My definition of SPAM is unsolicitied mail coming to me without my express authorization.....
I got the following Email the other day.... Now I get plenty of JUNK, and while I dislike it I just delete it if I have no interest. The key to this one though pissed me off. I have never solicted to get any email from these people.... so by that meaning any email from them is unsolicited or "SPAM". Any they have the Gall to start and end their email stating this in not SPAM.
What do you guys think?
--- Email Message ---
From: "ecommerce@macena.com"
Subject: Never Again Will You Be Overcharged
Computer Notebook Specials... Save $100 to $700
This is not a SPAM or junk email. This message has been brought to you by Macena Systems, a leading computer wholesaler working for your benifit and your advantage. If you do not wish to receive this information in the future, please reply and write REMOVE in the subject line. We sincerely apologize for the possible inconvenience. This message is sent in compliance of the new e-mail bill: SECTION 301. Per Section 301, Paragraph (a)(2)(C) of S. 1618.
For further information go to www.macena.com to place your online order or call sales at 1-866-4-MACENA.
---- Sales INFO ----
This is not a SPAM or junk email. This message has been brought to you by a leading computer wholesaler working for your benifit and for your advantage. If you do not wish to receive this information in the future, please reply and write REMOVE in the subject line. We sincerely apologize for the possible inconvenience. This message is sent in compliance of the new e-mail bill: SECTION 301. Per Section 301, Paragraph (a)(2)(C) of S. 1618
So does this mean via this new BILL mentioned that you can SPAM as long as you state that you are not. Confused???
While not actually a MODDED unit, since you can buy them... but Itronix recently licensed a market segment of our illuminated keyboard patent. This they are using in their new Rugged Go-Book Laptops.
IBM saw the need to use an LED to light their keys from the top in their Thinkpad Laptops. The problem with this is the added glare to the LCD screen making it a little harder to read, and the keys are not lit evenly. In fact in a recent review when the IBM is just compared to Itronix's glow in the dark keys, reviewer Conrad H. Blickenstorfer of PenComputing.com stated "A clever idea, but it doesn't come close to Itronix' solution" (see article for more info Article )....
Not only are these very durable, They are drop tested multiple times, they are waterproof/dustproof, and able to stand temperatures varying from -15 to +140 F. They have a special LCD screen called Color-View and special keyboards that are illuminated.
Ultima Online
Everquest
Asheron's Call
Anarchy Online
WWII Online
Lineage --- NCSoft
Dark Ages of Camelot --- Mythic
Earth and Beyond --- Sierra
Fallen Age ( on hold ) --- Netamin
Tabula Rasa --- Destination Systems
Star Wars --- Sony/Verant
I was going to say Fallen Age was a good SCI-FI coming out, but read the press release below:
For Immediate Release
FALLEN AGE IS PUT ON INDEFINATE HOLD
Diamond Bar, California, July 27, 2001-Fallen Age, the innovative massively multiplayer online game from Netamin has been placed on hold indefinitely, the company announced today.
"We have run into creative differences with our partners in Korea, and have decided this week that we had no choice but to put the game on hold," said Daniel "Savant" Manachi, Producer of Fallen Age.
"We sincerely apologize to our testers for the time and effort they've put into helping test the game and hope we will be able to re-launch the title soon," said Manachi. "Because of their dedication, we are working with the folks at Mythic Entertainment to enable Fallen Age testers to move to the Dark Age of Camelot Beta."
"We'll have details in the coming week(s) for the testers regarding this move, and we greatly appreciate Mythic for working with us. While we are all competitors, it's nice to know that the players can come first," said Manachi.
For more information about Netamin, contact Kathleen O'Guin, Director of Business Development, at (909) 598-7177, extension 103, or email at
kathleen@netamin.net.
Wasn't this topic already posted in the article :
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/22/195224 1&mode=nested
If this is meant to be an editorial, I do not see strong pros or cons. You do not even reference the original post on slashdot that brought this topic some attention. David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
It can not straight-forward like Leonard Nimoy was... for it to be a success Fox has to make it cutitng edge... maybe they can...
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I was thinking either a Taser Gun where the BOT shoots out a line and jolts the enemy's circuitry.
Or have an electric welders contacts mounted on several sides at the ends of some reinforced spikes. A high powered motor to charge, penetrate and zap the opponents.
And to combat the flippers.... the wheels are mounted to extendable lifters that can rise and then drop when the flipper gets underneath... However when the frmae drops back down the spike mounted to the underneath of the car damage the flipper.
Cool thought -- not sure if they can work.
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I liked BiCentenial Man ( another movie with basis from a premeire SCI-FI writers book). Initally Robots are just programmed to do a task or set of tasks. They have very limited decision making capabilities, and cannot handle anything outside the bounds of their programming.
Obviously at the start of the two movies, the ROBOTs Limited processing has evolved to be almost actors of real humans. But at what point do beings like this attain a consciousness that would basically give them a soul. They are not inamimate objects, but are they really people. At the flesh faire Spielberg tried to HUMANIZE the mechas, but he did something just as bad as when we try to humanize characteristics within animals. For example do you really think these machines would be upset about their impending destruction. Does your PC quiver when you shut it down. Does your FAX machine get nervous you might beat the crap out of it like the guys in the movie "Office Space". The answer to all these questions should be: NO!!! Remember by Dr. Hoby's own comments the current robots had no feelings. Only with the NEW love programming would they feel emotions.
The evolution of robot to intelligent machine/person is much more believable in BiCentennial man as we actually saw him evolve.
David rather has no evolution before our eyes. He is programmed to love(?) and imprint on his new family. The rejection from his imprinted mother causes him to make decisions to try to be what his imprinted,mother really wanted... to David that is a REAL BOY. You could argue it, but I could write a simplistic program that says "I love my mother". But based on certain possible instances program responses. Simple but could be advanced to the degree David acts in a movie. Think about it.. he sits in a hovercopter for two-thousand years saying "I wish I was a real boy" over and over and over. Talk about your infinite loops. Not much Learning occurred there... not much evolving either. Not to smart, sitting there for two-thousand years we he could have tried to escape. Definitely shows a ROBOT not relating exactly with his environment.
So as far as articial intelligience goes, sure you can program a neural network for thousands of different triggered responses... but that only makes the program as smart as you programmed the network.
Lastly, the programming forces the ROBOT to imprint on its new family (i.e. when that sequence is initiated), but he/she never grows old. When the family no longer requires this Robot Child, the child must be shut down. Talk about a Throw Away society. I love you... now let me shut you off. At least the other robots, if they performed their duties well could move on from owner to owner with no impending destruction. What were his marketing plans to sale these to mother who like to shake their babies to death. How can anyone actually love a "child" and then destroy it at any point.
Sorry to ramble but I thought this was a COMPLETE waste of money. While the special effects were pretty good... the story sucked. David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I by no means am reccomending going without a lawyer. However there will come a time, even with all the protective measures a lawyer can place for you that you will clash with someone who has something similiar. In order to win this you will need all the documentation you can get, and helpful testimony that confirms your documentation for proof of concept dates.
If you can get your friend under an NDA --- great. If not, you need to evaluate your trust in this friend.
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
This a major problem that comes down to one thing --- TRUST!!! As a businessman that has been wrapped in the legal snares of a project... Your attorney will advise to to have an NDA with anyone you talk to, especially the one they write for you. But MANY people won't talk you under the stiff legal parameters within that NDA. Believe me we had an on-going dicussion with a major OEM that lasted for over six months to get an NDA in place. Our attornies worked with theirs, and it came time for the scheduled meeting at their site with their attorney approved NDA, and they would not sign. But we also worked with another OEM who signed after 4 months. Hopefully something will come from this.
My advice --- run your idea by some of your friends. Do it in a meeting and ask that you can tape it. Also document your idea in multiple media types, and have a hardcopy paper version notarized, and then send it to yourself and leave it sealed.
Media types:
electronic like files, documents, emails, placed on a CD..
a basic presentation on video.
Also check to see if it is patentable through Delphion (www.delphion.com).
Good luck and let us know how things go!!!
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I think it looks COOL. Looking at the two picture links Picture 1 and Picture 2.... you can see that in the second one... no light is coming from the screen.
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Here's the deal... The reason for turning out the lights is reducing the GLARE. This is especially useful in Games that are particularly dark to begin with. You are reducing the glare so you can adequately see the fine dark details. So if the screen is dark and the room is dark... there is not much light coming from the screen to light your board.
Next. I do not know about you... even though I do touch typing all day during the day, when I come home I want to compute comfortably. So I use my keyboard in the keyboard tray that is at a good ergominic position.. (which by the way get no light from the monitor) and I relax in my chair --- which is not the position for touch typing. Lastly moving back and forth between mouse and keyboard... this allows you to orient yourself quickly.
And for nite-time programmers, and use in a dorm, you can type your papers or programs in minimal light which would not disturb your roommate.
Even better on an airplane you can work on your laptop quite well without overhead lighting... and not disturb your fellow passengers sitting next to you (at least not as much).... and did I mention reducing glare.. laptops screens are notorious ( although they are getting better) for being difficult to read.
Hope this helps
David David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Soda --- getting rid of that was hard, but I got hooked on carbonated water... so soda is not a big deal now. It also helps me measure my intake of fluids on a daily basis too. I drink at least a large bottle or Poland Springs water each day at home plus whatever at work. I think this really aids in washing away the toxins.
David
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I am a contractor. My client knows if they ask me for something -- they get charged. I do it fairly , and rarely do I have to do overtime. The reason is they do not budget for OT.
If you are an employee --- my condolences. Anything duty you do not perform as a submissive slave will be held against you. I know -- I have been in that position before. That is why I got out and became a contractor.
In addition to not have to worry about extended hours for OT. I have the flexibility to work on another of my pet projects (see the URL below).
Companies can promise flex time, and other incentives.. but these are mostly just talk. Take advantage of these and they will take advantage of you.
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Do you want your environment Ergonically Adaptable to suit your computing needs?
These split keyboards solve one problem... but do they eliminate C.V.S. (Computer Vision Syndrome). Check out our website... http://www.nite-surfer.com
Soon we hope to have these out in many varieties of keyboards.... like Standard 104, Wave/Split Ergonomic model, Laptops, PDA's , and wireless RF keyboards.
However , I am interested to try this keyboard... for experience sake if nothing else. There are some other cool keyboards and sites on how to MOD your own....
Trust me --- getting manufacturers to retool for anything without PROOF of SALES is next to impossible ---- UNLESS you have VERY DEEP POCKETS. I speak from experience in trying to market my own PC Products (see http://www.nite-surfer.com ). I have people begging for the ergonomics version, and I am still just trying to get a standard released.
Combining the 90% of the population who are right handed with the 5+- % of the population who are left handed but go ahead and use the righty products, the manufacturers just laugh when you cry out.... No way are they going to shut down to run a 5% run....
Now have you ever thought about a discrimination suit, or filing for disability. It might work in this day's legal system... you never know.
Anyway Good luck....
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
You own the patent for One-Click Trolling... Is that on the Delphion Patent Server --- I would really like to read it..... Ha Ha....
This is doing wrong all in the name of right. These guys had no permission to do what they did from the russian government.... even if the ends justify the means. I could easily see Russia holding our FBI Agents as international spies...
Hopefully the world is becoming a somewhat friendlier place...
David Byrd
CEO - Twenty First Century Technologies, Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Home of the Nite-Surfer Illuminated Keyboard
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
While I hold these kids personally responsible for what they did.... Games such as DOOM have been found to increase Hand-Eye Coordination to the point you could consider you have been trained in WEAPONS Combat. I think I even remember the Army using it as a simulator for training purposes.
Is this GOOD? Well it depends on how you look at it. Virtual Training like this is definitely cheaper for the ARMED FORCES to do before putting live weapons in their hands.
The question here is not whether these games made them KILLERS. The question is if these games made them EFFICIENT Killers? And is this something that can be sued over?
Again, there are numerous games out there similar to DOOM, like Star-Wars Dark Forces. You know Good Guy versus Bad Guy. Up front these look innocent... (I actually find these kind of boring) but the heart of these is to be a quick shot --- be stealthy, and survive.
Here is a flipside to that theory... several students actually survived by being stealthy and, doing whatever they could to survive. Can anyone of these claim that they had never played one of the games ever. Children's games have always included elements you could blame for this tragedy... like Hide & Seek , Cops & Robbers , and Cowboys & Indians....
Who is more responsible -- the gaming companies or the parents? Sure the gaming companies could stop making these.... but most (i.e. 99+ % ) of the people out just play these for entertainment.
I tend to lead toward blaming the parents more than the gaming companies. But where does the parent draw the line on video games? Now there are places like LASER-Quest and other to play PAINTBALL. How do you know if this is just a fun event or are you training a killer to be more of a killer.
No matter what anyone wants to blame this tragedy, these kids snapped mentally. They had had enough abuse and were going to fight back. Video Games did not game them the money to purchase weapons. Video games did not teach them how to make pipe bombs. Video games did not make these two kids friends til the end. Video games did not tell them how to plan this.
There are many socially repugnant icons is this day and age.... Drugs, prostitution, gang violence, etc.
There are many even less socially repugnant icons is this day and age.... Like the violence in movies, TV, games, literature, etc. Is the answer complete censorship? While we are burning the CD's these games come on --- should we throw the videos and books and everything else into the fire too?
A great man did that..... well not exactly great, but a powerful tyrant set on absolute control. He used control information to pollute the minds of his followers. Who is this person, well you could probably point to several? Hitler, David Koresh, Reverend Jim Jones, Sadam Husein.. etc. etc.
Remember this country is based on freedoms drawn in the Constitution. Our forefathers gave us the right to bear arms so the government could not control us in a police state like the Brits tried. Is this good --- yes!!! Is there a bad side too ---- YES.
Just some thoughts.
David Byrd CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc. URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
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My definition of SPAM is unsolicitied mail coming to me without my express authorization.....
I got the following Email the other day.... Now I get plenty of JUNK, and while I dislike it I just delete it if I have no interest. The key to this one though pissed me off. I have never solicted to get any email from these people.... so by that meaning any email from them is unsolicited or "SPAM". Any they have the Gall to start and end their email stating this in not SPAM.
What do you guys think?
--- Email Message ---
From: "ecommerce@macena.com"
Subject: Never Again Will You Be Overcharged
Computer Notebook Specials... Save $100 to $700
This is not a SPAM or junk email. This message has been brought to you by Macena Systems, a leading computer wholesaler working for your benifit and your advantage. If you do not wish to receive this information in the future, please reply and write REMOVE in the subject line. We sincerely apologize for the possible inconvenience. This message is sent in compliance of the new e-mail bill: SECTION 301. Per Section 301, Paragraph (a)(2)(C) of S. 1618.
For further information go to www.macena.com to place your online order or call sales at 1-866-4-MACENA.
---- Sales INFO ----
This is not a SPAM or junk email. This message has been brought to you by a leading computer wholesaler working for your benifit and for your advantage. If you do not wish to receive this information in the future, please reply and write REMOVE in the subject line. We sincerely apologize for the possible inconvenience. This message is sent in compliance of the new e-mail bill: SECTION 301. Per Section 301, Paragraph (a)(2)(C) of S. 1618
So does this mean via this new BILL mentioned that you can SPAM as long as you state that you are not. Confused???
Hi,
....
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While not actually a MODDED unit, since you can buy them... but Itronix recently licensed a market segment of our illuminated keyboard patent. This they are using in their new Rugged Go-Book Laptops.
IBM saw the need to use an LED to light their keys from the top in their Thinkpad Laptops. The problem with this is the added glare to the LCD screen making it a little harder to read, and the keys are not lit evenly. In fact in a recent review when the IBM is just compared to Itronix's glow in the dark keys, reviewer Conrad H. Blickenstorfer of PenComputing.com stated "A clever idea, but it doesn't come close to Itronix' solution" (see article for more info Article )
For more info on Itronix see . Itronix.com
For more info about the upcoming release of the Nite-Surfer keyboards and retail laptops watch our site at
Happy New Year!!!!!
David C. Byrd
I would check with Itronix.... I would tend to think NOTHING can compare to their durability.
See Itronix.com
Not only are these very durable, They are drop tested multiple times, they are waterproof/dustproof, and able to stand temperatures varying from -15 to +140 F. They have a special LCD screen called Color-View and special keyboards that are illuminated.
Check them out....
I would check with Itronix.... I would tend to think NOTHING can compare to their durability.
See http://www.itronix.com
More to the list:
Ultima Online
Everquest
Asheron's Call
Anarchy Online
WWII Online
Lineage --- NCSoft
Dark Ages of Camelot --- Mythic
Earth and Beyond --- Sierra
Fallen Age ( on hold ) --- Netamin
Tabula Rasa --- Destination Systems
Star Wars --- Sony/Verant
Any others?
I was going to say Fallen Age was a good SCI-FI coming out, but read the press release below:
For Immediate Release
FALLEN AGE IS PUT ON INDEFINATE HOLD
Diamond Bar, California, July 27, 2001-Fallen Age, the innovative massively multiplayer online game from Netamin has been placed on hold indefinitely, the company announced today.
"We have run into creative differences with our partners in Korea, and have decided this week that we had no choice but to put the game on hold," said Daniel "Savant" Manachi, Producer of Fallen Age.
"We sincerely apologize to our testers for the time and effort they've put into helping test the game and hope we will be able to re-launch the title soon," said Manachi. "Because of their dedication, we are working with the folks at Mythic Entertainment to enable Fallen Age testers to move to the Dark Age of Camelot Beta."
"We'll have details in the coming week(s) for the testers regarding this move, and we greatly appreciate Mythic for working with us. While we are all competitors, it's nice to know that the players can come first," said Manachi.
For more information about Netamin, contact Kathleen O'Guin, Director of Business Development, at (909) 598-7177, extension 103, or email at
kathleen@netamin.net.
Wasn't this topic already posted in the article :4 1&mode=nested
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/07/22/19522
If this is meant to be an editorial, I do not see strong pros or cons. You do not even reference the original post on slashdot that brought this topic some attention.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
It can not straight-forward like Leonard Nimoy was... for it to be a success Fox has to make it cutitng edge... maybe they can...
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I was thinking either a Taser Gun where the BOT shoots out a line and jolts the enemy's circuitry.
.... the wheels are mounted to extendable lifters that can rise and then drop when the flipper gets underneath... However when the frmae drops back down the spike mounted to the underneath of the car damage the flipper.
Or have an electric welders contacts mounted on several sides at the ends of some reinforced spikes. A high powered motor to charge, penetrate and zap the opponents.
And to combat the flippers
Cool thought -- not sure if they can work.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I liked BiCentenial Man ( another movie with basis from a premeire SCI-FI writers book). Initally Robots are just programmed to do a task or set of tasks. They have very limited decision making capabilities, and cannot handle anything outside the bounds of their programming.
,mother really wanted... to David that is a REAL BOY. You could argue it, but I could write a simplistic program that says "I love my mother". But based on certain possible instances program responses. Simple but could be advanced to the degree David acts in a movie. Think about it.. he sits in a hovercopter for two-thousand years saying "I wish I was a real boy" over and over and over. Talk about your infinite loops. Not much Learning occurred there... not much evolving either. Not to smart, sitting there for two-thousand years we he could have tried to escape. Definitely shows a ROBOT not relating exactly with his environment.
Obviously at the start of the two movies, the ROBOTs Limited processing has evolved to be almost actors of real humans. But at what point do beings like this attain a consciousness that would basically give them a soul. They are not inamimate objects, but are they really people. At the flesh faire Spielberg tried to HUMANIZE the mechas, but he did something just as bad as when we try to humanize characteristics within animals. For example do you really think these machines would be upset about their impending destruction. Does your PC quiver when you shut it down. Does your FAX machine get nervous you might beat the crap out of it like the guys in the movie "Office Space". The answer to all these questions should be: NO!!! Remember by Dr. Hoby's own comments the current robots had no feelings. Only with the NEW love programming would they feel emotions.
The evolution of robot to intelligent machine/person is much more believable in BiCentennial man as we actually saw him evolve.
David rather has no evolution before our eyes. He is programmed to love(?) and imprint on his new family. The rejection from his imprinted mother causes him to make decisions to try to be what his imprinted
So as far as articial intelligience goes, sure you can program a neural network for thousands of different triggered responses... but that only makes the program as smart as you programmed the network.
Lastly, the programming forces the ROBOT to imprint on its new family (i.e. when that sequence is initiated), but he/she never grows old. When the family no longer requires this Robot Child, the child must be shut down. Talk about a Throw Away society. I love you... now let me shut you off. At least the other robots, if they performed their duties well could move on from owner to owner with no impending destruction. What were his marketing plans to sale these to mother who like to shake their babies to death. How can anyone actually love a "child" and then destroy it at any point.
Sorry to ramble but I thought this was a COMPLETE waste of money. While the special effects were pretty good... the story sucked.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
I by no means am reccomending going without a lawyer. However there will come a time, even with all the protective measures a lawyer can place for you that you will clash with someone who has something similiar. In order to win this you will need all the documentation you can get, and helpful testimony that confirms your documentation for proof of concept dates.
If you can get your friend under an NDA --- great. If not, you need to evaluate your trust in this friend.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
This a major problem that comes down to one thing --- TRUST!!! As a businessman that has been wrapped in the legal snares of a project... Your attorney will advise to to have an NDA with anyone you talk to, especially the one they write for you. But MANY people won't talk you under the stiff legal parameters within that NDA. Believe me we had an on-going dicussion with a major OEM that lasted for over six months to get an NDA in place. Our attornies worked with theirs, and it came time for the scheduled meeting at their site with their attorney approved NDA, and they would not sign. But we also worked with another OEM who signed after 4 months. Hopefully something will come from this.
My advice --- run your idea by some of your friends. Do it in a meeting and ask that you can tape it. Also document your idea in multiple media types, and have a hardcopy paper version notarized, and then send it to yourself and leave it sealed.
Media types:
electronic like files, documents, emails, placed on a CD..
a basic presentation on video.
Also check to see if it is patentable through Delphion (www.delphion.com).
Good luck and let us know how things go!!!
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Looking forward to playing this. I mean the game Diablo --- not the pig or the poke....
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
And as a final note:
I think it looks COOL. Looking at the two picture links Picture 1 and Picture 2.... you can see that in the second one... no light is coming from the screen.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Here's the deal... The reason for turning out the lights is reducing the GLARE. This is especially useful in Games that are particularly dark to begin with. You are reducing the glare so you can adequately see the fine dark details. So if the screen is dark and the room is dark... there is not much light coming from the screen to light your board.
Next. I do not know about you... even though I do touch typing all day during the day, when I come home I want to compute comfortably. So I use my keyboard in the keyboard tray that is at a good ergominic position.. (which by the way get no light from the monitor) and I relax in my chair --- which is not the position for touch typing. Lastly moving back and forth between mouse and keyboard... this allows you to orient yourself quickly.
And for nite-time programmers, and use in a dorm, you can type your papers or programs in minimal light which would not disturb your roommate.
Even better on an airplane you can work on your laptop quite well without overhead lighting... and not disturb your fellow passengers sitting next to you (at least not as much).... and did I mention reducing glare.. laptops screens are notorious ( although they are getting better) for being difficult to read.
Hope this helps
David
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Yeah this is a good idea --- and all reasonably good ideas (pertaining to the slashdotting background) should get the chance to show theirs here.
.: www.GameVoiceClub.com :. - The Ultimate GameVoice Users Database
Like our keyboard being released soon....
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
See the article written at: Spice Up That Late Night Gaming
Back-Lit keyboards --- Game Voice Club Connection - Forums powered by WWWThreads
Ifeel Mouse with Illuminated Keyboard comments -- Game Voice Club Connection - Forums powered by WWWThreads
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Soda --- getting rid of that was hard, but I got hooked on carbonated water... so soda is not a big deal now. It also helps me measure my intake of fluids on a daily basis too. I drink at least a large bottle or Poland Springs water each day at home plus whatever at work. I think this really aids in washing away the toxins.
David
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
First --- Are you a contractor or an employee?
I am a contractor. My client knows if they ask me for something -- they get charged. I do it fairly , and rarely do I have to do overtime. The reason is they do not budget for OT.
If you are an employee --- my condolences. Anything duty you do not perform as a submissive slave will be held against you. I know -- I have been in that position before. That is why I got out and became a contractor.
In addition to not have to worry about extended hours for OT. I have the flexibility to work on another of my pet projects (see the URL below).
Companies can promise flex time, and other incentives.. but these are mostly just talk. Take advantage of these and they will take advantage of you.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Do you want your environment Ergonically Adaptable to suit your computing needs?
... but do they eliminate C.V.S. (Computer Vision Syndrome). Check out our website... http://www.nite-surfer.com
These split keyboards solve one problem
Soon we hope to have these out in many varieties of keyboards.... like Standard 104, Wave/Split Ergonomic model, Laptops, PDA's , and wireless RF keyboards.
However , I am interested to try this keyboard... for experience sake if nothing else. There are some other cool keyboards and sites on how to MOD your own....
Anyway check out these pages
Half Baked --- Illuminated Laptops
Back lit Keyboards
Hardforum Site:
Topic: Lighted Keyboard Suppliers Topic:
Topic: Keyboard Mod - Part 2
Topic: laptop keyboard mod
Topic: Keyboard mod...guide to follow on VH
Topic: Where can I find??
Topic: Mod #1 - Keyboard
Illuminated Laptops ????
Panasonic Toughbook - Brochure
Says it is Backlit keyboard but not very apparent
Another Backlit Laptop No pic listed
Tracer Keyboard & Computer --- Tracer Keyboard
A Flexible Keyboard -- Flex Keyboard
A Vertical Keyboard --- Vertical Keyboard
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Trust me --- getting manufacturers to retool for anything without PROOF of SALES is next to impossible ---- UNLESS you have VERY DEEP POCKETS. I speak from experience in trying to market my own PC Products (see http://www.nite-surfer.com ). I have people begging for the ergonomics version, and I am still just trying to get a standard released.
Combining the 90% of the population who are right handed with the 5+- % of the population who are left handed but go ahead and use the righty products, the manufacturers just laugh when you cry out.... No way are they going to shut down to run a 5% run....
Now have you ever thought about a discrimination suit, or filing for disability. It might work in this day's legal system... you never know.
Anyway Good luck....
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
You own the patent for One-Click Trolling... Is that on the Delphion Patent Server --- I would really like to read it..... Ha Ha ....
This is doing wrong all in the name of right. These guys had no permission to do what they did from the russian government.... even if the ends justify the means. I could easily see Russia holding our FBI Agents as international spies...
Hopefully the world is becoming a somewhat friendlier place...
David Byrd
CEO - Twenty First Century Technologies, Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
Home of the Nite-Surfer Illuminated Keyboard
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com
While I hold these kids personally responsible for what they did.... Games such as DOOM have been found to increase Hand-Eye Coordination to the point you could consider you have been trained in WEAPONS Combat. I think I even remember the Army using it as a simulator for training purposes. Is this GOOD? Well it depends on how you look at it. Virtual Training like this is definitely cheaper for the ARMED FORCES to do before putting live weapons in their hands. The question here is not whether these games made them KILLERS. The question is if these games made them EFFICIENT Killers? And is this something that can be sued over? Again, there are numerous games out there similar to DOOM, like Star-Wars Dark Forces. You know Good Guy versus Bad Guy. Up front these look innocent... (I actually find these kind of boring) but the heart of these is to be a quick shot --- be stealthy, and survive. Here is a flipside to that theory... several students actually survived by being stealthy and, doing whatever they could to survive. Can anyone of these claim that they had never played one of the games ever. Children's games have always included elements you could blame for this tragedy... like Hide & Seek , Cops & Robbers , and Cowboys & Indians.... Who is more responsible -- the gaming companies or the parents? Sure the gaming companies could stop making these.... but most (i.e. 99+ % ) of the people out just play these for entertainment. I tend to lead toward blaming the parents more than the gaming companies. But where does the parent draw the line on video games? Now there are places like LASER-Quest and other to play PAINTBALL. How do you know if this is just a fun event or are you training a killer to be more of a killer. No matter what anyone wants to blame this tragedy, these kids snapped mentally. They had had enough abuse and were going to fight back. Video Games did not game them the money to purchase weapons. Video games did not teach them how to make pipe bombs. Video games did not make these two kids friends til the end. Video games did not tell them how to plan this. There are many socially repugnant icons is this day and age.... Drugs, prostitution, gang violence, etc. There are many even less socially repugnant icons is this day and age.... Like the violence in movies, TV, games, literature, etc. Is the answer complete censorship? While we are burning the CD's these games come on --- should we throw the videos and books and everything else into the fire too? A great man did that..... well not exactly great, but a powerful tyrant set on absolute control. He used control information to pollute the minds of his followers. Who is this person, well you could probably point to several? Hitler, David Koresh, Reverend Jim Jones, Sadam Husein.. etc. etc. Remember this country is based on freedoms drawn in the Constitution. Our forefathers gave us the right to bear arms so the government could not control us in a police state like the Brits tried. Is this good --- yes!!! Is there a bad side too ---- YES. Just some thoughts.
David Byrd
CEO - 21st Century Tech., Inc.
URL: http://www.nite-surfer.com