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Chrome supports large numbers of extensions that get installed and begin spying on us, stealing our data--right from the Google Play Store? Whatever happened to "Don't be evil"? Well, maybe it never really was "a thing" that mattered with Google, if not being evil didn't increase market share or didn't bring in tons of…

I've lived through deployments of HEAT, Front Range ITSM, and now LANDesk Service Desk (it's an upgraded version of HEAT under the covers, I'm told). A sweet suite of tools must fill the Service Desk staff's needs, must be mine-able, must generate all the reports necessary to management for trends and cost analysis. It's…

Thanks. I'll check it out. I probably built it in the wrong area . .

@"sja" Please see my previous comment that this is already available through simple use of the dynamic selection tool. No more need to bump it--it's here. In short, every job has the ability to define which nodes should be part of that job. Let's say you have all your Cisco switches & routers & firewalls added to a job…

My less-than-Internet-security-savvy friends will be stunned to discover that the padlock on a web browser's URL doesn't guarantee they're communicating with whom they expect. When you wrote "You could be having an encrypted discussion with Satan", that'll really set 'em off. I can't wait to share!

The tiered approach does have its place, but I always temper the less-expensive tiers with the dangers they come with. I NEVER present them in any format that associates one of them with a top-of-the-line product brand. That's because bean counters and C-level folks are very sensitized to public relations and the terms…

Thank you for the articles. Layer security has been our approach for many years; no one has a single solution that works for all things. Having multiple solutions is expensive, but it's the right price to pay when we must have correct protection. A cheaper solution that misses protecting us from one or more things is no…

You must get the week's five questions right for a chance at the weekly prize. You must get all questions in the entire Mission correct for a chance at the Grand Prize.

The EOS links at Cisco only show 6800 Instant Access Clients and 1G Copper cards will be unsupported in 2023: End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 6800 Instant Access Clients and 6800 1G Copper Line cards - Cisco I'm not (yet) finding End-of-Sale/Life/Support info for anything more than the Instant Access…

I always enjoy Leon's written word. His "Directions" is a classic from which we can all learn.

Sorry, my organization is into LANDesk Service Desk instead of WHD.

As soon as I entered college I realized I'd LOVE to become a professional student. I imagined taking most every class offered in all curricula, perhaps graduating with a B.A. in Elective Studies. After four years of classes ranging through all ranges of Electronics, Geology, Philosophy, Auto Shop, Orchestra, Choir,…

When Facebook denies it collects your data without your permission, simply read the fine print. They might actually be telling the truth, and you haven't understood their boiler plate. It's changed over time, but the early fine print stated something to the effect of "anytime you use our service, anytime you click "Like",…

I'm pretty sure we don't need better A.I. tech that more completely and easily fools people that they're talking with a computer. Better customer support, more competent LIVE people on the phone, result in a better customer experience, IMHO.

My eight Network Analyst moved to work from home last week, as did many of our Apps Analysts, DBA's and System Admins. We brought our laptops and desk cameras and multiple monitors and set up home office areas as best we could. But the Response to COVID-19 requires being fast and flexible to meet rapidly changing needs. In…

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Made me chuckle out loud.

wluther‌, thanks! When it comes to funding, having the tools in your belt is handy! A few years ago, at a different employer, there came a time when the threat of having my department's funding reduced in a big way was real. Fortunately our IT Director was extremely savvy in the ways of dealing with committees and Congress…

Tesla and a troubled employee. A classic case of confusion. Who's telling the truth--or "more truth than the other"? Both sides sound reasonable. Time "may tell". Or maybe it won't, if settlements are made out of court. Will either party be proven to be acting unethically or illegally?

Well, the monthly tests didn't come all at once, nor were they an easy initial sell. However, I work in a hospital system, and it takes very few power events to show the impact of faulty generators or UPS's, and the benefit of monitoring and testing them properly. Worse, in today's day of Electronic Medical Health Records…

If anyone in this forum isn't aware of these items, and living by them and supporting them, it's time to make a change to begin doing so.

Those animators. They sure know their wisdom, irony, & characters that catch my heartstrings.

Thanks, adatole​. It's people like you that help make your products provide great experiences for people like me.

Wow--that looks like what I want to attend! Minneapolis soon, please?

When I read this topic I intuited a parallel between department silos and QoS. It was so unexpected that I started examining it and drawing some conclusions. Soon it was more than a comment, it was a "paper", and I've submitted it separately at the link below. A parallel exists between QoS categories and departmental silos.

Standardizing DevOps sounds so good, but we've likely all seen "improvements" and "newer, better technologies" cause problems. Perhaps the problem is that people go try to reinvent the wheel when they don't understand the wheel already exists. The problem then becomes ignorant people reinventing the wheel. If you don't…

I like that idea. So, just how exactly "affordable" can the cloud be for a church who wants to use O365 and e-mail there? Suppose a dozen members would have access. I've never seen cloud service pricing. What should a person expect for pricing this simple access?

The DM's abilities to coordinate and mediate are skills everyone needs. My daughter's pursuing a B.F.A. degree, and I was despondent about her prospects to earn a living--she wants to be a professional stage manager when she graduates. She already has 30 shows under her belt, and she's only 18 years old. Since she began…

This article is beautiful. Efficient, interesting, and accurate. I'd also like to add: incomplete. Establishing MTTI is very nice to get the hot potato out of your hands, and hopefully into someone's who can correct the trouble. But passing that hot potato to someone else isn't going the full distance in customer service…

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