Had a minute and found the link. It's an update for HotSync Manager 4.0. Take a look at the problem description section. If it looks promising, you can follow the "Next" link at the bottom of the page to download the update.
Here's the link (sorry, didn't have time to make it clickable) www.palm.com/support/downloads/40update.html
Cato,
"...currently trying to work around the sudden USB death syndrome that is not meant to affect m515s but does, stopping hotsync from working..."
If you're referring to the USB timeout problem, we had the same issue with ~200 new 515's distrubuted to sr. executives at their annual meeting this summer. Palm has a fix posted for the HotSync software that resolved our issue. I'd find the link for you, but I'm late for a meeting.
OK. You obviously know more about the tech details on this than I. I still think my example is valid.
Yes, you will need to change the SIM. I should have specified that. In my example, I'm essentially going to clone my StarTac. For that, I would need to change the IMEI number.
I've yet to find a provider that allows me to use more than one phone on a single number. Single account, yes, but not a single number. Changing the IMEI makes both the phones appear as one.
I'm a hacker, and in my basement lab, I've set up my own shielded, isolated cell network, just for kicks. And I want to have phone# 000-000-0001 (Those not in the US, please translate into your own localized version). Just because I *want* to. Or as a scientific experiment, a science fair project, or to learn more about the world around me. Why should that be illegal?
Why exactly would you need to change the IMEI number in this situation? If you're on your own network, AFAIK you should be able to leave the IMEI alone. You're right - it was a silly example. Silly examples don't help this argument.
Here's a not-so-silly example. I have vehicle with a cell phone built in. It came that way, and frankly works very well. I also have a StarTac. I have two choices if I want to use both phone systems: I can either purchase two calling plans or somehow use the car phone and my StarTac on the same account.
Purchasing two calling plans is cost prohibitive for me (damn this flat IT market!). But if I change the IMEI on my car phone to match my StarTac, both will work off one account. Problem solved.
Likely that's true to an extent, but it's not sustainable. Many large networks routinely run with reduced staff on evenings, weekends, holidays, Star Trek premiers, and off-hours. But there is more to running the network than just keeping it up (maintenance work). What about upgrades or project work? It's hard to move forward with technology if your entire staff is focused solely on maintaining your existing infrastructure.
I'm not saying they likely couldn't trim some fat, but a staff reduction of more than 2/3 cuts too deep.
"The whisper box is large and heavy contraption that attaches onto the back of the Stealth Tower by means of extremely strong magnetic strips."
I've gotta believe there's a better way to to secure the whisper box than with magnets, much less extremely strong ones. Velcro? Screws? Hire some homeless guy to stand there and hold it?
Kinda reminds me of one of our tech support cases. Lady kept having problems with her HD becoming corrupt. Each time the tech came up to look at it, she had her PC cleaned off and ready to be taken for repair. After several re-images and even new drives, the problem persisted and we finally got her a new machine. Tech stopped by her cube a couple days after the new machine was installed only to find that she had covered the box with literally hundreds of small magnetic cat ornaments.
It depends. Are you looking at the 5hp or 10hp model? After all, it is "super-sized" media.
Wonder how long before Honda gets into the optical drive business?
I'm sorry, but that type of thinking will only hurt Linux in the end.
I, for one, am sad to see RH stooping like this. We don't need infighting among Linux distros right now. Plenty of time for that when Linux as a whole gains a bit more market share. To me, this looks like RH giving up on pushing Linux as a desktop OS for the masses and just focusing on becoming another Monoplisoft.
Instead, RH *should* be targeting previous Windows users. That would be true justice. Fact is, they have way more to gain by trying to convert Windows users.
Damn good thing it was a regular painted sign and not a digital highway signboard. DMCA would had his ass fo'sure.
Oh, for the love of Christ!
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DAMMIT! I JUST got my Sr. Exec's to quit their bitching about our gigantic (4lb.) IBM laptops by switching them over to Toshiba Portege 2000's. I wonder how long until I start to hear about this "lurvley" little toy. I'll probably have to order a 5th. grader along with it to fit the keyboard, but hey - anything to make their lives a little easier.
Seriously, this thing looks pretty cool. Nice specs, and even looks standard enough to put a usable OS on it with a little tweaking. Maybe work will let me order one to evaluate...
...nope, Lego didn't purchase Sony. (Hey, there's a cool hack. Program the Aibo to in turn program a Mindstorm set to build a doghouse out of itself.)
Thank you, Sony. We appreciate it.
...'Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.'...
This quote scares me. Nothing to see here regarding Linux and
piracy. The second half of the sentence carries the real message
MS wants to bring forth. Come on, say (chant) it after me:
Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is software whereas piracy is copying.
Piracy is copying.
Piracy is copying.
<therefore>
Copying is piracy.
Copying is piracy.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I don't think so. MS has a
long history of very careful wordsmithing when it comes to public statements.
MS's definition of a "machine" in this context is very grey and not documented. At all. Intentionally. They want you to be scared and unsure and just buy another license "to be safe".
Was it an OEM or a retail box license? The install key to an OEM '95 license has "OEM" somewhere in it, usually following the pattern xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx.
OEM licenses usually come with a machine and are tied to that machine at purchase. You can upgrade that hardware all you want (probably best to keep a paper trail), but the license remains tied to that machine. If you give the machine away, your license to the OS is no longer valid. It is effectively transferred to whomever you gave the box, whether you told them about it or not.
Retail box licenses are completely different. As long as you only have it installed on one machine at any given time, you can move it from box to box.
"Q. Why should a donor include the operating system with their PC donation?"
"A. It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the machine. If a company or individual donates a machine to your school, it must be donated with the operating system that was installed on the PC."
Bullshit! This is just MS FUD twisting the language of their EULA, which they assert is a legal document. True, per the EULA, you cannot move an OEM license to another PC. But that has nothing to do with any legal requirement that the license must transfer with the PC.
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Cato,
Had a minute and found the link. It's an update for HotSync Manager 4.0. Take a look at the problem description section. If it looks promising, you can follow the "Next" link at the bottom of the page to download the update.
Here's the link (sorry, didn't have time to make it clickable) www.palm.com/support/downloads/40update.html
Let me know if that helps.
Cato,
"...currently trying to work around the sudden USB death syndrome that is not meant to affect m515s but does, stopping hotsync from working..."
If you're referring to the USB timeout problem, we had the same issue with ~200 new 515's distrubuted to sr. executives at their annual meeting this summer. Palm has a fix posted for the HotSync software that resolved our issue. I'd find the link for you, but I'm late for a meeting.
Hope that helps.
has got to be a bitch.
Very interesting statistics, though. With all the SSID's left at the default name it makes you wonder if any of these AP's have been secured.
Yes, but it will then be able to dial 911 for the victims. It really was a feature, just implemented in the wrong device.
OK. You obviously know more about the tech details on this than I. I still think my example is valid.
Yes, you will need to change the SIM. I should have specified that. In my example, I'm essentially going to clone my StarTac. For that, I would need to change the IMEI number.
I've yet to find a provider that allows me to use more than one phone on a single number. Single account, yes, but not a single number. Changing the IMEI makes both the phones appear as one.
I'm a hacker, and in my basement lab, I've set up my own shielded, isolated cell network, just for kicks. And I want to have phone# 000-000-0001 (Those not in the US, please translate into your own localized version). Just because I *want* to. Or as a scientific experiment, a science fair project, or to learn more about the world around me. Why should that be illegal?
Why exactly would you need to change the IMEI number in this situation? If you're on your own network, AFAIK you should be able to leave the IMEI alone. You're right - it was a silly example. Silly examples don't help this argument.
Here's a not-so-silly example. I have vehicle with a cell phone built in. It came that way, and frankly works very well. I also have a StarTac. I have two choices if I want to use both phone systems: I can either purchase two calling plans or somehow use the car phone and my StarTac on the same account.
Purchasing two calling plans is cost prohibitive for me (damn this flat IT market!). But if I change the IMEI on my car phone to match my StarTac, both will work off one account. Problem solved.
Must be another IE bug. I can't replicate it in Netscape 6.2 or Mozilla on W2K. Hmmm...
Hello there. I'm one of the people. Now you've met one, so go away.
Likely that's true to an extent, but it's not sustainable. Many large networks routinely run with reduced staff on evenings, weekends, holidays, Star Trek premiers, and off-hours. But there is more to running the network than just keeping it up (maintenance work). What about upgrades or project work? It's hard to move forward with technology if your entire staff is focused solely on maintaining your existing infrastructure.
I'm not saying they likely couldn't trim some fat, but a staff reduction of more than 2/3 cuts too deep.
"The whisper box is large and heavy contraption that attaches onto the back of the Stealth Tower by means of extremely strong magnetic strips."
I've gotta believe there's a better way to to secure the whisper box than with magnets, much less extremely strong ones. Velcro? Screws? Hire some homeless guy to stand there and hold it?
Kinda reminds me of one of our tech support cases. Lady kept having problems with her HD becoming corrupt. Each time the tech came up to look at it, she had her PC cleaned off and ready to be taken for repair. After several re-images and even new drives, the problem persisted and we finally got her a new machine. Tech stopped by her cube a couple days after the new machine was installed only to find that she had covered the box with literally hundreds of small magnetic cat ornaments.
"I hacked KDWorks and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt!"
It depends. Are you looking at the 5hp or 10hp model? After all, it is "super-sized" media. Wonder how long before Honda gets into the optical drive business?
...are belong to us.
With the tech job market the way it is, now is a really good time to get in some college courses.
While a degree doesn't get you all the skills you need, having one will demonstrate to potential employers your trainability and willingness to learn.
I'm sorry, but that type of thinking will only hurt Linux in the end.
I, for one, am sad to see RH stooping like this. We don't need infighting among Linux distros right now. Plenty of time for that when Linux as a whole gains a bit more market share. To me, this looks like RH giving up on pushing Linux as a desktop OS for the masses and just focusing on becoming another Monoplisoft.
Instead, RH *should* be targeting previous Windows users. That would be true justice. Fact is, they have way more to gain by trying to convert Windows users.
No category to track the /. effect.
Damn good thing it was a regular painted sign and not a digital highway signboard. DMCA would had his ass fo'sure.
DAMMIT! I JUST got my Sr. Exec's to quit their bitching about our gigantic (4lb.) IBM laptops by switching them over to Toshiba Portege 2000's. I wonder how long until I start to hear about this "lurvley" little toy. I'll probably have to order a 5th. grader along with it to fit the keyboard, but hey - anything to make their lives a little easier.
Seriously, this thing looks pretty cool. Nice specs, and even looks standard enough to put a usable OS on it with a little tweaking. Maybe work will let me order one to evaluate...
...nope, Lego didn't purchase Sony. (Hey, there's a cool hack. Program the Aibo to in turn program a Mindstorm set to build a doghouse out of itself.) Thank you, Sony. We appreciate it.
This quote scares me. Nothing to see here regarding Linux and piracy. The second half of the sentence carries the real message MS wants to bring forth. Come on, say (chant) it after me:
Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is software whereas piracy is copying.
Linux is software whereas piracy is copying.
Piracy is copying.
Piracy is copying.
<therefore>
Copying is piracy.
Copying is piracy.
Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I don't think so. MS has a long history of very careful wordsmithing when it comes to public statements.
It's legal in some states. Ever heard of UTICA?
MS's definition of a "machine" in this context is very grey and not documented. At all. Intentionally. They want you to be scared and unsure and just buy another license "to be safe".
Was it an OEM or a retail box license? The install key to an OEM '95 license has "OEM" somewhere in it, usually following the pattern xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx.
OEM licenses usually come with a machine and are tied to that machine at purchase. You can upgrade that hardware all you want (probably best to keep a paper trail), but the license remains tied to that machine. If you give the machine away, your license to the OS is no longer valid. It is effectively transferred to whomever you gave the box, whether you told them about it or not.
Retail box licenses are completely different. As long as you only have it installed on one machine at any given time, you can move it from box to box.
I hope MY wife doesn't see this. She will probably try to donate ME.
Q&A #1 from MS's donated computer FUD...
"Q. Why should a donor include the operating system with their PC donation?"
"A. It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the machine. If a company or individual donates a machine to your school, it must be donated with the operating system that was installed on the PC."
Bullshit! This is just MS FUD twisting the language of their EULA, which they assert is a legal document. True, per the EULA, you cannot move an OEM license to another PC. But that has nothing to do with any legal requirement that the license must transfer with the PC.