Posted by admin on Nov 25, 2008 in
Software Support
Funny how after almost a decade and a half in IT, a simple script can make me so happy! I think that’s the joy of scripting - simple solutions to sometimes complex problems.
I needed to be able to transfer autosaved files from deep within the hiearchy to a folder on the desktop to make it easier for users to restore from an autosaved file. Just in case. And if they go ahead and delete the files in the desktop directory - no problem! They still exist in the bowels of the hard drive! Then I can get at it and slap them on the wrist for deleting the very thing that can save them. Read more…
Tags: batch, copy, directories, files, script
Posted by admin on Nov 23, 2008 in
Remote Internet
There just isn’t such a thing.
Every week I open up a new trade magazine and there will be some sort of article or ad that says - “Internet Wherever You Are”, or “We Serve the Planet”. So in my continuing naivete - same reason I buy lottery tickets - I’ll go to whatever website is advertised and start reading the details. It’s always a lunch-box-letdown. Read more…
Tags: aircard, internet, remote, satellite
Part of my plan to control web access is to funnel all communications through a proxy server with a whitelist of work-approved web sites. To do this, I have to set each method of connection to the Internet to use the proxy server. With Telus’ AirCard’s the process is simple since each connection type is persistent. What I mean by that is that when the card is removed from the computer, all of it’s settings still stay.
Bell doesn’t play that way. Read more…
Tags: Access, Bell, Control, Novatel, proxy, web
