I know this questions probably has been asked, but did this guy pack three systems and a monitor in one box?
If so, the damage is well, to be expected. I've worked for various computer companies, and the rule is 1 piece of equipment, one box. Period. Looks to me like something shifted around and banged up other stuff.
On another note a few years back I worked part-time at UPS (Christmas Season) you have to take into consideration that while rare, sometimes packages fall off the conveyor belts, which can be as high as 20 feet up.
Yes, marking the package "fragile" "handle with care" or even "Glass" will invariably result in the box getting kicked or punished worse, just to see how well it was packed.
Looks like QLITech, (Made famous by buying out Tuxtops this spring) is offering clustering boxes these days as well. 1U/2U AMD/Intel CPUS, and Gigabit or Dolphin Interconnects. Cool Stuff.
I've dealt with these guys for servers and a Laptop, pretty good pricing, and damn good service.
After sending my Dell Inspiron back twice, and dealing with their lousy ass Linux Support I took a chance and went with QLITech.net
I guess they bought Tuxtops awhile back, not sure..
Their Emperor kicks ass, and does quite well with Q3A. (48FPS@800x600) You just might want to use an external mouse tho. I was also quite suprised to sse that the Emperor is the same chassis/screen/etc. as the Inspirion 5K. Major coolness.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
IIRC, under EU law reverse engineering is indeed legal, for the purposes of interoperability. "Then it comes to be, that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, is just a frieght train coming your way..... "
I really would have to say that the "IT Shortage" depends on the area you live in, and how many high tech companies are in the area.
I am sure that areas such as SoCal, and Boston, alon with the Austin, Texas area have a glut of "Paper" MCSE's who have dropped the bottom out of the pay scale and will work for less than half of a qualified, tech with 3-5 years work history.
If you are talking about the midwest, where "high-tech" companies are supposedly non-existent, finding good people who know the latest technology can be difficult, unless you are in St. Louis, Chicago, or Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Sometimes, however the "IT Shortage" is a result of unrealistic expectations, on the part of middle management.
When companies require a 4 year degree and 3-5 years work expertise, and won't even bother to take into consideration the people who have spent 3-5 years learning, and using the specific technology desired instead, they create a trap for themselves.
Seriously folks, if you were looking for "IT Staff" wouldn't you want people who knew the technology you were using inside and out, and have worked with it for a few years, or a fresh off the street CS/MIS Grad?
[flame disclamier] I by no means am disregarding CS/MIS Majors, however I do know for a fact that a significant number of CS/MIS Programs don't teach the latest technology, and have a difficult time keeping up with all the changes. [/flame disclamier]
You know damn well that the GPL allows the code to be reviewed by everybody, and if everybody thinks that the author is smoking crack while writing code, then they can improve upon it or at the very least drop the author some suggestions.
A good number of aspiring developers gain knowledge on programming techniques by looking at other people's source code, much like a musician develops their style by listening to musicians that they like.
By the way, are you one of those sneaky Micro$oft FUDsters?
I see everybody screaming and yelling and turning this persons question into more of a debate than it has to be.
My 68 Yr. old grandmother has been very happy with her Linux box for over a year now. I just upgraded her to Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 and she is as happy as can be. (read further before flaming, please.)
Basically when determining if you want someone to use a Linux box take their needs into consideration. What are they doing now? What do you think they'll be doing a year from now? Will they be someone who will just "use" the computer, or will they be a future "geek"?
My grandmother's needs were simple. To surf the internet, send and receive e-mail, and type up letters. Maybe from time to time she'll play a game of solitare. For her a Linux box, Netscape, WordPerfect 8, and KPP with a local-dial up is all she needs, and wants.
I don't advocate shoving a Linux box down someone's throat just for the "cool" factor, but when my grandmother became seriously discouraged from computing beacause Internet Explorer and Win95 crashed way too often, I saw a window of opportunity (pun not intended) to provide her with a better solution to fill her needs.
Basically, to get back to the point, take the user's needs into consideration first and foremost as they say, "if the shoe fits, wear it!"
Slashdot Mirror
touche.
Anyone want to bet this was a paid Slashvertisement?
SOE is taking out Huge ads for SWG:JTLS, and my bet is it will win tons of awards thanks to industry payola.
I know this questions probably has been asked, but did this guy pack three systems and a monitor in one box?
If so, the damage is well, to be expected. I've worked for various computer companies, and the rule is 1 piece of equipment, one box. Period. Looks to me like something shifted around and banged up other stuff.
On another note a few years back I worked part-time at UPS (Christmas Season) you have to take into consideration that while rare, sometimes packages fall off the conveyor belts, which can be as high as 20 feet up.
Yes, marking the package "fragile" "handle with care" or even "Glass" will invariably result in the box getting kicked or punished worse, just to see how well it was packed.
Looks like QLITech, (Made famous by buying out Tuxtops this spring) is offering clustering boxes these days as well.
1U/2U AMD/Intel CPUS, and Gigabit or Dolphin Interconnects. Cool Stuff.
I've dealt with these guys for servers and a Laptop, pretty good pricing, and damn good service.
http://www.qlitech.net
Don't forget QLITech Linux Computers, they bought out Tuxtops a few months back (methinks)
QLITech Linux Computers
Very slick hardware, and their prices aren't bad at all. Nice guys to deal with too.
Here is a unit that comes in at 4.3 LBS, and is Linux Compatible. Great Guys to deal with as well.
http://www.qlitech.net/products/laptops/king.html
After sending my Dell Inspiron back twice, and dealing with their lousy ass Linux Support I took a chance and went with QLITech.net
I guess they bought Tuxtops awhile back, not sure..
Their Emperor kicks ass, and does quite well with Q3A. (48FPS@800x600) You just might want to use an external mouse tho.
I was also quite suprised to sse that the Emperor is the same chassis/screen/etc. as the Inspirion 5K. Major coolness.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
Downlaoding right now..... oops! never used wget before.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
Seems like they have pulled the .iso file.
I've tried using wget, and changing the user-agent in konquerer, same message.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
QLITech out of Moline, Illinois recently acquired the Laptop end of Tuxtops.
They have a nice system the "Emperor" which is the same hardware, and built by the same manufacturer that builds Dell's Inspiron 5000e.
So before going with Dell, and their "piss-poor" Linux Support give these guys a shot.
There was a big announcement here on slashdot awhile back regarding the acquisition too!
*(Normally I don't plug too many companies, but these guys are the real deal.)
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
Sometimes, I'm new to spelling as well.... depending on how early in the day it is.... Sorry for the typo.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
I said I was new to psoting / replying. not new to Slashdot. Learn to read ya dern fool idjit.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
I'm new to posting on slashdot, and didn't know how to post, I just knew how to reply to existing posts. Sorry.
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
What I want to know is....
How much of the hardware will be supported under:
Linux / FreeBSD / NetBSD / Solaris X86 / BEOS (pick one)
One the whole color scheme, maybe it is so that Sony can market it as an "accessory" to the new AIBO units????
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
The question is, how much of the hardware will be supported under Linux / FreeBSD / Beos / Etc...?
"Fortune, Fame, Mirror Vain, Gone Insane..... But The Memory Remains...
VA Linux is notorious for only supporting/Installing Red Hat,
so is Penguin Computing, but at least Penguin offers AMD systems.
This is strange coming from a company who is sponsoring the Retail Debian project (VA Linux).
I've had dealings with a company in Illinois, who installs and supports almost every commercial distribution,
plus Slack (My Fav) and Debian.
The sales guys know their stuff, and they also sell a kick-ass Linux Gaming System, (apparently it's their best selling model)
You can find these guys at www.qlitech.net
"Then it comes to be,
that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
is just a frieght train coming your way..... "
IIRC, under EU law reverse engineering is indeed legal, for the purposes of interoperability.
"Then it comes to be,
that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
is just a frieght train coming your way..... "
Enjoy the show!!!
"Then it comes to be,
that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
is just a frieght train coming your way..... "
QLITech is a linux systems vendor that offers AMD Server systems.
You can check them out at: http://www.qlitech.net
"Then it comes to be,
that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
is just a frieght train coming your way..... "
I really would have to say that the "IT Shortage" depends on the area you live in, and how many high tech companies are in the area.
I am sure that areas such as SoCal, and Boston, alon with the Austin, Texas area have a glut of "Paper" MCSE's who have dropped the bottom out of the pay scale and will work for less than half of a qualified, tech with 3-5 years work history.
If you are talking about the midwest, where "high-tech" companies are supposedly non-existent, finding good people who know the latest technology can be difficult, unless you are in St. Louis, Chicago, or Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Sometimes, however the "IT Shortage" is a result of unrealistic expectations, on the part of middle management.
When companies require a 4 year degree and 3-5 years work expertise, and won't even bother to take into consideration the people who have spent 3-5 years learning, and using the specific technology desired instead, they create a trap for themselves.
Seriously folks, if you were looking for "IT Staff" wouldn't you want people who knew the technology you were using inside and out, and have worked with it for a few years, or a fresh off the street CS/MIS Grad?
[flame disclamier]
I by no means am disregarding CS/MIS Majors, however I do know for a fact that a significant number of CS/MIS Programs don't teach the latest technology, and have a difficult time keeping up with all the changes.
[/flame disclamier]
That's a bunch of bullshit!
You know damn well that the GPL allows the code to be reviewed by everybody,
and if everybody thinks that the author is smoking crack while writing code,
then they can improve upon it or at the very least drop the author some suggestions.
A good number of aspiring developers gain knowledge on programming techniques
by looking at other people's source code, much like a musician develops their style
by listening to musicians that they like.
By the way, are you one of those sneaky Micro$oft FUDsters?
I see everybody screaming and yelling and turning this persons question into more of a debate than it has to be.
My 68 Yr. old grandmother has been very happy with her Linux box for over a year now. I just upgraded her to Caldera OpenLinux 2.3 and she is as happy as can be. (read further before flaming, please.)
Basically when determining if you want someone to use a Linux box take their needs into consideration. What are they doing now? What do you think they'll be doing a year from now? Will they be someone who will just "use" the computer, or will they be a future "geek"?
My grandmother's needs were simple. To surf the internet, send and receive e-mail, and type up letters. Maybe from time to time she'll play a game of solitare. For her a Linux box, Netscape, WordPerfect 8, and KPP with a local-dial up is all she needs, and wants.
I don't advocate shoving a Linux box down someone's throat just for the "cool" factor, but when my grandmother became seriously discouraged from computing beacause Internet Explorer and Win95 crashed way too often, I saw a window of opportunity (pun not intended) to provide her with a better solution to fill her needs.
Basically, to get back to the point, take the user's needs into consideration first and foremost
as they say, "if the shoe fits, wear it!"
There is a KDE Image mirror being hosted at: http://www.qlitech.net/kdemascot