Then it's got to be easier than using the trackpoint in my laptop! :) Mice and touchpaads - I just don't like them any more.
Maybe I can con my manager into buying one for me... Kurt On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:48 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: > It's much easier than using a mouse to draw links! > > On Mar 28, 2017 7:45 PM, "Kurt Buff" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hmmmm..... >> >> Wacom tablet and Visio? >> >> Never used a drawing tablet. Sounds useful. >> >> Kurt >> >> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 5:42 PM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yeah, it was nearly 2 years ago we looked at it. It wasn't as sexy as >> > that >> > sounds... If we didn't already have good documentation (only happens if >> > you >> > get to build out net new infrastructure), then we might look harder at >> > this. >> > Frankly, a wacom tablet and Visio are still better than Netbrain. >> > >> > Now if I were in the professional services space... The consulting >> > version >> > would be awesome for quickly documenting a network in order to make >> > recommendations... >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 3:26 PM Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> I never installed or configured it, but I’ve got a client with offices >> >> all >> >> over NA, and seem to get intelligent diagrams – you click on a site and >> >> it >> >> expands, etc. etc. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Ely >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 3:49 PM >> >> >> >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Has anyone here used this product, and can >> >> comment >> >> on it? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Possibly... we looked at it and it was cool and if we didn't already >> >> have >> >> some pretty decent documentation of our network devices, it would have >> >> value. The problem with it for me is in a very large network, I don't >> >> need >> >> one page with 200 devices on it. I like multiple pages that break >> >> things >> >> down into a more manageable view and follow traffic flows... Busy >> >> diagrams >> >> become very useless very fast... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 12:23 PM Michael B. Smith >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> …and if you are big enough to need it, it’s worth the price. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Ely >> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 2:55 PM >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Has anyone here used this product, and can >> >> comment >> >> on it? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> It is cool and it IS expensive >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 11:37 AM Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> https://www.netbraintech.com/ >> >> >> >> I just interviewed someone who mentioned using it, so I looked it up. >> >> >> >> The general rule of thumb I've used is that if the web site has a >> >> button to request a quote rather than listing prices, it's probably >> >> really expensive - and probably beyond the reach of my current firm. >> >> >> >> They have a bunch of youtube videos, which reinforces my impression >> >> that it's expensive, but it looks pretty cool, and I wondered if it's >> >> worth investigating. >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >
