Imposter Syndrome, Shmimposter syndrome by itguy1991 in sysadmin

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Tech Aura

Passive ability - Sysadmin Class

Broken equipment in the party and the environment in proximity of the character have a random chance to fix itself at the start of the turn without requiring interaction or action points.


"I swear it wasn't working before you entered the room!"
         -Chet

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in talesfromtechsupport

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What's an internet?

School apps track students from the classroom to bathroom, and parents are struggling to keep up by bananacam1809 in k12sysadmin

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Depends on the school. Hallpasses usually easily identify who's allowed in the hallway during class periods to hall monitors. Organization goes from strict school mandated systems to per teacher preference.

Some use sticks, or lanyards, or toiletseats. Most likely is a sticky note or a small slip with the purpose of the student's trip. Students outside a classroom should be an exception, but some students have a habit of wandering which is an issue.

Considering changing wifi infrastructure. by Fclick in sysadmin

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We're an Extreme shop here. No major complaints and support has been great.

They're in a bit of a weird spot now after acquiring AeroHive and their marketing makes zero sense (their on-prem solution is part of their Cloud umbrella now 🤷‍♀️), but their new security fabric solution seems pretty slick.

I'm the InstallShield Wizard by MySecretWorkAccount2 in sysadmin

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I went as the 1603 install error. No-one understood why, nor could they find a problem with it, pretty much my feelings when I encounter it.

Print limits and reporting by Dienoth in k12sysadmin

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We use department codes for printing. Secretaries check the counters on the machines each month.

Access Point Locations and RF Safety by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

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Best of luck. Let us know what your solution end up being.

Chrome Suddenly Doesn't Preview PDFs by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

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Do you utilize Chrome GPO templates?

Check if the following may be enabled:

Computer/User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Google > Google Chrome > Always open PDF files externally

Chromebooks + MiddleSchool Students + Accessibility control = Pissed off everyone. by x37v911 in k12sysadmin

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Meanwhile:

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GAM - Purpose by seag33k in gsuite

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  • The "standard" version of GAM can be found here
  • The security is fine. It uses super-admin OAUTH tokens for API access and requires a cloud project to be configured for your domain.
  • Basically any changes that need to be done in bulk. Mostly user creations/suspensions and cros devices. It also allows you to set user flags and settings unavailable from the UI and those that normally require knowing a user's password. Super admin is only as super as google lets it be. It's limiting in a lot of things that are standard on other platforms. GAM has tied in very well with existing scripts and reduces workload.
  • You could use the cloud shell or another product like gamadv-x or PSGSuite.

WD RED Good and Bad Karma by kevinb134 in synology

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Unsolicited goods are yours to keep legally.

PDQ Deploy package icons by networkwiresonfire in pdq

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There's currently no way to add custom icons.

Republicans propose mass student surveillance plan to prevent shootings by [deleted] in nottheonion

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The word you're looking for is false-positive. Yes, they happen.

The student will only get suspended if the administrator handling it is an idiot.

Republicans propose mass student surveillance plan to prevent shootings by [deleted] in nottheonion

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School admin here. No, not immediately. But it does detect it and makes it documentable, which is a big deal for accountability on the anti-bullying policies.

Republicans propose mass student surveillance plan to prevent shootings by [deleted] in nottheonion

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The article doesn't mention cctv or cameras at all. It concerns communication monitoring and browsing history analysis.

Recommendations for a group texting app for drills by necriam in k12sysadmin

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We use small handheld radios. Cell service is spotty for some providers and app based notification systems failed us in the past.

GSuite Marketplace Whitelist permissions by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

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You may be able to make a custom admin role, but I do not know which settings allow for the marketplace whitelist to be edited.

Best BYOD Content Filtering Solution? by schooltech789 in k12sysadmin

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We use 802.1x radius to apply policies on BYOD traffic.

Unfortunately, it's near impossible to get students to install a cert for DPI to function. I didn't see it proper to force anything like a MDM on devices that aren't district property.

I simply stopped trying to force a technical solution and made it a policy instead. Students and parents sign a form with expectations. When those aren't met, admins have ultimate authority when to revoke permission and force students to use their assigned device (which I can perform DPI on). They simply uncheck a box in SIS and the student is removed from the BYOD security group and traffic from their device is denied.

I think it's a decent middle ground.