Might I also suggest a look at Restructured Text as another alternative. Comes from the Python community. Raw text is a little easier to read IMHO and can also output to HTML, PS, PDF and LaTeX. Either way you go, one of these formats is nice in that you will easily be able to convert to most any format you'll need to publish your documentation in.
Ugh. I went to the 2005 DevConnections because it was the launch of VS 2005. What a waste of money (not mine, my former company's money). Very low on content. If you're actually looking to beef up tech skills, I'd recommend going to a multi-day training session. I went to WinDev in 2004 and the Pluralsight guys were there. Fritz Onion and Keith Brown are both excellent speakers. They frequently offer training sessions in MS technologies that I would highly recommend.
The current gen low-end Mac Mini has enough CPU. I am running WinXP on mine so I can use it with BeyondTV from Snapstream. I have it hooked up to a Dell 22" LCD in my bedroom (1650x1040 I think). I capture OTA HD on a server in my basement and stream it up to the Mini. No problems decoding the 1080i streams from my local PBS stations. If you're still not sure, give it a whirl at your local Apple store by watching a 1080 trailer from their trailers site.
This reminds me of a fake infomercial on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, the one with Beck. It was setup like one of those "make millions selling real estate using our strategy" on-tape seminars.
"Beck's results are typical. Your results may vary."
Just because "one of the lead developers for Inkscape knew nothing of programming until..." doesn't mean that everybody is automatically going to be able to do it.
Buy and read at least three Linux books. Start with a general one to give you an overview and some basics. Maybe get one on Samba, perhaps another on whatever e-mail or groupware server you decide on.
I highly recommend Samba-3 by Example. It's the best book on Samba that I've found, in that it approaches the subject from the POV of someone like yourself, who needs to implement this in various office situations.
I fought with SourceSafe for a long time. If you have the means to do so, switch. I've been using Subversion for over a year now, integrating with VS.NET via AnkhSVN. The integration isn't perfect, but the version control is soooooooo much better than VSS. If you want an SCC-compatible SCM system, I've heard good things about Vault (haven't used it myself, though)
If you think you need to go high-end, blue jean cables are great. I ended up using the Belden 1694A coax/Canare RCA connectors when I rewired my entire house. It was overkill for most of the runs, but it was cheaper to buy a lot of the cable and only need one set of crimping tools than to buy a couple really long runs of Belden and something cheaper for the rest. I bought from a place called Westlake Electronic, which had the cable for $0.39/foot (this was over a year ago; I've heard the prices have gone up) Where it gets expensive is the connectors, which are several dollars each.
I've also purchased a 10 meter DVI cable from BJC and it works great, at almost 1/3 the cost of other manufacturers (and for 10 meters, there aren't many to choose from!)
I've never used the software in question (not much of an RPG player, table top or otherwise) but I would think this software would be ideal if it supported a dual head setup. The external head would display the visible map, while the DM's screen would allow him to see the rest of the map, see stats, etc. Does anyone know if that's supported?
The DataGrid control which you are referring to allows you to implement default paging and sorting or custom paging and sorting.
But when you use default paging and sorting, the query pulls ALL the sorted data from the database tier to the web tier, then cuts out the stuff that's not relevant to the page. Every time you page, you're pulling ALL the data from the database. Every time you change the sort order, you're pulling ALL the data from the database. This is completely USELESS as in broken for ANYTHING except small tables. And if you're not using the DataGrid, you get nothing.
Your argument is somewhat true for large datasets. For small datasets, you are talking out of your ass.
DataSets allow for caching of data on the web server. One query is done and the data is cached to be used again and again for the life of the DataSet (which can be stored in a session for postbacks to the server). Couple this with caching on the SQL Server and you have a very small hit on your data tier.
The DataGrid can also be made to do paging your way (for larger sets of data, or if your just uncomfortable with the DataSet paradigm) by implementing event listeners for paging, and adjusting the SQL string passed to the server. This will cause more hits to the data tier, but will not force your web server to hold a large amount of data in memory.
I've been using.NET every day for the last 3 years (and Java every day for 4 years before that) and I have found it to be very flexible in this respect. You just have to know which control to use in which situation.
Pre-orders shipped last Friday. I had my download link for the PDF that afternoon, and recieved my dead tree copy in the mail today. Plenty of time to read the material and write a quick review.
Is anybody else worried about him possibly being appointed as a Supreme Court justice? I haven't heard this mentioned in the news yet. Scares the crap out of me.
My only problem with this, is that I run a small site on a 512KBps(down)/1024KBps(up) connection, and I get the equilivant of a slashdot effect every 30 minutes because of all the RSS feed readers.
1) Are you sure you're setting the correct HTTP response codes to let users know that content has/has not been updated? This can solve the problem for about 85% of your users, I would imagine.
2) Consider using a 3rd-party feed provider, such as FeedBurner. It will even give you most of the statistics you would get if you hosted the feed yourself.
You have free linux that can do 10000x as much, and is cheaper
Yeah, that just made me think of Codeweavers CrossOver Office. It is available for about the same amount as this entire operating system and runs on a free OS.
So...
Free, stable operating system
Run as many applications as you want
Run Windows applications with support from Codeweavers
or...
Crippled OS that can only run 3 apps at a time, limited screen resolution, and no networking
I know which one I would choose. Or, In Soviet Russia, which one would choose me.
Now I am going to go watch my copy of the trilogy...on DVD!
Me too! I'm going to watch the original movie I watched as a child on DVD, without any changes! No rose-colored glasses, with things changed to how they "should've been".
Real artists don't go into a museum, take their painting off the wall and change it whenever they have a whim. It's one thing to touch up the special effects... it's another to insert/replace characters in the movie, changing the meaning of entire scenes by changing character's actions.
I think if Lucas had any respect for the work he had done in the past, he would want to preserve it. In the meantime, I'll be doing my best to make sure that the movie how I saw it still exists for me to enjoy with my children someday.
Seriously... I spent the weekend downloading the *fantastic* Non-SE DVDs off BitTorrent. The reason I did this? Because of the confirmation that there wouldn't be a non-SE release from Lucas himself. These version don't exist in his eyes? The new ones don't exist in mine.
Gimme a call when you change your mind, Lucas, as I'm sure you will.
if you know this is the case, mister firefox, why the hell does your installer not do it for me?
My installer on Windows *did* do this for me. I completely forgot to disable my extensions, but it told me X, Y, and Z extensions were not going to work and would be disabled automatically. Maybe that snippit from the release notes was just blindly pasted in from a previous release?
Slashdot Mirror
youporn.com would disagree with you there. They're even advertising that HTML5 video works over AirPlay.
Or so I've heard. From my friend. Yeah, my friend...
A DRM riddled, unable to multi-task, underpowered tablet with no ability to expand? Lord, I hope not.
DRM riddled, unable to multi-task. Lame.
Might I also suggest a look at Restructured Text as another alternative. Comes from the Python community. Raw text is a little easier to read IMHO and can also output to HTML, PS, PDF and LaTeX. Either way you go, one of these formats is nice in that you will easily be able to convert to most any format you'll need to publish your documentation in.
Ugh. I went to the 2005 DevConnections because it was the launch of VS 2005. What a waste of money (not mine, my former company's money). Very low on content. If you're actually looking to beef up tech skills, I'd recommend going to a multi-day training session. I went to WinDev in 2004 and the Pluralsight guys were there. Fritz Onion and Keith Brown are both excellent speakers. They frequently offer training sessions in MS technologies that I would highly recommend.
The current gen low-end Mac Mini has enough CPU. I am running WinXP on mine so I can use it with BeyondTV from Snapstream. I have it hooked up to a Dell 22" LCD in my bedroom (1650x1040 I think). I capture OTA HD on a server in my basement and stream it up to the Mini. No problems decoding the 1080i streams from my local PBS stations. If you're still not sure, give it a whirl at your local Apple store by watching a 1080 trailer from their trailers site.
This reminds me of a fake infomercial on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, the one with Beck. It was setup like one of those "make millions selling real estate using our strategy" on-tape seminars.
"Beck's results are typical. Your results may vary."
Just because "one of the lead developers for Inkscape knew nothing of programming until..." doesn't mean that everybody is automatically going to be able to do it.
It would be a non-issue. If he's moving from VS 6.0, he isn't using .NET at all.
Buy and read at least three Linux books. Start with a general one to give you an overview and some basics. Maybe get one on Samba, perhaps another on whatever e-mail or groupware server you decide on.
I highly recommend Samba-3 by Example. It's the best book on Samba that I've found, in that it approaches the subject from the POV of someone like yourself, who needs to implement this in various office situations.
I fought with SourceSafe for a long time. If you have the means to do so, switch. I've been using Subversion for over a year now, integrating with VS.NET via AnkhSVN. The integration isn't perfect, but the version control is soooooooo much better than VSS. If you want an SCC-compatible SCM system, I've heard good things about Vault (haven't used it myself, though)
You want to read something about a program before you go to all the hassle of downloading and installing it.
You must be new here...
If you think you need to go high-end, blue jean cables are great. I ended up using the Belden 1694A coax/Canare RCA connectors when I rewired my entire house. It was overkill for most of the runs, but it was cheaper to buy a lot of the cable and only need one set of crimping tools than to buy a couple really long runs of Belden and something cheaper for the rest. I bought from a place called Westlake Electronic, which had the cable for $0.39/foot (this was over a year ago; I've heard the prices have gone up) Where it gets expensive is the connectors, which are several dollars each.
I've also purchased a 10 meter DVI cable from BJC and it works great, at almost 1/3 the cost of other manufacturers (and for 10 meters, there aren't many to choose from!)
I've never used the software in question (not much of an RPG player, table top or otherwise) but I would think this software would be ideal if it supported a dual head setup. The external head would display the visible map, while the DM's screen would allow him to see the rest of the map, see stats, etc. Does anyone know if that's supported?
You are so totally talking out of your ass.
.NET every day for the last 3 years (and Java every day for 4 years before that) and I have found it to be very flexible in this respect. You just have to know which control to use in which situation.
The DataGrid control which you are referring to allows you to implement default paging and sorting or custom paging and sorting.
But when you use default paging and sorting, the query pulls ALL the sorted data from the database tier to the web tier, then cuts out the stuff that's not relevant to the page. Every time you page, you're pulling ALL the data from the database. Every time you change the sort order, you're pulling ALL the data from the database. This is completely USELESS as in broken for ANYTHING except small tables. And if you're not using the DataGrid, you get nothing.
Your argument is somewhat true for large datasets. For small datasets, you are talking out of your ass.
DataSets allow for caching of data on the web server. One query is done and the data is cached to be used again and again for the life of the DataSet (which can be stored in a session for postbacks to the server). Couple this with caching on the SQL Server and you have a very small hit on your data tier.
The DataGrid can also be made to do paging your way (for larger sets of data, or if your just uncomfortable with the DataSet paradigm) by implementing event listeners for paging, and adjusting the SQL string passed to the server. This will cause more hits to the data tier, but will not force your web server to hold a large amount of data in memory.
I've been using
Pre-orders shipped last Friday. I had my download link for the PDF that afternoon, and recieved my dead tree copy in the mail today. Plenty of time to read the material and write a quick review.
Don't be so paranoid.
That is the BEST NEWS EVER!
Is anybody else worried about him possibly being appointed as a Supreme Court justice? I haven't heard this mentioned in the news yet. Scares the crap out of me.
My only problem with this, is that I run a small site on a 512KBps(down)/1024KBps(up) connection, and I get the equilivant of a slashdot effect every 30 minutes because of all the RSS feed readers.
1) Are you sure you're setting the correct HTTP response codes to let users know that content has/has not been updated? This can solve the problem for about 85% of your users, I would imagine.
2) Consider using a 3rd-party feed provider, such as FeedBurner. It will even give you most of the statistics you would get if you hosted the feed yourself.
I haven't Karma whored in a while:
y .php?story Id=4076497
Campaign Security Screening Crowds for Doubters
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor
Does that mean they can make it go to 11?
Yeah, that just made me think of Codeweavers CrossOver Office. It is available for about the same amount as this entire operating system and runs on a free OS.
So...
or...
I know which one I would choose. Or, In Soviet Russia, which one would choose me.
Just make sure you go over the talk with your local RIAA representative. They'll be sure to point out things you may have left out such as:
Now I am going to go watch my copy of the trilogy...on DVD!
Me too! I'm going to watch the original movie I watched as a child on DVD, without any changes! No rose-colored glasses, with things changed to how they "should've been".
Real artists don't go into a museum, take their painting off the wall and change it whenever they have a whim. It's one thing to touch up the special effects... it's another to insert/replace characters in the movie, changing the meaning of entire scenes by changing character's actions.
I think if Lucas had any respect for the work he had done in the past, he would want to preserve it. In the meantime, I'll be doing my best to make sure that the movie how I saw it still exists for me to enjoy with my children someday.
Seriously... I spent the weekend downloading the *fantastic* Non-SE DVDs off BitTorrent. The reason I did this? Because of the confirmation that there wouldn't be a non-SE release from Lucas himself. These version don't exist in his eyes? The new ones don't exist in mine.
Gimme a call when you change your mind, Lucas, as I'm sure you will.
(In any case, use Tabbrowser Extensions instead. It's more powerful and didn't have any problems with the upgrade to 1.0PR.)
Really? Mine is not working. It claims that the version number (0.10) is not new enough.
if you know this is the case, mister firefox, why the hell does your installer not do it for me?
My installer on Windows *did* do this for me. I completely forgot to disable my extensions, but it told me X, Y, and Z extensions were not going to work and would be disabled automatically. Maybe that snippit from the release notes was just blindly pasted in from a previous release?