Re: [lopsa-tech] AD / GPO / security templates

2013-02-20 Thread Steven Kurylo
I think that depends on your environment. MS recommends you change it to 20 attempts. Some best practices: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16755 I haven't used 2012 yet. I assume the best practice scanner is still there. That will get some of the easier stuff. You'll pr

Re: [lopsa-tech] AD / GPO / security templates

2013-02-20 Thread Edward Ned Harvey (lopser)
Nobody? Does everyone just use the default security settings out of the box with AD? By just looking it over at a glance, the first obvious deficiency I see is that by default, there is no lockout policy... Which leads me to believe, it's not a "best practice" to simply leave the default poli

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Tracy Reed
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:16:13PM PST, Matt Lawrence spake thusly: > I've just started a new job where I am spending lots of time in a very noisy > datacenter. This is a special interest area of mine. I spend time in noisy datacenters, in noisy aircraft (as a pilot, when I'm not hacking), and in

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Saj Goonatilleke
I absolutely adore my Etymotic hf5s. If I were in your situation, the first thing I would look at would be a pair of Ety hf3s. http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/hf3.html I have read that the only tangible difference between the two are the addition of a microphone and controls on the hf3. The

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Chris Snell
On Wed, 20 Feb 2013, Jeff Wasilko wrote: On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 02:16:13PM -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote: Believe it or not, this really is a technical question that is sysadmin related. I've just started a new job where I am spending lots of time in a very noisy datacenter. Currently I wear ea

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Derek Balling
Third on the Bose headphones. Yes, they're expensive, but they are, without a doubt, worth every penny. D On Feb 20, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Sarah Kaye wrote: > > Second on the Bose headphones. I have compared with $50 noise-cancelling > headphones and this is a case of you get what you pay for.

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Sarah Kaye
Second on the Bose headphones. I have compared with $50 noise-cancelling headphones and this is a case of you get what you pay for. Sarah On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Jeff Wasilko wrote: > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 02:16:13PM -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote: > > Believe it or not, this really is

Re: [lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Jeff Wasilko
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 02:16:13PM -0600, Matt Lawrence wrote: > Believe it or not, this really is a technical question that is sysadmin > related. > > I've just started a new job where I am spending lots of time in a very > noisy datacenter. Currently I wear earplugs and/or earmuffs. I have tr

[lopsa-tech] Earbud recommendations

2013-02-20 Thread Matt Lawrence
Believe it or not, this really is a technical question that is sysadmin related. I've just started a new job where I am spending lots of time in a very noisy datacenter. Currently I wear earplugs and/or earmuffs. I have tried using my iPhone earbuds under the earmuffs and too much noise gets