Hope you enjoy 👍

That will get you, it got me back in the day. lol

@Katie said:

What are the pros and cons of implementing an open-source PBX as opposed to a proprietary system?
I've worked in shops that ran Cisco Unity, and after that - Shoretel. I found Shoretel to be a great deal easier to learn over the Cisco system and had a fairly easy time administering it.
How do these compare to something like Elastix or Asterisk?
3CX is also a good solution, but it is not an open source one. I personally do not prefer it, but if you have a windows license to spare for a VM, it is quite easy to setup and not nearly as expensive as other options.
I use PBX in a Flash simply because I do not need the simplified Elastix interface and I want more up to date versions. If the Elastix team put more effort into staying updated I would use it everywhere.

You hit the nail on the head about the true cost of switching the phone system though. No matter what you go to, if it is not a true upgrade,you will have to redesign all of the call handling from scratch. The thing you need to validate with you upgrade is whether or not it is a 100% no reconfig needed upgrade. If there is time not accounted for to do something like that, then you just leveled the playing field again.

@FiyaFly said:

I was recently doing a PBX install for someone and they were using a Sangoma Gateway. At first, it looked pretty simple and straightforward. The instructions to configure it with Elastix were about as straightforward as can be. If only it worked that way...

I ran into many little obstacles that I didn't expect to see with this setup. First, we couldn't get a SIP account to register as the instructions told us to do. Then, fax information seems to be stuttering and not passing through the way it's supposed to. DTMF tones transmit in a way that is completely arbitrary to the settings that are mentioned. As icing on the cake, for some reason it felt the need to strip the first character of the CID off as well.

Am I just severely unlucky or has anyone else had troubles like these with gateway devices for a PRI?

I have never used these PRI gateways. I have only had to deal with FXO/FXS interconnections. I have read mixed reviews on the Sangoma brand. Generally, once up and working they are great, but sometimes people cannot make them work. Again I have no personal experience with them though.

@Dashrender said:

I'm trying to impress my boss with Windows 8

Good luck - I'm not sure I'm impressed too much. As far as Metro apps go, there's a number of little widgets in there for things like news and weather that constantly update themselves, along with a Reader app. Just wondered if anyone was able to integrate any of them into their productivity routine.

@Dashrender said:

@FiyaFly said:

@Dashrender said:

I use two monitors on a single desktop.

@ajstringham is using something like 6 monitors

Yup, all hooked to a laptop no less. He's an odd one 😉
Have you ever considered multiple PC's to go with the multiple monitors?

Not for my work setup. I do have three monitors on my desk, but the third one is for the PC that's 'in the shop' getting worked on. It's not there long enough normally to spend the time setting up something like Synergy.

Understandable.If you find yourself curious I know I can get a setup of Synergy down to like 2 minutes. Might save a little room on the desk. Pretty lightweight install and might make your life a bit easier.

I ride that wave for a little bit. Oh OilNavigator, you were doomed from the beginning.

@DenisKelley said:

@PSX_Defector said:

Yeah, one.

A zip != an ISO. 🙂

Yeah, yeah. 🙂 I think the mention of the ISO tab was a mistake, since I don't have an ISO tab. Just Product Downloads tab.

Mine specifically says Custom ISO - that's why I had the hang up (and the lack of reading)

WordFence is great as mentioned earlier. I also like to use TAC (Theme Authenticity Checker) and Theme-Check. Simply, TAC looks for code that doesn't belong and T-C looks to see if theme is coded to the latest specs.

I also like to check the site with http://securi.net

The hardening info is good to follow. I don't have Administrator or admin as a user and all passwords are mixed upper & lower case, numbers and symbols.

I can't stress the need to update WP, the themes and plugins. If the plugin hasn't been updated in over a year, it might be time to find something new or fork the plugin with your code.

We use WordPress for all of our clients websites. We figured if it is good enough for the NY Times and the Huffington Post, it's good enough for our clients!

@scottalanmiller said:

@Dashrender said:

I used Drive savers last year for a drive - very spendy but the service was good and fast.

What kind of price range?

just over 2 TB for $2600 in about 10 days. I didn't pay for rush service that would have been another $300-400

We need a sticky page for links like that!

Our company does web design, marketing and hosting if you still need assistance.

@ajstringham said:

RDP grabs the printer info and redirects it into the session.

Is this part of the newer (ok anything newer in the past 3 years) version?

@ajstringham said:

@Dominica said:

What did Autodesk support say? I believe that they have access to support with their license level. You should definitely check with the software vendor, as they are more likely to have seen similar issues than Dell support.

I have not called them yet. What I will probably do tomorrow, if they do have support, which would make sense, is call them and work with them before I call Dell back. If Autodesk can't help me fix it then I move on back to Dell. Like I said, I did try a repair and reset. Only thing I haven't done is a full rip and reinstall.

Autodesk certainly has support. This is a major industry software company. This is THE CAD maker.

@Bill-Kindle Good to know.. thanks!

aww.. we read the question different ways. I read it as sharing their work to outside computers
and you read it as
reaching out to a computer somewhere on the internet and using that as a jumping point to the internet.

OP?

@Dominica I can't speak to the OP - our problem really isn't about paying, well other than with time. The app can be replaced by another solution we already have in place, but our docs have to read the patient education material in the new system and approve it for our patients before we'll give it out. They currently only approved the material in the old system. If they'd read the new stuff and sign off on it, we'd be done.

@Bill-Kindle said:

@scottalanmiller Seagate surprised me with what a POS their NAS offering is. Not at all happy with it.

Drive makers don't make the best storage appliances. Just doesn't go together. Their interest is in selling drives. WD does a little better, but it is a weak offering too. It's RAID 5 only so that you have to buy super expensive RE drives.

@ajstringham Hahahahha Monkey 😞

@IRJ said:

Ok. The GPO says it will work for versions 8,9,10, and 11. So one GPO should work

As long as it just looks for whatever IE is on the machine and not for a specific version.