Small businesses are going to love that - it will almost certainly mean more exposure.
It will also be a valuable resource for going on a holiday - I can find a good coffee shop before I leave home, from the comfort of my PC, instead of struggling with local directories.
This is especially relavent, since Australia has lower population and population density than America.
True, a lot of people live in the capital cities - but last I checked, the State of New York has more population than the entire country of Australia.
Then again - Australia is one of the most mobile-phone centric countries in the world, so it makes a certain amount of sense that we'd be using our laptops for 3G and similar internet soon after it arrived.
I'm sure the telcos would get more sales of such things if they had a decent charge rate for data, as stated elsethread.
"There are natural structures that resemble bridges that we have learned from. For most software, this is not the case."
Hmm. I'm not so sure about that - what about the human mind? It's arguably the most complex 'structure' found in nature - and software generally does things that the human brain can do, given the motivation.
In my workspace, first and most important is a *huge* desk. This cannot be overstated. Room for my monitor, my paper, and my current source of caffiene. With plenty of leg room. And a footrest.
Second is a decent desk chair with back support. If i have to sit in one spot all day, I want to be able to still stand at the end of it.
Third comes lighting. Daylight-level lighting is bad, as is natural lighting. It washes out the images on my monitor, and more than that, I get seriously burnt in those conditions. Sunburn in an office is not fun. I want to be able to turn off the lights, dammit. A single desk lamp would suit me just fine, and the savings i'd make on asprin due to a lack of eyestrain headaches would be enourmous.
Fourth - noise. Having spent most of the last few years in very noisy working environments, I now find that *some* background noise is necessary. Music is good. People talking I can live with, but really could live without.
So what do i really want in a office? A real office (with a door) would be nice, but a cubicle is just fine. Open-plan is the stuff of nightmares.
That's all i have to say for now.
"A tidy desk is the sign of a cluttered desk drawer."
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Except for the ones who found linux users of a desirable gender.
They do exist! Really, I'm sure there are a few out there somewhere...
Small businesses are going to love that - it will almost certainly mean more exposure.
It will also be a valuable resource for going on a holiday - I can find a good coffee shop before I leave home, from the comfort of my PC, instead of struggling with local directories.
So, you wouldn't have been offended if the article said "Even my grandfather could use it."?
Personally, my opinon of the iPod - even the rest of my technologically illerate family could use it, so long as it came with a manual.
This is especially relavent, since Australia has lower population and population density than America.
True, a lot of people live in the capital cities - but last I checked, the State of New York has more population than the entire country of Australia.
Then again - Australia is one of the most mobile-phone centric countries in the world, so it makes a certain amount of sense that we'd be using our laptops for 3G and similar internet soon after it arrived.
I'm sure the telcos would get more sales of such things if they had a decent charge rate for data, as stated elsethread.
"There are natural structures that resemble bridges that we have learned from. For most software, this is not the case."
Hmm. I'm not so sure about that - what about the human mind? It's arguably the most complex 'structure' found in nature - and software generally does things that the human brain can do, given the motivation.
In my workspace, first and most important is a *huge* desk. This cannot be overstated. Room for my monitor, my paper, and my current source of caffiene. With plenty of leg room. And a footrest. Second is a decent desk chair with back support. If i have to sit in one spot all day, I want to be able to still stand at the end of it. Third comes lighting. Daylight-level lighting is bad, as is natural lighting. It washes out the images on my monitor, and more than that, I get seriously burnt in those conditions. Sunburn in an office is not fun. I want to be able to turn off the lights, dammit. A single desk lamp would suit me just fine, and the savings i'd make on asprin due to a lack of eyestrain headaches would be enourmous. Fourth - noise. Having spent most of the last few years in very noisy working environments, I now find that *some* background noise is necessary. Music is good. People talking I can live with, but really could live without. So what do i really want in a office? A real office (with a door) would be nice, but a cubicle is just fine. Open-plan is the stuff of nightmares. That's all i have to say for now. "A tidy desk is the sign of a cluttered desk drawer."