Comments for The Tightwad Tech http://www.thetightwadtech.com Doing More with Less Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on Episode 49 – Listener Spotlight #7 by mmasuk http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/06/01/episode-49-listener-spotlight-7/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 mmasuk Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:19:17 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=713#comment-1873 Fantastic show! It's great to hear from another individual in the trenches of Ed Tech. My thoughts on deep freeze or things like it: Having been in several environments where it's used. I find it's more of a hindrance than a help. Especially if you're using FOG. Blasting a machine takes a matter of minutes, time which you'd have wasted 'unfreezing' installing and 'refreezing' on enough occasions to make it at least an even comparison. I also feel like it's training the end user to be less cautious. When searching the web in less than savory locations and you end up with malware a simple reboot is all that's needed to fix the problem. Having to call IT and explain you were somewhere you really shouldn't have been is a bit of a wake-up call for them. Granted many malwares come from legit sites with compromised advertisement content. I have a lot of end users that will call as soon as things look hairy. BEFORE they end up just clicking the "Scan my PC for infections" button and installing the crap. I'm not in nearly the same boat as Seth regarding printing, however it still leaves a lot to be desired. Our remedy was to compose a very well researched and documented argument about costs to be saved with a limited number of network printers and taking that to the administration. I truly envy the print-free culture that Mark and Shawn seem to have fostered. Cheers -Mike Fantastic show!
It’s great to hear from another individual in the trenches of Ed Tech.
My thoughts on deep freeze or things like it: Having been in several environments where it’s used. I find it’s more of a hindrance than a help. Especially if you’re using FOG. Blasting a machine takes a matter of minutes, time which you’d have wasted ‘unfreezing’ installing and ‘refreezing’ on enough occasions to make it at least an even comparison. I also feel like it’s training the end user to be less cautious. When searching the web in less than savory locations and you end up with malware a simple reboot is all that’s needed to fix the problem. Having to call IT and explain you were somewhere you really shouldn’t have been is a bit of a wake-up call for them. Granted many malwares come from legit sites with compromised advertisement content. I have a lot of end users that will call as soon as things look hairy. BEFORE they end up just clicking the “Scan my PC for infections” button and installing the crap.
I’m not in nearly the same boat as Seth regarding printing, however it still leaves a lot to be desired. Our remedy was to compose a very well researched and documented argument about costs to be saved with a limited number of network printers and taking that to the administration. I truly envy the print-free culture that Mark and Shawn seem to have fostered.

Cheers

-Mike

]]> Comment on Episode 44 – The Tightwad Teacher by shawn http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/27/episode-44-the-tightwad-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 shawn Mon, 02 May 2011 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=647#comment-1488 bbehrendt, Not quite, but we are working on it. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you too. Life has been a little crazy for me so things are falling behind a bit. I'll touch base with you to get that back on track. Although we may need to look at after school lets out. Once I'm out of the classroom, things should get a lot more manageable. bbehrendt,

Not quite, but we are working on it. Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about you too. Life has been a little crazy for me so things are falling behind a bit. I’ll touch base with you to get that back on track. Although we may need to look at after school lets out. Once I’m out of the classroom, things should get a lot more manageable.

]]> Comment on Episode 44 – The Tightwad Teacher by shawn http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/27/episode-44-the-tightwad-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 shawn Mon, 02 May 2011 15:36:39 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=647#comment-1487 Seth, not as of the last week. I tried to apply software updates to her phone before she used it and it wouldn't let me do it. Her iTunes account was set up so I was confused. Then I got a nice little pop-up stating she needed to add a credit card to her account first. Ridiculous! Seth, not as of the last week. I tried to apply software updates to her phone before she used it and it wouldn’t let me do it. Her iTunes account was set up so I was confused. Then I got a nice little pop-up stating she needed to add a credit card to her account first. Ridiculous!

]]> Comment on Episode 44 – The Tightwad Teacher by bbehrendt http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/27/episode-44-the-tightwad-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 bbehrendt Mon, 02 May 2011 12:59:15 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=647#comment-1486 Glad to see you got the Tightwadteacher kicked off. Glad to see you got the Tightwadteacher kicked off.

]]> Comment on Episode 44 – The Tightwad Teacher by seth http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/27/episode-44-the-tightwad-teacher/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 seth Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:05:27 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=647#comment-1436 About the iPhone... itunes would not let me have an account without a valid credit card. When the card expired, I had to update the info before I could get anything from itunes, including free apps and updates. Has that changed? About the iPhone… itunes would not let me have an account without a valid credit card. When the card expired, I had to update the info before I could get anything from itunes, including free apps and updates. Has that changed?

]]> Comment on Everday Linux, Ep. 2 – Ubuntu Extras by mark http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/18/everday-linux-ep-2-ubuntu-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-1400 mark Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:15:54 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=631#comment-1400 You find the plug-in for BuddyPress that makes that possible, and I'll install it, Garrett. You find the plug-in for BuddyPress that makes that possible, and I’ll install it, Garrett.

]]> Comment on Everday Linux, Ep. 2 – Ubuntu Extras by garrettw http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/18/everday-linux-ep-2-ubuntu-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 garrettw Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:24:15 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=631#comment-1399 Not saying that you need to mention it -- I just thought I would. (I would *really* appreciate being able to edit my comments!) Not saying that you need to mention it — I just thought I would. (I would *really* appreciate being able to edit my comments!)

]]> Comment on Everday Linux, Ep. 2 – Ubuntu Extras by garrettw http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/18/everday-linux-ep-2-ubuntu-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 garrettw Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:22:59 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=631#comment-1398 Oh also, it might be worth mentioning that Ubuntu 10.10 replaced F-Spot with a similar-purpose program called Shotwell. Oh also, it might be worth mentioning that Ubuntu 10.10 replaced F-Spot with a similar-purpose program called Shotwell.

]]> Comment on Everday Linux, Ep. 2 – Ubuntu Extras by mark http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/18/everday-linux-ep-2-ubuntu-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-1326 mark Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:27:05 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=631#comment-1326 I've added everything I can remember at the moment with links to their project site. I’ve added everything I can remember at the moment with links to their project site.

]]> Comment on Everday Linux, Ep. 2 – Ubuntu Extras by garrettw http://www.thetightwadtech.com/2011/04/18/everday-linux-ep-2-ubuntu-extras/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 garrettw Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:38:35 +0000 http://www.thetightwadtech.com/?p=631#comment-1325 Yeah, I understand. Could you at least put up the names of all the programs mentioned, maybe? Yeah, I understand. Could you at least put up the names of all the programs mentioned, maybe?

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