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Comment: Re:I'm over 35 (Score 0) 667

by WiredNut (#29770575) Attached to: Toyota Claims Woman "Opted In" To Faux Email Stalking
Lawsuits like this are often the only recourse we have when dealing with corporate oligarchs, so please don't cripple my ability to be made whole when they do harm to me. Stalking is terrifying and life altering for the victim. If the facts are as presented, this ins't a frivolous lawsuit. The harm is tangible. Toyota should be held accountable.

Comment: Re:Pretty sure the point.. (Score -1) 623

by WiredNut (#29570963) Attached to: Has the Glory Gone Out of Working In IT?
Yeah, I loved Office Space. Still, I never bought into the ending though. Cleaning up a burn site, being exposed to lung destroying dust, chemicals, sun. Working with a crew of uneducated bigot misognynists. I came into IT from construction and have never looked back. It's actually easier to be a craftsman in the tech jobs I've had than it ever was in the "get it done now goddammit" atmosphere of most construction sites. Super high end construction is a bit different, some craftsmanship is expected, but you're still breathing sawdust and busting knuckles all day.
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Best Practices for School IT System Administration

Submitted by WiredNut
WiredNut writes "I'm an IT consultant for medium and small businesses and have just been engaged to provide systems administration and end user support for a private school, K-8, with 120 students and about 30 faculty and teachers. I got the job because of good relationships and word of mouth, not because I have a lot of experience with schools. So now I'm hoping Slashdotters can offer some tips on some common practices to keep school systems up and running--things like a 25 computer lab used by all students, particular security concerns, and managing expectations. I had the idea of using Windows Steady State for the lab computers, (it rolls back changes to a pc to a point in time after a reboot), or possibly using even virtual machines on the lab pc's so that images could be rolled out easily. Perhaps linux with an open source vm host?"

Comment: Re:Not to mention... (Score -1) 166

by WiredNut (#27562451) Attached to: iPhone Jailbreaking Still Going Strong
I agree it does most of those things you mention quite well for me...(I love the email, gps, and facebook app) with the exception of phone calls...I get some seriously buggy behaviour with the phone calls...incoming calls that ring but don't display the answer button; calls that upon ending, seem to completely lock the phone for 5 minutes with a black screen, can't even restart the damn thing; calls that never ring. The phone is the buggiest piece of crap I've used...I'm about one call away from scrapping it. As much as I need to see my FB status updates I really need the thing to send and receive phone calls reliably. Anyone else have this or solve it via jailbroking? (sic)

Comment: Re:Great... (Score -1) 88

by WiredNut (#26449093) Attached to: Telephone Scammers Ordered To Pay $50M
I tried this. They used an automated voice caller to tell me the number that I can call to purchase a warranty. So I called the stupid number, thinking I could find out who they are or give them a piece of my mind. But the number just kept ringing and ringing. No one ever answered. So whatever scam they are running must be poorly managed, which I suppose is a minor consolation.

Comment: Re:I do not understand... (Score -1) 186

by WiredNut (#26311749) Attached to: Hackers Finally Unlock iPhone 3G
I really like the touch screen, I can type faster on it than any of the numerous windows mobile or blackberry phone I've used. The drawback to the keyboard for me is that it takes an extra touch to get non-alpha characters. Of course, the blackberry and wm phones do also. I'm a sysadmin, the sole weakness I've found is that new text alert and new mail alert sounds aren't very configurable. If I need to wake up at 2am to save a server the existing sounds don't quite do it. I don't know if WM or BB have better configurability for those sounds.

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