Surprisingly, the comments that have been modded the highest so far revolve around software that will remind you to sit up straight, and using a swiss/pilates ball. While these are all good solutions, I don't think they combat the actual problem.
Poor posture is caused by a laziness, lack of mobility, and a lack of strength along your postural chain. You can combat the laziness by using tools to force you to sit up straight - a well inflated, firm exercise ball, forcing yourself to sit at the front of the chair, or a program to remind you to sit up straight. You can even get really simple and simply use a note to remind yourself. As low tech as it sounds on Slashdot, one of my colleagues has a reminder note stuck to the bottom of his screen that says "Remember to sit up straight". Basic, but it helps.
Lack of mobility and lack of strength can't be solved as easily. Lack of mobility is caused by the limited range of motion that most desk workers (i.e. most of us) put ourselves in. We're rarely challenging our body by suscepting it to forces in a number of positions. We tend to just sit on our asses and look at the computer screen. Because of this, some muscles that normally should be longer (more flexible) have become contracted, and some which should normally be shorter (less flexible) have been stretched. A basic example of this is your neck - if you're constantly sitting down and staring straight ahead or slightly down, the muscles on the back of your neck are more accustomed to being stretched constantly than they would be if you spent most of your time standing up. Pretty much, we're not made to sit down and stare at computer screens for long periods of time. All the muscles along our neck, back, spine, butt and legs suffer because of this.
When sitting up straight, you need to activate the muscles in your lower back, shoulders and abdominals. The correct way to sit up straight is to have your stomach forward and strong, the muscles of your lower back engaged, and your upper back and shoulders back slightly to form a arch in your back. This is how our back is supposed to be postured. You've probably seen a similar posture in some kind of musculo-skeletal diagram before. The problem is that most people these days actually lack the strength to sit properly for any period of time! It requires at least a moderate amount of strength in the back and abdominals, and you're not going to get that strength from sitting at a computer or the tv most of the time. You're not going to get it from going for a walk or a run, either. You're only going to get that kind of strength from resistance training. In previous eras, people would get strong by working in the fields, smacking steel with an anvil or carrying heavy things about in their work. Now, because we're such a lethargic society, you need to go out of your way and lift weights in the gym. Putting your body through a range of motion will also increase your dynamic movement range, and therefore help with flexibility as well. If you're not sure what you should be doing, 99% of gyms are able to give you a half-decent program to get started with. It won't be the best, but it will be a million times better than not doing anything, or trying to figure something out when you don't know what you should be doing.
Your comment about being "forced" to upgrade or to pay a huge price when you want to shows a gross misunderstanding of Software Assurance. Any business is free to purchase whatever products they want and stick with them. All that it means is that:
Business's that don't purchase software assurance are free to stick with their current version of the product, or pay for new versions or upgrades when they come out, if they feel so inclined.
Business's that *do* purchase it have the option of upgrading at their leisure, as software assurance entitles them to the rights of the new version
It also makes licensing a hell of a lot easier - you don't have to keep track of the huge number of different versions of software that large businesses typically have installed.
Well, I've read a load of other comments that all seem to be touting the poster's favourite email system. Good for them - I'm sure they all have their features and points. But that's way too far ahead.
The place to start is at the beginning - step one. What are the requirements? Without those, any product being touted is pointless. Really, you need to consider things like:
Mail storage capacity per user
Geographical diversity - where are the users
Functions - are calendaring et al. required, or is it just email?
What anticipated growth is there for the system?
What business continuity requirements are there? Is it acceptable for a single site to be out, or is absolutely everything mission critical?
That's a start. Clearly, the outcome of these questions will help you determine what the business requirements are for the system, and from there you can build an RFP and start talking to vendors to determine the most cost-effective option that meets your requirements. Suggesting any particular solution at this stage is academic.
PS: To all the posters that said "look at gmail!" - gmail has an entirely different purpose than a corporate email system!
While that would be an intelligent assumption, it is factually incorrect.
I (still) use a P3 667 at home. It reports itself as 666.46Mhz, not 666.66Mhz. Intel did indeed rename the 666 to a 667 for marketing purposes. Look at the 166, 266,... , 866 etc for confirmation.
Years ago I installed a BIOS patch that's only change was to "correct" the displaying of 666 MHz in the system summary screen to 667 MHz. Can't have people thinking Intel is the beast!
It's that kind of closed minded bigotry that makes people the world only get pissed off at americans. The sun does not shine out of your ass because you were born in the USA.
Sorry to the americans that *aren't* like that - as with most things, the few spoil it for everyone.
If you had ever actually used bluefish you would know that it is an HTML text editor, not a WYSIWYG web site builder.
Sure, it is great - hell, I love it and use it - but it is in a completely different arena than front page.
In each of these cases, the problem turned out to be a hardware problem and, no I wasn't shooting the computers out of a canon or something crazy like described in the article.
How did you manage to rig your printer up to do that?
Why is this +5 Insightful? It's common sense. Why is Sherman's quote so "shocking?"
Why do you think so many people download music? They know it's not "technically right." They do it because it's easy, convenient, and they won't be caught.
Bollocks. You seem to be confusing morality with legality. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral, nor is something that is legal automatically moral.
Example: Most people believe that speeding by a small amount over the speed limit is okay. They find absolutely nothing wrong with it. Yet technically it is illegal.
Also, recently here in New Zealand prostitution has been made legal. As far as I am concerned, prostitution is immoral. The big question is should government dictate the morals of a nation, or just take the back seat and attempt to stimulate the economy? When is a law moral or immoral? Only the individual can decide.
Downloading music is looked upon as harmless by most people I know, similar to speeding a little over the limit. The conscience just doesn't come into it. Of course, if somebody was downloading thousands of songs a day and reselling them, that is a different issue.
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I second this. I was using ddwrt for years, and the QoS never worked properly. I switched to Tomato, and it all worked. Solid as a rock as well.
This was all over the afternoon papers as well.
The big question though - what are the decent alternatives to ebay in Australia?
But how clean will your codebase be? Because that's the killer feature that is going to make me drop Microsoft Office!
Poor posture is caused by a laziness, lack of mobility, and a lack of strength along your postural chain. You can combat the laziness by using tools to force you to sit up straight - a well inflated, firm exercise ball, forcing yourself to sit at the front of the chair, or a program to remind you to sit up straight. You can even get really simple and simply use a note to remind yourself. As low tech as it sounds on Slashdot, one of my colleagues has a reminder note stuck to the bottom of his screen that says "Remember to sit up straight". Basic, but it helps.
Lack of mobility and lack of strength can't be solved as easily. Lack of mobility is caused by the limited range of motion that most desk workers (i.e. most of us) put ourselves in. We're rarely challenging our body by suscepting it to forces in a number of positions. We tend to just sit on our asses and look at the computer screen. Because of this, some muscles that normally should be longer (more flexible) have become contracted, and some which should normally be shorter (less flexible) have been stretched. A basic example of this is your neck - if you're constantly sitting down and staring straight ahead or slightly down, the muscles on the back of your neck are more accustomed to being stretched constantly than they would be if you spent most of your time standing up. Pretty much, we're not made to sit down and stare at computer screens for long periods of time. All the muscles along our neck, back, spine, butt and legs suffer because of this.
When sitting up straight, you need to activate the muscles in your lower back, shoulders and abdominals. The correct way to sit up straight is to have your stomach forward and strong, the muscles of your lower back engaged, and your upper back and shoulders back slightly to form a arch in your back. This is how our back is supposed to be postured. You've probably seen a similar posture in some kind of musculo-skeletal diagram before. The problem is that most people these days actually lack the strength to sit properly for any period of time! It requires at least a moderate amount of strength in the back and abdominals, and you're not going to get that strength from sitting at a computer or the tv most of the time. You're not going to get it from going for a walk or a run, either. You're only going to get that kind of strength from resistance training. In previous eras, people would get strong by working in the fields, smacking steel with an anvil or carrying heavy things about in their work. Now, because we're such a lethargic society, you need to go out of your way and lift weights in the gym. Putting your body through a range of motion will also increase your dynamic movement range, and therefore help with flexibility as well. If you're not sure what you should be doing, 99% of gyms are able to give you a half-decent program to get started with. It won't be the best, but it will be a million times better than not doing anything, or trying to figure something out when you don't know what you should be doing.
Really, the best way to fix your posture is to:
- Be disciplined about sitting properly
- Go the gym, lift weights and stretch!
Really.Because, you know, the ADM Operton kicks the Inlet Xeno's butt.
I do. My last name is very similar to an Indian one (Kahn), and I'd rather have the potential employer know that I'm a New Zealand European.
So, you could say that I put my nationality on my CV for the exact opposite reason as you - to avoid being discriminated against.
IBM have come through every time for me. They even call you before *you* know what's happened, as long as you've set everything up right.
Just remember to purchase that 4 hour response warranty...
With the extreme bent and phrasing used, it's pretty bloody obvious that the grandparent was being SARCASTIC.
Maybe it's to do with some extensions you have loaded? I run firefox very vanilla...
Sadly, too many computer professionals only follow your last point, and stay well rounded. You know what I mean.
Your comment about being "forced" to upgrade or to pay a huge price when you want to shows a gross misunderstanding of Software Assurance. Any business is free to purchase whatever products they want and stick with them. All that it means is that:
It also makes licensing a hell of a lot easier - you don't have to keep track of the huge number of different versions of software that large businesses typically have installed.
The place to start is at the beginning - step one. What are the requirements? Without those, any product being touted is pointless. Really, you need to consider things like:
- Mail storage capacity per user
- Geographical diversity - where are the users
- Functions - are calendaring et al. required, or is it just email?
- What anticipated growth is there for the system?
- What business continuity requirements are there? Is it acceptable for a single site to be out, or is absolutely everything mission critical?
That's a start. Clearly, the outcome of these questions will help you determine what the business requirements are for the system, and from there you can build an RFP and start talking to vendors to determine the most cost-effective option that meets your requirements. Suggesting any particular solution at this stage is academic.PS: To all the posters that said "look at gmail!" - gmail has an entirely different purpose than a corporate email system!
Can somebody that has already downloaded the client put it up on a mirror somewhere?
Please?
Lame. You're dumped.
He's talking about in their IT infrastructure, bozo. Not their test beds. RTFA. Properly.
I (still) use a P3 667 at home. It reports itself as 666.46Mhz, not 666.66Mhz. Intel did indeed rename the 666 to a 667 for marketing purposes. Look at the 166, 266, ... , 866 etc for confirmation.
Years ago I installed a BIOS patch that's only change was to "correct" the displaying of 666 MHz in the system summary screen to 667 MHz. Can't have people thinking Intel is the beast!
That depends if they're in text, PDF, DOC, HTML...
Think before you speak. Although that may be asking too much around here.
Your debian THX, with full digital surround sound?
Sorry to the americans that *aren't* like that - as with most things, the few spoil it for everyone.
If you had ever actually used bluefish you would know that it is an HTML text editor, not a WYSIWYG web site builder. Sure, it is great - hell, I love it and use it - but it is in a completely different arena than front page.
How did you manage to rig your printer up to do that?
While that sounds like a nice idea, you would probably need a license for every user, making it entirely impractical.
Why do you think so many people download music? They know it's not "technically right." They do it because it's easy, convenient, and they won't be caught.
Bollocks. You seem to be confusing morality with legality. Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it is immoral, nor is something that is legal automatically moral.
Example: Most people believe that speeding by a small amount over the speed limit is okay. They find absolutely nothing wrong with it. Yet technically it is illegal.
Also, recently here in New Zealand prostitution has been made legal. As far as I am concerned, prostitution is immoral. The big question is should government dictate the morals of a nation, or just take the back seat and attempt to stimulate the economy? When is a law moral or immoral? Only the individual can decide.
Downloading music is looked upon as harmless by most people I know, similar to speeding a little over the limit. The conscience just doesn't come into it. Of course, if somebody was downloading thousands of songs a day and reselling them, that is a different issue.
You got it backwards, dipshit. Next time you try to correct someone, make sure you get your facts straight.