If the screen is bright enough to be daylight readable as some of the outdoor press shots would suggest, you have a very compact, removable linux-based media engine with hi-res touchscreen and navigation buttons. If much of any developer community adopts it (hard to imagine it wouldn't), there will probably be support for all sorts of additional media formats and peripherals. Given that current sunlight-readable VGA touchscreens cost ~$3-5 hundred USD alone, this could easily knock the price of building a carpc setup in half.
You can *see* or *smell* leaking fuel or other combustible fluids. You can't see or smell several hundred volts unless it is arcing in front of your eyes.
...here, though only as complete albums (and mostly censored ones at that). Still missing a few big-name artists (for example, the Red Hot Chili Peppers), but it'll be interesting to see how the iTunes holdouts fair here.
I can't find any more info on this... Is this all of Ford Motor Company, or just the European realm? I remember some articles a year or 2 back hinting of a switch in Europe, but I'll be impressed (and happy!) if it is all of Ford.
I was a member of the Penn State FutureTruck program this past year, which had 15 universities develop hybrid-electric Ford Explorers. I know several schools had in-dash PC's of some sort to provide entertainment, telemetry, and navigation functions.
PSU's system (picture here) , which I wrote in Delphi, focused on entertainment, such as the MP3 player screen shown in the picture. The interface is fairly easy to navigate without requiring too much attention while driving. The display itself is a touchscreen made by Xenarc, the company that makes the DIN-PC featured in this article. The PC itself is a Cappuccino Mini-PC running Windows 2000. The PC was mounted in the center console which (after adding some small fans) kept it cool enough to run well.
Look carefully at the dimensions listed on the website (10" x 5.7" x 1.6") -- This thing is compact, but its not *that* small.
The Cappuccino TX-3 mentioned in an earlier post is (6" x 5.75" x 2.25") by comparisson, which, while only.65" taller, is a whopping 4" shorter (ie. more parts are stacked vertically in the Cappuccino versus laid out horizontally in the LittlePC).
I've been looking for a small PC for an automotive application, and since it doesn't specifically have to fit inside a PC drive slot, I would buy a TX-3 over the LittlePC anyday.
It should be noted that Borland also releases free as in beer "Personal" versions of C++ Builder and Delphi.
Both are similar in features and license to Kylix Open Edition (the Delphi personal description specifically mentions its intended use is to create "non-commercial Windows... applications". Basically they include all the standard gui VCL components included in the non-free (Professional and Enterprise) versions of C++ Builder and Delphi (just with a different license) minus the data access / web components. Having used Delphi 5 Enterprise extensively at work, I can vouch that for real-world gui and database intensive application development, these features are invaluable timesavers. However, in an educational environment as suggested by the parent post, where the focus would almost certainly be beginning or at most intermediate programming (eg. general language concepts), the Personal versions of either of these would more than suffice for any classroom needs.
In other words, while I wouldn't expect these to provide much of a shot in the arm for schools migrating to Linux, it speaks volumes for Borland and their commitment to Linux (Kylix) and its ideals (the open source-ish license of the Windows-based Personal versions).
"Customers are encouraged to go to support.dell.com/i5000battery or contact a Dell call center in their country, where they will receive replacement instructions. The instructions include how customers can receive two new batteries for each recalled battery that is returned."
"Customers will receive one replacement battery for each battery identified as subject to recall. Upon return of a recalled battery, customers will receive an additional battery at no cost."
Thats TWO brand spankin new batteries, one upon registering the defective one and one upon receipt of it... I just ordered an Inspiron 8000 two days ago, and service like this make me damn glad I went with Dell.
"AOL Time-Warner may not offer an AIHS application that includes the transmission and reception... of one or two-way streaming video communications... beyond those offered in current offerings such as AIM 4.1 or ICQ 2000b, unless and until AOL Time Warner has successfully demonstrated it has complied with one of the following grounds for relief"
To my knowledge, AOL has not broken this condition, and thus is perfectly within their legal rights to block other IM clients.
"Can you imagine whenever I picked up the phone I had to listen to an ad first."
You mean like FreeI.net and all those other free internet providers who went kaput because their advertisement window revenue, which was minimal to begin with, was cut by all the hacks allowing you to remove the banners?
AOL isn't about to go under anytime soon, but the principal is the same. Which is why you'll never see them permit access to Gaim or any other open-source IM client on the condition of them displaying ads, because in no time the source code will be purged of the ad display.
Yeah, almost as many as the number of service packs they had to release. Sadly, I have more Tech-Net CD's than 500-hour AOL CD's... at least they microwave into a neato spider-webbed pattern.
"The new proposed Napster, slated to launch this summer, also would have limitations of 128 kilobytes per second and lower for sharing files, which would hamper both the speed and quality of music being swapped."
I read this as meaning only 128kbs or lower MP3's, as opposed to transfer speed, which would effictively kill off high quality CD burning.
If,say, Adobe produced a pay-per-usage based Photoshop, theres a good chance they could cut piracy way down, as people like me who only occasionally need that powerful of a graphics program wouldn't need to be intimidated by the $600 up-front price. I don't advocate eliminating the buy-once use-forever version, but a subscription service would be very convenient for joe public.
Imagine what kind (bran???) and how much food they feed the poor dog to make him produce that much shit. Not only that, he's gotta feel like he's got the hershey squirts 24/7.
The Oscar protocol, supported only (or at least best) by GAIM, supports more "goodies" eg. away-message viewing than TOC does. On top of this, all the 11-pre's support multiple accounts within the same GAIM window, which is great for playing with people's minds:-P
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If the screen is bright enough to be daylight readable as some of the outdoor press shots would suggest, you have a very compact, removable linux-based media engine with hi-res touchscreen and navigation buttons. If much of any developer community adopts it (hard to imagine it wouldn't), there will probably be support for all sorts of additional media formats and peripherals. Given that current sunlight-readable VGA touchscreens cost ~$3-5 hundred USD alone, this could easily knock the price of building a carpc setup in half.
You can *see* or *smell* leaking fuel or other combustible fluids. You can't see or smell several hundred volts unless it is arcing in front of your eyes.
Design Report circa June '03 here
...here, though only as complete albums (and mostly censored ones at that). Still missing a few big-name artists (for example, the Red Hot Chili Peppers), but it'll be interesting to see how the iTunes holdouts fair here.
I can't find any more info on this... Is this all of Ford Motor Company, or just the European realm? I remember some articles a year or 2 back hinting of a switch in Europe, but I'll be impressed (and happy!) if it is all of Ford.
Anyone know anything more?
I was a member of the Penn State FutureTruck program this past year, which had 15 universities develop hybrid-electric Ford Explorers. I know several schools had in-dash PC's of some sort to provide entertainment, telemetry, and navigation functions.
PSU's system (picture here) , which I wrote in Delphi, focused on entertainment, such as the MP3 player screen shown in the picture. The interface is fairly easy to navigate without requiring too much attention while driving. The display itself is a touchscreen made by Xenarc, the company that makes the DIN-PC featured in this article. The PC itself is a Cappuccino Mini-PC running Windows 2000. The PC was mounted in the center console which (after adding some small fans) kept it cool enough to run well.
It *also* takes EE's to have:
B-E-E-R
W-E-E-D
Cowboy N-E-E-L
Doh! Too much of the first two!
Look carefully at the dimensions listed on the website (10" x 5.7" x 1.6") -- This thing is compact, but its not *that* small.
.65" taller, is a whopping 4" shorter (ie. more parts are stacked vertically in the Cappuccino versus laid out horizontally in the LittlePC).
The Cappuccino TX-3 mentioned in an earlier post is (6" x 5.75" x 2.25") by comparisson, which, while only
I've been looking for a small PC for an automotive application, and since it doesn't specifically have to fit inside a PC drive slot, I would buy a TX-3 over the LittlePC anyday.
From the Direct Marketing Association's website:
here
the "Free Logitech 3 Button USB Mouse"
Flame on.
It should be noted that Borland also releases free as in beer "Personal" versions of C++ Builder and Delphi.
... applications". Basically they include all the standard gui VCL components included in the non-free (Professional and Enterprise) versions of C++ Builder and Delphi (just with a different license) minus the data access / web components. Having used Delphi 5 Enterprise extensively at work, I can vouch that for real-world gui and database intensive application development, these features are invaluable timesavers. However, in an educational environment as suggested by the parent post, where the focus would almost certainly be beginning or at most intermediate programming (eg. general language concepts), the Personal versions of either of these would more than suffice for any classroom needs.
Both are similar in features and license to Kylix Open Edition (the Delphi personal description specifically mentions its intended use is to create "non-commercial Windows
In other words, while I wouldn't expect these to provide much of a shot in the arm for schools migrating to Linux, it speaks volumes for Borland and their commitment to Linux (Kylix) and its ideals (the open source-ish license of the Windows-based Personal versions).
WRONG.
"Customers are encouraged to go to support.dell.com/i5000battery or contact a Dell call center in their country, where they will receive replacement instructions. The instructions include how customers can receive two new batteries for each recalled battery that is returned."
To top this off, according to their site:
"Customers will receive one replacement battery for each battery identified as subject to recall. Upon return of a recalled battery, customers will receive an additional battery at no cost."
Thats TWO brand spankin new batteries, one upon registering the defective one and one upon receipt of it... I just ordered an Inspiron 8000 two days ago, and service like this make me damn glad I went with Dell.
From the FCC approval conditions, pages 3-4:
"AOL Time-Warner may not offer an AIHS application that includes the transmission and reception... of one or two-way streaming video communications... beyond those offered in current offerings such as AIM 4.1 or ICQ 2000b, unless and until AOL Time Warner has successfully demonstrated it has complied with one of the following grounds for relief"
To my knowledge, AOL has not broken this condition, and thus is perfectly within their legal rights to block other IM clients.
"Can you imagine whenever I picked up the phone I had to listen to an ad first."
You mean like FreeI.net and all those other free internet providers who went kaput because their advertisement window revenue, which was minimal to begin with, was cut by all the hacks allowing you to remove the banners?
AOL isn't about to go under anytime soon, but the principal is the same. Which is why you'll never see them permit access to Gaim or any other open-source IM client on the condition of them displaying ads, because in no time the source code will be purged of the ad display.
"NT4 drivers had five(!) years to mature."
Yeah, almost as many as the number of service packs they had to release. Sadly, I have more Tech-Net CD's than 500-hour AOL CD's... at least they microwave into a neato spider-webbed pattern.
From CNN.com:
"The new proposed Napster, slated to launch this summer, also would have limitations of 128 kilobytes per second and lower for sharing files, which would hamper both the speed and quality of music being swapped."
I read this as meaning only 128kbs or lower MP3's, as opposed to transfer speed, which would effictively kill off high quality CD burning.
So they favor the BSD license over the GPL because they don't want to give and take, just take.
Sounds a lot more like freedom to MOOCH than to innovate.
If,say, Adobe produced a pay-per-usage based Photoshop, theres a good chance they could cut piracy way down, as people like me who only occasionally need that powerful of a graphics program wouldn't need to be intimidated by the $600 up-front price. I don't advocate eliminating the buy-once use-forever version, but a subscription service would be very convenient for joe public.
old or broken AOL coasters
worthless etoys.com stock certificates
special order from dogdoo.com
that nasty old fruitcake, passed around like a hot-potato since christmas, 1983
pr0n
naked pictures of Cowboy Neal
I hear a LOT more profanity than that every day at work.
On a related note, most computers here still run Windows 95.
Speaking of crappy tech jobs...
Imagine what kind (bran???) and how much food they feed the poor dog to make him produce that much shit. Not only that, he's gotta feel like he's got the hershey squirts 24/7.
The Oscar protocol, supported only (or at least best) by GAIM, supports more "goodies" eg. away-message viewing than TOC does. On top of this, all the 11-pre's support multiple accounts within the same GAIM window, which is great for playing with people's minds :-P