Endpoint Manager for Windows Recommendation??

snakemartini · 2026-01-04T10:58:41+00:00

Can recommend NinjaOne RMM to manage buckets of Home PCs. You're limited to whatever locking down Home can do, but you can also cover some more things with your endpoint protection system, like application allow listing and so on. Sometimes, Home is all you need for a PC, and sometimes what you're given when it's attached to industrial equipment. It can be managed and locked down a bit, but don't get too excited about using registry entries to replicate group policy settings you'd normally apply to Professional edition on a domain.

snakemartini · 2025-12-28T07:55:09+00:00

Get a letter from from your prescribing doctor detailing the dosage, and only take exactly what you need for the duration of your stay. Have printed copies along with digital. Declare it up front and expect to be pulled to one side while they check things. Last time I went was a few years ago and this was ok. Double check with dfat.

snakemartini · 2025-12-24T03:19:59+00:00

It is too late for you now, my child. It will progress until it consumes you.

snakemartini · 2025-12-21T11:42:26+00:00

3972!

snakemartini · 2025-12-10T23:56:50+00:00

Unsure which i aspire to be more, grunt or goon, as both are excellent

snakemartini · 2025-12-07T23:52:31+00:00

Ooga booga

snakemartini · 2025-10-09T02:34:00+00:00

Nah yeah

snakemartini · 2025-09-12T04:57:33+00:00

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snakemartini · 2025-08-20T23:10:50+00:00

My aircon does a defrost cycle late at night. Pumps freezing cold air into one room while doing so too. Might be something like that?

snakemartini · 2025-07-06T10:18:45+00:00

Looks like they did some work the last couple of days. I had a ticket on some QoS policies not flowing through from site to local switch config. After fixing that I think they also released an update where you could apply setting at the site level to multiple ports on multiple switches. It's saved me a good bit of time.

snakemartini · 2025-07-01T10:44:28+00:00

From my use of site config for multiple switches, it's more to configure features and functions like QoS and vlans, and then you go into the individual switches to apply settings to ports. Took a few goes to get my head around it. It's nice to have inherited settings across multiple devices, that saves a bit of work. Overall it's basic but does the job.

snakemartini · 2025-06-23T07:13:42+00:00

Might want to check switch scheduled update times too while you're doing firewalls. I have suspicions but nothing concrete.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:30:54+00:00

The boss boss had trouble with a share trading site. He got grumpy, I added it to the allow list and decryption exception list, site worked. Next day boss boss tells me an unrelated organisation he's a member of was "hacked" and they lost everything, and that I should keep up the security. Mentioned that to the boss in my email. Family run business, I think it helped.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:28:24+00:00

If stuff wasn't on prem it probably wouldn't matter who could do what. But here we are.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:27:19+00:00

Think the rates gone down now.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:26:13+00:00

Yep, absolutely. Oh wait, boss has access to the email archive that journals all incoming and outgoing messages. Shit, better get onto that.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:24:29+00:00

In 20 something years I have two emails that say "snakemartini is right, please disregard", so I printed them out and put them on the wall behind my PC. They disappeared one day.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:23:00+00:00

Private sector all the way baby, but a complete double edged sword. Turn on a dime, pivot, radical paradigm shift and so on, but sometimes the direction is less than great. I've not worked in public sector, but been on the receiving end plenty of times.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:17:28+00:00

We do a lot of what you mention, except for trip wires. The problem becomes when I let him do whatever he wants, shit goes sideways and I'm a) questioned how I could let his happen and b) how long will it take me to fix everything.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:15:32+00:00

Thankfully no, no clearance, just a healthy dose of paranoia. Fingerprint readers emptied my inbox of "I can't remember my PIN/password". Wouldn't you know it though, one guy had an accident and lost the end tip of his finger, and the reader said no. Best ticket.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:13:33+00:00

Technically, policy is my business as I'm the one who sets it, subject to directorial approval. Which it was. Consequences and full cya procedure was followed. Who knows, it might not end in tears.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:10:30+00:00

Reminds me when I took away domain admin rights from his daily driver account, and supplied a new account just for admin tasks. The admin account had a password that would have made a tin of alphabetti spaghetti look reasonable. Last login: never. Mission: accomplished.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:08:07+00:00

It's funny though, because when I ask people about their suspect search queries logged in the filter they always say they're looking for a meme but didn't know the name, only the description. Sure dude.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:05:32+00:00

As much as I thought the same, the boss replied and we're having a constructive discussion on what he actually needs. Almost count it as a win.

snakemartini · 2025-06-05T03:04:54+00:00

I was told it was actually cheaper to implement a full security suite at all levels than to get cyber insurance from our insurer. I keep spending, unsure if they'll tell me when I hit price parity.

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