Is yours a 1.8T or VR6? My 2001 VR6 has been pretty reliable after a rough period at first. For some reason, it would lose all the coolant overnight. Other than that, I've had the power window regulator problem and the serpentine belt pulley go out, but nothing else (knock on wood).
Not to sound like a troll, but what about OS X was so scary to your dad? I'm curious as I just upgraded my computer illiterate mom's iMac from OS 9 to X about 3 weeks ago, and she absolutely loves it. I put it off for the longest time, but the computer was crashing and needed work.
As for the schools, I would love it if there was a variety of machines available to students. I had my own variety growing up and attending a gifted and talented program - Commodore PETs, my own Vic-20 and numerous C64s, and Apple IIs. I went to a PC XT because my parents got a good price on one, but went back to Macs due to college courses that used them. Walking into a lab that was full of Mac II computers was awesome!
Kids need, and deserve choices. I'm sure my husband will teach our kids Linux (and maybe even QNX), I'll teach them OS X, and they'll have access to Windows if they need it. As a parent to be, I don't want them molded by any corporation to be a good consumer in a public school. That shouldn't be the goal of any school - or parent.
As someone who is considering her domestic responsibilities in the near future, it is true that the expectations for women are different. We're seeing what has happened with the previous generation of latchkey kids, and don't want that to happen to our own kids. However, it is still a two paycheck world for most of us.
I'm pretty lucky to work for a fairly decent company that is somewhat family-friendly (people bring their kids here in emergencies, etc.), but it means that I have given up the thought of taking a challenging, cutting edge job that would require me to work 60+ hours per week. I'd love to be producing bleeding edge websites and code, but I've outgrown that lifestyle.
And, of course, you have the women out there who are simply looking for the MRS certification/degree, and got into IT for the paycheck until the right Sugar Daddy came along. A good friend of mne is engaged to one such woman who quit her contract a couple of weeks ago and now does massage a few days per month because she sees him as her cash cow.
Flash sites are hard enough to support when your audience has no clue about virii, spyware, or anything else that opens a bunch of popup windows everytime they visit a site. We get calls and emails about our sites supposedly causing popup ads for porn sites to cover the screen, and our sites are for preschool-age kids. I don't have enough hours in the day explain why they all of a sudden have a new toolbar because they had to update their Flash player just so their child could visit our site!
I admit it - I'll actually rewind to see a "good" commercial, like the "Happy Jack" ad for the H2. And think of the more memorable Super Bowl ads! If more commercials offered entertainment value, I wouldn't feel like I had wasted 2+ minutes sitting through them, waiting on the show to start again.
A friend of mine volunteers to work the county elections, and to hear him tell it, a paper trail would only be a "hassle" and extra expense. We have tried to convince him of the potential security issues from the standpoint of programmers, but he dismisses it because he doesn't understand computer security.
Seeing as most election workers are elderly, and don't understand computers at all, I don't expect to hear anything other than "it was a bad internet connection" when the machines go down.
And I suspect you might be a fan of Bill O'Reilly, whose idea of "fair and balanced" is two producers at one time.
But, seriously, if Jon Stewart's humorous take on current events gets people to vote, I'm all for it. His demographic includes a lot of disenfranchised voters who don't see their vote as making a difference.
Dr. Laney's book will help millions of introverts understand why they are misunderstood, learn to appreciate who they are, and develop a just-right life in a world where extroverts once ruled.
Wow! The life I'm living isn't "just-right" because I'm not outgoing like everyone else?
I've been considered "shy" all my life. My father is an introvert, and the rest of my family is highly extroverted. Maybe it is genetic. Maybe it's the way I was raised (only child for many years, no kids in my neighborhood). I've survived, and done pretty well for myself. I'm getting married soon, I have a good job, and I have friends - what's missing?
I watch my outgoing friends make fools of themselves and piss people off, without ever giving a single thought to their words or actions. I know that these outgoing people are just as insecure as the rest of us, and use the stupid jokes and fast talking to hide their fears.
Because introverts are "different", there must be something wrong with us. We don't conform to this ideal that pop psychologists have devised, just so they can write books to change us or to "help us cope" with our differences. Just walk through the self-help section of any bookstore, and there's a book to solve any problem. Then, look at all the people in that section. It seems that no one stands up to that ideal. We all have insecurities, fears, addictions, and problems for which we need to have an explanation or excuse.
Yes, it is/was a part of the licensing agreement with Macromedia. If you distributed CD-ROMs created with Macromedia Director, you had to send them copies of the CD. I don't know what the current license requires, as most of my work is Shockwave.
My collection includes a Performa 5200 from 1995, a Rev. B iMac from 1998 and an iBook from 2001. All of them are still useful, although the iMac has been transplanted into a mini tower due to video failure.
I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon, but I also didn't exactly plan on having to replace/rebuild the iMac. Apple's quality hasn't exactly been best, so I can't really count on keeping a Mac for years.
As for the iBook, it's a tough little machine that travels with me. I'm running OS X on it with no problem. I have a bigger hard drive waiting to be installed, and I plan on adding more RAM - all in hopes of it lasting a few more years.
I'm saving them for the same reason they were saved by my mother and grandmother - they are a representation of our family history. In the past few weeks, we've uncovered pictures of my great-great relatives that no one in the family knew existed. Sure, I never knew these people, but I can at least see snippets of their life and how they lived.
Here's my scenario - I have an iMac with a dead CRT. Since I can route the video to an exteral monitor, why not put everything into a new box? We had been thinking about putting it into a Sparc box (which are plentiful at Dallas' First Saturday), but it looks like the Sparc is too small. The next thought was an Indy.
I work on a major children's website, and, according to focus groups, know that parents use it as a babysitter. It's a way to keep Junior occupied while dinner is cooking, the TV is on, or mummy or daddy "needs a break". Sure, we make the content educational, but we can only do so much without the interaction of the parents and children.
Two of my close friends have had children in the last two years. One has chosen to spend time with the child, playing with him, and showing him non-computer activities. He's turning out to be a well-adjusted and bright child.
The other child has more electronics than I have! For Christmas, she received her own computer keyboard and software, in hopes that she would become a genius through computing. My gift to her- a set of pots and pans and a teddy bear.
When you buy a Mac, you're paying for the user experience. From a usability standpoint, people can learn the basic commands of cut, copy, etc., and won't have to re-learn the basics for each software package they install. As for reliability, my parents were using my old Performa from college without a problem (other than lack of speed) until I surprised them with an iMac for Christmas.
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Is yours a 1.8T or VR6? My 2001 VR6 has been pretty reliable after a rough period at first. For some reason, it would lose all the coolant overnight. Other than that, I've had the power window regulator problem and the serpentine belt pulley go out, but nothing else (knock on wood).
Not to sound like a troll, but what about OS X was so scary to your dad? I'm curious as I just upgraded my computer illiterate mom's iMac from OS 9 to X about 3 weeks ago, and she absolutely loves it. I put it off for the longest time, but the computer was crashing and needed work.
As for the schools, I would love it if there was a variety of machines available to students. I had my own variety growing up and attending a gifted and talented program - Commodore PETs, my own Vic-20 and numerous C64s, and Apple IIs. I went to a PC XT because my parents got a good price on one, but went back to Macs due to college courses that used them. Walking into a lab that was full of Mac II computers was awesome!
Kids need, and deserve choices. I'm sure my husband will teach our kids Linux (and maybe even QNX), I'll teach them OS X, and they'll have access to Windows if they need it. As a parent to be, I don't want them molded by any corporation to be a good consumer in a public school. That shouldn't be the goal of any school - or parent.
As someone who is considering her domestic responsibilities in the near future, it is true that the expectations for women are different. We're seeing what has happened with the previous generation of latchkey kids, and don't want that to happen to our own kids. However, it is still a two paycheck world for most of us.
I'm pretty lucky to work for a fairly decent company that is somewhat family-friendly (people bring their kids here in emergencies, etc.), but it means that I have given up the thought of taking a challenging, cutting edge job that would require me to work 60+ hours per week. I'd love to be producing bleeding edge websites and code, but I've outgrown that lifestyle.
And, of course, you have the women out there who are simply looking for the MRS certification/degree, and got into IT for the paycheck until the right Sugar Daddy came along. A good friend of mne is engaged to one such woman who quit her contract a couple of weeks ago and now does massage a few days per month because she sees him as her cash cow.
GTIChick
Flash sites are hard enough to support when your audience has no clue about virii, spyware, or anything else that opens a bunch of popup windows everytime they visit a site. We get calls and emails about our sites supposedly causing popup ads for porn sites to cover the screen, and our sites are for preschool-age kids. I don't have enough hours in the day explain why they all of a sudden have a new toolbar because they had to update their Flash player just so their child could visit our site!
I admit it - I'll actually rewind to see a "good" commercial, like the "Happy Jack" ad for the H2. And think of the more memorable Super Bowl ads! If more commercials offered entertainment value, I wouldn't feel like I had wasted 2+ minutes sitting through them, waiting on the show to start again.
A friend of mine volunteers to work the county elections, and to hear him tell it, a paper trail would only be a "hassle" and extra expense. We have tried to convince him of the potential security issues from the standpoint of programmers, but he dismisses it because he doesn't understand computer security.
Seeing as most election workers are elderly, and don't understand computers at all, I don't expect to hear anything other than "it was a bad internet connection" when the machines go down.
And I suspect you might be a fan of Bill O'Reilly, whose idea of "fair and balanced" is two producers at one time.
But, seriously, if Jon Stewart's humorous take on current events gets people to vote, I'm all for it. His demographic includes a lot of disenfranchised voters who don't see their vote as making a difference.
Actually, there are methods that allow us "tiny women" to pick up bigger bikes:
http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html
Skert has even shown how to pick up a Gold Wing, and she's 5'4" and less than 120 lbs.
GTIChick
'99 EX-500 (for sale!)
Mine survived an accidental cleaning (left in my jeans pocket) in the washing machine - and still works.
Wow! The life I'm living isn't "just-right" because I'm not outgoing like everyone else?
I've been considered "shy" all my life. My father is an introvert, and the rest of my family is highly extroverted. Maybe it is genetic. Maybe it's the way I was raised (only child for many years, no kids in my neighborhood). I've survived, and done pretty well for myself. I'm getting married soon, I have a good job, and I have friends - what's missing?
I watch my outgoing friends make fools of themselves and piss people off, without ever giving a single thought to their words or actions. I know that these outgoing people are just as insecure as the rest of us, and use the stupid jokes and fast talking to hide their fears.
Because introverts are "different", there must be something wrong with us. We don't conform to this ideal that pop psychologists have devised, just so they can write books to change us or to "help us cope" with our differences. Just walk through the self-help section of any bookstore, and there's a book to solve any problem. Then, look at all the people in that section. It seems that no one stands up to that ideal. We all have insecurities, fears, addictions, and problems for which we need to have an explanation or excuse.
Yes, it is/was a part of the licensing agreement with Macromedia. If you distributed CD-ROMs created with Macromedia Director, you had to send them copies of the CD. I don't know what the current license requires, as most of my work is Shockwave.
My collection includes a Performa 5200 from 1995, a Rev. B iMac from 1998 and an iBook from 2001. All of them are still useful, although the iMac has been transplanted into a mini tower due to video failure.
I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon, but I also didn't exactly plan on having to replace/rebuild the iMac. Apple's quality hasn't exactly been best, so I can't really count on keeping a Mac for years.
As for the iBook, it's a tough little machine that travels with me. I'm running OS X on it with no problem. I have a bigger hard drive waiting to be installed, and I plan on adding more RAM - all in hopes of it lasting a few more years.
I'm saving them for the same reason they were saved by my mother and grandmother - they are a representation of our family history. In the past few weeks, we've uncovered pictures of my great-great relatives that no one in the family knew existed. Sure, I never knew these people, but I can at least see snippets of their life and how they lived.
Yet another timely article on /.
Here's my scenario - I have an iMac with a dead CRT. Since I can route the video to an exteral monitor, why not put everything into a new box? We had been thinking about putting it into a Sparc box (which are plentiful at Dallas' First Saturday), but it looks like the Sparc is too small. The next thought was an Indy.
I work on a major children's website, and, according to focus groups, know that parents use it as a babysitter. It's a way to keep Junior occupied while dinner is cooking, the TV is on, or mummy or daddy "needs a break". Sure, we make the content educational, but we can only do so much without the interaction of the parents and children.
Two of my close friends have had children in the last two years. One has chosen to spend time with the child, playing with him, and showing him non-computer activities. He's turning out to be a well-adjusted and bright child.
The other child has more electronics than I have! For Christmas, she received her own computer keyboard and software, in hopes that she would become a genius through computing. My gift to her- a set of pots and pans and a teddy bear.
iFilm has an archive of them.
When you buy a Mac, you're paying for the user experience. From a usability standpoint, people can learn the basic commands of cut, copy, etc., and won't have to re-learn the basics for each software package they install. As for reliability, my parents were using my old Performa from college without a problem (other than lack of speed) until I surprised them with an iMac for Christmas.