At least back a while ago, Skype was forbidden from IBM systems as IBM doesn't trust the closed code system. Has that changed? Can anyone confirm that they are actually using Skype and not Sametime or something similar?
The irony is that sometimes they **can** find a person with a huge laundry list of skills, but quite often won't hire them because they're too old and cost too much.
If you think about it, if we can eventually place the brain in a container that can withstand the vacuum of space and harsh climates on other planets, we could solve some of the logistics of traveling to Mars and beyond.
So as crazy as this sounds, it could be a first step toward practical space travel.
Seriously, by leaving these videos and being what seems to be an excellent parent, you seem as if you need little more to add to what you already have.
As a girl geek myself, tell her not to take herself so seriously. Be sure to have fun and to keep family first and foremost. Remember that in 25 years time, no one will care if you made that important presentation to an executive or worked extra weekends to get that promotion. Work is fleeting. Family is forever. I have never once regretted going on a scouting camping trip with my son or asking my boss to leave a little early to catch my daughter's tennis match. Seek out people who understand this. Don't waste time with people who don't.
- Pushbullet for all the reasons given by others here.
- uBlock - ad blocking that is not opted out of by the highest bidder
- Airdroid - okay, technically not an extension/app but still a good app for extending your phone's reach to your desktop.
- Sunrise - nicely done Chrome app that looks and plays just like the mobile version.
- Chrome Remote Desktop - Very handy for making my iMac usable from anywhere and also for doing remote help for mom and dad when they call with computer problems.
Pushbullet is also surprisingly handy when you're using Chromecast. It pops up Play, Pause, Stop buttons on your desktop. Handy for when you might have walked away from your phone and are at your desk.
Also, the shared clipboard feature is absolutely wonderful if you can get over the creepiness of it.
For what it's worth, Cringely is still the only guy actually saying 26% (around 110,000). Most are pinning this at maybe 8,000 or so, even with the employee shuffling and bad performance reviews. It is certainly not likely that all 26% will be gone by 2/28 as Cringely specifically stated.
Still not great that IBM is laying off, but they always lay off this time of year. The only reason this story got legs was because Cringely made up a huge number to get clicks.
It's not like this wasn't a blizzard at all. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are all getting hit with a lot of snow and wind.
What happened is that the model predicted more of a path over the Hudson Valley rather than interior Connecticut. It literally came down to which way the wind blew.
The problem is that as hard as snowfall is to predict, predicting how a bunch of people are going to react in less than optimal weather is much harder.
Agree with you on the 2008 thing. I remember seeing ads around in the newspaper in 2002 or so for 105% mortgages (so that the borrowers could not only get 100% mortgage on their home but also so that they could borrow more for their OTHER bills). The fine print talked about it being APR....and having the rate change in 5 years. I recall saying to my husband, "Wow, how stupid can people be to take that?" Sad how many people were.
You could probably do this with Tasker on Android, though I haven't tried. You can at least get as far as setting Airplane mode, which will kill off all your distracting radios anyway.
Google Plus Photos - you'll be able to use regular search for your photos ("my pictures from Cape Cod", "blue", "pictures of fish", etc.) plus you can at any time use Google Takeout to export all your pictures to someplace else.
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... As in "I speak Jive" from the movie Airplane?
Or maybe he means "jibe"?
At least back a while ago, Skype was forbidden from IBM systems as IBM doesn't trust the closed code system. Has that changed? Can anyone confirm that they are actually using Skype and not Sametime or something similar?
or just carry some pdfs on a netbook if the weight is a concern?
The irony is that sometimes they **can** find a person with a huge laundry list of skills, but quite often won't hire them because they're too old and cost too much.
If you think about it, if we can eventually place the brain in a container that can withstand the vacuum of space and harsh climates on other planets, we could solve some of the logistics of traveling to Mars and beyond.
So as crazy as this sounds, it could be a first step toward practical space travel.
Seriously, by leaving these videos and being what seems to be an excellent parent, you seem as if you need little more to add to what you already have.
As a girl geek myself, tell her not to take herself so seriously. Be sure to have fun and to keep family first and foremost. Remember that in 25 years time, no one will care if you made that important presentation to an executive or worked extra weekends to get that promotion. Work is fleeting. Family is forever. I have never once regretted going on a scouting camping trip with my son or asking my boss to leave a little early to catch my daughter's tennis match. Seek out people who understand this. Don't waste time with people who don't.
YouTube has this. Samsung had this on their phones too.
Nothing new here.
- Pushbullet for all the reasons given by others here.
- uBlock - ad blocking that is not opted out of by the highest bidder
- Airdroid - okay, technically not an extension/app but still a good app for extending your phone's reach to your desktop.
- Sunrise - nicely done Chrome app that looks and plays just like the mobile version.
- Chrome Remote Desktop - Very handy for making my iMac usable from anywhere and also for doing remote help for mom and dad when they call with computer problems.
Pushbullet is also surprisingly handy when you're using Chromecast. It pops up Play, Pause, Stop buttons on your desktop. Handy for when you might have walked away from your phone and are at your desk. Also, the shared clipboard feature is absolutely wonderful if you can get over the creepiness of it.
Also very easy for multiple users to make changes at the same time. My daughter's classmates use this for group projects.
...and yet the CEO just got a big raise after profits and revenue turned down for the 11th consecutive quarter. Go figure.
er.....unions? Not here in the US. No IBM union.
For what it's worth, Cringely is still the only guy actually saying 26% (around 110,000). Most are pinning this at maybe 8,000 or so, even with the employee shuffling and bad performance reviews. It is certainly not likely that all 26% will be gone by 2/28 as Cringely specifically stated. Still not great that IBM is laying off, but they always lay off this time of year. The only reason this story got legs was because Cringely made up a huge number to get clicks.
Just try connecting bluetooth from any mobile device that isn't an iOS one. You'll see how badly bluetooth sucks too.
Because people who live in NYC think the world ends at the outer boroughs.
It's not like this wasn't a blizzard at all. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are all getting hit with a lot of snow and wind. What happened is that the model predicted more of a path over the Hudson Valley rather than interior Connecticut. It literally came down to which way the wind blew. The problem is that as hard as snowfall is to predict, predicting how a bunch of people are going to react in less than optimal weather is much harder.
Agree with you on the 2008 thing. I remember seeing ads around in the newspaper in 2002 or so for 105% mortgages (so that the borrowers could not only get 100% mortgage on their home but also so that they could borrow more for their OTHER bills). The fine print talked about it being APR....and having the rate change in 5 years. I recall saying to my husband, "Wow, how stupid can people be to take that?" Sad how many people were.
Great article on their imminent demise. http://www.sbnation.com/2014/1...
Around here, knowing R can pay some bills. I'm surprised it isn't listed among the Math languages.
You could probably do this with Tasker on Android, though I haven't tried. You can at least get as far as setting Airplane mode, which will kill off all your distracting radios anyway.
Google Maps does that, though not necessarily including skateboards and hovercrafts in your area.
So long as Apple is going to insist that browsers have to use their Safari rendering, alternate browsers are going to suck on iOS.
Google's doing a lot of work on this. http://gizmodo.com/googles-ima...
Google Plus Photos - you'll be able to use regular search for your photos ("my pictures from Cape Cod", "blue", "pictures of fish", etc.) plus you can at any time use Google Takeout to export all your pictures to someplace else.
....which was pretty doable already if you had wifi on an airplane and a connection to orbitz.