Ok. now that we've exhausted that portion of the conversation.
has anyone used it? what is everyone's opinion on THE SOFTWARE?
-dak
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-dak aldrich
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On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:26 AM, Chris Wolf wrote:
> I'm mostly with David on this.
>
> I wouldn't post a message like the original one to the list without a couple
> of sentences explaining what the product is and why someone might be
> interested. However, it wouldn't be so much related to malware concerns.
>
> Without including a description, I would feel I was wasting readers' time
> and doing the group a disservice. Taking the extra minute to explain my post
> adds value, which is what a list like this should be all about. I figure the
> typical post here is of interest to less than 20% of readers, and sometimes
> less than 5%. If I post something with no description, I'm forcing every
> reader to make an extra effort to go to the link and try to figure out what
> it's about and why it's worthwhile, which we all know can be tricky with the
> way many sites are designed. If I spend an extra minute or two to explain my
> take on the site, then I've saved a lot of people a little time. 80% or more
> of the people can delete the message right away and continue with their day.
>
> And if I were to make a tweet about the subject, the short and sweet of it
> is this -- I wouldn't want to start turning a group like this into Twitter.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Charlot, Firmin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 6:05 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] For those not allowing users to run as admins...
>>
>> I must say that I agree with Chris. If one feels unsafe
>> about clicking on a link, one always has the option to
>> exercise constraint without scolding the sender who in my
>> opinion has something of value to share.
>>
>> Firm.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2010, at 4:11 PM, "Harper, Chris"
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> David, consider it a tweet. Short and sweet. Anyone else
>> notice the
>>> entire MSU community on edge lately? Can't even highlight a
>> product
>>> I found interesting and pass it on to my MSU colleagues without
>>> getting flamed for not sending in a full product review? Anyone?
>>> Bueller... Bueller....
>>>
>>> Seems like everyone wants to be a problem lately rather than the
>>> solution.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David McFarlane [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:24 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] For those not allowing users to run
>> as admins...
>>>
>>> Hmm, with nothing more than a generic "Found this interesting! And
>>> free!" to go on, how can I be sure that this is a safe link really
>>> sent by Christopher M. Harper, MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, as
>>> opposed to some malware masquerading as same?
>>>
>>> Could you at least include some content in the body that would
>>> explain just what it is that you are enticing us to click
>> on? If you
>>> are trying to spread malware, at least treat us with that much
>>> respect!
>>>
>>> -- dkm
>>>
>>>
>>> At 3/25/2010 01:36 PM Thursday, Harper, Chris wrote:
>>>>
>> <http://privilegeforum.scriptlogic.com/>http://privilegeforum.
>> scriptlogic.com/
>>>>
>>>> Found this interesting! And free!
>>>>
>>>> Christopher M. Harper
>>>> MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
>>>> University Relations, Michigan State University
>>>> 401 Olds Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1047
>>>> Email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] / Direct:
>>>> (517) 355-9980
>>>> Web: <http://ur.msu.edu/>http://ur.msu.edu / Cell: (517) 290-5496
>>>>
>>>> Skype: charperimg / Google Wave:
>>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>>>> Twitter: @charperimg / Facebook:
>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/christopher.m.harper>facebook.com/
>>>> christopher.m.harper
>>>> LinkedIn:
>>>>
>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermharper>http://www.link
> edin.com/in/christophermharper
>>
>>
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