Note to self:
Later, read through all the responses to this slashdot thread about what you would include in an IT toolkit. Looks like there are some pretty good tools and ideas running around in there, but I need to do some work and can’t really look at them all right now. (link via nf0)
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Interesting article on the latest twist in the fax laws. I’m pretty torn about this issue. As the IT person for a small business I can tell you that trying to prepare for the day when we can’t fax anyone without their written permission has been burdensome, to the point where we probably won’t do…
A handful of things I forgot that I’ve added to the list: Bulk Rename Utility AutoRoute SMTP LaunchMate Also, the Plus Edition of the LangaList today has a link to free desktop publishing and design software at http://freeserifsoftware.com. That might be worth looking into. 🙂 Follow these topics: Uncategorized
I went by the office where they moved the furniture around on Friday, and discovered that the PC is on the opposite wall from the Ethernet jack, and the Cat-5 cable is running across the middle of the office, about a foot off the floor. You have to step over it to get into the…
Much is being made, and said, about this news item. Seems that Google is going to start including press releases from corporations or lobbying groups in it’s Google News searches. My response? They always have been, indirectly. I work for an organization that puts out quite a few press releases during the course of the…
Someone I work with sent me this article. I’m not sure what that says about them or what they think of me, but it raises some interesting points, especially in regards to finding that line between keeping your employees from being too unproductive with their use of the internet connection and being so strict that…
Today should be the first time since I’ve updated the handful of XP machines in the office that automatic updates will come into play with Microsoft’s monthly security bulletins coming late yesterday. They’re set to notify the end user that new updates are avaialble. That setting was a guess at what would work best, if…