I'm headed home for Thanksgiving -- and I just shipped home an old P3 800 to replace my parents P1 200 that's clugging along on Windows 98. Weak, I know.
On the P3, I did a clean install of XP, installed Office, and a registered version of AdAware that includes the "Ad-Watch" feature to block Spyware. Ditched IE for Firefox.
I've been a Slashdotter for years, but never got into Linux. Currently happy with OS X.
I like the idea of ditching XP for a linux box -- expecially for a parental web/email box. After reading through most of this thread, everyone is suggesting to go with Linux. But c'mon guys-- How about a quick rundown/tutorial of what suggested software I'd need to do that...?
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OK, calm down guys. I work in Advertising/Promotion for Paramount Pictures and Adam Hollander [the guy in the article] came to pitch his product in our offices. The very same "video t-shirt" that's being talked about in the article. I have a first-hand account, and I wasn't impressed.
It wasn't anything fancy like I think everyone is envisioning. He literally had rigged up an 11" LCD monitor running on batteries underneath a black T-shirt, with a hole cut in the t-shirt for the screen. It was bulky and kinda goofy looking. The female he had demonstrating the product had a rather large chest - and the monitor width + chest + hole in the T-shirt looked stupid. I just felt wrong staring at this girl's chest.
It was a wide-screen LCD monitor, and looked pretty good under fluorescent lighting. However, in exterior daylight, he told me that the monitor gets washed out.
I was impressed on how good it sounded - he said it had two speakers, but could rig it for four -- but it wasn't as flashy as you're all thinking.
He also only had one built at the time - we were hoping he had a couple dozen built... but alas, he was just an entrepreneur trying to get his foot in the door in LA. Lucky for him, the Hollywood Reporter picked up his first big gig.
She wasn't given a l33t speak name, she had it legally changed in gradeschool. Check out her imdb bio. Note that she played "Jennifour" in an episode of Robbery Homicide Division. There's a stretch.
Building a computer from "scratch" is a great experience for the average geek. I typically start at www.pricewatch.com.
One bit of advice is stay away from building computers for "friends." I've built some for friends, the problem is that I'm not only doing the favor to build the system, but I'm stuck with having to give live-long tech support. Have a friend buy a Dell, and let Dell deal with the problems.
When you build a computer for yourself, you know exactly what goes into it, and what is installed -- so troubleshooting is alot easier.
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This is the closet thing that I know of that would work:
Middle Atlantic Rackmount LCD Keyboard and Touchpad
It's a 1RU keyboard/mouse/LCD monitor. 15 LCD @ 1024x768, with a 101 key keyboard with a touchpad.
Granted, its rack-mountable, but without the mounting hardware it could serve your needs.
I'm headed home for Thanksgiving -- and I just shipped home an old P3 800 to replace my parents P1 200 that's clugging along on Windows 98. Weak, I know.
On the P3, I did a clean install of XP, installed Office, and a registered version of AdAware that includes the "Ad-Watch" feature to block Spyware. Ditched IE for Firefox.
I've been a Slashdotter for years, but never got into Linux. Currently happy with OS X.
I like the idea of ditching XP for a linux box -- expecially for a parental web/email box. After reading through most of this thread, everyone is suggesting to go with Linux. But c'mon guys-- How about a quick rundown/tutorial of what suggested software I'd need to do that...?
OK, calm down guys. I work in Advertising/Promotion for Paramount Pictures and Adam Hollander [the guy in the article] came to pitch his product in our offices. The very same "video t-shirt" that's being talked about in the article. I have a first-hand account, and I wasn't impressed.
It wasn't anything fancy like I think everyone is envisioning. He literally had rigged up an 11" LCD monitor running on batteries underneath a black T-shirt, with a hole cut in the t-shirt for the screen. It was bulky and kinda goofy looking. The female he had demonstrating the product had a rather large chest - and the monitor width + chest + hole in the T-shirt looked stupid. I just felt wrong staring at this girl's chest.
It was a wide-screen LCD monitor, and looked pretty good under fluorescent lighting. However, in exterior daylight, he told me that the monitor gets washed out.
I was impressed on how good it sounded - he said it had two speakers, but could rig it for four -- but it wasn't as flashy as you're all thinking.
He also only had one built at the time - we were hoping he had a couple dozen built... but alas, he was just an entrepreneur trying to get his foot in the door in LA. Lucky for him, the Hollywood Reporter picked up his first big gig.
She wasn't given a l33t speak name, she had it legally changed in gradeschool. Check out her imdb bio. Note that she played "Jennifour" in an episode of Robbery Homicide Division. There's a stretch.
Features are one thing, but I can't find for the life of me a cell phone that isn't silver.
Remember the good old days when cell phones were black?
Anyone else find it amusing for the "1969 Charged Coupled Device" slide, there's a picture of David and Albert Maysles holding a *film* camera?
ha.
The same thing happend at my high-school.
The next day, 8am, the Secret Service showed up. They knew exactly which computer, what time, and which student.
. So much for anonymous connections.
Building a computer from "scratch" is a great experience for the average geek. I typically start at www.pricewatch.com.
One bit of advice is stay away from building computers for "friends." I've built some for friends, the problem is that I'm not only doing the favor to build the system, but I'm stuck with having to give live-long tech support. Have a friend buy a Dell, and let Dell deal with the problems.
When you build a computer for yourself, you know exactly what goes into it, and what is installed -- so troubleshooting is alot easier.