Hmmm...I have the Samsung SCH-8500. I guess they learned their lesson while designing it. No problem with vibrating (which I use everyday): you can individually set the ringer type (or vibrate) for each kind of alarm: missed call, normal call, alarm, or message. Also it's a pretty compact and light phone, so no problem there.
No problem either with keylock : all the keys are protected by the phone itself: it closes just like a startac...
I used a startac in europe for about a year two years ago. I've always hated it, and will never buy one again. But then again, maybe they also improved their phone...
Sounds like when cops invade your house and you yell that you're gonna sue everybody, but you never really fo it.... I don't think it should be taken too seriously. I mean...analyzing that much logfiles!!! Not even Mattel could do it (the site _has_ been linked on slashdot...)
Wow! I had no idea that RFCs like this existed! This is really great! And who said that computer people had no humor???
Maan
They had something similar in love boat once...
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I remember seeing something similar in a love boat episode (the new ones). No, I don't regularly watch it...but I saw that one for some reason. They something like if you just wanted a night of sex, you pager would beep if someone in the area has the same setting. Same thing if you were gay, or if you wanted a long lasting relationship. It was both an intersting concept and weird (they made a big deal out of the fay thing...)
Some are going to be pissed...
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I don't myself own an Iridium phone or pager (i haven't exactly found the need for one, yet), but I'm guessing that the people that bought an Iridium phone or pager are going to be pissed (they're pretty expensive...). Unless of course it's all big companies that bought them!
If you're referring to the problem of netscape crashing on any page with some java on it...look at http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19990807-8.ht ml It now works for me 100%
I remember that story from about two years ago that a kid in Australia had found a 'revolutionizing' technique for Y2K problems. What happened? Anybody know?
Sure...they're a pain... But let's forget about them... They take a little screen estate (but that's why you have scrolling bars), and moderators usually come in pretty quickly...
The other though a guy had something like the 20th comment and "FIRST POST!!!". I really hate this...
I love the Y2K over-preparedness here at Carnegie-Mellon (you can read an article published in The Tartan (the school newspaper) here). Sure, they're well prepared, and they don't anticipate any major problems.
But...you won't have the right to be on campus unless you have a special authorization... And if you do have this authorization, you'll need a special badge. Has anybody decided that buildings are not Y2K-compliant and that they will crash down? Who knows...
The really ideal plan for planet Earth would be the following: a set of frequencies that all nations agree on (no more gsm on 1900 mhz for the us and 900 and 1800 for the rest). All the rest that is needed already exists: phones with a card that plug into it. So you can have your normal cell phone account wherever you live. And if you're travelling...you take the phone with you and you buy a prepaid card where you are. So wherever you are on this planet, you can have a cheap way of owning a cell phone, even if you're travelling...
For some reason my question didn't come out right. Either cliff edited it or I sent it in wrong. My problem is that smbclient to another machine is really slow in copying file to my machine. On the same box, a copy from the server but in windows this time is much faster. Any ideas?
They actually beat themselves in the worst patent: look at number 5715399. It's patent (that was granted!) for the invention of only sending part of a credit card number over the net to chose which one you want to use (ie. if you've 6 different cards in the past, and you actually want to reuse one you used before, they give you a list of all the cards you've used, but only showing the last 4 digits). This is insane!
After a very quick read of their page, here is my response to some of their points:
- Windows NT is more secure than linux The two levels of security for storage on NT make it so complex and so prone to mistakes in the settings. There's always a problem somewhere. On unix, file sytem securities are really easy. And usually, if a company needs something more flexible, they'll move up to some distributed file storage such as afs, coda etc. Those have their own securities which are more flexible but that still work.
-windows nt tco is lower They say that the tco is much lower than a unix system. That alone I don't believe, because management of unix machines is really much easier thanks to existing technologies. Also, they refer to unix, so I'm guessing Irix, Solaris, AIX, etc. Those have typically been much more expensive and support comes from a single company which makes it no so great and maybe expensive. Linux, however is free (i mean in terms of money), and support can come from different companies and from linux users in general, so it's cheap (0 if you want) and it's much more effective.
That's what I think about some things...(ie. my 0.005 cents)
There's a big difference between an MS service pack and 21 rpms to update. On one side is a huge file that might install correctly, and might update your system, and on the other are 21 (usually) small files. It takes a rpm -Uvh * to update everything (hopefully, of course). Also, the service pack only takes care of the kernel, the user interface, and some miscellaneous stuff. On the linux side, however, you have a single file to update the kernel, and the rest are for shells, daemons, misc apps... So I would think that you need more updates on NT to update your other apps.
And as for the complexity of the whole process, I think it's easier on linux. You usually end up with a mess after service packs, whereas updates on linux are cleaner, and actually perform their goal: they make the system more stable and more secure, and up to date.
Finally: isn't there a new tool in RedHat 6.1 which updates rpms all by itself? That should make it easier (although I don't think I'd use it, I'd be worried of what it might do, especially on a server). And I believe there were other programs already available that do that...
Question: have you ever seen a computer documentation that details your computer components? If you buy a PC at dell or wherever, they never have appropriate documentation that says that you have grpahic card x with x mb of ram and network card y... (come to think of it...maybe you can have a look at your bill).
But still, computer manufacturers are not making it easy for users...and you have a point too: users don't use their documentation enough.
Today, imagine the guy at home who wants to go out and buy a computer. He doesn't know much about it, but he wishes to connect to the net, get an e-mail address, surf the web, pay his bills, etc. The easiest way is probably some brand like compaq. The machine is pre-configured for everything he needs. It does wun windows.
Now we all know that linux is more stable, reliable, faster, blah blah blah... Why should linux stay at the level of those who know how to install an OS (whichever one it is)? If he could get a pre-installed linux box with all the multimedia stuff working and a nice gui, it would be great for him, and for linux in its goal of achieving world domination.
You're looking at the situation from the perspective of a knowledgeable computer user. That CNN reporter would just like a working computer. And if linux does a better job than windows, then he should use it. But the os of choice for this kind of user should be friendly. And linux can do it with say a well configured kde like mandrake. But he has to overcome the step of installing it.
This is one of the areas which needs a lot of work and which is, indeed, being worked on. But with people like you who make fun of the kind of user that he is, that's never going to happen. And if you'd like to see linux grow in the desktop market, you should understand that.
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And I got nothing!! Anyway, learning by myself was better...
Maan
Hmmm...I have the Samsung SCH-8500. I guess they learned their lesson while designing it. No problem with vibrating (which I use everyday): you can individually set the ringer type (or vibrate) for each kind of alarm: missed call, normal call, alarm, or message. Also it's a pretty compact and light phone, so no problem there.
No problem either with keylock : all the keys are protected by the phone itself: it closes just like a startac...
I used a startac in europe for about a year two years ago. I've always hated it, and will never buy one again. But then again, maybe they also improved their phone...
Maan
You might want to look at http://www.point.com.
They have a pretty cool site that let's you set different options and filters out the plans that don't match with your selection.
Good luck,
Maan
Does anybody remember comapaq's method of obtaining energy from each keystroke on the keyboard? Any insights on what happened to that?
Sounds like when cops invade your house and you yell that you're gonna sue everybody, but you never really fo it.... I don't think it should be taken too seriously. I mean...analyzing that much logfiles!!! Not even Mattel could do it (the site _has_ been linked on slashdot...)
Wow! I had no idea that RFCs like this existed! This is really great! And who said that computer people had no humor???
Maan
I remember seeing something similar in a love boat episode (the new ones). No, I don't regularly watch it...but I saw that one for some reason. They something like if you just wanted a night of sex, you pager would beep if someone in the area has the same setting. Same thing if you were gay, or if you wanted a long lasting relationship. It was both an intersting concept and weird (they made a big deal out of the fay thing...)
I don't myself own an Iridium phone or pager (i haven't exactly found the need for one, yet), but I'm guessing that the people that bought an Iridium phone or pager are going to be pissed (they're pretty expensive...). Unless of course it's all big companies that bought them!
Maan
It's a service by Compaq which you'll find right here http://testdrive.compaq.com/
BTW, it wasn't posted a few years back, just 1-1.5 year ago...
Enjoy
Yup, I'm *in* CMU, and I can't get to the server. I guess slashdot does indeed have a huge audience...
If you're referring to the problem of netscape crashing on any page with some java on it...look at http://help.netscape.com/kb/consumer/19990807-8.ht ml
It now works for me 100%
I remember that story from about two years ago that a kid in Australia had found a 'revolutionizing' technique for Y2K problems. What happened? Anybody know?
Sure...they're a pain... But let's forget about them... They take a little screen estate (but that's why you have scrolling bars), and moderators usually come in pretty quickly...
The other though a guy had something like the 20th comment and "FIRST POST!!!". I really hate this...
I love the Y2K over-preparedness here at Carnegie-Mellon (you can read an article published in The Tartan (the school newspaper) here). Sure, they're well prepared, and they don't anticipate any major problems.
But...you won't have the right to be on campus unless you have a special authorization... And if you do have this authorization, you'll need a special badge. Has anybody decided that buildings are not Y2K-compliant and that they will crash down? Who knows...
The really ideal plan for planet Earth would be the following: a set of frequencies that all nations agree on (no more gsm on 1900 mhz for the us and 900 and 1800 for the rest). All the rest that is needed already exists: phones with a card that plug into it. So you can have your normal cell phone account wherever you live. And if you're travelling...you take the phone with you and you buy a prepaid card where you are. So wherever you are on this planet, you can have a cheap way of owning a cell phone, even if you're travelling...
My 1 italian pound...
Hey,
Just a quick question...does anybody know what happened to hemos and his (burnt down) house ?
I have a local copy for those who want it.
Well...did you see the HTML 4.0 compliant icon? It's actually a GIF, and comes directly from the W3C.
I must say: it's a start. But there's way much more work ahead... But they're in the right direction.
Great job people! Thanks a lot!
For some reason my question didn't come out right. Either cliff edited it or I sent it in wrong. My problem is that smbclient to another machine is really slow in copying file to my machine. On the same box, a copy from the server but in windows this time is much faster. Any ideas?
They actually beat themselves in the worst patent: look at number 5715399. It's patent (that was granted!) for the invention of only sending part of a credit card number over the net to chose which one you want to use (ie. if you've 6 different cards in the past, and you actually want to reuse one you used before, they give you a list of all the cards you've used, but only showing the last 4 digits). This is insane!
After a very quick read of their page, here is my response to some of their points:
- Windows NT is more secure than linux
The two levels of security for storage on NT make it so complex and so prone to mistakes in the settings. There's always a problem somewhere. On unix, file sytem securities are really easy. And usually, if a company needs something more flexible, they'll move up to some distributed file storage such as afs, coda etc. Those have their own securities which are more flexible but that still work.
-windows nt tco is lower
They say that the tco is much lower than a unix system. That alone I don't believe, because management of unix machines is really much easier thanks to existing technologies. Also, they refer to unix, so I'm guessing Irix, Solaris, AIX, etc. Those have typically been much more expensive and support comes from a single company which makes it no so great and maybe expensive. Linux, however is free (i mean in terms of money), and support can come from different companies and from linux users in general, so it's cheap (0 if you want) and it's much more effective.
That's what I think about some things...(ie. my 0.005 cents)
Maan
There's a big difference between an MS service pack and 21 rpms to update. On one side is a huge file that might install correctly, and might update your system, and on the other are 21 (usually) small files. It takes a rpm -Uvh * to update everything (hopefully, of course). Also, the service pack only takes care of the kernel, the user interface, and some miscellaneous stuff. On the linux side, however, you have a single file to update the kernel, and the rest are for shells, daemons, misc apps... So I would think that you need more updates on NT to update your other apps.
And as for the complexity of the whole process, I think it's easier on linux. You usually end up with a mess after service packs, whereas updates on linux are cleaner, and actually perform their goal: they make the system more stable and more secure, and up to date.
Finally: isn't there a new tool in RedHat 6.1 which updates rpms all by itself? That should make it easier (although I don't think I'd use it, I'd be worried of what it might do, especially on a server). And I believe there were other programs already available that do that...
Maan
Question: have you ever seen a computer documentation that details your computer components? If you buy a PC at dell or wherever, they never have appropriate documentation that says that you have grpahic card x with x mb of ram and network card y ... (come to think of it...maybe you can have a look at your bill).
But still, computer manufacturers are not making it easy for users...and you have a point too: users don't use their documentation enough.
Today, imagine the guy at home who wants to go out and buy a computer. He doesn't know much about it, but he wishes to connect to the net, get an e-mail address, surf the web, pay his bills, etc. The easiest way is probably some brand like compaq. The machine is pre-configured for everything he needs. It does wun windows.
Now we all know that linux is more stable, reliable, faster, blah blah blah... Why should linux stay at the level of those who know how to install an OS (whichever one it is)? If he could get a pre-installed linux box with all the multimedia stuff working and a nice gui, it would be great for him, and for linux in its goal of achieving world domination.
You're looking at the situation from the perspective of a knowledgeable computer user. That CNN reporter would just like a working computer. And if linux does a better job than windows, then he should use it. But the os of choice for this kind of user should be friendly. And linux can do it with say a well configured kde like mandrake. But he has to overcome the step of installing it.
This is one of the areas which needs a lot of work and which is, indeed, being worked on. But with people like you who make fun of the kind of user that he is, that's never going to happen. And if you'd like to see linux grow in the desktop market, you should understand that.
Maan