As the amount of data we all personally store grows - so does the need for//good// personal backup.. whether to tape, an extra hard drive, punched card..
Just think - every time you need to upgrade your PC or in the event of a system crash or hack.
I've currently got almost 0.5TB of data on various systems in my lab - some is backed up, some is burnt to CD, some I know I can redownload
Backup and data restore will become a major growth area for personal use during the coming years
- removes load from email systems (bandwidth, storage, backup)
- it is instant. Ideal when taking part in a global con call and you want to check something offline
- IM cuts down on the number of intl (or even national!) calls you need to make
The main enhancements I can see corporates needing for this to become as mainstream as email are security, supportability, scalability, the ability to lockdown who can connect (ie internal only, external approved list etc) and centralised logging.
It's certainly lessened the load on my email inbox and made me more productive. I work with a large team across the globe. I regularly use IM to answer real quick questions from colleagues in the Americas, Europe, South Africa and Asia.
Mac owners - none.
Mac Evangelists - many dozens.
The context of my post was in the corporate world; where the CIO wears the blue-tinted glasses, takes the MS word as gospel over the vol-au-vents and champagne and decides corporate IT strategy going forward..
For a real usable service (I have 2Mb with static IP) you are looking at over $300 per month..
My own experience is that you are encouraged to move to the most appropriate access method - I was urged that a move to a full leased line (at $30k per year!) was ideal for me...
Looks like the BBC is re-posting the BT press releases..:)
With MS Office on every OSX Mac it's a trivial matter for the MS account rep to come in and say - move your hardware from this Apple stuff, move across to Windows XP on i386.. It's ok - your users don't have to learn anything new.
Many people have found a cross-platform directory service useful for such purposes; plug in LDAP, PAM, NT Domain, Active Directory etc etc etc.
One thing to be aware of is that centralised identity management is not single sign on; ultimately customers need the freedom to use their authentication credentials to best suit their environment (whether that is uid/pwd pair, digital certificate, token, biometrics, kerberos cert..) lowering everything down to the lowest common denominator doesn't really sound too much use!
I am watching this trend with interest; last year there was one customer like this per month; so far this last 3 months I see one or two per week.
Much like the ramp of Thin Client or web based computing this trend hopefully shows that critical mass is forming.
There was a discussion several days ago about batteries that are refilled with
gas, rather than recharged. It sounds rather messy to me, while a system that uses a hydrogen generator certainly sounds cleaner and more efficient.
One common misconception is that gas==gasoline; most of the rest of the world gas!=gasoline but more likely natural gas aka methane.
So rather than messy this is far cleaner than refuelling your Zippo - more akin to fuelling those gas powered soldering torches;)
Look at the stock chart over the past 3 months...
totally the wrong direction compared to the NASDAQ:)
http://quotes.nasdaq.com/quote.dll?chart=1&page=ch arting&mode=basics&symbol=NVDA%60&selected=NVDA%60 &elem=0 [nasdaq]
My own view is that the software vendor should release 'timely' patches - in many cases less than one week is good going (Apple patches OSX); in other cases a major architectural change may be required which would lead to a 'workaround' until fixed.
I suppose this really comes back to the key question of how security defects/exploits are reported - to the vendor in a responsible manner, to the vendor under a "less open" mechanism (ahem - see/. past, present and future) or directly to the net at large.
Low power CPUs certainly can help drive down the costs in less than obvious ways.
With a CPU running at maybe 20W less power - a data centre of 500 dual processor servers will be saving an incredible amount of power - both in terms of electricity required to power and aircon to cool. My bad math says maybe 20kW, 24x7...
Ooops..
This does make you wonder what will become of the 'Netscape' browser once Mozilla is polished and done... If IE takes Win32 and Mozilla the *nix community...
I suppose the common answer back will be just to delete every spam mail
One per week - sure.. but when it becomes the norm.. then it's time to take action.
It's a shame it's only a $50 compensation which she will never see - but I hope this is beginning of a movement to rid us all of spam/ube
Conduit really makes the job easier.
[Un]fortunately I live in the UK - solid brick walled 1908 house:) no cavity wall to work with.
The only solution for me is to channel, conduit and re-plaster - not a weekends work.
Other tips:
- get a switch not a hub
- firewall if you are always on (and when will the UK get good xDSL?!)
- do a good tidy professional looking job of the cabling and it becomes a feature
- cables across every landing and your wife will kill you..
Slashdot Mirror
Just think - every time you need to upgrade your PC or in the event of a system crash or hack.
I've currently got almost 0.5TB of data on various systems in my lab - some is backed up, some is burnt to CD, some I know I can redownload
Backup and data restore will become a major growth area for personal use during the coming years
- - instant 'are you online' status
The main enhancements I can see corporates needing for this to become as mainstream as email are security, supportability, scalability, the ability to lockdown who can connect (ie internal only, external approved list etc) and centralised logging. It's certainly lessened the load on my email inbox and made me more productive. I work with a large team across the globe. I regularly use IM to answer real quick questions from colleagues in the Americas, Europe, South Africa and Asia.- ideal for quick questions and answers
- removes load from email systems (bandwidth, storage, backup)
- it is instant. Ideal when taking part in a global con call and you want to check something offline
- IM cuts down on the number of intl (or even national!) calls you need to make
Mac owners - none. Mac Evangelists - many dozens. The context of my post was in the corporate world; where the CIO wears the blue-tinted glasses, takes the MS word as gospel over the vol-au-vents and champagne and decides corporate IT strategy going forward..
Even compared to European prices from other ex-state owned Telcos the price is up to 40% more.
http://www.broadband4britain.com and the ever useful 'reg give the full story.
For a real usable service (I have 2Mb with static IP) you are looking at over $300 per month..
My own experience is that you are encouraged to move to the most appropriate access method - I was urged that a move to a full leased line (at $30k per year!) was ideal for me...
Looks like the BBC is re-posting the BT press releases.. :)
With MS Office on every OSX Mac it's a trivial matter for the MS account rep to come in and say - move your hardware from this Apple stuff, move across to Windows XP on i386.. It's ok - your users don't have to learn anything new.
One thing to be aware of is that centralised identity management is not single sign on; ultimately customers need the freedom to use their authentication credentials to best suit their environment (whether that is uid/pwd pair, digital certificate, token, biometrics, kerberos cert ..) lowering everything down to the lowest common denominator doesn't really sound too much use!
Why They Lie
Novell - eDirectory
Will there be a tag or something to show that this is 'a product placement story' or will this be left to the wits of the /. reader?
Well - not exactly 'laptop' - more luggable.
Must have been around 1985 or so - a TeleVideo luggable PC XT clone - 8" green screen VDU, the 640KB RAM, 2x 5.25" FDD. No Hard Disk needed of course.
All the power you ever needed - DOS 3, dBase II..
Take a look at NIMS - http://www.novell.com/products/nims, http://www.myrealbox.com Fast, scalable, cross platform scheduling and messaging software.
I am watching this trend with interest; last year there was one customer like this per month; so far this last 3 months I see one or two per week. Much like the ramp of Thin Client or web based computing this trend hopefully shows that critical mass is forming.
Now that would be a serious challenge for Windows. Now all we need is a business case to present to Apple.
One common misconception is that gas==gasoline; most of the rest of the world gas!=gasoline but more likely natural gas aka methane. So rather than messy this is far cleaner than refuelling your Zippo - more akin to fuelling those gas powered soldering torches
Look at the stock chart over the past 3 months... totally the wrong direction compared to the NASDAQ :)
http://quotes.nasdaq.com/quote.dll?chart=1&page=ch arting&mode=basics&symbol=NVDA%60&selected=NVDA%60 &elem=0 [nasdaq]
My own view is that the software vendor should release 'timely' patches - in many cases less than one week is good going (Apple patches OSX); in other cases a major architectural change may be required which would lead to a 'workaround' until fixed. I suppose this really comes back to the key question of how security defects/exploits are reported - to the vendor in a responsible manner, to the vendor under a "less open" mechanism (ahem - see /. past, present and future) or directly to the net at large.
Low power CPUs certainly can help drive down the costs in less than obvious ways. With a CPU running at maybe 20W less power - a data centre of 500 dual processor servers will be saving an incredible amount of power - both in terms of electricity required to power and aircon to cool. My bad math says maybe 20kW, 24x7...
Huge brand awareness; Tivo hits the really big time
Sure does:
.. also it's been out for years, stable as anything, runs on multi-flavours of *nix.. and it's free to developers.
NT4 SAM redirection
AD syncronisation
Native *nix PAM authentication
LDAP3 for the rest
not bad eh
Oh - and it scales like way big
Ooops..
This does make you wonder what will become of the 'Netscape' browser once Mozilla is polished and done... If IE takes Win32 and Mozilla the *nix community...
I suppose the common answer back will be just to delete every spam mail
One per week - sure.. but when it becomes the norm.. then it's time to take action.
It's a shame it's only a $50 compensation which she will never see - but I hope this is beginning of a movement to rid us all of spam/ube
[Un]fortunately I live in the UK - solid brick walled 1908 house
The only solution for me is to channel, conduit and re-plaster - not a weekends work.
Other tips: