I agree with your posting for the most part - however, the QOS rules shouldn't by default throttle the lowest queue to neverneverland by itself.
I've done some work with QOS and in a large implementation, we do around 10 percent limitation for VoIP as well as another 1-5 percent for managment/inter switch communication. We give normal traffic a max of 90 percent on the wire. This way you're not starving applications if there's bandwidth to spare within the network; however it does guarantee that there is always ten percent to start communication for higher valued conversations.
Whe I saw your final unlimited lowest quality throttled, I'm picturing 1-5% max BW allowed - which really shouldn't be the case 24x7 since I'd have to bet that most times the line rate isn't anywhere close to being exceeded within the network.
I'm betting I couldn't find Iraq on a map - I know the general area, but couldn't point it out exactly.
But here's the kicker - I really don't care where it is. Why? Because it's not something I have to regurgitate or know on a daily basis. Those kinds of things tend to leave my head rather quickly to make room for things that I need to remember now.
This is not to say that "Iraq" doesn't affect me - it obviously affects everyone worldwide what with it's current state. However, I really don't care "where on a map" it is.
I've just purchased a 4gb transcend 300x card (udma5) and an addonics IDE to CF adapter. This article comes along at a great time, since scouring the net for information on "flash linux" usually results in some article regarding USB installations, which are about 2x (or more, depending on drive used) slower than this solution.
The only thing that this PC runs is minor browsing when looking up a car repair, or Amarok (with a MySQL backend.) Regarding the mysql backend, it doesn't seem like there will be enough action on the disk to even begin to worry about the flash failing.
In addition, the transcend I purchased (and most high end == costly) is an SLC device, which I've read is faster as well as can sustain more writes over the lifetime of the drive. I see this as worthwhile in a system such as this, as I want it to be an "install and forget" type of system. Using a spinning platter in the variable humidity and temperature conditions just doesn't seem to make sense - especially when most of the media used would be in a server in my basement.
I'm also looking into network booting; however the PC that I've slated for use in the garage would probably require a bootable floppy/cd since it's old enough to not be bootable from an installed NIC. Maybe I just need to add a newer NIC - but I've not spent a lot of time researching that.
If anyone has other articles I could enhance my knowledge with - and possibly doing something similar to my setup - I'd love to read them.
DLP based projectors cause this issue; LCDs basically do the same thing as LCD monitors - pump a bunch of light through one (or several) tiny LCD panels and then throw it on the wall.
I had severe issues back in the day when I was using a cheapie 2x projector - but now I'm using one that has a five segment wheel with a five-times rotating speed. It doesn't totally eliminate the problem, but it did eliminate any real fatigue I was getting with my initial setup.
This news is actually extremely important to me; I bought a CF to IDE adapter to mess with and am thinking of converting two of my machines to use compactflash cards:
1. Laptop 2. PC in garage
The PC will probably get the first set-up; no need to run the aging 80 gig hard drive into the ground. Especially in the harsh conditions there. The laptop will be a project "if I get around to it" but would be cool to do, what with all of the SSD talk nowadays.
Anyone have any ideas on Linux on CF (limiting writes etc?)
The screen squeal can be fixed by a small utility called WarpSpeed from palmpowerups.com
You are 100% correct - and this application DOES fix the screen squeal on mine. However, I truly wonder how many people use these devices (any of the palm lineup) and don't realize this?
And then the person sees that they will have to pay for a solution. That goes over like a turd in a punchbowl. It did with me, and to be honest even though the application was only ten dollars, I thought to myself "self, why would you pay for something that fixes a flaw in this device?" Don't get me wrong, I will pay money for features/functionality in an application (or car or house etc) but I do not pay after the fact to fix manufacturing defects.
So, I have an app that I found (open source, I believe) called WhineHack. Does the trick - just tried it today, but there are too many other flaws with this unit for me to think about carrying it in my day-to-day routine again.
In your situation, it's all about priorities. If it really was enough of a hassle for you to be where you are (i.e. where you call "home") then you'd probably up and move.
But if I had to hazard a guess, the view where you're at is breathtaking. And some small part of me doesn't fault you for that.
I've owned Palm gear since.. oh around the time the original palm3x came out. Bought it from CompUSA - loved that device for about a year.
Got a good lead on a VX - and scored one. Very awesome; although the lack of being able to use aaa batteries was somewhat dissapointing, it seemed to hold a good charge. Even up until a year ago when I got rid of the unit.
Did everything with this machine. GPS, kept my contacts, even had about 15 minutes every morning where I would manually sync my business calendar with the one in the Palm to stay on top of things. Truly this machine was the best PDA I've ever had.
Fast forward to.. oh 3 years ago? When the T|X came out, told my wife that I wanted one for Christmas. And I got it! Played with that thing for about a month, using it to watch videos at the gym and playing music at work. For data entry and screen visibility, this device was awesome.
My gripes? 1. The audio out on the device is noisy with low impedance headphones. This drives my tinnitus up the wall. Constant "hisssssssssss" regardless of the volume level. This is either a product of cramming an audio amp next to the screen or just a crappy amp. 2. Screen squeal. No lie, this thing emits a vile, harsh sound from the screen anytime that it is on. It's not that noticable, but again - I have slight tinnitus in my left ear, and it makes my left ear go absolutely nuts. I believe it is in the same sound spectrum as a TV flyback - because they both do this to me. Anyways, 2 RMAs later, and they state that this problem is expected with this kind of display technology and they're not going to fix it. This seems to affect every one of their devices - go into your local staples/office max/whatever and find their Palm section (if they still have one.) If you turn them on, you're guaranteed to hear the squeal - my wife was giving me shit for not using my gift she got me, and I then walked her by the Palm section. She didn't berate me any more after that. 3. Had to RMA for failing power button. This happened about 2 months into the device, and really drove me nuts. This exact same issue happened with my Palm Vx late in life. They did fix this properly, and to this day the power button works.
I no longer use the device and it sits on my shelf due to the screen squeal. I also bought an MP3 player that plays videos (granted, on a much smaller screen) so I no longer need this one at the gym. It also doesn't accept SDHC cards (DOH!!!)
Now, my thoughts as to why they're doing bad in the market:
1. They don't fix clearly obvious issues with the device (#1 and #2 above) 2. My work laptop now has wireless access every place that I go in my company. This gives my laptop the ability to be my "pda" even though it isn't as convenient. 3. With #2 being true for a lot of people, there's just no market for a small portable repository of address books and calendars for the masses. Note - there are probably some niche areas where a PDA comes in handy, but in my line of work (Network/Voice Design) I just don't have a need. 4. Same as above, I still see a PDA and a phone combo as a niche device. Blackberry and Apple are getting this area right - by integrating with popular mail types (Exchange, Lotus Notes) that companies use to keep their employees abreast of things. I'm not sure how Palm still does this, but back in the day it was some convoluted connector that runs on your local PC. Not too handy if the laptop is sitting in the off position in your laptop bag.
Is there any other technology battery-wise for a project like this that is feasable?
I have done some basic looking at solar, and everyone seems to use lead acid banks. Similar to what's in UPSs. I can vouch that these batteries usually don't last more than 5 years in my own UPS equipment, and anything after the 5 year mark if they do last, the minute you need them they'll proabably fail.
I'm taking the bootcamp, which I guess could be seperated from just going and getting the certificate. In my instance, I need to be able to learn all about what the Cisco equipment can do for me - as well as open my eyes to new ways to use the equipment.
There are other ways to learn, but sometimes getting into class and having the "guaranteed off time" from work to do that gives me much more time to learn than getting interrupted constantly at work.
I guess I should clarify then - I don't "NEED" the paper, I "WANT" the paper. Specifically, it proves that I wanted to learn the subject matter and that I am able to take this knowledge back to my day job and utilize it. My company doesn't rely on these for advancement etc - but they don't mind if I take the initiative to go out and learn.
Hmmm. I've been in IT for 12+ years, doing all sorts of odd jobs. Computer support, voice systems, networking...
I am going to be studying via bootcamp in a few weeks for the CCNA. Yes, it's a certification. Yup, got those 10 years. Why your post is somewhat grinding to me is that I'm truly trying to find a way to get education outside of the limited viewports I get in my day-to-day job. I truly believe in my career now that unless I get out and get training and meet others in the industry, I will be left behind.
Now, I re-read your statement and you state "meaningless certifications" - and I counter with the fact that I would have to bet most that are willing to learn, they would not feel any cert meaningless. I know you weren't knocking my attempt to better myself personally, but not knowing what you feel is meaningless, it came off as a little harsh.
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I agree with your posting for the most part - however, the QOS rules shouldn't by default throttle the lowest queue to neverneverland by itself.
I've done some work with QOS and in a large implementation, we do around 10 percent limitation for VoIP as well as another 1-5 percent for managment/inter switch communication. We give normal traffic a max of 90 percent on the wire. This way you're not starving applications if there's bandwidth to spare within the network; however it does guarantee that there is always ten percent to start communication for higher valued conversations.
Whe I saw your final unlimited lowest quality throttled, I'm picturing 1-5% max BW allowed - which really shouldn't be the case 24x7 since I'd have to bet that most times the line rate isn't anywhere close to being exceeded within the network.
I'm betting I couldn't find Iraq on a map - I know the general area, but couldn't point it out exactly.
But here's the kicker - I really don't care where it is. Why? Because it's not something I have to regurgitate or know on a daily basis. Those kinds of things tend to leave my head rather quickly to make room for things that I need to remember now.
This is not to say that "Iraq" doesn't affect me - it obviously affects everyone worldwide what with it's current state. However, I really don't care "where on a map" it is.
I've just purchased a 4gb transcend 300x card (udma5) and an addonics IDE to CF adapter. This article comes along at a great time, since scouring the net for information on "flash linux" usually results in some article regarding USB installations, which are about 2x (or more, depending on drive used) slower than this solution.
The only thing that this PC runs is minor browsing when looking up a car repair, or Amarok (with a MySQL backend.) Regarding the mysql backend, it doesn't seem like there will be enough action on the disk to even begin to worry about the flash failing.
In addition, the transcend I purchased (and most high end == costly) is an SLC device, which I've read is faster as well as can sustain more writes over the lifetime of the drive. I see this as worthwhile in a system such as this, as I want it to be an "install and forget" type of system. Using a spinning platter in the variable humidity and temperature conditions just doesn't seem to make sense - especially when most of the media used would be in a server in my basement.
I'm also looking into network booting; however the PC that I've slated for use in the garage would probably require a bootable floppy/cd since it's old enough to not be bootable from an installed NIC. Maybe I just need to add a newer NIC - but I've not spent a lot of time researching that.
If anyone has other articles I could enhance my knowledge with - and possibly doing something similar to my setup - I'd love to read them.
Somebody modded your wife as redundant?
DLP based projectors cause this issue; LCDs basically do the same thing as LCD monitors - pump a bunch of light through one (or several) tiny LCD panels and then throw it on the wall.
I had severe issues back in the day when I was using a cheapie 2x projector - but now I'm using one that has a five segment wheel with a five-times rotating speed. It doesn't totally eliminate the problem, but it did eliminate any real fatigue I was getting with my initial setup.
Funny, I thought it would probably just blow.
Ummm. Impossible. They require energy just to overcome friction. Unless you're living in some universe other than the one I'm in.
Terriforming? More like terrorforming, if you ask me.
Should have added:
"With your donation of only two bits per day"
This news is actually extremely important to me; I bought a CF to IDE adapter to mess with and am thinking of converting two of my machines to use compactflash cards:
1. Laptop
2. PC in garage
The PC will probably get the first set-up; no need to run the aging 80 gig hard drive into the ground. Especially in the harsh conditions there. The laptop will be a project "if I get around to it" but would be cool to do, what with all of the SSD talk nowadays.
Anyone have any ideas on Linux on CF (limiting writes etc?)
Think about that if you ever spread enamel on your wall or pop a prescription.
You can do both at once and come out with a screwed up mess of a wall.
The screen squeal can be fixed by a small utility called WarpSpeed from palmpowerups.com
You are 100% correct - and this application DOES fix the screen squeal on mine. However, I truly wonder how many people use these devices (any of the palm lineup) and don't realize this?
And then the person sees that they will have to pay for a solution. That goes over like a turd in a punchbowl. It did with me, and to be honest even though the application was only ten dollars, I thought to myself "self, why would you pay for something that fixes a flaw in this device?" Don't get me wrong, I will pay money for features/functionality in an application (or car or house etc) but I do not pay after the fact to fix manufacturing defects.
So, I have an app that I found (open source, I believe) called WhineHack. Does the trick - just tried it today, but there are too many other flaws with this unit for me to think about carrying it in my day-to-day routine again.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=155828
In your situation, it's all about priorities. If it really was enough of a hassle for you to be where you are (i.e. where you call "home") then you'd probably up and move.
But if I had to hazard a guess, the view where you're at is breathtaking. And some small part of me doesn't fault you for that.
I've owned Palm gear since .. oh around the time the original palm3x came out. Bought it from CompUSA - loved that device for about a year.
Got a good lead on a VX - and scored one. Very awesome; although the lack of being able to use aaa batteries was somewhat dissapointing, it seemed to hold a good charge. Even up until a year ago when I got rid of the unit.
Did everything with this machine. GPS, kept my contacts, even had about 15 minutes every morning where I would manually sync my business calendar with the one in the Palm to stay on top of things. Truly this machine was the best PDA I've ever had.
Fast forward to .. oh 3 years ago? When the T|X came out, told my wife that I wanted one for Christmas. And I got it! Played with that thing for about a month, using it to watch videos at the gym and playing music at work. For data entry and screen visibility, this device was awesome.
My gripes?
1. The audio out on the device is noisy with low impedance headphones. This drives my tinnitus up the wall. Constant "hisssssssssss" regardless of the volume level. This is either a product of cramming an audio amp next to the screen or just a crappy amp.
2. Screen squeal. No lie, this thing emits a vile, harsh sound from the screen anytime that it is on. It's not that noticable, but again - I have slight tinnitus in my left ear, and it makes my left ear go absolutely nuts. I believe it is in the same sound spectrum as a TV flyback - because they both do this to me. Anyways, 2 RMAs later, and they state that this problem is expected with this kind of display technology and they're not going to fix it. This seems to affect every one of their devices - go into your local staples/office max/whatever and find their Palm section (if they still have one.) If you turn them on, you're guaranteed to hear the squeal - my wife was giving me shit for not using my gift she got me, and I then walked her by the Palm section. She didn't berate me any more after that.
3. Had to RMA for failing power button. This happened about 2 months into the device, and really drove me nuts. This exact same issue happened with my Palm Vx late in life. They did fix this properly, and to this day the power button works.
I no longer use the device and it sits on my shelf due to the screen squeal. I also bought an MP3 player that plays videos (granted, on a much smaller screen) so I no longer need this one at the gym. It also doesn't accept SDHC cards (DOH!!!)
Now, my thoughts as to why they're doing bad in the market:
1. They don't fix clearly obvious issues with the device (#1 and #2 above)
2. My work laptop now has wireless access every place that I go in my company. This gives my laptop the ability to be my "pda" even though it isn't as convenient.
3. With #2 being true for a lot of people, there's just no market for a small portable repository of address books and calendars for the masses. Note - there are probably some niche areas where a PDA comes in handy, but in my line of work (Network/Voice Design) I just don't have a need.
4. Same as above, I still see a PDA and a phone combo as a niche device. Blackberry and Apple are getting this area right - by integrating with popular mail types (Exchange, Lotus Notes) that companies use to keep their employees abreast of things. I'm not sure how Palm still does this, but back in the day it was some convoluted connector that runs on your local PC. Not too handy if the laptop is sitting in the off position in your laptop bag.
So is picking your nose, but hey, that's not going to stop anyone real soon now is it?
Some side effects include nausea, vomiting, projectile colon blowing, gangrene of the legs or in some cases death. BUYBUYBUYBUY!
My 1GB drive has writing on the back of it that says "LIQUIDMETAL" - and I've read in the past on their site that they've licensed this tech.
The new drives just say "titanium" on their site though.
Sandisk Cruzer Titanium (I own two)
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1167)-SanDisk_Cruzer_Titanium_USB_Flash_Drive.aspx
This drive is the only one that can truly withstand being on my keychain and not breaking.
Get that glass to about 1300 degrees Fahrenheit and you can mold it like slightly-hard silly putty.
Great, now my hands are all burnt up. But I've got this really cool glass to .... hold with my feet!
Is there any other technology battery-wise for a project like this that is feasable?
I have done some basic looking at solar, and everyone seems to use lead acid banks. Similar to what's in UPSs. I can vouch that these batteries usually don't last more than 5 years in my own UPS equipment, and anything after the 5 year mark if they do last, the minute you need them they'll proabably fail.
It's true! She turned me into a newt!
I'm taking the bootcamp, which I guess could be seperated from just going and getting the certificate. In my instance, I need to be able to learn all about what the Cisco equipment can do for me - as well as open my eyes to new ways to use the equipment.
There are other ways to learn, but sometimes getting into class and having the "guaranteed off time" from work to do that gives me much more time to learn than getting interrupted constantly at work.
I guess I should clarify then - I don't "NEED" the paper, I "WANT" the paper. Specifically, it proves that I wanted to learn the subject matter and that I am able to take this knowledge back to my day job and utilize it. My company doesn't rely on these for advancement etc - but they don't mind if I take the initiative to go out and learn.
I'm lactose intolerant you insensitive clod!!!
Hmmm. I've been in IT for 12+ years, doing all sorts of odd jobs. Computer support, voice systems, networking...
I am going to be studying via bootcamp in a few weeks for the CCNA. Yes, it's a certification. Yup, got those 10 years. Why your post is somewhat grinding to me is that I'm truly trying to find a way to get education outside of the limited viewports I get in my day-to-day job. I truly believe in my career now that unless I get out and get training and meet others in the industry, I will be left behind.
Now, I re-read your statement and you state "meaningless certifications" - and I counter with the fact that I would have to bet most that are willing to learn, they would not feel any cert meaningless. I know you weren't knocking my attempt to better myself personally, but not knowing what you feel is meaningless, it came off as a little harsh.