After researching dozens of websites, a dozen stores, and going back and forth between different models, I finally bought an LCD HDTV last month. I decided on the LVM-42W2 from Westinghouse. It has 1080p resolution, tons of inputs (including two DVIs and HDMI for hooking up your laptop) and works flawlessly. I couldn't be happier with the picture and it's by far the best price for a 40"+ 1080p screen.
My IT company uses Avalon Business Systems' Avalon Management Suite. It handles ticketing, asset tracking, and a whole lot more (client database, scheduling, accounting, vendor integration, etc.). It's all web-based and real-time. I'd highly recommend checking it out.
Are there any good clients besides Azureus that provide RSS functionality? It's nice to be able to automatically syndicate downloads. In fact, the RSSImport plug-in for Azureus is the only reason I still use that bloatware.
Really, the greatest thing we get out of it collaboration. There are a few solutions out there to bridge the virtual divide, but doing it with online software sure makes it easier.
Another aspect is that it runs even when your computer isn't. We have automated tasks (like reminder e-mails) go out at certain times of the day and it's nice not to have to maintain servers or backups ourselves.Mp>
Oh, one of the other nice things is that our clients and vendors can log into the system to view and place orders, download invoices, check inventory, etc. That's been a huge selling point to get in our customers' doors.
I've mentioned them before, but I'm still impressed by the Avalon Management Suite by Avalon Business Systems.
It's a web-based (AJAX?) management tool that my company uses to handle our scheduling, inventory, invoicing, CRM, etc. It's really slick, but useful (it reminds me a lot of GMail).
Really, web services like Avalon, GMail, and Flickr are coming along nicely. It's a lot nicer to be able to access your data and tools from anywhere than it would be to have to install software on a dozen computers.
Last year, I traded in my 14.1" Inspiron 8200 for a 17" Inspiron 9200. I've regretted it ever since. I'm big so it's so the weight is no big deal. Unfortunately, it's too awkward for lap-top typing. The keyboard sits in the middle of it and takes only about 80% of the horizontal space and 50% of the vertical space. So you have this hard, flat surface which your palms, wrist, and a portion of your arm are resting on just to get access to the keyboard.
In short, the keyboard is worst typing experience I've ever had. I'm sure some vendors place the keyboard better and make it more comfortable, but it's still going to be awkward with that much useless real estate.
My small IT office uses the Avalon Management Suite from Avalon Business Systems. It's a complete productivity suite which might be overkill for you, but it has the best group-based calendar I've ever seen.
You can set up permissions so that you can create your own appointments, create others, or suggest others which are put into a "pending" approval queue. It's all web-based and sexy as hell.
I'm not sure how much it costs, but you can probably get just the features you want. I can vouch that pretty much every aspect of it is great.
My growing consulting business considered Oracle, Siebel, and other CRM suites but decided to go with Avalon Management Suite from Avalon Business Systems. It handles all of our contacts, invoicing, inventory, and more.
It way exceeded our expectations. It's a nicer web-based solution without all the bloat. Oh, and it cost us a fraction of what the other products would have.
Comcast digital cable of Northern Illinois: 7
Pretty good speed, reliable lately (although about a year ago, there would be frequent downtime). Pricier than some, but the best option available here.
"U.S.News & World Report rates Illinois as one of the top 10 public national universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to a 2004 ranking of America's best colleges.
Illinois is among the nation's top 20 universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to an Associated Press compilation of 1995 rankings by the National Research Council.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Illinois eighth in its "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2003.
The 2004 Fiske Guide to Colleges views Illinois as one of the 43 "best buys" based on the quality of the academic offering in relation to the cost of attendance.
Money magazine's 1998 guide to colleges ranks Illinois 18th in a list of the top 100 schools providing the best education for the money.
In 1998, Science Watch ranked Illinois fifth in the nation for its scientific impact on agricultural science from a field of the top 100 federally funded universities in the United States.
The University Library houses the largest public university library in the world, with more than 22 million items in the main library and over 40 departmental libraries and divisions. More than one million patrons from around the world use the online catalog each week.
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center is the largest engineering library in the country and one of the world's most technologically advanced information management and retrieval centers.
New Mobility magazine ranked Illinois first among "disability-friendly colleges" in 1998.
Dance Teacher Now magazine ranked the Illinois Dance program in the top 10 in 1998.
A 1995 study by the National Research Council placed 10 Illinois doctoral programs within the top 10 nationwide. Chemical engineering--5 Chemistry--8 Civil engineering--5 Computer science--8 Electrical engineering--3 Materials science--5 Mechanical engineering--9 Music--10 Physics--8 Psychology- -5 According to rankings in U.S.News & World Report in 2004 (unless otherwise noted): The College of Business ranks in the top 25 (2004) graduate colleges for business and is tied for 11th in undergraduate business education (2004). The graduate program in the College of Education ranks 27th in the nation. Illinois's graduate program in engineering is fourth (2004) in the country, and its undergraduate program is tied at fourth (2003). The College of Fine and Applied Arts is tied for tenth among graduate programs in the country (1997). The Master of Fine Arts program is listed among the top 25 in the country. The College of Law ranks 27th among the nation's 177 accredited law schools. It is ranked among the top 10 public law schools. The Graduate School of Library and Information Science's program is tied for first in the nation (1999). The College of Veterinary Medicine is tied for 12th in the country (2000). Several undergraduate programs rank in the top 25 in the country (2004). Accountancy--2 Aeronautical engineering--7 Agricultural engineering--2 Biomedical engineering--25 Business management--13 Chemical engineering--7 Civil engineering--1 Computer engineering--4 Electrical engineering--4 Environmental engineering--4 Finance--16 Industrial engineering--12 International business--25 Insurance/risk management--6 Management info systems--15 Marketing--12 Materials science--1 Mechanical engineering--6 Nuclear engineering--8 Quantitative analysis--10 Real estate--5 More than 60 graduate programs and speciality areas rank in the top 30 in the country. Accountancy--4 Aeronautical engineering--9 Agricultural engineering--5 Architecture--19 (1997) Audiology--20 Biological sciences--24 (2002) Ch
Slashdot Mirror
How the hells is this news for nerds or stuff that matters?
After researching dozens of websites, a dozen stores, and going back and forth between different models, I finally bought an LCD HDTV last month. I decided on the LVM-42W2 from Westinghouse. It has 1080p resolution, tons of inputs (including two DVIs and HDMI for hooking up your laptop) and works flawlessly. I couldn't be happier with the picture and it's by far the best price for a 40"+ 1080p screen.
My IT company uses Avalon Business Systems' Avalon Management Suite. It handles ticketing, asset tracking, and a whole lot more (client database, scheduling, accounting, vendor integration, etc.). It's all web-based and real-time. I'd highly recommend checking it out.
"Slashdot is teh suck, mon!"
Despair Inc. already has the frowny emoticon trademarked.
Do any other BT clients offer RSS functionality?
I read the news to make my decisions, not to have them made for me.
http://lua-users.org/ is your friend.
66.35.250.150
User: ident
Pass: itytheft
I'm happy to be of service!
Really, the greatest thing we get out of it collaboration. There are a few solutions out there to bridge the virtual divide, but doing it with online software sure makes it easier.
Another aspect is that it runs even when your computer isn't. We have automated tasks (like reminder e-mails) go out at certain times of the day and it's nice not to have to maintain servers or backups ourselves.Mp> Oh, one of the other nice things is that our clients and vendors can log into the system to view and place orders, download invoices, check inventory, etc. That's been a huge selling point to get in our customers' doors.
Secondly, what do you propose to replace common ActiveX tools that require OS interaction (like Windows Update or TrendMicro's online virus scanner)?
It's a web-based (AJAX?) management tool that my company uses to handle our scheduling, inventory, invoicing, CRM, etc. It's really slick, but useful (it reminds me a lot of GMail).
Really, web services like Avalon, GMail, and Flickr are coming along nicely. It's a lot nicer to be able to access your data and tools from anywhere than it would be to have to install software on a dozen computers.
In short, the keyboard is worst typing experience I've ever had. I'm sure some vendors place the keyboard better and make it more comfortable, but it's still going to be awkward with that much useless real estate.
Thank you. That is possibly the funniest post I have ever read. :)
You can set up permissions so that you can create your own appointments, create others, or suggest others which are put into a "pending" approval queue. It's all web-based and sexy as hell.
I'm not sure how much it costs, but you can probably get just the features you want. I can vouch that pretty much every aspect of it is great.
No, I would guess that what's currently linked to smells a lot like ass.
If that's true, I'll be able to export my PIN number to the PDF document format and store it on my RAID array...
I saw a sneak preview of this Tuesday night and loved it so much I saw the 12:01am showing this morning. It lives up to repeat viewings very well.
It way exceeded our expectations. It's a nicer web-based solution without all the bloat. Oh, and it cost us a fraction of what the other products would have.
He's holding a gun??? MegaMan? My favorite ROM is now ruined...
Comcast digital cable of Northern Illinois: 7 Pretty good speed, reliable lately (although about a year ago, there would be frequent downtime). Pricier than some, but the best option available here.
University of Illinois is "not so good" when it comes to traditional fields?
From http://www.publications.uiuc.edu/info/rankings.htm l:
"U.S.News & World Report rates Illinois as one of the top 10 public national universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to a 2004 ranking of America's best colleges.
Illinois is among the nation's top 20 universities that grant doctoral degrees, according to an Associated Press compilation of 1995 rankings by the National Research Council.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Illinois eighth in its "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for 2003.
The 2004 Fiske Guide to Colleges views Illinois as one of the 43 "best buys" based on the quality of the academic offering in relation to the cost of attendance.
Money magazine's 1998 guide to colleges ranks Illinois 18th in a list of the top 100 schools providing the best education for the money.
In 1998, Science Watch ranked Illinois fifth in the nation for its scientific impact on agricultural science from a field of the top 100 federally funded universities in the United States.
The University Library houses the largest public university library in the world, with more than 22 million items in the main library and over 40 departmental libraries and divisions. More than one million patrons from around the world use the online catalog each week.
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center is the largest engineering library in the country and one of the world's most technologically advanced information management and retrieval centers.
New Mobility magazine ranked Illinois first among "disability-friendly colleges" in 1998.
Dance Teacher Now magazine ranked the Illinois Dance program in the top 10 in 1998.
A 1995 study by the National Research Council placed 10 Illinois doctoral programs within the top 10 nationwide.
Chemical engineering--5
Chemistry--8
Civil engineering--5
Computer science--8
Electrical engineering--3
Materials science--5
Mechanical engineering--9
Music--10
Physics--8
Psychology- -5
According to rankings in U.S.News & World Report in 2004 (unless otherwise noted):
The College of Business ranks in the top 25 (2004) graduate colleges for business and is tied for 11th in undergraduate business education (2004).
The graduate program in the College of Education ranks 27th in the nation.
Illinois's graduate program in engineering is fourth (2004) in the country, and its undergraduate program is tied at fourth (2003).
The College of Fine and Applied Arts is tied for tenth among graduate programs in the country (1997).
The Master of Fine Arts program is listed among the top 25 in the country.
The College of Law ranks 27th among the nation's 177 accredited law schools. It is ranked among the top 10 public law schools.
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science's program is tied for first in the nation (1999).
The College of Veterinary Medicine is tied for 12th in the country (2000).
Several undergraduate programs rank in the top 25 in the country (2004).
Accountancy--2
Aeronautical engineering--7
Agricultural engineering--2
Biomedical engineering--25
Business management--13
Chemical engineering--7
Civil engineering--1
Computer engineering--4
Electrical engineering--4
Environmental engineering--4
Finance--16
Industrial engineering--12
International business--25
Insurance/risk management--6
Management info systems--15
Marketing--12
Materials science--1
Mechanical engineering--6
Nuclear engineering--8
Quantitative analysis--10
Real estate--5
More than 60 graduate programs and speciality areas rank in the top 30 in the country.
Accountancy--4
Aeronautical engineering--9
Agricultural engineering--5
Architecture--19 (1997)
Audiology--20
Biological sciences--24 (2002)
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How many Libraries of Congress is that?
"I am Barbara Walters and this is 2020."
Homer: "VIP? What's the I stand for?"
"Important"
Homer: "Oh, ok. What's the P stand for?"
"Person"
Homer: "... what's the..."
"Very"