The ability to run a majority of the software available today... Priceless.
Sorry, not to sound trollish, but that really is the problem with the alternatives (Mac and Linux)The do not easily run a lot of software.
I have played around with Ubuntu and it is very pretty. I tried to install some software (VMWare player for example.) and it failed with one of those wonderfully geeky error messages that would tell leave a normal user stranded. So what was an easy install on Windows turned into a several hour pain in the butt on Ubuntu.
I have not tried a Mac yet, my cool friends say it is awsome.
I think I have worked with you before. Well not really but you (no offence) seem like one of those users we all hate to get a calls from.
I work in an IT department as a Systems Admin with about 650 users, over the last few years we have lost about 1/3 of our staff due to cutbacks. (People have left, and we cannot hire replacements due to a hiring freeze.) Management has informed us that we need to pick up the slack for the missing people.
The result of all this is that we are stretched way to thin and the stuff that seems like a simple fix for the end user sometimes has to get put off to the side to resolve bigger problems. I now spend a majority of my time putting out fires rather than focusing on the future needs of the company.
I guess all that does not have a lot to do with what you posted about except to say that you might want to make sure that your IT department has the resources that it needs to do a proper job.
Oh and this is my last week, I am moving on to be a programmer for another company.
Could the reason that the might be willing to remove this part of the Patriot Act is to be able to keep the rest intact?
One of the most common attacks on the Patriot Act that cannot be defended is the Library records section. If the remove this section it makes the rest of the Act easier to keep intact. So really they might be giving up a little to gain a whole lot more.
-Anyone seen my hat? It's all shiny and made of aluminum.
I was a Project Manager for a cable contractor for a number of years. (I have recently moved on to a better job) The cable companies were pretty insistent that we install the software. Their reasoning was that it would help with the quality of service and make it easier to support if a customer calls in. (If everyone has the same setup it is easer to figure out what is wrong) We would with the customers signature leave the software for the customer to install on there own. (The signature was to cover our butt, because they tracked software installs.)
Also we did not support anything other than a basic Windows/Mac setup (and the techs were not trained to support anything else) We were not "supposed" to install on Linux, Networked systems (unless the customer disconnected the computer from the network), or Duel boot systems.
I am not so sure this is a great idea. A few people have made mention of AFN (Ashland Fiber Network), http://www.ashlandfiber.net and how pleased they are with the service. But has Ashland even come close to breaking even on the project. I suppose they could raise taxes (or fees) to cover the missing revenue. (Ashland already has a 5% meal tax.) also EWEB (Eugene Water and Electric Board), http://www.eweb.org has scaled back their plans to run a fiber network in the city of Eugene. Don't get me wrong I don't think many of the cable companies are making much money right now either. (I think @home closed at.37 cents today.) But they can really only raise rates, or take a loss, but the City could tack on an extra dollar or two to your next Happy Meal to make up the difference.
Also do you not run into a bit of a conflict of interest when a city gets involved with something like this? Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the city charge some pretty hefty fees to the cable companies in order for them to be able to provide services. (I suppose the city is exempt to those fees.)
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The ability to run a majority of the software available today... Priceless.
Sorry, not to sound trollish, but that really is the problem with the alternatives (Mac and Linux)The do not easily run a lot of software.
I have played around with Ubuntu and it is very pretty. I tried to install some software (VMWare player for example.) and it failed with one of those wonderfully geeky error messages that would tell leave a normal user stranded. So what was an easy install on Windows turned into a several hour pain in the butt on Ubuntu. I have not tried a Mac yet, my cool friends say it is awsome.
I think I have worked with you before. Well not really but you (no offence) seem like one of those users we all hate to get a calls from.
I work in an IT department as a Systems Admin with about 650 users, over the last few years we have lost about 1/3 of our staff due to cutbacks. (People have left, and we cannot hire replacements due to a hiring freeze.) Management has informed us that we need to pick up the slack for the missing people.
The result of all this is that we are stretched way to thin and the stuff that seems like a simple fix for the end user sometimes has to get put off to the side to resolve bigger problems. I now spend a majority of my time putting out fires rather than focusing on the future needs of the company.
I guess all that does not have a lot to do with what you posted about except to say that you might want to make sure that your IT department has the resources that it needs to do a proper job.
Oh and this is my last week, I am moving on to be a programmer for another company.
I jumped in a little late. (as always)
Could the reason that the might be willing to remove this part of the Patriot Act is to be able to keep the rest intact?
One of the most common attacks on the Patriot Act that cannot be defended is the Library records section. If the remove this section it makes the rest of the Act easier to keep intact. So really they might be giving up a little to gain a whole lot more.
-Anyone seen my hat? It's all shiny and made of aluminum.
Note to self:
It should be NASA not Nasa
Nasa has a pretty cool mapping program as well.
World Wind 1.3
http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/
The servers are a little slow but its still a handy program.
You might be on to somthing, don't forget to include:
Munch Man
Hunt the Wampus
Tunnles of Doom (took 3 minutes to load off tape)
Alpine Adventure
Zero Zap (ok this one was bad.)
Sad thing is I learned to "program" one on a TI-99/a, ahh good old TI Extended Basic.
Wow even as a kid I had no life.
I was a Project Manager for a cable contractor for a number of years. (I have recently moved on to a better job) The cable companies were pretty insistent that we install the software. Their reasoning was that it would help with the quality of service and make it easier to support if a customer calls in. (If everyone has the same setup it is easer to figure out what is wrong) We would with the customers signature leave the software for the customer to install on there own. (The signature was to cover our butt, because they tracked software installs.)
Also we did not support anything other than a basic Windows/Mac setup (and the techs were not trained to support anything else) We were not "supposed" to install on Linux, Networked systems (unless the customer disconnected the computer from the network), or Duel boot systems.
This has been around for years. (ok, maybe not wireless) I have a Gyropoint mouse that I bought about four or five years ago that does the same thing.
I am not so sure this is a great idea. A few people have made mention of AFN (Ashland Fiber Network), http://www.ashlandfiber.net and how pleased they are with the service. But has Ashland even come close to breaking even on the project. I suppose they could raise taxes (or fees) to cover the missing revenue. (Ashland already has a 5% meal tax.) also EWEB (Eugene Water and Electric Board), http://www.eweb.org has scaled back their plans to run a fiber network in the city of Eugene. Don't get me wrong I don't think many of the cable companies are making much money right now either. (I think @home closed at .37 cents today.) But they can really only raise rates, or take a loss, but the City could tack on an extra dollar or two to your next Happy Meal to make up the difference.
Also do you not run into a bit of a conflict of interest when a city gets involved with something like this? Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the city charge some pretty hefty fees to the cable companies in order for them to be able to provide services. (I suppose the city is exempt to those fees.)