I'm surprised nobody has pointed this out before. The keyboard isn't free per se; you still have to pay $7.95 shipping and handling. If you look around at thrift stores and the bargain racks in computer stores, you can find 101- or 104-key keyboards for less than that, without advertising built in.
Besides, the true geek either uses an IBM buckling-spring keyboard (raises hand) or some funky ultra-ergonomic dealie.
Heck, in MY day we didn't need no fancy-schmancy e-mail to route packets. We did it all through phone lines. Remember FidoNet? I ran a small FidoNet board for about 2 1/2 years. All the mail routing was done through telephone lines, resulting in delivery times (not to mention long-distance phone charges!) that often rivaled that of conventional mail.
Just look at RealPlayer. The've sold tons of the upgraded versions even though you can get the baxic for free.
Have you ever tried to download RealPlayer from the company's web site? Many users are led to believe that there isn't even a free version to begin with. When you select "download," you're presented with two ENORMOUS banners to purchase premium versions, and a tiny link to the free version. After that, you're presented with a this-is-your-last-chance opportunity to purchase a premium version. Even after you download the free version, you're subjected to marketing and pop-up ads relentlessly advertising premium services.
There's a product called The Bridge (available for Palm III and Palm V) that allows you to use a newer device in an older cradle. The basic synchronization protocols are the same for all units, so it's only the physical shape that this device helps to unify.
The first model was the Pilot 1000, with 128KB RAM. Then came the Pilot 5000, with 512KB RAM. There's no such thing as a "Pilot 500." There was a 1MB upgrade for these devices as well.
The non-Professional PalmPilot is called the Personal. It had only 512KB RAM and had no TCP/IP stack. It could be upgraded to 1MB and TCP/IP capabilities with a different 1MB upgrade. (This upgrade card could also upgrade every prior Pilot to everything except backlighting for the screen.)
Palm also recently created a IIIe Special Edition (IIIeSE, for short) that is identical to the IIIe except for the fact that it has a translucent case.
It seems that, from an image standpoint, FreeBSD is the next jumping-off point for the "forget the mainstream, support MY OS!" crowd. Once Linux becomes common, you'll see a lot of commercial development and simple, easy-to-use applications. This, coupled with the fact that even non-CS grads will recognize Linux, insults the isolationism that this crowd requires.
Go FreeBSD! It's like Linux, but better! Honestly! It's reliable! Come and see the difference! Anyone? Anyone? I'm over here! Listen to me!
All these distros make Windows look more and more appealing to me. It's certainly not a bad thing to have more choices, but it may seriously hurt the ability of admins and helpdesk people out theree to effectivly support linux.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a box of King Vitaman at Giant Eagle here in Pittsburgh. I didn't think anything of it -- it looked like one of those generic store brand cereals like "Crisped Rice" and "Fruit Rings."
Fifty bucks for a hack? Nice try. HackMaster itself is $5 non-crippled shareware, and almost all of the hacks I registered cost no more than $7.
True, there are some programs for the Palm that cost more than $50, but they're for enterprise or medical use. Palm developers know not to make their programs more than $20, or even $10 for very small utilities.
That was awfully fast... they're already planning stamps of the '90s over at this page. They have a stamp about sport utility vehicles. which I find appalling. Are we going to remember the '90s as a bunch of soccer moms plowing through good-natured citizens' passenger cars?
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I mean if they did a "20 stamps of the 1590s" would they list the jump rope along with Columbus "discovering" the Americas?
I should hope not. Columbus "discovered" the Americas in 1492. Remember that whole 500-year anniversary thing way back in the 1990's?;)
Last I checked, Andrew Linux didn't work _in_ CMU either. It gave me horrible errors about not finding an X server, which you had to manually configure. This was back when it was RH4.2-based, though -- I think they're up to RH6.0 now.
Oh no. The couple hundred dollars you decide not to spend on movies will really strike a nerve with the people heading the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry.
Boycott Microsoft. Boycott the MPAA. Boycott eToys. I'm sure they're shaking in their boots. Can you imagine?
Geek's friend: "Hey, here's this cool little game I got where you throw snowballs at kids! It's awesome!" Geek: "I'm sorry, that game runs on Windows. Windows is evil because it is written by Microsoft, who do not support the software ideals that I hold dear. You, sir, are perpetuating the monopoly that Microsoft has over our collective consciences and are therefore insulting my intelligence." Friend: "Um, OK. Wanna go catch a movie tonight?" Geek: "No. That would be supporting the Motion Picture Association of America, whose selfish motions have deeply tarnished the entertainment portion of open source, which is obviously the future of the world once everyone learns to stop using Windows which is evil."
However, does it cost more than $8 US additionally to ship to the US from Canada? Last time I checked, that's technically an "international" shipment and is subject to higher shipping rates.
When you go to download a.wsz skin, simply rename it to have a.zip extension and save it in your skins directory. A wsz file is simply a zip file renamed to be associated with WinAmp in a Win32 environment.
\begin{CMU inside reference} Did you also notify your good friend and mine Mr. John Lerchey about this? Hundreds of people pulling almost 100MB apiece might garner some attention. \end{CMU inside reference}
Through proxy bidding, early bidders can lock in higher bids even if the net difference is less than the minimum bid increment. It's complicated, but it can help you win auctions by a few cents in a pinch.:)
According to their download page, you can get the software either for Windows or for Macintosh. Seeing as though they've covered both of the major end-user computing platforms, I would hope that eventually they would go ahead and release a Linux port (should users desire one).
Just think about what will happen when broadband access is as widespread in the "real world" as it is in corporate/educational America. Free, high-quality phone calls and videoconferencing. Lightning-fast transfer speeds. Industries such as the long-distance telecom industry are already changing to meet this demand. Notice how phone rates are trending towards a flat rate per month plus nominal charges for calls.
Of course, free stuff isn't always "free" -- there are ads, and antiprivacy crap like monitoring your web usage. I wouldn't be surprised to see legislation about that in the next three years.
Regarding your first question, there is a project called LinuxCE that aims to port Linux to CE machines. I have absolutely no experience, ties, or know-how about the project; however, given that there are a few different CPU's used in CE devices, development may be taking longer for your particular device.
Try this to connect a CE device to a Linux box. It works through a PPP connection.
As far as the fuss over WinCE, there are a few explanations. Some people just don't like any Microsoft software, period, and refuse to buy it on principle. However, on many devices (yours being an exception) Windows CE is very slow and complicated. Things like memory allocation and task management allow for more powerful programs, but also can make things unnecessarily complicated for Joe End-User who wants a no-nonsense way to synchronize his personal data. I've owned a PalmPilot since early 1997, and it's a great machine. Sure, it doesn't have all the whizbang features of many CE devices, but it runs a wealth of software and provides ultra-quick (no hourglass, ever) access to all personal data. My dad, who's one of the biggest technophobes I know, even bought one and is impressed with the feature set and the simplicity. He bought a cradle for his secretary, who takes messages and puts information into the Palm Desktop software on her computer. When he gets back from a meeting, all he has to do is synchronize his Palm with his secretary's computer and all of the data on both ends is made up-to-date. It's the so-called "Zen of Palm" that has sold so many units so far, and it's the reason why Palm Computing has held back on cramming every feature possible into every single organizer.
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I'm surprised nobody has pointed this out before. The keyboard isn't free per se; you still have to pay $7.95 shipping and handling. If you look around at thrift stores and the bargain racks in computer stores, you can find 101- or 104-key keyboards for less than that, without advertising built in.
Besides, the true geek either uses an IBM buckling-spring keyboard (raises hand) or some funky ultra-ergonomic dealie.
Novices don't use X consoles. Novices don't use Linux. Novices use Microsoft products.
"X Box" will become a common term used by novices, just as "PS2" seems to have already displaced "PS/2" in many gaming circles.
Heck, in MY day we didn't need no fancy-schmancy e-mail to route packets. We did it all through phone lines. Remember FidoNet? I ran a small FidoNet board for about 2 1/2 years. All the mail routing was done through telephone lines, resulting in delivery times (not to mention long-distance phone charges!) that often rivaled that of conventional mail.
Ah, those were the days...
iMesh can be used for any type of file. My roommate has already used it to snag several South Park episodes.
WinZip handles tarred and/or gzipped files just fine, if you're on a Windows box.
There's a product called The Bridge (available for Palm III and Palm V) that allows you to use a newer device in an older cradle. The basic synchronization protocols are the same for all units, so it's only the physical shape that this device helps to unify.
Where does the beer actually go?
Isn't Guinness technically stout, not beer?
It seems that, from an image standpoint, FreeBSD is the next jumping-off point for the "forget the mainstream, support MY OS!" crowd. Once Linux becomes common, you'll see a lot of commercial development and simple, easy-to-use applications. This, coupled with the fact that even non-CS grads will recognize Linux, insults the isolationism that this crowd requires.
Go FreeBSD! It's like Linux, but better! Honestly! It's reliable! Come and see the difference! Anyone? Anyone? I'm over here! Listen to me!
All these distros make Windows look more and more appealing to me. It's certainly not a bad thing to have more choices, but it may seriously hurt the ability of admins and helpdesk people out theree to effectivly support linux.
Dude.
A couple of weeks ago I saw a box of King Vitaman at Giant Eagle here in Pittsburgh. I didn't think anything of it -- it looked like one of those generic store brand cereals like "Crisped Rice" and "Fruit Rings."
Fifty bucks for a hack? Nice try. HackMaster itself is $5 non-crippled shareware, and almost all of the hacks I registered cost no more than $7.
True, there are some programs for the Palm that cost more than $50, but they're for enterprise or medical use. Palm developers know not to make their programs more than $20, or even $10 for very small utilities.
Apple's Studio Cinema Displays cost $4,000 each, and are only available with the purchase of an expensive G4 tower.
That was awfully fast... they're already planning stamps of the '90s over at this page. They have a stamp about sport utility vehicles. which I find appalling. Are we going to remember the '90s as a bunch of soccer moms plowing through good-natured citizens' passenger cars?
I mean if they did a "20 stamps of the 1590s" would they list the jump rope along with Columbus "discovering" the Americas?
;)
I should hope not. Columbus "discovered" the Americas in 1492. Remember that whole 500-year anniversary thing way back in the 1990's?
Last I checked, Andrew Linux didn't work _in_ CMU either. It gave me horrible errors about not finding an X server, which you had to manually configure. This was back when it was RH4.2-based, though -- I think they're up to RH6.0 now.
Oh no. The couple hundred dollars you decide not to spend on movies will really strike a nerve with the people heading the multibillion-dollar entertainment industry.
Boycott Microsoft. Boycott the MPAA. Boycott eToys. I'm sure they're shaking in their boots. Can you imagine?
Geek's friend: "Hey, here's this cool little game I got where you throw snowballs at kids! It's awesome!"
Geek: "I'm sorry, that game runs on Windows. Windows is evil because it is written by Microsoft, who do not support the software ideals that I hold dear. You, sir, are perpetuating the monopoly that Microsoft has over our collective consciences and are therefore insulting my intelligence."
Friend: "Um, OK. Wanna go catch a movie tonight?"
Geek: "No. That would be supporting the Motion Picture Association of America, whose selfish motions have deeply tarnished the entertainment portion of open source, which is obviously the future of the world once everyone learns to stop using Windows which is evil."
And you wonder why geeks don't get out much.
However, does it cost more than $8 US additionally to ship to the US from Canada? Last time I checked, that's technically an "international" shipment and is subject to higher shipping rates.
When you go to download a .wsz skin, simply rename it to have a .zip extension and save it in your skins directory. A wsz file is simply a zip file renamed to be associated with WinAmp in a Win32 environment.
\begin{CMU inside reference}
Did you also notify your good friend and mine Mr. John Lerchey about this? Hundreds of people pulling almost 100MB apiece might garner some attention.
\end{CMU inside reference}
Through proxy bidding, early bidders can lock in higher bids even if the net difference is less than the minimum bid increment. It's complicated, but it can help you win auctions by a few cents in a pinch. :)
According to their download page, you can get the software either for Windows or for Macintosh. Seeing as though they've covered both of the major end-user computing platforms, I would hope that eventually they would go ahead and release a Linux port (should users desire one).
Just think about what will happen when broadband access is as widespread in the "real world" as it is in corporate/educational America. Free, high-quality phone calls and videoconferencing. Lightning-fast transfer speeds. Industries such as the long-distance telecom industry are already changing to meet this demand. Notice how phone rates are trending towards a flat rate per month plus nominal charges for calls.
Of course, free stuff isn't always "free" -- there are ads, and antiprivacy crap like monitoring your web usage. I wouldn't be surprised to see legislation about that in the next three years.
Regarding your first question, there is a project called LinuxCE that aims to port Linux to CE machines. I have absolutely no experience, ties, or know-how about the project; however, given that there are a few different CPU's used in CE devices, development may be taking longer for your particular device.
Try this to connect a CE device to a Linux box. It works through a PPP connection.
As far as the fuss over WinCE, there are a few explanations. Some people just don't like any Microsoft software, period, and refuse to buy it on principle. However, on many devices (yours being an exception) Windows CE is very slow and complicated. Things like memory allocation and task management allow for more powerful programs, but also can make things unnecessarily complicated for Joe End-User who wants a no-nonsense way to synchronize his personal data. I've owned a PalmPilot since early 1997, and it's a great machine. Sure, it doesn't have all the whizbang features of many CE devices, but it runs a wealth of software and provides ultra-quick (no hourglass, ever) access to all personal data. My dad, who's one of the biggest technophobes I know, even bought one and is impressed with the feature set and the simplicity. He bought a cradle for his secretary, who takes messages and puts information into the Palm Desktop software on her computer. When he gets back from a meeting, all he has to do is synchronize his Palm with his secretary's computer and all of the data on both ends is made up-to-date. It's the so-called "Zen of Palm" that has sold so many units so far, and it's the reason why Palm Computing has held back on cramming every feature possible into every single organizer.
Hope this helps.