We use Replicon Web Timesheet. It's a web-based solution, the website is usable by Firefox, IE, and Opera. The server runs on the Windows platorm, and uses a Microsoft or Oracle database. Of course, if you're not a Windows shop, this probably isn't the answer for you.
It works great for us. We've been using it for 7 years now, with 40-ish users. No problems, it's a great product. Entering time is easy, the reports are powerful, and it can integrate with other software. We integrated it very easily with our in-house account-management system.
If you don't want to run the software yourself, I see they have a hosted offering.
The tool (see Figure 1) includes an aluminum housing, within which are mounted four laser diodes that operate at a wavelength of 670 nm. The laser diodes are spaced 1 in. (2.54 cm) apart along a baseline. The laser diodes are mounted with setscrews, which are used to adjust their beams to make them all parallel to each other and perpendicular to the baseline. During the adjustment process, the effect of the adjustments is observed by measuring the positions of the laser-beam spots on a target 80 ft (Å24 m) away. Once the adjustments have been completed, the laser beams define three 1-in. (2.54-cm) intervals and the location of each beam is defined to within 1/16 in. (Å1.6 mm) at any target distance out to about 80 ft (Å24 m).
I was excited to hear about this new satellite imaging source. After some digging, I found that Space Imaging will be marketing the resulting images:
Space Imaging announced today it will soon offer satellite ground station access and sell imagery from Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) newest satellite CARTOSAT-1 (P-5).
Toward the other end of the free speech spectrum are such people as John Young, a New York architect who created a Web site with a friend, featuring aerial pictures of nuclear weapons storage areas, military bases, ports, dams and secret government bunkers, along with driving directions from Mapquest.com. He has been contacted by the FBI, he said, but the site is still up.
But even with the wonderous google I am unable to find the website that they are talking about. Anyone know of it?
Don't you want more than 8 colors? If you use relays, you can only turn on or off each of the red/green/blue colors. But if you vary the current through each led, or vary the duty cycle by pulsing the leds quickly, then you can get more colors (like 24 bit color!).
What's the most annoying part of setting a thermostat/timer/clock radio alarm? Hitting the darn button that increases the days/minutes/hours until you get to the time you want...unless you skip it, and then you have to go all the way around again. Very annoying.
Remember the classic Honeywell thermostats? Maybe make yours shaped like that. But make the round case useful--turn it into a big jog dial. You could use it to set your days and times and temperatures. Turn it one way, the value increases. Turn it the other way and your value decreases.
It should be rather responsive--It should be click.............increment. As soon as a click it over one stop I should immediately see the value change. And it should have a nice detented feel too it--not too lose, not too tight. Kinda like a newer microsoft mouse wheel.
OK, so that's how to set the day, time, and temperature. But we still have to tell it which of these that we are setting. Contrary to advice given above, I think you need modes to do this. If you can think of another way, great. Anway,
Hit the program button. The Weekday/weekend values show up. Spinning the jog dial rotates you through [Weekday,Weekend,Sun,M,T,W,Th,F,Sat]. You bop the program button to set it. The unit does something satisfying like beep or light up or whatever.
Now the time value shows up. You spin the dial until you get to your on time. Ideally, the whole 24 hour clock would fit on one or more rotations of the jog dial (IE, you wouldn't need a seperate Hours mode and Minutes mode). Bop the program button again to set the time. Once again, the unit makes a reassuring noise.
Finally, set your temp with the dial. Hit the program button again.
This isn't a complete design, you need some way to do multiple programs. But the important points are that it is easy to increment/decrement the value, and that it is obvious when you've programmed a given value.
This may exist already, and what I think it my idea is just my brain vomiting up something it remembers. Do you own study. (But if this is an original idea, I'd better not see a patent on it later!).
QuickParts will make a part for you out of various materials. You send them a 3D file (STL) and they send you the part. Pretty cool, really.
They have an online automatic quote generator for most rapid prototyping. It's a bit pricey, a small half-dollar size part I had quoted was around $150 (+/- $50 depening upon materials, size, complexity, etc..).
Interesting that they've gone for a cheaper, more conventional construction. They used conventional reinforced concrete and a rectangular building, over the more blast-efficient spherical shape using layered concrete. They are using mild steel over armour plate to halve the cost, yet maintain 85% penetration resistance.
Also, the "of the various blast attenuation systems studied, the least expensive one, a rubber doormat-type material, proved to be the only acceptable option."
FYI, more info on the GSP-1620
Satellite Packet Data Modem that is on the NASA page is here.
Just in case any of you wanna build you own datahaven node in orbit.
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It works great for us. We've been using it for 7 years now, with 40-ish users. No problems, it's a great product. Entering time is easy, the reports are powerful, and it can integrate with other software. We integrated it very easily with our in-house account-management system.
If you don't want to run the software yourself, I see they have a hosted offering.
A "Technical Support Package" (PDF) is available as well.
For those running Windows, Outlook 2003 has list seperators. Available now (well, last month).
You can read the original PDF paper here
What's the frequency in Hz?
You can read the original press release from Sandia National Labs.
There is also a list of the researcher's publications. If that link doesn't work, try seaching for "Forsythe, James Chris" as author alphabetical at the Sandia Technical Library. Many of his papers are available as PDF online from that site.
The article mentions an interesting website: But even with the wonderous google I am unable to find the website that they are talking about.
Anyone know of it?
Don't you want more than 8 colors? If you use relays, you can only turn on or off each of the red/green/blue colors. But if you vary the current through each led, or vary the duty cycle by pulsing the leds quickly, then you can get more colors (like 24 bit color!).
What's the most annoying part of setting a thermostat/timer/clock radio alarm? Hitting the darn button that increases the days/minutes/hours until you get to the time you want...unless you skip it, and then you have to go all the way around again. Very annoying.
Remember the classic Honeywell thermostats? Maybe make yours shaped like that. But make the round case useful--turn it into a big jog dial. You could use it to set your days and times and temperatures. Turn it one way, the value increases. Turn it the other way and your value decreases.
It should be rather responsive--It should be click.............increment. As soon as a click it over one stop I should immediately see the value change. And it should have a nice detented feel too it--not too lose, not too tight. Kinda like a newer microsoft mouse wheel.
OK, so that's how to set the day, time, and temperature. But we still have to tell it which of these that we are setting. Contrary to advice given above, I think you need modes to do this. If you can think of another way, great. Anway,
Hit the program button. The Weekday/weekend values show up. Spinning the jog dial rotates you through [Weekday,Weekend,Sun,M,T,W,Th,F,Sat]. You bop the program button to set it. The unit does something satisfying like beep or light up or whatever.
Now the time value shows up. You spin the dial until you get to your on time. Ideally, the whole 24 hour clock would fit on one or more rotations of the jog dial (IE, you wouldn't need a seperate Hours mode and Minutes mode). Bop the program button again to set the time. Once again, the unit makes a reassuring noise.
Finally, set your temp with the dial. Hit the program button again.
This isn't a complete design, you need some way to do multiple programs. But the important points are that it is easy to increment/decrement the value, and that it is obvious when you've programmed a given value.
This may exist already, and what I think it my idea is just my brain vomiting up something it remembers. Do you own study. (But if this is an original idea, I'd better not see a patent on it later!).
It is available.
The chip itself is $40. The eval board for the ETRAX 100LX is available for $299 as well as a version with bluetooth for $495.
Finally, the order page for both of these is at https://www.axis.com/shop/technology.htm.
QuickParts will make a part for you out of various materials. You send them a 3D file (STL) and they send you the part. Pretty cool, really.
They have an online automatic quote generator for most rapid prototyping. It's a bit pricey, a small half-dollar size part I had quoted was around $150 (+/- $50 depening upon materials, size, complexity, etc..).
For those of you not employed in Java-land,
this month's MSDN has an article
about AOP as applicable to COM/COM+/.NET.
You can read the original paper in Jan 2002 Advanced Materials.
The abstract is online: Scroll down to 38-41: Explosive Nanocrystalline Porous Silicon and Its Use in Atomic Emission Spectroscopy.
Can't read the full article tho', unless you subscribe...visit your local library and ask for it.
Interesting that they've gone for a cheaper, more conventional construction. They used conventional reinforced concrete and a rectangular building, over the more blast-efficient spherical shape using layered concrete. They are using mild steel over armour plate to halve the cost, yet maintain 85% penetration resistance.
Also, the "of the various blast attenuation systems studied, the least expensive one, a rubber doormat-type material, proved to be the only acceptable option."
Now, do they accept on-line ordering?
FYI, more info on the GSP-1620 Satellite Packet Data Modem that is on the NASA page is here.
Just in case any of you wanna build you own datahaven node in orbit.