I have never replaced a battery in my cell phone, not even the Treo. By the time it starts getting weak (3 years or so) there is something else out that is so much more improved that it becomes a non-issue because I'm buying a new phone. Even better now, since it's all already synced in iTunes, going to the next model will be smooth and straightforward.
People complain that it's 20% of the cost of the phone. If I buy a replacement battery for my RAZR, it's $40, which is more than 20% of the cost of the phone. Yes, I can do it myself, but will I ever? Not likely. The only time I've ever replaced a battery was back when I had a StarTAC phone, and I bought the smaller, thinner battery, because the phone slipped into my pocket.
Apple knows that only 5-8% or so of the people will even want to replace it, so they made it a possibility. People just need something to gripe about I guess.
When a shop requires certifications (MCSE, Cisco, Novell, Solaris... don't care which), you can count on the following:
1. You will have a pointy haired boss. This person will be a "manager", and have little technical skill. He/She will not be able to actually evaluate your work at a technical level. He/She will use "industry standard" metrics to evaluate your performance. The fact that you have a $CERTIFICATE makes you a safe bet for them to hire, since they probably can't tell the difference between someone walking in off the street and lying their ass off, and a seasoned 10 year IT vet.
2. You will make roughly "industry standard" wage, since your boss will really have no idea what you may or may not be worth.
3. Your chances of getting promoted to management are close to nil. After all, you can't go promoting the people that do all the work. They're too hard to find!
4. Your shop will get dragged, kicking and screaming into new technologies, since these likely have no certifications, and therefore no way for management to evaluate their worth. Your positive opinion towards new technologies will be considered an attempt to fill your resume in a vain attempt at escape or promotion.
What kinda bandwidth are we talking to transmit say a 1024x768x256 colors (to save bandwidth) screen at a decent frame rate? Hope you have Gigabit Ethernet to run this decently!
A quick google search (following the first link) gives us:
'91 Spencer L. Bolles, '91, Berkeley, CA, received a master's degree in social work from UC Berkeley in May 1997. He has accepted a position at United Behavioral Health in San Francisco. Julie Nuzman Harris, '91 (Kyle, '91), Seattle, WA, recently received a PhD in mathematics from the University of Washington. She is teaching classes at the university.
No email address to contact however someone might be able to look it up at UofW web site.
How about those UUCP addresses? I'm glad we no longer use email addresses that include the routing information with them (which UUCP addresses did) a simple username@host.domain.tld for me thank you very much!
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I have never replaced a battery in my cell phone, not even the Treo. By the time it starts getting weak (3 years or so) there is something else out that is so much more improved that it becomes a non-issue because I'm buying a new phone. Even better now, since it's all already synced in iTunes, going to the next model will be smooth and straightforward.
People complain that it's 20% of the cost of the phone. If I buy a replacement battery for my RAZR, it's $40, which is more than 20% of the cost of the phone. Yes, I can do it myself, but will I ever? Not likely. The only time I've ever replaced a battery was back when I had a StarTAC phone, and I bought the smaller, thinner battery, because the phone slipped into my pocket.
Apple knows that only 5-8% or so of the people will even want to replace it, so they made it a possibility. People just need something to gripe about I guess.
1. You will have a pointy haired boss. This person will be a "manager", and have little technical skill. He/She will not be able to actually evaluate your work at a technical level. He/She will use "industry standard" metrics to evaluate your performance. The fact that you have a $CERTIFICATE makes you a safe bet for them to hire, since they probably can't tell the difference between someone walking in off the street and lying their ass off, and a seasoned 10 year IT vet.
2. You will make roughly "industry standard" wage, since your boss will really have no idea what you may or may not be worth.
3. Your chances of getting promoted to management are close to nil. After all, you can't go promoting the people that do all the work. They're too hard to find!
4. Your shop will get dragged, kicking and screaming into new technologies, since these likely have no certifications, and therefore no way for management to evaluate their worth. Your positive opinion towards new technologies will be considered an attempt to fill your resume in a vain attempt at escape or promotion.
Get certified... Work for the clueless.
I'll take two! Too Bad they don't run well on carpet.
And running a buggy version of Apache as well!
telnet www.penguinairlines.com 80
Trying 216.143.162.33...
Connected to irix.penguinairlines.com.
Apache/1.3.23 Server at www.penguinairlines.com Port 80
What kinda bandwidth are we talking to transmit say a 1024x768x256 colors (to save bandwidth) screen at a decent frame rate? Hope you have Gigabit Ethernet to run this decently!
Gotta go out and see what stores are allowing early purchase/reserve copies!
'91 Spencer L. Bolles, '91, Berkeley, CA, received a master's degree in social work from UC Berkeley in May 1997. He has accepted a position at United Behavioral Health in San Francisco. Julie Nuzman Harris, '91 (Kyle, '91), Seattle, WA, recently received a PhD in mathematics from the University of Washington. She is teaching classes at the university.
No email address to contact however someone might be able to look it up at UofW web site.
How about those UUCP addresses? I'm glad we no longer use email addresses that include the routing information with them (which UUCP addresses did) a simple username@host.domain.tld for me thank you very much!
Find a t-shirt here.
oops! they're, not their (for all those who will correct me in the future.)
It's good their back. It was a great way to view stuff I'd never have a chance to actually watch on TV. Bandwidth costs must be HUGE!