Blender is a free 3D graphics application that can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water and smoke simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including video games, animated film, or visual effects.
It wouldn't be a Slashdot book review unless it was cryptic about what was being reviewed.
Another post where the author has assumed the reader knows what the product is already. Sure I can go search and figure out what it is, but what's so hard about including a little text like "Joomla! is an open source content management system platform for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla)?
This goes for GIMP, Alfredo, Moodle, Blender, and so on. It's fine to have non intuitive names, but then help your potential users out when they don't know that MonkeySpooge is your amazing open-source PHP framework.
I had recent bad experiences with 1&1 also, having previously used them for domains and hosting. PHP server returned 500 error about 10% of the time (even on a simple Hello World! script), a problem they refused to take ownership of.
I now have my domains at GoDaddy with a Xen instance for hosting at Panix and life is good again.
Based on previous experience, I strongly agree with parent. I started a PC business and had some success until I received a job offer I couldn't refuse. In those few months I learned valuable lessons -- ones that other posters here have already mentioned, so you won't have to pay to learn them if you heed their advice.
If I had to do it all over again, I'd: a) Only work with businesses with an office, not individuals at their home b) Sign people to contracts that they pay for x hours per month, then a discounted $y/hr above that; it helps them budget, and you have some predictable income c) Set up remote access d) Move beyond the PC. Speaking very generally and from my own experiences (YMMV), the more users you affect by your actions, the more risk, the more you can charge.
For each web site I visit, I have a user ID and then make up a 10 character random password. That's stored in a text file on my laptop which is then encrypted with PGP. When I need to log in to a site, I unencrypt the file, copy/paste the password into the browser, and wipe the file.
This is a few more steps than what MS Passport does but is infinitely more valuable to me in making me feel my passwords are relatively secure. BOTH solutions rely on one password to protect all my accounts, but at least in my solution it's a 20-character phrase stored my head instead of one stored in Redmond.
Have you thought about working on a cruise ship after you graduate? It's a great way to see the world on someone else's dollar, and on many of the cruise lines the IT techs are officer positions, so you'd get your own room, privileges to get people onboard with you for free, etc. This varies depending on what company you hook up with. Most people I worked with burned out on it after a few years, but it's fun while it lasts, and decent experience as well.
Agreed. Use WGET.. it's tenacious enough to keep at it long after a browser would've given up. Include the '--tries=0' flag, also.
wget --tries=0 -c http://progressive.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/med/revolutions_640_dl.zip
Ah, good link. Thanks. I always thought Microsoft pulled that IP address out of their ass for workstations that can't reach the DHCP Server. MS following an RFC... what a crazy world.
Whatever you do, save yourself a lot of trouble and avoid buying the SpeedStream 2623. It's been a constant source of frustration. Slowdowns are common due to connection troubles between AP and wireless card. In some cases I can start pinging the router while maintaining solid signal strengths and still have 50%+ packet loss. Hard rebooting the AP clears it up most of the time.
Yes, I'm using the latest firmware recommended by them. Yes, I know what I'm doing. Steer clear.
$476,000,000 million is roughly 1/2 a billion, not trillion. Quite a difference. I'd raise an eyebrow if we were paying M$ that much money, although some companies have had market caps that high before.
This may help clear things up...
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It wouldn't be a Slashdot book review unless it was cryptic about what was being reviewed.
You can pretty much copy & paste your comment to every book review here on Slashdot.
You're listing an 800MB audio podcast as a pro?
Another post where the author has assumed the reader knows what the product is already. Sure I can go search and figure out what it is, but what's so hard about including a little text like "Joomla! is an open source content management system platform for publishing content on the World Wide Web and intranets" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla)?
This goes for GIMP, Alfredo, Moodle, Blender, and so on. It's fine to have non intuitive names, but then help your potential users out when they don't know that MonkeySpooge is your amazing open-source PHP framework.
It looks like you're hunting dragons... in the future.
Hook some soldiers up with laptops: http://soldiersangels.org/
I had recent bad experiences with 1&1 also, having previously used them for domains and hosting. PHP server returned 500 error about 10% of the time (even on a simple Hello World! script), a problem they refused to take ownership of.
I now have my domains at GoDaddy with a Xen instance for hosting at Panix and life is good again.
Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for the night.
Light a man on fire, he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
I'd better start stocking up on canned food and ice.
That could be worked around with ball bearings, 3-in-1 oil, and some gauze pads, no? It's all ball bearings these days.
Based on previous experience, I strongly agree with parent. I started a PC business and had some success until I received a job offer I couldn't refuse. In those few months I learned valuable lessons -- ones that other posters here have already mentioned, so you won't have to pay to learn them if you heed their advice.
If I had to do it all over again, I'd:
a) Only work with businesses with an office, not individuals at their home
b) Sign people to contracts that they pay for x hours per month, then a discounted $y/hr above that; it helps them budget, and you have some predictable income
c) Set up remote access
d) Move beyond the PC. Speaking very generally and from my own experiences (YMMV), the more users you affect by your actions, the more risk, the more you can charge.
Good luck!
You may want to look at this entry on Wikipedia as a jumping-off point.
Haha! Man I wish comments could be modded higher than 5.
Exactly the reason I don't shower.
For each web site I visit, I have a user ID and then make up a 10 character random password. That's stored in a text file on my laptop which is then encrypted with PGP. When I need to log in to a site, I unencrypt the file, copy/paste the password into the browser, and wipe the file. This is a few more steps than what MS Passport does but is infinitely more valuable to me in making me feel my passwords are relatively secure. BOTH solutions rely on one password to protect all my accounts, but at least in my solution it's a 20-character phrase stored my head instead of one stored in Redmond.
How do you propose designing DNS to handle this?
Have you thought about working on a cruise ship after you graduate? It's a great way to see the world on someone else's dollar, and on many of the cruise lines the IT techs are officer positions, so you'd get your own room, privileges to get people onboard with you for free, etc. This varies depending on what company you hook up with. Most people I worked with burned out on it after a few years, but it's fun while it lasts, and decent experience as well.
Agreed. Use WGET.. it's tenacious enough to keep at it long after a browser would've given up. Include the '--tries=0' flag, also.d /revolutions_640_dl.zip
wget --tries=0 -c http://progressive.warnerbros.com/thematrix/us/me
Ah, good link. Thanks. I always thought Microsoft pulled that IP address out of their ass for workstations that can't reach the DHCP Server. MS following an RFC... what a crazy world.
I RTFRFC (RFC1918) and it suggested the private nonroutable addresses are 10/8, 172.16/12, and 192.168/16.
Yes, I'm using the latest firmware recommended by them. Yes, I know what I'm doing. Steer clear.
$476,000,000 million is roughly 1/2 a billion, not trillion. Quite a difference. I'd raise an eyebrow if we were paying M$ that much money, although some companies have had market caps that high before.
If you're new to the SCO drama, you can play catch-up here in a context we can all understand.