I've got the original Boogie Board and it's great as a scratch pad. The new version, the Boogie Board Rip, allows you to save up to 200 pages as pdf files and download them into your computer where you can OCR them or whatever you might need to do.
It's not a laptop or tablet PC but it's great for taking notes, drawing diagrams, etc. And it's only $130.
The only problem with that is that only with retail versions do you get both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions. I built a new PC late last year and got a Windows XP Pro license (32 bit, OEM) with a free upgrade to Vista. I got my upgrade, Vista Business (32bit). There was no way for me to upgrade to the 64 bit version. I'm not quite interested in running 64bit quite yet but I want to do it in the future but unfortunately, unless I buy the retail version of Vista I'll be out of luck and the same will be the case for anyone that buys an OEM verisons.
It's amazing how such research can be so thoroughly misinterpreted. According to that chart 10% of rapes are commited by "other intimates" which includes "parent/step-parent, other relative, other household member, and close friend" - not all of that 10% is even family members. 8% of the rapes are commited by strangers. The other 83% are commited by "current partners, ex-partners, dates, and acquaintances."
So while strangers are one of the least likely groups to commit a rape, the vast majority of rapes are commited by someone the victim knows, who is not a family member (at least 83%).
Goes to show the truth of that old saying: "Lies, damn lies and statistics". People can use statistics to "prove" any point they want to.
Now, IANAL or anything... But from what I understand, a Judge can basically subpoena your password from you. If you refuse to disclose it you can be found in contempt of court and jailed.
Of course you can claim to have forgotten it, what with the trauma of the arrest and all.
Old Time Radio Has a very comprehensive collection of old radio shows. Not tech, but there is some sci-fi. There is a paid membership required but it seems to be reasonable.
There is an older dual-nic version, the VIA EPIA CL-Series. It's only 600mhz but that's lots faster than the old compaq deskpro that i'm currently using for a firewall. I'm planning on upgrading to one of these in this or a similar case.
From what I've read, lots of people are using this motherboard for just this purpose.
I have to disagree... I just visited Bartlesville, OK on business and saw an amazing looking building, a true work of art. Frank Lloyd Wright's only "skyscraper" Price Tower.
It was built in the late 50's and looks good today. Of course, Frank Lloyd Wright is considered by many to be one of the great architects of all time and the Siebel Center isn't really of the same class.
I still miss my HP 42s. I replaced my stolen 42s with with a 48GX but while the 48gx does everything that the 42s did (and more) I still like the smaller form factor on the 42s.
I've seen 'em for sale on e-bay but I don't feel like paying $250.00usd just to get one back, expecially since the only thing I use a calculator for anymore is balancing my checkbook.
The 42s had a lot going for it - I think HP would do well to re-release it, or at least make a new version.
I agree. Travelling with electronic gear is really not much of a hassle. I travel about every other week (just domestic in the USA) and I've not had any issues at all.
I carry a laptop, pda, cell phone, and sometimes a digital camera and an mp3 player, all in my carry on bag, along with the power supplies, chargers and adapters for all of that. Also a CAT5 cable, phone cable, etc.
I've got it down to an art... As I'm approaching the table I open up my backpack, put my cell phone in and take my laptop out. I also make sure my car keys and change are in the backpack.
The backpack goes in a plastic tub all by itself - don't put anything on top of it or in the tub with it... For some reason they're picky about that. All the other electronic gear stays in my backpack. I usually take off my shoes and put them in a tub, too. That's about it.
I've NEVER had to turn any of my electronic stuff on. Not the laptop, not the cellphone, not the PDA. Some airports might have different policies I suppose but I've been thru most of the major airports in the USA in the past three years.
One tip... Don't be "that guy" that slows everything down. While you're waiting in line take your change out of your pockets, take off that pimp chain, take your cell phone out of your pocket... Put all that stuff in your carry on before you're at the table.
Oh, and if you're that hot woman that went thru security in San Franciso last week wearing the studded leather jacket and no shirt or bra underneath it... By all means, forget to dress again before putting on you jacket. I know I enjoyed seeing your bare top and the stunned faces all around. I think the TSA guy enjoyed it too, even if he couldn't speak for a few minutes afterwards.
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I had one of those, my first computer, plugged into the TV in the living room... I remember spending many hours typing in programs like that (and later for my vic20) from the backs of magazines. Unfortunately I would drive myself half insane trying to find typos. Some of the ones I spent the longest time on never worked.
One of the magazines started printing checksums and had a program that generated them as you typed the line. What an improvement! Wow... That was a LONG time ago, now. Hate it, must be getting old.
The article's references do mention that they compared "habitual" game players with non game players and (no suprise) they scored higher. It makes sense that a lot of that would have to do with what you mentioned.
It also mentions, however: In a fifth experiment, non-players trained on an action video game show marked improvement from their pre-training abilities, thereby establishing the role of playing in this effect.
So, even tho the habitual gamers outscored non-videogame players there is apparently some "training" possible.
I travel almost every week for business. I'm a travelling computer tech so I carry the standard variety of tools.
You can't carry tools in your carry-on bag but there is no problem checking them in your checked luggage. I always carry screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, a drill, quite a few other tools in my checked luggage.
In my backpack I have my laptop, a USB hard drive, CAT-5 and modem cables, a mouse, my palm pilot, cell phone, various power adapters and other stuff. I've NEVER had to identify anything in my carry on bag and only once in my checked luggage (two 50' CAT-5 cables).
Don't worry too much about carrying computer equipment on a plane, just don't try to carry tools of any type. No hammers, screwdrivers, nut drivers, nothing...
Actually, I read somewhere that in Japan new phone/cams have to make a sound like the shutter click on a film camera. It's to let people around know that a picture is being taken.
Nonsence, I'm sure Lucas will simply do both. In III he'll still allude to the events that happen in this micro-series. This just gives him an opportunity to milk a bit more from the cash cow that is StarWars.
I travel almost every week for business and it's rare to come across a plane that has power jacks. Most of the newer American Airlines planes I fly have them but I also fly Southwest, Delta, and Continental and I've yet to see a power jack in any of those planes. Even in AA's planes it's rare.
Maybe this is mostly intended for longer trans-atlantic flights and such but I'm on lots of 2.5+ hour flights. That's long enough to need a power connection if you want to watch a DVD.
The highschool students would have to stand in line with the other college degree professionals with many years of experience to get any IT job. Even help desk.
That's not quite true for one reason.
Money.
Kids right out of highschool are willing to work for less than an employer would have to pay someone with a degree or someone with years of experience, or both. Different markets are different and some hungry professional might take a job for $23k a year but a 18 year old is a lot more likely to take that job, expecially when it's offered at $11 an hour or so... Tons more than flipping burgers.
Many ATMs use a phone line to connect to the network to run the transaction so if the phone lines are down so is the ATM. Some use leased lines or other communication technologies but a POTS line does the job and is often cheapest.
I've been using a Matrix Orbital LCD for almost a year now and I'm pretty happy with it. The best software for it is definately LCDC (lcdc.planetdps.com). It works with windows, not linux but it is easily programmed to display almost anything you want.
LCDC interfaces with Motherboard Monitor to get temps, fan rpm's, and voltages. It also interfaces with WinAmp to get song titles and even graphic equalizer information.
Parallel displays can be had for much, much cheaper than matrix orbital's displays but LCDC doesn't (officially) support anything other than matrix orbital displays.
Also, I happen to know that Matrix Orbital is getting ready to release a USB version of their LK204-25PC (a 4x20 LCD with 12volt general purpose out's - great for controlling fans). It's going to be at least a couple months before they release a similar VFD device.
I'm pretty happy with mine but for me at least it definately falls into the 'neat' category instead of something truly usefull, like it would be on a headless server or home theatre PC.
Check out LCDC, the author did a great job on it, for sure.
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I've got the original Boogie Board and it's great as a scratch pad. The new version, the Boogie Board Rip, allows you to save up to 200 pages as pdf files and download them into your computer where you can OCR them or whatever you might need to do.
It's not a laptop or tablet PC but it's great for taking notes, drawing diagrams, etc. And it's only $130.
http://www.improvelectronics.com/us/en/boogie-board-LCD-writing-tablet/boogie-board-rip-LCD-writing-tablet.html
The only problem with that is that only with retail versions do you get both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions. I built a new PC late last year and got a Windows XP Pro license (32 bit, OEM) with a free upgrade to Vista. I got my upgrade, Vista Business (32bit). There was no way for me to upgrade to the 64 bit version. I'm not quite interested in running 64bit quite yet but I want to do it in the future but unfortunately, unless I buy the retail version of Vista I'll be out of luck and the same will be the case for anyone that buys an OEM verisons.
It's amazing how such research can be so thoroughly misinterpreted. According to that chart 10% of rapes are commited by "other intimates" which includes "parent/step-parent, other relative, other household member, and close friend" - not all of that 10% is even family members. 8% of the rapes are commited by strangers. The other 83% are commited by "current partners, ex-partners, dates, and acquaintances."
So while strangers are one of the least likely groups to commit a rape, the vast majority of rapes are commited by someone the victim knows, who is not a family member (at least 83%).
Goes to show the truth of that old saying: "Lies, damn lies and statistics". People can use statistics to "prove" any point they want to.
Now, IANAL or anything... But from what I understand, a Judge can basically subpoena your password from you. If you refuse to disclose it you can be found in contempt of court and jailed.
Of course you can claim to have forgotten it, what with the trauma of the arrest and all.
Old Time Radio Has a very comprehensive collection of old radio shows. Not tech, but there is some sci-fi. There is a paid membership required but it seems to be reasonable.
There is an older dual-nic version, the
VIA EPIA CL-Series. It's only 600mhz but that's lots faster than the old compaq deskpro that i'm currently using for a firewall. I'm planning on upgrading to one of these in this or a similar case.
From what I've read, lots of people are using this motherboard for just this purpose.
I have to disagree... I just visited Bartlesville, OK on business and saw an amazing looking building, a true work of art. Frank Lloyd Wright's only "skyscraper" Price Tower.
It was built in the late 50's and looks good today. Of course, Frank Lloyd Wright is considered by many to be one of the great architects of all time and the Siebel Center isn't really of the same class.
I still miss my HP 42s. I replaced my stolen 42s with with a 48GX but while the 48gx does everything that the 42s did (and more) I still like the smaller form factor on the 42s.
I've seen 'em for sale on e-bay but I don't feel like paying $250.00usd just to get one back, expecially since the only thing I use a calculator for anymore is balancing my checkbook.
The 42s had a lot going for it - I think HP would do well to re-release it, or at least make a new version.
I agree. Travelling with electronic gear is really not much of a hassle. I travel about every other week (just domestic in the USA) and I've not had any issues at all.
I carry a laptop, pda, cell phone, and sometimes a digital camera and an mp3 player, all in my carry on bag, along with the power supplies, chargers and adapters for all of that. Also a CAT5 cable, phone cable, etc.
I've got it down to an art... As I'm approaching the table I open up my backpack, put my cell phone in and take my laptop out. I also make sure my car keys and change are in the backpack.
The backpack goes in a plastic tub all by itself - don't put anything on top of it or in the tub with it... For some reason they're picky about that. All the other electronic gear stays in my backpack. I usually take off my shoes and put them in a tub, too. That's about it.
I've NEVER had to turn any of my electronic stuff on. Not the laptop, not the cellphone, not the PDA. Some airports might have different policies I suppose but I've been thru most of the major airports in the USA in the past three years.
One tip... Don't be "that guy" that slows everything down. While you're waiting in line take your change out of your pockets, take off that pimp chain, take your cell phone out of your pocket... Put all that stuff in your carry on before you're at the table.
Oh, and if you're that hot woman that went thru security in San Franciso last week wearing the studded leather jacket and no shirt or bra underneath it... By all means, forget to dress again before putting on you jacket. I know I enjoyed seeing your bare top and the stunned faces all around. I think the TSA guy enjoyed it too, even if he couldn't speak for a few minutes afterwards.
I had one of those, my first computer, plugged into the TV in the living room... I remember spending many hours typing in programs like that (and later for my vic20) from the backs of magazines. Unfortunately I would drive myself half insane trying to find typos. Some of the ones I spent the longest time on never worked.
One of the magazines started printing checksums and had a program that generated them as you typed the line. What an improvement! Wow... That was a LONG time ago, now. Hate it, must be getting old.
Umm, how about:
AIM
Yahoo Chat
ICQ
???
Profit!!!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/pcmods/cases/6169/
It's a Lian-Li case with a window with fake fish. Nothing too exciting, here...
I know people don't read the articles anymore before posting, but please at least read the post.
It clearly says that he wants different streams, not the same stream lots of places.
The article's references do mention that they compared "habitual" game players with non game players and (no suprise) they scored higher. It makes sense that a lot of that would have to do with what you mentioned.
It also mentions, however: In a fifth experiment, non-players trained on an action video game show marked improvement from their pre-training abilities, thereby establishing the role of playing in this effect.
So, even tho the habitual gamers outscored non-videogame players there is apparently some "training" possible.
Perhaps they should look into using one of these for their webserver.
I travel almost every week for business. I'm a travelling computer tech so I carry the standard variety of tools.
You can't carry tools in your carry-on bag but there is no problem checking them in your checked luggage. I always carry screwdrivers, pliers, wire strippers, a drill, quite a few other tools in my checked luggage.
In my backpack I have my laptop, a USB hard drive, CAT-5 and modem cables, a mouse, my palm pilot, cell phone, various power adapters and other stuff. I've NEVER had to identify anything in my carry on bag and only once in my checked luggage (two 50' CAT-5 cables).
Don't worry too much about carrying computer equipment on a plane, just don't try to carry tools of any type. No hammers, screwdrivers, nut drivers, nothing...
Actually, I read somewhere that in Japan new phone/cams have to make a sound like the shutter click on a film camera. It's to let people around know that a picture is being taken.
Nonsence, I'm sure Lucas will simply do both. In III he'll still allude to the events that happen in this micro-series. This just gives him an opportunity to milk a bit more from the cash cow that is StarWars.
Absolutely!
I travel almost every week for business and it's rare to come across a plane that has power jacks. Most of the newer American Airlines planes I fly have them but I also fly Southwest, Delta, and Continental and I've yet to see a power jack in any of those planes. Even in AA's planes it's rare.
Maybe this is mostly intended for longer trans-atlantic flights and such but I'm on lots of 2.5+ hour flights. That's long enough to need a power connection if you want to watch a DVD.
The highschool students would have to stand in line with the other college degree professionals with many years of experience to get any IT job. Even help desk.
That's not quite true for one reason.
Money.
Kids right out of highschool are willing to work for less than an employer would have to pay someone with a degree or someone with years of experience, or both. Different markets are different and some hungry professional might take a job for $23k a year but a 18 year old is a lot more likely to take that job, expecially when it's offered at $11 an hour or so... Tons more than flipping burgers.
Many ATMs use a phone line to connect to the network to run the transaction so if the phone lines are down so is the ATM. Some use leased lines or other communication technologies but a POTS line does the job and is often cheapest.
No errors here and I'm using IE6sp1. Maybe it's your config. Either that or I've just fed a troll.
Actually, the Providia outputs VGA, SVideo, and COMPOSITE, not COMPONENT. Still, it's the right card for the job.
I've been using a Matrix Orbital LCD for almost a year now and I'm pretty happy with it. The best software for it is definately LCDC (lcdc.planetdps.com). It works with windows, not linux but it is easily programmed to display almost anything you want.
LCDC interfaces with Motherboard Monitor to get temps, fan rpm's, and voltages. It also interfaces with WinAmp to get song titles and even graphic equalizer information.
Parallel displays can be had for much, much cheaper than matrix orbital's displays but LCDC doesn't (officially) support anything other than matrix orbital displays.
Also, I happen to know that Matrix Orbital is getting ready to release a USB version of their LK204-25PC (a 4x20 LCD with 12volt general purpose out's - great for controlling fans). It's going to be at least a couple months before they release a similar VFD device.
I'm pretty happy with mine but for me at least it definately falls into the 'neat' category instead of something truly usefull, like it would be on a headless server or home theatre PC.
Check out LCDC, the author did a great job on it, for sure.
Insightfull AND a goatse link? It's true - what is the world comming to?!?