Next week - we'll likely see Mac, Android, and (hopefully) Windows 8.1 sales spike! On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Not to stomp around, but 1 hour is a LONG time for an unpatched computer, > especially when in close proximity to other unpatched computers! DeepFreeze > is great, but it is not a long term solution, also starting next week you > will get a nag screen every time you login telling you about the EOL. > > Riley Childs > Student > Asst. Head of IT Services > Charlotte United Christian Academy > (704) 497-2086 > RileyChilds.net > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes > ________________________________ > From: Benjamin Stewart<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Sent: 3/4/2014 4:46 PM > To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL > > Hello everyone > > (I have been in IT for 25+ years, k-7 for 15 years and now 10 months UNBC > Library) > > > If I worked for an organization that did not have the money to go either > replacement Win7 or Linux desktop for usability issues. > > I would contact Faronics and get a deal for educational licenses to > install Deepfreeze. > Then setup all workstation basic accounts and to reboot if idle for 1 > hour. (and shut down, startup between set times) > Deepfreeze also has a remote console to unfreeze and refreeze for > maintenance to the workstation. (e.g. browser updates flash adobe) > This in hand with PDQ deploy/inventory works very nice. (Basic version > free) > > > Last option would (no possible for most places) contact the Dell official > lease site via direct or eBay. (there is a Canada and US supplier) > > You can by nice 780 Dell with win7 pro for about $140 with shipping. > Some companies like Dell of HP have be know to also donate to non-profit. > > ~Ben > > System Administrator > Geoffrey R. Weller library > UNBC, BC Canada > PH (250) 960-6605 > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > On 2014-03-04, 11:12 AM, "Ingraham Dwyer, Andy" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > >I would not be surprised if there were black hats out there sitting on > >exploits they've discovered, waiting until *after* April to release > >malware that takes advantage of them. > > > >-A > > > > > >Andy Ingraham Dwyer > >Infrastructure Specialist > >State Library of Ohio > >274 E. 1st Avenue > >Columbus, OH 43201 > >Tel: 614-644-6849 > >library.ohio.gov > > > >Please contact my supervisor with any feedback regarding my customer > >service. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > >Justin Coyne > >Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 8:35 PM > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL > > > >They won't be a security risk on April 8th, but the first time that MS > >publishes security patches after that date for newer version, security > >researchers will examine the patches. Doing so will give them an idea > >about how to exploit the problem the patch was for. They will then try > >to run the exploit on XP and see if it is vulnerable. Eventually they > >will find an exploit that works against XP. > > > >Even if you have a AV, people can exploit your machine without using a > >virus. Is that a risk you want to accept? > > > >-Justin > > > > > >On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Jimm Wetherbee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> Just because MS won't support XP any more doesn't mean those machines > >> are instantly useless or a security risk come April 8th. We will not > >> be doing anything with our lab computers until Summer because they are > >> too old to run Windows 8 but we cannot do without them. > >> > >> --jimm > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Riley Childs <[log in to unmask] > >> >wrote: > >> > >> > Hi, > >> > I wanted to hear how people are dealing with the Windows XP > >> > End-of-Life (if anything at all :( > >> > > >> > > >> > Personally I am migrating the computers that can run it to Windows 8 > >> > (we ran out of 7 licenses and someone (years ago) bought SA, but > >> > that's > >> another > >> > story), and when April 7th comes around: throw anything we can't use > >> > away (sigh). > >> > > >> > Riley Childs > >> > Student > >> > Asst. Head of IT Services > >> > Charlotte United Christian Academy > >> > (704) 497-2086 > >> > RileyChilds.net > >> > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> >