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*From: *Alex Eckelberry al...@sunbelt-software.com
*Date: *Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:27:46 -0500
*To: *NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
*Subject: *RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
The interesting
should allow users to
install whatever
The other interesting and amazing thing is that some major companies
are using dumb, thin clients and doing VDI, so that they can control
costs.
I'm more in that camp, really.
Giving users their choice of software, letting them be admins
What about a quiet word from the CEO to the recalcitrant?
Cheers
Ken
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 4:47 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
With regards
System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
With regards to the blocking of IM status changes, this came down to a
drive from the CEO for software-based presence awareness. People sitting in
Do Not Disturb for two weeks were
Then you should check out Citrix XenDesktop 4 with HDX. Very nice graphics
performance even with 3D software.
Webster
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com]
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
The only things that seem
That is correct. Serious graphical/video oomph will need Citrix XenDesktop 4
with HDX.
Webster
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I'll concede the point, however
shouldn’t they be able to be avoid being bothered on IM?
Cheers
Ken
*From:* asbz...@gmail.com [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Friday, 20 November 2009 9:37 AM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
When
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*Sent:* Friday, 20 November 2009 9:37 AM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
When you've outsourced IT, there's no one left to torture or object.
But, as with all other ill-fated trends, we'll see the pendulum
2009 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
When you've outsourced IT, there's no one left to torture or object.
But, as with all other ill-fated trends, we'll see the pendulum swing back the
other way
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*Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 5:21 AM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
Your statement, [a]s with all things, it is the actions of a few that
spoil it for many isn't really accurate. Often times
thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I'll concede the point, however, on things that require serious
graphical/video oomph. I'll easily believe that requires different
treatment.
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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I don't even want to read this, because my blood pressure is high enough
with this sort of thing. If our WebSense server restarts I have a load of
users that jump onto Bebo as fast as they can. They spend all day crying
about not being able to plug USB keys in and run joke programs that their
: Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:41 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I don't even want to read this, because my blood pressure is high enough
with this sort of thing. If our WebSense server restarts I have a load
Even with the weak economy, companies will find it harder to recruit savvy
workers if they don't let them use their favored technology.
I'd like to know what this guy was smoking when he wrote this. In the US,
with an unemployment rate of over 10%, if you turn down a job because the
company
Now that number depends on the part of the country you are in. Some are
much higher and projected to go even higher but you are correct he/she must
be on something to think of walking away from any offer that is half way
decent. If they are unemployed or soon will be.
Jon
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009
rantLet's see now, this innocent whiner wonders why corporate machines
cannot keep up with trends. He is obviously oblivious to trends like
softare audits finding unlicensed (pirated) software on corporate machines
(and thus huge fines), having subpoenas for email (and then the company
Personally I think the WSJ publishers have no clue and really want their
operation to get audited but a few companies/groups that look for and report
pirated software and files that do not belong. You know the ones music,
videos, and others that were not paid for. It would be so sweet to see
+1
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Rob Bonfiglio robbonfig...@gmail.comwrote:
Even with the weak economy, companies will find it harder to recruit savvy
workers if they don't let them use their favored technology.
I'd like to know what this guy was smoking when he wrote this. In the US,
Issues
Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870356720457449903294530984
4.html
I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism
nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his
-software.com
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:27:46
To: NT System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
The interesting and amazing thing is that this really is where some
major companies are going - giving
shouldn't they be able to be avoid being bothered on IM?
Cheers
Ken
From: asbz...@gmail.com [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 20 November 2009 9:37 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
When you've outsourced
: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow
users to install whatever
When you've outsourced IT, there's no one left to torture or object.
But, as with all other ill-fated trends, we'll see the
pendulum swing back the other way as productivity plummets.
Sent from my
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Charlie Kaiser
charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote:
let people do what they want within reason and IT will just have to figure
out how to make it work safely.
I wouldn't have a problem with that if I was given an unlimited budget.
-- Ben
~ Finally, powerful
, 2009 7:36 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow
users to install whatever
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Charlie Kaiser
charl...@golden-eagle.org wrote:
let people do what they want within reason and IT will
just have to
figure out
stipends to buy whatever equipment
they want, etc.
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
Discuss:
http
Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
The other interesting and amazing thing is that some major companies
are using dumb, thin clients and doing VDI, so that they can control
costs.
I'm more in that camp, really.
Giving users
, but outside of that -- you're going to be in a
world of hurt.
-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:10 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567204574499032945309844.html
I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism
nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his employer's IT policies. In
no instance does he discuss the measured effect of IT policies
Thanks for providing something for me to blog about this weekend...
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 5:13 PM, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.comwrote:
Discuss:
Even more galling, especially to tech-savvy workers, is the nanny-state
attitude of employers who block access to Web sites, lock down PCs so users
can't install software and force employees to use clunky programs. Sure, IT
departments had legitimate concerns in the past. Employees would blindly
I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article.
Webster
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article
should allow users to install
whatever
I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article.
Webster
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article
:* Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:21 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:* RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article.
Webster
*From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com
From: Jackson, Jeff [mailto:jeff.jack...@rbza.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
I'm glad Mr. Wingfield is tech savvy, I have a feeling he's not gonna get much
in the way
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Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article.
Webster
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com
: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
Even more galling, especially to tech-savvy workers, is the nanny-state
attitude of employers who block access to Web sites, lock down PCs so
users can't install software and force employees to use clunky programs
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From: Jackson, Jeff [mailto:jeff.jack...@rbza.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I’m glad Mr. Wingfield is tech savvy, I have a feeling he’s not gonna get
[mailto:andrew.l...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 4:45 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I wonder if they have removed Google Desktop and Xobni yet.
On 11/18/09, Jackson, Jeff jeff.jack...@rbza.com
: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567204574499032945309844.ht
ml
I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install
whatever
This is not a new perspective ... every so often some 'journalist' expresses
their opinion that IT should yield to the fact that we should support whatever
the end users want .. the names change, and sometimes some
I suspect he may have all sorts of network performance issues as well...
-sc
From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:21 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I
Issues
*Subject:* RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to
install whatever
I liked how the WSJ IT staff refused to comment for the article.
Webster
*From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com]
*Subject:* WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 14:13, Jonathan Link jonathan.l...@gmail.com wrote:
Discuss:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567204574499032945309844.html
I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism
nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his employer's
At the office, you've got a sluggish computer running aging software...
Probably true. Maybe he also has a beat-up old desk, in a cube, or
an office with 70s decor. Is he willing to foot the bill to buy new
everything for the company for him to use? I'm guessing no.
For years, the big
Why don't we invite him to read the discussion here and see what he has to say?
A link to http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/messages?id=759376 in
a message to nick.wingfi...@wsj.com would do the trick.
Oh, and these comments are fun:
http://bit.ly/32ixqv
http://bit.ly/1ggdXR
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Richard Stovall rich...@gmail.com wrote:
A link to http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/messages?id=759376 in
a message to nick.wingfi...@wsj.com would do the trick.
He can't get email right now because he broke his mail client when
he installed Xobni.
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