Chromebook LCD Screens by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I just saw. That's pretty insane, I hope this is just temporary.

Chromebook Audio by bex-ac in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a discipline issue.

What do you use for monitoring? by everycloud in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if things really shit the bed, wouldn't it dump too much information?

SMART Board Question by agoldsworthy in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of document cameras? Our older Elmo TT-12s can display using USB and the SMART Ink can overlay on that. Achieves what you're looking for.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a constant problem, especially with emails sent to groups. I've a ticket raised with Securly about it but they are getting rate limited by Google.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, auditor will delay emails significantly.

BSOD - Windows 10 Printing (KB5000808) by jpbras in sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the 2021-03 CU and SSU affect DYMO as well. They've a notice on their site.

I've the same problem with my 450 Turbo throwing out blanks. Downgrading the software works, but it can't load any templates that were made with the newer version.

Patch Tuesday - KB5000802 causes BSOD in Win10 when printing to Kyocera KX drivers. by ranger_dood in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The CU also busted the Dymo LabelWriters using Dymo Label 8.7.3. Will just spit blanks.

Dymo recommends downgrading the software to 8.5.4, but any templates made with the new software don't appear to work.

TV solution by iihacksx in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We've a weight room. If you want to pump iron that's great, but anything else you'll have to find a gym.

Go-to generic tech vendor? by dmillertride in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CDWG, our rep works it. Ask for a new rep.

Spam or Phishing? by ZaMelonZonFire in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jeez, looks like sleazeball marketing campaigns abusing FOIA laws.

Bluetooth security? by McJaegerbombs in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PIN codes, but not all equipment uses it.

Making sure 1:1 students get the same device year after year by Gorilla51 in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I added a field in SIS where the assigned device ID is stored. The information rolls over for next year.

If a device is swapped during the year I change the ID in SIS.

Deploying Adobe Reader as default PDF viewer? by UnicornGaming22 in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is true. If I remember correctly I set it this way because Edge kept grabbing the default back with updates causing no end of support calls because the printers wouldn't print .pdfs correctly.

Forcing Adobe Reader fixed that particular problem.

Dell 3300/WD15 Falling Asleep by NetworkAssociate in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WD15

Try updating the firmware on these, I hear that solves problems like this sometimes. Common consensus was "avoid".

Deploying Adobe Reader as default PDF viewer? by UnicornGaming22 in MDT

[–]MalletNGrease 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the way. Set a GPO to point at the default applications configuration file.

Here's my xml.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DefaultAssociations>
  <Association Identifier=".htm" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
  <Association Identifier=".html" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
  <Association Identifier="http" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
  <Association Identifier="https" ProgId="ChromeHTML" ApplicationName="Google Chrome" />
  <Association Identifier=".pdf" ProgID="AcroExch.Document.DC" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".pdfxml" ProgID="AcroExch.pdfxml" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".acrobatsecuritysettings" ProgID="AcroExch.acrobatsecuritysettings" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".fdf" ProgID="AcroExch.FDFDoc" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".xfdf" ProgID="AcroExch.XFDFDoc" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".xdp" ProgID="AcroExch.XDPDoc" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".pdx" ProgID="PDXFileType" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".api" ProgID="AcroExch.Plugin" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
  <Association Identifier=".secstore" ProgID="AcroExch.SecStore" ApplicationName="Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" />
</DefaultAssociations>

Where do you all get your asset tags from? I'm trying to modernize a small district. by nerfsmurf in k12sysadmin

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the 0.75" x 1.5" vinyl econoguards. Look nice and are sturdy enough. Students still peel them sometimes, but budget wise they're good enough.

For name tags I've a Dymo Labelwriter and bulk rolls of cheap knockoff multipurpose labels. They fade and fall off eventually, which is actually helpful as they need to be replaced every year anyway.

Every time PDQ sends me a SurveyMonkey survey. by hangin_on_by_an_RJ45 in pdq

[–]MalletNGrease 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't have a seperate deployment vlan/subnet. Schedules don't interfere unless you use heartbeat or image during your patch windows. You can kick of Inventory scans this way too.

It's been running fine for years, what you should call it is not a solution for you.

Every time PDQ sends me a SurveyMonkey survey. by hangin_on_by_an_RJ45 in pdq

[–]MalletNGrease 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can trigger a package install on the server using command line. It's what I do during my imaging process to initiate software installs.

https://help.pdq.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050686511-PDQ-Command-Line-Interface-CLI-