The ruling class in Washington uses all their power to stop anyone who stands in the way of them controlling everything. Groups that promote freedom are #1 on their hit list.
I would pxe boot each computer with some flavor of linux, mount drive, backup, unmount, and shred drive You should be able to create a script that runs at end of bootup to automate this.
Everybody wants services? Many people disagree. Many people want a very limited government the provides only the very basics (security, some infrastructure, etc). Nobody wants to pay taxes? Many people will may reasonable taxes for basic items, but don't want to pay excessively to fund government handouts.
Companies with downtown offices need to consider satellite office space near suburbs. This would minimize commute time/money/carbon while keeping productivity in check.
One solution may be to take back control of the last mile. Build (or rebuilt) subdivisions with ftth. Pay for and maintain this with subdivision dues. Allow data/voice/media providers to connect to the neighborhood fiber non exclusively. Now providers compete for the same access to consumers and prices drop while speed goes up.
The adaptive/utility/etc market babble is just big IT companies trying old techniques to drum up business. The problem is do-it-yourself computing (thanks to cheap but adequate hardware AND software) is eroding their customer base. Customers are finding better solutions with inhouse *nix gurus or local companies that have better price/service. The same thing happened to the big railroad companies when the US highway system was built.
at pricewatch $128 buys you a cdr/rw drive & 400pack of 700mb media. This should backup 200GB or 2 backup sets of 100GB even with a few coasters.
You could organize jpgs and/or mp3 by year and mail them to relatives as a present(kill 2 birds w/1 stone).
Then make another set to keep near your home incase you need them quickly.
The initial backup will take a while, but then you only backup jpg/mp3 when the next 700mb threshold is met.
For the rest of the data, backup to a cdrw nightly and rotate offsite weekly.
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I totally agree! (see post from last round of slimp3 discussion http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=22522&cid=2420 552 ). Perhaps some hardware gurus (which I am not) can build a cheaper headless device from comodity parts. Perhaps a cirrus cs8900a nic $10 + ep7212 controller $10 + dac $5 + enclosure/power brick $10 ~= $35. Perhaps add a mic for Star Trek style communications between rooms.
A small web configurable device with 3 jacks (5V in,rj-45,line out) would make for a nice whole house audio system. Place one in each room with powered speakers. For $50 a pop, I'd buy a few.
How about hacking a cartridge for a Nintendo game boy to interface with your HA system. It wouldn't be a touch screen, but it would have color & sound and perhaps would be cheaper. It would also have a well built yet simple interface. It is also roughly the size of a standard switch plate which is where I would put it. The only problem I see if developing the cartridge with a custom interface and making it communicate with your HA system.
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I have had good luck with Samsung lasers. Had an ML-1210 for many years as well as others. Just had to change toner every year or 2.
The ruling class in Washington uses all their power to stop anyone who stands in the way of them controlling everything. Groups that promote freedom are #1 on their hit list.
I would pxe boot each computer with some flavor of linux, mount drive, backup, unmount, and shred drive You should be able to create a script that runs at end of bootup to automate this.
Everybody wants services? Many people disagree. Many people want a very limited government the provides only the very basics (security, some infrastructure, etc).
Nobody wants to pay taxes? Many people will may reasonable taxes for basic items, but don't want to pay excessively to fund government handouts.
perl would be a good starter language because it's syntax is fairly simple and it has similarities to C.
Is this any surprise? Obama + Nation = Abomination
Relate IT to something 4th graders are interested in. Perhaps talk about the IT behind movies like Spiderman or IT behind Webkinz.
Companies with downtown offices need to consider satellite office space near suburbs. This would minimize commute time/money/carbon while keeping productivity in check.
Take a look at http://k12ltsp.org They focus on educational software and thin clients. Both would be a good fit for a library environment.
One solution may be to take back control of the last mile. Build (or rebuilt) subdivisions with ftth. Pay for and maintain this with subdivision dues. Allow data/voice/media providers to connect to the neighborhood fiber non exclusively. Now providers compete for the same access to consumers and prices drop while speed goes up.
Instead of trying to persuade Big Business types, just get permission to place TheOpenCD in Walmart, Kroger, Target, etc.
Engineer: We haven't had time to test the new Intel Cooler and Quieter technology yet.
Manager: We've lost too much market share. Just ship it.
The adaptive/utility/etc market babble is just big IT companies trying old techniques to drum up business. The problem is do-it-yourself computing (thanks to cheap but adequate hardware AND software) is eroding their customer base. Customers are finding better solutions with inhouse *nix gurus or local companies that have better price/service. The same thing happened to the big railroad companies when the US highway system was built.
Someone should inform the telcos that they cannot offer this service anymore. Then the army of telco lawyers will kill the bill.
at pricewatch $128 buys you a cdr/rw drive & 400pack of 700mb media. This should backup 200GB or 2 backup sets of 100GB even with a few coasters.
You could organize jpgs and/or mp3 by year and mail them to relatives as a present(kill 2 birds w/1 stone).
Then make another set to keep near your home incase you need them quickly.
The initial backup will take a while, but then you only backup jpg/mp3 when the next 700mb threshold is met.
For the rest of the data, backup to a cdrw nightly and rotate offsite weekly.
Pros:cheap/small/mailable/rugged
Cons:Slow initial backup
I totally agree! (see post from last round of slimp3 discussion http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=22522&cid=2420 552 ). Perhaps some hardware gurus (which I am not) can build a cheaper headless device from comodity parts. Perhaps a cirrus cs8900a nic $10 + ep7212 controller $10 + dac $5 + enclosure/power brick $10 ~= $35. Perhaps add a mic for Star Trek style communications between rooms.
A small web configurable device with 3 jacks (5V in,rj-45,line out) would make for a nice whole house audio system. Place one in each room with powered speakers. For $50 a pop, I'd buy a few.
How about hacking a cartridge for a Nintendo game boy to interface with your HA system. It wouldn't be a touch screen, but it would have color & sound and perhaps would be cheaper. It would also have a well built yet simple interface. It is also roughly the size of a standard switch plate which is where I would put it. The only problem I see if developing the cartridge with a custom interface and making it communicate with your HA system. Dale