for work, and they are uber-sweet. It has a detachable keyboard, so that you can use it like a slate if you want, built in wifi/nic/modem/etc. I was originally looking for laptops, but this solution worked out better for us. No problems so far, and love the versatility of the tablet functions.
It does a fairly good job of handwriting recognition, I took notes on it in class last night. Maybe every tenth or fifteenth word there was something that I had to correct, and I was writing pretty fast in cursive.
I did the translation en masse as well, so that may have affected it.
You know, I'm tired of hearing the "My Pet Goat" crap. The fact that Bush didn't want to alarm the nation impresses me. If the President were to get up instantly, run out of a room full of reporters, and flee to Air Force One, we would have looked panic-striken and weak to the world. Whether it was a concious choice on his part or not, I believe it was the right one. Kerry himself has admitted that he watched television in a conference room for 45 minutes immediately after the attacks. I realize the president has different responsibility, but still...what would Kerry have done differently?
You talk about the "smearboat veterans" for Bush. How is Bush a deserter if Kerry isn't? If you want to use offical government documents, and public record, Bush served over two years in the National Guard full-time. Kerry served an honorable tour in Vietnam, came back and was an activist against the war. Bush went and worked on a political campaign, and was honorably discharge. Everything doesn't have to be a conspiracy. If moveon.org, and other 527 groups have a right to criticize W, the swiftboat veterans have every right to address their concerns about Kerry's leadership abilities, and what transpired during their time with Senator Kerry.
Think for yourself, don't trust Micheal Moore to do it for you...
I have to put the windows security updates, Zone Alarm, and AVG on CD, because anytime I tried to set up a new box for someone on cable internet, or DSL, the box would be infected before the updates downloaded.
Besides, if you've never run a virus scan on your machine, how do you know it's NOT infected?
I wonder if you're trying to think of ActionMax? ActionMax was a light-gun only game, that involved suction cupping a red circle onto the bottom corner of your TV set, and hooking the console up to your VCR. The "games" were VHS cassettes that played movies with the flashing white squares as hit-spots, and the console tallied up the score.
I still have one of these consoles around somewhere, I might get it out and play later...think it came out around 1987.
Amen to this, mister AC.
I went to college straight out of high school on a FULL FREAKIN RIDE. Everything paid for. Changed my major to Computer science after being there for a couple of weeks, had never been exposed to computers of any sort before then. Suddenly it was like a whole new world...I wanted to learn everything I could about it. However, since I was 15 I've never had less than 2 jobs. And I decided to party, and do just about everything but go to class and do homework and the like. Lot's of life experiences, etc., but after 3 years, I was out of college. Pissed it away.
Fast forward to 7 years later. I've fought and kicked and scratched my way up, through certifications and experiences and such, and have made my way to being Technology Director of a pretty technologically advanced government entity. However, almost a year ago, when my younger sister graduated from college with a 4.0, it really kicked me in the ass and told me I needed to go back to school. I don't want to be denied career advancement just because I lack a silly piece of paper. So I went back. Taking 12 hours per semester, and working full time. 4.0 since I went back. It is so much easier to go to school when you have some perspective. Also, as a non-traditional student, you can offer experiences to the class that may help them out in the future. And you can definitely learn things from the other students that you probably would have never guessed.
Pay for as much of that college as you go as you can. Student Loans are a good deal, but they are loans just the same, and the less interest you have to pay the better. Most colleges will set up payment plans with you, to make it a little easier to finance your education.
Go to school. Get it done. Make some new friends. Learn some interesting things. Do it now and you won't have to screw with it later on in life.
I have had that backbone.
An employer several years ago presented me with an NDA, stating that upon termination of that job I was not allowed to work in Information Technology within a 100 mile radius of any of their current locations, enforcable by a $100/day fine. (1 at the time, 3 now.) I refused to sign, stating that to do so would force me to relocate to earn money.
They gave me the "we would never enforce this unless we had to, i.e. pulling the customer base away from us, etc." argument, to which I politely refused.
Stood my ground, ended up being hired and it being one of the most rewarding places I've ever worked. Go figure. Still the only one that's ever refused the NDA.
I'll admit it. I'm a certification junkie. My employer will pay for any tests that I choose to take, and I'm learning while studying anyway, so why not? I average 5-6 tests per year.
The newest round of the CCNA testing does contain lab simulation. The simulation involves configuring routers and switches through a virtual telnet session, giving you tasks to accomplish. The simulation is exact enough that you can use most of the basic IOS commands to check your work afterward.
I don't know how this is affecting the pass/fail rate of testtakers, but it would be interesting to find out if this has discouraged the braindumping/examcramming.
You know, for the insane prices that they are selling for now, Superbirds and Daytonas did not sell well at all when they came out, at least in this area. The dealer in this town used the two he was forced to take as "fishing vehicles" after they had sat in the showroom a couple of years. Nothing funnier than seeing a Roadrunner superbird towing a bass boat.
As a closet dipper myself (and yes, it is disgusting, I agree. Waiting for a week off to try and quit so noone dies!), I'd like to raise a question. Has anyone else noticed a higher percentage of IT people that dip/chew than the regular population? The last two places I've worked, over half the techs/programmers had the habit. Just curious...
who pictured a giant, floating, can of Hormel's spicy meat concoction, peeling back it's top to release aircraft and attack vehicles?
My GI Joe collection never had one of those...
Microsoft should grab this bull by the horns. This could create a stampede by the masses to lasso this rustled longhorn, before it's ready for the herd of eager windows users.
You know, the cisco testing has simulations now as part of the test. Gives you 3 routers and situation, you have to set them up as requested, make sure they work, etc.
You know, as far as tracing the cable goes...is it not standard issue for a technician to have a tone and probe set in their toolbox? I have always just toned from the wall jack back to the patch panel to find the other end. Slap a cable tester on both sides, and it should tell you the problem. Granted, it's not foolproof(I.E., if someone cuts the middle of the cable, you don't get a signal on the other end.) but it beats the heck out of crawling through ceilings.
I second that. The new 180-gram vinyl that most new releases are being pressed on sound vastly superior to cd. Even the older releases, vinyl just sounds warmer, more even than CD's. I've collected vinyl for 10+ years now seriously, and have made many converts by playing identical tracks on vinyl/cd and having people guess which one is which.
I had a professor, in a physics class no less, explain to me at the physical level, why a record should sound better than cd. (analog vs. digital, waves vs. sampling.)
in 5 years, I'll still be buying vinyl too...
I believe the floppy drive can go either way. I've seen 3 1/2" drives where pin 1 was next to the power, and pin 1 was away from the power. Most times it's marked on the drive casing.
Another security certification to be looked at is the new TICSA from Trusecure. (Trusecure ICSA Certified Security Associate.) Why this doesn't get more credit, I don't know. Trusecure has put this certification on the market as an introductory security cert, I took it a couple of months ago, passed but had to study a little. This might be a good place to start.
No kidding. Laserjet 4's were the greatest printer ever made. The only ones I ever saw break down were one's that cheap-asses used recycled toners in, and then it was a simple geardrive or fuser replacement. I kind of wonder why more people don't fight over company cast offs of these printers. We threw away countless laserjet 3's and 4's that only needed minor repairs. I myself snagged an HP 5si mx that i have used for 2 years, no problems, even though it's half the size of a Volkswagon bug, it's quick and reliable. Even comes with the added bonus of dimming the lights upstairs when it fires up...
Actually, there is a program called UpdateExpert, manufactured by St. Bernard software, that you can use to keep track of what windows patches, etc are installed on each of your win2k/xp machines. An update can be selected, a machine selected, and it will run the update in the background without the user even noticing it. Plus, you only have to download the actual update once and it stores it locally. It has made quite the difference in our organization, being able to document when patches were applied and being able to apply one sweeping patch organization wide quite easily. More info can be found at http://www.stbernard.com.
The thing that I've noticed with the XBOX games is the lack of replay value. Buffy game - great for about 7-8 hours, then once it's beaten, it's done. Halo -great game, but you're tired of it after a little while. Etc, etc... The X box live has been a huge disappointment for myself personally, anytime it's been used it's been without the sound, due to the number of 12 year olds who think they're Eminem...
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I wonder just exactly what the content and delivery methods for media to the xbox will be? Surely it will contain the DRM tools that Microsoft is so proud of. Will you just be able to download pre-approved things from xbox live connection, or will you be able to share on a home network?
Actually...if I could find a list of those somewhere I probably wouldn't buy books from those with DWI's. Not being responsible and endangering the lives of other drivers is not a lifestyle I would want MY money to support.
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for work, and they are uber-sweet. It has a detachable keyboard, so that you can use it like a slate if you want, built in wifi/nic/modem/etc. I was originally looking for laptops, but this solution worked out better for us. No problems so far, and love the versatility of the tablet functions.
It does a fairly good job of handwriting recognition, I took notes on it in class last night. Maybe every tenth or fifteenth word there was something that I had to correct, and I was writing pretty fast in cursive. I did the translation en masse as well, so that may have affected it.
You talk about the "smearboat veterans" for Bush. How is Bush a deserter if Kerry isn't? If you want to use offical government documents, and public record, Bush served over two years in the National Guard full-time. Kerry served an honorable tour in Vietnam, came back and was an activist against the war. Bush went and worked on a political campaign, and was honorably discharge. Everything doesn't have to be a conspiracy. If moveon.org, and other 527 groups have a right to criticize W, the swiftboat veterans have every right to address their concerns about Kerry's leadership abilities, and what transpired during their time with Senator Kerry.
Think for yourself, don't trust Micheal Moore to do it for you...
Yes, except now it's "Nobody ever got fired for buying Dell." Dude.
I have to put the windows security updates, Zone Alarm, and AVG on CD, because anytime I tried to set up a new box for someone on cable internet, or DSL, the box would be infected before the updates downloaded.
Besides, if you've never run a virus scan on your machine, how do you know it's NOT infected?
I wonder if you're trying to think of ActionMax? ActionMax was a light-gun only game, that involved suction cupping a red circle onto the bottom corner of your TV set, and hooking the console up to your VCR. The "games" were VHS cassettes that played movies with the flashing white squares as hit-spots, and the console tallied up the score. I still have one of these consoles around somewhere, I might get it out and play later...think it came out around 1987.
Amen to this, mister AC. I went to college straight out of high school on a FULL FREAKIN RIDE. Everything paid for. Changed my major to Computer science after being there for a couple of weeks, had never been exposed to computers of any sort before then. Suddenly it was like a whole new world...I wanted to learn everything I could about it. However, since I was 15 I've never had less than 2 jobs. And I decided to party, and do just about everything but go to class and do homework and the like. Lot's of life experiences, etc., but after 3 years, I was out of college. Pissed it away. Fast forward to 7 years later. I've fought and kicked and scratched my way up, through certifications and experiences and such, and have made my way to being Technology Director of a pretty technologically advanced government entity. However, almost a year ago, when my younger sister graduated from college with a 4.0, it really kicked me in the ass and told me I needed to go back to school. I don't want to be denied career advancement just because I lack a silly piece of paper. So I went back. Taking 12 hours per semester, and working full time. 4.0 since I went back. It is so much easier to go to school when you have some perspective. Also, as a non-traditional student, you can offer experiences to the class that may help them out in the future. And you can definitely learn things from the other students that you probably would have never guessed. Pay for as much of that college as you go as you can. Student Loans are a good deal, but they are loans just the same, and the less interest you have to pay the better. Most colleges will set up payment plans with you, to make it a little easier to finance your education. Go to school. Get it done. Make some new friends. Learn some interesting things. Do it now and you won't have to screw with it later on in life.
You'd have to be careful of which wrist you wore it on...otherwise it'd be kind of hard to follow the screen...
I have had that backbone. An employer several years ago presented me with an NDA, stating that upon termination of that job I was not allowed to work in Information Technology within a 100 mile radius of any of their current locations, enforcable by a $100/day fine. (1 at the time, 3 now.) I refused to sign, stating that to do so would force me to relocate to earn money. They gave me the "we would never enforce this unless we had to, i.e. pulling the customer base away from us, etc." argument, to which I politely refused. Stood my ground, ended up being hired and it being one of the most rewarding places I've ever worked. Go figure. Still the only one that's ever refused the NDA.
I'll admit it. I'm a certification junkie. My employer will pay for any tests that I choose to take, and I'm learning while studying anyway, so why not? I average 5-6 tests per year. The newest round of the CCNA testing does contain lab simulation. The simulation involves configuring routers and switches through a virtual telnet session, giving you tasks to accomplish. The simulation is exact enough that you can use most of the basic IOS commands to check your work afterward. I don't know how this is affecting the pass/fail rate of testtakers, but it would be interesting to find out if this has discouraged the braindumping/examcramming.
You know, for the insane prices that they are selling for now, Superbirds and Daytonas did not sell well at all when they came out, at least in this area. The dealer in this town used the two he was forced to take as "fishing vehicles" after they had sat in the showroom a couple of years. Nothing funnier than seeing a Roadrunner superbird towing a bass boat.
As a closet dipper myself (and yes, it is disgusting, I agree. Waiting for a week off to try and quit so noone dies!), I'd like to raise a question. Has anyone else noticed a higher percentage of IT people that dip/chew than the regular population? The last two places I've worked, over half the techs/programmers had the habit. Just curious...
who pictured a giant, floating, can of Hormel's spicy meat concoction, peeling back it's top to release aircraft and attack vehicles? My GI Joe collection never had one of those...
No, I haven't heard of the "magic wand" or "coin whip." Anyone care to elaborate?
Microsoft should grab this bull by the horns. This could create a stampede by the masses to lasso this rustled longhorn, before it's ready for the herd of eager windows users.
You know, the cisco testing has simulations now as part of the test. Gives you 3 routers and situation, you have to set them up as requested, make sure they work, etc.
You know, as far as tracing the cable goes...is it not standard issue for a technician to have a tone and probe set in their toolbox? I have always just toned from the wall jack back to the patch panel to find the other end. Slap a cable tester on both sides, and it should tell you the problem. Granted, it's not foolproof(I.E., if someone cuts the middle of the cable, you don't get a signal on the other end.) but it beats the heck out of crawling through ceilings.
I second that. The new 180-gram vinyl that most new releases are being pressed on sound vastly superior to cd. Even the older releases, vinyl just sounds warmer, more even than CD's. I've collected vinyl for 10+ years now seriously, and have made many converts by playing identical tracks on vinyl/cd and having people guess which one is which. I had a professor, in a physics class no less, explain to me at the physical level, why a record should sound better than cd. (analog vs. digital, waves vs. sampling.) in 5 years, I'll still be buying vinyl too...
I believe the floppy drive can go either way. I've seen 3 1/2" drives where pin 1 was next to the power, and pin 1 was away from the power. Most times it's marked on the drive casing.
We are no longer the knights who say NIH! We are now the knights who say icky-icky-icky-ptang-zoo-Pah!
As punishment, you must chop down the tallest tree in the forest, with...A HERRING!
Another security certification to be looked at is the new TICSA from Trusecure. (Trusecure ICSA Certified Security Associate.) Why this doesn't get more credit, I don't know. Trusecure has put this certification on the market as an introductory security cert, I took it a couple of months ago, passed but had to study a little. This might be a good place to start.
No kidding. Laserjet 4's were the greatest printer ever made. The only ones I ever saw break down were one's that cheap-asses used recycled toners in, and then it was a simple geardrive or fuser replacement. I kind of wonder why more people don't fight over company cast offs of these printers. We threw away countless laserjet 3's and 4's that only needed minor repairs. I myself snagged an HP 5si mx that i have used for 2 years, no problems, even though it's half the size of a Volkswagon bug, it's quick and reliable. Even comes with the added bonus of dimming the lights upstairs when it fires up...
Actually, there is a program called UpdateExpert, manufactured by St. Bernard software, that you can use to keep track of what windows patches, etc are installed on each of your win2k/xp machines. An update can be selected, a machine selected, and it will run the update in the background without the user even noticing it. Plus, you only have to download the actual update once and it stores it locally. It has made quite the difference in our organization, being able to document when patches were applied and being able to apply one sweeping patch organization wide quite easily. More info can be found at http://www.stbernard.com.
The thing that I've noticed with the XBOX games is the lack of replay value. Buffy game - great for about 7-8 hours, then once it's beaten, it's done. Halo -great game, but you're tired of it after a little while. Etc, etc... The X box live has been a huge disappointment for myself personally, anytime it's been used it's been without the sound, due to the number of 12 year olds who think they're Eminem... 2 cents...
I wonder just exactly what the content and delivery methods for media to the xbox will be? Surely it will contain the DRM tools that Microsoft is so proud of. Will you just be able to download pre-approved things from xbox live connection, or will you be able to share on a home network?
Actually...if I could find a list of those somewhere I probably wouldn't buy books from those with DWI's. Not being responsible and endangering the lives of other drivers is not a lifestyle I would want MY money to support.