- What if I decide to install another OS on my machine and then want to put back the OS which came with my system?
- What if my partition table gets corrupted?
- What if I want to configure the hard disk into a RAID?
What if doing any of the above voids the warranty?
A short but ugly warranty story: Once I had an OEM computer (P90, a while ago). The video controller failed a couple of months after I bought it ($2800 US, beleive it or not). I called the OEM, they said I had the option of bringing it in for warranty work or replacing the video card myself. They sent me a video card, I put it in. About 6 months later, the PCI controller on the motherboard failed. I called for warranty service and took the computer to an authorized service center. I was promptly told that since I opened the box, the warranty was void. I argued, but to no avail... I lost.
Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I think this is crappy service. It is also industry standard, from what I can see.
Now I have a relationship with the owner of a small computer shop in my area, and buy all my parts and computers from him. I'm not concerned if I have a problem with anything, because he knows and trusts me. What I worry about with this small company is - How much longer can they afford to stay in business? That's a risk I'm willing to take for the great service.
If you open a directory with the folder view, double click on the zip file and a new window will pop up. Then just drag the file from the ZIP folder back to your folder. No need for password.
That means the encrypted ZIP file is at least as much to blame as XP, if not more so. The 'encryption' is too weak.
If the encryption requires the cooperation of the program opening it to be effective, it isn't encryption at all. It's about as secure as the mailbox in front of my house. Anyone who wants to open it can.
Instead of upgrading three of its older Hewlett-Packard Co. Unix servers, Oracle will move its application server and business software to Linux-based Intel machines later this year
They're getting rid of old equipment, not mindlessly replacing new hardware.
Current methods of obtaining stem cells from live bone marrow involve high doses of chemotherapy (even if you're not sick, you soon will be) to kill most of the red and white blood cells. When your marrow kicks into overdrive to balance things out, some of the stem cells that haven't differentiated into white or red blood cells spill into the blood stream.
These are the cells used for stem cell transplants for cancer patients.
That's when Shifman zigged when he should have zagged.
Pam Dixon, author of "Job Searching Online for Dummies," is quoted on the
site as saying that Shifman is a "terrific example of everything job seekers
should avoid doing... at all costs."
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with sending a resume to someone or some company that solicited it," he [Schwartzmann] said. "What Bernie is doing amounts to randomly picking up the phone and asking people for jobs."
Actually seems like a well balanced piece of journalism. Let the reader draw his/her own conclusions.
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is more profoundly affected by tidal locking with the moon than fluvial effects.
Anybody who knew better please comment on this?
Sure, I'll bite (m-w.com):
Main Entry: fluvial
Pronunciation: 'flü-vE-&l
1 : of, relating to, or living in a stream or river
2 : produced by the action of a stream
The article said nothing about rivers or streams... unless I'm misunderstanding your post?
Which is exactly the point I was trying to make. I got burned once, never again. I just buy my parts only from somebody _I_ trust.
- What if my partition table gets corrupted?
- What if I want to configure the hard disk into a RAID?
What if doing any of the above voids the warranty?
A short but ugly warranty story:
Once I had an OEM computer (P90, a while ago). The video controller failed a couple of months after I bought it ($2800 US, beleive it or not). I called the OEM, they said I had the option of bringing it in for warranty work or replacing the video card myself. They sent me a video card, I put it in. About 6 months later, the PCI controller on the motherboard failed. I called for warranty service and took the computer to an authorized service center. I was promptly told that since I opened the box, the warranty was void. I argued, but to no avail... I lost.
Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I think this is crappy service. It is also industry standard, from what I can see.
Now I have a relationship with the owner of a small computer shop in my area, and buy all my parts and computers from him. I'm not concerned if I have a problem with anything, because he knows and trusts me. What I worry about with this small company is - How much longer can they afford to stay in business? That's a risk I'm willing to take for the great service.
If you open a directory with the folder view, double click on the zip file and a new window will pop up. Then just drag the file from the ZIP folder back to your folder. No need for password.
That means the encrypted ZIP file is at least as much to blame as XP, if not more so. The 'encryption' is too weak.
If the encryption requires the cooperation of the program opening it to be effective, it isn't encryption at all. It's about as secure as the mailbox in front of my house. Anyone who wants to open it can.
In this decade, we don't use casettes
Yeah, but some of us use DAT tapes to back up our hard drives...
To quote the article:
They're getting rid of old equipment, not mindlessly replacing new hardware.
I wonder how old the HP boxes are?
Yeah, and the guy driving down the highway in the lane next to yours can be talking to his girlfriend _AND_ looking at pr0n!
Think he'll have a hand left to drive??
Technology isn't always a good thing...
My boss's (is that spelled right?) boss is here from Japan. There, they have phones/digital cameras.
No need for media, just point, click, then email to yourself! With the 3G service, it's lightning fast.
Just imagine yourself on vacation with an almost unlimited supply of snapshots, anytime you want it.
In Linux, apps don't generally [...] insist on putting "neatpp" in C:\progra~1\company name\neatapp\neatapp.exe
The original posters complaint was the programmer using the company name for the top level directory.
For example, in my Program Files: Homesite lives inside an Allaire directory, my kid's Toy Story game lives inside Disney Interactive, and so on.
When you open Program Files, you see tons of Company Names. Free advertising?
Well, this RFE is from November 1999. FreeBSD just announced it would bundle a native JDK with FreeBSD 4.5
Apples and oranges, if you know what I mean...
Surely this is not true. I refuse to believe that to donate bone marrow you must kill most of your red blood cells
Not to donate marrow, but _stem cells_, the cells that can become almost any cell. Your body won't produce them in number without some help.
Marrow, they get with a big fat needle. Painful.
Current methods of obtaining stem cells from live bone marrow involve high doses of chemotherapy (even if you're not sick, you soon will be) to kill most of the red and white blood cells. When your marrow kicks into overdrive to balance things out, some of the stem cells that haven't differentiated into white or red blood cells spill into the blood stream.
These are the cells used for stem cell transplants for cancer patients.
Another accomplishment that shouldn't be overlooked is the 1000's of jobs that Amazon creates in an otherwise bleak Seattle economy.
Given 5 billion dollars and a 3% interest bearing bank account, there would be _no_ impact on a local economy.
Good point... I went and read the actual emails _after_ I read the article. They left out tons of details.
Pam Dixon, author of "Job Searching Online for Dummies," is quoted on the
site as saying that Shifman is a "terrific example of everything job seekers
should avoid doing
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with sending a resume to someone or some company that solicited it," he [Schwartzmann] said. "What Bernie is doing amounts to randomly picking up the phone and asking people for jobs."
Actually seems like a well balanced piece of journalism. Let the reader draw his/her own conclusions.
Don't forget debian-cygwin
Debian on Windows!
Could someone please tell me what does RTFM stand for?!?!
Yeah, Microsoft can. Great knowledge base article.
Shouldn't that be "... base ..."
If you're gonna do it, do it right!