to high heaven.
5. Users are not IT professionals. I dont hire the mechanic to come install my programs and the mechanic doesnt hire me to rebuild transmissions.
And as far as hardware goes, I think I need an XPS system with 4 32" plasmas. I could use them... will I get it no, because I live in a world where I have to beg borrow and steal to get a server for new requirements I have to meet let alone let users decide what hardware they THINK they need. Not to mention approvals for device drivers, long term support. I'm just really floored guys and girls, is this a tech web site or just old guys who think they know IT.
Jason
my understanding of the overlap is to ensure compatibility with older versions. since the whole idea of java is total platform independence and they have improved the java language thru release versions they keep the old api classes to make sure that those classes will still work, not to mention the ability to reference old code, or let the old foggies who've been coding in java from the begining continue to use their old outdated classes 8P.
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I'm not sure if the rating system is messed up and I'm just seeing the ridiculous comments or what, BUT for networks with more than 50 PCs this idea of letting users manage their own desktops is at best counter productive. 1. Users install things they dont need. 2. Users install things that are damaging to themselves and to their computer. 3. Users rarely have the adequate insight to the overall picture. IE why would streaming my favorite TV or radio station affect anyone else on the network? 4. Users do not have the adequate knowledge most times to make intelligent decisions. Example, I have a user who cloned his own workstation and renamed it. Not knowing that the SSID wouldnt be different between the two and piss WUS off to high heaven. 5. Users are not IT professionals. I dont hire the mechanic to come install my programs and the mechanic doesnt hire me to rebuild transmissions. And as far as hardware goes, I think I need an XPS system with 4 32" plasmas. I could use them ... will I get it no, because I live in a world where I have to beg borrow and steal to get a server for new requirements I have to meet let alone let users decide what hardware they THINK they need. Not to mention approvals for device drivers, long term support. I'm just really floored guys and girls, is this a tech web site or just old guys who think they know IT.
Jason
my understanding of the overlap is to ensure compatibility with older versions. since the whole idea of java is total platform independence and they have improved the java language thru release versions they keep the old api classes to make sure that those classes will still work, not to mention the ability to reference old code, or let the old foggies who've been coding in java from the begining continue to use their old outdated classes 8P.