openfire is a jabber based FOSS server. we use it with AD integration. I haven't implemented it yet, but they have plugins supporting full message transcript.
Spark is the client from the same company and it is jabber only.
If I remember correctly, openfire alos supports being a proxy for all other (most?) IM protocol's so even if someone gets a copy of AIM or whathave you on you network, there server can still log the transcript.
Not necisarily. While the number of channels provided has continued to grow, it is not infinite. Under an a la carte system I still imagine that the cable company has to have the ability to sell you all the channels at once. So if there is not enough demand for what ever niche channel in your area, your cable company still isn't going to bump a more popular channel. In time this will most likely change as bandwidth concerns lessen, but that will still be a while.
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We new about 30 seconds after it went down. The call center started going nuts with people complaining that they couldn't get their p0rn.
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Many of ABC's regional news feeds are carried on Telstar 4. Channel Line up
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Telstar 4 is one of the most heavily used TV satellites. We had to move our channels over to Telstar 6 for the time being. (I work for the Erotic Networks) It caries many of the east coast ABC and CBS feeds. I'm sure they were scrambling to find alternate carriers just like we were this morning.
When I said that works were *lost* I was referring to frustrations I've had in trying to track down out of print materials. Take Disney's Song Of The South. I don't know if you have heard/ read about it, but it was based on old slave narratives in the Gullah dialect. Disney made a live action/ cartoon out of it in the '50's. It hasn't been re-released in over 40 years because it was deemed inappropriate. Maybe it was and maybe it wasn't. I don't know. I can't see it because they will have copyright on it forever at this rate. Once something is published, it should not allowed to be removed from the public oh a whim. the genie is out of the bottle. That leads to money controlling ideas.
Bill Cosby at one point bought the rights to the Dukes Of Hazard so the he could keep the show off of the air because he disagreed with it. Is that right? If he had never sold them no one would have ever been able to legally see them again.
Explain to me how permanently removing things from public access, not public domain, is a good thing?
Think about how many works are *lost* to the public because it is no longer profitable for the owner to keep them published. Out of print books, movies and recordings should be in the public domian if the copyright owner isn't willing to keep them available for whatever reason. For those owners that wish to maintain thier copyrights, they can. But for others who don't care, why shouldn't the public get a crack at these?
Since when is USB not powered? Did IEEE change the spec?
Anyhoo... I'm looking at my directions for the Creative Nomaad Jukebox Zen (Catchy name, eh?) and you can inded charge from the usb port. The unti must be off to do so. The Zen also come with an ac adapter. Maybe in case someone wanted to recharge the unit while they away froma computer?
I have had the 20 GB for about a month (Doh! 40 more gigs!) And I have loved every minute. As usual, I skipped the headphones that came with it and use a good, studio pair. This play has, hands down, the best sound of any portable mp3 player that I have ever plugged this pair of headphones into. Simply great.
Secondly, I like it's complete lack of DRM. I can transfer my music between my computers in different parts of the world no problem. And data files too! Unfortunately, this is also one of the major flaws as well. You need Creative's drivers/ software to do this. No problem if you are going back and forth between said computer fairly often, but for a one time shot it is a little bit of a drawback.
There is a util to make a windows floppy for data xfers, but not mp3 sync or xfer.
The controls are fine for me, but to each his own. I've always found that no matter how obscure the lay out, your hands learns it soon enough.
For price, features, capacity and quality I don't think you can beat this.
I have an iomega HipZip. If you're not familiar with it, it uses 40 meg mini zip disks. Works just like any other zip drive except that it also functions as an MP3 player. It has its draw backs (the GUI isn't the best) but it has no digital righht managment that I have come across. Also, the disks are about $10 each in bulk and the tak up almost no space. I've always had good luck with iomega. Just my $.02.
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openfire is a jabber based FOSS server.
we use it with AD integration. I haven't implemented it yet, but they have plugins supporting full message transcript.
Spark is the client from the same company and it is jabber only.
If I remember correctly, openfire alos supports being a proxy for all other (most?) IM protocol's so even if someone gets a copy of AIM or whathave you on you network, there server can still log the transcript.
Easy to set up, free and robust.
Not necisarily. While the number of channels provided has continued to grow, it is not infinite. Under an a la carte system I still imagine that the cable company has to have the ability to sell you all the channels at once. So if there is not enough demand for what ever niche channel in your area, your cable company still isn't going to bump a more popular channel. In time this will most likely change as bandwidth concerns lessen, but that will still be a while.
check out Telstar 6, channels 1, 7 and 14.
We new about 30 seconds after it went down. The call center started going nuts with people complaining that they couldn't get their p0rn.
Many of ABC's regional news feeds are carried on Telstar 4. Channel Line up
Telstar 4 is one of the most heavily used TV satellites. We had to move our channels over to Telstar 6 for the time being. (I work for the Erotic Networks) It caries many of the east coast ABC and CBS feeds. I'm sure they were scrambling to find alternate carriers just like we were this morning.
When I said that works were *lost* I was referring to frustrations I've had in trying to track down out of print materials. Take Disney's Song Of The South. I don't know if you have heard/ read about it, but it was based on old slave narratives in the Gullah dialect. Disney made a live action/ cartoon out of it in the '50's. It hasn't been re-released in over 40 years because it was deemed inappropriate. Maybe it was and maybe it wasn't. I don't know. I can't see it because they will have copyright on it forever at this rate. Once something is published, it should not allowed to be removed from the public oh a whim. the genie is out of the bottle. That leads to money controlling ideas. Bill Cosby at one point bought the rights to the Dukes Of Hazard so the he could keep the show off of the air because he disagreed with it. Is that right? If he had never sold them no one would have ever been able to legally see them again. Explain to me how permanently removing things from public access, not public domain, is a good thing?
Think about how many works are *lost* to the public because it is no longer profitable for the owner to keep them published. Out of print books, movies and recordings should be in the public domian if the copyright owner isn't willing to keep them available for whatever reason. For those owners that wish to maintain thier copyrights, they can. But for others who don't care, why shouldn't the public get a crack at these?
Since when is USB not powered? Did IEEE change the spec?
Anyhoo... I'm looking at my directions for the Creative Nomaad Jukebox Zen (Catchy name, eh?) and you can inded charge from the usb port. The unti must be off to do so. The Zen also come with an ac adapter. Maybe in case someone wanted to recharge the unit while they away froma computer?
I have had the 20 GB for about a month (Doh! 40 more gigs!) And I have loved every minute. As usual, I skipped the headphones that came with it and use a good, studio pair. This play has, hands down, the best sound of any portable mp3 player that I have ever plugged this pair of headphones into. Simply great.
Secondly, I like it's complete lack of DRM. I can transfer my music between my computers in different parts of the world no problem. And data files too! Unfortunately, this is also one of the major flaws as well. You need Creative's drivers/ software to do this. No problem if you are going back and forth between said computer fairly often, but for a one time shot it is a little bit of a drawback.
There is a util to make a windows floppy for data xfers, but not mp3 sync or xfer.
The controls are fine for me, but to each his own. I've always found that no matter how obscure the lay out, your hands learns it soon enough.
For price, features, capacity and quality I don't think you can beat this.
Looks like I finally found the guts for my AstroMech! Sweet!
I have an iomega HipZip. If you're not familiar with it, it uses 40 meg mini zip disks. Works just like any other zip drive except that it also functions as an MP3 player. It has its draw backs (the GUI isn't the best) but it has no digital righht managment that I have come across. Also, the disks are about $10 each in bulk and the tak up almost no space. I've always had good luck with iomega. Just my $.02.