I've been reading Slashdot for many many years. But that all ends today after this post. To have Slashdot quote wonkette of all biased sites on a story like this... its ridiculous. I give up. Slashdot has been a troll-haven forever now (they just proved it by linking Wonkette) and is usually 2 weeks behind digg with the news, so there is no longer any point of wasting my time here.. Peace out.
Ive just got to chime in here quick as I've been involved in many small/medium sized businesses and non-profits. In the end, HP/Dell/Ibm/whatever it doesn't matter who made the system or whats in the box. A computer is a computer to the users of the technology. That said...
I suggest when purchasing PCs for small/medium sized business... "Who will give you the best financing/terms/price" Lets face it, being a small business is tough...you need all the financial breaks you can get. You have some power to bargain if credit is good, order size, etc... Don't forget that its not always about the hardware. Thanks.
Node Coffee Shop offeres a free guest login (username: guest, no password). The speed is limited to about 64kb.
Stone Creek's employees arent trained in technical support, so you are on your own if your laptop cant get on the wifi. Node offers support and highly trained employees who are willing to assist with most computer problems. Node also does its own hosting, offers workstations for rent, customer accounts with roaming profiles, etc... Its a level of service not found at many other cafes around the world...especially non-chain coffee shops. Free doesnt mean good. Paying for wifi/computer access also helps support the business you are frequenting and limits Leechers from becoming a problem...I doubt stone creek (or any business for that matter) would appreciate customers coming in JUST to use the free WIFI and not purchase coffee. (We're also in a residential neighborhood, so about 500 people could get access to our WIFI for free, and that would make the service suck for everybody) http://www.nodecoffee.com/
I own Node Coffee Shop in Milwaukee, WI (open 24 hours). When I built the cafe I had the electrician put in quad outlets every 6-8 feet around the shop so that customers would never have to fight over a power outlet. Every seat has an outlet. No other cafe in the area can boast that kind of setup. I dont believe it costs us very much more as far as operating expenses go, but it does increase our profits as we get a lot of customers who come to our establishment because we have such great access. Check us out if you are ever in the Milwaukee area! http://www.nodecoffee.com/
Nobody can ever say for sure where products like this will lead. I do have to say though that Im disapointed that Ximian developers are working on a project of this sort...you'd think they could think of other ways as a company to make money without the help of microsoft.
I heard a story today about air tight underwear made of a nylon material that has a coal filter on the butt that is supposed to keep your fart smells from offending other people...gee...what will they come up with next?
I would just like to say that when I read this, I ran around the office showing all the NT admins who for the longest time were saying what crap linux is, and how it 2.4 would never come out. I then ran around the office naked screaming "Viva la tux" and here I am, at Starbucks...jobless. =P
Give me some food!
Maz
Why the hell do people like you even bother reading slashdot? Learn to act responsibly and actualy CONTRIBUTE something to this great community instead of acting like a childish loser ass @#%$^%&@&. I mean come on, if you dont have anything inteligent to say, dont waste my time by making me have to scroll past your lame ass "wanna be first post" to get to the REAL stuff. And I apologize for wasting everyone else's time with this retorte, but I for one am getting sick of wasting my time on these people. Maz
I hope to see more authors embracing this new lisence. Its great for the community. What other forms of media/whatever do you think an open source format could be applied?
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Tofu? I'll take my prize in small bills please.
I've been reading Slashdot for many many years. But that all ends today after this post. To have Slashdot quote wonkette of all biased sites on a story like this... its ridiculous. I give up. Slashdot has been a troll-haven forever now (they just proved it by linking Wonkette) and is usually 2 weeks behind digg with the news, so there is no longer any point of wasting my time here.. Peace out.
Ive just got to chime in here quick as I've been involved in many small/medium sized businesses and non-profits. In the end, HP/Dell/Ibm/whatever it doesn't matter who made the system or whats in the box. A computer is a computer to the users of the technology. That said...
I suggest when purchasing PCs for small/medium sized business... "Who will give you the best financing/terms/price" Lets face it, being a small business is tough...you need all the financial breaks you can get. You have some power to bargain if credit is good, order size, etc... Don't forget that its not always about the hardware. Thanks.
Node Coffee Shop offeres a free guest login (username: guest, no password). The speed is limited to about 64kb.
Stone Creek's employees arent trained in technical support, so you are on your own if your laptop cant get on the wifi. Node offers support and highly trained employees who are willing to assist with most computer problems. Node also does its own hosting, offers workstations for rent, customer accounts with roaming profiles, etc... Its a level of service not found at many other cafes around the world...especially non-chain coffee shops. Free doesnt mean good. Paying for wifi/computer access also helps support the business you are frequenting and limits Leechers from becoming a problem...I doubt stone creek (or any business for that matter) would appreciate customers coming in JUST to use the free WIFI and not purchase coffee. (We're also in a residential neighborhood, so about 500 people could get access to our WIFI for free, and that would make the service suck for everybody) http://www.nodecoffee.com/
I own Node Coffee Shop in Milwaukee, WI (open 24 hours). When I built the cafe I had the electrician put in quad outlets every 6-8 feet around the shop so that customers would never have to fight over a power outlet. Every seat has an outlet. No other cafe in the area can boast that kind of setup. I dont believe it costs us very much more as far as operating expenses go, but it does increase our profits as we get a lot of customers who come to our establishment because we have such great access. Check us out if you are ever in the Milwaukee area! http://www.nodecoffee.com/
its the end of the world!
Nobody can ever say for sure where products like this will lead. I do have to say though that Im disapointed that Ximian developers are working on a project of this sort...you'd think they could think of other ways as a company to make money without the help of microsoft.
I heard a story today about air tight underwear made of a nylon material that has a coal filter on the butt that is supposed to keep your fart smells from offending other people...gee...what will they come up with next?
I would just like to say that when I read this, I ran around the office showing all the NT admins who for the longest time were saying what crap linux is, and how it 2.4 would never come out. I then ran around the office naked screaming "Viva la tux" and here I am, at Starbucks...jobless. =P Give me some food! Maz
Why the hell do people like you even bother reading slashdot? Learn to act responsibly and actualy CONTRIBUTE something to this great community instead of acting like a childish loser ass @#%$^%&@&. I mean come on, if you dont have anything inteligent to say, dont waste my time by making me have to scroll past your lame ass "wanna be first post" to get to the REAL stuff. And I apologize for wasting everyone else's time with this retorte, but I for one am getting sick of wasting my time on these people. Maz
I hope to see more authors embracing this new lisence. Its great for the community. What other forms of media/whatever do you think an open source format could be applied?