@scottalanmiller said:

Like Shakespeare.

Sure. Let's go with that...

Here are the top 5!

@scottalanmiller said:

It is an important word.

Scott Alan Miller, the one who helped further butcher the English language. I can see it now!

I passed the 3,000 post mark!

@Nic said:

We've got a web filtering service that you can try out:
http://www.webroot.com/us/en/business/products/web-security/

SHINY!

@thecreativeone91 said:

@Minion-Queen said:

Really great. lots to learn on the technical side of things and the media too. Very glad I came.

Uh Oh she's doing technical type stuff...

@Minion-Queen , is your head spinning yet?

@scottalanmiller said:

I've been internetless all day. Back now.

New word, invented!

@Minion-Queen said:

Sat the closing keynote at VeeamOn. Waiting for Alexis Ohanian.

How was the conference?

@JaredBusch said:

@ajstringham said:

That's just really weird. I'm out of ideas.

You are not the only one. I am so frustrated. Let alone how my users are feeling.

Is there a reason they can't scan to FTP? At least in the interim?

Quick Google search led me here:
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=server-quiz2

They were asking questions about specific brands of hardware, like what verision of iLO is on a G7? Really weird...

@thecreativeone91 said:

@ajstringham They can only see the domain being requested not the exact url so it's not really a privacy concern. Google Ads does more stalking than that.

True that.

@scottalanmiller said:

Honestly I liked the Server+ when I did it. It's around the same level as the Network+. Kind of like the A+ but for IT rather than bench work. Relatively basic and relatively rare to find people with it in the field. It was good when I took it but it was also brand new (I had the first one that I ever heard of, same for the Network+ - I took both nearly the day that they released.) It adds beef to your resume and would not hurt to learn the material. Definitely a good stepping stone but it won't do a lot on its own either.

The Linux+ was pretty bad when I took it and got me nowhere and taught me nothing, but I have heard that they are partnering with the LPI and that the test has improved some since then.

I'd be curious to know what the material was comprised of. I'm assuming they talk about Windows Server. I'll have to Google the exam to see what it's all about. Do they talk about server hardware, and things like RAID? etc etc

@JaredBusch said:

@ajstringham said:

All the same model printer?

Same model, same firmware, same everything except on site not across the OpenVPN tunnel.

That's just really weird. I'm out of ideas. Maybe @scottalanmiller can add something...

@scottalanmiller said:

That's where having a career roadmap is a good idea. What certs do you have now? If you don't have it, the obvious starting point is the Network+ from CompTIA as it gives such a good, general overview of things that everyone in IT should probably know.

I got my A+ in November 2010, Network+ December 2010, and Security+ December 2010. I've thought about going for my MCSE, but don't feel like I am in a position where I'm ready to get it. Would Linux+ or Server+ be worth going for?

@JaredBusch said:

@ajstringham said:

Holy crap! That's pretty steep!

If you use the entire benefit package it is not horrible. But if you only want DNS filtering on your main office, it is really too expensive.

The # of users is a trust item with them. I called and talked to a rep about it. Basically asked them how do they track users when I will only be setting the DNS info in my DNS server as the forward lookup address.

But being an honest person I would not lie about that any way.

Edit: Also they likely have really good traffic flow information to give them decent estimates on # of users behind an incoming IP anyway.

True. But then there is the line between privacy and their right to view the info.

@scottalanmiller said:

That's kinda cool. Maybe a good time to study for a cert. But posting is definitely good.

Yeah, most people here support 2 or 3 products. That means they have various priorities in multiple queues. I support one product, and it's a lesser-volume product. Thankfully, it's also one of the more stable products. It's bloated and needlessly complicated, but it's stable compared to some of the other products I could have supported. I would love to be studying for a cert, but aren't really sure which one to go for right now.

@JaredBusch said:

@ajstringham said:

How much is it? I haven't really ever looked into it.

$28/user/year

http://www.opendns.com/enterprise-security/packages-and-pricing/

I read that as per month at first, but still, per user is a foolish pricing scheme in my opinion.

@scottalanmiller but nothing assigned to me, no.

@JaredBusch said:

@ajstringham said:

How much is it? I haven't really ever looked into it.

$28/user/year

http://www.opendns.com/enterprise-security/packages-and-pricing/

Holy crap! That's pretty steep!

@scottalanmiller said:

@ajstringham do you have things to do with the rest of your time?

I post on SW, here and some on the Plantronics Sounding Boards.