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Comment Re:Firmware? (Score 1) 72

HP suggested to us that there are recent BIOS updates to deal with this. The problem is getting that BIOS update implemented across our fleet, which is split between working from home and the office. The risk of users interrupting the update is a concern as well. We've been researching a way to safely execute the BIOS update.

Comment Re:The real news here (Score 1) 72

We purchased 135 HP tablets. We've had 47 with the bulging battery issue - which actually pops the screen right out of the chassis. When we spoke to HP about this they advised this was an expected behaviour in batteries as they age. (gas moving into a balloon essentially). This update can't come soon enough for us.

Comment Re:Marketplace Justice (Score 2) 109

One of the "features" of some of these new cameras is that they stream back to a remote website. You then log onto that website to view the video. I have a security camera that you access via a Chinese website. In addition, the software is always detected as malware. Nothing sketchy there lol. I just use the camera for monitoring my parking area and utilize its local SD card storage, so no network needed.

Comment How to fight it? (Score 1) 328

I've repeatedly sent complaints to Adobe and Oracle over the years telling them that they are being underhanded in the "pre-checking" of the tick boxes - ie - requiring users to opt out. I actually have had to go around and instruct users to read their screens and not blindly click next. If anyone has solid strategies to ensure that only clean versions of Flash, Acrobat Reader, and Java make it to the desktop I'd love to see them. We're a not-for-profit of less than 200 users, so cost is an issue.

Comment Some good points above... (Score 1) 384

Just because there may be a faster way to do it does not mean you should do it. One commented mentioned the entire system being down for the entire duration of the upgrade. That would be a no-go as far as the customer is concerned. One pump is a manageable inconvenience, half is inconceivable, all is grounds for termination. Gas stations sell more than gas, and those pumps draw people into the stores attached. Let's say you can get the process down to five minutes somehow, and the customer is actually on board with this. You do have the risk of bricking an entire station at once now. Stuff happens when upgrading firmware. Five minutes turns to thirty. Good uploads get interrupted. Shit happens. Lastly, why would you want to reduce your hours of billable time? You figure out a way to make your job part time and it will become part time, or part of someone else's job. Had it happen once. Literally worked myself out of a job.

Comment Re:can't find a job at 40? (Score 1) 56

I'm turning 49 in a month. I take care of all the end user support in our organization. My predecessor retired from his position, and I'm planning on doing the same in 11 years. I'm not socially awkward and have a lot of life experience, which makes it easier for me to teach people who might otherwise be put off by me being a "young pup". Health wise, I had a wake up call in my early 40s and have lost weight with diet and weightlifting, gave up smoking, and am now an amateur powerlifter..

Comment Re:Where to draw the line? (Score 2) 386

and at what point does sampling cross the line? A lot of music lends itself to being similar as well. Some music will sound like other music if it has fewer instruments - like say rap. If I listen to the two songs in question it's clear that they're similar, but is it an out-and-out copy of the other.

Comment Re:RIAA/MPAA (Score 1) 103

^This. Everyone is adding a layer of tinfoil to their helmets, but the real concern for the average Canadian should be this. Would this information somehow end up in the hands of those chasing pirates? The industry definitely is interested in who's downloading Glee. There's money to be made in on-demand media and boxed DVD sets.

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