Just Works might apply to the iPod, but definitely not to a managed-client network. It works pretty well IF you know the pitfalls, which I would assume is true for any platform. But those pitfalls are definitely there, and you want to know they're there BEFORE you let them loose in your network. The ironic thing with Apple is that people will say that having the same company make all the hardware and software (server and client) makes things so much more reliable, and it should. But OS X Server (being *NIX) also has a lot of open-source stuff in there that Apple doesn't write, and I think that's often an Achilles Heel. Sure, open-source stuff tends to get bugs fixed fast, but does Apple always pass those bug fixes along to OS X users quickly? My $.02. Comments?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frerichs, Chad Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers I agree. With WSUS you get to select what gets pushed when. That way you can sometimes avoid conflicts before they arise by withholding updates that could potentially cause issues with software. And I thought Apples 'just worked.' What is all of this about not being able to update software without testing it? ;) Chad Frerichs Director Of Technology Okoboji Community Schools Milford, IA 51351 -----Original Message----- From: Timothy A. Limbert [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: February 11, 2009 1:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Jason, how dare you hijack this thread with a simple solution! That gets back to my earlier question, though. If you use Automatic Updates, do you have any control over what's updated? Tim From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Kehoe Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Mitch, What about Windows Automatic Updates? --Jason From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mueller, Mitch Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [info-tech] Updating Computers Ok. Well I'm going to run that by him and see if we can set up something like that. Get a desktop in each building with server on it and get it set up that way. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jackie Fonley Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [info-tech] Updating Computers I'm not so concerned with all the security updates and such with the Macs that I would be with the PC environment. <another reason I like the Macs> I think it would be a nightmare to continually have to touch each computer. Unless I can run them all around the same time . .. . I don't mess with having different versions of everything running. That gets too crazy with different versions of software. I think you should ask for all new computers on the Mac platform if you can't let them do it nor do it how the others have suggested. Then you don't have to worry about it. JK ;-D Trying to send some humor for the day. (trying is the key word) On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Mueller, Mitch wrote: Ok. But how about like all the updates that are released throughout the school year. What do you do than. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jackie Fonley Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [info-tech] Updating Computers I have the building principals collect the teacher laptops in the summer at checkout--and then have those done in a 2 week period or thereabouts so they can have them back to work with. This year I also collected them overnight/over the weekend and ran updates during December. Student computers I do over the summer while cleaning . .. . if I get to it during the year it gets done, otherwise it just happens in the summer. On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Mueller, Mitch wrote: How do you guys keep your computers up to date. Teacher computers and student computers. I sent out instructions how to specifically how to up date your computers but our principal does not want them to do it.. Please give me advice on what you do because for me to go around and manually do it myself every time windows releases updates would take all my time. Thanks Mitch Mueller
