So, get rid of all the ads. Get rid of the external tracking. Get rid of logging and recording dimensional movements to the device.
Oh, that affects your monetization of the application? Hmmm.,
Did I learn everything by doing, rather than school? Yes.
Did it take a bit longer and maybe I don't follow all the same processes and principles that are 'taught'? Yes.
Do I feel like a fraud? No.
Do I always know what I need to? No.
Do I take the time to learn, and also the time to relax? Yes.
Do I know how it all works, and is my manager aware of my base of knowledge? No, No.
But we try, day to day, to keep it all going as best we know how, and if we come up with some great ideas, we try to consider if those would benefit the company to a degree where it would be beneficial to spend time (== money) researching and possibly learning/incorporating new ideas and approaches.
I will never call myself an expert though. In my experience, folks who do that have stopped learning.
Sooner or later folks are going to have to realize that "Cloud" is just market-speak for another box that you don't have access to (until you pay the $9.95 access fee...).
I have run my "own cloud" since 1999. Sits right across from me, and anytime it goes down I have direct and full immediate access.
And this is on stuff only I consider important (apparently..)
I am just surprised this required some type of reporting. I would imagine that any and all narrative coming from the politicians are lies and exaggerations. Maybe thats just me.
With Parents who demand someone else watch and monitor their child's playtime activity? Instead of playing, the parents let the kids watch video's that the parents have not even watched once? That technology is good, but REAL interactions are the BEST?
Yeah, something IS wrong indeed
I used to travel and do installs/builds of solutions for clients. When away from home in this manner, I found it BETTER to work the long hours (time sensitive bonus and work) and get the work done. It kept me on track for the project, allowed me the time "alone" to get the work done without answering 20 questions, and was just a better way to do it when On-site. When I worked remote (for the same job) I found I would work 8 hours, but would break that into 2-3 hr segments so that I didn't get burnt out on the work when there was so much more to do at home/ local area.
There were times when I would play 'tourist' at these locations, but that was usually on a weekend day (sunday ) and it was just so I could say I saw the area.
When working as a salaried employee, I do 8 hrs...plus on-call rotation...and thats it.
This thing was retrieved by my grandfather (from the trash of his GE Factory) and given to me because I liked to take apart the Electronic clocks and other items. It was not receiving power from the cord, and a simple fuse (which had to be un-soldered) under a circuit board was the culprit. This was sometime around 1978.
I was able to begin learning CP/M, and with the 300Baud modem and Dual 160k floppy drives, I was able to code and compile and share with others (that had a modem). Yes, 300Baud was actually slower than typing. The Printer (embedded) used Thermal Fax paper (expensive) so my printing was limited greatly. This taught me to read/memorize the way the code worked, and led to a lot of try/retry instances.
Working for Software company as Tech Support Manager (Team of 13).
Ask for Raises teamwide due to success of release and told "No Money for raises, all have to knuckle down"
It was right as he finished the sentence that a brand new vehicle was delivered to the area we were at (Smoking area in parking lot), and the fellow parks the expensive European sports car and shouts "All ready for ya sir!!"
If I am looking for News or a Deconstruction of News Stories:
No Agenda Show (http://noagendashow.com)
I have my own which deals with Cannabis: http://hotcoffee.org/na_page/P...
I also Listen to : Joe Rogan, Dan Carlin, Duncan Trussell, Sam Harris, Joey "Coco" Diaz....and a few randoms...
"Be a Mover and a Shaker! Get More things Done! DRINK COFFEE! For everything that's Right in your life.
The Coffee Generation."
Moving and shaking....yeah, I get that when I don't get coffee....
Is location. If you are located where the jobs are, you are more likely to be considered. I spent the last 2 years trying to get information and interviews for positions in the UK and GB, only to find that they wanted someone 'local' rather than cover an additional expense.
I have also found that there are companies in the US that have offices abroad, and if you 'prove your worth' to the companies, you can use them to get sent over on projects and / or jobs. That is currently what I have done, and I am writing this from the U.K. having just landed today.
Permits and Visa's are EXTREMELY important, and also should be part of your consideration. Again, if you are already living where you wish to work, this issue is alleviated. However, that catch is that you have to have a sponsor company to get a work visa.
Also, once in the 'foreign' land, learn and follow the customs and be POLITE regardless. It seems to really help your situation if people don't already have a reason to dislike you because you are overly polite.
To tell me how to avoid it. What's the forwarding address?
Seriously, email will be around a lot longer than many other things IMHO.
Mostly because it can be tracked, and has been accepted as testimony/evidence in Judicial Proceedings. This makes it not only valuable, but also a controlled form of communication.
Yes, IM is still there. However it will never be as widely accepted as Email. Unless, they finally figure out a way to tax email...then I predict a massive shift to some other form of communications.
Actually, I have been to several countries in different parts of the world.
Yes, Money is used everywhere, but nowhere else have I found it to have the same 'status' as it does here in the USA.
Not many other countries are being run by Mega Conglomerate Corporations. They all got their start here. They all look at one simple factor when making any type of decision: Whats the bottom line?
Does this relate to people? No, it relates to the mighty greenback.
This bill is not being proposed for the good of the populace. It is simply so that Corporations can show the 'regular folks' that they need to pay and pay more for all the same stuff. Or go to jail if they don't pay.
Yet, 99% of the US is not 25% as rich as the top 1%. Is that a fluke? Is that because they were better at creating new and exciting items? No, it is because they bought control and then passed laws to maintain that status.
It used to be said that anyone can be president. Now, that desire and a few 10's of millions will get you in the race.
MONEY IS GOD HERE. Unlike anywhere else.
I would guess they have decided this is the best way to use that power.
Not for the terrorists. Oh, wait.....terrorists harm the value of society. Our US society is determined by the value of the bank account. Money is god here. So I guess this goes hand in hand with the Patriot Act, Wiretaps, Tracking and No Fly lists.
"You will be labeled a terrorist for THINKING bad thoughts."
I would say that the US is turning into a "Police State" but I am pretty sure it is way too late for that simple assessment.
Doesn't seem like anyone read the article
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Web 3.0
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The author was trying to convey his sense of disillusionment to the whole "Web 2.0" debacle. His point initially was that he was attending a conference and overheard this gentleman in front of him spewing forth the hyperbole of the "Next Great Thing" dismissing the current structure of the Web as "Web 1.0" which he obviously just heard from another conference.
The author then goes on to state that "Web 2.0" was already alive and active prior to the term "AJAX" being coined in a white paper, meant to associate the use of 'Dynamic Content' (Of which there really isn't anything 'Dynamic' involved, because EVERYTHING has to be scripted to react) with using Ruby on Rails, XHTML, XML, and Javascript.
The author then points out the obvious, that because this was already being done, it is STILL a work in progress. The author states that he identifies this due to the fact that he visited FLICKR and was able to find 'blank voids' that did something where nothing should be occurring. 'Undocumented features' found in a web page. The author then goes on to compare his work (and his team of people) to what is being said to be 'Web 2.0' and bemoans the fact that just changing the acronym or version name doesn't make a NEW product.
The article then mentions the fact that more work is done by less people with more results than the 'big' teams working on JAVA and other 'applications'. The article equates big teams as bad and small 'dynamic' teams (there is that catch phrase again....)as the way to actually accomplish anything. The author finishes by hoping that this 'Web 2.0' does not lead to another bubble pop as was the dot.com's situation.
Just because....the term 'Dynamic' can never be applied to a web based application, nor for that matter any application. All events are scripted. Nothing is 'created' based on input/function. Any program or any application cannot be 'Dynamic' because the computer does not have the ability to just 'make stuff appear' based on the thoughts or needs or desires at the time of the input. If the web were truly 'Dynamic' there would be no need for any other application, as the system would see the need and fill it on demand. Just my thoughts on that term.
Yet, I read and subscribe to several magazines that cover games and hardware. I find that you have to take everything with your own side. I appreciated Quake 4, and Doom 3 for the simple fact that I enjoyed the previous games.
I read the reviews of Black & White 2, and still I find the game to be a challenge and a time consumer. I just recently loaded Battle for Middle Earth and felt compelled to finish the whole thing. Yet, Stubbs the Zombie (which garnered good to great reviews) while fun to play was WAY to short to be worth the money paid to play (finished it in under 6 hours.) No review I read said anything about the length of play, and for the $50, I would expect a bit more than an afternoon worth of playing
If you PLAY the games as a diversion, then the reviews can help as long as you know the style and format of the reviewers. Some games are rated WAY too high, however that reviewer could be 'more into' that genre. Again, common sense goes a long way to determining and weeding out the shills and company line reviews. Example of this is prime in Civ IV. Did not like nor play the previous games, so saw no way it should be given 94% (or better) that reviewers gave it. However, that was what they saw it to be and how they can appreciate the genre of the game.
Common sense and knowing what YOU like to play go a long way in how a game rates.
Sorry to burst any bubble you may have, and I know this is Off-Topic:
we lose our constitutional right to privacy, that is.
We have NO Right to privacy granted ANYWHERE in the Constitution. Nowhere in that document (nor any Governmental Document of its like) does it state we as citizens have any rights to Privacy.
I think the point was missed
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Why We Fight
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After reading the responses, I felt compelled to actually RTFA and I see that most replies are way off the mark as to what the subject / purpose of the article was : "But these games begin at the point where politics has failed, where the will of the state to survive can only be expressed through violence. "
You can say all you want as to how horrid it is and how we as a people should learn to 'get along". The games would be pretty boring if thats the case.
Sorry, the most exciting/terrifying/exhilirating time of my life was when I was in the midst of a firefight. No right, no wrong. My squad against the others. No politics. If by chance some one stood up and said "Can't we all just get along" I would have personally shot them. The nature is that nothing said will stop the enemy. Regardless of who that enemy may be. Thats the nature of human instinct (perfect example is that you might disagree and post a reply) . In a situation like he was describing, the quickest way to bring order is to control everything. The best way to maintain order is to allow others a say and a community be formed. That would not work in a short period of time. Someone has to be in charge, and someone has to make the tough choices. Thats what I think the Article was about anyhow. For the "instant gratification" we play war games. We shoot to kill. We take satifaction in the fact we survived 'the onslaught" and ones who did not shoot or shoot in time failed. That part of the game. A game that solely based itself on politics would, in my opinion, not sell well at all.
I was the sole IT staff. For a major city in the North.
My budget was $500.00 a month for any supplies or needed items.
I was able to initiate a Network that spanned the city (from nothing) running most if not all of the cable and connections, building servers, initiating a domain presence, and also coding duties. I made 1/3 of what I make now. Without any of the responsibility I used to have then. IT is a 'loss leader' and Business (especially government for some reason) does not seem to be able to justify the expenses required.
The people I reported to had no idea of what I was talking about when I submitted my requests for parts/pieces/assistance. They just wanted it done and done under the monthly 'Mad money' allowed.
Until it required a Credit card to continue. Sorry, I don't give out that information for 'FREE' subscription services.
Plus, this looks a LOT like the "Share you Drive Space" services that were quickly taken over by the warez scene and then closed down because they could not get anyone to actually see the USE of these services. If I want to have all my information available, I buy a notebook. If I want to have all my bookmarks and passwords and what not, I buy a USB drive. If I want to share those pics or videos or music I either send them email, setup an FTP, or establish a Web Page.
What happens when I don't have net access? If I have the ability to access the web, obviously I will be using a computer to do that......
So why do you want me to pay you to hold my stuff?
Ugh....GAIM works with all the above mentioned and then some.
I definitely prefer it to all others.
The issue begins not with the client, however, but which one will sneak out past the wall. EVERY IM Client should support usage using the accepted and open ports so they CAN be used behind the 'Wall.
Too many times I am relagated to only being able to use AIM from the Web Based process (Works with Internet Explorer only apparently) rather than ICQ (won't work behind the wall), MS Messenger, or Yahoo.
How many Chat IM clients do I WANT loaded on my machine? NONE if they won't work behind the clients (and my only access to the outside world) 'Wall without having to jump through the hoops and barrels to maybe get it to work today.
I must have been looking at the upgrade (or 'Installed when you purchase THIS system' Price).
Just installed Ubuntu on another system tso that I could play with it. Thanks for the tip on the forums!
Acts like Windows....but can you setup a Printer and actually have it WORK? If so, I will spend the fraction (um....129/100?) of the cost to purchase if it allows me to use my Printer.
In my many trials of setting up Linux systems, printing is the one area that seems to never function "straight out of the box".
What is the issue with being able to print from ANY of these distro's ? Is it a lack of drivers? A lack of manufacturers? What printer do I have to purchase to allow me to setup a network print system under Linux?
In Windows, all a user has to do is select and click OK. Under Linux, there is no such thing....and until there is, I have to stay with what allows the job to get done, regardless of how much I dislike the corporation.
So, get rid of all the ads. Get rid of the external tracking. Get rid of logging and recording dimensional movements to the device. Oh, that affects your monetization of the application? Hmmm.,
Did I learn everything by doing, rather than school? Yes. Did it take a bit longer and maybe I don't follow all the same processes and principles that are 'taught'? Yes. Do I feel like a fraud? No. Do I always know what I need to? No. Do I take the time to learn, and also the time to relax? Yes. Do I know how it all works, and is my manager aware of my base of knowledge? No, No. But we try, day to day, to keep it all going as best we know how, and if we come up with some great ideas, we try to consider if those would benefit the company to a degree where it would be beneficial to spend time (== money) researching and possibly learning /incorporating new ideas and approaches.
I will never call myself an expert though. In my experience, folks who do that have stopped learning.
Sooner or later folks are going to have to realize that "Cloud" is just market-speak for another box that you don't have access to (until you pay the $9.95 access fee...). I have run my "own cloud" since 1999. Sits right across from me, and anytime it goes down I have direct and full immediate access. And this is on stuff only I consider important (apparently..)
I am just surprised this required some type of reporting. I would imagine that any and all narrative coming from the politicians are lies and exaggerations. Maybe thats just me.
With Parents who demand someone else watch and monitor their child's playtime activity? Instead of playing, the parents let the kids watch video's that the parents have not even watched once? That technology is good, but REAL interactions are the BEST? Yeah, something IS wrong indeed
Cannabis does this already. Naturally. With little harm and few 'side effects'
I used to travel and do installs/builds of solutions for clients. When away from home in this manner, I found it BETTER to work the long hours (time sensitive bonus and work) and get the work done. It kept me on track for the project, allowed me the time "alone" to get the work done without answering 20 questions, and was just a better way to do it when On-site. When I worked remote (for the same job) I found I would work 8 hours, but would break that into 2-3 hr segments so that I didn't get burnt out on the work when there was so much more to do at home/ local area. There were times when I would play 'tourist' at these locations, but that was usually on a weekend day (sunday ) and it was just so I could say I saw the area. When working as a salaried employee, I do 8 hrs...plus on-call rotation...and thats it.
This thing was retrieved by my grandfather (from the trash of his GE Factory) and given to me because I liked to take apart the Electronic clocks and other items. It was not receiving power from the cord, and a simple fuse (which had to be un-soldered) under a circuit board was the culprit. This was sometime around 1978. I was able to begin learning CP/M, and with the 300Baud modem and Dual 160k floppy drives, I was able to code and compile and share with others (that had a modem). Yes, 300Baud was actually slower than typing. The Printer (embedded) used Thermal Fax paper (expensive) so my printing was limited greatly. This taught me to read/memorize the way the code worked, and led to a lot of try/retry instances.
Working for Software company as Tech Support Manager (Team of 13). Ask for Raises teamwide due to success of release and told "No Money for raises, all have to knuckle down" It was right as he finished the sentence that a brand new vehicle was delivered to the area we were at (Smoking area in parking lot), and the fellow parks the expensive European sports car and shouts "All ready for ya sir!!"
How to initialize the MFM/RLL or ESDI drives thru the DEBUG hack of the BIOS.
If I am looking for News or a Deconstruction of News Stories: No Agenda Show (http://noagendashow.com) I have my own which deals with Cannabis: http://hotcoffee.org/na_page/P... I also Listen to : Joe Rogan, Dan Carlin, Duncan Trussell, Sam Harris, Joey "Coco" Diaz....and a few randoms...
"Be a Mover and a Shaker! Get More things Done! DRINK COFFEE! For everything that's Right in your life. The Coffee Generation." Moving and shaking ....yeah, I get that when I don't get coffee....
Is location. If you are located where the jobs are, you are more likely to be considered. I spent the last 2 years trying to get information and interviews for positions in the UK and GB, only to find that they wanted someone 'local' rather than cover an additional expense. I have also found that there are companies in the US that have offices abroad, and if you 'prove your worth' to the companies, you can use them to get sent over on projects and / or jobs. That is currently what I have done, and I am writing this from the U.K. having just landed today. Permits and Visa's are EXTREMELY important, and also should be part of your consideration. Again, if you are already living where you wish to work, this issue is alleviated. However, that catch is that you have to have a sponsor company to get a work visa. Also, once in the 'foreign' land, learn and follow the customs and be POLITE regardless. It seems to really help your situation if people don't already have a reason to dislike you because you are overly polite.
To tell me how to avoid it. What's the forwarding address? Seriously, email will be around a lot longer than many other things IMHO. Mostly because it can be tracked, and has been accepted as testimony/evidence in Judicial Proceedings. This makes it not only valuable, but also a controlled form of communication. Yes, IM is still there. However it will never be as widely accepted as Email. Unless, they finally figure out a way to tax email...then I predict a massive shift to some other form of communications.
Actually, I have been to several countries in different parts of the world. Yes, Money is used everywhere, but nowhere else have I found it to have the same 'status' as it does here in the USA. Not many other countries are being run by Mega Conglomerate Corporations. They all got their start here. They all look at one simple factor when making any type of decision: Whats the bottom line? Does this relate to people? No, it relates to the mighty greenback. This bill is not being proposed for the good of the populace. It is simply so that Corporations can show the 'regular folks' that they need to pay and pay more for all the same stuff. Or go to jail if they don't pay. Yet, 99% of the US is not 25% as rich as the top 1%. Is that a fluke? Is that because they were better at creating new and exciting items? No, it is because they bought control and then passed laws to maintain that status. It used to be said that anyone can be president. Now, that desire and a few 10's of millions will get you in the race. MONEY IS GOD HERE. Unlike anywhere else.
I would guess they have decided this is the best way to use that power. Not for the terrorists. Oh, wait.....terrorists harm the value of society. Our US society is determined by the value of the bank account. Money is god here. So I guess this goes hand in hand with the Patriot Act, Wiretaps, Tracking and No Fly lists. "You will be labeled a terrorist for THINKING bad thoughts." I would say that the US is turning into a "Police State" but I am pretty sure it is way too late for that simple assessment.
The author was trying to convey his sense of disillusionment to the whole "Web 2.0" debacle. His point initially was that he was attending a conference and overheard this gentleman in front of him spewing forth the hyperbole of the "Next Great Thing" dismissing the current structure of the Web as "Web 1.0" which he obviously just heard from another conference.
The author then goes on to state that "Web 2.0" was already alive and active prior to the term "AJAX" being coined in a white paper, meant to associate the use of 'Dynamic Content' (Of which there really isn't anything 'Dynamic' involved, because EVERYTHING has to be scripted to react) with using Ruby on Rails, XHTML, XML, and Javascript. The author then points out the obvious, that because this was already being done, it is STILL a work in progress. The author states that he identifies this due to the fact that he visited FLICKR and was able to find 'blank voids' that did something where nothing should be occurring. 'Undocumented features' found in a web page. The author then goes on to compare his work (and his team of people) to what is being said to be 'Web 2.0' and bemoans the fact that just changing the acronym or version name doesn't make a NEW product.
The article then mentions the fact that more work is done by less people with more results than the 'big' teams working on JAVA and other 'applications'. The article equates big teams as bad and small 'dynamic' teams (there is that catch phrase again....)as the way to actually accomplish anything. The author finishes by hoping that this 'Web 2.0' does not lead to another bubble pop as was the dot.com's situation.
Just because....the term 'Dynamic' can never be applied to a web based application, nor for that matter any application. All events are scripted. Nothing is 'created' based on input/function. Any program or any application cannot be 'Dynamic' because the computer does not have the ability to just 'make stuff appear' based on the thoughts or needs or desires at the time of the input. If the web were truly 'Dynamic' there would be no need for any other application, as the system would see the need and fill it on demand. Just my thoughts on that term.
Yet, I read and subscribe to several magazines that cover games and hardware. I find that you have to take everything with your own side. I appreciated Quake 4, and Doom 3 for the simple fact that I enjoyed the previous games.
I read the reviews of Black & White 2, and still I find the game to be a challenge and a time consumer. I just recently loaded Battle for Middle Earth and felt compelled to finish the whole thing. Yet, Stubbs the Zombie (which garnered good to great reviews) while fun to play was WAY to short to be worth the money paid to play (finished it in under 6 hours.) No review I read said anything about the length of play, and for the $50, I would expect a bit more than an afternoon worth of playing
If you PLAY the games as a diversion, then the reviews can help as long as you know the style and format of the reviewers. Some games are rated WAY too high, however that reviewer could be 'more into' that genre. Again, common sense goes a long way to determining and weeding out the shills and company line reviews. Example of this is prime in Civ IV. Did not like nor play the previous games, so saw no way it should be given 94% (or better) that reviewers gave it. However, that was what they saw it to be and how they can appreciate the genre of the game.Common sense and knowing what YOU like to play go a long way in how a game rates.
we lose our constitutional right to privacy, that is.
We have NO Right to privacy granted ANYWHERE in the Constitution. Nowhere in that document (nor any Governmental Document of its like) does it state we as citizens have any rights to Privacy.After reading the responses, I felt compelled to actually RTFA and I see that most replies are way off the mark as to what the subject / purpose of the article was : "But these games begin at the point where politics has failed, where the will of the state to survive can only be expressed through violence. "
You can say all you want as to how horrid it is and how we as a people should learn to 'get along". The games would be pretty boring if thats the case.
Sorry, the most exciting/terrifying/exhilirating time of my life was when I was in the midst of a firefight. No right, no wrong. My squad against the others. No politics. If by chance some one stood up and said "Can't we all just get along" I would have personally shot them. The nature is that nothing said will stop the enemy. Regardless of who that enemy may be. Thats the nature of human instinct (perfect example is that you might disagree and post a reply) . In a situation like he was describing, the quickest way to bring order is to control everything. The best way to maintain order is to allow others a say and a community be formed. That would not work in a short period of time. Someone has to be in charge, and someone has to make the tough choices. Thats what I think the Article was about anyhow. For the "instant gratification" we play war games. We shoot to kill. We take satifaction in the fact we survived 'the onslaught" and ones who did not shoot or shoot in time failed. That part of the game. A game that solely based itself on politics would, in my opinion, not sell well at all.
Because it would take too much time.
I was the sole IT staff. For a major city in the North. My budget was $500.00 a month for any supplies or needed items. I was able to initiate a Network that spanned the city (from nothing) running most if not all of the cable and connections, building servers, initiating a domain presence, and also coding duties. I made 1/3 of what I make now. Without any of the responsibility I used to have then. IT is a 'loss leader' and Business (especially government for some reason) does not seem to be able to justify the expenses required.
The people I reported to had no idea of what I was talking about when I submitted my requests for parts/pieces/assistance. They just wanted it done and done under the monthly 'Mad money' allowed.
Until it required a Credit card to continue. Sorry, I don't give out that information for 'FREE' subscription services.
Plus, this looks a LOT like the "Share you Drive Space" services that were quickly taken over by the warez scene and then closed down because they could not get anyone to actually see the USE of these services. If I want to have all my information available, I buy a notebook. If I want to have all my bookmarks and passwords and what not, I buy a USB drive. If I want to share those pics or videos or music I either send them email, setup an FTP, or establish a Web Page.
What happens when I don't have net access? If I have the ability to access the web, obviously I will be using a computer to do that......
So why do you want me to pay you to hold my stuff?
Ugh....GAIM works with all the above mentioned and then some. I definitely prefer it to all others.
The issue begins not with the client, however, but which one will sneak out past the wall. EVERY IM Client should support usage using the accepted and open ports so they CAN be used behind the 'Wall. Too many times I am relagated to only being able to use AIM from the Web Based process (Works with Internet Explorer only apparently) rather than ICQ (won't work behind the wall), MS Messenger, or Yahoo.
How many Chat IM clients do I WANT loaded on my machine? NONE if they won't work behind the clients (and my only access to the outside world) 'Wall without having to jump through the hoops and barrels to maybe get it to work today.
I must have been looking at the upgrade (or 'Installed when you purchase THIS system' Price). Just installed Ubuntu on another system tso that I could play with it. Thanks for the tip on the forums!
In my many trials of setting up Linux systems, printing is the one area that seems to never function "straight out of the box".
What is the issue with being able to print from ANY of these distro's ? Is it a lack of drivers? A lack of manufacturers? What printer do I have to purchase to allow me to setup a network print system under Linux?
In Windows, all a user has to do is select and click OK. Under Linux, there is no such thing....and until there is, I have to stay with what allows the job to get done, regardless of how much I dislike the corporation.