@Danp said in Purchase An Already Registered Domain - Best Practices?:

I recently secured a domain from a company (buydomains.com) that had previously registered it and had it listed for sale. It was listed for $2,288. I forget my initial offer, but it was either $500 or $750. They countered @ $1,716.

I offered $1,000 and explained that this was the max I was authorized to spend. He was able to "take it to management" and get it approved. I'm sure we both were being less than honest, but the bottom line is that you should be able to negotiate this yourself.

$12k seems really high. Can you share the proposed URL?

Yeah, that would only increase the interest and price. Sorry.

It also just occurred to me that it may only be a "convenience" thing to view it in the RD session. They might not even need that and instead, access the report from a shared folder, directly from their laptop, which would have a license.

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

VAR replied saying our ERP only supports Microsoft office products. So, I can probably get away with Open or Libre in the conf rooms. I am still wondering if the RDS will work, despite what they say.

Well, you could try creating a hard link between excel.exe and the OO sheets.exe (assuming that's it's filename) and assuming the passing of data is the same between excel and OO, then you should be good.

I am not entirely sure how deep the integration goes with Excel. In this case, it might only be looking for the default program to open it up after running the report.

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Obsolesce said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

Scenario 3

Either yes you can install the perpetual version on the server and then users can generate the reports, or it was done incorrectly at my last job by the ERP consultant.

Not sure a typical perpetual version can be used - I thought it had to be a VL version installed on the RDS server - of course, one license per person (not connection, but per user) who logs into RDS. Basically all RDS users will have to have two licenses - a VL Office license, and a O356 license. Or upgrade those users to E3 (I think) to use shared office o365 on RDS.

You don't need E3. All of the Office 365 packages that offer the full version offer multiple devices.

Once again - multi device is not the as what's required for RDS (which is shared activation) which you don't get with BP, so you must have E3 or higher.

That chart you linked to in the previous post doesn't list E3 or higher in that matrix. Did you see something that shows E3 or higher will allow shared computer activation/are considered proplus plans?

I didn't look for a link - I know we've talked about it before here and E3 definitely qualifies... I know once upon a time it didn't but that was changed a few years ago.
I did find a link talking about Microsoft 365 (not O365, but M365) does support shared activation.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-365-Business-Blog/Shared-Computer-Activation-for-Office-in-Microsoft-365-Business/ba-p/472994

Yeah MS 365 is a different animal. I think it is funny that MS office 365 chat team can't even answer the question. I am not surprised, though. Their licensing is so convoluted, it is ricockulous.

VAR replied saying our ERP only supports Microsoft office products. So, I can probably get away with Open or Libre in the conf rooms. I am still wondering if the RDS will work, despite what they say.

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Obsolesce said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

Scenario 3

Either yes you can install the perpetual version on the server and then users can generate the reports, or it was done incorrectly at my last job by the ERP consultant.

Not sure a typical perpetual version can be used - I thought it had to be a VL version installed on the RDS server - of course, one license per person (not connection, but per user) who logs into RDS. Basically all RDS users will have to have two licenses - a VL Office license, and a O356 license. Or upgrade those users to E3 (I think) to use shared office o365 on RDS.

You don't need E3. All of the Office 365 packages that offer the full version offer multiple devices.

Once again - multi device is not the as what's required for RDS (which is shared activation) which you don't get with BP, so you must have E3 or higher.

That chart you linked to in the previous post doesn't list E3 or higher in that matrix. Did you see something that shows E3 or higher will allow shared computer activation/are considered proplus plans?

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

And MS's own posting
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/servicedescriptions/office-applications-service-description/office-applications-service-description

It's funny that they list perpetual/VL options for shared computer activation. Those are licensed by device, so you don't need shared computer activation. It is irrelevant.

I am contacting our VAR for our ERP to see if we can use Open Office or Libre Office. I might do the same in the conference rooms now, too; we are now using Slack instead of SFB/Teams, so that need is no longer there.

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Obsolesce said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

Scenario 3

Either yes you can install the perpetual version on the server and then users can generate the reports, or it was done incorrectly at my last job by the ERP consultant.

Not sure a typical perpetual version can be used - I thought it had to be a VL version installed on the RDS server - of course, one license per person (not connection, but per user) who logs into RDS. Basically all RDS users will have to have two licenses - a VL Office license, and a O356 license. Or upgrade those users to E3 (I think) to use shared office o365 on RDS.

You don't need E3. All of the Office 365 packages that offer the full version offer multiple devices.

Multi-device, sure, but RDS? that's what I don't know.

It is just a device. There is nothing special about RDS.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/deploy-office-365-proplus-by-using-remote-desktop-services

But there is... You need a proplus plan to deploy to RDS. MS doesn't say which plans are proplus, aside from the obvious proplus, which doesn't include any services like email.

ProPlus includes Acess, I'm pretty sure. So if Business Premium doesn't include Access, it's not ProPlus - that's my guess anyway... and one of the things that lead me to believe that you had to have E3 or better.

I just looked Access does appear to be part of BP.

Unfortunately, BP is not considered ProPlus, as my attempt to use shared activation and it prohibiting me from doing so, led me to posting.

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@JaredBusch said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Dashrender said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@Obsolesce said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

Scenario 3

Either yes you can install the perpetual version on the server and then users can generate the reports, or it was done incorrectly at my last job by the ERP consultant.

Not sure a typical perpetual version can be used - I thought it had to be a VL version installed on the RDS server - of course, one license per person (not connection, but per user) who logs into RDS. Basically all RDS users will have to have two licenses - a VL Office license, and a O356 license. Or upgrade those users to E3 (I think) to use shared office o365 on RDS.

You don't need E3. All of the Office 365 packages that offer the full version offer multiple devices.

Multi-device, sure, but RDS? that's what I don't know.

It is just a device. There is nothing special about RDS.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/deploy-office-365-proplus-by-using-remote-desktop-services

But there is... You need a proplus plan to deploy to RDS. MS doesn't say which plans are proplus, aside from the obvious proplus, which doesn't include any services like email.

@Obsolesce said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

@wrx7m said in Microsoft Office - Licensing Questions For 3 Scenarios:

Scenario 1

You need to install O365 on that machine using the shared option. Forget the name atm, not at a PC.

What happens is when they log on to the computer, office asks them to log in.

They'll need to have their own login for that computer.

Technically, doing it this way is the only allowed way to do it. You must specifically install the shared version of office.

Edit: found the link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/overview-of-shared-computer-activation-for-office-365-proplus

I have read that, and the shared activation is for proplus. We have business premium. So, we would have to assign users with proplus licensing. However, a chat with MS last night yielded no solution. Sure, you can use proplus to do this, but what about if you have those same users that have office 365 mailboxes/exchange online with business premium? They couldn't answer that.

We have a mix of Office 365 Business Premium and E1 licenses for various users and services. With business premium, our users have the office suite/client software installed I have 3 different scenarios that have arisen that I need to figure out how to license.

Scenario 1-
Two backup call center reps sharing a single computer, depending on workload. Both users have computers of their own in different departments and are licensed with Office 365 Business Premium. In the event of heavy call volume, these users may be called in to take calls from a desk with a different computer than their own (shared between them). How do you license this?

Scenario 2-
Conference room computers- Is the only way to do a dedicated conference room computer, to use its own Office 365 Business Premium license and users have to login to it with a dedicated conference room account?

Scenario 3-
Windows Remote Desktop Server - Access to a few different applications via remote desktop session, including our ERP system. Users want to generate and view reports in excel formats in the remote desktop session. Can we use Office Standard (perpetual) in concert with the connecting users' office 365 business premium licenses, or will we have to upgrade all the users' office 365 licenses to one that allows shared activation?

When I was much younger and not professional, I changed the hold music on my last day at a job to a CD with gangster rap. Not sure how long it lasted.

@JaredBusch Thanks!

We are looking to purchase a brand-related domain that is already registered by someone, but parked. The page says that they are willing to sell for $12K.

Anyone have suggestions for using someone to negotiate and secure the domain?

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

@wrx7m said in Automation For Lights?:

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

@wrx7m said in Automation For Lights?:

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

Here's a weird one, I apparently have a hard time hearing my phone, during my on call late at night, So Im looking at ways to make it to where I can hear my phone and wake up, as well as stay awake to handle the call.
friend of mine suggested automation of a bright light (lamp or otherwise) that will turn on when the phone rings from my work number in hopes that the light would wake up me along with the ringing of the phone.

Any ideas on how to go about that?
or Ideas on tech that could help me wake up to my phone ringing?

My main goal is to stop missing calls or falling asleep soon after answering the calls so i can help.
The calls that come in at 2-5 am are normally emergency situations where they need help within 10 minutes.

Man, I wish I could sleep like that.

it is pretty great!
but.. Not some much when Emergency calls come in.

I have my PRTG alert notification set to The Walking Dead theme. It has woken me up every time. Including yesterday at 5:55 AM to tell me there was a problem with the server room AC.

Nice.
But also, not nice.
But then again...

The whole point is to wake up. It has a wide range of pitches and volumes.

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

@wrx7m said in Automation For Lights?:

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

Here's a weird one, I apparently have a hard time hearing my phone, during my on call late at night, So Im looking at ways to make it to where I can hear my phone and wake up, as well as stay awake to handle the call.
friend of mine suggested automation of a bright light (lamp or otherwise) that will turn on when the phone rings from my work number in hopes that the light would wake up me along with the ringing of the phone.

Any ideas on how to go about that?
or Ideas on tech that could help me wake up to my phone ringing?

My main goal is to stop missing calls or falling asleep soon after answering the calls so i can help.
The calls that come in at 2-5 am are normally emergency situations where they need help within 10 minutes.

Man, I wish I could sleep like that.

it is pretty great!
but.. Not some much when Emergency calls come in.

I have my PRTG alert notification set to The Walking Dead theme. It has woken me up every time. Including yesterday at 5:55 AM to tell me there was a problem with the server room AC.

@WrCombs said in Automation For Lights?:

Here's a weird one, I apparently have a hard time hearing my phone, during my on call late at night, So Im looking at ways to make it to where I can hear my phone and wake up, as well as stay awake to handle the call.
friend of mine suggested automation of a bright light (lamp or otherwise) that will turn on when the phone rings from my work number in hopes that the light would wake up me along with the ringing of the phone.

Any ideas on how to go about that?
or Ideas on tech that could help me wake up to my phone ringing?

My main goal is to stop missing calls or falling asleep soon after answering the calls so i can help.
The calls that come in at 2-5 am are normally emergency situations where they need help within 10 minutes.

Man, I wish I could sleep like that.

@travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@DustinB3403 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

@RojoLoco said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

Today ML be like

Everywhere has been pretty quite.

I'll trade today with everyone else. Just got to sit down and read my email for the first time. Guess who will be working late tonight

I woke up at 5:55 to my alert that the server room AC failed. I am still waiting for the AC tech to come. The internet went down for 8 minutes today. Then I had a budget meeting when I was going to go to lunch. Finally got to go to lunch and their soda machine was broken. Wanna trade?

@travisdh1 said in Content filtering with granular settings:

@dbeato said in Content filtering with granular settings:

@travisdh1 said in Content filtering with granular settings:

@dbeato said in Content filtering with granular settings:

Even the Sophos XG Firewall do the content filtering decently well, not sure if they want to go that route but I am not a salesman.

I can't stand Sophos firewalls.... guess what they use at work.

No prizes.

Yeeez, what can't you stand about them?

The subscription, and the over-complication of settings by making everything objects instead of ip addresses and ports. Takes 5x to long finding what current settings are, let alone change something.

I actually like it. If you need to make a change, you can make the change on the object and the rules are already applied.