You blame it on Snowden..... ;)

It will connect to 365 so that everyone can do power points and spreadsheets. Outlook. com for mail, and not much more.

Some things I'd like to be private. My junk, my wife's body and totally my kids body's. Does he include that?

You are approaching management of the Linux boxes as if they where windows boxes. That is the event causing you the greatest pain. Basically a Linux box can be divided into 3 groups

Configurations

Data

OS

Configurations: Two types Users Configs: this is kept in their home so no need to worry aboutthat as normal backup takes care of it (exception can be /root) System. System Configs: This is /etc/ and key entries in /var for the most part.

Data: By in large this is also maintained in homes, for that too backup software is the key. Data could also include software that either you made the mistake of building locally without some kind of packaging to repeat, or, that is 3rd party. Scripts and Cron Jobs also fall into this realm along with logs.

OS: That's why they make CD's. You just install. To make sure you get all of the same software, both rpm based, and deb based systems have ways of taking an inventory and replicating the inventory to another box.

There is no concept of registry in a Linux box. (unless you run some of the newer gnomes but that registery is by user so it's in the home.) This means you don't have to have restoreable clones to re-create the box. It's sufficient to have a copy of /etc/ a copy of key data, and either a kickstart file, dpkg list or other tool (Like a wiki plan) to re-build the box.

On the cheap tar and gzip are all the tools needed. More involved. Puppet

Don't tell the people actually doing it. They don't know that the author of this piece says it won't work. So they keep making it work. We don't want to upset them. Ssssh.
Speech recognition and translation is becoming a highly effective and proficient tool for the US military. You see it fit's in your iPod... and ... well translates. info here Kinda puts the knosh on this article. Speech recognition as a part of translation is a new application of the tech that is growing by leaps and bounds. 10 years ago we had to do text to text translation, now it's speech to voice. Then you have companies like Voxify,TuVox and others replacing routine call center calls with realistic voice recognition. Far from being a dead animal. It has moved from the realm of fantasy to the realm of direct application.

Does anyone know tf the dinosaur was dead before the ant started eating it, or did it die because the ant was eating it. (must have been one heck of a big ant too.)

Yes nothing like security by obscurity. Quite honestly I'm of the opinion that moving the port is of little use. One scan and they have my ports list one run of telnet against the ports and they know what they ports are. Ok I've delayed them what, 2 minutes? SSH key authentication, (which allows for easier to remember pass phrases for your users) Iptables or host_deny for the worst offenders (I've got 3 IP's banned that comprised 80% of my problem) and that's it. Just don't use 256 bit ssh keys. Go 2048, 1024 at the very least.

Amen, I open ports for stuff that I know, first hand, verified face to face only. This is more like phishing for id10t's than anything else. Besides I like our ISP the only thing they ask for is a check. Otherwise they do what they are supposed to and that keeps us both happy.

On all my systems. I should be tax exempt. Period.

Go here. Comes complete with a Panic Button too. http://abernook.com/prod/Panic-Button-Gift-Set.asp?source=froogle

Fry's used to sell them.... (seriously)

If you are running XP and pressed the key just to see what would happen. Raise both hands if you are running 7 OSX and/or Linux and are pressing the key like mad just to rub it in to those who can't.

They'll cripple the feature. AT&T will complain if you use it.

However for Logic to provide a proper conclusion, an initial assumption must provide the starting point. If that assumption is flawed then no matter how flawless the logic, the conclusion is still wrong. The conclusion that the earth was the center of the universe was logically sound. However it originated from a flawed data set. Kind of like what statistics can do to you.