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Ok, don't shoot the messenger but I was asked to see if I could unblock the queue management area for Netflix but still block the streaming media part of it... We're using the URL filtering capabilities of the PA 2050 device and I have a policy defined that's based on an Active Directory user group to filter traffic. I'm not sure how I would go about doing this, any thoughs?
Its pretty basic, your going to create a rule that precedes your URL filtering rule. The rule will be from trust to untrust application will be "netflix" and action will be drop.
Has Palo Alto changed the Netflix signature recently? In September we had blocked the application per Phil's suggestion earlier in this thread and people were able to login and manage their queue but couldn't view any movies. This morning, though, I wasn't able to login anymore. Thanks --
@cshep: you would have to review all of the release notes to see what has changed between each version of the content update to see if PAN engineering have updated any particular application signature(s).
If you see the block in either the "traffic" or "threat" logs then that would be due to either an application update or an antivirus update. If you see the block in the URL filtering log then it is your URL filtering profiles that need examination.
I would say looking at the logs should give you an indication of whats going on with the block. I have a handful or preset filters for looking at that kind of thing. I'm running 3.1.4 code with the latest app and threat updates and have just noticed I'm unable to get to the netflix.com queue. I can get to the sites front page however loggin in doesn't happen. When I look at the traffic log is see a deny for netflix based on the app, i don't see anything blocked in the URL log for netflix so it's definately the app. I'd have to look back as well but I'm guessing a app and threat update changed something.
If you require assistance resolving this issue I would suggest posting some screen shots of the traffic, URL filtering and threat logs to this thread so that we can do some detective work and find the root cause of the issue.
So my problem is: If I keep these notes and ideas somewhere in my notes (which means Drafts5) I will probably just ignore them from then on. On the other hand, if I put them in my task manager, they will clutter things up even though I never really decided to make them an actual task.
Even more, if I restrict myself to put only highly important stuff in my task manager, it always evolves into this authority that dictates me stuff that must be done and gives me a bad conscience and I tend to stay away from it and not to put those things inside that I like doing.
I want the task manager to be something that gives me joy and that helps me remember both nice and annoying things. I guess I would use it more frequently if I got used to put tasks in there that are fun for me. If I got used to put more little stuff inside and actually get to tick off more, so that the use of it and the ticking off of stuff and the capturing of stuff becomes natural and joyful.
My calendar displays events, tasks, and reminders and I use all three to keep things on schedule. My notes are in a separate app. Everything except reminders can be linked to the others and to external documents (email & files) if needed.
Fantastical (or Calendar) holds events, reminders and/or time blocks to do tasks (based on time perspective), but NOT tasks itself
Devonthink (or Notes) contains notes (properly tagged and indexed for easy retrieval)
OmniFocus (or task manager) holds tasks properly categorised in projects/perspectives
With all of that said, I want to emphasize again that without a daily and weekly review, things will fall through the cracks and or things will feel overwhelming and stressful. Here is how I schedule my daily and weekly reviews:
The second rule of the syllabus is that life tastes better with a dollop of serendipity. Sometimes you stumble across something that has nothing to do with anything, but sparks a flame nonetheless. It would be a crime against the great gift of being alive in the world not to take it up and make it a priority, syllabus be damned.
Generally speaking, I'm all about going all-digital with my media. It's easier to use, quicker to load, doesn't require driving to a brick-and-mortar store, doesn't need shelf space, and doesn't require a truck to deliver it from one place to another. But digital media has some growing pains, and until we fix some problems with it, I'm going to miss physical media a little. It's not about the smell of paper or the thrill of looking through the liner notes on a new LP. It's about the fact that nobody wants to let me control my digital goods in any way.
I might be in the minority on this one, but one of my biggest problems with the bulk of digital media is that I can't organize most of it. I have to search through downloads, deal with an app's singular organization method, or cross my fingers that I'll be able to find something after I download it.
For me, the worst offender is streaming video. My Netflix and Amazon Prime queues are a mess and it's impossible to actually use it to find a movie to watch. I'm not exactly sure how Netflix organizes your queue by when you added movies, so if you're just trying to find something to watch it's incredibly unhelpful. Amazon does the same. We've shown off a user script that sorts your Netflix queue before, but you'll need to run it every time you add a new movie if you want to keep things organized.
Aimless browsing isn't really possible in online stores. Even with Amazon's advanced algorithms telling you what other products you might be interested in, there's no analog for walking into a book store on a Sunday afternoon with a gift card and a couple hours to waste.
I'm not the type to buy into conspiracy theories about media companies trying to take away ownership of everything, but it's a pretty well known fact that they control how and when we get access to media. Usually, that's fine, but every once in a while it really seems to screw with you.
For example, when The Hobbit was originally released, it was easy to rent it from any digital store. You could grab it on your PS3, from Amazon, iTunes, or wherever else. But the other day I decided to watch it again before the new movie came out, only to find that the rental version was pulled from all digital stores. If I wanted to watch it again, I had to buy it, and I have absolutely no interest in dropping $15 on that movie.
As we've talked about before, you don't own your digital content, and that means the threat that a digital store might pull content from you is always around. Sure, it's unlikely that Amazon, iTunes, Google, or whoever else will suddenly decide that you can't access the stuff you bought, but the possibility is always there. In fact, Amazon pulled a Christmas movie from a customer just last week.
Furthermore, because of DRM, we're often forced to stick with a single store if we want to download instead of stream. Because of licensing deals, not every store has everything we want. Subsequently, our libraries become fragmented messes, which again means organization is a pain.
Digital is the future, and that's something I'm excited about. Now that the foundations are laid for providing the content, it's time to start working on the core experience of accessing that content. I can download a movie, book, or game from a ton of different stores, but I wouldn't call any of those experiences pleasant. At least, not pleasant in the way I used to enjoy wasting away an afternoon in the local record shop.
Here at Lifehacker, we've tried to solve these problems, whether it's discovering new music, deciding on a movie to watch, or updating your comic books for the 21st century, we try to offer solutions to the problems posed by going from physical to digital media. Now, the problems aren't so much technical as they are experiential.
I'm sick of hacking my way to a decent experience. Give me an app that works and allows me to do a few basic things. Let me organize my content however I like. Give me a shopping experience where I come across similar products in a way that isn't tacky. Stop taking content away from me for licensing reasons. Find a way to remind me that I own things (okay that last one's my own fault).
I realize a lot of this is on me. It's up to me to update my behavior to make use of digital media. I can make playlists of all the new albums I have to remind myself to listen, I can use Amazon's junky, but workable digital shelves feature to at least bring a semblance of organization to my ebooks, and I can stop buying so many damn games on sale that I forget I own them.
Trust me, I don't want to own physical media anymore. If I never have to go to the store to buy a specialty shelf for media I'll be happy. Just give me a little control and at least a semblance of ownership.
I keep meaning to bring it up as I know you guys love Boonie hats - take a look at Shelta. I wear the Firebird V2 which is of the wider variety and they make them slimmer. But they have a molded front section that does not flip up or down, it just stay wonderfully true. Removable strap, floats, super cooling. Just a great wide brim hat. I've worn my coaching and racing (sailing), very frequently hiking and just works well. A+
Holyfuckingshitballs! My 686 Anything Pants just turned up! Complete and utter game changer! Thanks for tip Jason. I'll drop some photos on Insta if folks wanna see what they look like (they look 'pants' on the 686 EU site) @felixrunswatches
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