Rosetta Code is a wiki composed of the same problems solved with many different computer languages. Rosetta Code currently has 626 tasks, 101 draft tasks, and is aware of 486 languages. http://rosettacode.org/
Handwriting is way slower than typing for pretty much everyone. I can type on a software keyboard about as fast as I can write by hand. I see mouse precision vs touch as a bigger problem.
Even cars are heading in this direction. My independent mechanic cannot do certain things with my newer car, such as make a key. I have to go to the dealership to have one made, and they charge about $300 to do so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immobilizer
There are many other times I've tried to do something on my phone, but been unable to without using a PC. Here's a big one - development. You can code for Linux, on Linux. You can code for Windows, on Windows. I've even coded for freaking TI calculators, *on* the calculator. But you can't code for Android on an Android device, nor can you code for iPhone on an iPhone.
I hope that some day an initiative will move forward to provide a Linux equivalent of Active Directory and Exchange. Something to integrate LDAP authentication, SELinux policy configuration, LDAP directory, IMAP-esque email that's far more secure, and ties into the LDAP directory providing centralized scheduling abilities, and so on. And an email client that doesn't flake out all over the place (I tried Evolution years ago; it flaked out all over the place). I think that most of this stuff is out there, but it's strewn about in various places.
Take a look at Zimbra. It has most of what you're asking for.
Some humans spend their lives studying inferior beings here on Earth, despite the fact that there are far more interesting things to study. We call them zoologists when they study animals, and microbiologists when they study really tiny organisms. A zoologist tagging and tracking an animal sounds similar to UFO encounters. Imagine a bird's confusion when it has been stunned, probed, and implanted with a radio tag. A microbiologist does not bother trying to communicate with the subject of his study because he knows it is impossible for them to understand us.
We just need to convince the next intergalactic zoologist or crocodile hunter that pays us a visit to give us the opportunity to communicate.
I have been using the Open Source Zimbra Collaboration Suite for my small company for a while now. It is very stable and my clueless users have found it simple to use. The specs they recommend are much more than you need for a small company. It runs well for 25 people on 2GHZ with 2GB of RAM.
I am currently running Win98SE on two different VMWare guests to support old applications that use serial modems. XP refused to play nice with the modems and we have not found modern replacements for the programs that are worth the money or conversion hassle. The virtual machines use 32MB of RAM each and are idle 99% of the time, so they are no burden on the host. If Win98 decides to corrupt itself, it is easy to restore a good image of the program.
As we migrate to Linux servers, I am using a WinXP Pro VMWare guest to provide ODBC access to certain other Windows-only programs we use. Scheduled scripts export the data we need from ODBC to more accessible databases without interrupting a real user and without having an extra physical machine sitting around.
Even better, convert parking decks into parking deck/recharging stations. Park your car, plug it in, work all day, unplug, and settle the cost at the already existing pay booth.
Just last week I was wondering why no one used something like postgresql as an email storage system. Thanks for the tip on http://www.dbmail.org/ , posts like this are the reason I read Slashdot.
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Someone is working on an app to identify birds by their song. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sci...
You might be interested in F-Droid. It's a FLOSS app store. https://f-droid.org/
It exists but is not popular enough to be useful yet. http://www.waloapp.com/
I see very few things here that could not be done on a Chromebook if the programs had been made as webapps instead of as iOS apps.
This will solve nothing. The first thing you'll do after you've pwnd one of these systems is to disable the automatic shutdown
This would be very easy if your community has a LocalWiki.
I have two Windows98 virtual machines to support equipment requiring crusty old modems. They have been running trouble free for several years now.
Rosetta Code is a wiki composed of the same problems solved with many different computer languages. Rosetta Code currently has 626 tasks, 101 draft tasks, and is aware of 486 languages. http://rosettacode.org/
Handwriting is way slower than typing for pretty much everyone. I can type on a software keyboard about as fast as I can write by hand. I see mouse precision vs touch as a bigger problem.
Your prices for a decent laptop are a bit high. I just bought a year old Thinkpad T420 for $400. Core i5 Pro, 1600x900 14" LCD.
Even cars are heading in this direction. My independent mechanic cannot do certain things with my newer car, such as make a key. I have to go to the dealership to have one made, and they charge about $300 to do so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immobilizer
There are many other times I've tried to do something on my phone, but been unable to without using a PC. Here's a big one - development. You can code for Linux, on Linux. You can code for Windows, on Windows. I've even coded for freaking TI calculators, *on* the calculator. But you can't code for Android on an Android device, nor can you code for iPhone on an iPhone.
You can code for Android on Android. AIDE is the best example, and it's been out for a while. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aide.ui
Here he is performing live at TEDxGrandRapids a month or so ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfW0TVVfwls&list=PLA7DD6FB2225DE69D
I hope that some day an initiative will move forward to provide a Linux equivalent of Active Directory and Exchange. Something to integrate LDAP authentication, SELinux policy configuration, LDAP directory, IMAP-esque email that's far more secure, and ties into the LDAP directory providing centralized scheduling abilities, and so on. And an email client that doesn't flake out all over the place (I tried Evolution years ago; it flaked out all over the place). I think that most of this stuff is out there, but it's strewn about in various places.
Take a look at Zimbra. It has most of what you're asking for.
I feel that I can easily parse through a book and can mark it up, fold pages, etcetera.
Damnit man, other people have to use those books too!
Some humans spend their lives studying inferior beings here on Earth, despite the fact that there are far more interesting things to study. We call them zoologists when they study animals, and microbiologists when they study really tiny organisms. A zoologist tagging and tracking an animal sounds similar to UFO encounters. Imagine a bird's confusion when it has been stunned, probed, and implanted with a radio tag. A microbiologist does not bother trying to communicate with the subject of his study because he knows it is impossible for them to understand us.
We just need to convince the next intergalactic zoologist or crocodile hunter that pays us a visit to give us the opportunity to communicate.
From anyone except Chuck Norris
I have been using the Open Source Zimbra Collaboration Suite for my small company for a while now. It is very stable and my clueless users have found it simple to use. The specs they recommend are much more than you need for a small company. It runs well for 25 people on 2GHZ with 2GB of RAM.
This what virtual machines are for.
I am currently running Win98SE on two different VMWare guests to support old applications that use serial modems. XP refused to play nice with the modems and we have not found modern replacements for the programs that are worth the money or conversion hassle. The virtual machines use 32MB of RAM each and are idle 99% of the time, so they are no burden on the host. If Win98 decides to corrupt itself, it is easy to restore a good image of the program.
As we migrate to Linux servers, I am using a WinXP Pro VMWare guest to provide ODBC access to certain other Windows-only programs we use. Scheduled scripts export the data we need from ODBC to more accessible databases without interrupting a real user and without having an extra physical machine sitting around.
Vista ain't done until VMWare won't run!
ServerPronto was the most affordable non-virtual host I could find. They have been treating me well since I signed up 6 months ago.
Well I haven't heard of anyone else using the innovative business model you describe ...
Even better, convert parking decks into parking deck/recharging stations. Park your car, plug it in, work all day, unplug, and settle the cost at the already existing pay booth.
Just last week I was wondering why no one used something like postgresql as an email storage system. Thanks for the tip on http://www.dbmail.org/ , posts like this are the reason I read Slashdot.
Zimbra is probably the closest thing to Exchange in the FOSS world.