And, finally, the ultimate (and cheaper) uber-dock:
http://www.caldigit.com/thunderboltstation2/
--roy
On 4/3/2015 3:40 PM, Adam Grimaldi wrote:
Good afternoon Beth (and all)
So, in terms of docks, I've helped a handful of people with Elgato
docks, to great success:
https://www.elgato.com/en/thunderbolt/thunderbolt-2-dock
Of course, I'm also still a fan of just a thunderbolt display.
http://www.apple.com/displays/
They may be expensive, but boy are they nice.
In terms of your questions about theft, find my Apple, etc:
*Campus liability document?* I do not believe so. Or at the very
least, I have not encountered such a thing across the many laptops
I've deployed across multiple buildings and departments.
*Laptop Insurance?* That's entirely up to you. These things do get
stolen. I had a client just this week have her laptop swiped off a
coffee table in a coffee shop in SF WHILE actively working on it. I
kid you not.
*Find My Mac & Apple IDs?*: There is indeed a "Find my iPhone" feature
for macs. It does require an Apple ID. My Zone within CSS-IT (and
sorta CSS-IT in general) discourages a shared Apple ID. Mainly because
if someone changes the password, it breaks ALL of them. Bad news.
Instead, my Zone (and again, sorta CSS-IT) instead advises creating a
personal Apple ID with your Berkeley Email. You can actually create
one without a credit card too. (I can go into that more, if you like)
From there, just login and turn it on.
*Other Security?*: If you're feeling uneasy, I highly suggest turning
on Filevault. Especially if you are dealing with sensitive data. When
you turn it on, be sure to document all the passwords and such,
otherwise you will be profoundly screwed if/when something does wrong.
Still, it's built-in HDD encryption.
I also suggest, if possible, keeping a small inventory of the apple
laptops in your possession. Make / Model / Serial. That way if it gets
stolen, you have something to give to the police.
I hope that helps.
Adam Grimaldi
CSS-IT Zone 5 Team Lead
Business/Tech Support Analyst 3
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reach me)
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Baril <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
You might want to check out this link. Great product!
http://www.landingzone.net/
Best,
Roy
On 4/3/2015 2:58 PM, Beth Muramoto wrote:
As always, please bear with the lengthy and likely extraneous
explanation:
We are noticing a trend among staff requesting laptops with
external monitors for use as their primary computer versus the
standard desktop. They are attending more meetings and instead of
taking notes and transcribing them when they get back to their
offices, they want to be able to type everything then and there.
We don't have a budget for letting them have both a desktop and a
laptop, but understand the need that the laptop would fulfill. My
thoughts stray to the "good old days" of docking stations. I
forgot the Apple laptop that had that available. So I guess this
is really something whose time has finally come for us.
However, I know that there are a LOT of things to consider like
from a security standpoint, liability issues, insurance etc.
I've listed the kinds of questions I'm wrestling with (and if
anyone has other things I need to think about, please do mention
them if I haven't considered them or have forgotten to mention
them here) and I want to tap anyone who might have already gone
through this kind of process and what steps did you take to
ensure some of the "dangerous ground" that we'll be treading.
I have considered some of the security issues such as logging
into the computer both when turning on the computer as well as
when it sleeps, locking them away in locked drawers or locked
offices when leaving the office or use a cable lock to secure
them to the desks, creating an admin account for me as IT (to
control installs etc.), a standard login for the user (we already
do this with the desktops to meet campus security standards), and
considering the potential for someone taking the laptop home and
needing VPN to access online services,
Here are questions I don't have an answer to and would love to
have some guidance on.
Have any of you or does campus have liability document that the
user has to sign for situations of loss, destruction or theft?
Should we insure these laptops for replacement in case of loss,
destruction or theft?
Is there a way to implement Find My Mac (forgot to mention that
they will be Macbook Pros) on the laptops to track lost laptops
and erase data remotely? If so, would I have to use my personal
Apple ID account or can I create a "departmental" one with an
iCloud account that would give me this ability?
This is a really big step and I want to make sure I cover all of
the specific pitfalls and security measures for going this route
and I realize that I'm probably not thinking about how to cover
every consequence.
Any help or suggestions are welcome and as always appreciated.
Beth
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