Adding a person to the mailroom is a cheap way to make 500 employees a lot happier, so they will work for you instead of someone else if everything else is equal.
Sure, if the place you work for has the money to do this. The situation is where we work, we don't, and we can't get funding for a position like that. Quite a few people started to use work as the delivery address, and the higher-ups passed a new policy for no personal packages allowed to be delivered at work - they are flat-out refused. We don't have a dedicated mail person and never will.
In my specific case, I order stuff all the time for work and have it delivered (including from Amazon, NewEgg, and other sites) so if I were to order one personal package it would not likely be noticed. However, the other 99% of staff need to order through someone else and don't have that luxury.
Or they could get into the cell phone market with a Nintendo-branded phone. That would be kind of interesting to see what kind of innovation they could bring to a phone. Seeing as the casual gamers on phones have been affecting them it's probably their only choice.
which are designed to require a custom Bose equalizer to sound decent
Uh, what? I just looked and they come with an equalizer. To me, that sounds like engineering fail - that sounds like they've slapped a band-aid on something that shouldn't have gone to market. Bizarre. I guess that phrase I heard a while back is true if their speakers need their own equalizer - "No high, no lows... it's Bose"
No kidding. Set up a file server with NFS and use an Intel NUC at the TV installed with xbmc (and/or mythtv.) Intel themselves has instructions for setting up their NUC with xbmc using Linux Mint. The newer NUCs even have an IR receiver built in so all you need is a MCE remote (or a Harmony) and you're set.
Windows 7 did move around a bunch of things, especially in the control panel. And of course this followed suit with the registry which impacts group policy - this means that you had to have two GPOs (one for XP, one for W7) to do something as basic as setting and enforcing a screen saver. Talk about a manageability mess.
My experience with Windows 8 was horrid. Yes, Metro is very annoying to a desktop user, but they've just plain removed things from Windows 8, like the ability to remove a saved wifi connection. There's no GUI way that I could find to remove it, I had to use the terminal to list and remove a saved connection using netsh. What the hell were they thinking? And this is just ONE example that I've noticed with Windows 8.
When I upgraded to a 25mbit connection, my WRT54GL just couldn't handle the traffic anymore. Even under moderate use - one computer downloading something would cause the internet on all other devices to "disappear".
I'd probably still be using it today if I still had my old 6mbit connection.
Sure, but if they take your laptop away they could very well be tampering with the software on your laptop. I wouldn't trust it after a "search". Best to just leave it at home.
Not to nitpick, but when I learned to drive it was very clear that a red light means STOP. Period. Making a right-hand turn doesn't make you immune to this, you need to stop at the light, not yield through it.
I bought a few LED bulbs in late 2009 / early 2010 when they were on sale. All of them are still working, and they have been used almost every day since. I have since changed all bulbs in my house to LED over the years and have not seen a single failure. I had so many CFL failures I lost count and eventually switched to get rid of the mercury filled CFLs.
I can think of another reason: it's bad enough that I nick myself sometimes in the morning shaving while I'm half awake. So now I'll get to read stuff and not pay attention, between being half awake and distracted, I'm going to have cuts all over my face! If I even have a face left!
Actually, it does - almost all pricing includes a float to cover all the expenses from debit and credit cards.
I went and paid cash to buy a headunit for my car, and they immediately took $60 off the price. Not only does it cost you, it costs everyone else, even those who use debit cards.
I was kind of surprised, the place I went to reduced the price without me even asking.
What do you know, there is an extension that mutes the browser easily. Unfortunately it looks like it is the whole browser it mutes, and not individual tabs. I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it works. Figured others may be interested.
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Sure, if the place you work for has the money to do this. The situation is where we work, we don't, and we can't get funding for a position like that. Quite a few people started to use work as the delivery address, and the higher-ups passed a new policy for no personal packages allowed to be delivered at work - they are flat-out refused. We don't have a dedicated mail person and never will.
In my specific case, I order stuff all the time for work and have it delivered (including from Amazon, NewEgg, and other sites) so if I were to order one personal package it would not likely be noticed. However, the other 99% of staff need to order through someone else and don't have that luxury.
Or they could get into the cell phone market with a Nintendo-branded phone. That would be kind of interesting to see what kind of innovation they could bring to a phone. Seeing as the casual gamers on phones have been affecting them it's probably their only choice.
Uh, what? I just looked and they come with an equalizer. To me, that sounds like engineering fail - that sounds like they've slapped a band-aid on something that shouldn't have gone to market. Bizarre. I guess that phrase I heard a while back is true if their speakers need their own equalizer - "No high, no lows... it's Bose"
No kidding. Set up a file server with NFS and use an Intel NUC at the TV installed with xbmc (and/or mythtv.) Intel themselves has instructions for setting up their NUC with xbmc using Linux Mint. The newer NUCs even have an IR receiver built in so all you need is a MCE remote (or a Harmony) and you're set.
<telephone rings>
"Hi, this is Microsoft Tech Support. We've noticed you have a problem with your computer. We are sending someone over to fix it."
Windows 7 did move around a bunch of things, especially in the control panel. And of course this followed suit with the registry which impacts group policy - this means that you had to have two GPOs (one for XP, one for W7) to do something as basic as setting and enforcing a screen saver. Talk about a manageability mess.
My experience with Windows 8 was horrid. Yes, Metro is very annoying to a desktop user, but they've just plain removed things from Windows 8, like the ability to remove a saved wifi connection. There's no GUI way that I could find to remove it, I had to use the terminal to list and remove a saved connection using netsh. What the hell were they thinking? And this is just ONE example that I've noticed with Windows 8.
That's just a way to make everyone hate baked beans! Power of association and all...
Just buy some carbon credits and you'll be back in the green.
When I upgraded to a 25mbit connection, my WRT54GL just couldn't handle the traffic anymore. Even under moderate use - one computer downloading something would cause the internet on all other devices to "disappear".
I'd probably still be using it today if I still had my old 6mbit connection.
When you see what they really look like you'll wish the resolution was 320x200.
Naw, wouldn't pooping in space be called a floater?
Sure, but if they take your laptop away they could very well be tampering with the software on your laptop. I wouldn't trust it after a "search". Best to just leave it at home.
Which the user just blindly clicks now. Seen it happen, normal users don't even look to see what is requesting admin access.
"One of the greatest tragedies in life is outliving your own children."
Not to nitpick, but when I learned to drive it was very clear that a red light means STOP. Period. Making a right-hand turn doesn't make you immune to this, you need to stop at the light, not yield through it.
There's at least one tablet I can think of that will run Office.
I bought a few LED bulbs in late 2009 / early 2010 when they were on sale. All of them are still working, and they have been used almost every day since. I have since changed all bulbs in my house to LED over the years and have not seen a single failure. I had so many CFL failures I lost count and eventually switched to get rid of the mercury filled CFLs.
Never tripped over a cord, I presume? There are hazards to have cords running all over the place.
Same thing happened to my friend's jet tub. Breaker wore out I guess. Replaced it and no problems since.
Here I thought we was using his Credit Card.
I can think of another reason: it's bad enough that I nick myself sometimes in the morning shaving while I'm half awake. So now I'll get to read stuff and not pay attention, between being half awake and distracted, I'm going to have cuts all over my face! If I even have a face left!
If you're only 6" tall wouldn't you have problems reaching the pedals and seeing over the dashboard?
Actually, it does - almost all pricing includes a float to cover all the expenses from debit and credit cards.
I went and paid cash to buy a headunit for my car, and they immediately took $60 off the price. Not only does it cost you, it costs everyone else, even those who use debit cards.
I was kind of surprised, the place I went to reduced the price without me even asking.
Even better:
CTRL+ALT_DEL!
What do you know, there is an extension that mutes the browser easily. Unfortunately it looks like it is the whole browser it mutes, and not individual tabs. I haven't tried it, so I don't know if it works. Figured others may be interested.