I'm using Office 97 at work on my laptop. The only component I've upgraded is Outlook to the 2003 version since they actually added lots of useful features. All the other changes that I've seen in Office XP and 2003 have been annoying fluff that I have to turn off when I borrow another workstation. So, for everyday home use, I think Open Office would more than suffice.
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I thought about that...a good Christmas season for Apple would translate into good *first* quarter results for them, so the Company will look good coming in and going out of their fiscal year. Basically they can say..."hey, it's only the first quarter of our fiscal year and look how good we're doing already!"
I've been involved in a number of large projects at work that involve the use of several staff members and the creation of large, complex financial analysis models and literally thousands of pages of text. Could a program like Deskzilla (or full-blown Bugzilla) offer me and my colleagues some basic project management tools? It would be pretty cool if it could generate some sort of report that we could show to clients if they want a status report of our progress. Any thoughts on this? I've managed very well without such software, but anything to make better use of my time would help. I've no desire to get a commercial package like MS Project...I would like to keep things open and lean. Any thoughts on this?
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I would imagine that Apple has a September 30 fiscal year-end because once all the back to school shopping for computers is done in August and September, the rest of the calendar year is somewhat slower. In other words, their fiscal calendar matches their business cycle...lots of agriculture companies do the same thing due to harvest seasons. Hehe, and their name is Apple Computer:)
iTunes pops up a warning window to remind you to back up your library. I have my iPod set to receive everything in the "purchased music" list, since everything is on CD. And, about once a month, I drop the music folder from my hard drive onto a Samba share and let it backup overnight.
"Of course, you can get around this by using non-DRM laden mp3 files, but no legitamate on-line stores sells such a thing."
Emusic offers plain old MP3 files for sale with no DRM. I've purchased lots of music from them...and it all works well with iTunes & my iPod. And doesn't Magnatune offer their stuff in MP3 format? And before anyone metions AllofMP3.com...they might be "legal," but no one can say with a straight face that they are legitimate.
If you tell someone how to circumvent the DRM to something in which you hold the copyright. The real question is, are you violating the DMCA if you are following those instructions to circumvent the DRM? And, if you are, would it be considered entrapment? None of this really matters since it would happen in the privacy of your own home, but it is an interesting legal riddle.
I seem to recall some Microsoft program, perhaps Encarta or Office, that did something to piss off the Chinese government. Something to do with flags, I think? Microsoft issued a patch rather quickly. Does anyone remember this?
To me at least, striving for technology to live longer and longer, only for the sake of living longer, is the product of fear--fear of dying to be exact. However, I would welcome any technology that can improve the *quality* of the *experience* of life, and I'll be you anything that increased longetivity would be a side effect, so it's a win-win situation.
My idea of a utopia is one where we're comfortable with our position (not physical, but spiritual position) in the cosmos. Technology can certainly provide a means to that end, but not without a revolution to get that technology out of the hands of industrialists who would retain it for their own profit (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Of course, that technology would have to be pretty darn compelling to justify such a revolution. I wouldn't revolt over anything less than a replicator, a la Star Trek, that could produce food, clothing and shelter out of dirt and air.
My friend Joey wrote me a letter in MS-Word and decided to use the thesaurus function. What did the signature line say?....."Best regards, Baby Kangaroo"
I think the Bewitched movie was specifically a parody on a remake of the TV show, which is a kind of novel idea. Maybe a rental for me b/c of Will Farell, but not worth $8 at the theatre.
Since Congress is controlled by the Republicans at the moment, I would suggest you add some language to your arguments that locking cell phones goes against President Bush's idea of private property and an ownership society."
"Why spend $40 on a iPod rubber cover, when a polyethylene zipper baggie works just as well, and costs less than three cents?"
Because it doesn't look like incredibly ghetto? I bought three rubber covers, each a different color, for $30...and it included an arm band, bringing the effective cost per cover just below $10.
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NO!!!!...because then I'll have to get up even *earlier* to catch the train so I won't be late for meetings in New York.
I'm using Office 97 at work on my laptop. The only component I've upgraded is Outlook to the 2003 version since they actually added lots of useful features. All the other changes that I've seen in Office XP and 2003 have been annoying fluff that I have to turn off when I borrow another workstation. So, for everyday home use, I think Open Office would more than suffice.
I thought about that...a good Christmas season for Apple would translate into good *first* quarter results for them, so the Company will look good coming in and going out of their fiscal year. Basically they can say..."hey, it's only the first quarter of our fiscal year and look how good we're doing already!"
I've been involved in a number of large projects at work that involve the use of several staff members and the creation of large, complex financial analysis models and literally thousands of pages of text. Could a program like Deskzilla (or full-blown Bugzilla) offer me and my colleagues some basic project management tools? It would be pretty cool if it could generate some sort of report that we could show to clients if they want a status report of our progress. Any thoughts on this? I've managed very well without such software, but anything to make better use of my time would help. I've no desire to get a commercial package like MS Project...I would like to keep things open and lean. Any thoughts on this?
I would imagine that Apple has a September 30 fiscal year-end because once all the back to school shopping for computers is done in August and September, the rest of the calendar year is somewhat slower. In other words, their fiscal calendar matches their business cycle...lots of agriculture companies do the same thing due to harvest seasons. Hehe, and their name is Apple Computer :)
Make sure "Purchased Music" is among the playlists that sync to your iPod. Backup done.
iTunes pops up a warning window to remind you to back up your library. I have my iPod set to receive everything in the "purchased music" list, since everything is on CD. And, about once a month, I drop the music folder from my hard drive onto a Samba share and let it backup overnight.
"Of course, you can get around this by using non-DRM laden mp3 files, but no legitamate on-line stores sells such a thing."
Emusic offers plain old MP3 files for sale with no DRM. I've purchased lots of music from them...and it all works well with iTunes & my iPod. And doesn't Magnatune offer their stuff in MP3 format? And before anyone metions AllofMP3.com...they might be "legal," but no one can say with a straight face that they are legitimate.
If you tell someone how to circumvent the DRM to something in which you hold the copyright. The real question is, are you violating the DMCA if you are following those instructions to circumvent the DRM? And, if you are, would it be considered entrapment? None of this really matters since it would happen in the privacy of your own home, but it is an interesting legal riddle.
I seem to recall some Microsoft program, perhaps Encarta or Office, that did something to piss off the Chinese government. Something to do with flags, I think? Microsoft issued a patch rather quickly. Does anyone remember this?
I heard these races might get a prime-time spot on The Ocho. Jason Bateman was seen rubbing his hands in anticipation.
To me at least, striving for technology to live longer and longer, only for the sake of living longer, is the product of fear--fear of dying to be exact. However, I would welcome any technology that can improve the *quality* of the *experience* of life, and I'll be you anything that increased longetivity would be a side effect, so it's a win-win situation.
My idea of a utopia is one where we're comfortable with our position (not physical, but spiritual position) in the cosmos. Technology can certainly provide a means to that end, but not without a revolution to get that technology out of the hands of industrialists who would retain it for their own profit (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Of course, that technology would have to be pretty darn compelling to justify such a revolution. I wouldn't revolt over anything less than a replicator, a la Star Trek, that could produce food, clothing and shelter out of dirt and air.
My friend Joey wrote me a letter in MS-Word and decided to use the thesaurus function. What did the signature line say?....."Best regards, Baby Kangaroo"
The DVD is region 0, which means region-free.
I think the Bewitched movie was specifically a parody on a remake of the TV show, which is a kind of novel idea. Maybe a rental for me b/c of Will Farell, but not worth $8 at the theatre.
You don't need to use the wizard. I just open the zip file like a folder and drag the contents to my desktop or detination of choice.
When you get oil from the ground, the energy is already in it. You have to create a chemical reaction to get hydrogen.
It seems like you've thought about this quite a bit.
Consumers don't have rights. Citizens do. Which are you?
We have those on New Jersey tax returns. It's called a "use tax" on out-of-state purchases. I think so many people have just filled in:
"P-P-P-PFFFFFFTTTT!!!! HA HA HA!!!one!!!1!"
that they're just going to include that as a check box item on next year's returns.
RIAA vs Salvation Army, PETA and AARP? Excuse me while I go make some popcorn!
Since Congress is controlled by the Republicans at the moment, I would suggest you add some language to your arguments that locking cell phones goes against President Bush's idea of private property and an ownership society."
I think Google is just hoping to get discounted fares for trips to their lunar base.
That will supposedly be covered in a pre-prequel, as discussed on /. some time ago.
"Why spend $40 on a iPod rubber cover, when a polyethylene zipper baggie works just as well, and costs less than three cents?"
Because it doesn't look like incredibly ghetto? I bought three rubber covers, each a different color, for $30...and it included an arm band, bringing the effective cost per cover just below $10.