@Katie said:

@Joyfano Oh boy, those look so good!!

I always get jealous of people that live in locations where fresh fruits grow. Yet another reason (in addition to not letting my kids keep secrets) to get off my ass and work on my Japanese skills.

@ajstringham said:

@scottalanmiller I've also seen a lot of people who had iPhones and went running back to Android.

For people that like to tinker of futz with their stuff, the entire Android ecosystem is the place to be. For those of us who need the device (phone/tablet) as something that is not a toy, but works all the time I will always go with an Apple product at this time. If I had the free time to tinker, I would most definitely want to get an Android device. I simply do not have the time.

@Joyfano

Fragmented. “The Internet will generate several new related networks. Some will require verified identification to access, while others will promise increased privacy.” -- Sean Mead, senior director of strategy and analytics for Interbrand
“The Internet will fragment. Global connectivity will continue to exist, but through a series of separate channels controlled by a series of separate protocols. Our use of separate channels for separate applications will be necessitated by security problems, cyber policy of nations and corporations, and our continued attempts to find better ways to do things.” -- Ian Peter, pioneer Internet activist and Internet rights advocate

I can see this one quite easily.

My wife made me coffee. Nothing else required for best wife ever award after working until 3am on Windows 8.1 updates.

@Hubtech said:

@JaredBusch my supplier has the t38g as discontinued. where do ya'll shop?

I bought 1 Monday for a demo from Baltic Networks. it delivers this afternoon.

@Minion-Queen said:

I have divulge that I won this T38G at an event gotta love free swag

I won't argue that as my iPad 4 has a Pertino logo

@Minion-Queen said:

I have a Yealink T38G now but until I got this one I was using a Snom 320. I did have a Snom 870 and it crashes or won't except incoming calls pretty consistently. The Yealink Video phone is nice but as SAM said it just doesn't work. In past jobs I have used Polycom's but I have to say that my favorite and the easiest to use is the T38G. Simple but has all the features I need.

That is why I have one on my desk also. But to roll out 35 phones to an entire office that does not need more than the ability to park a call, $150 per phone is a bit much.

@scottalanmiller said:

@JaredBusch that is an awesome price!

Yes, I need to get a couple for testing, and if it pans out will be what my client buys for their new phone system.

The Snom 715 I mentioned is not shipping yet, but it is basically the Snom 710 just with a gigabit pass through
http://www.snom.com/en/products/snom-advanced-line/snom-715/

A Google Shopping search shows pre-order pricing at $98 from two sites.

Extremely talented to even be able to speak jibberish, as she called it, in various languages.

@Dashrender said:

What makes Pertino secure? How is this different from Hamachi?

To specifically answer this point, Pertino is completely secure because there is no 1:N endpoint. Everything is device to device.
Example: You put Pertino on your DC and then on a sales laptop that is roaming the world. The person with the laptop has exactly the same access to the server as he has when he is in the office. Nothing more and nothing less. Pertino does not grant access to anything the user does not already have access to. Pertino is not a directory server or providing server authentication. Pertino is simply a network connection that happens to work from anywhere, it is not restricted to your office.

I have this issue at a client site that has an old Firebox firewall with the transparent proxy in use doing content filtering.
You guys should enable HTTPS (even with a self signed cert for testing) to see if the problem disapears

@scottalanmiller
Older one will be 6 in April. The younger was 4 in January.
They are bi-lingual (Japanese) and can already keep secrets from me with their mother due to that.
I really really need to dedicate time to my language skills.

I have been annoying people for a while with a copy of the old AOL "You've got mail" WAV file set as the notification on my iPhone. I generally have it on vibrate or on my headset, but i like to specifically turn it on in some situations

Not eating them, but do like them. Still trying to get the daughters to eat them.

@scottalanmiller I am familiar with Gravatar and use it elsewhere.

it had an upload option so i tried it. /shrug

ok wow... nothing else to say there.

hrm need a forum support forum... or i missed it.

unable to validate my email because it says the link was invalid or expired. It was sitting in my spam filter for hours before i checked it. unable to see how to resend it.

I am unable to upload an avatar image successfully (only tried chrome, not opening another browser).

@scottalanmiller
I use the Yealink T38G for my office (4 whole phones). I like the Snom phones and the Yealink for the combinatino of quality and price. I am looking forward to the Snom 715 this week or next. It looks to be the best average user (with gigabit pass through) phone that will be available.