@Nic said:

This is on sale if you want NTFS for Mac: https://deals.macupdate.com/deal/15648?utm_source=macupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=paragon

That actually looks interesting. Thanks, @nic!

First computer was a Gateway running Windows ME, I didn't have a choice...

@Katie said:

What are the pros and cons of implementing an open-source PBX as opposed to a proprietary system?
I've worked in shops that ran Cisco Unity, and after that - Shoretel. I found Shoretel to be a great deal easier to learn over the Cisco system and had a fairly easy time administering it.
How do these compare to something like Elastix or Asterisk?
3CX is also a good solution, but it is not an open source one. I personally do not prefer it, but if you have a windows license to spare for a VM, it is quite easy to setup and not nearly as expensive as other options.
I use PBX in a Flash simply because I do not need the simplified Elastix interface and I want more up to date versions. If the Elastix team put more effort into staying updated I would use it everywhere.

You hit the nail on the head about the true cost of switching the phone system though. No matter what you go to, if it is not a true upgrade,you will have to redesign all of the call handling from scratch. The thing you need to validate with you upgrade is whether or not it is a 100% no reconfig needed upgrade. If there is time not accounted for to do something like that, then you just leveled the playing field again.

@ajstringham said:

RDP grabs the printer info and redirects it into the session.

Is this part of the newer (ok anything newer in the past 3 years) version?

@JaredBusch Mac and its features do have a consumer bent. Gotta consider I.T. pros being responsible for themselves and their own processes.

Actually, surprised you did not mention doing the backups via cron/systemd/etc.

Am a bit curious on the current performance comparison between Parallels v9 and VMware Fusion v6—

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-latest-virtualization-showdown-parallels-desktop-9-vs-vmware-fusion-6/ 'Tis one source, still want more being an I.T. skeptic & all that

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@ChrisJ said:

And Change is inevitable in this area managing it separates the good from the better, and best.

And remember, as you go through change, so does everyone else. It isn't that change isn't tough, it's about it being relatively easier for us than for most people.

OMG. I'd rather work in a real cemetery than a pet one.

Could make it smell like skunk.

Riding the Wave of awesome sauce.

@Katie said:

@Dashrender Interesting. I wonder if the same logic works with chickens. (investigating for backyard egg production purposes)

The same logic will work on almost any living thing. There's a good training book called Don't Shoot the dog. The lesson above is basically the book in a nutshell and the author shows how it can be applied to nearly any animal or person.

She has a story about her mother-in-law and how she was able to get the mother-in-law to stop a questioning patterned that annoyed the author.

People don't like to think of their children as pets - but if parents learned how to train an animal, they'd have an infinitely easier time training their children to act the way the parents want.

@Bud I figured the numbers were time but wasn't sure about the z. Makes sense.

I hate when bathroom paint starts to weep oil. Ewww.