HP is a company that makes printers, desktops, and laptops. What is occasionally forgotten is HP’s line of professional-grade workstations. While some may think a workstation and a PC are the same exact thing, there are different design choices involved. HP’s workstations are well-regarded; maybe even a bit more than the PCs. The first time […]
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Symantec Turns Enterprise Backup Into Crippled Pig With Lipstick
Like many people with jobs in corporate IT departments, I’ve encountered various revisions of Backup Exec over the years, serving as the cornerstone of a company’s backup routine. In fact, few software packages in regular use today have such a long history. My first experience with the software dates back to 1993, when Conner Peripherals […]
No, Human, You May Not Change Your Password
Perhaps you think your company’s IT department is a pain in the ass. Perhaps you think they are drunk with power on their ability to impose seemingly arbitrary security requirements upon you and your co-workers. Perhaps you are a great big whiner. You could have it much worse, you see. You could work for the […]