We've looked at some of Microsoft's cloud computing initiative, such as Azure. One big issue is HIPAA concerns (look online - there has to be a lot added to meet HIPAA). Given that Minnesota's government is going to be putting personal information in their documents, I wonder what their security consists of. I'd personally be scared crapless that somebody could get to the wrong documents and publish them or steal the numbers or whatnot.
Um, no. My last two jobs mandated them. They work exceptionally well in a business environment, and while I love the iPhone it's not yet as good for the enterprise. So for personal use, "don't get one hurr" may work, for the majority of bberry users it's not an option. That being said, most users don't back it up - if you're tied to exchange, all the important stuff is synched to it and all you need to do with a new bberry is to associate it to the same acct.
I really wanted one when it came out, precisely because of the form factor. Given that it runs Wince 2.1 (Sorry, WinCE 2.1), I was probably better off. But a clever design.
Man, I'd love your coverage. There are two "dead zones" on the interstate between work and home, I'll lose calls in my neighborhood, and the occasional other spots. I'd say it's more like 5%, and that's both with AT&T and Sprint (different dead zones, interestingly enough).
Just wondering why people put up notices of these types of seminars days or weeks before the conference. Put out information a few hours ahead of time. I don't know how many concurrent seminars there are, but maybe there could be a "you really want to sit in on this" track? It just seems like a lot of these get shot down in advance for no good reason.
I do know that Consumers Union (Consumer Reports) is _very_ hardline on not allowing their magazine name or reviews mentioned by companies that are reviewed - that's why you always see the "Best Buy" by "Consumer's Digest" (a company which accepts money in exchange for awards), not Consumer Reports.
Don't know if that's why they're censoring it, but it _is_ a possibility.
One night, while working with my boss on a Lotus Notes upgrade, I asked something about email aliases, and he said "you could even be godofthunder for all I care". So we set up that alias. Had that email address several years, and the autocomplete would pop up my name whenever you typed "god".
Look at all the ways Onlive fails us gamers: * Lower resolution that our monitors. * Extra fees to play the game - what is this, an MMO? And for multiplayer games with PC servers, how does that work? * The game will Not Always Be There - they "guarantee" 3 years, from what I saw. * Added latency * Always-on internet connection required: that's why I didn't buy AC2. F them and their DRM.
For non-hardcore gamers (I won't say "casual", since that implies Peggle and the like), this is probably a good deal. Pay $180 over 3 years, which wouldn't buy a new machine (heck, my last graphics card cost more). Buy a game, play it once, then get rid of it - why replay when there's something new coming? $5 a month extra? Sure, worth it for the ease. DRM? What's that?
It sounded clever as hell when I first heard about it. Now that I've seen it: meh.
The niche businesses will do fine, I suspect, depending on the niche.
For the music I listen to, there are about 5 guys in the U.S. who carry it via the web/phone/mail. As far as I know, there's one store within an hour that carries that _type_ of music, and they don't necessarily have exactly what I want. And Amazon either doesn't carry it or wants about twice what the "niche" guy does. (Just checked 2 CDs I'm buying. Small guy: $16. Amazon: $25 for one, $33 for another)
Reminds me of a line from the late great Dennis Wolfberg: 'My students would ask me "do all women have volvos?" To which I would then reply 'no, only Swedish women!"'
Looking at it, there's NO reason for him to move his fingers. Interesting mod, though. (Yes, I have played a theremin. No, it doesn't work like that. Yes, the movie is hilarious)
What's to stop them from making an enterprise deployment? Or have the rules for that changed? Looking at Chapter 5 of the guide (http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/), you can use the iPhone Configuration Utility to deploy a signed package, the only thing you need to do is get a signature via Apple, then send out a config that includes instructions on how to get the app.
Every few times I run XP mode, I get a message that my computer cannot run it, that my computer does not have hardware virtualization support. Turning the computer completely OFF (a reboot does not do it) will fix it, but it is a problem. Maybe this is a workaround until they can fix it?
The least expensive part of a book is the PP&B (print, paper & binding - aka the physical book). On my $65 chem book, the PP&B was 3.65. The wholesale price was $47. There are ways to lower the price - if there's no secondary market (aka used), that's fewer lost sales to worry about. Skipping the bookstores is another potential savings. Replacing some of the teacher tools with online resources (aka no more transparencies) - lowers but doesn't eliminate a cost. Theoretically, time-based DRM would allow you to get it for a semester... but remember that fixed costs remain.
Whether the publishers will see that as an opportunity to drop the prices or not - that's another question.
I have a Netbook, and I still think this'll be useful as heck. Keyboard seems about on par - my 10" netbook gives me cramped hands when trying to do anything for more than 5 minutes. Screen seems a bit larger than my netbook, so that would be REALLY nice. For what it is (not a computer), it sounds ideal. Betcha my folks would love it. Let's see if I can justify it to the wife.
I'd love to see that. I'm actually surprised no one's done something similar in hardware - while I carry a blackberry for work, I'd love to use its data connection on my Touch. Can't because the wifi radio in the bberry isn't built that way, but why not do something like that via bluetooth?
I'd be surprised if people didn't want to do something similar once the Pad came out - why pay for 2 data plans?
Tried using it on my box as a backup tool for a clean install of Win7. AVOID IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME PHYSICAL DRIVE. Windows 7 couldn't mount or boot it. Known issue, and extremely aggravating.
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We've looked at some of Microsoft's cloud computing initiative, such as Azure. One big issue is HIPAA concerns (look online - there has to be a lot added to meet HIPAA). Given that Minnesota's government is going to be putting personal information in their documents, I wonder what their security consists of. I'd personally be scared crapless that somebody could get to the wrong documents and publish them or steal the numbers or whatnot.
Um, no. My last two jobs mandated them. They work exceptionally well in a business environment, and while I love the iPhone it's not yet as good for the enterprise. So for personal use, "don't get one hurr" may work, for the majority of bberry users it's not an option. That being said, most users don't back it up - if you're tied to exchange, all the important stuff is synched to it and all you need to do with a new bberry is to associate it to the same acct.
Behold its majesty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadem_Clio
I really wanted one when it came out, precisely because of the form factor. Given that it runs Wince 2.1 (Sorry, WinCE 2.1), I was probably better off.
But a clever design.
And don't worry - just like code, you have nothing to actually show off a day later.
"I'm the mayor of your mom"
When I first read about e-ink it was about 5 years away. That was the case from 1995-2001 or so.
Man, I'd love your coverage. There are two "dead zones" on the interstate between work and home, I'll lose calls in my neighborhood, and the occasional other spots. I'd say it's more like 5%, and that's both with AT&T and Sprint (different dead zones, interestingly enough).
Just wondering why people put up notices of these types of seminars days or weeks before the conference. Put out information a few hours ahead of time. I don't know how many concurrent seminars there are, but maybe there could be a "you really want to sit in on this" track? It just seems like a lot of these get shot down in advance for no good reason.
I do know that Consumers Union (Consumer Reports) is _very_ hardline on not allowing their magazine name or reviews mentioned by companies that are reviewed - that's why you always see the "Best Buy" by "Consumer's Digest" (a company which accepts money in exchange for awards), not Consumer Reports.
Don't know if that's why they're censoring it, but it _is_ a possibility.
One night, while working with my boss on a Lotus Notes upgrade, I asked something about email aliases, and he said "you could even be godofthunder for all I care". So we set up that alias. Had that email address several years, and the autocomplete would pop up my name whenever you typed "god".
Look at all the ways Onlive fails us gamers:
* Lower resolution that our monitors.
* Extra fees to play the game - what is this, an MMO? And for multiplayer games with PC servers, how does that work?
* The game will Not Always Be There - they "guarantee" 3 years, from what I saw.
* Added latency
* Always-on internet connection required: that's why I didn't buy AC2. F them and their DRM.
For non-hardcore gamers (I won't say "casual", since that implies Peggle and the like), this is probably a good deal. Pay $180 over 3 years, which wouldn't buy a new machine (heck, my last graphics card cost more). Buy a game, play it once, then get rid of it - why replay when there's something new coming? $5 a month extra? Sure, worth it for the ease. DRM? What's that?
It sounded clever as hell when I first heard about it. Now that I've seen it: meh.
This is a repeat from 2005, 2001, 1995...
The niche businesses will do fine, I suspect, depending on the niche.
For the music I listen to, there are about 5 guys in the U.S. who carry it via the web/phone/mail. As far as I know, there's one store within an hour that carries that _type_ of music, and they don't necessarily have exactly what I want. And Amazon either doesn't carry it or wants about twice what the "niche" guy does. (Just checked 2 CDs I'm buying. Small guy: $16. Amazon: $25 for one, $33 for another)
Amazon's long tail only goes so far.
Put a strip of scotch tape over the junction on the bottom left.
Reminds me of a line from the late great Dennis Wolfberg:
'My students would ask me "do all women have volvos?"
To which I would then reply 'no, only Swedish women!"'
Okay, Billy. Time for your meds.
Looking at it, there's NO reason for him to move his fingers. Interesting mod, though. (Yes, I have played a theremin. No, it doesn't work like that. Yes, the movie is hilarious)
What's to stop them from making an enterprise deployment? Or have the rules for that changed? Looking at Chapter 5 of the guide (http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/enterprise/), you can use the iPhone Configuration Utility to deploy a signed package, the only thing you need to do is get a signature via Apple, then send out a config that includes instructions on how to get the app.
What am I missing?
Nice Phineas & Ferb reference, by the way.
Every few times I run XP mode, I get a message that my computer cannot run it, that my computer does not have hardware virtualization support. Turning the computer completely OFF (a reboot does not do it) will fix it, but it is a problem. Maybe this is a workaround until they can fix it?
The least expensive part of a book is the PP&B (print, paper & binding - aka the physical book). On my $65 chem book, the PP&B was 3.65. The wholesale price was $47. There are ways to lower the price - if there's no secondary market (aka used), that's fewer lost sales to worry about. Skipping the bookstores is another potential savings. Replacing some of the teacher tools with online resources (aka no more transparencies) - lowers but doesn't eliminate a cost. Theoretically, time-based DRM would allow you to get it for a semester... but remember that fixed costs remain.
Whether the publishers will see that as an opportunity to drop the prices or not - that's another question.
That would be nice.
I have a Netbook, and I still think this'll be useful as heck. Keyboard seems about on par - my 10" netbook gives me cramped hands when trying to do anything for more than 5 minutes. Screen seems a bit larger than my netbook, so that would be REALLY nice. For what it is (not a computer), it sounds ideal. Betcha my folks would love it. Let's see if I can justify it to the wife.
I'd love to see that. I'm actually surprised no one's done something similar in hardware - while I carry a blackberry for work, I'd love to use its data connection on my Touch. Can't because the wifi radio in the bberry isn't built that way, but why not do something like that via bluetooth?
I'd be surprised if people didn't want to do something similar once the Pad came out - why pay for 2 data plans?
Tried using it on my box as a backup tool for a clean install of Win7. AVOID IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME PHYSICAL DRIVE. Windows 7 couldn't mount or boot it. Known issue, and extremely aggravating.