The company I work for -- we have a couple of IBM products. They bought Big Fix from Trend Micro -- that's what our organization uses for patch management. We also use their Enterprise Service Bus software. We're trying to get a monitoring solution for the ESB software...... and of course they make such software. However -- it is such silo'ed shit.. you can't just buy 1 product to cover your NOC / Tier 2 Support use cases like our other ESB software....... they have such common use cases split across the product lines that you need 4 products.
That........ is....... shit.
Delightful marketing.
The other thing -- they have *so many* products; their own sales people don't even know everything they sell.
I have an older model that the "fix" is this --- in fact I'm using smFanControl now. If I don't the temp of the CPU/GPU goes over 200 degrees while watching netflix. Otherwise; browser its around 116 or 117.
Can you recommend the repair service -- I've "baked" my logic board about 4 months ago.
Also, it can sometimes easy system integration issues.
In healthcare, for example, MediTech HIS, Lab, ITS modules integrate really well together.
If you have MediTech HIS..... Sunquest Lab..... Cerner Radiology......... expect a LOT of development time to get those systems integrated. And when it's done, it still won't be as seamless as having it from all one company.
Now, if you buy Oracle....... getting all Oracle products doesn't mean they work together well. Or any company......... it could be they just bought the software (and the company) and halfway integrate it with another package they bought (and company).......... that happens a lot.
GE....... McKession....... Cerner........ Mysis.........
In the business that I work in, healthcare....... a majority of the users are nurses on the floor.
There isn't an all encompassing hospital centric software that does clinical, accounting, materials management, admissions, and a slew of other business related functions in the open source world.
Could the users use OpenOffice instead of MS office? Sure.
Will OO.org automatically integrate with the software the hospital uses for transcription, radiology, and pathology reports? Not nicely.
Is it worth the extra $$ to try and integrate it? No with potential lives on the line - no.
Are there small niches where open source is used and works? You bet. I do integration of different hospital systems and I use Mirth. www.mirth.com
One of the best java apps I've ever used.
Hmm sorry. But you know what? I don't believe much in big corporate mergers anymore. Especially after the AT&T & Cingular Wireless debacle. Oh god. Save me from the cell phone companies.
Do it the old fashioned way...... build the best product.. and beat the customers away from them.
So.. do they do that? No. They just buy their competitors. Sounds like they deserve to do that if they can afford it.. but well you know what? That's just one less database they have to compete with.
Blah on that.
Realistically... I think not.
On a new install - which is what they are referring to I believe, a Dell can get you back to a windows login in about 10-12 seconds. 10-12 seconds usually spent talking or doing some other chore. Not like it actually saves mountains of time.
If you are doing LOTS of pc building.. well during that 10-12 second, you are working on another PC. Not like that time is wasted. Get real marketing ppl.
What the hell? Why do people think this guy is an "authority" that we get submissions as NEWS. Not like every Nick Petreley article gets posted or whatever. Since Dvorak's a PC "Journalist" Dinosaur (I think Pournelle of Sci-Fi/Byte fame beats him hands down, or maybe even Bob Metcalfe ) he gets the automatic respect of the slashdot editors?
I believe you are right. However, the assumption you make that you use the velocity equation is only partially true. Magnets utilize the electrostatic force... and that force is (kq1q2)/r^2..... the inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
we talked about this in physics yesterday - only reason I knew:P
I got my TiVo for about 100 bucks. I use DirecTV and am using a DirecTivo... so for me the cost is pretty much hidden away in the satellite bill. $5/month.
The Tivo works. It's easy and simple.
Worth the cashola. For a DIY'er... go for the HTPC solution but you will end up paying more upfront. You figure what a $100 on the video card... or maybe more and say $350-$400 at a minimum for a PC...... so 500 bucks
The TiVo is cheaper... unless you keep it for over 6.5 years;) But I understand about the advantages of having an HTPC... but anyways... good luck.
(DirecTV has been running $99 special for series 2 Tivo's for a bit...... and you can always find really good deals on Ebay from legit independents)
If someone displays information for public consumption: It releases the right to control what the public does with that information.
Information being website content - text.
Sure it is copyrighted. But if I want to screen scrap - make a collage out of it whatever I have that right. If I'm going to publish derivative works then you have to seek permission to publish said works.
But saying that you have to use a particular application/technology to access my public webserver is ludicrus. If you want to do that - make your data proprietary and require proprietary software to access said information.
It is well within the rights but don't complain how the public digests your information: do something about it.
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The company I work for -- we have a couple of IBM products. They bought Big Fix from Trend Micro -- that's what our organization uses for patch management. We also use their Enterprise Service Bus software. We're trying to get a monitoring solution for the ESB software...... and of course they make such software. However -- it is such silo'ed shit.. you can't just buy 1 product to cover your NOC / Tier 2 Support use cases like our other ESB software....... they have such common use cases split across the product lines that you need 4 products. That........ is....... shit. Delightful marketing. The other thing -- they have *so many* products; their own sales people don't even know everything they sell.
I have an older model that the "fix" is this --- in fact I'm using smFanControl now. If I don't the temp of the CPU/GPU goes over 200 degrees while watching netflix. Otherwise; browser its around 116 or 117. Can you recommend the repair service -- I've "baked" my logic board about 4 months ago.
Also, it can sometimes easy system integration issues. In healthcare, for example, MediTech HIS, Lab, ITS modules integrate really well together. If you have MediTech HIS..... Sunquest Lab..... Cerner Radiology......... expect a LOT of development time to get those systems integrated. And when it's done, it still won't be as seamless as having it from all one company. Now, if you buy Oracle....... getting all Oracle products doesn't mean they work together well. Or any company......... it could be they just bought the software (and the company) and halfway integrate it with another package they bought (and company).......... that happens a lot. GE....... McKession....... Cerner........ Mysis.........
I don't have any issue with switching formats between Office 2003 and 2007
In the business that I work in, healthcare....... a majority of the users are nurses on the floor. There isn't an all encompassing hospital centric software that does clinical, accounting, materials management, admissions, and a slew of other business related functions in the open source world. Could the users use OpenOffice instead of MS office? Sure. Will OO.org automatically integrate with the software the hospital uses for transcription, radiology, and pathology reports? Not nicely. Is it worth the extra $$ to try and integrate it? No with potential lives on the line - no. Are there small niches where open source is used and works? You bet. I do integration of different hospital systems and I use Mirth. www.mirth.com One of the best java apps I've ever used.
Hmm sorry. But you know what? I don't believe much in big corporate mergers anymore. Especially after the AT&T & Cingular Wireless debacle. Oh god. Save me from the cell phone companies. Do it the old fashioned way...... build the best product.. and beat the customers away from them. So.. do they do that? No. They just buy their competitors. Sounds like they deserve to do that if they can afford it.. but well you know what? That's just one less database they have to compete with. Blah on that.
Realistically... I think not. On a new install - which is what they are referring to I believe, a Dell can get you back to a windows login in about 10-12 seconds. 10-12 seconds usually spent talking or doing some other chore. Not like it actually saves mountains of time. If you are doing LOTS of pc building.. well during that 10-12 second, you are working on another PC. Not like that time is wasted. Get real marketing ppl.
What the hell? Why do people think this guy is an "authority" that we get submissions as NEWS. Not like every Nick Petreley article gets posted or whatever. Since Dvorak's a PC "Journalist" Dinosaur (I think Pournelle of Sci-Fi/Byte fame beats him hands down, or maybe even Bob Metcalfe ) he gets the automatic respect of the slashdot editors?
I believe you are right. However, the assumption you make that you use the velocity equation is only partially true. Magnets utilize the electrostatic force... and that force is (kq1q2)/r^2 ..... the inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
we talked about this in physics yesterday - only reason I knew :P
I got my TiVo for about 100 bucks. I use DirecTV and am using a DirecTivo... so for me the cost is pretty much hidden away in the satellite bill. $5/month.
;) But I understand about the advantages of having an HTPC... but anyways... good luck.
The Tivo works. It's easy and simple.
Worth the cashola. For a DIY'er... go for the HTPC solution but you will end up paying more upfront. You figure what a $100 on the video card... or maybe more and say $350-$400 at a minimum for a PC...... so 500 bucks
The TiVo is cheaper... unless you keep it for over 6.5 years
(DirecTV has been running $99 special for series 2 Tivo's for a bit...... and you can always find really good deals on Ebay from legit independents)
Hmm - my belief is this:
If someone displays information for public consumption: It releases the right to control what the public does with that information.
Information being website content - text.
Sure it is copyrighted. But if I want to screen scrap - make a collage out of it whatever I have that right. If I'm going to publish derivative works then you have to seek permission to publish said works.
But saying that you have to use a particular application/technology to access my public webserver is ludicrus. If you want to do that - make your data proprietary and require proprietary software to access said information.
It is well within the rights but don't complain how the public digests your information: do something about it.