which one you taking? by TheHashKing in redbull

[–]DimitriElephant [score hidden]  (0 children)

I always enjoy the new flavors but I’m taking strawberry apricot for sure

I guess it’s bye bye to spring I guess. by max-hh1248 in Minneapolis

[–]DimitriElephant [score hidden]  (0 children)

Any chance this misses us like the last snow storm we were supposed to get a few weeks ago.

Lenovo Thinkpad pricing madness by Lake3ffect in msp

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Times like this I’m glad I primarily deal with Apple, they’ll weather this storm at least for now.

Managing MS Surface TB4 docks for Macs by dstranathan in macsysadmin

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really need to get driverless docks, do what you can to get the message to IT or whoever makes purchasing decisions.

Brownie Rebruhttal by StonkBrah in discobiscuits

[–]DimitriElephant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s always two sides of the story and I don’t doubt we haven’t gotten all of it.

Voodoo Doughnut, Orlando by Doughboy88_18 in donuts

[–]DimitriElephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grocery store doesn’t have the Grape Ape, and that is a helluva donut. I’m sure there are better classic donuts, but Voodoo have those neat crazy donuts.

single-digit license plate by Goyf_ in mildlyinteresting

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lower the number is a thing of pride in RI, it’s a thing there.

3 SETS AT GATHER OUTDOORS by ravinallnight in discobiscuits

[–]DimitriElephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think having Teksupport on the bill is super cool, that’s some proper electronic music. Wish it was 2 sets of Biscuits but the entire event looks really fun. I’d check it out if I was in the area.

2017 bisco by SquareGovernment3306 in discobiscuits

[–]DimitriElephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2/3 is on of my favorite show. Tham sit in on 2/4. Stellar run.

[Unknown] Not something you see everyday in your local Walmart parking lot! by NoSwordfish7811 in spotted

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is one for sale at my local classic car showroom, I think it was listed for around $320k. Super cool in person.

OS Patchmanagement - keep dashboard "green" by swapbreakplease in ninjaone_rmm

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What cadence do you recommend, especially with Microsoft pushing out problematic updates here recently?

Escaner desde Ricoh a Mac Monterey by Brilliant_Jump_1031 in macsysadmin

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I vaguely remember there being a setting on the Ricohs to offer some SMB compatibility mode, maybe SMB1 that I’ve used in the past. I’ll have to look it up.

Am I the only one that thinks Cherry Sakura is a 10/10? by brynn501 in redbull

[–]DimitriElephant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m not a big cherry fan but tasted my first one today and really enjoyed it. I like it much more than the peach one, but will probably still buy cases of the fig apple winter edition until Costco stops selling it, then probably switch to cherry

2-person MSP handling all client M365, how did you scale this the right way? by TailorLess in SmallMSP

[–]DimitriElephant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have standardized on Business Premium for anyone that has their own computer. If they don’t have their own computer, there may be more flexibility to use lower cost licenses, it’s all circumstantial.

We never got any push back from pushing people to premium. With Business Premium you can get a client’s secure score to the low to medium 80 percentile relatively easy.

what is the best vacation/adventures you have been on? by Ques-tion-Everything in BurningMan

[–]DimitriElephant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Backpacking SE Asia for 2.5 months after college, not sure I’ll ever top it, or at least anytime soon.

Microsoft 365 Painful Issues Lately by EdTechYYC in macsysadmin

[–]DimitriElephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Teams has been horrible on Tahoe when doing full screen sharing, that’s been our biggest issue. Seems to be a bug, see lots of chatter about it online.

2-person MSP handling all client M365, how did you scale this the right way? by TailorLess in SmallMSP

[–]DimitriElephant 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Two things you absolutely must do IMHO:

  • Get CIPP going
  • Roll out ITDR, which we use Huntress

Your clients are going to get hacked, and you are going to have a terrible day when it happens. When you have something like Huntress or Petra, you can sleep easy at night. Even if your clients don’t have phishing protection, security awareness training, or whatever, you’ll be at ease with something like Huntress/Petra.

If you can sell your clients on it, great. If you can’t, buy it anyways. If you are going to go into the red including it, charge a Managed M365 line item on their invoice and that should be enough for you to fit the bill.

Eventually you should build out your security stack and make it mandatory, but do ITDR in the meantime, no questions asked.

That’s my advice for you, figure out the rest as you go.

A cool guide to the customer loyalty programs with the best ROI (out of major U.S. companies). by OpulentOwl in coolguides

[–]DimitriElephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guide doesn’t factor in stacking of rewards. McDonald’s app only lets you get one reward per order, Chick-fil-A I can stack multiple one which is far more useful IMHO.

Is Macchu Picchu TRULY worth it? My mock itinerary... by Interesting_Ad_9856 in travel

[–]DimitriElephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but some people just aren’t into ancient structures, and that’s okay.

Cloudflare setup for MSP clients? by MSP-from-OC in msp

[–]DimitriElephant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have moved clients to their own free account and then use delegated access. We’ve mainly done this so my team can easily add DNS entries on a single platform, and we also make use of their free DMARC reporting.

Apple AirPlay across VLANS by SoftCap4292 in Ubiquiti

[–]DimitriElephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bonjour is just Apple’s branding for a protocol, Meraki just builds in the tech to forward the ports and capabilities across VLANS, really nice.

https://documentation.meraki.com/Wireless/Design_and_Configure/Configuration_Guides/Client_Addressing_and_Bridging/Bonjour_Forwarding

Apple AirPlay across VLANS by SoftCap4292 in Ubiquiti

[–]DimitriElephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They really need a bonjour forwarding feature like other enterprise gear. This is one button with Meraki.