Management of the device is done completely through a Java/browser interface, with no visibility into the OS itself. You can telnet/ftp into the box if you wish, where you will find an extremely stripped-down version of the OS, with little room to add additional utilities or configuration.
The device is designed so that the actual OS is "non-tweakable", as if it's under a panel labeled "No User Servicable Components Inside". Any user config changes made through the Java interface get stored in a non-standard directory that's part of the shared disk space. This way, when Maxtor rolls out an upgrade, they can completely wipe the OS partitions without affecting any user configs or data.
First and foremost, you have to do what's best for you - nobody else will. Good management will support you in this. Bad management... is better left behind.
A method of using javascript, perl, HTML, "push" protocols, and similar technologies, separately or in combination, to dynamically fill unused Internet bandwidth with random patterns of ones and zeros, or "static".
Hey, I think I could sell this one to my PHB as a special project....
I guess I was one of the lucky ones. Not only did Nevada Bell hook me up with a 1.2Mb connection, they did it four weeks early! Two days after I ordered the service, my wife called me at work saying the installer was there - somehow, we got bumped way up in the schedule. Took him 2 days to get it to talk to the network properly, during which time he removed a number of filters intended to keep our bandwidth at 384Kb. When he was done, he decided to leave the filters off.
I think, as with most other services, this falls into the YMMV category. There are so many variables in getting a good ADSL connection - distance to the CO, type of lines in your area, quality of wiring in your house. You can't really make an apples-apples comparison.
... is a digicam with a USB port and drivers loaded to dump the images directly to a ZIP drive or external CD burner, with no need for a PC. With the drive external, you don't run down the batteries in the camera. Well, no more than usual.
When I'm traveling, especially when I go overseas, I don't always want to take a notebook with me. They're too bulky, and prone to theft. But a ZIP drive is small and light enough to pack, cheap enough to replace if needed, and not as attractive to steal.
I think both views have validity. On one hand, I met my wife on a BBS (back in the old days before there were ISPs on every corner). I've made close friends online, as has my wife, and have used this medium to maintain contact with other friends we initially met offline. In that way, it has helped our communications and interactions with others.
On the other hand, there have been times where either my wife or I have spent time online rather than than with each other, or in offline social activities. And that has, at times, put a strain on our relationship.
Personally, I think it's no different than any other form of social interaction. If I spent too much time "out with the boys" or on the phone, it could have the same effect in my other relationships as spending too much time online can. Yes, it tends to be somewhat solitary - you usually don't have two or three people sharing a keyboard. But it's just another form of interaction.
Our company just bought a domain name we'd wanted for quite a while. Like your situation, it had fallen into disuse by its owners, and was auctioned on eBay. We're happy with the results, as the the company that auctioned it off.
To my mind, the biggest difference between cyber-squatting and legit domain selling is one of intent. The cyber-squatter acquires the domain name simply to make a buck - they have no intent to use the domain, and no other reason to hold the domain name. Someone who has had a legitimate need/use for a domain but no longer does is not in the same league as a cyber-squatter. Business needs and practices change, and what once might have been a central part of your business can become completely useless. It's good practice to get rid of the useless part, and if you can make a buck doing it, so much the better.
I don't think there's any problem at all with auctioning or selling off a domain name like this.
I like the fact that they left behind donuts and removal instructions. The kids had some class, didn't do any damage, didn't want damage to be done during the cleanup, and left a little treat for the ones who would have to do the cleanup. That's Class.
I've been doing sysadmin-type work for almost 20 years now, and I've nearly burned out a couple times (like when I was the only PC support tech for 240 users). But I have very clear priorities in my life, and I made them clear to my bosses when I was hired. I put my family first, then God, then country (okay, I'm a patriot, so sue me), and then career. I would be flexible, working weekends and evenings when it didn't conflict with other plans, but I would not sacrifice my Life for my Job.
Sure, it's caused problems sometimes. I had one boss that constantly rode me because I wouldn't stay late - I had to leave in time to pick up my kids from daycare. I eventually left that job for one closer to home. I probably have missed out on some promotions and raises along the way because I wasn't putting in the extra hours.
But, it's all worked out just fine. I'm currently employed at a company that is thrilled with the amount and quality of work I've been doing. They are paying me well, providing me with excellent career opportunities, and giving me interesting and challenging projects to work on. And they totally agree with and support my priorities in life.
As an example: My Dad was going in for some minor surgery, and I had wanted to be with Mom during the procedure. As I was getting ready to leave, we had a major server crash. I pitched in to provide some services on other servers while we ressurrected the original system. My boss noticed I was still there, stopped me from what I was doing, and said "We can handle this. Get out of here." Now at the time, her staff was a contractor that had been on-site for about a week, and a junior admin that had been hired two days earlier. It took them twice as long to get things back up and running without me. But she respected my priorities, as did her boss (the V.P. of I.S., who was in the server room when she kicked me out).
The Times article is true in many cases. But it doesn't have to be. It's all about establishing your priorities, amking them clear to your employer, and accepting that there may be consequences.
Humor has always played a part in the Star Wars saga, but it's always been situational, and based on the reality of the characters. Han's "what a marvelous smell you've discovered", the recurring "It's not my fault" in Jedi, and the constant interplay between C3PO and R2D2 leap to mind; I'm sure I could come up with other examples if I really thought about it.
In just about every situation, there's likely to be a person who's making wise-ass remarks, either to blow off steam, relieve the stress, or just out of their own nervousness. I've played this part myself for most of my life. If this is the sort of humor Howard is referring to, it just adds another level a realism to the movie. If, on the other hand, he's referring to slapstick, contrived or forced humor that's not true to the characters or distracts from the story, then I would agree that Lucas may have made a serious mistake.
I'm of two minds about this. On one hand, college isn't just about getting eduation and information about your chosen career - any trade school can provide that. One of the reason colleges require general education courses is to help build you into a more rounded individual, give you a broad base of information and experience, and help you understand the world around you. Okay, and give you endless partying opportunities. On this basis, I'd say the college experience is beneficial.
On the other hand, I'm a college dropout myself (to be precise, I washed out of a composition program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music). I backed into being a sysadmin by getting a cleck-typist job, reading DOS manuals, and being able to answer a few questions my co-workers asked. 16 years ago, that's all the job requirements were.
Now, I'm in a position where I'm the in-house "guru" with a "Systems Engineer" job title. I'm making more money than many of my friends with advanced degrees, and my boss considers me underpaid. I'll soon be setting up a new office for my company, designing the network from the ground up. And I'm responsible for evaluating applicants for new sysadmin slots. You can probably guess what I look for: experience.
I tend to look at college education as a foundation, but not a requirement, and not necessarily a qualifier for the job. If someone comes to me with a 4-year degree and nothing else, I'll generally offer them an entry-level position. I someone comes to me with no degree and 2 years' experience configuring systems, I'd probably offer that person a slightly higher position.
Part of this goes to the dynamic nature of this career field. Things change so quickly, the information received in a class last year is probably out of date by now. My own college experience was completely unrelated to my current job. This has neither helped nor hindered me (as far as I can tell) in my career advancement or in my job performance.
So is college irrelevant? Well, maybe. For SysAdminning, it seems to me that the most important education is that which you receive every day on the job, building on your experience, learning new technologies. If you need college to help you learn how to learn on your own, go for it. If you already know how to pick up new ideas, keep up with a dynamic environment, and approach problems from "outside the box", well, send me your resume!;-)
Jon, I think this belongs with William Shatner's "Get a life" speach on SNL. Why do I get the feeling you were dying to whip out the sarcasm around here?
I thought it was refreshingly candid of them to remind everyone on the intro page that they are published by Microsoft. Unfortunately, that's where any semblence of honest, accurate, or candid behavior ended. When I got to the tenth misrepresentation in the "techie" article, I stopped reading.
Written by a single man? Based on GNU? X Windows "similar" to MS Windows? Time for the ol' "Back" button....
If I recall correctly, the original movies had the same sort of restrictions around here. I'd cut classes and take my lawn chair, cooler stocked with sodas, radio, and a good book or two, and camp out at 9:00 am for the 6:00 pm show.
To paraphrase the epic short Hardware Wars: "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss nine bucks goodbye. Coming soon to a theater near you. Get in line now!"
I thing you are confusing the editors. Bill Gates will add this chapter, and also another "Why Windows is actually OpenSource, and how I initiated the whole Open Source movement", but in his own book "The Road Ahead"
Yes, but will he release the new book as a "Service Pack", or an "Upgrade"? Either way, it's sure to have a "Y2K Compliant!" sticker on it....
How is Katz's book that is a "take on life, spirituality, and what it means to be human." news for nerds? Last I checked, nerds liked technology oriented things, not spirituality and humanity.
If these are the only things that interest you, you have my sympathy. There is a whole other world outside of computers and technology, which is "Stuff That Matters". To me, at least, and apparently others here.
Articles that are critical of spelling and grammar errors should contain none themselves, in my opinion. The author in question spells his name "Katz", not "Kats". And I believe you meant to use the word "includes", rather than "contains". We won't go into the missing commas in the first two sentences of your post.
/. is more than just techie-oriented OSS news - certainly, reports on manned Mars missions, Star Wars prequels and Grateful Dead MP3s have little to do with Open Source. To my mind, this falls under the term "Stuff That Matters", as defined by Rob and his editorial staff. Their definition of the term doesn't always line up with mine, in which case I simply skip the article.
I would also point out that the term "good" is a relative one. By the standards you put forth as being required for "good" writing, ee cummings would not qualify (a statement with which a large number would disagree).
Back to the topic, I found the excerpt from Mr. Katz's book to be quite interesting, and will probably buy a copy. This would be the first book by him that I have ever purchased, I might add. You, on the other hand, are welcome to not purchase a copy, if you so desire. Isn't freedom wonderful?
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Management of the device is done completely through a Java/browser interface, with no visibility into the OS itself. You can telnet/ftp into the box if you wish, where you will find an extremely stripped-down version of the OS, with little room to add additional utilities or configuration.
The device is designed so that the actual OS is "non-tweakable", as if it's under a panel labeled "No User Servicable Components Inside". Any user config changes made through the Java interface get stored in a non-standard directory that's part of the shared disk space. This way, when Maxtor rolls out an upgrade, they can completely wipe the OS partitions without affecting any user configs or data.
Chris, Len, Nick and Dan are okay, but somebody's gotta shut Glanville up.
Oh, and where's the chapter on the cheerleaders?????
First and foremost, you have to do what's best for you - nobody else will. Good management will support you in this. Bad management... is better left behind.
A method of using javascript, perl, HTML, "push" protocols, and similar technologies, separately or in combination, to dynamically fill unused Internet bandwidth with random patterns of ones and zeros, or "static".
Hey, I think I could sell this one to my PHB as a special project....
I guess I was one of the lucky ones. Not only did Nevada Bell hook me up with a 1.2Mb connection, they did it four weeks early! Two days after I ordered the service, my wife called me at work saying the installer was there - somehow, we got bumped way up in the schedule. Took him 2 days to get it to talk to the network properly, during which time he removed a number of filters intended to keep our bandwidth at 384Kb. When he was done, he decided to leave the filters off.
I think, as with most other services, this falls into the YMMV category. There are so many variables in getting a good ADSL connection - distance to the CO, type of lines in your area, quality of wiring in your house. You can't really make an apples-apples comparison.
... is a digicam with a USB port and drivers loaded to dump the images directly to a ZIP drive or external CD burner, with no need for a PC. With the drive external, you don't run down the batteries in the camera. Well, no more than usual.
When I'm traveling, especially when I go overseas, I don't always want to take a notebook with me. They're too bulky, and prone to theft. But a ZIP drive is small and light enough to pack, cheap enough to replace if needed, and not as attractive to steal.
I think both views have validity. On one hand, I met my wife on a BBS (back in the old days before there were ISPs on every corner). I've made close friends online, as has my wife, and have used this medium to maintain contact with other friends we initially met offline. In that way, it has helped our communications and interactions with others.
On the other hand, there have been times where either my wife or I have spent time online rather than than with each other, or in offline social activities. And that has, at times, put a strain on our relationship.
Personally, I think it's no different than any other form of social interaction. If I spent too much time "out with the boys" or on the phone, it could have the same effect in my other relationships as spending too much time online can. Yes, it tends to be somewhat solitary - you usually don't have two or three people sharing a keyboard. But it's just another form of interaction.
Our company just bought a domain name we'd wanted for quite a while. Like your situation, it had fallen into disuse by its owners, and was auctioned on eBay. We're happy with the results, as the the company that auctioned it off.
To my mind, the biggest difference between cyber-squatting and legit domain selling is one of intent. The cyber-squatter acquires the domain name simply to make a buck - they have no intent to use the domain, and no other reason to hold the domain name. Someone who has had a legitimate need/use for a domain but no longer does is not in the same league as a cyber-squatter. Business needs and practices change, and what once might have been a central part of your business can become completely useless. It's good practice to get rid of the useless part, and if you can make a buck doing it, so much the better.
I don't think there's any problem at all with auctioning or selling off a domain name like this.
Well, Idle did say they're going to "do nothing". Maybe that includes serving web pages.
Guess I'll just go get a fish licence for my pet fish, Eric. He is an 'alibut.
- Bob
I like the fact that they left behind donuts and removal instructions. The kids had some class, didn't do any damage, didn't want damage to be done during the cleanup, and left a little treat for the ones who would have to do the cleanup. That's Class.
I've been doing sysadmin-type work for almost 20 years now, and I've nearly burned out a couple times (like when I was the only PC support tech for 240 users). But I have very clear priorities in my life, and I made them clear to my bosses when I was hired. I put my family first, then God, then country (okay, I'm a patriot, so sue me), and then career. I would be flexible, working weekends and evenings when it didn't conflict with other plans, but I would not sacrifice my Life for my Job.
Sure, it's caused problems sometimes. I had one boss that constantly rode me because I wouldn't stay late - I had to leave in time to pick up my kids from daycare. I eventually left that job for one closer to home. I probably have missed out on some promotions and raises along the way because I wasn't putting in the extra hours.
But, it's all worked out just fine. I'm currently employed at a company that is thrilled with the amount and quality of work I've been doing. They are paying me well, providing me with excellent career opportunities, and giving me interesting and challenging projects to work on. And they totally agree with and support my priorities in life.
As an example: My Dad was going in for some minor surgery, and I had wanted to be with Mom during the procedure. As I was getting ready to leave, we had a major server crash. I pitched in to provide some services on other servers while we ressurrected the original system. My boss noticed I was still there, stopped me from what I was doing, and said "We can handle this. Get out of here." Now at the time, her staff was a contractor that had been on-site for about a week, and a junior admin that had been hired two days earlier. It took them twice as long to get things back up and running without me. But she respected my priorities, as did her boss (the V.P. of I.S., who was in the server room when she kicked me out).
The Times article is true in many cases. But it doesn't have to be. It's all about establishing your priorities, amking them clear to your employer, and accepting that there may be consequences.
Humor has always played a part in the Star Wars saga, but it's always been situational, and based on the reality of the characters. Han's "what a marvelous smell you've discovered", the recurring "It's not my fault" in Jedi, and the constant interplay between C3PO and R2D2 leap to mind; I'm sure I could come up with other examples if I really thought about it.
In just about every situation, there's likely to be a person who's making wise-ass remarks, either to blow off steam, relieve the stress, or just out of their own nervousness. I've played this part myself for most of my life. If this is the sort of humor Howard is referring to, it just adds another level a realism to the movie. If, on the other hand, he's referring to slapstick, contrived or forced humor that's not true to the characters or distracts from the story, then I would agree that Lucas may have made a serious mistake.
- Bob
If you really want to get a jump on this, convince your local theater to set their clocks by Fiji time. GMT+12 hours....
I'm of two minds about this. On one hand, college isn't just about getting eduation and information about your chosen career - any trade school can provide that. One of the reason colleges require general education courses is to help build you into a more rounded individual, give you a broad base of information and experience, and help you understand the world around you. Okay, and give you endless partying opportunities. On this basis, I'd say the college experience is beneficial.
;-)
On the other hand, I'm a college dropout myself (to be precise, I washed out of a composition program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music). I backed into being a sysadmin by getting a cleck-typist job, reading DOS manuals, and being able to answer a few questions my co-workers asked. 16 years ago, that's all the job requirements were.
Now, I'm in a position where I'm the in-house "guru" with a "Systems Engineer" job title. I'm making more money than many of my friends with advanced degrees, and my boss considers me underpaid. I'll soon be setting up a new office for my company, designing the network from the ground up. And I'm responsible for evaluating applicants for new sysadmin slots. You can probably guess what I look for: experience.
I tend to look at college education as a foundation, but not a requirement, and not necessarily a qualifier for the job. If someone comes to me with a 4-year degree and nothing else, I'll generally offer them an entry-level position. I someone comes to me with no degree and 2 years' experience configuring systems, I'd probably offer that person a slightly higher position.
Part of this goes to the dynamic nature of this career field. Things change so quickly, the information received in a class last year is probably out of date by now. My own college experience was completely unrelated to my current job. This has neither helped nor hindered me (as far as I can tell) in my career advancement or in my job performance.
So is college irrelevant? Well, maybe. For SysAdminning, it seems to me that the most important education is that which you receive every day on the job, building on your experience, learning new technologies. If you need college to help you learn how to learn on your own, go for it. If you already know how to pick up new ideas, keep up with a dynamic environment, and approach problems from "outside the box", well, send me your resume!
- Bob
Jon, I think this belongs with William Shatner's "Get a life" speach on SNL. Why do I get the feeling you were dying to whip out the sarcasm around here?
I thought it was refreshingly candid of them to remind everyone on the intro page that they are published by Microsoft. Unfortunately, that's where any semblence of honest, accurate, or candid behavior ended. When I got to the tenth misrepresentation in the "techie" article, I stopped reading.
Written by a single man? Based on GNU? X Windows "similar" to MS Windows? Time for the ol' "Back" button....
- Bob
If I recall correctly, the original movies had the same sort of restrictions around here. I'd cut classes and take my lawn chair, cooler stocked with sodas, radio, and a good book or two, and camp out at 9:00 am for the 6:00 pm show.
To paraphrase the epic short Hardware Wars: "You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss nine bucks goodbye. Coming soon to a theater near you. Get in line now!"
- Bob
I liked it. But then, I generally like Katz, too. My vote is to keep him, and let the people who don't like him filter him out.
I thing you are confusing the editors. Bill Gates will add this chapter, and also another "Why Windows is actually OpenSource, and how I initiated the whole Open Source movement", but in his own book "The Road Ahead"
Yes, but will he release the new book as a "Service Pack", or an "Upgrade"? Either way, it's sure to have a "Y2K Compliant!" sticker on it....
If these are the only things that interest you, you have my sympathy. There is a whole other world outside of computers and technology, which is "Stuff That Matters". To me, at least, and apparently others here.
Articles that are critical of spelling and grammar errors should contain none themselves, in my opinion. The author in question spells his name "Katz", not "Kats". And I believe you meant to use the word "includes", rather than "contains". We won't go into the missing commas in the first two sentences of your post.
/. is more than just techie-oriented OSS news - certainly, reports on manned Mars missions, Star Wars prequels and Grateful Dead MP3s have little to do with Open Source. To my mind, this falls under the term "Stuff That Matters", as defined by Rob and his editorial staff. Their definition of the term doesn't always line up with mine, in which case I simply skip the article.
I would also point out that the term "good" is a relative one. By the standards you put forth as being required for "good" writing, ee cummings would not qualify (a statement with which a large number would disagree).
Back to the topic, I found the excerpt from Mr. Katz's book to be quite interesting, and will probably buy a copy. This would be the first book by him that I have ever purchased, I might add. You, on the other hand, are welcome to not purchase a copy, if you so desire. Isn't freedom wonderful?