I read the article. I smell an agenda. Don't get me wrong: I like Linux. I also have some concerns with Windows 8 on desktops. I also believe that most of the items on Linux and do most of jobs of what you can do in Windows.
But the article is a little to "perfect". Too many things happend in such a short period of time... I'll call BS. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:07:05 -0800 Subject: Re: The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation > Windows 8 is a big change but in many other ways it's not that big. I > remember the change from 'progman' to explorer (start menu). The most > common joke was 'I have to go to Start to shut down?' > My original first IT centric job (as opposed to also being the computer guy > who did other stuff mostly) was as a grunt migrating desktops from > DOS/Win3.11/Banyon vines to WinNT3.51 in an Enterprise. I remember when > Windows NT 4 came out some people came unglued. However, they did a big > education push after smaller trials with newsletters and documentation to > prepare the user population for the change and it went from RAWR IT'S > CHANGING to 'Hurry up and migrate me already!' over the course of the year. > > Any deployment should have some variation of this to properly manage any > change, whether the interface is the same or it changes. > > Steven Peck > http://www.blkmtn.org > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:41 AM, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was expecting this article to be about an “organization”, not a > > “Consultancy”, using their environment as a test bed.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > This article would have read a lot differently if this was about a Fortune > > 500 company.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Seems to me it was just an article lightly bashing Windows 8.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > No offense meant to anyone.**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Regards,**** > > > > * * > > > > *Don Guyer** > > **Catholic Health East - Information Technology***** > > > > Enterprise Directory & Messaging Services > > 3805 West Chester Pike, Suite 100, Newtown Square, Pa 19073**** > > > > email: *[email protected]***** > > > > Office: 610.550.3595 | Cell: 610.955.6528 | Fax: 610.271.9440**** > > > > *For immediate assistance, please open a Service Desk ticket or call the > > helpdesk @ 610-492-3839.* > > > > [image: Description: Description: Description: InfoService-Logo240]**** > > > > ** ** > > > > *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:[email protected]] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 07, 2012 11:27 AM > > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > > > ** ** > > > > Sometimes it takes a disaster to make management pay attention to your > > goals. Sometimes you can make a disaster to achieve your goals... **** > > > > > > **** > > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 6:37 AM, Michael B. Smith <[email protected]> > > wrote:**** > > > > He said RTM, not GA – but still. You are right.**** > > > > **** > > > > *From:* Crawford, Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 7, 2012 12:31 AM**** > > > > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues**** > > > > *Subject:* RE: The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > > > **** > > > > Wow, they sure got a lot done in the week since Win 8 released. > > > > Sent from my Windows Phone**** > > ------------------------------ > > > > *From: *Angus Scott-Fleming > > *Sent: *11/6/2012 9:04 PM**** > > > > > > *To: *NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject: *The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation**** > > > > Fascinating article. > > > > The Ripple Effect of Windows 8 - Datamation > > > > > http://www.datamation.com/applications/the-ripple-effect-of-windows-8-1.html > > > > When our firm's employees found Windows 8 too unwieldy, we > > transitioned to > > Linux Mint instead and soon found that we didn't need any Microsoft > > products at all. > > > > I have known the author online for a couple of years, he's an active > > Spiceworks > > user and an experienced Windows admin.**** > > > > Angus > > > > -- > > Angus Scott-Fleming > > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > > 1-520-290-5038 > > Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ > > > > > > > > > > **** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > > > ** ** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to [email protected] > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** > > Confidentiality Notice: > > This e-mail, including any attachments is the > > property of Catholic Health East and is intended > > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). > > It may contain information that is privileged and > > confidential. 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