Personally, I have no problem with the purchase price of Jaguar (note I said purchase price, not upgrade price). This is much more than a minor upgrade and bug fix.
Also, for those whiny babies complaining "I bought a Mac last week and I'm pissed now!", shut the hell up. Practically everyone on the planet knew Apple was going to talk about Jaguar and a butload of other stuff at the MacWorld conference. Anyone with half a brain would have waited a bit longer until the conference, if nothing else in the hopes of a price drop on the computer itself. I bought a new G4 a month and a half ago, and I'm not going to complain about the Jaguar price.
Umm, they do. I use a two-button mouse under X at home, and it works wonderfully, fully supported. That feature is there, it's just not advertised. In fact, I use an optical cordless two-button wheel mouse, and the wheel works great as well.
I'd love to see it in a pure FireWire I/O. I think (could be wrong, though) that we have yet to see a genuine FireWire hard disk. The ones out there now are simply IDE disks with an adapter converting to FireWire, significantly hindering the speed. If we could get a pure FireWire drive, oh baby, the speed would be awesome.
After reading this, with my brand-new copy of Toast sitting on the floor next to me waiting to go home, I poked around the Macintouch discussion about Toast. Seems that this language has been in the updater EULA for a few versions.
But, it also sounds like people have experienced a lot more trouble with 5.1.4, and don't still have their 5.1.3 updater handy to downgrade. I dig around for a while and found it on Roxio's Japan site. Feel free to download it from my personal server.
Hmmm, with these people selling Air Force, etc., parts, and NASA looking to buy parts from eBay, maybe these two groups could get together on this! NASA gets the parts they need, and bin Laden or Hussein's cronies don't buy F16 parts.
So, we've got software piracy declared something that will cause you to burn in hell, saying it's the worst of all sins, from one religion, and another religion seemingly shrugs off raping little boys? My gosh, what is this world coming to? So, if I move to Egypt and join the religion there, I can launch my smuggled nuke against some major population base, kill millions, and it's a worse sin if I stole the software to program the missile? Sheesh, give me a break.
Think of events such as the Olympics, where there are absolute choke holds on disseminating information outside of their contracts. Think back to the two recent Olympics, where they had teams of people scouring the net for the slightest trace of anything "unauthorized," such as amateur video clips, early reporting of scores, etc. This little bugger has the potential to run rings around that! Think of it - watching an Olympic event over the net in real time, not having to wait for NBC or whomever to run it when they feel like! WooHoo! The possibilities are endless!
While this is all cool and good, if these satellites provide coverage pretty much anywhere for airplanes, couldn't us slashdotters figure out a way to acquire the laptop PC card and any antenna(s) needed to use this bandwidth at home? I obviously don't know how hard (if even possible) this would be, but hey, if nothing else, it sounds like there is potential here for good-quality wireless Internet for the masses back on good 'ol planet Earth. Maybe even a reasonable end to Internet for rural areas?
A. It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the machine. If a company or individual donates a machine to your school, it must be donated with the operating system that was installed on the PC.
What if I donate my old Macintosh to the elementary school across the street? I've got to scrounge up the original Mac OS which came with it? Doubtful! I don't have any "certificate of authenticity" for it, or even an instruction manual! Apple doesn't care, they're glad to have more Macs in the school system!
A few issues here. As far as bandwidth goes, VoIP does not take very much. My office has a VoIP phone system from Intertel, we've had it about a year, and it works quite well. Granted, thus far everything is over DSL. It takes about 16k for a phone call, and voice quality is impressive.
Secondly, I'd imagine 911 would work, much as it does on a cell phone, but you're never quite sure what 911 center it will be routed to, and as of yet, there's no E911 (allowing a dispatcher to see your address, etc.). But, there are easy ways around that as well. Simply look up the number for the police dispatch and call that, in larger cities it's manned 24/7, and I'd imagine they can send out units or transfer you right to the local 911 dispatcher.
Personally, as soon as my local ISP is able to offer service via cable (sometime later this year, I've heard, instead of AOL TimeWarner exclusively), I will ditch DSL and phone service entirely, ridding myself of another monopoly, and likely saving a few $ in the end.
Those computers are extremely cool (I want one!), and hey, if they do the job without having to blow things up, it works for me. But, how long until some Microsoft salesweasel comes along and tries to convince them to run NT on it? Brings new meaning to your computer bombing....
Umm, stable and consistent are NOT words anyone (other than M$ sales reps) would ever use to describe their crapware. To all the states refusing to settle, KEEP PRESSING FORWARD!!! We're behind you all the way!
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln (home to some alledgedly hot-shot theiving/conniving football team from what I hear) has a great wireless network covering a good chunk of their campus. The Union (student center) has complete coverage, as does the main library, the large chemistry building, the computer science building (duh) and I'm sure more buildings. You can roam around between these buildings and maintain decent connectivity.
Does your small town have a major railroad running through it? I'm a contractor with a major US railroad (producing newsletters, so I meet people across the company and in various departments), and know from various stories I've done that railroads typically have their own super-duper communications networks, rivaling the big shots like AT&T. Perhaps you could work out a deal with them and their microwave equipment, or if nothing else, talk to someone from the railroad who works in the telecom department (all assuming there *is* a railroad running through your town). If the railroad office has some sort of radio tower with a couple dishes on it, you're set. Talk to one of their telecom guys and, worst case scenario, they would likely be willing to give you a good idea on what type of equipment to use for what you're doing, as it's exactly what their telecom networks do.
Exactly!!! Don't forget us Mac users! I purchased RH 5.2 a couple years ago at BestBuy, purchased Win95 once for an older PC I have (which now runs RH 6.2) and own legitimately Mac OS 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 9.0, 9.1, X beta and X. With DSL, there's no need (for me) to buy free software, I just download it (RedHat, Debian, Corel, FreeBSD, OpenBSD). I also legitimately own a copy of LinuxPPC (can't remember what version, but based on RH 6.0) I've got a few legitimate copies of Win 3.1 laying around too (got 'em for free, but it's the complete box, a couple *still* shrinkwrapped!)
by Peachpit Press. I'm surprised no one else has suggested this one. Yeah, yeah, go ahead and say it. I know Macs aren't the most widely-used computers out there, but they do have a very strong and dedicated following. In fact, much of what I learned about Macs came fro early editions of this book found in my local library.
I worked with a nun at my uncle's church to set her up with a new iMac several months ago. She was familiar with the Mac as far as the basics go, she had a much-older Mac IIvx she used for a while. But, now that the 'net is at her fingertips, she gets paranoid quite easily when she sees various banner ads or email messages (spam). For instance, there is a banner ad circulating out there saying something like "Your internet connection is not optimized. Click here to fix!". Things like that are shrugged off by most of us, but to a senior who is new to computers, it's that kind of thing that will cause them to ask "Is my computer broken?" or to go and click on it and get entirely confused.
Also, stress VERY HEAVILY that web browsing and email are indeed FREE. When showing this nun aspects of email and the 'net, she will often ask me "will it cost me anything?" Stress also that unless they specifically give out a credit card number for something, no one can charge them for anything, as deceiving as a message may be.
Actually, this is ancient news. BNSF agreed to stop DNA testing way back in February. I don't know why it took so friggin' long for the newspaper to pick this one up.
People so quickly forget that most of the population simply cannot afford to have the latest and greatest computer so they can run the latest versions of web browsers. Unless you've got a computer made in the last couple of years, you can forget about running IE 5 or Netscape 6 or even 4.7. I am fortunate to have a computer that can handle modern browsers, but many people aren't. My roommate uses an older 486 for just web browsing and chatting, and can't afford the latest PIII or G4 machines - and I think that is common of much of the web-surfing population. Don't forget those people when designing web pages or web standards! How many schools can afford to keep on top of technology, especially private schools? Do you want to see the hard-earned money they've invested become worthless because they can't afford computers to run the latest web browsers and therefore can't even look at a web page? Web designers - get off your ivory towers and join the rest of the world.
I just think all the stuff about ISP monitoring and strict regulations on DSL is crazy! I use a local ISP for my DSL service here in Lincoln, Nebraska, (Internet Nebraska), and they don't have any regulations on what you do with the service. The only potential issue is data transfer, with a limit of 1 gig up and 1 gig down each month (and a very modest fee if you go over). Running servers? Heck, I'm on a static IP plan and they'll do DNS entries for me the same day! They don't care what you do! And, talk about customer service! When I was having difficulty setting up my Linux box initially, I posted a question on a newsgroup, and one of their guys who happened to be reading the post called me at home to help! Just like the old mom-n-pop stores of yesteryear, only in the information world! If we could get more like them.....
I can remember when a similar message circulated four years ago around Feb. 29 (leap year day), back in '96. And I thought spam was bad back then! Guess this means it's only going to continue getting worse!
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If you go to the main Microsoft Macintosh page, it's heavily promoted there. I have it myself (the Gnutella vesion....), but rarely use it.
Also, for those whiny babies complaining "I bought a Mac last week and I'm pissed now!", shut the hell up. Practically everyone on the planet knew Apple was going to talk about Jaguar and a butload of other stuff at the MacWorld conference. Anyone with half a brain would have waited a bit longer until the conference, if nothing else in the hopes of a price drop on the computer itself. I bought a new G4 a month and a half ago, and I'm not going to complain about the Jaguar price.
Umm, they do. I use a two-button mouse under X at home, and it works wonderfully, fully supported. That feature is there, it's just not advertised. In fact, I use an optical cordless two-button wheel mouse, and the wheel works great as well.
I'd love to see it in a pure FireWire I/O. I think (could be wrong, though) that we have yet to see a genuine FireWire hard disk. The ones out there now are simply IDE disks with an adapter converting to FireWire, significantly hindering the speed. If we could get a pure FireWire drive, oh baby, the speed would be awesome.
Well, you've got ClearChannel controlling what we listen to on the radio, so.....
But, it also sounds like people have experienced a lot more trouble with 5.1.4, and don't still have their 5.1.3 updater handy to downgrade. I dig around for a while and found it on Roxio's Japan site. Feel free to download it from my personal server.
Hmmm, with these people selling Air Force, etc., parts, and NASA looking to buy parts from eBay, maybe these two groups could get together on this! NASA gets the parts they need, and bin Laden or Hussein's cronies don't buy F16 parts.
So, we've got software piracy declared something that will cause you to burn in hell, saying it's the worst of all sins, from one religion, and another religion seemingly shrugs off raping little boys? My gosh, what is this world coming to? So, if I move to Egypt and join the religion there, I can launch my smuggled nuke against some major population base, kill millions, and it's a worse sin if I stole the software to program the missile? Sheesh, give me a break.
Well, have it be Bill Gates if and only if the spacecraft runs Windows. Then we know for sure we'll get rid of him!
Think of events such as the Olympics, where there are absolute choke holds on disseminating information outside of their contracts. Think back to the two recent Olympics, where they had teams of people scouring the net for the slightest trace of anything "unauthorized," such as amateur video clips, early reporting of scores, etc. This little bugger has the potential to run rings around that! Think of it - watching an Olympic event over the net in real time, not having to wait for NBC or whomever to run it when they feel like! WooHoo! The possibilities are endless!
While this is all cool and good, if these satellites provide coverage pretty much anywhere for airplanes, couldn't us slashdotters figure out a way to acquire the laptop PC card and any antenna(s) needed to use this bandwidth at home? I obviously don't know how hard (if even possible) this would be, but hey, if nothing else, it sounds like there is potential here for good-quality wireless Internet for the masses back on good 'ol planet Earth. Maybe even a reasonable end to Internet for rural areas?
A. It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the machine. If a company or individual donates a machine to your school, it must be donated with the operating system that was installed on the PC.
What if I donate my old Macintosh to the elementary school across the street? I've got to scrounge up the original Mac OS which came with it? Doubtful! I don't have any "certificate of authenticity" for it, or even an instruction manual! Apple doesn't care, they're glad to have more Macs in the school system!
Secondly, I'd imagine 911 would work, much as it does on a cell phone, but you're never quite sure what 911 center it will be routed to, and as of yet, there's no E911 (allowing a dispatcher to see your address, etc.). But, there are easy ways around that as well. Simply look up the number for the police dispatch and call that, in larger cities it's manned 24/7, and I'd imagine they can send out units or transfer you right to the local 911 dispatcher.
Personally, as soon as my local ISP is able to offer service via cable (sometime later this year, I've heard, instead of AOL TimeWarner exclusively), I will ditch DSL and phone service entirely, ridding myself of another monopoly, and likely saving a few $ in the end.
Those computers are extremely cool (I want one!), and hey, if they do the job without having to blow things up, it works for me. But, how long until some Microsoft salesweasel comes along and tries to convince them to run NT on it? Brings new meaning to your computer bombing....
Umm, stable and consistent are NOT words anyone (other than M$ sales reps) would ever use to describe their crapware. To all the states refusing to settle, KEEP PRESSING FORWARD!!! We're behind you all the way!
The University of Nebraska - Lincoln (home to some alledgedly hot-shot theiving/conniving football team from what I hear) has a great wireless network covering a good chunk of their campus. The Union (student center) has complete coverage, as does the main library, the large chemistry building, the computer science building (duh) and I'm sure more buildings. You can roam around between these buildings and maintain decent connectivity.
Does your small town have a major railroad running through it? I'm a contractor with a major US railroad (producing newsletters, so I meet people across the company and in various departments), and know from various stories I've done that railroads typically have their own super-duper communications networks, rivaling the big shots like AT&T. Perhaps you could work out a deal with them and their microwave equipment, or if nothing else, talk to someone from the railroad who works in the telecom department (all assuming there *is* a railroad running through your town). If the railroad office has some sort of radio tower with a couple dishes on it, you're set. Talk to one of their telecom guys and, worst case scenario, they would likely be willing to give you a good idea on what type of equipment to use for what you're doing, as it's exactly what their telecom networks do.
Exactly!!! Don't forget us Mac users! I purchased RH 5.2 a couple years ago at BestBuy, purchased Win95 once for an older PC I have (which now runs RH 6.2) and own legitimately Mac OS 7.5, 7.6, 8.0, 8.1, 8.5, 9.0, 9.1, X beta and X. With DSL, there's no need (for me) to buy free software, I just download it (RedHat, Debian, Corel, FreeBSD, OpenBSD). I also legitimately own a copy of LinuxPPC (can't remember what version, but based on RH 6.0) I've got a few legitimate copies of Win 3.1 laying around too (got 'em for free, but it's the complete box, a couple *still* shrinkwrapped!)
by Peachpit Press. I'm surprised no one else has suggested this one. Yeah, yeah, go ahead and say it. I know Macs aren't the most widely-used computers out there, but they do have a very strong and dedicated following. In fact, much of what I learned about Macs came fro early editions of this book found in my local library.
Also, stress VERY HEAVILY that web browsing and email are indeed FREE. When showing this nun aspects of email and the 'net, she will often ask me "will it cost me anything?" Stress also that unless they specifically give out a credit card number for something, no one can charge them for anything, as deceiving as a message may be.
Actually, this is ancient news. BNSF agreed to stop DNA testing way back in February. I don't know why it took so friggin' long for the newspaper to pick this one up.
People so quickly forget that most of the population simply cannot afford to have the latest and greatest computer so they can run the latest versions of web browsers. Unless you've got a computer made in the last couple of years, you can forget about running IE 5 or Netscape 6 or even 4.7. I am fortunate to have a computer that can handle modern browsers, but many people aren't. My roommate uses an older 486 for just web browsing and chatting, and can't afford the latest PIII or G4 machines - and I think that is common of much of the web-surfing population. Don't forget those people when designing web pages or web standards! How many schools can afford to keep on top of technology, especially private schools? Do you want to see the hard-earned money they've invested become worthless because they can't afford computers to run the latest web browsers and therefore can't even look at a web page? Web designers - get off your ivory towers and join the rest of the world.
I just think all the stuff about ISP monitoring and strict regulations on DSL is crazy! I use a local ISP for my DSL service here in Lincoln, Nebraska, (Internet Nebraska), and they don't have any regulations on what you do with the service. The only potential issue is data transfer, with a limit of 1 gig up and 1 gig down each month (and a very modest fee if you go over). Running servers? Heck, I'm on a static IP plan and they'll do DNS entries for me the same day! They don't care what you do! And, talk about customer service! When I was having difficulty setting up my Linux box initially, I posted a question on a newsgroup, and one of their guys who happened to be reading the post called me at home to help! Just like the old mom-n-pop stores of yesteryear, only in the information world! If we could get more like them.....
I can remember when a similar message circulated four years ago around Feb. 29 (leap year day), back in '96. And I thought spam was bad back then! Guess this means it's only going to continue getting worse!