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  1. Re:Puhleeeeeeze... give me a break with the rhetor on How American Homeless Stay Wired · · Score: 1

    Quite a bit actually. We found things moving in the pasta. Meal bugs. They don't like lasagna noodles. At least the pantry is clean and we can see all the labels on the cans.

  2. Re:So, when will be be getting dual-PSU cases... on ASUS Designs Monster Dual-GTX285 4GB Graphics Card · · Score: 1

    Actually they have quad PS cases. My new nVidia card takes up so much room it is the only thing that fits on the PCI express bus. This new card might take up all the slot space in a mid-tower.

  3. Re:like every other sales demo on Allegedly Rigged Product Demo In SAP Suit Goes Missing · · Score: 1

    Yes, but SAP supposedly isn't so specialized. It is everything for every business. I was on the project at a GMC division and went through all the sales stuff and helped develop the 140 page needs document and the software selection. SAP wasn't the only vendor. Selection took over a year. Didn't really help. Then the project started. I wasn't added to that staff until 9 months in. I wasn't part of most of the decisions, but I was able to point out a few disasters. But... Our first implementation was in our Aftermarket Business Unit. A few things really pissed me off. First, we paid to send their techs to classes to learn their software. Users were asked how to do set the switches. All the experienced people bounced in/out of the project. Probably the worst part was their lack of business experience. No idea of the processes involved in bidding, quoting, purchasing, scheduling, receiving, warehousing, allocating, picking, packing, and shipping. And these were the reasons we bought SAP. When it was finally implemented, the executives were happy while the floor supervisors lost all their hair. Just too many switches without the knowledge of what they did. I went on medical leave for 2 years and retired shortly after I returned to work. I heard it was implemented in manufacturing and they didn't know what to build and went over 160+ engines behind schedule. Bottom line: watch what you spend your money on. Hire outside contractors that know your business, and be sure the people that SAP puts on your project have been trained before they show up. That said, SAP is the most capable ERP product out there and is flexible enough to be used in your business, no matter what it is.

  4. Re:Oldest Working? on 45-Year-Old Modem Used To Surf the Web · · Score: 1

    I also have a TRS-80 Model I, but all tricked out, with cassette recorder, real floppy disk, modem, extra memory, and an Epson dot-matrix printer with a chip replaced so it has U/L case and descenders. And I bought it new in 1979, 80? Please tell me when. I recently threw out the magazines (all issues) that was devoted just to that machine. Now I'm learning basic for micros all over again.

  5. When? on Microsoft Rebrands Live Search As "Bing" · · Score: 1

    Anybody know when Bing will be released? So far I haven't able to Bing (or Google) that info.

  6. Re:VLC on Is Playing a DVD Harder Than Rocket Science? · · Score: 1

    Must have had MACs. Certainly a Windows PC would have had Media Player!

  7. Re:Mouse wiggling not that unusual, surprisingly on Ridiculous Software Bug Workarounds? · · Score: 1

    So is that a software or hardware problem?

  8. Re:Run Windoze much?? on Ridiculous Software Bug Workarounds? · · Score: 1

    If you switch to Vista, and try to scan from certain HP all-in-ones, it doesn't work. Your scanner just sits there. HP's solution? Open Paint and scan from there! Hey, at least it works.

  9. Re:"Do any developers have ideas on where to put on Adeona Warns of Instability; OpenDHT Mothballed · · Score: 1

    NSA. I'm sure they'd do it. They would probably pay to get their hands on all that data.

  10. Re:afaik on In Istanbul, Cameras To Recognize 15,000 Faces/sec. · · Score: 1

    Isn't this sort of like if we outlaw guns, then only criminals will have guns?
    What is to stop the criminals from just walking someplace else?
    I vote for walking backwards all the time. Use mirrors to see where you're going.
    Or a camera. Are other countries going to stand by and let little old Turkey
    whop their asses in technology? Didn't Ireland put a stop to electronic voting?
    I'll guess I'l stay in the good old USA.

  11. 9600GT on Budget Graphics Card Roundup · · Score: 1

    I put in a 9600GT Supercharged (whatever that means) a few months past. I'm happy.. No games, but Trainz at times. Frame rate went from 28 to 91. Also like the 2 HD outs. After rebate I paid $68.00

  12. Happy on Google Tricycles To Map Footpaths For Street View · · Score: 1

    That dude really looks happy about the whole deal. Hope he's getting a lot of money. Where can I find out more about the technology? I used the pictures on a recent trip and I knew exactly what the hotel was going to look like before I arrived.

  13. 40 Years On on IBM Pushing Water-Cooled Servers, Meeting Resistance · · Score: 1

    Shades of the 360s/370s in a building?

  14. Just Learning on DIY Microprocessor Sound Level Meter Demoed At MIT · · Score: 1

    Hey, not so hard. While it may not be news to you nerds and geeks, it is to me. I'm 62 and am teaching myself electronics. I've had a full business career and am looking for something new. If this helps me, so much the better. Yes, I do read the comments.

  15. Re:Hurray! on FTC Targets Massive Car Warranty Robocall Scheme · · Score: 1

    I agree, but remember, they are people too. Maybe some out of work Bank Executive - or a student trying to pay off his/her loan. I get my auto warranty call once a day, every day, whether I want it or not. I usually don't get creative with them as long as they're nice. The emails are a different matter. They spam me, I f**k with their minds.

  16. Operating System? on Dormitory Turned Into Huge Color Display · · Score: 1

    Details, I need details. Operating system. Hardware. Software language. Lines of code. Was it in English or Polish. Miles of cable. Google needs better a better translator; it is almost impossible to read; maybe it should count as a funny post. My cleaning lady comes Wednesday - should I ask her to redo this?

  17. BPL on FCC's Duplicity On BPL Revealed · · Score: 1

    Try http://www.arrl.org/ for original stories. If we had another 4 years of Bush we would be in a world of hurt. Do nothing, tell nothing. The court made an 180 degree turnaround after reading the FCC's non-redacted script, just as anyone will. A small group of geeks can make a difference.

  18. Work & PT MBA on Go For a Masters, Or Not? · · Score: 1

    I have a BS in math. While working I went nights to get an MBA in Operations Research. Picked up all the business courses that a math undergrad doesn't get. BTW, never did use the Operations Research much. Just knew I could get a lot of computer science and math that I could get good grades in. Check around for CS specialties in the MBA programs.