Ironically windows mobile is the most "open" platform today. If you have an HTC device, going to xda-developers.com can get you a 6.5 ROM port for nearly any recent model. I can't install any software I want on a iPhone without dealing with app store, not sure what BB development environment setup looks like, Android will eventually garner more development support, but right now, with Visual Studio and.NET I can write and deploy whatever I need on the phone without 3rd party interference.
Windows Mobile 7 is going to require new hardware (fast processors, multi-touch etc.). The recently announced HTC Leo will be one of the first devices on the market that will support 7 out of the box.
I am not a "business user" but I did an extensive bake off for my personal needs of the winmo devices vs the iPhone. As hard as it was for this Mac and Unix user to accept, the winmo platform best fit my needs. My Tilt running a 6.5 rom will be replaced this week with a Tilt2 (aka TouchPro2) when AT&T releases them on the 8th.
I'm going to have to call BS on the Yukon vs Yukon XL doors being different sizes. It's possible a sheet of plywood won't fit in a Yukon due to length, but the width of both trucks is exactly the same. What is different is wheelbase and total length. The rear tailgate is exactly the same for both.
NASCAR guys now days left foot brake on road courses and downshift without the clutch. The Jerico transmissions they use on road courses have straight cut gears. You used to see a lot more H&T in NASCAR, but now I only see it in LeMans series GT cars that don't have sequential gear boxes.
I concur. I was out on satellite radio because of the receiver cost and subscription fees. Our new Jeep came with it and it's all I listen to (not counting MP3 cds). Stations like 22 First Wave play stuff you'll never hear on a corporate alternative station.
Ummm, I think it would take more than just replacing the wireless with video out to make a WRT54G work as an internet appliance. It's got 16MB of ram, which is barely enough for routing applications. This wouldn't run X + Firefox/Opera/Konqueror and a mail app. But a MIPS platform like the 54G would be a good place to start for this though.
I've had good luck with the bluetooth syncing using the SE T616 (mine) and my wifes T637 with both of our Powerbooks. I'd like to get a RAZR, but price is a little much right now. Our T6xxs came from ATT Wireless (now Cingular).
Just works, PCL6 PS Level 3, network interface and built in duplex. Works with my Macs and Linux boxes out of the box with CUPS and of course windows boxes. I bought DNLT so I could get the second letter tray and maxxed out the memory. Total investiment a year ago was around $400.
Ban the automatic transmission. This will eliminate 90% of the idiots who need a hand (or 2) to hold their cell phone, put on makeup, read the newspaper, shave or what not.
Basically - I blame the automatic transmission for the downfall of american society. This instant convience, dumbing down has led us to where we are today.
Side-rant - cars are too safe and too easy to drive. Put everybody in a Porsche 356 or a Corvair or something with a swing axle rear suspension that requires them to pay attention and they won't have time to talk on the phone. The problem is their Canyonero is literally point and shoot, the car will track straight while they catch a few Z's or whatever until it hits the proverbial immovible object.
Actually throttle by wire aka DBW, drive by wire is on nearly everything these days - All BMWs, VWs, Mercedes Benz, probably most Chrysler products, most GM products, some Ford etc.
Steer by wire, still mechanical with variable assist, some Cadillacs, Corvettes, Mercedes Benzs.
Brake by wire, on the new S class.
So mechanical systems are not as prevalent as they once were.
The airport express as shipped will need a 1/8" (3.5mm) to dual RCA or mini-Toslink optical cable to hook up to an audio device. Out of the box it can not do so. While radio shack has the cables necessary, it doesn't have the power cord which replaces the flip out plug in (ala iPod and power book adapters). I've had my AX up and running since last friday and finally got the connector kit yesterday.
A long time ago as I graduated from college I had exactly 2 job offers, one from Mitsubishi and one from the US DOD. Now being 6'6" and the Mitsubishi job was 50% travel to Japan, I feared that I was a gaijin as they come and that I wouldn't survive as business class hotel occupant, I took the DOD job. So I began the waiting for all the clearance paperwork and process to start and clear. At least at this time you could begin working on unclass stuff while waiting for the background investigation and all the other stuff. I never had to do a polygraph, but I did have the security interview. I was 23 at the time and had grown up in a pretty conservative, Christian midwestern household (e.g. church on Sunday, I was an Eagle Scout, no trouble with the law except a speeding ticket etc.). To the government spooks this screamed plant - They asked me repeatedly if I had used drugs (nope), Are you sure? You can tell us it's ok?, Have you ever had an extramartial affair? (I was single at the time) Do you have deviant sexual habits etc etc. Answering those questions truthfully just increased their skepticism. Eventually it was over and I went back to working on my unclassified work (which tended to be keeping myself busy with make work and crossword puzzles). They were also very concerned that I had gone to E & W Germany, Austria and Czechoslakia on a high school german club trip. Three months later they granted my clearence. The work was completely unintersting (and they couldn't tell me much about the job during the interview since it was all classified). Within a year I had found a better job in the private sector and never looked back. I believe part of the reason the job was classified was so they could hide the costs in a budget. The total cost to the US taxpayer was approx $75k for my salary and background check costs. The applicant is better off getting denied a clearance.
If I'm not mistaken, Sun hasn't sent any of Java to the ECMA. Correct me if I'm wrong but the language itself hasn't been submitted despite many broken promises that it would be.
There is a long story to this. Suffice it to say I think right now (and in the end) Java will be far more open than.NET will ever be. MS has never changed standards to break existing competing products (SMB, Word and Excel format versions, etc.). Between the JCP (Java Community Process) and IBM offering alternatives to Su If I'm not mistaken, Sun hasn't sent any of Java to the ECMA. Correct me if I'm wrong but the language itself hasn't been submitted despite many broken promises that it would be. n in the Java arena, I think it's safe to say the Java will offer more diversity than.NET (even with mono) ever will. MS products will (at least for the near future) be stuck in the monoculture that produced them.
Porsche puts the key where they do (to the outside of the car on the dash) because of tradition. Back when they had true Le Mans starts (drivers lined up across the pit lane from the cars and ran to them at the start), the thought was to have one hand on the gear shift and one to activate the starter. It has been that way since the earliest 356s and 550s all the way to my current 996. I don't know if they'll do this with the SUV or not. Why Saab orignally put the ignition on the floor is beyond me.
I just got one of these at JavaOne last week. I agree that for a Windows business user (suit) it is probably not the best choice. But for a techie that wants to hack a little, they are awesome.
I don't see why java and linux are neccessarily mutually exclusive. Yes there are zealots on both sides. I have been using linux since 94 and I have been developing exclusively in Java for 4.5 years. I came from the standard Unix C/C++ background before that and also have done some perl. The main reason I have stayed with developing in java is that I am 2 to 3 times more productive writing java code than C/C++ code with the end result being cleaner, tighter and more bug-free. Yes java has performance issues, but if you write slow code in any language it will come back to bite you. Most of java's performance gotcha are well understood and can be coded for. I like the performance of both the Sun JVM 1.3 and the IBM JVM and it just depends on whether I am doing client or server side stuff as to which one I recommend.
Most of the people who post the standard Java sucks posts have:
a) probably not used it since 1.0
b) wrote a couple of applets using multi layered layouts instead of grid bag
c) fought the browser wars
d) haven't converted to server side java.
To me well written servlets or jsp is far easier to maintain then most perl cgi I've seen. Perl can simply produce some of the most god awful spaghetti code in the hands of the unexperienced and/or book programmer. This can be a nightmare to fix.
Anyway, off my soapbox now.
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Ironically windows mobile is the most "open" platform today. If you have an HTC device, going to xda-developers.com can get you a 6.5 ROM port for nearly any recent model. I can't install any software I want on a iPhone without dealing with app store, not sure what BB development environment setup looks like, Android will eventually garner more development support, but right now, with Visual Studio and .NET I can write and deploy whatever I need on the phone without 3rd party interference.
Windows Mobile 7 is going to require new hardware (fast processors, multi-touch etc.). The recently announced HTC Leo will be one of the first devices on the market that will support 7 out of the box.
I am not a "business user" but I did an extensive bake off for my personal needs of the winmo devices vs the iPhone. As hard as it was for this Mac and Unix user to accept, the winmo platform best fit my needs. My Tilt running a 6.5 rom will be replaced this week with a Tilt2 (aka TouchPro2) when AT&T releases them on the 8th.
I'm going to have to call BS on the Yukon vs Yukon XL doors being different sizes. It's possible a sheet of plywood won't fit in a Yukon due to length, but the width of both trucks is exactly the same. What is different is wheelbase and total length. The rear tailgate is exactly the same for both.
NASCAR guys now days left foot brake on road courses and downshift without the clutch. The Jerico transmissions they use on road courses have straight cut gears. You used to see a lot more H&T in NASCAR, but now I only see it in LeMans series GT cars that don't have sequential gear boxes.
The town in the movie was based on Henrietta OK, where dancing at one time was outlawed.
I concur. I was out on satellite radio because of the receiver cost and subscription fees. Our new Jeep came with it and it's all I listen to (not counting MP3 cds). Stations like 22 First Wave play stuff you'll never hear on a corporate alternative station.
Ummm, I think it would take more than just replacing the wireless with video out to make a WRT54G work as an internet appliance. It's got 16MB of ram, which is barely enough for routing applications. This wouldn't run X + Firefox/Opera/Konqueror and a mail app. But a MIPS platform like the 54G would be a good place to start for this though.
I've had good luck with the bluetooth syncing using the SE T616 (mine) and my wifes T637 with both of our Powerbooks. I'd like to get a RAZR, but price is a little much right now. Our T6xxs came from ATT Wireless (now Cingular).
Brian
You don't need a $40 kit. Radio shack (and others) sell an optical cable that has both the 3.5mm jack and the standard TOSLink connector. Here http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog_name =CTLG&product_id=15-1597 for example.
Just works, PCL6 PS Level 3, network interface and built in duplex. Works with my Macs and Linux boxes out of the box with CUPS and of course windows boxes. I bought DNLT so I could get the second letter tray and maxxed out the memory. Total investiment a year ago was around $400.
Ban the automatic transmission. This will eliminate 90% of the idiots who need a hand (or 2) to hold their cell phone, put on makeup, read the newspaper, shave or what not.
Basically - I blame the automatic transmission for the downfall of american society. This instant convience, dumbing down has led us to where we are today.
Side-rant - cars are too safe and too easy to drive. Put everybody in a Porsche 356 or a Corvair or something with a swing axle rear suspension that requires them to pay attention and they won't have time to talk on the phone. The problem is their Canyonero is literally point and shoot, the car will track straight while they catch a few Z's or whatever until it hits the proverbial immovible object.
Actually throttle by wire aka DBW, drive by wire is on nearly everything these days - All BMWs, VWs, Mercedes Benz, probably most Chrysler products, most GM products, some Ford etc.
Steer by wire, still mechanical with variable assist, some Cadillacs, Corvettes, Mercedes Benzs.
Brake by wire, on the new S class.
So mechanical systems are not as prevalent as they once were.
The airport express as shipped will need a 1/8" (3.5mm) to dual RCA or mini-Toslink optical cable to hook up to an audio device. Out of the box it can not do so. While radio shack has the cables necessary, it doesn't have the power cord which replaces the flip out plug in (ala iPod and power book adapters). I've had my AX up and running since last friday and finally got the connector kit yesterday.
A long time ago as I graduated from college I had exactly 2 job offers, one from Mitsubishi and one from the US DOD. Now being 6'6" and the Mitsubishi job was 50% travel to Japan, I feared that I was a gaijin as they come and that I wouldn't survive as business class hotel occupant, I took the DOD job. So I began the waiting for all the clearance paperwork and process to start and clear. At least at this time you could begin working on unclass stuff while waiting for the background investigation and all the other stuff. I never had to do a polygraph, but I did have the security interview. I was 23 at the time and had grown up in a pretty conservative, Christian midwestern household (e.g. church on Sunday, I was an Eagle Scout, no trouble with the law except a speeding ticket etc.). To the government spooks this screamed plant - They asked me repeatedly if I had used drugs (nope), Are you sure? You can tell us it's ok?, Have you ever had an extramartial affair? (I was single at the time) Do you have deviant sexual habits etc etc. Answering those questions truthfully just increased their skepticism. Eventually it was over and I went back to working on my unclassified work (which tended to be keeping myself busy with make work and crossword puzzles). They were also very concerned that I had gone to E & W Germany, Austria and Czechoslakia on a high school german club trip. Three months later they granted my clearence. The work was completely unintersting (and they couldn't tell me much about the job during the interview since it was all classified). Within a year I had found a better job in the private sector and never looked back. I believe part of the reason the job was classified was so they could hide the costs in a budget. The total cost to the US taxpayer was approx $75k for my salary and background check costs. The applicant is better off getting denied a clearance.
If I'm not mistaken, Sun hasn't sent any of Java to the ECMA. Correct me if I'm wrong but the language itself hasn't been submitted despite many broken promises that it would be. There is a long story to this. Suffice it to say I think right now (and in the end) Java will be far more open than .NET will ever be. MS has never changed standards to break existing competing products (SMB, Word and Excel format versions, etc.). Between the JCP (Java Community Process) and IBM offering alternatives to Su If I'm not mistaken, Sun hasn't sent any of Java to the ECMA. Correct me if I'm wrong but the language itself hasn't been submitted despite many broken promises that it would be. n in the Java arena, I think it's safe to say the Java will offer more diversity than .NET (even with mono) ever will. MS products will (at least for the near future) be stuck in the monoculture that produced them.
C. Montgomery Burns???????? Conrad??? Excellent Smithers!!!! Now we can find out which state Springfield is in!
Porsche puts the key where they do (to the outside of the car on the dash) because of tradition. Back when they had true Le Mans starts (drivers lined up across the pit lane from the cars and ran to them at the start), the thought was to have one hand on the gear shift and one to activate the starter. It has been that way since the earliest 356s and 550s all the way to my current 996. I don't know if they'll do this with the SUV or not. Why Saab orignally put the ignition on the floor is beyond me.
I just got one of these at JavaOne last week. I agree that for a Windows business user (suit) it is probably not the best choice. But for a techie that wants to hack a little, they are awesome.
I don't see why java and linux are neccessarily mutually exclusive. Yes there are zealots on both sides. I have been using linux since 94 and I have been developing exclusively in Java for 4.5 years. I came from the standard Unix C/C++ background before that and also have done some perl. The main reason I have stayed with developing in java is that I am 2 to 3 times more productive writing java code than C/C++ code with the end result being cleaner, tighter and more bug-free. Yes java has performance issues, but if you write slow code in any language it will come back to bite you. Most of java's performance gotcha are well understood and can be coded for. I like the performance of both the Sun JVM 1.3 and the IBM JVM and it just depends on whether I am doing client or server side stuff as to which one I recommend. Most of the people who post the standard Java sucks posts have: a) probably not used it since 1.0 b) wrote a couple of applets using multi layered layouts instead of grid bag c) fought the browser wars d) haven't converted to server side java. To me well written servlets or jsp is far easier to maintain then most perl cgi I've seen. Perl can simply produce some of the most god awful spaghetti code in the hands of the unexperienced and/or book programmer. This can be a nightmare to fix. Anyway, off my soapbox now.