Isn't this just a back handed way for the government to grant itself unquestioned, unsupervised access to the communication network? Possibly including large parts of the Internet.
If I am out...why in the hell do I want to take time to manage all my household appliances? I am 'out' for a reason. Presumably to have fun. Other than that, I am at home or work. Exactly the point. You don't want to take time to manage all your household appliances. You want them to manage themselves.
Heat and A/C? Nope, sorry. Either maintain a constant temp, or follow the damn program I already gave you. I'll sort of agree here - but so many times I forget to turn off the Heat before going to work (gasp - slashdot is not my job!). GPS in my phone that notifies my Heater to turn on when I get close to home, or turn off when I get away.
House lights? Again...follow the (individual) timers, or just stay off. Simple, cheap, pretty foolproof. Seriously? This one annoys me the most - turning lights on and off as I go to the kitchen, outside or some room sucks. Every little bit of energy conservation helps. This one in aggregate is probably a considerable amount.
What possibly would I need to change settings on if I am 'out'. About the only thing I can think of that I might want to alter is the TiVo settings. Which I can do already. And that is (for me) a non issue. In two(three?) years, I haven't found a need to do it once. TiVo? Meh. TiVo is limited in its current design. Its going to be about On-Demand. Not the current crappy version that supplements the cable system. My (dedicated) computer connects to my TV. I don't see ads, or fast-forward them. I don't switch channels - I pick shows. With terabytes costing a few hundred dollars, I have enough media to last me for a while. This is what I have now - usability is what still needs improvement for the general masses.
Use something like libhttpd or thttp to embed a webserver. Using ideas based on REST, design a RPC system (can use XML-RPC or if you're bent on making it a web based frontend, then maybe JSON-RPC) to communicate with the GUI.
You could get a Palm Zire (I use Zire 71) + SD/MMC card.
I sync my regular plucker reading directly onto my palm.
For large books/PDF's (using acrobat's free palm PDF reader) I transfer them onto my SD card with a USB card reader. The card reader also allows me to use the SD card as a regular old flash drive.
Plucker is especially nice as it allows for custom fonts (with antialiasing). And the 320x320 resolution of the Zire definately helps.
~200$ for Zire 71 + ~50 for 256MB SD card = 250 for a multipurpose device (low-res camera, mp3 player, ebook reader, games and ofcourse an organizer!)
It needs to be mentioned that this doesnt not affect the GPL version of Qt, as used for KDE and never can. Its been said, and said over again. Go here to find out why:
Adding a few lines of code in Mozilla / Phoenix can do this, check out http://texturizer.net/firebird/adblock.html and you'll not need a seperate product.
The Internet was popular even when people only had Lynx to browse the web.
Making international call's is pretty expensive, especially in developing contries. In India, we get a device which goes between the phone cable and the phone. You press # twice (on your regular phone), it calls your ISP, goes online, checks your account balance and rings. All in about 2 mins. And then you can use your existing phone and call from anywhere to the USA for about 1.9 cents a minute. Hell, even within the US 1.9 cents a minute is pretty good.
Oh yeah, they've got a ethernet version too. No need to wait for the 2 odd minutes. And the connection is crystal clear. The callee never realizes how 'cheap' the caller is!
i'm sure a much easier way to implement this would be to get windows to read open multisession cd's... that way, there's no physical changes to the methods of production
how will microsoft create a business model from this?... so many have had problems with creating business models with these ideas, how is microsoft different?
The same strategy is being used in India, and its quite successful. Its not exactly free, as you pay for phone access plus more, but there's no account setup, username/password and so on. Its extremely convenient, you get charged for what you use with your phone bill.
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Isn't this just a back handed way for the government to grant itself unquestioned, unsupervised access to the communication network? Possibly including large parts of the Internet.
Add rounded corners, drop shadows, glassy reflections and gradients everywhere - and you're done!
Seriously,
Tons of good gallery sites, visit them. Use Adobe's Kuler. Finally, read this basic book: The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams.
And like someone else said - a boring site is better than an ugly one. So don't try to be a hero.
Use something like libhttpd or thttp to embed a webserver. Using ideas based on REST, design a RPC system (can use XML-RPC or if you're bent on making it a web based frontend, then maybe JSON-RPC) to communicate with the GUI.
How about Vista Dual Boot Edition?
You could get a Palm Zire (I use Zire 71) + SD/MMC card.
I sync my regular plucker reading directly onto my palm.
For large books/PDF's (using acrobat's free palm PDF reader) I transfer them onto my SD card with a USB card reader. The card reader also allows me to use the SD card as a regular old flash drive.
Plucker is especially nice as it allows for custom fonts (with antialiasing). And the 320x320 resolution of the Zire definately helps.
~200$ for Zire 71 + ~50 for 256MB SD card = 250 for a multipurpose device (low-res camera, mp3 player, ebook reader, games and ofcourse an organizer!)
It needs to be mentioned that this doesnt not affect the GPL version of Qt, as used for KDE and never can. Its been said, and said over again. Go here to find out why:
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http://kde.org/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation.ph
Adding a few lines of code in Mozilla / Phoenix can do this, check out http://texturizer.net/firebird/adblock.html and you'll not need a seperate product.
The Internet was popular even when people only had Lynx to browse the web.
Making international call's is pretty expensive, especially in developing contries. In India, we get a device which goes between the phone cable and the phone. You press # twice (on your regular phone), it calls your ISP, goes online, checks your account balance and rings. All in about 2 mins. And then you can use your existing phone and call from anywhere to the USA for about 1.9 cents a minute. Hell, even within the US 1.9 cents a minute is pretty good.
Oh yeah, they've got a ethernet version too. No need to wait for the 2 odd minutes. And the connection is crystal clear. The callee never realizes how 'cheap' the caller is!
i'm sure a much easier way to implement this would be to get windows to read open multisession cd's... that way, there's no physical changes to the methods of production
how will microsoft create a business model from this?... so many have had problems with creating business models with these ideas, how is microsoft different?
The same strategy is being used in India, and its quite successful. Its not exactly free, as you pay for phone access plus more, but there's no account setup, username/password and so on. Its extremely convenient, you get charged for what you use with your phone bill.