No need for any useless login, active desktop, active directory etc. Or access security. Do these things not ask for user/pass at all? They can. The default is not to though
They read your location, then calculate the speed based on the distance covered and the time elapsed since the last read.
Actually, that is NOT how they normally do the speed calculation. Most GPS units use Dopper shift to do their speed calculations
From the NAVSTAR GPS User Equipment Introduction document Section 3.7:
GPS receivers typically calculate velocity by measuring the frequency shift (Doppler shift) of the GPS D-band carrier(s). Velocity accuracy can be scenario dependent, (multipath, obstructed sky view from the dash of a car, mountains, city canyons, bad DOP) but 0.2 m/sec per axis (95%) is achievable for PPS and SPS velocity accuracy is the same as PPS when SA is off.
Velocity measured by a GPS is inherently 3 dimension, but consumer GPS receivers only report 2D (horizontal) speed on their readout. Garmin's specifications quote 0.1mph accuracy but due to signal degredation problems noted above, perhaps 0.5mph accuracy in typical automobile applications would be what you can count on. Now, they may average the readings over a period of time to give better smoothing etc.
Here's a better example. Suppose you need to install Oracle. It can be done. I think there are even debs you can get from Oracle for Oracle 11 these days. But suppose you have to install Oracle 9.
Are you talking about the Oracle client or actual database here?
Either way it's pretty simple to install on a Linux box even using their installer, not the.rpm or.deb. You can even do it completely from the gui without touching the command line if you want...
(some KDE specific instructions below, I assume there are Gnome equivalents)
Download the appropriate Oracle installer package (client, database, whatever)
Use ark / file roller / whatever to unpack / unzip it. NB. You can do this from Konqeror by Right clicking on the file and select "Open with (program of choice)"
Use Konqueror to navigate to wherever you put the install files
click on the runInstaller file
From the Tools menu, select "Execute Shell Command" (or <CTRL>E)
That brings up a run dialog, Click OK to start installation process...
You will notice that isn't that much different to how you would do it in Windows. The only real difference is to "Execute Shell command" rather than double click.
BTW. If you are talking about the client, you can just install the current one. They are backwards compatible you know... (We run both 10g and 8i using the 10g client here)
If you were talking about the database, you really *shouldn't* be installing it if you don't know what you are doing and are scared of the command line.
I did part of my first degree (Science - Chemistry) as an internal student and part as an external student. I did my entire Graduate Diploma of IT as an external student.
As an external student (at least with the university I studied through), you receive the lecture notes at the start of semester, which are essentially what the lecturer is presenting to the internal students. You also need the same textbooks etc as the internal students.
In reality, even when you attend the actual lecture, the lecturer is rehashing the text books anyway. When I was an internal student, you tended to purchase the lecture notes anyway, as it was a great way to ensure you didn't miss anything. I see these videos as something similar.
BTW isn't the definition of a lecture "a method of transferring the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student, without passing through the minds of either" If you aren't so busy scribbling down stuff during the lecture, you may actually learn something...
There were still tutorials (online / teleconferences etc). They also encouraged students in the same areas to form study groups to help each other along.
Some subjects also had "residential schools", which were a week or so each semester on campus where you would do practicals (labs), have tutorials etc.
It's definitely not a learning style that suits everyone, but if it works for you, it's a great way to do it.
The most surprising thing here to me is that this implies some share holders actually believed SCO had a case here.
Not necessarily.
My assumption is that many of the SCO investors were much like the SPAM stock investors.
They *know* the stock is rubbish, but they are relying on others to buy in and the belief that they can read the market well enough to time their exit.
It's basically a self-fulfilling-prophecy. For a while anyway...
Basically, a guy named McBratney sponsored a rugby team, and put his nickname 'McBrat' on the team shorts. McDonalds took offense at that, but unfortunately for them, McBratney is an IP lawyer who had a good case.
It is a windows package management system based on dpkg.
We use it at work and it appears to work fairly well. Although I don't know for sure, as I'm not the PC admin and I don't run a Windows desktop:)
I just get to hear him saying how much easier it is to manage the PCs with it.
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In this case, I think it is more a sign of a Monopoly market.
Microsoft have such a strangle hold on the the minds of PC users they will pirate it if they can't afford it, rather than use an alternative.
36% of the users survayed DO NOT use "non-graphical tools (e.g. YaST text mode, console) when installing or administering your Linux operating system" Either desktop linux tools have changed a lot in the past few years, or these people aren't digging that far into their systems.
Actually YaST and the other GUI tools are pretty good. You *can* do pretty much everything you need to for normal (and quite often advanced) administration tasks if you want to.
I personally prefer the command line for a lot of things, but I do use the GUI tools a bit as well.
That's the beauty of Linux, you can use the GUI if you want to, or you can use the CLI and you can switch between.
It's even better than that... Didn't their "experts" "prove" that it _must_ be Mrs Lindor's PC that was used and that it was connected directly to the Internet and that there was no internal network involved.
Or are they now saying, they don't have a clue and that it could have been anyone and they aren't actually sure what (if anything) they did.
In my case, the tech didn't worry about running the detailed Dell diagnostics.
Once I had told him about the bad blocks results, he organised to replace my HDD. He seemed quite impressed that I could list of the problem areas etc, and decided not to waste everyone's time. I think I would have had to jump through all the hoops if I'd just had some Windows scandisk results to quote.
but how many home users actually need to edit their hosts file, or their routing table? Or, for that matter, anything within the registry?
Well, trouble shooting your networking problems often includes looking at your routing table. For a home user, this may be under instruction from their ISP, but they will still have to do it from time to time. Pinging somewhere is also a common diagnostic tool.
Many recommended fixes to Windows problems include editing the registry. Have a look through the MS Knowledge base some time.
I firmly believe that Linux is quite user friendly, for virtually everything I have the option of editing the config file by hand or some form of configuration tool. The best thing is it is my choice which one I use, and I can switch between methods at will.
However I did object to the previous post claiming that to be considered user friendly Linux could not use the command line or edit config files, whilst Windows could , as well as require users to edit the registry from time to time.
If you want Linux to be mainstream-friendly, one of the absolute must-haves is that the user must NEVER EVER EVER, any any circumstances, have to either (1) edit a text config file by hand, or (2) use the command line.
In that case, you need to add:
(3) Edit the registry (and risk borking your entire machine in the process). This is of course where MS stores all it's config stuff instead of config files. So how is it different having to edit the registry instead of a config file?
You do realise that Windows fails this test.
How do you check / set your routing table without the command line?
How do you change your hosts file without editing a config file?
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How many people actually have an upload / download ratio greater than 1? Not many I'd say.
In fact the overall average for downloaders would be hard pressed to be even 1. Obviously, whoever is seeding the download would have a higher average
GPS receivers typically calculate velocity by measuring the frequency shift (Doppler shift) of the GPS D-band carrier(s). Velocity accuracy can be scenario dependent, (multipath, obstructed sky view from the dash of a car, mountains, city canyons, bad DOP) but 0.2 m/sec per axis (95%) is achievable for PPS and SPS velocity accuracy is the same as PPS when SA is off.
Velocity measured by a GPS is inherently 3 dimension, but consumer GPS receivers only report 2D (horizontal) speed on their readout. Garmin's specifications quote 0.1mph accuracy but due to signal degredation problems noted above, perhaps 0.5mph accuracy in typical automobile applications would be what you can count on. Now, they may average the readings over a period of time to give better smoothing etc.
Are you talking about the Oracle client or actual database here?
Either way it's pretty simple to install on a Linux box even using their installer, not the .rpm or .deb. You can even do it completely from the gui without touching the command line if you want ...
(some KDE specific instructions below, I assume there are Gnome equivalents)
- Download the appropriate Oracle installer package (client, database, whatever)
- Use ark / file roller / whatever to unpack / unzip it. NB. You can do this from Konqeror by Right clicking on the file and select "Open with (program of choice)"
- Use Konqueror to navigate to wherever you put the install files
- click on the runInstaller file
- From the Tools menu, select "Execute Shell Command" (or <CTRL>E)
- That brings up a run dialog, Click OK to start installation process
...
You will notice that isn't that much different to how you would do it in Windows. The only real difference is to "Execute Shell command" rather than double click.BTW. If you are talking about the client, you can just install the current one. They are backwards compatible you know ... (We run both 10g and 8i using the 10g client here)
If you were talking about the database, you really *shouldn't* be installing it if you don't know what you are doing and are scared of the command line.
Yes they are
Even though the company is liable for any negligence, they have the option of internal sanctions against any negligent employee.
That's why he only got docked 1 weeks holiday, not the entire $3M
I did part of my first degree (Science - Chemistry) as an internal student and part as an external student. I did my entire Graduate Diploma of IT as an external student.
As an external student (at least with the university I studied through), you receive the lecture notes at the start of semester, which are essentially what the lecturer is presenting to the internal students. You also need the same textbooks etc as the internal students.
In reality, even when you attend the actual lecture, the lecturer is rehashing the text books anyway. When I was an internal student, you tended to purchase the lecture notes anyway, as it was a great way to ensure you didn't miss anything. I see these videos as something similar.
BTW isn't the definition of a lecture "a method of transferring the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student, without passing through the minds of either"
If you aren't so busy scribbling down stuff during the lecture, you may actually learn something...
There were still tutorials (online / teleconferences etc). They also encouraged students in the same areas to form study groups to help each other along.
Some subjects also had "residential schools", which were a week or so each semester on campus where you would do practicals (labs), have tutorials etc.
It's definitely not a learning style that suits everyone, but if it works for you, it's a great way to do it.
I don't know about the GP, but for me greylisting is very effective. I have a personal domain for my wife and myself. I have a catchall mail address.
Here are some stats for part of last week:
Start Date 23/09/07 04:02
End Date 28/09/07 17:00
5.54 days
Total spam: 4624
Spam blocked with greylisting: 4478 (96.8%)
spam via backup MX: 69 (1.5%)
spam retried (got past greylisting): 77 (1.7%)
Total through to end user: 146
Identified as spam (SpamAssassin): 123 (84.2%)
backup MX marked as spam: 50 (72.5%)
direct marked as spam: 72 (93.5%)
Total to end user not marked as spam: 23 (0.5%)
NB. Up until about a month ago, ~25% of SPAM came via my backup MX, which doesn't have greylisting. I don't know why it dropped, but I'm happy it did.
I realize that is a bit of a throw away line, but have you *ever* heard of anyone even trying to sue Microsoft because "things didn't work right"?
If someone did successfully do this, they'd end up broke in no time flat!
Sorry, but isn't this a CIVIL case. If it was a crime, wouldn't this be a CRIMINAL case??
Not necessarily.
My assumption is that many of the SCO investors were much like the SPAM stock investors.
They *know* the stock is rubbish, but they are relying on others to buy in and the belief that they can read the market well enough to time their exit.
It's basically a self-fulfilling-prophecy. For a while anyway
I think you will find that McDonalds has pursued several high-profile lawsuits against companies who dare to put the prefix "Mc" on their name.
Yes, but they don't always win.
See: http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/articles/26/0C043
Basically, a guy named McBratney sponsored a rugby team, and put his nickname 'McBrat' on the team shorts. McDonalds took offense at that, but unfortunately for them, McBratney is an IP lawyer who had a good case.
You may want to look at wpkg (http://wpkg.org/)
It is a windows package management system based on dpkg.
We use it at work and it appears to work fairly well. Although I don't know for sure, as I'm not the PC admin and I don't run a Windows desktop :)
I just get to hear him saying how much easier it is to manage the PCs with it.
In this case, I think it is more a sign of a Monopoly market.
Microsoft have such a strangle hold on the the minds of PC users they will pirate it if they can't afford it, rather than use an alternative.
36% of the users survayed DO NOT use "non-graphical tools (e.g. YaST text mode, console) when installing or administering your Linux operating system"
Either desktop linux tools have changed a lot in the past few years, or these people aren't digging that far into their systems.
Actually YaST and the other GUI tools are pretty good. You *can* do pretty much everything you need to for normal (and quite often advanced) administration tasks if you want to.
I personally prefer the command line for a lot of things, but I do use the GUI tools a bit as well.
That's the beauty of Linux, you can use the GUI if you want to, or you can use the CLI and you can switch between.It's even better than that ...
Didn't their "experts" "prove" that it _must_ be Mrs Lindor's PC that was used and that it was connected directly to the Internet and that there was no internal network involved.
Or are they now saying, they don't have a clue and that it could have been anyone and they aren't actually sure what (if anything) they did.
I had a similar experience with my Dell laptop.
In my case, the tech didn't worry about running the detailed Dell diagnostics.
Once I had told him about the bad blocks results, he organised to replace my HDD. He seemed quite impressed that I could list of the problem areas etc, and decided not to waste everyone's time. I think I would have had to jump through all the hoops if I'd just had some Windows scandisk results to quote.
Here in Australia, same thing.
My work PC is a Precision 380 that came with "no OS" which translates to FreeDos.
Actually I'm using it right now (running SUSE 10.2)
but how many home users actually need to edit their hosts file, or their routing table? Or, for that matter, anything within the registry?
Well, trouble shooting your networking problems often includes looking at your routing table. For a home user, this may be under instruction from their ISP, but they will still have to do it from time to time. Pinging somewhere is also a common diagnostic tool.
Many recommended fixes to Windows problems include editing the registry. Have a look through the MS Knowledge base some time.
I firmly believe that Linux is quite user friendly, for virtually everything I have the option of editing the config file by hand or some form of configuration tool. The best thing is it is my choice which one I use, and I can switch between methods at will.
However I did object to the previous post claiming that to be considered user friendly Linux could not use the command line or edit config files, whilst Windows could , as well as require users to edit the registry from time to time.
If you want Linux to be mainstream-friendly, one of the absolute must-haves is that the user must NEVER EVER EVER, any any circumstances, have to either (1) edit a text config file by hand, or (2) use the command line.
In that case, you need to add:
(3) Edit the registry (and risk borking your entire machine in the process). This is of course where MS stores all it's config stuff instead of config files. So how is it different having to edit the registry instead of a config file?
You do realise that Windows fails this test.