When my m505 died six months ago after only two years use I bought a Tungsten E off eBay. Six weeks later the power button stopped working and Palm told me they wouldn't fix it for free. Two devices over a year and a half totaling over $500 both worthless.
Contrast that with the two Palm III's I still have and still work. My wife uses one of them *every* day for at least an hour total and has for years. I used to put my III in my back pocket with nothing for protection but the flip cover. It still lives.
In short, their hardware is shit and has been for the last few years. That coupled with poor customer service and a sweeping failure to innovate and take chances:
* Palm should have had an OQO like device out years ago, say something around 6"x9" and 640x480 or more. They could have owned the "personal slate" market but probably never seriously considered the for factor.
* They have done fux-all in terms improving/expanding/innovating their included base apps. Useful yes, but seriously dated. Where are the handheld apps that are light-years ahead of the competition ala Apple on the desktop?
* Communications still suck. I can buy their proprietary wifi SD card for my Palm at twice the going price of other cards and I have the privilege of waiting months for it to come out. They should have been market leaders in this area.
I could go on here but I'll spare you. These things and more have caused me to start shopping for something, anything, else. Hopefully not Pocket PC but I don't see much other choice (but something I can at least put linux/Qtopia on).
I saw that headline and I thought the article was going to be about the recent iBook and Mini updates (can't really call them upgrades can we?). Imagine my disapointment.
Yes, let's hear it for Unsanity. They took an open and free standard, themes and theme engines for OSX, and covertly made it proprietary (with the help of a few key theme authors - I'm looking at you Swizcore, Rad-e8 and Studio 28). This obsoleted themes in the old format as well as theme management tools, most of which were free/open. Yeah, really nice guys with community interest at heart. Personally I will never pay for or use any of their products again.
And if you'd bother to actually check, theme changer hasn't released any code since Oct 2003.
I've been using portsentry, and to a lesser degree hostsentry and logwatch (all are/were from Psionic) for a long time.
It's a damn shame that they've not been updated for years, and I've sent several emails to Psionic asking about taking them over but I haven't ever received a reply. (Portsentry still works fine, but logwatch and hostsentry need to be updated)
Why is it that people think this guy is great? He typically does NOT do a good or even acceptable job on anything he manages.
Chris DiBona is *the* guy that single-handedly killed themes.org.
For those of you who have not been around long enough to remember themes.org it was a wonderful, one-stop-shop for themes for everything. Until Chris took over that is, and then it went into a year and a half long dormant period where no updates were allowed by themers, only to eventually be folded into freshmeat when it was apparent that Chris was never going to deliver.
Looking at some of the replies here: > think about which filesystem has been in use the longest on linux > I have seen reiserfs do some funky things to fielsystems > ReiserFS has been known to suck under load
What a bunch of FUD. I've been using it in production on a dozen servers, on dB servers, web servers, and a Postfix server with over 20K users since 2000 without a single problem. You guys haven't a clue what you're talking about.
If you want to use it as a server then why not simply leave it in the original case, plug in a firewire drive, and throw it in the basement (or under the fridge, or in a closet, or....)
Take the money that you would have spent on a case and spend it on a FW enclosure and a disk and come out ahead.
So instead of invading Mid-East countries to protect 'our oil' we'll be invading Canada, Australia, and various African countries to protect 'our uranium'.
For the last few months I have been almost certain that Bush was going to win, either due to flag-waving consumer-units tipping the balance or from out-and-out fraud in Ohio and/or Florida.
I put my business up for sale two months ago and took a second on the house to do some remodeling before I put it on the market. Hopefully all will be completed and the house and business sold by the end of the year.
On the one hand I feel like it's a cop-out, like I'm giving up. On the other hand it's like a marriage that's over - what's the point of dragging it out any longer.
I'm tired of being ashamed of my country. Im tired of trying to talk sense to right-wingers that are so brainwashed that nothing short of a full on police state will wake them up (give it time, it's coming). Like another poster pointed out, Americans in general are too fat, ignorant, and happy to revolt. At least I don't see it happening anytime soon. The heart of America has devolved into the MTV/Fox nation.
Fortunately my wife has family in Vancouver B.C. and Toronto so we have a choice of location and someone to help us through the process. If all goes well we'll be there for New Years '05.
stories that link to sites that require non-free registration to read the whole article. I would have liked to have read more than just an abstract and summary on the subject, but it looks like it would cost me $175. (Not that anybody reads the articles anyway).
Man, if you shop there you are getting ripped off. They list a used model identical to one of my iBooks for the same price I bought it for two years ago.
Try SmallDog instead. Much better prices, and they're nice people as well.
Well I'm a *paid* GLterm customer and I noticed there hasn't been an update in years - how about posting the source if you're not going to maintain it?
You neglect to state which model you have so I can't be certain of the degree you are full of shit.
I regularly use a 1ghz/14"/OSX 10.3.n config at work and get, maybe, 3.5 hours full brightness and around 4 hours dimmed down almost all the way.
Are you using linux and command line only (i.e.; no gui at all)? did you get your hands on a prototype iBook fuel cell? Are you using a new battery type made by space aliens?
Slashdot Mirror
When my m505 died six months ago after only two years use I bought a Tungsten E off eBay. Six weeks later the power button stopped working and Palm told me they wouldn't fix it for free. Two devices over a year and a half totaling over $500 both worthless.
Contrast that with the two Palm III's I still have and still work. My wife uses one of them *every* day for at least an hour total and has for years. I used to put my III in my back pocket with nothing for protection but the flip cover. It still lives.
In short, their hardware is shit and has been for the last few years. That coupled with poor customer service and a sweeping failure to innovate and take chances:
* Palm should have had an OQO like device out years ago, say something around 6"x9" and 640x480 or more. They could have owned the "personal slate" market but probably never seriously considered the for factor.
* They have done fux-all in terms improving/expanding/innovating their included base apps. Useful yes, but seriously dated. Where are the handheld apps that are light-years ahead of the competition ala Apple on the desktop?
* Communications still suck. I can buy their proprietary wifi SD card for my Palm at twice the going price of other cards and I have the privilege of waiting months for it to come out. They should have been market leaders in this area.
I could go on here but I'll spare you. These things and more have caused me to start shopping for something, anything, else. Hopefully not Pocket PC but I don't see much other choice (but something I can at least put linux/Qtopia on).
IIRC it was in Enlightenment, around v15 or so
/* Drunk, fix later */
I saw that headline and I thought the article was going to be about the recent iBook and Mini updates (can't really call them upgrades can we?). Imagine my disapointment.
Maybe it won't cost n times as much for the Mac version of a top-line video card like it does now.
Mac ATI X800: $500
PC ATI X800: $300
Mac NV 6800: $500
PC NV 6800: $300
Not really apples == apples, but it's been this way for a long time and I'm tired of paying extra for the exact same hardware with different firmware.
(I am hardly a hardware expert so I'm probably completely wrong).
Yes, let's hear it for Unsanity. They took an open and free standard, themes and theme engines for OSX, and covertly made it proprietary (with the help of a few key theme authors - I'm looking at you Swizcore, Rad-e8 and Studio 28). This obsoleted themes in the old format as well as theme management tools, most of which were free/open. Yeah, really nice guys with community interest at heart. Personally I will never pay for or use any of their products again.
And if you'd bother to actually check, theme changer hasn't released any code since Oct 2003.
Best laugh I've all week. Thanks.
I've been using portsentry, and to a lesser degree hostsentry and logwatch (all are/were from Psionic) for a long time.
It's a damn shame that they've not been updated for years, and I've sent several emails to Psionic asking about taking them over but I haven't ever received a reply. (Portsentry still works fine, but logwatch and hostsentry need to be updated)
nice ... um ... nice ... um ... nice day isn't it. (Eww)
Why is it that people think this guy is great? He typically does NOT do a good or even acceptable job on anything he manages.
Chris DiBona is *the* guy that single-handedly killed themes.org.
For those of you who have not been around long enough to remember themes.org it was a wonderful, one-stop-shop for themes for everything. Until Chris took over that is, and then it went into a year and a half long dormant period where no updates were allowed by themers, only to eventually be folded into freshmeat when it was apparent that Chris was never going to deliver.
How the hell did he ever get hired by Google?
Looking at some of the replies here:
> think about which filesystem has been in use the longest on linux
> I have seen reiserfs do some funky things to fielsystems
> ReiserFS has been known to suck under load
What a bunch of FUD. I've been using it in production on a dozen servers, on dB servers, web servers, and a Postfix server with over 20K users since 2000 without a single problem. You guys haven't a clue what you're talking about.
> America has become a fascist state
Why yes, yes it has: http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm
If you want to use it as a server then why not simply leave it in the original case, plug in a firewire drive, and throw it in the basement (or under the fridge, or in a closet, or....)
Take the money that you would have spent on a case and spend it on a FW enclosure and a disk and come out ahead.
Here's a proof that any code can infringe on other code (which could be patented).
Um, yeah. Thanks for clearing that up.
November 1st, you know "Day Of The Dead" and all that.
So instead of invading Mid-East countries to protect 'our oil' we'll be invading Canada, Australia, and various African countries to protect 'our uranium'.
Good thinking.
For the last few months I have been almost certain that Bush was going to win, either due to flag-waving consumer-units tipping the balance or from out-and-out fraud in Ohio and/or Florida.
I put my business up for sale two months ago and took a second on the house to do some remodeling before I put it on the market. Hopefully all will be completed and the house and business sold by the end of the year.
On the one hand I feel like it's a cop-out, like I'm giving up. On the other hand it's like a marriage that's over - what's the point of dragging it out any longer.
I'm tired of being ashamed of my country. Im tired of trying to talk sense to right-wingers that are so brainwashed that nothing short of a full on police state will wake them up (give it time, it's coming). Like another poster pointed out, Americans in general are too fat, ignorant, and happy to revolt. At least I don't see it happening anytime soon. The heart of America has devolved into the MTV/Fox nation.
Fortunately my wife has family in Vancouver B.C. and Toronto so we have a choice of location and someone to help us through the process. If all goes well we'll be there for New Years '05.
BTW: check this out and then read this.
Ke(-#)ECA
E = Ecotopian Liberation Front (or ELF for short)
stories that link to sites that require non-free registration to read the whole article. I would have liked to have read more than just an abstract and summary on the subject, but it looks like it would cost me $175. (Not that anybody reads the articles anyway).
but, um, Get A Life. Really.
You can build yor own for less than $3000. $2500 is quite a bit to pay for that 5up3r l337 case.
Man, if you shop there you are getting ripped off. They list a used model identical to one of my iBooks for the same price I bought it for two years ago.
Try SmallDog instead. Much better prices, and they're nice people as well.
Settle down son. It's just a damn MP3 player, not the Second Coming.
Well I'm a *paid* GLterm customer and I noticed there hasn't been an update in years - how about posting the source if you're not going to maintain it?
While looking at the photos I kept thinking that somebody has been watching the Angelic Layer anime series, or reading the manga series.
AL is more or less the same thing except your control your doll (robot) with technology assisted telekenesis.
I call bullshit.
You neglect to state which model you have so I can't be certain of the degree you are full of shit.
I regularly use a 1ghz/14"/OSX 10.3.n config at work and get, maybe, 3.5 hours full brightness and around 4 hours dimmed down almost all the way.
Are you using linux and command line only (i.e.; no gui at all)? did you get your hands on a prototype iBook fuel cell? Are you using a new battery type made by space aliens?