I would love someone to correct me, but it has been my experience you can't install any software unless you have admin rights. Further you can't do much power user stuff without admin rights (network stuff, basic admin of the box). It is such a hassle, that I just make myself a member of the admin group on my xp instances in VMware (RH9 host), and has been noted, I am a member of admin on my home PC running XP Pro by default.
My next home machine will be a Mac. It runs Unix under the covers, and that is a big plus for me.:-)
I was wondering about something more along the lines of I see various SSIDs, and get to choose which one I'll bind too. It is my understanding that this is possible in WinXP, especially if you use the vendor's drivers.
I use T-Mobile, and have a real problem when I'm in the DFW International Airport, as Wayport and T-Mobile are the providers. I have my SSID set to tmobile in redhat-network-config, but when I activate the interface it usually binds to Wayport. It's very annoying as I have to deactivate/activate until I get to tmobile.
Calling T-Mobile is worthless since I don't run Winders. I'm just curious if there is a tool out there for Linux that can help a road warrior out.
Quicken. I've used it since 1989. I will not use GnuCash, Quicken does what I need and want. I'm either going Mac OS X at home (in which case I'll run Quicken for Mac) or I'll run Quicken in a VMware instance. I would prefer to run it natively under Linux (still too many issues with CrossOver Office to trust my one production application to it).
I'm running RH9 and thinking where to go once rh network is shut down. I'm definitely waiting for Fedora to be out for awhile before even thinking of going there.
One thing I would like (and it is a nit) is better wireless support. I use redhat-config-network, but it would be nice to have a tool that shows what's available, and lets me choose what to connect to. Does this is exist? Does Suse do it better?
This was a useful post. Too bad I don't have mod points, I would have bumped you up.
You are being a little naive. What are you going to do if someone sends a threating email to the President from your wireless network? You are going to have a lot of Secret Service agents waking you up early in the morning with guns drawn.
You need to at least do a best effort to secure your home network.
I'm interested in seeing how the upgrades to rh9 go. I've been running rh9 on my new corporate laptop since I've gotten it (and ran rh8 on my previous two), and it works for me (and is therefore a production system). I generally frown on updates (preferring the fresh installation method). However, the downtime for doing a fresh install is unacceptable given my travel schedule.
You *should* be using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not RH9. You do want to run commercial software (I assume)? Well, Oracle, VERITAS, etc. all only support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (and perhaps the Suse enterprise line), not RH9 or Fedora. Oracle may run on it, but that isn't the same thing as being supported.
I don't understand why so many people are unwilling to pay for support. If a server is important enough for your business, isn't it important enough to pay for support?
I don't see anything wrong with the discontinuance of the RH9 line. Either you run Fedora for "free" or you pony up and buy one of the Enterprise Linux lines (assuming you are going to stay Red Hat). Otherwise, pick another distribution.
I have a few spreadsheets for business use that have macros in them. I currently use Excel running from Crossover Office to work with these, since OO 1.0.2 (shipping version in RH9) doesn't do Excel macros.
I plan on being on a new machine by then. It will either be an Intel running Linux or a Mac running OS X. My days using a Microsoft OS as my primary OS are numbered. I've already made the switch on my work laptop (running RedHat 9 now) and use VMware for the two apps I need WinXP for. I use CrossOver Office for running Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Visio. I'll either run Quicken from VMware, or use Quicken for Mac.
Not arguing with you, but I think the costs start to ramp up on the accessories (seats, headrests, footplates). So, depending on your muscle control (which my son has little of - he has low tone) determines what you need. We are getting a new seat for his manual chair and that is costing around $1400.
I agree on the costs though. This stuff is very expensive. I don't know if that is because of insurance (my gut says it is, you price for what the market will pay), low volume (however, I don't think wheel chairs are a low volume business), government, or what. All I know is that it is very expensive to have a physical disability that requires equipment to help overcome (e.g. wheel chairs, standing frames, bath seats, etc.).
My son's power chair (not an iBot) has two levers at the front wheels that can be used to disengage the drive train so you can push it. However, that is not something you are going to want do for long distances as his chair weighs 200 lbs. I would imagine the iBot's weight is in this neighborhood. I only manually push it to park it (sometimes).
On a lighter note, when we got his chair we were playing with it. It has a joystick on the back for adults to tilt it/drive it. We also have a remote control to shut it down if he gets in trouble or is acting up (let's driving for a wall). I'm the only one who can drive the joystick (all those hours playing video games pay off in the real world:-)). My wife and her parents have trouble using the joystick.
Power chairs are expensive. They cost as much as a car. My son's (he has Cerebral Palsy) chair officially cost around $22K. Having met his annual copay and deductible, it was 100% covered by my insurance (so the out of pocket cost to me was $0).
I wonder if it won't be long before a U.S. Attorney or the SEC starts sniffing around SCO like a shark smelling blood. IANAL but this sounds like a pump and dump to me, not to mention RICO, extortion, you name it.
When I finally switch my home PC over to Linux (already running rh9 on my laptop) I'll be running Quicken in a VMware VM. I've been using Quicken since 1989 and see no reason to switch.
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I would love someone to correct me, but it has been my experience you can't install any software unless you have admin rights. Further you can't do much power user stuff without admin rights (network stuff, basic admin of the box). It is such a hassle, that I just make myself a member of the admin group on my xp instances in VMware (RH9 host), and has been noted, I am a member of admin on my home PC running XP Pro by default.
My next home machine will be a Mac. It runs Unix under the covers, and that is a big plus for me. :-)
Thanks, I'll hunt for it.
I was wondering about something more along the lines of I see various SSIDs, and get to choose which one I'll bind too. It is my understanding that this is possible in WinXP, especially if you use the vendor's drivers.
I use T-Mobile, and have a real problem when I'm in the DFW International Airport, as Wayport and T-Mobile are the providers. I have my SSID set to tmobile in redhat-network-config, but when I activate the interface it usually binds to Wayport. It's very annoying as I have to deactivate/activate until I get to tmobile.
Calling T-Mobile is worthless since I don't run Winders. I'm just curious if there is a tool out there for Linux that can help a road warrior out.
Quicken. I've used it since 1989. I will not use GnuCash, Quicken does what I need and want. I'm either going Mac OS X at home (in which case I'll run Quicken for Mac) or I'll run Quicken in a VMware instance. I would prefer to run it natively under Linux (still too many issues with CrossOver Office to trust my one production application to it).
An easy, working version of Wine exists, you just have to pay for it. CrossOver Office is good stuff, I use it daily.
You like it that much?
I'm running RH9 and thinking where to go once rh network is shut down. I'm definitely waiting for Fedora to be out for awhile before even thinking of going there.
One thing I would like (and it is a nit) is better wireless support. I use redhat-config-network, but it would be nice to have a tool that shows what's available, and lets me choose what to connect to. Does this is exist? Does Suse do it better?
This was a useful post. Too bad I don't have mod points, I would have bumped you up.
That's good to hear. I'll wait awhile to let the dust settle (and also because rhn is still good until early next year on rh9).
You are being a little naive. What are you going to do if someone sends a threating email to the President from your wireless network? You are going to have a lot of Secret Service agents waking you up early in the morning with guns drawn.
You need to at least do a best effort to secure your home network.
I'm interested in seeing how the upgrades to rh9 go. I've been running rh9 on my new corporate laptop since I've gotten it (and ran rh8 on my previous two), and it works for me (and is therefore a production system). I generally frown on updates (preferring the fresh installation method). However, the downtime for doing a fresh install is unacceptable given my travel schedule.
Personally the fat icons don't bug me, since I do an install everything.
Perhaps you might consider buying a copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (assuming this is for a critical workstation or server).
Why?
You *should* be using Red Hat Enterprise Linux, not RH9. You do want to run commercial software (I assume)? Well, Oracle, VERITAS, etc. all only support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (and perhaps the Suse enterprise line), not RH9 or Fedora. Oracle may run on it, but that isn't the same thing as being supported.
I don't understand why so many people are unwilling to pay for support. If a server is important enough for your business, isn't it important enough to pay for support?
I don't see anything wrong with the discontinuance of the RH9 line. Either you run Fedora for "free" or you pony up and buy one of the Enterprise Linux lines (assuming you are going to stay Red Hat). Otherwise, pick another distribution.
Anyone care to guess when we'll see G5 Powerbooks. I'd rather have one of those than getting the G5 tower.
Nah, I prefer terminate with extreme prejudice...
ROTFL... I love it, slashdot a headhunter.
I have a few spreadsheets for business use that have macros in them. I currently use Excel running from Crossover Office to work with these, since OO 1.0.2 (shipping version in RH9) doesn't do Excel macros.
Don't forget the joy of an ecache parity error and the resulting panic. :-)
I stopped using it after v1.0 when there was no upgrade path beyond (read low cost - as I wasn't making much then). This was in '94 I believe.
I plan on being on a new machine by then. It will either be an Intel running Linux or a Mac running OS X. My days using a Microsoft OS as my primary OS are numbered. I've already made the switch on my work laptop (running RedHat 9 now) and use VMware for the two apps I need WinXP for. I use CrossOver Office for running Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Visio. I'll either run Quicken from VMware, or use Quicken for Mac.
MOAB disputable due to its chemical base? How? All conventional explosives are chemical based and the result of a chemical reaction.
Not arguing with you, but I think the costs start to ramp up on the accessories (seats, headrests, footplates). So, depending on your muscle control (which my son has little of - he has low tone) determines what you need. We are getting a new seat for his manual chair and that is costing around $1400.
I agree on the costs though. This stuff is very expensive. I don't know if that is because of insurance (my gut says it is, you price for what the market will pay), low volume (however, I don't think wheel chairs are a low volume business), government, or what. All I know is that it is very expensive to have a physical disability that requires equipment to help overcome (e.g. wheel chairs, standing frames, bath seats, etc.).
My son's power chair (not an iBot) has two levers at the front wheels that can be used to disengage the drive train so you can push it. However, that is not something you are going to want do for long distances as his chair weighs 200 lbs. I would imagine the iBot's weight is in this neighborhood. I only manually push it to park it (sometimes).
On a lighter note, when we got his chair we were playing with it. It has a joystick on the back for adults to tilt it/drive it. We also have a remote control to shut it down if he gets in trouble or is acting up (let's driving for a wall). I'm the only one who can drive the joystick (all those hours playing video games pay off in the real world :-)). My wife and her parents have trouble using the joystick.
Power chairs are expensive. They cost as much as a car. My son's (he has Cerebral Palsy) chair officially cost around $22K. Having met his annual copay and deductible, it was 100% covered by my insurance (so the out of pocket cost to me was $0).
I wonder if it won't be long before a U.S. Attorney or the SEC starts sniffing around SCO like a shark smelling blood. IANAL but this sounds like a pump and dump to me, not to mention RICO, extortion, you name it.
When I finally switch my home PC over to Linux (already running rh9 on my laptop) I'll be running Quicken in a VMware VM. I've been using Quicken since 1989 and see no reason to switch.