OK, don't take my word for it then... read some comments from actual ReplayTV users. One poster said it costs him $40-50 per month. It may not cost you anything if you're near one of their local numbers, but it apparantly does elsewhere.
It's very unintrusive with its phone calls. It usually makes them late at night when your sleeping. It will also monitor the voltage on your line to see if the phone is in use. So, if you're using the phone when it wants to make a call it will wait til later. Also, if it's in the middle of a phone call and you pick the phone it will hang up so you can use the phone. The only thing you'll really miss would be incoming phone calls during the 15 minute interval that it dials in while you are asleep. Even that shouldn't be an issue since you have a cell phone.
Actually, ReplayTV units make long distance phone calls (from what I've read), and the fees that it generates in phone calls are very close to what you would pay for a TiVo subscription fee. TiVo units use either a 1-800 number or a local number so it doesn't run up your phone bill.
There is a similar device on the market which doesn't require you to give up your private info, and doesn't require a monthly subscription: ReplayTV.
From what I've read, ReplayTV units make long distance phone calls to connect back to their service and the total charges come pretty close to being the same as TiVo's subscription fee. TiVo uses either a 1-800 number or a local number so it doesn't run up your phone bill at all.
Yes, the signal to noise ratio is very low with most of the music on there (figuretively speaking) - some of it's not bad though.
Their Beam-It service rocks, though. I've beamed about 200 of my CDs so far and I use it all the time, even when I am at home because it is so convenient. To top it all off, it works great on Linux.
This is a ZDNet article, not a CNet article. CNet generally commands a lot more respect, at least here. Then again, to be technical it is a ZDNet UK article and their UK division is much less of a fud-factory, from what I hear (note: I'm not saying this article is or is not fud, just that ZDNet likes to publish fud). Anyway, I just thought the attribution needs to be corrected.
if you have the CD, and you're too lazy to rip it to your hard drive and would rather drag it across the net at some arbitrary speed, with errors, and without knowing if the song is actually there, you've got issues.
You are severly underestimating the convenience that a service like this provides. It allows you to turn your computer into the equivalent of a CD jukebox without eating up your hard drive space. Now that my Kenwood jukebox is constantly flaking out on me I'm seriously considering switching to something like BeamIt. I have a couple hundred CDs and I'm constantly getting more, so it would be very convenient for me if I could pop a new CD into my computer for 10 seconds and then put the physical CD into storage so that it's not cluttering my work area. I would also love to have access to all my CDs on the days that I'm not working from home and without the need to lug 200+ CDs into the office.
You are also grossly underestimating the effort that such a service can save in ripping as well. If I were to rip every new CD I got I would spend a good hour or so each week interfacing with the ripper (typing in the song title, etc). That may not seem like a lot, but that is essentially what keeps me from doing it. I was thinking of extending Gtcd so that with the push of a button it would automatically rip all of the tracks from a CD and label them based on their CDDB entries, but I may look into using BeamIt instead (if it's available for Linux) since it has the added bonus that I could access my music from anywhere.
It's amazing how big of an effect a little convenience can have. I bought a TiVo a few weeks ago and at first glance it doesn't look like it does anything too revolutionary (aside from time shifting live programs). The features that it provides are available elsewhere for the most part. You can use a VCR to record shows you want to watch and you can use a TV Guide to pick shows that you want to watch. But when you combine all the little things that you could do using some other method into one very convenient system the end result is incredible. BeamIt sounds like it could be to music what TiVo is to TV and I intend to check it out...
Somebody should add Enhydra to the list (I would, but I don't remember my login information for the JavaLobby). Enhydra is a very rockin' application server written in Java. It's open source too, which is always a plus.
Our more experienced techs assisted clients in dual booting so they could experiment in Linux, but keep the computer productive until they had things going in Linux.
It seems to me that WinLinux would be an ideal choice for people like this as it sounds very unobtrusive (e.g., it requires no re-partitioning). I've been wanting to recommend it to people wanting to try Linux, but having never used it myself I don't know if it's as easy to install and use and as unobtrusive as it sounds. Do other people out there have experience with WinLinux that they could share? I was also thinking of installing it on my laptop to make sure everything works in Linux before shrinking or deleting the Windows partition, so my motivation in asking this is not totally altruistic.
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Of course there has been sex in space. Wasn't there that one time with Troi and Worf?
perhaps making it the accelerator instead of '5' would be a good idea
OK, so I learn something new every day... it can be used as an accelerator (thanks to the poster in a later thread for pointing this out). Apparently hitting any key while the pointer is in motion will speed up the motion. Shift looks like a pretty good choice for this to me.
Here's a trick I plicked up awhile back here on slashdot: in X you can simulate a mouse using your keypad in a very similar way that the Windows "Mousekeys" program works. The functionality is built into XFree86 and all you need to do to activate it is hit Shift-NumLock. After activating the feature, use the number keys to move around and '5' to click. '/', '*', and '-' switch the mousebutton that '5' represents. '0' is a click and hold (for dragging) and '.' releases the click and hold. The other keys may do something as well, but I'm not sure what. Also, to speed up the movement, tap '5' while you're moving the arrow with one of the other number keys.
I was really excited when I found this feature. IMO, there are a few improvements that could be made, though (or maybe I just don't know how to do what I want):
Using '5' to speed things up is often inadvertanly interpretted as a click. This can get annoying.
The feature times out. So if you don't use it for awhile, you'll need to hit NumLock-Shift again. I'd prefer to have it permanently enabled.
I'd also like a way to know whether or not the feature is active without actually trying the number keys (to avoid inadvertant numbers being typed). Ideally there would be an indicator on my Gnome panel that would tell me whether it's on or off, just like there's a Mousekeys indicator on Windows to indicate whether it's on or off.
I think/. should develop some scripting mechanism which sends an e-mail out to the admins of systems which are not well known to be high capacity. The admin then has the priviledge to deny that listing if it is going to bring the server down.
They do. Or at least they have in the past. I had a site of mine featured once and I got a personal email from Rob beforehand. In fact, when he initially wanted to feature it I asked him not to until it was completely ready and he happily complied.
Whatever happened to the cream of the crop rises to the top? Sayings like that? Why even pay attention to what other major corporations say if its unfounded? People who are literate will know what's useful and what isn't.
OK, let's make the optimistic assumption for a minute that most people are clueful (or literate as you put it), if nobody bothers countering the FUD how will the clueful people know that it's FUD? The only way would be for these individuals to evaluate all of the claims for themselves. So if Microsoft were to say "Windows 2000 is the best operating system in the world" do you expect every potential user out there to evaluate the hundreds of other operating systems to prove or disprove Microsoft's claim? Of course not - that would be terribly redundant and impractical. It would be useful for those who have evidence to counter those claims would present that evidence so that everybody else isn't stuck with the decision of either trusting Microsoft or evaluating a couple hundred operating systems on their own. So sites such as the counter-fud site allow people to become more literate about questionable claims made by others in a practical manner - you can't expect people to be "literate" if there is nothing out there to counter the FUD.
This won't help for directly combatting FUD, because those most susceptible to it are also those who don't know the difference.
But it helps to have something to point those to who have been indoctrinated by FUD. Such a site could also serve as a training area and reference guide for people who wish to teach others about FUD. My intentions were similar when I created my kmfms website and I think it could work equally well with this counter-fud site.
How is this any different from agencies like doubleclick that gather the same sort of information through cookies? Yes, I know there are some differences in the methods which are used to retrieve the information, but how is the actual information being gathered any different? And how is this illegal in the UK while doubleclick isn't (or is it?)?
Also, an Exchange mail client would be REALLY nice.
You should check out Fetchmail. Although I've never used it with an Exchange server myself, the FAQ says that it supports Exchange servers. The beauty of Fetchmail is that it lets you use practically any mail client with practically any mail server. I started using fetchmail because MIT's mail servers use KPOP which very few mail clients support, and fetchmail supported it beautifully. I use Netscape Messanger to read and write my email, but practicaly any other mail client that runs on Linux will also work with Fetchmail (as it uses the standard mail spool).
As a nice added bonus, Fetchmail can transparently check multiple mail accounts at different intermittent intervals. So now I can check my ISP mail account, my main mail account, and my work mail account on a regular basis without having to think about it. When I used to live in the world of Windows I only checked my ISP account about once a month because nobody ever sent me mail there because I never gave out the address. Well, one day my ISP sent mail there because the credit card they had on file for me had stopped working (my bank had issued me a new card for some reason and cancelled my old card before its expiration date). Anyway, I didn't get this email in time because I checked my account there so infrequently and so one day my dialup account with that ISP just stopped working. The moral of the story is that if I had been checking that account regularly I could have prevented the problem. Now that I use fetchmail this problem will never happen again because I've set up fetchmail to regularly check all of my accounts and it takes zero time on my part.
That was just a fringe benefit, though, and it would probably be a fringe benefit to you as well. The main point is, Fetchmail can be used with Exchange servers.
Somebody has already started something along these lines for Java programs called the Giant Java Tree. Check it out at www.gjt.org . Everything there is either GPL, LGPL or public domain. There's some great stuff there, like JCVS for example.
I had LASIK surgery about half a year ago and I've been pleased with my results. If you're wondering what it feels like, it's just like wearing contacts except you never have to clean anything. Plus, my astygmatism has been corrected (while it wasn't with contacts), but then again I never knew that I had an astygmatism beforehand. Anyway, I have 20/20 vision now which is actually a little better than what I had with contacts/glasses - your mileage may vary, of course. Dr. Kornmehl did my surgery. He told me beforehand that he has performed the procedure several thousand times and that all of his patients have ended up with 20/40 or better (if I remember correctly). That was pretty reassuring considering the success of this procedure is more dependant upon the surgeon than other procedures. You should definitely ask your potential surgeon how many times they have performed the procedure and what their success rate is like because it is so surgeon dependant.
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OK, don't take my word for it then... read some comments from actual ReplayTV users. One poster said it costs him $40-50 per month. It may not cost you anything if you're near one of their local numbers, but it apparantly does elsewhere.
It's very unintrusive with its phone calls. It usually makes them late at night when your sleeping. It will also monitor the voltage on your line to see if the phone is in use. So, if you're using the phone when it wants to make a call it will wait til later. Also, if it's in the middle of a phone call and you pick the phone it will hang up so you can use the phone. The only thing you'll really miss would be incoming phone calls during the 15 minute interval that it dials in while you are asleep. Even that shouldn't be an issue since you have a cell phone.
Actually, ReplayTV units make long distance phone calls (from what I've read), and the fees that it generates in phone calls are very close to what you would pay for a TiVo subscription fee. TiVo units use either a 1-800 number or a local number so it doesn't run up your phone bill.
From what I've read, ReplayTV units make long distance phone calls to connect back to their service and the total charges come pretty close to being the same as TiVo's subscription fee. TiVo uses either a 1-800 number or a local number so it doesn't run up your phone bill at all.
Yes, the signal to noise ratio is very low with most of the music on there (figuretively speaking) - some of it's not bad though.
Their Beam-It service rocks, though. I've beamed about 200 of my CDs so far and I use it all the time, even when I am at home because it is so convenient. To top it all off, it works great on Linux.
This is a ZDNet article, not a CNet article. CNet generally commands a lot more respect, at least here. Then again, to be technical it is a ZDNet UK article and their UK division is much less of a fud-factory, from what I hear (note: I'm not saying this article is or is not fud, just that ZDNet likes to publish fud). Anyway, I just thought the attribution needs to be corrected.
You are severly underestimating the convenience that a service like this provides. It allows you to turn your computer into the equivalent of a CD jukebox without eating up your hard drive space. Now that my Kenwood jukebox is constantly flaking out on me I'm seriously considering switching to something like BeamIt. I have a couple hundred CDs and I'm constantly getting more, so it would be very convenient for me if I could pop a new CD into my computer for 10 seconds and then put the physical CD into storage so that it's not cluttering my work area. I would also love to have access to all my CDs on the days that I'm not working from home and without the need to lug 200+ CDs into the office.
You are also grossly underestimating the effort that such a service can save in ripping as well. If I were to rip every new CD I got I would spend a good hour or so each week interfacing with the ripper (typing in the song title, etc). That may not seem like a lot, but that is essentially what keeps me from doing it. I was thinking of extending Gtcd so that with the push of a button it would automatically rip all of the tracks from a CD and label them based on their CDDB entries, but I may look into using BeamIt instead (if it's available for Linux) since it has the added bonus that I could access my music from anywhere.
It's amazing how big of an effect a little convenience can have. I bought a TiVo a few weeks ago and at first glance it doesn't look like it does anything too revolutionary (aside from time shifting live programs). The features that it provides are available elsewhere for the most part. You can use a VCR to record shows you want to watch and you can use a TV Guide to pick shows that you want to watch. But when you combine all the little things that you could do using some other method into one very convenient system the end result is incredible. BeamIt sounds like it could be to music what TiVo is to TV and I intend to check it out...
Also, you could check out the GNU Stow webpage at http://www.gnu.org/software/stow/stow.ht ml .
That's funny - the very bottom of the article says: "Copyright © Frans Godden. This story was first published in the January 2000 edition of ID-side." Perhaps you could submit an article now about what the stock market did in 2001 - I know I'd like to know.
Somebody should add Enhydra to the list (I would, but I don't remember my login information for the JavaLobby). Enhydra is a very rockin' application server written in Java. It's open source too, which is always a plus.
It seems to me that WinLinux would be an ideal choice for people like this as it sounds very unobtrusive (e.g., it requires no re-partitioning). I've been wanting to recommend it to people wanting to try Linux, but having never used it myself I don't know if it's as easy to install and use and as unobtrusive as it sounds. Do other people out there have experience with WinLinux that they could share? I was also thinking of installing it on my laptop to make sure everything works in Linux before shrinking or deleting the Windows partition, so my motivation in asking this is not totally altruistic.
Of course there has been sex in space. Wasn't there that one time with Troi and Worf?
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OK, so I learn something new every day... it can be used as an accelerator (thanks to the poster in a later thread for pointing this out). Apparently hitting any key while the pointer is in motion will speed up the motion. Shift looks like a pretty good choice for this to me.
Quickly tap '5' while the pointer is in motion and it will speed up quite a bit.
The '+' key double-clicks. I don't think the Enter key is used at all (perhaps making it the accelerator instead of '5' would be a good idea).
I was really excited when I found this feature. IMO, there are a few improvements that could be made, though (or maybe I just don't know how to do what I want):
They do. Or at least they have in the past. I had a site of mine featured once and I got a personal email from Rob beforehand. In fact, when he initially wanted to feature it I asked him not to until it was completely ready and he happily complied.
other major corporations say if its unfounded? People who are literate will know what's useful and what isn't.
OK, let's make the optimistic assumption for a minute that most people are clueful (or literate as you put it), if nobody bothers countering the FUD how will the clueful people know that it's FUD? The only way would be for these individuals to evaluate all of the claims for themselves. So if Microsoft were to say "Windows 2000 is the best operating system in the world" do you expect every potential user out there to evaluate the hundreds of other operating systems to prove or disprove Microsoft's claim? Of course not - that would be terribly redundant and impractical. It would be useful for those who have evidence to counter those claims would present that evidence so that everybody else isn't stuck with the decision of either trusting Microsoft or evaluating a couple hundred operating systems on their own. So sites such as the counter-fud site allow people to become more literate about questionable claims made by others in a practical manner - you can't expect people to be "literate" if there is nothing out there to counter the FUD.
But it helps to have something to point those to who have been indoctrinated by FUD. Such a site could also serve as a training area and reference guide for people who wish to teach others about FUD. My intentions were similar when I created my kmfms website and I think it could work equally well with this counter-fud site.
A lot of DVDs already come like this. Not that I like it, I'm just pointing out that somebody out there has decided this is an acceptable trade-off.
How is this any different from agencies like doubleclick that gather the same sort of information through cookies? Yes, I know there are some differences in the methods which are used to retrieve the information, but how is the actual information being gathered any different? And how is this illegal in the UK while doubleclick isn't (or is it?)?
I'm just waiting for their announcement that they are removing all HTML from their website to improve their security.
You should check out Fetchmail. Although I've never used it with an Exchange server myself, the FAQ says that it supports Exchange servers. The beauty of Fetchmail is that it lets you use practically any mail client with practically any mail server. I started using fetchmail because MIT's mail servers use KPOP which very few mail clients support, and fetchmail supported it beautifully. I use Netscape Messanger to read and write my email, but practicaly any other mail client that runs on Linux will also work with Fetchmail (as it uses the standard mail spool).
As a nice added bonus, Fetchmail can transparently check multiple mail accounts at different intermittent intervals. So now I can check my ISP mail account, my main mail account, and my work mail account on a regular basis without having to think about it. When I used to live in the world of Windows I only checked my ISP account about once a month because nobody ever sent me mail there because I never gave out the address. Well, one day my ISP sent mail there because the credit card they had on file for me had stopped working (my bank had issued me a new card for some reason and cancelled my old card before its expiration date). Anyway, I didn't get this email in time because I checked my account there so infrequently and so one day my dialup account with that ISP just stopped working. The moral of the story is that if I had been checking that account regularly I could have prevented the problem. Now that I use fetchmail this problem will never happen again because I've set up fetchmail to regularly check all of my accounts and it takes zero time on my part.
That was just a fringe benefit, though, and it would probably be a fringe benefit to you as well. The main point is, Fetchmail can be used with Exchange servers.
Somebody has already started something along these lines for Java programs called the Giant Java Tree. Check it out at www.gjt.org . Everything there is either GPL, LGPL or public domain. There's some great stuff there, like JCVS for example.
I had LASIK surgery about half a year ago and I've been pleased with my results. If you're wondering what it feels like, it's just like wearing contacts except you never have to clean anything. Plus, my astygmatism has been corrected (while it wasn't with contacts), but then again I never knew that I had an astygmatism beforehand. Anyway, I have 20/20 vision now which is actually a little better than what I had with contacts/glasses - your mileage may vary, of course. Dr. Kornmehl did my surgery. He told me beforehand that he has performed the procedure several thousand times and that all of his patients have ended up with 20/40 or better (if I remember correctly). That was pretty reassuring considering the success of this procedure is more dependant upon the surgeon than other procedures. You should definitely ask your potential surgeon how many times they have performed the procedure and what their success rate is like because it is so surgeon dependant.