@gjacobse said in Inexpensive laptop recommendations:

@adamf
What is the limiting factor for running Windows?

Likely the user. But who cares. He asked for Windows laptop, which some people prefer to use.

@mr-jones said in New hire, make him build his own pc?:

We have an HP Z440 workstation sitting on the shelf, that I was about to configure for him, but I had the idea of "why don't I just make him figure it out"

Because when someone starts a new job, they should have a functional system and work area waiting for them.

If you feel a need to train him in putting together a workstation, I'm sure you can do that too, but why have him start a new job without a functional system?

@scottalanmiller said in NG AV / Endpoint Protection in 2021:

If you spend a single minute or a single dollar looking at another solution, you are losing money while increasing your risk.

A lot of companies need the central management and reporting aspects, which means you'll be paying money for a good solution. While Defender does those, it begins to cost. At that point, there are some other worthy competitors that may be a better fit depending on environment. Such example would be Crowdstrike.

@stacksofplates said in NG AV / Endpoint Protection in 2021:

@obsolesce said in NG AV / Endpoint Protection in 2021:

@hobbit666 said in NG AV / Endpoint Protection in 2021:

So in simple terms, people are saying dump the AV products like Webroot/Bitdefender/Eset and move over to a more SIEM orientated setup whether that's in house or externally managed (we wouldn't have the resources internally)

What about products like CrowdStrike, Cynet XDR, Mimecast. Does these fall into the SIEM realm? As they say they monitor machines for changes in system files/logs/other stuff for behaviour that looks like issues i.e. Virus/Ransomware.

It's not just about having an anti-virus software updated to the latest definitions. I would say definition based malware threats are pretty much the basic 1-9% of the whole picture. This is where the solutions such as some CrowdStrike products and Microsoft 365 Defender come into play to cover the ~90% of the whole picture.

https://www.amazon.com/UNIDOPRO-Socket-Tapping-Bottle-Bracket/dp/B07G3XS4W8

Thanks for the bolt recommendation.

Oops, copied link from wrong browser tab lol, fixed link in post.

@scottalanmiller said in DNS Filtering Service:

DNS Filtering

Did not know CloudFlare offers a DNS Filtering-only product. Do you have a link? It looks to me like you only get that as part of the CloudFlare Gateway.

Or are you referring to their DNS Server offering such as 1.1.1.1 which automatically blocks malicious sites?

@dashrender said in Exchange Environment - Lab:

As for the OP's error? No clue - but the person who asked if he actually had AD setup or not - that's a great starting place.

Has the OP looked at all of the prerequisites and ensured they are all in place before trying to install Exchange?

We're beyond that now. I answered his issue with why it happened, what happened, and how to fix it here.

@dave247 said in Exchange Environment - Lab:

@obsolesce said in Exchange Environment - Lab:

@dashrender said in Exchange Environment - Lab:

As for the OP's error? No clue - but the person who asked if he actually had AD setup or not - that's a great starting place.

Has the OP looked at all of the prerequisites and ensured they are all in place before trying to install Exchange?

We're beyond that now. I answered his issue with why it happened, what happened, and how to fix it here.

Yeah but if he doesn't have AD set up, then he's gonna have a hard time despite running the setup.exe properly

I was addressing his error in his very first post. How far back do you go regarding prerequisites that has nothing to do with the error posted? I mean, should we verify he has an active network connection as well? The direct cause of the error is obvious, let's get past that first, and see what happens next. I mean, the whole point of the command is to extend the AD schema... if he doesn't have AD, then no guide will help him at this point, as it's also insanely clear in the guide he's following.

@pete-s said in Home office desk:

@obsolesce How did the desk work out for you?

It worked out very well. I went with the https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/idasen-desk-sit-stand-black-beige-s09280987/.

Having it now for about 6 months, I'd get it again.

@jaredbusch said in Unregister-ScheduledTask giving error about non-interactive mode:

@Obsolesce what is my answer? I do not see anything obvious in the docs for Unregister-ScheduedTask

Try adding -Confirm:$false to it

@jaredbusch said in Unregister-ScheduledTask giving error about non-interactive mode:

Well that let it run and gave me a different error. Let me not pipe it and just use -TaskName and see what happens.

Try like this:

$task = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Weekly Reboot"
$task | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false

That worked for me not so long ago.

@dashrender said in iPad 2 - are they still considered secure?:

Would you consider this a secure device today?

They are pretty shiny and slippery, so I doubt they are secure enough to ensure an unbalanced table leg doesn't slip off of it.

@dashrender said in iPad 2 - are they still considered secure?:

@scottalanmiller said in iPad 2 - are they still considered secure?:

@dashrender said in iPad 2 - are they still considered secure?:

I'm primarily asking in regards to HIPAA.

More importantly than "is it secure" would be "does it meet HIPAA requirements?"

In both cases, the answer is "no". It is a HIPAA violation to use one for PHI.

Well, people are now making excuses - the data collected on them isn't PHI therefore we don't need to worry about it. /sigh.

Then the negligence law takes place which is more strict than hipaa iirc @scottalanmiller

@dashrender said in Who do you call for IT assistance:

I'm not looking for a direct answer to the topic title.

I just had my first review with my new boss.

She asked me a question that seemed odd, but after more information was less odd due to her position.

Question: is there a certifying authority you can get certified in that you can also reach out to to get help with problems you can't solve?

Her example was SUNA - Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates. They certify nurses and have personal you can contact to get help with your questions.

IT is very broad. But to answer your question, if there is an IT issue you can't solve, you go to the product or technology's support method. If a MS issue MS support, Dell issue, then Dell support, etc...

@dashrender said in hot potato workers:

I have a front desk area of 10 workstations that I need to allow these 10 workers and about 20 others to randomly log into any of these 10 stations and have full function.

Each station has an insurance card scanner - software will only load for one profile at a time. I.e. if person 1 is logged in, then person 2 logs in while suspending (not logging off) person 1, the scanner won't work.

The printers are based on front desk location, so it's workstation based, regardless of who logs in.

Lastpass needs to be installed into Chrome and ready to go regardless of who logs into the PC.

As already mentioned - as backup to sick front desk staff, a group of 20 or so can be assigned to fill in as needed, and they need the ability to do all functions from these computers as well.

Because it's a medical shop - my users need the ability to lock their computers when they go to the bathroom - so I'm thinking a shared account likely isn't going to work.

TL:DR entire thread, but why not disable fast user switching? That would force the user to have to log out if anything.

@dashrender said in hot potato workers:

Azure Virtual Desktop

Started using this a few weeks ago as a solution for something and has been excellent. It works well with Intune as well, so no need for an on-prem AD.

I set up Squid Proxy in the past for a company and it worked really well.

@dashrender said in Why Do People Still Text:

they have a flip phone, so SMS isn't an option, but those people are so few that it doesn't affect the masses.

Huh? Every flip phone and service I've had in the 90s and early 2000s had SMS texting.

I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.

@rojoloco said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":

@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":

I would rather use every other browser before Google Chrome.

What's your preferred browser?

Not Google Chrome.

@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":

@obsolesce said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":

@stuartjordan said in MS EDGE "You have been warned":

Hahaha, yeah use edge..not chrome even though our browser is based on Chromium.

Google Chrome != Chromium

Chrome = using Chromium engine.
Edge = Using Chromium engine.

The Chromium codebase is widely used. Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet, Opera, and many other browsers are based on the code. Moreover, significant portions of the code are used by several app frameworks.

Everybody here knows what Chromium is and which browsers are based on it.

However, Google Chrome (yes, based on Chromium, as the world is well aware) is proprietary and is just a sick piece of garbage... what Google does with it.