Yes, UNT supports connecting any OS to Wi-Fi. The help desk staff is mostly familiar with Windows, Mac OS X, and mobile devices (iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile), but we can find someone to help you with other devices and operating systems.
I am of the opinion that only about five percent of the population has a broad enough understanding of how everything in our lives is interrelated (let's call it wisdom) to govern well. Unfortunately, we don't always elect our government from that group.
I have seen this several times in the public schools. I have also seen them use blanks in the problems. There is an assumption by those who develop the curriculum that students cannot understand the abstract concept of variables until they are older (typically beginning at 8th or 9th grade, when they take Algebra). I have also tutored middle-aged adults who could not grasp the concept of a negative number, yet were working at a high-tech business (think computer chip manufacturer, formerly involved in the U.S. defense sector). Life is a bit scary at times.
This could very well be part of the problem. I had not considered it before, but think your assertion is correct. The "=" symbol on the calculator simply means evaluate what I've typed so far. In that context, entering "4+3+2=" into a calculator would result in "9". Then the "+2" at the end of the problem is confusing. Students are then left to guess at the final answer.
I think the way Apple sees it is that, by providing the hardware, software, and services together, they offer a complete package in a way that Microsoft and Dell just can't. They consider it a premium product which is worth the higher price, just as a Porsche costs more than a Ford. So they are not interested in lowering the price points or breaking up the product into separate parts.
Oracle wants to determine the value of OpenSolaris? Let them drop it completely within one year. They should be able to determine the value within three years. It's really the only way to be sure.
It seems to me that when we run out of uranium, it becomes difficult to create more nuclear weapons. I'm OK with that. Besides, there are better power production technologies in the pipeline. It seems that fusion will become a viable option by around 2013 (if we move quickly and provide sufficient funding). I'm thinking specifically of Dr. Richard Nebel's research with IEC fusion. There are other promising fusion research projects as well. However, from what I've seen, the ITER project should be shut down and its funding distributed to other projects.
This didn't sound "just around the corner" because it's pretty basic research and we still need good ways to mass produce the nanotubes. Still, the science there is now proven and it's "just" an engineering problem. Someone fund this... please!
Perhaps schools are reluctant to change because people say we should "add a class," which would only take time away from existing subjects. Instead of compartmentalizing each minor skill into its own class, let us instead integrate typing and other minor skills into existing classes. Let's integrate typing into language classes, thus teaching computers and word processing together to write in that language (English or otherwise). Let's also integrate mathematics into more classes. The biggest complaint I hear about math is, "I'll never use it." Let's show them where it's used by (surprise!) using it in classes other than math class. From what I hear, the kids are often texting each other in class anyway. They can obviously multitask and apparently need more to keep them busy in the classroom.
The article says speed is a factor in fatal accidents (not accidents in total). The proposal seeks to reduce the number of fatalities. It would probably not reduce the total number of accidents by any significant amount.
Having multiple spoken languages on this planet causes a great deal of confusion and often hinders successful communication. There should be only one spoken language (not necessarily English) to make global communication more efficient. As computers are tools used for specific tasks, having multiple symbol sets for specific problems seems appropriate. In other words, multiple computer languages are OK by me. Think about math symbols for a different take on a task-specific language.
Google itself, and other companies, may have the best of intentions and never willingly violate your privacy. At the same time, the NSA, tapped into the major Internet routers as they are already and probably with unlimited access to services like ChoicePoint, could be watching everything we do on Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, SMS texting, mobile location, AIM, Yahoo, QQ, and every other significant networking system, as well as banking and debit/credit transactions. The companies themselves do not need to help those who would desire to spy on us. We WILL be watched, just as people out on the street or local grocery watch you as you pass by and many cameras record you every day. The question becomes when has it all gone too far. What we have to do is be vigilant, keep an eye on the courts, and make sure the legislators are protecting our privacy with appropriate laws.
Isn't this exactly the sort of physics that the LHC machine was designed to investigate? Higgs boson and particle mass, to be sure. That's what we always hear about, but it's more than that. The LHC will be brought up to full power gradually, over a series of incremental tests and experiments, over months and years, looking for anything unusual in the data, something we haven't anticipated. The data from those experiments can be examined for signs of black hole formation. If they do appear anywhere below LHC maximum energy, then that data can be analyzed before taking the next step, and so on. We feared the sound barrier, feared fusion weapons, feared nuclear power reactors, feared space, and so on. With each of those, we expermimented, we learned, and we came to accept each in time.
Think of it as very expensive therapy. Having something that looks similar, but does not have the same personality should gradually allow the owner to let go.
I suggest that you do not start by attempting to 'optimize' anything on the server. A small company likely depends heavily on that little server. They will be very unhappy if you break it by trying to tweak something to run a little bit faster. Honestly, most small companies just want the server to work and don't care if it is a little slow. If you speed up their file access by twenty percent, you'll probably get a, "Uh, that's nice." but it is probably not important to them -- just ask them. More important is recovering quickly in the event of losing a hard disk (or some other 'disaster') and learning how the business works. You want to help? Help the company make money. That's important to them. In my experience, the most successful system administrators are the ones who know how to get the most business value out of a system, not ones who know how to make the server run faster. That said, if the server is painfully slow because they're running with 256MB of RAM when they should have more like 2GB, then by all means recommend more RAM. Mostly, just listen to them. They will talk about what they want and most of it may be quite mundane, like installing printers on workstations. Don't be afraid to ask about how the company operates and how the computer system helps them get their job done.
Does anyone else think it strange that we use power-consuming devices to illuminate the interior of our houses and other buildings when we built them with a large covering over the top that blocks out the daylight by design? Seems it might, just possibly, be a bit more practical to design them so we don't block out the light in the first place. We westerners consider ourselves "high tech". Ha! An advanced technology would use daylight directly during the day and store the excess for use at night.
I agree completely. Microsoft does not seem to be innovating nor does it seem to have any sharp vision of the future. The consumer is beginning to notice that new versions of Windows and Office don't have much to offer over the old versions and even the free software is catching up. Microsoft does indeed seem to be running scared and buying up any sort of tech in any area of the industry that is the least bit innovative before the competition can get to it. Search, we got that. Games, we got that. Touchscreen, we got that. Multi-touch, we got that. We hear you Microsoft! You've got everything the competition has. Now, what do have that they don't, eh?
No different? The Target/iPod customer opened the second shrink-wrapped box in front of Target officials immediately upon purchase and it too had rocks in it, thus proving that Target had a real problem on their hands. In this case, there is no indication that Best Buy actually sold a box with tiles in it.. only that the customer claims so.
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Yes, UNT supports connecting any OS to Wi-Fi. The help desk staff is mostly familiar with Windows, Mac OS X, and mobile devices (iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile), but we can find someone to help you with other devices and operating systems.
I am of the opinion that only about five percent of the population has a broad enough understanding of how everything in our lives is interrelated (let's call it wisdom) to govern well. Unfortunately, we don't always elect our government from that group.
I have seen this several times in the public schools. I have also seen them use blanks in the problems. There is an assumption by those who develop the curriculum that students cannot understand the abstract concept of variables until they are older (typically beginning at 8th or 9th grade, when they take Algebra). I have also tutored middle-aged adults who could not grasp the concept of a negative number, yet were working at a high-tech business (think computer chip manufacturer, formerly involved in the U.S. defense sector). Life is a bit scary at times.
This could very well be part of the problem. I had not considered it before, but think your assertion is correct. The "=" symbol on the calculator simply means evaluate what I've typed so far. In that context, entering "4+3+2=" into a calculator would result in "9". Then the "+2" at the end of the problem is confusing. Students are then left to guess at the final answer.
I think the way Apple sees it is that, by providing the hardware, software, and services together, they offer a complete package in a way that Microsoft and Dell just can't. They consider it a premium product which is worth the higher price, just as a Porsche costs more than a Ford. So they are not interested in lowering the price points or breaking up the product into separate parts.
Oracle wants to determine the value of OpenSolaris? Let them drop it completely within one year. They should be able to determine the value within three years. It's really the only way to be sure.
If he doesn't want the location prompts, then disable location services in the preferences.
It seems to me that when we run out of uranium, it becomes difficult to create more nuclear weapons. I'm OK with that. Besides, there are better power production technologies in the pipeline. It seems that fusion will become a viable option by around 2013 (if we move quickly and provide sufficient funding). I'm thinking specifically of Dr. Richard Nebel's research with IEC fusion. There are other promising fusion research projects as well. However, from what I've seen, the ITER project should be shut down and its funding distributed to other projects.
Just put a Fresnel lens in front of the display. It worked for WALL-E.
This didn't sound "just around the corner" because it's pretty basic research and we still need good ways to mass produce the nanotubes. Still, the science there is now proven and it's "just" an engineering problem. Someone fund this... please!
Girls mature faster than boys. :-)
Perhaps schools are reluctant to change because people say we should "add a class," which would only take time away from existing subjects. Instead of compartmentalizing each minor skill into its own class, let us instead integrate typing and other minor skills into existing classes. Let's integrate typing into language classes, thus teaching computers and word processing together to write in that language (English or otherwise). Let's also integrate mathematics into more classes. The biggest complaint I hear about math is, "I'll never use it." Let's show them where it's used by (surprise!) using it in classes other than math class. From what I hear, the kids are often texting each other in class anyway. They can obviously multitask and apparently need more to keep them busy in the classroom.
The article says speed is a factor in fatal accidents (not accidents in total). The proposal seeks to reduce the number of fatalities. It would probably not reduce the total number of accidents by any significant amount.
Having multiple spoken languages on this planet causes a great deal of confusion and often hinders successful communication. There should be only one spoken language (not necessarily English) to make global communication more efficient. As computers are tools used for specific tasks, having multiple symbol sets for specific problems seems appropriate. In other words, multiple computer languages are OK by me. Think about math symbols for a different take on a task-specific language.
Google itself, and other companies, may have the best of intentions and never willingly violate your privacy. At the same time, the NSA, tapped into the major Internet routers as they are already and probably with unlimited access to services like ChoicePoint, could be watching everything we do on Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, SMS texting, mobile location, AIM, Yahoo, QQ, and every other significant networking system, as well as banking and debit/credit transactions. The companies themselves do not need to help those who would desire to spy on us. We WILL be watched, just as people out on the street or local grocery watch you as you pass by and many cameras record you every day. The question becomes when has it all gone too far. What we have to do is be vigilant, keep an eye on the courts, and make sure the legislators are protecting our privacy with appropriate laws.
As I've heard it said before, "There is an infinitesimally small but non-zero chance."
Perhaps, but statistically one of those must eventually make a mistake and actually get past that level of technology.
It makes me shiver just to think about it.
Isn't this exactly the sort of physics that the LHC machine was designed to investigate? Higgs boson and particle mass, to be sure. That's what we always hear about, but it's more than that. The LHC will be brought up to full power gradually, over a series of incremental tests and experiments, over months and years, looking for anything unusual in the data, something we haven't anticipated. The data from those experiments can be examined for signs of black hole formation. If they do appear anywhere below LHC maximum energy, then that data can be analyzed before taking the next step, and so on. We feared the sound barrier, feared fusion weapons, feared nuclear power reactors, feared space, and so on. With each of those, we expermimented, we learned, and we came to accept each in time.
Think of it as very expensive therapy. Having something that looks similar, but does not have the same personality should gradually allow the owner to let go.
I suggest that you do not start by attempting to 'optimize' anything on the server. A small company likely depends heavily on that little server. They will be very unhappy if you break it by trying to tweak something to run a little bit faster. Honestly, most small companies just want the server to work and don't care if it is a little slow. If you speed up their file access by twenty percent, you'll probably get a, "Uh, that's nice." but it is probably not important to them -- just ask them. More important is recovering quickly in the event of losing a hard disk (or some other 'disaster') and learning how the business works. You want to help? Help the company make money. That's important to them. In my experience, the most successful system administrators are the ones who know how to get the most business value out of a system, not ones who know how to make the server run faster. That said, if the server is painfully slow because they're running with 256MB of RAM when they should have more like 2GB, then by all means recommend more RAM. Mostly, just listen to them. They will talk about what they want and most of it may be quite mundane, like installing printers on workstations. Don't be afraid to ask about how the company operates and how the computer system helps them get their job done.
Does anyone else think it strange that we use power-consuming devices to illuminate the interior of our houses and other buildings when we built them with a large covering over the top that blocks out the daylight by design? Seems it might, just possibly, be a bit more practical to design them so we don't block out the light in the first place. We westerners consider ourselves "high tech". Ha! An advanced technology would use daylight directly during the day and store the excess for use at night.
With high capacity non-volatile memory, is it now time to redesign "personal computer" hardware and the operating systems?
I agree completely. Microsoft does not seem to be innovating nor does it seem to have any sharp vision of the future. The consumer is beginning to notice that new versions of Windows and Office don't have much to offer over the old versions and even the free software is catching up. Microsoft does indeed seem to be running scared and buying up any sort of tech in any area of the industry that is the least bit innovative before the competition can get to it. Search, we got that. Games, we got that. Touchscreen, we got that. Multi-touch, we got that. We hear you Microsoft! You've got everything the competition has. Now, what do have that they don't, eh?
No different? The Target/iPod customer opened the second shrink-wrapped box in front of Target officials immediately upon purchase and it too had rocks in it, thus proving that Target had a real problem on their hands. In this case, there is no indication that Best Buy actually sold a box with tiles in it.. only that the customer claims so.