You are using the wrong kind of licensing, and wasting a lot of money. MS offers 2 forms of client licensing - per server and per seat. With per seat, you just need a CAL for every machine that connects to any server - one workstation, 1 CAL.
Here's a link that explains it.
And yeah, you were supposed to upgrade your CALs to win2k CALs.
The patent was a "submarine" patent -- that is, one that issues long after others in the industry have begun using the same technique or technology... The patent involved the timing of the escape sequence: The characters "+++" followed by a 1-second pause. To get around the patent, some modem vendors simply eliminated the pause, so that the sequence +++AT would bring the modem back to command mode in all cases.
It's interesting that the only reason this works is that Hayes pulled the same trick Forgent is trying with JPEG.
The panel, which included an AMD engineer, felt this was the way to go. "You wouldn't buy a DVD player that wouldn't play your CDs, would you?" said Jerry Huck, chief architect at Hewlett-Packard.
I thought HP was pushing the Itanium as the best 64 bit chip. Didn't they drop their own chip in favor of the Itanium? Maybe they're hedging their bets?
The BSA estimates that pirated software was responsible for about $3 billion in lost revenues to software publishers in the U.S. in 2000 -- although, to be strictly fair, that number assumes that every copy of stolen software would have been bought if it weren't stolen, which inflates the number somewhat.
It's good to see someone in the press finally taking those numbers with a grain of salt. Somehow I don't think evry kid who downloads Photoshop and Illustrator would have purchased a copy.
I didn't notice anything about online backups, point-in-time recovery, or standby databases. Is any of this possible on PostgreSQL yet? How about clustering/parallel server. Seems like these are important features to become an Oracle/SQL Server replacement.
I'd love to see TiVo on a DVD player. The only reason I still have a VCR is to tape shows. If I'd have been able to get a TiDVDo(tm), I'd have done it in a second. However, I won't spend $200 on a stand alone TiVo - i have other uses for disposable cash.
That pattern is the same with all electronics. It's not "soaking the loyal" - it's "soak the people who need the latest and greatest". If cost is an issue, wait 6 months and then buy.
This seems like more of an issue of courtesy than technology. Loud cell phone conversations are no more (or less) intrusive than loud face-to-face conversations. What we need is fewer rude people n- and there's already a device that creates those. It's called good parents.
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You are using the wrong kind of licensing, and wasting a lot of money. MS offers 2 forms of client licensing - per server and per seat. With per seat, you just need a CAL for every machine that connects to any server - one workstation, 1 CAL. Here's a link that explains it.
And yeah, you were supposed to upgrade your CALs to win2k CALs.
Think of the money my girlfriend will save on birth control pills!
I've called 911 several times here in DC. I've been put on hold before getting to ask for the police every time. And you're right, it sucks.
What it actually said:
would you like tongue to ask Senator Taylor?
What I read:
would you like to tongue Senator Taylor?
What I thought:
ummm... not really
From the webpage:
Requirements for your laptop
(Not included with purchase)
Windows 98 or higher
Pentium II - 800 MHz or faster
256 MB RAM
50MB Hard disk space
2 USB ports
(directly on laptop or via hub
From the article:
The BSA estimates that pirated software was responsible for about $3 billion in lost revenues to software publishers in the U.S. in 2000 -- although, to be strictly fair, that number assumes that every copy of stolen software would have been bought if it weren't stolen, which inflates the number somewhat.
It's good to see someone in the press finally taking those numbers with a grain of salt. Somehow I don't think evry kid who downloads Photoshop and Illustrator would have purchased a copy.
Having been to Chuck E. Cheese, a two day conference on children screa^H^H^H^H^Hspeaking different languages sounds like a really long time to me.
I didn't notice anything about online backups, point-in-time recovery, or standby databases. Is any of this possible on PostgreSQL yet? How about clustering/parallel server. Seems like these are important features to become an Oracle/SQL Server replacement.
I'd love to see TiVo on a DVD player. The only reason I still have a VCR is to tape shows. If I'd have been able to get a TiDVDo(tm), I'd have done it in a second. However, I won't spend $200 on a stand alone TiVo - i have other uses for disposable cash.
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... I can send .doc files to RMS? :)
It will be interesting to see if linux users will be willing to spend money on this software, particularly in light of the fate of Loki.
That pattern is the same with all electronics. It's not "soaking the loyal" - it's "soak the people who need the latest and greatest". If cost is an issue, wait 6 months and then buy.
Seems like good advice.
This seems like more of an issue of courtesy than technology. Loud cell phone conversations are no more (or less) intrusive than loud face-to-face conversations. What we need is fewer rude people n- and there's already a device that creates those. It's called good parents.