Just pick up an Apple Airport Extreme WiFi base station. They're "mesh"-able so you can stack additional units into a network to expand it out -- but for your use case, you can set up a guest access network that you can change the password to. This way, your base network does not have to change their settings at all, and you can simply set up the guest network on a per event basis with new credentials.
Unit: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD031/AirPort-Extreme?afid=p219|GOUS&cid=AOS-US-KWG Cost: $179 Support article on guest network: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3477
Upside, you also get some wicked strong WiFi, dual band 802.11n/a/b/g. Downside, max out @ 50 clients (according to product page)
+1 on Fogbugz. It was made by coders and the UI/UX is extremely practical and easy. It's extensible too.. there are third party devs making apps that connect to Fogbugz, so, for instance, my tasks are plugged directly into my IDE (Eclipse).
Is there a good desk working area? Is there a landline/PBX for you to make calls from? Is there decent mobile phone reception in the work area and by your cabinet? Can you eat food or bring drinks into the work area or around your cabinet? Is it in a shady neighborhood, where you might feel a little intimidated bringing in tens of thousands of dollars of emergency IT equipment @ 3 AM? In the event that your credentials aren't working (i.e. hand scanner, ID card swipe), can they let you in remotely, or is it manned 24/7? Is it carrier neutral and are there other backbone providers that you can connect with? Do they charge for running cables between cabinets, especially in cases where the cabinets are not adjacent? What is the max amperage that they'll provide per cabinet? Do the rack cabinet doors remove easily? Are there chairs available, and damn it, are they comfortable?
I think that they're missing the mandatory catheter. I mean, who in hell wants to actually get up and take a whiz once you're immersed? Or maybe that's part of the "immersion" experience.
So.. a two-dimensional barcode, as opposed to those holographic three-dimensional bar codes that we're all used to? I think it may be safe to say that all bar codes are two-dimensional.
To think that I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to earn $0.40. What the hell. I'd do better with a squeegee out on some highway exit in Phoenix. And by the way, it never did accept my HIT submission.
Delivery Butler (site here) is a Detroit based food takeout delivery service, and they've been around for some time and doing very well (since Nov 2001). I've used their online interface, and didn't have to do anything until the fella came by 45 minutes later, and dropped off my food, and drove away with my tip. I even paid my entire bill online. I'm sure there are others, too.. so not to be one of those boneheads, but this really isn't news.
I use Sprint for CDMA data over a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550. It is primarily used in a pinch or when I'm on the road, and it is fantastically reliable. As for the 153kbps it flashes on my Windows networking icon in my systray upon connection... well, I wouldn't quite count on that.
Coverage is great, even when driving 80 mph down the highway. Speeds are sufficient for ssh/terminal sessions, and lightweight browsing (I might recommend turning off graphics on your browser).
So, to be brief (because I'm one hand typing with an infant in my other arm), the $79/mo. is great for mission critical wireless connectivity... but as a primary method of connectivity? Only as a last option due to cost and performance. I'd say it's about the speed of dialup on steroids, especially faster when you've got "5 bar" reception.
..the reason that we haven't yet come up with a cure for AIDS or cancer is that all of our scientific minds are engaged in activities that far more pressing, such as transparent backgrounds. Just joking, this sh*t's important.
This kind of reminds me of that HP photo/camera commercial, where that fellow snags frames out of the air, capturing screen shots from live motion in the foreground and background with each one he grabs.
That's how we've been for years where we work. We used to use ICQ, and before we implemented TSM (an encryption plug-in [paid] for ICQ), we did JUST that. And if, for some reason, one of us was on an unencrypted client, it would be exactly like that.. "Calling you @ office) (as if that's any more secure these days.. hehehe)
But, indeed, with GAIM, we're VERY pleased because even if AOL shuts down "non-AIM AIM clients" (like GAIM), we all have redundant accounts logged into GAIM including ICQ, Yahoo IM, and MSN. And GAIM-encryption will send encrypted messages regardless of which network you're logged in to, just as long as the person on the other end has GAIM-encryption installed. It's really fantastic.
Remember the days of venture capitalists throwing money into high "burn rate" companies, and then the general public throwing money into high "burn rate public traded" companies? This is kind of like throwing your money away, again, but instead of having nothing to show for it here on Earth, you'll have nothing to show for it up in space... very profound.
And I think that if you're going to send out images into space, you best send out a copy of Irfanview, or a JPEG viewer (read their FAQ), because those damn intelligent life forms just may not understand the JPEG file format. (I hear they're into PNG)
I think the only thing that would actually effective would be to send huge banners or posters into space. I'm detaching my Heather Locklear and Motley Crue posters right now. ALl of these signal transmissions will just sound like space noise, but an old picture of Leather Locklear in a cheesy white bathing suit would be a far better way to communicate.
.. however, you do realize that 40 people holding out their arms of the bus/jeepney/trolly with little turbine fans will only decrease the gas/fuel efficiency of the vehicle, thus not really helping us save resources at all. Man alive, do I have to think of everything around here?
..I imagine the Internets of being a place where politicians can invent parts of it, or the entire Intneret's invention alone can be credited to a single person or executive administration. That's my image of how I imagine the Internets.
And at Stanford University in California an experiment might be done later this year to create mice with human brains.
Now [i]that[/i], my friends, is hilarious. Imagine the depression that poor mouse will have when it figures out it wasn't only born in a petree dish, but also has the peter the size of a ball point pen. But then again, it will rule the world.. so, it has that going for it.
This is important because companies that do not report this method of compensation (stock options) have inflated reported financials because options were not properly accounted for on the statements. So, what does that mean? Analysts and investors did not have full disclosure as to how future stock options being exercised would really affect the company in the long (or sometimes short) term.
This will not only change the way that tech companies operate and report, but other huge publically traded corporations. When a company lures a big name CEO/CFO, and promises hundreds of thousands or millions of stock options to be exercised at a later date, that dillution of equity (even though in the future) was not being properly declared on the financial statements. Now that the FASB (financial account standards board) has made this recommendation/ruling, companies must comply.
This is what one might call "truth in financial reporting", and I'm very glad to see that this has passed. This has been a very long existing loophole that large companies have used to the detriment of our investment community, and the general public (i.e. our domestic economy) as a whole. Don't be blindsided by the rhetoric that only "tech companies" will be affected by this -- there were a LOT of big corporate powers that did not want to see FASB rule, and whenever you have that, you always have to wonder what their reasons are. I encourage you to read the FAQ, and read any news articles you can regarding this ruling. I think you'll agree this is a very positive thing.
This is old news. If we're going to have articles about security issues with Windows, we might as well just have a static link to Microsoft.com on Slashdot's front page.
Here's one of the permanent security bulletins to put on that static link description: Do NOT open any attachments in Outlook, at all. I mean, this is becoming one of the basic rules like, "Don't touch the stove, little Jimmy.. HOT! Very hot."
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Just pick up an Apple Airport Extreme WiFi base station. They're "mesh"-able so you can stack additional units into a network to expand it out -- but for your use case, you can set up a guest access network that you can change the password to. This way, your base network does not have to change their settings at all, and you can simply set up the guest network on a per event basis with new credentials.
Unit: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD031/AirPort-Extreme?afid=p219|GOUS&cid=AOS-US-KWG
Cost: $179
Support article on guest network: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3477
Upside, you also get some wicked strong WiFi, dual band 802.11n/a/b/g.
Downside, max out @ 50 clients (according to product page)
Reminds me of Dune. "I hold at your neck the gom jabbar."
+1 on Fogbugz. It was made by coders and the UI/UX is extremely practical and easy. It's extensible too.. there are third party devs making apps that connect to Fogbugz, so, for instance, my tasks are plugged directly into my IDE (Eclipse).
Is there a good desk working area? Is there a landline/PBX for you to make calls from? Is there decent mobile phone reception in the work area and by your cabinet? Can you eat food or bring drinks into the work area or around your cabinet? Is it in a shady neighborhood, where you might feel a little intimidated bringing in tens of thousands of dollars of emergency IT equipment @ 3 AM? In the event that your credentials aren't working (i.e. hand scanner, ID card swipe), can they let you in remotely, or is it manned 24/7? Is it carrier neutral and are there other backbone providers that you can connect with? Do they charge for running cables between cabinets, especially in cases where the cabinets are not adjacent? What is the max amperage that they'll provide per cabinet? Do the rack cabinet doors remove easily? Are there chairs available, and damn it, are they comfortable?
Wait a second, is that Fabio doing an Eminem casual crotch grab for the camera? Aw hell, congratulations anyway. Time to actually read the article. :-)
So much for checking the Anonymous Coward box. :-O
I'll take that genome therapy shake for a larger penis now, thank you.
Look at them. They're already here. They're called "cubicles".
I think that they're missing the mandatory catheter. I mean, who in hell wants to actually get up and take a whiz once you're immersed? Or maybe that's part of the "immersion" experience.
It's LexisNexis, not Nexis-Lexis. Or then again, it is possible that he hacked into a misspelled parked domain squatter page.
So.. a two-dimensional barcode, as opposed to those holographic three-dimensional bar codes that we're all used to? I think it may be safe to say that all bar codes are two-dimensional.
To think that I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to earn $0.40. What the hell. I'd do better with a squeegee out on some highway exit in Phoenix. And by the way, it never did accept my HIT submission.
.. it won't be so startling when you get the blue screen of death, seeing that you're already in a text screen mode.
What kind of name is that? Sounds like a command shell that had one testicle removed.
Delivery Butler (site here) is a Detroit based food takeout delivery service, and they've been around for some time and doing very well (since Nov 2001). I've used their online interface, and didn't have to do anything until the fella came by 45 minutes later, and dropped off my food, and drove away with my tip. I even paid my entire bill online. I'm sure there are others, too.. so not to be one of those boneheads, but this really isn't news.
I use Sprint for CDMA data over a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550. It is primarily used in a pinch or when I'm on the road, and it is fantastically reliable. As for the 153kbps it flashes on my Windows networking icon in my systray upon connection... well, I wouldn't quite count on that.
Coverage is great, even when driving 80 mph down the highway. Speeds are sufficient for ssh/terminal sessions, and lightweight browsing (I might recommend turning off graphics on your browser).
So, to be brief (because I'm one hand typing with an infant in my other arm), the $79/mo. is great for mission critical wireless connectivity... but as a primary method of connectivity? Only as a last option due to cost and performance. I'd say it's about the speed of dialup on steroids, especially faster when you've got "5 bar" reception.
.. or, actually, half a second. This looks like a modern day project of the bandwidth conservation society. Anyone remember that?
..the reason that we haven't yet come up with a cure for AIDS or cancer is that all of our scientific minds are engaged in activities that far more pressing, such as transparent backgrounds. Just joking, this sh*t's important.
This kind of reminds me of that HP photo/camera commercial, where that fellow snags frames out of the air, capturing screen shots from live motion in the foreground and background with each one he grabs.
That's how we've been for years where we work. We used to use ICQ, and before we implemented TSM (an encryption plug-in [paid] for ICQ), we did JUST that. And if, for some reason, one of us was on an unencrypted client, it would be exactly like that.. "Calling you @ office) (as if that's any more secure these days.. hehehe)
But, indeed, with GAIM, we're VERY pleased because even if AOL shuts down "non-AIM AIM clients" (like GAIM), we all have redundant accounts logged into GAIM including ICQ, Yahoo IM, and MSN. And GAIM-encryption will send encrypted messages regardless of which network you're logged in to, just as long as the person on the other end has GAIM-encryption installed. It's really fantastic.
Remember the days of venture capitalists throwing money into high "burn rate" companies, and then the general public throwing money into high "burn rate public traded" companies? This is kind of like throwing your money away, again, but instead of having nothing to show for it here on Earth, you'll have nothing to show for it up in space... very profound.
And I think that if you're going to send out images into space, you best send out a copy of Irfanview, or a JPEG viewer (read their FAQ), because those damn intelligent life forms just may not understand the JPEG file format. (I hear they're into PNG)
I think the only thing that would actually effective would be to send huge banners or posters into space. I'm detaching my Heather Locklear and Motley Crue posters right now. ALl of these signal transmissions will just sound like space noise, but an old picture of Leather Locklear in a cheesy white bathing suit would be a far better way to communicate.
.. however, you do realize that 40 people holding out their arms of the bus/jeepney/trolly with little turbine fans will only decrease the gas/fuel efficiency of the vehicle, thus not really helping us save resources at all. Man alive, do I have to think of everything around here?
..I imagine the Internets of being a place where politicians can invent parts of it, or the entire Intneret's invention alone can be credited to a single person or executive administration. That's my image of how I imagine the Internets.
And at Stanford University in California an experiment might be done later this year to create mice with human brains.
Now [i]that[/i], my friends, is hilarious. Imagine the depression that poor mouse will have when it figures out it wasn't only born in a petree dish, but also has the peter the size of a ball point pen. But then again, it will rule the world.. so, it has that going for it.
This is important because companies that do not report this method of compensation (stock options) have inflated reported financials because options were not properly accounted for on the statements. So, what does that mean? Analysts and investors did not have full disclosure as to how future stock options being exercised would really affect the company in the long (or sometimes short) term.
This will not only change the way that tech companies operate and report, but other huge publically traded corporations. When a company lures a big name CEO/CFO, and promises hundreds of thousands or millions of stock options to be exercised at a later date, that dillution of equity (even though in the future) was not being properly declared on the financial statements. Now that the FASB (financial account standards board) has made this recommendation/ruling, companies must comply.
This is what one might call "truth in financial reporting", and I'm very glad to see that this has passed. This has been a very long existing loophole that large companies have used to the detriment of our investment community, and the general public (i.e. our domestic economy) as a whole. Don't be blindsided by the rhetoric that only "tech companies" will be affected by this -- there were a LOT of big corporate powers that did not want to see FASB rule, and whenever you have that, you always have to wonder what their reasons are. I encourage you to read the FAQ, and read any news articles you can regarding this ruling. I think you'll agree this is a very positive thing.
This is old news. If we're going to have articles about security issues with Windows, we might as well just have a static link to Microsoft.com on Slashdot's front page.
Here's one of the permanent security bulletins to put on that static link description: Do NOT open any attachments in Outlook, at all. I mean, this is becoming one of the basic rules like, "Don't touch the stove, little Jimmy.. HOT! Very hot."
Happy Christmas, Harry! Happy Christmas, Ron.