It's not "description without implementation", there are Symbian programs for Nokia phones doing precisely this. My brother's cellular switches to "mute" when he's on university campus and cranks up the ringer volume when he's at home (because he tends to leave his phone on the desk and close his room, then go out into the garden).
The difference is, this is not forced behaviour but user-configurable.
Wait, you mean USA is so much beyond the rest of the world that you don't have cheap 3G (UMTS/HSDPA/etc) available? Poland is not exactly a world leader in telecommunication, but for about 27$ a month you'll get a wireless network connection that's much, much more usable than the dial-up. It's hard not to consider those old ports obsolete - at least in Europe;-)
For technical details - one gets a theoretical 7.2Mbps speed in cities (1Mbps practical), about 240kbps in rural areas, and if you download more than 1GB a month, your downstream may get cut to 80kbps (subject to network load).
Simple. Switch it when some part of the tram is already past the switch. Boom.
Or as was the case with a serious (about 20 people killed) tram accident in Poznan, Poland about 10 years ago - change switch to turn when the driver expects it to go forward and is driving at - or above - the speed limit. Boom again.
The engineers fucked up. Agreed. The kid is smart. Agreed. But he is also a sociopath and should definitely take punishment for what he did.
A 32MB would be enough for installing any current OS and still have some room for personal files to carry along on a trip. We're still in 2007, riiight?
The prices you US citizens pay for GSM are horrendous. Yup, your electronics cost 50% of what most Europe pays, but the cellular operators surely screw you over.
On the other hand, in Europe the cellular costs vary greatly. I use prepaid and have to pay a minimum of 20$ per 3 months of usage, which is pretty low. Sms is the main form of communication for me - basic cost with my plan is.4$ . However, I purchase sms packets - 1000 for - guess how much? - 2$. So thats.2cent per message. Other prepaids in Poland offer similar deals. On the other hand, last month I texted quite a lot with a friend in the same network. However, she uses a business plan... and paid over 100$ dollars for our chats!
It's no use. When you have full physical access to the computer, getting administrator access is just a matter of time. Try http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ for Windows machines, or any LiveCD for a Linux ones (chroot and passwd can do miracles). No CD drive? Oh gee, boot it off USB. Password on BIOS? A bit of work with a screwdriver, take the battery out for a few minutes, and the BIOS is brand new.
Only responsible solution is putting the laptops, once back in the company's net, in a separate - untrusted - subnet. Even better, make them boot as terminals (both solutions got mentioned earlier, I'd just like to point out the good ideas).
You are right, and the summary is bullshit in this matter. There is nothing 'native' in the Mac version.
I am downloading the Cedega port right now, wondering if it will perform better that running through wine - I kept Windows on my PC for the sole purpose of playing PvP in Eve (it performs good enough for PvE and trading/manufacturing).
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Ever heard about "interpunction"? It's got actual rules, you know. For ease of understanding, you know....
Why?
It's not "description without implementation", there are Symbian programs for Nokia phones doing precisely this. My brother's cellular switches to "mute" when he's on university campus and cranks up the ringer volume when he's at home (because he tends to leave his phone on the desk and close his room, then go out into the garden).
The difference is, this is not forced behaviour but user-configurable.
Wait, you mean USA is so much beyond the rest of the world that you don't have cheap 3G (UMTS/HSDPA/etc) available? Poland is not exactly a world leader in telecommunication, but for about 27$ a month you'll get a wireless network connection that's much, much more usable than the dial-up. It's hard not to consider those old ports obsolete - at least in Europe ;-)
For technical details - one gets a theoretical 7.2Mbps speed in cities (1Mbps practical), about 240kbps in rural areas, and if you download more than 1GB a month, your downstream may get cut to 80kbps (subject to network load).
Yes, Ubentu definitely pwns OZX and Viasta.
You mean DenyHosts? Works like a charm.
Simple. Switch it when some part of the tram is already past the switch. Boom. Or as was the case with a serious (about 20 people killed) tram accident in Poznan, Poland about 10 years ago - change switch to turn when the driver expects it to go forward and is driving at - or above - the speed limit. Boom again. The engineers fucked up. Agreed. The kid is smart. Agreed. But he is also a sociopath and should definitely take punishment for what he did.
The prices you US citizens pay for GSM are horrendous. Yup, your electronics cost 50% of what most Europe pays, but the cellular operators surely screw you over. On the other hand, in Europe the cellular costs vary greatly. I use prepaid and have to pay a minimum of 20$ per 3 months of usage, which is pretty low. Sms is the main form of communication for me - basic cost with my plan is .4$ . However, I purchase sms packets - 1000 for - guess how much? - 2$. So thats .2cent per message. Other prepaids in Poland offer similar deals. On the other hand, last month I texted quite a lot with a friend in the same network. However, she uses a business plan... and paid over 100$ dollars for our chats!
It's no use. When you have full physical access to the computer, getting administrator access is just a matter of time. Try http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ for Windows machines, or any LiveCD for a Linux ones (chroot and passwd can do miracles). No CD drive? Oh gee, boot it off USB. Password on BIOS? A bit of work with a screwdriver, take the battery out for a few minutes, and the BIOS is brand new. Only responsible solution is putting the laptops, once back in the company's net, in a separate - untrusted - subnet. Even better, make them boot as terminals (both solutions got mentioned earlier, I'd just like to point out the good ideas).
You are right, and the summary is bullshit in this matter. There is nothing 'native' in the Mac version. I am downloading the Cedega port right now, wondering if it will perform better that running through wine - I kept Windows on my PC for the sole purpose of playing PvP in Eve (it performs good enough for PvE and trading/manufacturing).