Users freak out if their icons move or we change the colour of the intranet...they just have to get used to it. Change happens, and if you have a proper change management process, they can't complain that they didn't know about and/or approve it.
2009/4/1 John Aldrich <[email protected]> > Interesting idea... don't know if I can sell management on that. Our users > are not very technical... I'm afraid if I gave them something different > they'd freak out. :-) Still... something to try. Something like Puppy Linux > or something similarly small on a machine comparable to our Win9x machines. > :-) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:35 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Conficker & Win9x > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 8:25 AM, John Aldrich > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cant' get rid of the Win9x machines. we're using them as cheap AS/400 > > terminals. > > I'll second the suggestion of Linux. Heck, I think you could do it > just in console mode, booting from floppy without X11 (GUI). (I think > I've seen a 5250 emulator for tty.) Or use ThinStation to netboot > them to a 5250 emulator for X11 (I know I've seen a 5250 emulator for > X11.) The could also double as RDP clients that way. Plus you'd be > able to manage them via network. Plus they'd be immune to Conficker > and all the other Windows worm-of-the-week threats. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.35/2034 - Release Date: 04/01/09 > 06:06:00 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
