There are other alternatives to Hulu. I once transferred 200+ gigs in 15 min of videos. ST-TOS S1, ST-DS9 S3, Doctor Who S2&3 etc... I just check out a bunch of full seasons from my local library here in Las Vegas, put them in my truck & drove home. Free, full DVD at DVD quality return in 2 weeks. Can't beat it!
My palm pre uses a AC to USB jack with 1 amp out. It goes to my touchstone - a induction charger and will charge it at 680ma. I have 120v in my car and use the touchstone to charge the phone and avoid the oops I stopped to quick, the phone hit the floor and BROKE the connector in the phone.
At this time, XP home is only licensed for single CPU use, for dual or more you have to go with Vista or 7. It sounds like a so-so idea, but what OS can you LEGALLY sell on it? XP isn't legal, and Vista/7 starter isn't legal, and a multi cpu windows OS overwhelms the cost on a netbook. A single CPU with multiple cores would be legal, but at that pricepoint for a multi-core arm you can get something with a Core 2, not a Arm x 2. Now Ubuntu or some other Linux is ok, but many people want Winx86 compatibility. (don't start with Whine:)
I started using ad blocking software back on dial up to speed up the connection, and then when I went to broadband I stopped for a while. When ad servers started sending out "ads" that were malware I started blocking them again. There is simply no reason to let any ads through that can overcome this single reason. Both on my computers and ANY I set up for someone else, a suite of Firefox/AdblockPlus/Anti-Virus/Anti-spyware goes on, and FF is the default browser. The ads especially with flash slow down my computer. My FF combo is FASTER on my Atom based netbook, then the same page on my big system, I7 3GHZ with IE.
Security is about layers of protection, and ad blocking is one of those layers.
Not all I7's lack integrated graphics. I am running a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182167 in a low cost server application. It only goes to 1024x768 - not great with my monitor that does 1366x768 Wide Screen, but then most of the time I am using it with a remote desktop connection.
The newish HTC line of Diamond/Touch Pro have 3MP with a true auto focus mechanism. I use it in place of scanning receipts for my business, and it makes good 4x6 - larger then a Polaroid. With bluetooth, Wifi, and a cell connection.
By recording in the restroom isn't Homeland Security creating, viewing, saving Child Porn? How many people have access to the recordings? Are they accessible over the internet? I say sue them into the ground just over that.
As a side note, I would use those sensors/camera for target practice. I would feel bad for the janitor, but give me a break. A little yellow liquid civil disobedience.
I have been running Win7RC/Avast/FFox/ABP on a Acer One 8.9 intel n270 Atom with a 160hd and 1 gig of ram. It slows to a craw when some website has animated ads/flash/excessive pop ups. I have been careful to keep all the mail ware off of of it to maintain a reasonable performance level for surfing. Not everyone has the fastest QuadCore and 8 gigs of ram that some of these pages want to run. (ok my Core2, 2Ghz, 4gig ram laptop works better, but I can't get 5-6 hrs of runtime out of something 4 times the weight!)
My PDA doesn't support flash, but does spend a lot of time to download some pages - 1 meg of xfer for what I want 15k of text, sometimes will bring it to a halt - make me miss phone calls, ect. I sometimes have to soft reset just to get out of a bad site. Too much of the time a PDA specific site does not have what I am looking for, or I am just redirected to a static page saying we don't support that browser. A 640x480 VGA screen, 520mhz CPU, 100 megs of ram on a high speed data connection should look and run ok! When I turn off the images/ads it runs lightning fast, but on a PDA it is a all or nothing. There is not a ABP for PDAs.
I have no problem killing all ads! They have gone from a minor footprint 15k banner ads - to multi-megabyte flash, mail ware laden, computer slowing trash!. I have NOT had a mail ware infection since I stated using FF/ABP!
It gets more complicated when myself2030 and myself2032 are standing side by side. If myself2030 kills Joe Smith, and then commits suicide, is myself2032 partially responsible? 100%? 0%. With no legal link between selves, when a copy of myself can be made for $100, then murder-suicide of government officials, political people you disagree with becomes easy to do, and when your copy plans on suiciding makes it difficult to protect agent.
This seems like a needed fix that is preventing the transition to 64bit. With Win 7 in x64 mode there is no support for 16 bit apps. Here in Las Vegas there are many custom and semi-custom apps for dealing with the local slot machines and other hardware. Now you can run the older programs on the 32 bit VM with 16 bit support.I am ASSUMING that 64bit would use the 32bit XP for a base, not the 64bit XP. I STILL use the occasional 16bit app(game) at home. My personal solution has been VMware, but that is not for deployments, etc. For the future I see Win 8 being a x64 only with the XPM (or Vista 32bit?) being the solution for the future.
They also have had A/V categories and final jeopardy. IF the computer is good enough I suppose it could just not ring in and answer those type of clues, but if everything depended on a video final they it would be in trouble. Also they are doing the remote clue giver with a video backdrop that adds nothing to the question.
Somehow I think that Ken Jennings would win if it was a full contest, and he would most likely win in a text only version of Jeopardy.
Now Wheel of Fortune with a robotic spinning arm the computer would win.....
Over at http://www.retailmenot.com/view/technet.com they have discount coupon codes for technet subscriptions. I ended up paying $249(USD) for a 1 year of download only subscriptions. Make sure they you get the letter O vs the number 0 correct in the coupon code. Having posted that, despite others saying it is available, it is not showing up in my non-premium technet subscription. YMMV.
I just got a Sprint Touch Pro, and I am having problems deciding on what WM6.1 OS variant to run. I'd LIKE to have
1. The original HTC/Sprint Rom - backup mostly 2. A optimized / striped down version of WM6.1 without all the Sprint crapware (Sprint TV and music, and misc memory and cpu wasting Sprint branding) 3. Google Android
There IS plenty of memory for all three. 45 min to reflash is a PITA, and I loose all my settings each time I do. A simple reboot and chose my OS at boot time is much preferred. My personal laptop is already setup this way, with multiple VM's for personal and work.
1. Put a laptop in the UK that deletes every file you upload after a 5 min delay.
2. Upload all info you want backed up. The government mirrors it, but doesn't delete it.
To recover you sue the UK in a court case, get copies of your data, then drop the case. Kinda expensive with the lawyer time, but for a unlimited backup it probably isn't too bad.
Future being 2 months ago? Sprint Touch W/ Windows Mobile 6.0 + TCPMP = live streaming at 192Kpbs OGG streams. Works great, no download cap on Sprint. It also works w/ my bluetooth stereo headphones.
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There are other alternatives to Hulu. I once transferred 200+ gigs in 15 min of videos. ST-TOS S1, ST-DS9 S3, Doctor Who S2&3 etc... I just check out a bunch of full seasons from my local library here in Las Vegas, put them in my truck & drove home. Free, full DVD at DVD quality return in 2 weeks. Can't beat it!
My palm pre uses a AC to USB jack with 1 amp out. It goes to my touchstone - a induction charger and will charge it at 680ma. I have 120v in my car and use the touchstone to charge the phone and avoid the oops I stopped to quick, the phone hit the floor and BROKE the connector in the phone.
At this time, XP home is only licensed for single CPU use, for dual or more you have to go with Vista or 7. It sounds like a so-so idea, but what OS can you LEGALLY sell on it? XP isn't legal, and Vista/7 starter isn't legal, and a multi cpu windows OS overwhelms the cost on a netbook. A single CPU with multiple cores would be legal, but at that pricepoint for a multi-core arm you can get something with a Core 2, not a Arm x 2. Now Ubuntu or some other Linux is ok, but many people want Winx86 compatibility. (don't start with Whine :)
That is why they are going to re-use the recently found moon landing tapes.
I started using ad blocking software back on dial up to speed up the connection, and then when I went to broadband I stopped for a while. When ad servers started sending out "ads" that were malware I started blocking them again. There is simply no reason to let any ads through that can overcome this single reason. Both on my computers and ANY I set up for someone else, a suite of Firefox/AdblockPlus/Anti-Virus/Anti-spyware goes on, and FF is the default browser. The ads especially with flash slow down my computer. My FF combo is FASTER on my Atom based netbook, then the same page on my big system, I7 3GHZ with IE.
Security is about layers of protection, and ad blocking is one of those layers.
Not all I7's lack integrated graphics. I am running a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182167 in a low cost server application. It only goes to 1024x768 - not great with my monitor that does 1366x768 Wide Screen, but then most of the time I am using it with a remote desktop connection.
The newish HTC line of Diamond/Touch Pro have 3MP with a true auto focus mechanism. I use it in place of scanning receipts for my business, and it makes good 4x6 - larger then a Polaroid. With bluetooth, Wifi, and a cell connection.
By recording in the restroom isn't Homeland Security creating, viewing, saving Child Porn? How many people have access to the recordings? Are they accessible over the internet? I say sue them into the ground just over that.
As a side note, I would use those sensors/camera for target practice. I would feel bad for the janitor, but give me a break. A little yellow liquid civil disobedience.
I have been running Win7RC/Avast/FFox/ABP on a Acer One 8.9 intel n270 Atom with a 160hd and 1 gig of ram. It slows to a craw when some website has animated ads/flash/excessive pop ups. I have been careful to keep all the mail ware off of of it to maintain a reasonable performance level for surfing. Not everyone has the fastest QuadCore and 8 gigs of ram that some of these pages want to run. (ok my Core2, 2Ghz, 4gig ram laptop works better, but I can't get 5-6 hrs of runtime out of something 4 times the weight!)
My PDA doesn't support flash, but does spend a lot of time to download some pages - 1 meg of xfer for what I want 15k of text, sometimes will bring it to a halt - make me miss phone calls, ect. I sometimes have to soft reset just to get out of a bad site. Too much of the time a PDA specific site does not have what I am looking for, or I am just redirected to a static page saying we don't support that browser. A 640x480 VGA screen, 520mhz CPU, 100 megs of ram on a high speed data connection should look and run ok! When I turn off the images/ads it runs lightning fast, but on a PDA it is a all or nothing. There is not a ABP for PDAs.
I have no problem killing all ads! They have gone from a minor footprint 15k banner ads - to multi-megabyte flash, mail ware laden, computer slowing trash!. I have NOT had a mail ware infection since I stated using FF/ABP!
It gets more complicated when myself2030 and myself2032 are standing side by side. If myself2030 kills Joe Smith, and then commits suicide, is myself2032 partially responsible? 100%? 0%. With no legal link between selves, when a copy of myself can be made for $100, then murder-suicide of government officials, political people you disagree with becomes easy to do, and when your copy plans on suiciding makes it difficult to protect agent.
This seems like a needed fix that is preventing the transition to 64bit. With Win 7 in x64 mode there is no support for 16 bit apps. Here in Las Vegas there are many custom and semi-custom apps for dealing with the local slot machines and other hardware. Now you can run the older programs on the 32 bit VM with 16 bit support.I am ASSUMING that 64bit would use the 32bit XP for a base, not the 64bit XP. I STILL use the occasional 16bit app(game) at home. My personal solution has been VMware, but that is not for deployments, etc. For the future I see Win 8 being a x64 only with the XPM (or Vista 32bit?) being the solution for the future.
They also have had A/V categories and final jeopardy. IF the computer is good enough I suppose it could just not ring in and answer those type of clues, but if everything depended on a video final they it would be in trouble. Also they are doing the remote clue giver with a video backdrop that adds nothing to the question.
Somehow I think that Ken Jennings would win if it was a full contest, and he would most likely win in a text only version of Jeopardy.
Now Wheel of Fortune with a robotic spinning arm the computer would win.....
Over at http://www.retailmenot.com/view/technet.com they have discount coupon codes for technet subscriptions. I ended up paying $249(USD) for a 1 year of download only subscriptions. Make sure they you get the letter O vs the number 0 correct in the coupon code. Having posted that, despite others saying it is available, it is not showing up in my non-premium technet subscription. YMMV.
I just got a Sprint Touch Pro, and I am having problems deciding on what WM6.1 OS variant to run. I'd LIKE to have
1. The original HTC/Sprint Rom - backup mostly
2. A optimized / striped down version of WM6.1 without all the Sprint crapware (Sprint TV and music, and misc memory and cpu wasting Sprint branding)
3. Google Android
There IS plenty of memory for all three. 45 min to reflash is a PITA, and I loose all my settings each time I do. A simple reboot and chose my OS at boot time is much preferred. My personal laptop is already setup this way, with multiple VM's for personal and work.
This sounds like a new backup system.
1. Put a laptop in the UK that deletes every file you upload after a 5 min delay.
2. Upload all info you want backed up. The government mirrors it, but doesn't delete it.
To recover you sue the UK in a court case, get copies of your data, then drop the case. Kinda expensive with the lawyer time, but for a unlimited backup it probably isn't too bad.
See http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/08/18/nvidia-gpu-update-dell-to-offer-warranty-enhancement-to-all-affected-customers-worldwide.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage for info about a 1 yr extension for just the GPU issues
Future being 2 months ago? Sprint Touch W/ Windows Mobile 6.0 + TCPMP = live streaming at 192Kpbs OGG streams. Works great, no download cap on Sprint. It also works w/ my bluetooth stereo headphones.
it is the BLIT, at http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/c-b-faq.html PLASHING for Humans.
Now to get this as a Service Patch. Human 1.0 to Human 1.0SP1.