Update. If I create an event on the Surface with the calendar it shows up in the Zoho calendar, however if I create an event in Zoho it does not show up on the Surface.

One could easily argue that NAS and other appliances are the antithesis of simplicity as they are so complex that you require the vendor to support them rather than being able to support them yourself.

I'm not saying that I agree, only that it is a valid point and needs to be considered. Appliancization is not an automatic move to simplicity on its own.

Awesome. Nothing like the feeling of unboxing your new server.

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

LOL lower their prices for a 20 million/year savings? that would be what, $0.10 per iPhone sold? even less?

Yes, very tiny, and if they only passed all savings on to customers, what would be their incentive for switching?

Exactly. You the consumer have already proven you're willing to pay X, why would/should they lower it? Instead they only care about lowering their expenses and increasing their profits.

@Brett-at-ioSafe said:

Export Contacts from OWA in Office 365 Exchange Online

Thanks! I'll give this a shot.

@johnhooks said:

@scottalanmiller said:

@johnhooks said:

I knew the workstation version was, I just didn't understand why they have a "server" version.

Server and workstation are just different sets of packages. Not different products. Server is the actual proving ground, the workstation isn't really a big deal since no one actually uses CentOS or RHEL as a desktop, that would be pretty silly in general. Fedora Workstation is the product that is actually used as a workstation. It is Fedora Server that is the actual proving ground for CentOS and RHEL.

I actually did use CentOS 7 as a desktop for a while, just to try it. It wasn't bad. I don't use anything strange, and was able to compile everything else I needed. Their gnome theme is pretty nice.

Thing is, if you used CentOS 7 that means that it was pretty new. But CentOS 7 will be one painfully old desktop by the time that CentOS 8 is getting close. Fedora updates every six to eight months, so their desktops are always current. So you are never looking at something outdated. CentOS 7 will be many years out of date when it is time to replace it.

I just received identical email. Not worth the time to even fill the web form.

@anonymous said:

Nice Guide. Can you please add a link to the Jumpbox guide, I missed it.....

http://mangolassi.it/topic/6143/linux-lab-project-building-a-linux-jump-box

@DustinB3403 said:

They're already spending a ton of money to continue to support IPv4 because of NAT, and the requirement of both types being able to talk to each other.

The cost analysis is probably saying that this process is still less expensive then going all in on IPv6.

Decent guide for this from NIST:

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts/nistir-7966/nistir_7966_draft.pdf

@johnhooks said:

Ya, 8 weeks for a help desk position to help Frank who can't get this POS to turn on.

That's a really long time to have hired someone before you have any idea if they are going to be able to do the job. That is a ton of training for an entry level position.

Of course UEFI comes with its own risks, as we have recently seen, so it is more imperative that you trust your hardware maker when using UEFI. Not that trusting them wasn't always essential, but their toolkits for being naughty have expanded.

Having a generic monitoring agreement that you always have at the ready might be valuable.

IT pros drive value and ROI! thanks, I'll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitstaff.

@Reid-Cooper said:

Not familiar with Apper. What does it do?

It's like the Software Center on Ubuntu. You can still install through the terminal, just not use Apper to search by groups.

OpenLDAP is what the average Linux shop is going to turn to when looking to implement an "AD like" authentication mechanism when no Windows is involved.

@johnhooks said:

Are Microsoft Certs worth anything? I've never taken any tests, but aren't they all just memorization/multiple choice? At least with something like an RHCSA, they give you a system and tell you to do different tasks.

The MS tests had you doing tasks like the RHCSA test even back in the 1990s. They are very good tests.