Maybe I'm missing something, but I fail to see how 802.11a relates to GPRS cell phones. 802.11 are wireless networking standards for computers only, not devices like phones. Perhaps you're thinking of BlueTooth.
I believe that statement was included because this is a 72 Mbps 802.11a product, while the 802.11a spec calls for 54 Mbps. This seems to be something of an enhanced.11a product, and LinkSys wanted to make it clear that it would work with standard.11a equipment.
On a sidenote, I'm still looking forward to 802.11g, which boasts higher speeds (I believe the same 54 Mbps of.11a) while maintaining backwards compatibility with.11b.
(hey that rhymes:) I'm disapointed that the haven't chosen this release to announce any sort of partnership w/ a company to get TiVo in Canada. I think they could really be sitting on a good market here. We like TV just as much as any American, and historically we've been quicker to adopt new technologies too. It's a real shame too, as the only thing that comes close is a PVR offered by Bell as part of their ExpressView satellite service (which, of course, requires the satellite service) and is a poor comparison to TiVo
Perhaps this will be the beginning of a mainstream penetration of the Ogg format. IIRC, before every teen in the western world (yes, generalization/exaggeration I know) had a 5 gig mp3 collection, there were some games using mp3 (although i can't remember specific examples). Perhaps this will encourage the semi-tech crowd (the casual gamer type mostly) to use Ogg, and it may filter down in to the main populous who mainly uses mp3 right now.
OTOH, mp3 use has become so widespread over the last 2-3 years that getting the millions who use it daily to switch to a format that provides little benefit for them (they simply want to listen to their music) is unrealistic.
I agree completely. I've built 4 systems for myself and friends based on the K7S5A. I did my homework, found reviews, etc., all of which said that this board was fast, stable and worth twice its retail price. I have found the exact same thing in my personal experience. The one thing I wouldn't use this board for is overclocking, because of the poor options in the BIOS. However, any other application is great for this board.
I can only conclude that the reviewer: A) is basing the scores on previous ECS boards (which I have no experience with) B) is basing the scores on problems w/ the PCChips brand (which is a terrible brand) C) used low quality parts (esp. memory, HSF and PSU) on his board.
Thought your 5 year old laptop (you know, the kind that used to have a good trackball in it, not that eraserhead or touchpad crap) was heavy? Try it with a bowling ball instead of a 5 cm sphere!
Mundie says, "The problem with general public license advocates is that they don't understand that people need the opportunity to commercialize software." What I don't think he understands is that some people don't want to sell their office software for $800 a pop, or their OS, or whatever. He doesn't understand that some people want to give things away so that people can learn and benefit from their work. He also doesn't understand that open-source more often than not is not in direct competition with commercial software, and that it often helps, by providing expanded uses for commercial software. It seems that working at MS really does corrupt not just your hard drive, but your mind.
From the 3GIO article:
"plugging in 3GIO devices is simpler to use than the PCI card design"
How much simpler can installation get? You take out the plate, lightly shove the card into the slot and screw it in, then reboot windoze.
OTOH, there are plenty of users in this world who pay the teenager down the street $20 to install a new NIC or modem. Or, even worse, pay the local FutureShop (insert US equiv. here) $40 + a $50/hour fee to install said pci card.
One innovation I would like to see would be a total overhaul of the concept of installing a driver (mainly for Windows, although *nix would be nice too).
Basically, I envision a ROM chip on every card, containing a copy of the device driver. User A puts card B in slot C, boots Windows, driver D is auto installed from the chip without the user clicking a button.
This would be especially useful for those situations where Windows PnP loads the wrong driver for the device, or asks the user for a file located 7 directories deep on a floppy.
Of course, both of the above are of little to no use for the average/. user, but could be a godsend for Joe Newbie.
From the article:
"Aerie will market the service more to homes and businesses looking for an alternative to the high-speed Internet access available through cable modems and digital subscriber lines"
I don't see how they plan to compete with wired broadband in areas like Southern CA and the Bay area, which, AFAIK, are quite wired already. If I remember the Ricochet specs, the modems top out at 128kb/s (actual speeds were significantly less). How do they plan to convert people who are paying the same, or only $5 or $10 more for a much faster connection?
To get linux adopted with an average computer user (2 y.o. box, w/ printer, scanner, windows), there are several things needed.
First, they need to be able to get a set of Mandrake/Redhat/insert distro here CDs with a decent manual from their local computer store (or possibly online - but not d/ling ISOs). For the most part, this is already in place.
Second, they need to be able to put the CD in the drive, and have it install with 10 button presses. Again, this is available with most distros (Mandrake esp.).
Third. Their hardware should work out of the box. This is extra important for printers, scanners (usb!!) and winmodems. This is a big one. Many (most) parallel printers work fine, but usb printers and scanners are a big problem (Mandrake is trying to resolve this w/ their 8.2 release - currently available in beta2 form), and we all know about winmodems (although some have been known to work).
Forth, applications. Joe/Jane so-and-so should be able to email a Word document home from work, and be able to view and print it with no loss of formatting, etc. Also, people don't need to be subjected to the deluge of different software options (case in point, a standard Mandrake 8.1 install comes with no fewer than 6 different browsers).
Fifth, people need to be educated to the point that they can know what Linux is, what the differences, advantages and similarities between it and Windows, and how they can benifit from the switch.
Finally, a potential user will have to want to switch. People have come to accept the failings of Windows, and they don't realise that they don't need to be subject to system crashes once or twice every day. Because of this, people will be reluctant to switch and put time and effort into learning a whole new system.
I would definitely recommend going with the K7S5A. I've had one running on a Debian file server/net gateway machine on my home network for the last 4 months. I haven't had a single lockup, crash or hang in all that time. I would definitely recommend it, esp. for a machine with a budget ($95 CDN - probably ~$65 US with onboard LAN and audio), or even for a performance system.
I think many Germans who were living in Germany in the 30s and 40s would balk at the statement that "almost the entire german population" were Nazis. There were very large numbers of them that opposed Hitler and Nazism, either privately or publicly (those who did so publicly were not around much longer however). Just because the leader of a country is something, do not assume that all, most, or even some of the citizens agree with his beliefs. As someone who has had to suffer life under an oppressive regime will tell you, you generally don't have much choice in the matter.
According to Apple's site, the dual 1GHz G4 w/ a GeForce 4 MX gets 115 fps @ 1024*768*32. Are we supposed to be impressed? If you look at the latest set of benchmarks from Tom's Hardware here, you'll see that a GeForce 3 Ti500 on an Athlon 1.2GHz gets 190.1 fps in the same resolution and colour depth.
Are we supposed to be impressed by these results? I for one, am not.
If they plan to deploy these things on existing streets -- which, IMHO, seems like the logical thing to do -- how do they plan on preventing collisions and other problems related to a standard car? I'm sure that if these things are computer controlled, you could have a model of traffic efficiency, but when you mix it with erratic human behaviour, how will it cope?
There's a story on the Mandrake website about a California school that has replaced their entire (very large) IT department, as well as other parts of the school with computers running Mandrake. They still use macs for most of the student work, but are slowly switching those too.
From the AOL Disc article:
"I think AOL is a huge part of our pop culture," Cline said. "I think AOL has had a larger impact than Coke or Hershey's."
If there were an AOL user for every Coke drinker and Hershey bar eater out there, I think I'd take my own life.
It's a proven fact that some people are genetically predetermined to be many times more suceptible to psycological addiction than others. Cigarettes are chemically addicting, although they can be a psycological addiction too. I'm a self-professed gaming nut, but I'm not dependant on my games for anything. It is possible to be psycologically addicted to anything, even brussel sprouts.
While watching my local news, i heard the following quote:
"The goner virus can also strike through ICQ programs like MSN Messenger."
I'm beginning to dread any newscasts on tech related issues.
FYI, there are three Canadian providers of @Home's service. The biggest (at least in eastern Canada) is Rogers, which started up separate email servers on Friday (after two delays for more testing), and started up their separate web servers (AFAIK) about a week before that. The 2nd-largest, Shaw, wanted to separate itself about a year ago, and started switching web servers long before @Home even filed for Chp.11, and switched email services about 2 months ago. Cogeco switched it's web and email services about 1 month ago.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I fail to see how 802.11a relates to GPRS cell phones. 802.11 are wireless networking standards for computers only, not devices like phones. Perhaps you're thinking of BlueTooth.
I believe that statement was included because this is a 72 Mbps 802.11a product, while the 802.11a spec calls for 54 Mbps. This seems to be something of an enhanced .11a product, and LinkSys wanted to make it clear that it would work with standard .11a equipment.
.11a) while maintaining backwards compatibility with .11b.
On a sidenote, I'm still looking forward to 802.11g, which boasts higher speeds (I believe the same 54 Mbps of
Of course it doesn't work. They're looking for IT staff, remember?
:P
Yes, and just think, at the same time you can have your internal organs melt from the lethal doses of gamma rays corsing (sp?) through your body.
(J/K of course, the idea in the parent post would be pretty cool, and I hope no meltage of organs would be involved)
Not that I know of, but you should check out the starchoice site to be sure.
(hey that rhymes :)
I'm disapointed that the haven't chosen this release to announce any sort of partnership w/ a company to get TiVo in Canada. I think they could really be sitting on a good market here. We like TV just as much as any American, and historically we've been quicker to adopt new technologies too. It's a real shame too, as the only thing that comes close is a PVR offered by Bell as part of their ExpressView satellite service (which, of course, requires the satellite service) and is a poor comparison to TiVo
Perhaps this will be the beginning of a mainstream penetration of the Ogg format. IIRC, before every teen in the western world (yes, generalization/exaggeration I know) had a 5 gig mp3 collection, there were some games using mp3 (although i can't remember specific examples). Perhaps this will encourage the semi-tech crowd (the casual gamer type mostly) to use Ogg, and it may filter down in to the main populous who mainly uses mp3 right now.
OTOH, mp3 use has become so widespread over the last 2-3 years that getting the millions who use it daily to switch to a format that provides little benefit for them (they simply want to listen to their music) is unrealistic.
I agree completely. I've built 4 systems for myself and friends based on the K7S5A. I did my homework, found reviews, etc., all of which said that this board was fast, stable and worth twice its retail price. I have found the exact same thing in my personal experience. The one thing I wouldn't use this board for is overclocking, because of the poor options in the BIOS. However, any other application is great for this board.
I can only conclude that the reviewer:
A) is basing the scores on previous ECS boards (which I have no experience with)
B) is basing the scores on problems w/ the PCChips brand (which is a terrible brand)
C) used low quality parts (esp. memory, HSF and PSU) on his board.
Disclaimers: I don't work for ECS, YMMV, etc.
Thought your 5 year old laptop (you know, the kind that used to have a good trackball in it, not that eraserhead or touchpad crap) was heavy? Try it with a bowling ball instead of a 5 cm sphere!
No, the remaining 44% actually subscribe to those emails, they're just too ashamed to admit it :)
... The screen was still found be completely useless in sunlight, as was the backlight composed of a flourescent light.
Mundie says, "The problem with general public license advocates is that they don't understand that people need the opportunity to commercialize software." What I don't think he understands is that some people don't want to sell their office software for $800 a pop, or their OS, or whatever. He doesn't understand that some people want to give things away so that people can learn and benefit from their work. He also doesn't understand that open-source more often than not is not in direct competition with commercial software, and that it often helps, by providing expanded uses for commercial software.
It seems that working at MS really does corrupt not just your hard drive, but your mind.
How much simpler can installation get? You take out the plate, lightly shove the card into the slot and screw it in, then reboot windoze. /hour fee to install said pci card.
OTOH, there are plenty of users in this world who pay the teenager down the street $20 to install a new NIC or modem. Or, even worse, pay the local FutureShop (insert US equiv. here) $40 + a $50
One innovation I would like to see would be a total overhaul of the concept of installing a driver (mainly for Windows, although *nix would be nice too).
Basically, I envision a ROM chip on every card, containing a copy of the device driver. User A puts card B in slot C, boots Windows, driver D is auto installed from the chip without the user clicking a button.
This would be especially useful for those situations where Windows PnP loads the wrong driver for the device, or asks the user for a file located 7 directories deep on a floppy.
Of course, both of the above are of little to no use for the average /. user, but could be a godsend for Joe Newbie.
Let's not forget the time he subdued an intruder with an inuit statuette...
From the article: "Aerie will market the service more to homes and businesses looking for an alternative to the high-speed Internet access available through cable modems and digital subscriber lines" I don't see how they plan to compete with wired broadband in areas like Southern CA and the Bay area, which, AFAIK, are quite wired already. If I remember the Ricochet specs, the modems top out at 128kb/s (actual speeds were significantly less). How do they plan to convert people who are paying the same, or only $5 or $10 more for a much faster connection?
To get linux adopted with an average computer user (2 y.o. box, w/ printer, scanner, windows), there are several things needed. First, they need to be able to get a set of Mandrake/Redhat/insert distro here CDs with a decent manual from their local computer store (or possibly online - but not d/ling ISOs). For the most part, this is already in place. Second, they need to be able to put the CD in the drive, and have it install with 10 button presses. Again, this is available with most distros (Mandrake esp.). Third. Their hardware should work out of the box. This is extra important for printers, scanners (usb!!) and winmodems. This is a big one. Many (most) parallel printers work fine, but usb printers and scanners are a big problem (Mandrake is trying to resolve this w/ their 8.2 release - currently available in beta2 form), and we all know about winmodems (although some have been known to work). Forth, applications. Joe/Jane so-and-so should be able to email a Word document home from work, and be able to view and print it with no loss of formatting, etc. Also, people don't need to be subjected to the deluge of different software options (case in point, a standard Mandrake 8.1 install comes with no fewer than 6 different browsers). Fifth, people need to be educated to the point that they can know what Linux is, what the differences, advantages and similarities between it and Windows, and how they can benifit from the switch. Finally, a potential user will have to want to switch. People have come to accept the failings of Windows, and they don't realise that they don't need to be subject to system crashes once or twice every day. Because of this, people will be reluctant to switch and put time and effort into learning a whole new system.
I would definitely recommend going with the K7S5A. I've had one running on a Debian file server/net gateway machine on my home network for the last 4 months. I haven't had a single lockup, crash or hang in all that time. I would definitely recommend it, esp. for a machine with a budget ($95 CDN - probably ~$65 US with onboard LAN and audio), or even for a performance system.
I think many Germans who were living in Germany in the 30s and 40s would balk at the statement that "almost the entire german population" were Nazis. There were very large numbers of them that opposed Hitler and Nazism, either privately or publicly (those who did so publicly were not around much longer however). Just because the leader of a country is something, do not assume that all, most, or even some of the citizens agree with his beliefs. As someone who has had to suffer life under an oppressive regime will tell you, you generally don't have much choice in the matter.
According to Apple's site, the dual 1GHz G4 w/ a GeForce 4 MX gets 115 fps @ 1024*768*32. Are we supposed to be impressed? If you look at the latest set of benchmarks from Tom's Hardware here, you'll see that a GeForce 3 Ti500 on an Athlon 1.2GHz gets 190.1 fps in the same resolution and colour depth. Are we supposed to be impressed by these results? I for one, am not.
If they plan to deploy these things on existing streets -- which, IMHO, seems like the logical thing to do -- how do they plan on preventing collisions and other problems related to a standard car? I'm sure that if these things are computer controlled, you could have a model of traffic efficiency, but when you mix it with erratic human behaviour, how will it cope?
There's a story on the Mandrake website about a California school that has replaced their entire (very large) IT department, as well as other parts of the school with computers running Mandrake. They still use macs for most of the student work, but are slowly switching those too.
From the AOL Disc article: "I think AOL is a huge part of our pop culture," Cline said. "I think AOL has had a larger impact than Coke or Hershey's." If there were an AOL user for every Coke drinker and Hershey bar eater out there, I think I'd take my own life.
It's a proven fact that some people are genetically predetermined to be many times more suceptible to psycological addiction than others. Cigarettes are chemically addicting, although they can be a psycological addiction too. I'm a self-professed gaming nut, but I'm not dependant on my games for anything. It is possible to be psycologically addicted to anything, even brussel sprouts.
While watching my local news, i heard the following quote: "The goner virus can also strike through ICQ programs like MSN Messenger." I'm beginning to dread any newscasts on tech related issues.
FYI, there are three Canadian providers of @Home's service. The biggest (at least in eastern Canada) is Rogers, which started up separate email servers on Friday (after two delays for more testing), and started up their separate web servers (AFAIK) about a week before that. The 2nd-largest, Shaw, wanted to separate itself about a year ago, and started switching web servers long before @Home even filed for Chp.11, and switched email services about 2 months ago. Cogeco switched it's web and email services about 1 month ago.