I worked for a publishing company that had a mixed environment. Invariably, we'd be ordering a Dell for a user who needed Windows while a Powerbook sat idle in inventory, or vice versa. If XP runs on the new Powerbook, the company can order one model of machine to serve both Windows and OS X users.
If someone needs to interact with me directly, they can come out of their office and take the 10 steps to my door. Does walking for a few seconds not fall under the category of "promptly"?
Especially since the cubicle alternative usually involves said parties having a very loud conversation across the top of my cubicle situated between them.
What I'd be interested in is putting other operating systems on with the same rules as the submitter (fully patched system with free local accounts to any who ask) and see if Linux, Windows Server or any of the BSDs can stand up to the challenge.
Rename the extension of the ZIP file to.Z instead of.ZIP. GMail passes it right through, and WinZip (as well as many other Windows-based tools) will still see it as a ZIP file and give it the correct icon, minimizing confusion on the part of users.
How close was the phone to the pilot's head? Even in amplified headphones, I've never picked up audio interference from a cell phone further away than about 4 feet.
And it's stupid that you have to go through this hell for a '77 Lincoln, but a '72 Lincoln can fire pure fuel out the tailpipes and be completely legal.
True, you can't mix-and-match parts. However, you can transplant an entire 20R engine, including computer and all emissions equipment, from the newer car to the older car. You have to get it refereed, and it's my understanding that you'll be flagged for "test-only" stations for the remaining life of the vehicle, but it can and has been done.
Strangely enough, the area from Crestline to Big Bear is often tied with Upland for the worst air quality in Southern California during the summer. Air pollution is often more than meets the eye.
For the EFI to work properly, the old engine and newer engine would have to be exactly the same. And if that's the case, why not move the whole thing over? You can swap a newer complete engine setup into an older car, as long as all stock pollution controls from the newer car also move over.
The reason I moved to a Powerbook (used, at a very reasonable price) is that it does everything I need it to do right out of the box (i.e. email, web, sleep and wake reliably, and communicate with my Linux servers,) and I have to worry less about keeping up with patches, purchasing antivirus software, etc.
I run antivirus software in Windows because Microsoft has unpatched bugs in their operating system that allow my machine to be infected by doing nothing other than being on a network, or, if I were using their browser, simply mistyping a URL and getting a malicious site, with no other intervention on my part. The only way my Mac will be infected is if I'm stupid enough to open up a file without vetting it first and type in my password when prompted. That's the difference in security between OS X and Windows.
However, we don't advocate Linux to the student population.
For the reasons you stated, I wouldn't advocate computer ownership at all to the student population.
The reason? Owning a computer takes work. Systems crash, software needs updating, spyware and viruses need preventing and/or cleaning up. A person needs to be dedicated to learning how to compute safely and properly. If they aren't interested, I'll point them to the library or WebTV.
Linux is the same way. You can't advocate Linux to a user who doesn't even care how their Windows works any more than you would advocate Windows XP to a Windows 98 user who is happy with the system they have. (They'll just do a lot of work and end up with a system that, if they're lucky, works exactly the same way it did before.)
If a student has the time, inclination, and most importantly, the desire, to become a Linux user or administrator, then dedicate some time. Otherwise, let the students use whatever they are most comfortable with (usually, the Windows that's been on the machine since they bought it.)
I wish they'd stick to their guns and sell stuff like circuit boards, toggle switches, fuses, diodes, and solder. Maybe remote controlled cars and some audio / visual equipment, too.
Agreed. The last three times I've gone in looking for fairly common electronic components, they either didn't stock them or didn't know what I was talking about. They've gone away from their core market, and are now dedicating two-thirds of their store to stuff that people don't go to Radio Shack to buy (cell phones, Internet service), stuff that people would rather have in a mainstream brand (TV's, audio, computers) and stuff that people will buy at Walmart for half the price (batteries).
Agreed. My 24/7 server is a Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop (PIII/650, 512MB, 30GB, Combo) with a broken screen I got for a song on eBay. 13 watts standby and a built-in 3-hour UPS. I have a much larger server that stays switched off (though I'm considering setting it up for Wake-on-LAN so I can activate it remotely when needed.)
In some rural areas, UPS and FedEx will just throw the box at the bottom of your driveway--even if the sender pays extra for the "signature over 21 required."
Technically, my first computer was a C64. My dad bought it for me because I spent more time on his Atari 800 than he did. When he realized that I was still on his 800 every day while the C64 gathered dust, he sold the 64 and bought me an Atari 800XL and a 1050 drive. He also upgraded it with an Omniview Pro (with a toggle switch so I could go back to the basic XL ROM), and hacked the 1050 with a US Doubler and a three-way toggle switch to bypass the write protect tab and LED to indicate write protect status.
This is a biggie for me. There are some very reasonable 400-disc jukeboxes out there, but the cheapest consumer A/V jukebox controller I've been able to find is a VideoRequest ($1,900 and up.) Anybody have any cheaper options?
I don't have any horror stories about Quicken, but a friend used Money until one month it decided to automatically pay all of his bills several times each. Needless to say, it took several months and several hundred dollars in late fees, overdraft fees, etc. to get everything back in order.
I'll stick with Excel and write out checks every month.
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I worked for a publishing company that had a mixed environment. Invariably, we'd be ordering a Dell for a user who needed Windows while a Powerbook sat idle in inventory, or vice versa. If XP runs on the new Powerbook, the company can order one model of machine to serve both Windows and OS X users.
Especially since the cubicle alternative usually involves said parties having a very loud conversation across the top of my cubicle situated between them.
Uh, healthcare in the US currently costs us 14-15% of GDP. What's the problem again?
Exactly. There are thousands of machines that do nothing but wardial IP ranges, and automate dictionary attacks when they find an open port.
What I'd be interested in is putting other operating systems on with the same rules as the submitter (fully patched system with free local accounts to any who ask) and see if Linux, Windows Server or any of the BSDs can stand up to the challenge.
Nonsense. I use duct tape to fix my bailing wire all the time. :-)
Rename the extension of the ZIP file to .Z instead of .ZIP. GMail passes it right through, and WinZip (as well as many other Windows-based tools) will still see it as a ZIP file and give it the correct icon, minimizing confusion on the part of users.
How close was the phone to the pilot's head? Even in amplified headphones, I've never picked up audio interference from a cell phone further away than about 4 feet.
And it's stupid that you have to go through this hell for a '77 Lincoln, but a '72 Lincoln can fire pure fuel out the tailpipes and be completely legal.
True, you can't mix-and-match parts. However, you can transplant an entire 20R engine, including computer and all emissions equipment, from the newer car to the older car. You have to get it refereed, and it's my understanding that you'll be flagged for "test-only" stations for the remaining life of the vehicle, but it can and has been done.
Especially since Windows comes with three years of phone and email support from Microsoft! Oh, wait.
Try 877-671-3355, and press option 2 for Precision/Powervault/Poweredge support. Pass it on.
Strangely enough, the area from Crestline to Big Bear is often tied with Upland for the worst air quality in Southern California during the summer. Air pollution is often more than meets the eye.
For the EFI to work properly, the old engine and newer engine would have to be exactly the same. And if that's the case, why not move the whole thing over? You can swap a newer complete engine setup into an older car, as long as all stock pollution controls from the newer car also move over.
The reason I moved to a Powerbook (used, at a very reasonable price) is that it does everything I need it to do right out of the box (i.e. email, web, sleep and wake reliably, and communicate with my Linux servers,) and I have to worry less about keeping up with patches, purchasing antivirus software, etc.
Isn't that called Windows XP?
I run antivirus software in Windows because Microsoft has unpatched bugs in their operating system that allow my machine to be infected by doing nothing other than being on a network, or, if I were using their browser, simply mistyping a URL and getting a malicious site, with no other intervention on my part. The only way my Mac will be infected is if I'm stupid enough to open up a file without vetting it first and type in my password when prompted. That's the difference in security between OS X and Windows.
For the reasons you stated, I wouldn't advocate computer ownership at all to the student population.
The reason? Owning a computer takes work. Systems crash, software needs updating, spyware and viruses need preventing and/or cleaning up. A person needs to be dedicated to learning how to compute safely and properly. If they aren't interested, I'll point them to the library or WebTV.
Linux is the same way. You can't advocate Linux to a user who doesn't even care how their Windows works any more than you would advocate Windows XP to a Windows 98 user who is happy with the system they have. (They'll just do a lot of work and end up with a system that, if they're lucky, works exactly the same way it did before.)
If a student has the time, inclination, and most importantly, the desire, to become a Linux user or administrator, then dedicate some time. Otherwise, let the students use whatever they are most comfortable with (usually, the Windows that's been on the machine since they bought it.)
Agreed. The last three times I've gone in looking for fairly common electronic components, they either didn't stock them or didn't know what I was talking about. They've gone away from their core market, and are now dedicating two-thirds of their store to stuff that people don't go to Radio Shack to buy (cell phones, Internet service), stuff that people would rather have in a mainstream brand (TV's, audio, computers) and stuff that people will buy at Walmart for half the price (batteries).
Agreed. My 24/7 server is a Toshiba Tecra 8100 laptop (PIII/650, 512MB, 30GB, Combo) with a broken screen I got for a song on eBay. 13 watts standby and a built-in 3-hour UPS. I have a much larger server that stays switched off (though I'm considering setting it up for Wake-on-LAN so I can activate it remotely when needed.)
Visio Standard and Visio Profesisonal... Didn't that differentiation come about before Microsoft bought them?
In some rural areas, UPS and FedEx will just throw the box at the bottom of your driveway--even if the sender pays extra for the "signature over 21 required."
Technically, my first computer was a C64. My dad bought it for me because I spent more time on his Atari 800 than he did. When he realized that I was still on his 800 every day while the C64 gathered dust, he sold the 64 and bought me an Atari 800XL and a 1050 drive. He also upgraded it with an Omniview Pro (with a toggle switch so I could go back to the basic XL ROM), and hacked the 1050 with a US Doubler and a three-way toggle switch to bypass the write protect tab and LED to indicate write protect status.
This is a biggie for me. There are some very reasonable 400-disc jukeboxes out there, but the cheapest consumer A/V jukebox controller I've been able to find is a VideoRequest ($1,900 and up.) Anybody have any cheaper options?
I'll stick with Excel and write out checks every month.