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These transcripts document two consecutive weekly technology check-in meetings of K-12 school IT directors. The discussions cover various administrative tasks, including E-rate funding applications and deadlines, network documentation strategies, a recent PowerSchool data breach, and the exploration of new AI tools. The meetings also feature updates on individual school district projects and challenges, such as securing parent consent for Google Workspace and troubleshooting network connectivity issues. A guest speaker presents best practices for network documentation, emphasizing simplicity and proactive planning.
Alrighty. Well, we'll go ahead and get this show started. Welcome, everybody, to the January 30th edition of Technology Check-In. Thanks, everyone, for showing up today. No formal agenda items, no presenters So it's just going be our typical check-in I'm say from my standpoint, hot heavy at E rate. I've been kind booked wall helping with 470s, 471s. That's through pretty good on it. saying that, I was talking before meeting The interesting thing year is because last budget remaining it you know have that question people are having questions like You know, bid things 470, but might money left over. some schools do What want call them? Contingent 470. So, language let 1470 you're then second 470 say, hey, if we extra funds, turn around this, which include UPSs or Extra wiring else done so And can award those after your primary 471s you'll how much left. other part set Line item veto items off their hit stuff give flexibility that's coming see there's a lot talk boarding game. Vulnerability, admin bypass But what tell think new news came out an old exploit It's version 7.0. Something where above certain seven zero firmware. 7.2, 7.4, 7.6 firmware not problematic Thank you. we've all fixed most things. ago, October when particular out. We know. stuck myself into now extensions. getting guardian installed. computer. Have pieces haven't worked me yet big vulnerability Fortinets evidently were look configuration files, always shows passwords encrypted in file. hash password can't technically it, every Fortinet made, they use same private key has discovered somebody grab configuration. Technically could decode were. FortiGate side Florida Gates trusted platform module tpm really easy enable matter couple command line codes basically gives firewall unique create its own. If yet, appointment, put ticket It takes probably about 15 minutes most. Basically, through, TPM, then, um. Change passwords, offer access something different. Just don't change decrypt current password. Currently, had config file sitting around. How critical is, very likely would exploited by peasy do. doesn't take long. well worth Trying anything else. Going on. one school who looking signing Brainstorm he said there hotel room week Kalahari. Otherwise, stay different place information share. let's Daniel, what's you? Not whole uh little miscellaneous stuff. a… large form printer Mimaki printer. third time. actually owned. Third time printhead dried sum replace printhead. Almost better buying And… got research seeing cheaper alternative just, print enough thing's designed for. That constantly printing we're abandon project working now. wonder yeah, understand wasn't used problem ink printers everyone didn't alcohol wipes clean heads them. sometimes made them work. Sometimes cartridge suppose weigh cost versus, AEA production mean, should format as And, more, maybe fixed. random thoughts Yeah, no. expensive. They are. They're handy. they're fun have. When need handy All right. Anything else, Daniel? so. I'll pipe back Okay, sounds good. Sarah, Having issues milestone cameras. involved hired vendor originally quite while. these safety grants, another Underbid lot. state lower seemed competent, sudden sort did work fingers pie. found slamming either organization, except original person or, Vendor. Has tech support For software any support. who's charge vendor, Use spend $5,000. spending $5,000 own unusual situation, tough contact helping. unless buy contract puts top frustrating middleman COO does these, them, organizes projects, gets up. Right now, here keeps office saying, like. solution is. Probably text, under name learn they've ever honestly that. Anyway, problem. never heard before. thought there, apparently us. annoying. Two months row, received internal external spreadsheets Martin Yarborough, scans network i hides one. changed Doors sensors email ask make away. nothing. 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A weeks sent out, affect many schools, host JMC 14 districts With status even um PowerSchool breach hosting July 1st. notified turned right notification, talked about, options. JMC, Or yourself. eric Doyle supporting local hosted servers install locally want, help copy anymore. So… charging, $2.25, think, per student small jmc larger ones Maybe still, difference increase, hardware try year, concerned putting liability best way deal also stopping DNS hosting? took words mouth Go enjoy 55 degree weather outside sunny end January. totally also, process shutting down through. ways list free transition There's K-12 IUS zones exist mergers deleted, sure Cloudflare service recommendation those. 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