I use two monitors on a single desktop.

@ajstringham is using something like 6 monitors

I'm going to be adding Windows 8 to my network soon.

I've setup a machine and I'm working on my GPOs only to find that something in my current GPOs kills Windows 8 Metro apps and the whole system just runs like dirt.

I've decided to create a few new OUs and new GPOs. This will allow me to ensure I only have the parts I really need and I can dump my old GPOs with any legacy settings.

I'm finding the process painful at best. I'm having to learn quite a few new things (which of course is great) but the timing could have been better.

Anyone else in a similar boat?

It depends - if it's them personally - I either will or won't support them no real middle ground.

If it's for their buisness - I'll answer a few questions but won't make changes and I tell them up front at any time they will have to switch into a pay mode at my decision.

@scottalanmiller said:

I tried the demo. Yup they used Java. What a fail!

OK Good I'm not crazy... at least about this!

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

When I tried to invoke the demo it tried envoking Java on my client.

That sucks. What a bad design decision. But it remains unrelated to the install requirements that you were looking at. Java on the server and Java on the client share no relationship.

Understood

I wonder if I did my own install if it would still require Java on the client side or it's simply their implementation on their server?

@Dominica said:

@Dashrender He commutes close to 3 hours per day. Lots of time to listen to books and podcasts.

I guess that makes sense... I did too when I drove all over town.. not so much these days.

I'm a complete scripting NOOB... so a little help in what is needed would be cool.

When I tried to invoke the demo it tried envoking Java on my client.

You're an ass @psx_defector for making him work so much

@NetworkNerd said:

@scottalanmiller said:

You can have one throat to choke in open source too. Open source and free are not synonymous. Digium makes a non-free, OEM vendor supported open source PBX product for example.

Open source allows code review and allows a broader support ecosystem.

I completely agree, but I think business leaders do not see it that way, tending to think there is not as much support for open source solutions. And that, of course, is not the case.

I don't think this is true at all.... look how many Linux servers are out in the world.

Who has time for not IT podcasts? I frankly surprised that Scott takes the time.

Ninite is unbelievably simple. so $300 a year for 100 devices (WHY do I have to have 110?) I'm not sure it's worth dealing with any scripting.

That being said if I can't get management to give me the $300/yr I would want to use Chocolately at the full network level - it seems that it's more geared toward the end user use. So scripts will be needed to PSExec Chocolately on the machines and get reports.

@bill-kindle
LOL - I thought it was only me...

I don't use chrome - are you saying Chrome has Java built into it so I don't have to install it for my system?

Seriously? why? Moral judgement? - weak

Classic

that was pretty cool.

Didn't this guy do a vid on poo once?

@DenisKelley said:

@PSX_Defector said:

Yeah, one.

A zip != an ISO.

Yeah, yeah. I think the mention of the ISO tab was a mistake, since I don't have an ISO tab. Just Product Downloads tab.

Mine specifically says Custom ISO - that's why I had the hang up (and the lack of reading)

see you guys are so smart - I knew it was something stupid like that...

I've been looking at this same topic. A bigger thing that I've had to look at is the cost difference between simply upgrading what you currently have versus rip and replace to move to an open source PBX.

In my case I have 50+ digital phones on a system that is now EOL. The vendor has an upgrade path that will allow me to install a VOIP switch and a digital backplane that allows me to keep all of my current phones for about $6000. Replacing the phones alone will cost me around $6250 ($125/ea + tax and maybe shipping) not to mention the hardware to run the PBX (granted there should be plenty of room on my current ESXi server for this) or the PoE switches.

Then I'll also need to build all of the routing/huntgroups/ACDs, etc to get my system online (I'd really like to bring in a Pro which will add in more expense).

So while I could get a ton of extras in the Opensource 'free' solution, it will cost me probably 30-50% more than upgrading my current system.