You're missing the distinction between Engineer and Technician. All of those certs help you figure out what is wrong and fix the problem. An Engineer knows how the equipment works, why it works that way, how to make it better the next time it's technology is used in a product, etc. There are going to be exceptions to every rule, of course.
I've been getting eWeek for years now, and it's got some good articles and reviews. I think I'll stop. Everyone here should stop. Cancel all your Ziff Davis crap that comes every week. Call them and tell them why you're doing it. It may be free, but it just became worthless to me.
Did anyone actually read what this service pack adds? I'm reading the PC Magazine article, and this is really pissing me off. "but the only sure way we know to run an attachment that OE deems unsafe is to copy it onto a non-NTFS drive." Meaning that Microsoft controls the files I send and receive on my own PC? I don't like that idea at all.
There are plenty of others. It's pretty scary. Some of it's on by default, others can't be shut off. I guess I'll be shopping for something non-windows, very soon. Any recommendations!?
Don't forget that with Windows CE, when you do a hard reset, it's like formatting a hard drive. Any updates you have on, will be erased and need to reinstalled. For some users, that would need to happen pretty regularly.
It's because of this, that most Windows CE updates are in the form of ROM updates, and these don't usually make it to consumers, and when they do, are a pain to install.
There are ways around it, but Microsoft isn't showing any effort, perhaps now they will. Everytime I reset, I have to install the updates for Pocket MSN and Pocket IE from flash card again.
I own a Viewsonic V37 Pocket PC. I had tried the original PocketSkype, when it came out earlier this year. Using an SDIO Wi-Fi card, the speech was stuttered and worthless when picked up by a desktop PC on the same LAN.However, now that issue is resolved. The voice quality was very good, for this connection type.
There is still about 1 second lag before the other end recieves, but it could be a result of my choice of networking hardware. Soon, I will test it with my wi-fi laptop and the Windows version of the software, to see what happens.
On the clock, at work, preferably, while a member of management is in your office, talking to you, while you nod politely.
My second fav is on my PDA, over Wi-Fi, in the conference room, during some important Engineering meeting.
Let me just say, that the Wi-Fi works in the bathroom, so that's probably the legit answer to the question.
Do you hate highways, traffic signals, and schools, as well? How about emergency services, snow plows and possibly (depending on your area) garbage service?
Do you hate parks and sidewalks and libraries?
Sure, it's all underfunded. But look at countries with no funding for those things. They all seem a bit, well, third world.
These prices are inline. The company I work for has a machine shop, and you see that even the simplest parts take time to make. When the guy doing the work is making $15 an hour, or more, it adds up quick.
We started ordering out for some parts from local machine shops, and the prices are about the same as these.
Even with my existing resources, I'm sure I'll take advantage of these 2 sites.
I think you're wrong about this.
Exceed was brought to market by Hummingbird, who is still in business, to this day. See their ad on page 43 of August's "Linux Magazine".
I haven't booted my legal Longhorn machine in a while. Does anyone know if it can access Windows Update now? It had been giving messages in the past about Update 5 still being in Beta.
Thanks!
They used to have to prove that you were a bad person first. Now they can do it after. After you've had your equipment seized, after you've spent 6 months in a holding cell.
Coming off the heels of Nintendo rereleasing Super Mario Bros 1, and Zelda, I think we need to see the same from Microsoft. Who here wouldn't lay out $19.99 for a copy of early DOS and Windows. And hey, no fair answering if you've still got the install floppies on your desk.
Atari and Activision have those game controllers that hook to the TV and have like 10 classic games in them. How about a keyboard that has Word 5 in it? A USB port for a keychain on the side. I bet we could have it running Linux in no time. Imagine a beowulf cluster of THOSE!
Ok, ok, enough joking around. I hate to say it, but Microsoft needs to learn how to make a buck off of Linux. They could create their own distro and do their own API and app porting to it. For the same reason people love that OS X is built on *nix, people wouldn't mind a Windows built on it. The best of both worlds. Sign me up for that.
Thanks, you can have the podium back now.
I've watched a few of his shows, and I have to say, he is definitely a learner. On the rare occasions that he misses a response, I've never seen him say "Oh, I knew that". Instead, he has this intense look, as if he's going to remember it for next time. If he's been doing that his whole life, then it's no wonder he has such a knowledge base.
Based on myself, and some others that read here, I suspect a lot of the Slashdot community is the same way. How else could we recall so much about Linux, servers, PC upkeep, and any number of topics that appear here on a regular basis?
I wish Ken the best of luck, and maybe we'll be able to talk to him here, at some point.
I realize this won't apply to the whole world, and maybe not most of the US, but if you can, go to Tweeter. The prices are higher then Best Buy and Circuit City, but the service has always been fantastic. The stores are calm, and easy to deal with, the sales people aren't pushy, and even listen to reason. They even know about the products they're selling.
I've spent a few grand there over the years, and I would do it again in an instant. Only one time did I have a problem with a damaged item on delivery, and the next day, a brand new one was brought to replace it.
I have been to the websites, and have read through various pages. I still stand by what I've said. And my reason is simple. During the dotcom era, I signed up and used service after service that was as well developed as this one. There were voice mail systems, virtual desktops, remote apps, email systems, photo galleries, remote file storage locations. It's almost ALL GONE. Missing, gone, kaput. Want the proof? Look here.
I think it's a great idea, and I've written papers on such location-free computing. Here it is after the boom is over, and I would be concerned, and some people won't know to be.
The last bits of the article report that the system is just a 2 year trial, with possible extension. What happens at that time? Your materials will magically disappear? Thousands of warnings get sent out that you miss, and next thing you know, you life's work, written in SimWord, which can only be opened by SimWord, is gone forever? Even if you have the file, you have no license to SimWord to open it?
This is like trusting any of the other dot-com gimmicks that came and went in the past 10 years. Where is the mp3.com archive today? What about Hotmail suddenly closing accounts? What if it is a SimIndiana account, and you had all your financial reports on there?
This is just too freaking dangerous to be more then just a handy accessory, but how many people will take it seriously?
Even with the best surround sound, there is still the issue of fan noise. If you enclose your projector in a cabinet, you shorten the bulb life due to heat. I've used various projectors over the years, and always end up back at my HD flat-tube system, because it has good contrast and is quiet. If they fix the contrast problem, I may give projectors another look, but the fan noise should become top priority.
I haven't watched it in 10 years, since TNG ended. I'm sure there are lots of fans out there who have been forced down the same path. We want to see new, decent material, again.
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You're missing the distinction between Engineer and Technician. All of those certs help you figure out what is wrong and fix the problem. An Engineer knows how the equipment works, why it works that way, how to make it better the next time it's technology is used in a product, etc.
There are going to be exceptions to every rule, of course.
I've been getting eWeek for years now, and it's got some good articles and reviews. I think I'll stop. Everyone here should stop. Cancel all your Ziff Davis crap that comes every week. Call them and tell them why you're doing it. It may be free, but it just became worthless to me.
"but the only sure way we know to run an attachment that OE deems unsafe is to copy it onto a non-NTFS drive."
Meaning that Microsoft controls the files I send and receive on my own PC? I don't like that idea at all.
There are plenty of others. It's pretty scary. Some of it's on by default, others can't be shut off. I guess I'll be shopping for something non-windows, very soon. Any recommendations!?
You mean like this? http://www.symantec.com/sav/handhelds/
Don't forget that with Windows CE, when you do a hard reset, it's like formatting a hard drive. Any updates you have on, will be erased and need to reinstalled. For some users, that would need to happen pretty regularly.
It's because of this, that most Windows CE updates are in the form of ROM updates, and these don't usually make it to consumers, and when they do, are a pain to install.
There are ways around it, but Microsoft isn't showing any effort, perhaps now they will. Everytime I reset, I have to install the updates for Pocket MSN and Pocket IE from flash card again.
I own a Viewsonic V37 Pocket PC. I had tried the original PocketSkype, when it came out earlier this year. Using an SDIO Wi-Fi card, the speech was stuttered and worthless when picked up by a desktop PC on the same LAN.However, now that issue is resolved. The voice quality was very good, for this connection type.
There is still about 1 second lag before the other end recieves, but it could be a result of my choice of networking hardware. Soon, I will test it with my wi-fi laptop and the Windows version of the software, to see what happens.
Well, now we know what device to use when we're reading Slashdot in a strange place.
Sounds like a very uncomfortable place.
On the clock, at work, preferably, while a member of management is in your office, talking to you, while you nod politely.
My second fav is on my PDA, over Wi-Fi, in the conference room, during some important Engineering meeting.
Let me just say, that the Wi-Fi works in the bathroom, so that's probably the legit answer to the question.
Do you hate highways, traffic signals, and schools, as well? How about emergency services, snow plows and possibly (depending on your area) garbage service?
Do you hate parks and sidewalks and libraries?
Sure, it's all underfunded. But look at countries with no funding for those things. They all seem a bit, well, third world.
These prices are inline. The company I work for has a machine shop, and you see that even the simplest parts take time to make. When the guy doing the work is making $15 an hour, or more, it adds up quick.
We started ordering out for some parts from local machine shops, and the prices are about the same as these.
Even with my existing resources, I'm sure I'll take advantage of these 2 sites.
I think you're wrong about this. Exceed was brought to market by Hummingbird, who is still in business, to this day. See their ad on page 43 of August's "Linux Magazine".
I haven't booted my legal Longhorn machine in a while. Does anyone know if it can access Windows Update now? It had been giving messages in the past about Update 5 still being in Beta.
Thanks!
They used to have to prove that you were a bad person first. Now they can do it after. After you've had your equipment seized, after you've spent 6 months in a holding cell.
Ok, ok, enough joking around. I hate to say it, but Microsoft needs to learn how to make a buck off of Linux. They could create their own distro and do their own API and app porting to it. For the same reason people love that OS X is built on *nix, people wouldn't mind a Windows built on it. The best of both worlds. Sign me up for that.
Thanks, you can have the podium back now.
I've watched a few of his shows, and I have to say, he is definitely a learner. On the rare occasions that he misses a response, I've never seen him say "Oh, I knew that". Instead, he has this intense look, as if he's going to remember it for next time. If he's been doing that his whole life, then it's no wonder he has such a knowledge base.
Based on myself, and some others that read here, I suspect a lot of the Slashdot community is the same way. How else could we recall so much about Linux, servers, PC upkeep, and any number of topics that appear here on a regular basis?
I wish Ken the best of luck, and maybe we'll be able to talk to him here, at some point.
I realize this won't apply to the whole world, and maybe not most of the US, but if you can, go to Tweeter. The prices are higher then Best Buy and Circuit City, but the service has always been fantastic. The stores are calm, and easy to deal with, the sales people aren't pushy, and even listen to reason. They even know about the products they're selling. I've spent a few grand there over the years, and I would do it again in an instant. Only one time did I have a problem with a damaged item on delivery, and the next day, a brand new one was brought to replace it.
Is anyone else reading GQ and Spin, just because it came free with their Gamespy/IGN account?
Is this just FUD? Estes says everything is ok.
I have been to the websites, and have read through various pages. I still stand by what I've said. And my reason is simple. During the dotcom era, I signed up and used service after service that was as well developed as this one. There were voice mail systems, virtual desktops, remote apps, email systems, photo galleries, remote file storage locations.
It's almost ALL GONE. Missing, gone, kaput. Want the proof? Look here.
I think it's a great idea, and I've written papers on such location-free computing. Here it is after the boom is over, and I would be concerned, and some people won't know to be.
The last bits of the article report that the system is just a 2 year trial, with possible extension. What happens at that time? Your materials will magically disappear? Thousands of warnings get sent out that you miss, and next thing you know, you life's work, written in SimWord, which can only be opened by SimWord, is gone forever? Even if you have the file, you have no license to SimWord to open it? This is like trusting any of the other dot-com gimmicks that came and went in the past 10 years. Where is the mp3.com archive today? What about Hotmail suddenly closing accounts? What if it is a SimIndiana account, and you had all your financial reports on there?
This is just too freaking dangerous to be more then just a handy accessory, but how many people will take it seriously?
With the existence of Yahoo! Java and HTML clients, doesn't that mean there always has to be an easy way into their system?
This kid was designed to beat up Slashdotters, in high school.
Even with the best surround sound, there is still the issue of fan noise. If you enclose your projector in a cabinet, you shorten the bulb life due to heat. I've used various projectors over the years, and always end up back at my HD flat-tube system, because it has good contrast and is quiet. If they fix the contrast problem, I may give projectors another look, but the fan noise should become top priority.
I haven't watched it in 10 years, since TNG ended. I'm sure there are lots of fans out there who have been forced down the same path. We want to see new, decent material, again.