"especially those gizmos that brag about their ability to trasmit thru almost anything"
I'd worry more about the ones that can't transmit through stuff - if the evil rays went straight through your body that's fine, but if they don't go through that means they're trapped inside you!
A thought on how to keep MS at bay while you fix the situation:
1. Switch all the PCs off. 2. Invite them in to do the audit. 3. If they ask you if a machine has Windows on, tell them no. 4. If they want to power up the machine, ask them how they intend to power it, as the school board doesn't sell or donate power to third parties. 5. If they want to take the PC away, point out the school policy on theft. 6. If they want to bring in a generator, point out the for safety reasons such equipment can't be used in school buildings. 7. If they want to remove the hard drive, point out the school policy on vandalism. 8. Goto 4.
By the time they've figured out how to see what's on the machine you can have Linux on a sufficient number that licenses will cover the rest!
I started off thinking like that, but then I realised that advertising can actually be useful! Put aside all the intrusive banners, product placements, etc. People who sell things want to let people who buy things know about the things. I even want to know about the things, at least some of the time. So if we go purely pay-per-view that ad route goes away. What will the advertisers do? TV is one of if not the most effective way of advertising to large numbers (useful when trying to setup a brand image). So all that advertising money will be spent to provide a useless service such as transferring paper from my postbox to my recycling box, or filtering mail to the delete folder. And I'm paying more to watch TV!
Maybe a hybrid would be best, kind of like cable - pay a bit, see fewer ads. But hopefully they'd be better ads!
Millions of people are transferring illegal copies, FOR FREE, of top movies and music.
Only 10-12% uptake of broadband.
And the (il)logical conclusion?: Make it impossible to copy the stuff for free, so people will have to pay. That's _bound_ to encourage people to get broadband - hell, I'd pay more if it gave me the chance to pay even more!
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I'm puzzled. How does Google track how much traffic my site gets? I can see they could track the number of links to it, but hits?
Sounds like the objections you raise are relatively easy to work around - make sure that the sites you set up link to other places as well (very easy), and try to get your sites linked to by others (harder, but far from impossible using directories of blogs, etc.)
I'm probably the most 'tech-savvy' person I hang out with. I can program a little, setup networks, build PCs from bits, etc. Not a full-on geek, but way above average. So I was surprised to read that:
"fewer than half of Americans with computers say they fully understand how to operate them and all their features"
My guess would be that 1% of Americans with computers could legitimately claim this. I've certainly never worked with *anyone* who was a deep programmer, sysadmin wizard, audio guru, graphic designer,...
second hand CDs. I get most of my music from a local branch of CD Warehouse (A cutting edge site - their Y2K testing report is on the front page!) for between $8 - $10. My local and other stores like it are always busy, and not a penny goes to the RIAA! It's a damned outrage!
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"especially those gizmos that brag about their ability to trasmit thru almost anything"
I'd worry more about the ones that can't transmit through stuff - if the evil rays went straight through your body that's fine, but if they don't go through that means they're trapped inside you!
Cheers, Paul
Calling people 'mate' since 1991
A thought on how to keep MS at bay while you fix the situation:
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1. Switch all the PCs off.
2. Invite them in to do the audit.
3. If they ask you if a machine has Windows on, tell them no.
4. If they want to power up the machine, ask them how they intend to power it, as the school board doesn't sell or donate power to third parties.
5. If they want to take the PC away, point out the school policy on theft.
6. If they want to bring in a generator, point out the for safety reasons such equipment can't be used in school buildings.
7. If they want to remove the hard drive, point out the school policy on vandalism.
8. Goto 4.
By the time they've figured out how to see what's on the machine you can have Linux on a sufficient number that licenses will cover the rest!
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I started off thinking like that, but then I realised that advertising can actually be useful! Put aside all the intrusive banners, product placements, etc. People who sell things want to let people who buy things know about the things. I even want to know about the things, at least some of the time. So if we go purely pay-per-view that ad route goes away. What will the advertisers do? TV is one of if not the most effective way of advertising to large numbers (useful when trying to setup a brand image). So all that advertising money will be spent to provide a useless service such as transferring paper from my postbox to my recycling box, or filtering mail to the delete folder. And I'm paying more to watch TV!
Maybe a hybrid would be best, kind of like cable - pay a bit, see fewer ads. But hopefully they'd be better ads!
Two facts:
Millions of people are transferring illegal copies, FOR FREE, of top movies and music.
Only 10-12% uptake of broadband.
And the (il)logical conclusion?:
Make it impossible to copy the stuff for free, so people will have to pay. That's _bound_ to encourage people to get broadband - hell, I'd pay more if it gave me the chance to pay even more!
I'm puzzled. How does Google track how much traffic my site gets? I can see they could track the number of links to it, but hits?
Sounds like the objections you raise are relatively easy to work around - make sure that the sites you set up link to other places as well (very easy), and try to get your sites linked to by others (harder, but far from impossible using directories of blogs, etc.)
Just a thought
Cheers, Paul
I'm probably the most 'tech-savvy' person I hang out with. I can program a little, setup networks, build PCs from bits, etc. Not a full-on geek, but way above average. So I was surprised to read that:
"fewer than half of Americans with computers say they fully understand how to operate them and all their features"
My guess would be that 1% of Americans with computers could legitimately claim this. I've certainly never worked with *anyone* who was a deep programmer, sysadmin wizard, audio guru, graphic designer,...
second hand CDs. I get most of my music from a local branch of CD Warehouse (A cutting edge site - their Y2K testing report is on the front page!) for between $8 - $10. My local and other stores like it are always busy, and not a penny goes to the RIAA! It's a damned outrage!