Go ahead a buy his book book JOEL ON SOFTWARE (ISBN: 1-59059-389-8) for everyone on your programming team. While you are at it, buy one for management too. It makes for a great read and is extremely useful. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!
My wife is a doc at the VA and uses Vista. It is a nice application. She loves to be able to VPN into the hospital and do her notes at home. It seems like the program was written in Delphi. Can anyone confirm this?
To be fair, I booted up the computer to see the actual specs. It is running 10.3.7 and has 640Megs of ram. There is about 10gigs of space left on the HD. Tiger-still not interested.
It has 512Megs and still sucks. Everything about it is slow. It opens windows slow, it starts up slow, and runs slow. But actually now it just sits there turned off. No one is interested. Truth hurts.
I am getting really tired of all of this Mac crap. I got caught up in it and purchased a flat panel mac a couple of years ago (800Mhz) for my kids. It is a really pretty box, but that is as far as that goes. Mac OSX is a really pretty interface, but that is about as far as that goes.
The problem is that it is just too slow. My kids do not use it, they complain about the speed. Instead they use an older (faster feeling) 750 MHZ sony laptop with windows 2000 on it for their games. I know I could buy a faster Mac, but I am not going to make that $1000 mistake again.
I could go on and on, but momma always said, "Never wrestle with a pig, you get dirty and the pig loves it"
Apple, give up the computer business and stick to your iPods. You are just confusing the issue!
You know over the years, Microsoft has made me more money than any other company. I have made tons of money fixing PC's, writing Windows programs, buying MSFT stock, and just general consulting. I am sure the majority of slashdotters out there are in the same boat. I for one do not want to bite the hand that feeds me!
Unfortunately this sometimes does not work. I have a packet8 setup and when the box is plugged into the existing house wiring, there is just not enought juice to supply the house phones. I ma thinking it is a voltage drop issue. Actuall you can make calls out, but incomming calls get dropped. I am going to buy a base unit with handsets to solve the problem. Unless anyone out there knows of a telephone signal booster.
That is two monitors isn't it? Been doing this for years! Sometimes I even have a second laptop on. Once I popped a bag of popcorn at the same time. Talk about multi-tasking!
I get OTA HD on a radio shack antenna hung from the rafters by shoe laces in my attic. The signal distributes through the house via coax. I do have an amp between the antenna and the HD box. All the major stations come in great (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX). You should see CSI and Monday night football! Our local PBS station (KET) also does a fantastic job. Their HD programming is extensive and they have 4 digital channels. You do NOT need cable or sattelite to get a great TV signal. Use your brain, don't rely on some cable TV or sattelite salesman! Save your money. Drop your cable. You probably watch too much TV anyway!
I remeber the talking breathalizer my lab partner and I made at Vandy engineering school in the late 80's. 6502 processor, alcohol sensor and the TI talking chip. Anyone else remember their senior design projects?
I see one of the biggest things holding back the computer industry is the lack of a good battery. I want a battery that can power a laptop for a couple of years. We need more power!
I had some friends at Georgia Tech that used this route through school. Takes a little longer to make it through school, but you most likely have a job when you get out.
Even if you do not have one of these slim devices, you can still take advantage of their server. It will allow you to stream music to other computers on your network, or even the 'net. This is a really nice feature, since sometimes I just want to stream my mp3 collection to Winamp running on an old PC in my basement. Yes I have a slimp3. I am a happy customer.
I find it interesting that their number one choice is the COMPAQ PORTABLE PC, a computer that was designed and built in houston. I guess the Houston Chronical is proud of Houston's contribution to the PC revolution.
As a Middle School computer teacher, kids still love the old oregon trail game by MECC. I remember that one from my Apple ][+ days as a 7th grader. Ahh... the classics.
I just finished reading Prey: A Novel by Michael Crichton (Author) . A fun little bit of nano tech fiction. Good read. We need to watch out for little swarms of nanoprobes in the desert.
I purchased one of these this past winter and I really have had no troubles with it. It works well, plug and play. I have a cable modem on one WAN port and DSL on the other. I do computer consulting/programming for a living so I needed a reliable broadband connection. My cable line kept going down so I pulled in a DSL line for redundancy. Turns out my DSL never goes down, but cable does (I will probably scrap the cable line and save myself $45/month soon).
As for the great question of load balancing...here is the answer. It really does not load balance. Instead it shares the internet connections between applications running on your computers. Let me say this a better way: If you are downloading a huge file via FTP, that WHOLE download goes across the same WAN port. Now if you start another FTP application, that application will talk across the other, and so on. That is how it works, and it does work well.
This thing is really meant for redundancy, not getting 2X the bandwidth to your network applications.
One more thing... the thing does have a setting so all your smtp traffic goes out on only one port. This is needed for isp spam protection.
I would give the unit 9 of 10 stars.
At the age of 33 I am considered an Old programmer. I have no desire for management. I am going back to become a high school math and CS teacher. I still will have my contracting job on the side. Pure coding is fun if you are on the right job, but to a large extent, I have been there done that.
How about a high tech coaster that has an ultrasound sensor such that when you set your beer on top of it it would figure out how much you have left by bouncing a signal. Then you could still use your cheap glasses. Just an idea...
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Go ahead a buy his book book JOEL ON SOFTWARE (ISBN: 1-59059-389-8) for everyone on your programming team. While you are at it, buy one for management too. It makes for a great read and is extremely useful. HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!
My wife is a doc at the VA and uses Vista. It is a nice application. She loves to be able to VPN into the hospital and do her notes at home. It seems like the program was written in Delphi. Can anyone confirm this?
To be fair, I booted up the computer to see the actual specs. It is running 10.3.7 and has 640Megs of ram. There is about 10gigs of space left on the HD. Tiger-still not interested.
It has 512Megs and still sucks. Everything about it is slow. It opens windows slow, it starts up slow, and runs slow. But actually now it just sits there turned off. No one is interested. Truth hurts.
I am getting really tired of all of this Mac crap. I got caught up in it and purchased a flat panel mac a couple of years ago (800Mhz) for my kids. It is a really pretty box, but that is as far as that goes. Mac OSX is a really pretty interface, but that is about as far as that goes. The problem is that it is just too slow. My kids do not use it, they complain about the speed. Instead they use an older (faster feeling) 750 MHZ sony laptop with windows 2000 on it for their games. I know I could buy a faster Mac, but I am not going to make that $1000 mistake again. I could go on and on, but momma always said, "Never wrestle with a pig, you get dirty and the pig loves it" Apple, give up the computer business and stick to your iPods. You are just confusing the issue!
True, but if you are less then 19K on hardware, you can deduct the full capital expense directly (section 179?). This is good for small businesses.
You know over the years, Microsoft has made me more money than any other company. I have made tons of money fixing PC's, writing Windows programs, buying MSFT stock, and just general consulting. I am sure the majority of slashdotters out there are in the same boat. I for one do not want to bite the hand that feeds me!
Unfortunately this sometimes does not work. I have a packet8 setup and when the box is plugged into the existing house wiring, there is just not enought juice to supply the house phones. I ma thinking it is a voltage drop issue. Actuall you can make calls out, but incomming calls get dropped. I am going to buy a base unit with handsets to solve the problem. Unless anyone out there knows of a telephone signal booster.
No WOZ, No Apple, No Visicalc, No Lotus, No PC, No etc, No etc....
Books on tape are a great way to use the iPod. May I suggest Ender's Game or Eragon.
That is two monitors isn't it? Been doing this for years! Sometimes I even have a second laptop on. Once I popped a bag of popcorn at the same time. Talk about multi-tasking!
I get OTA HD on a radio shack antenna hung from the rafters by shoe laces in my attic. The signal distributes through the house via coax. I do have an amp between the antenna and the HD box. All the major stations come in great (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX). You should see CSI and Monday night football! Our local PBS station (KET) also does a fantastic job. Their HD programming is extensive and they have 4 digital channels. You do NOT need cable or sattelite to get a great TV signal. Use your brain, don't rely on some cable TV or sattelite salesman! Save your money. Drop your cable. You probably watch too much TV anyway!
I remeber the talking breathalizer my lab partner and I made at Vandy engineering school in the late 80's. 6502 processor, alcohol sensor and the TI talking chip. Anyone else remember their senior design projects?
I see one of the biggest things holding back the computer industry is the lack of a good battery. I want a battery that can power a laptop for a couple of years. We need more power!
I had some friends at Georgia Tech that used this route through school. Takes a little longer to make it through school, but you most likely have a job when you get out.
Even if you do not have one of these slim devices, you can still take advantage of their server. It will allow you to stream music to other computers on your network, or even the 'net. This is a really nice feature, since sometimes I just want to stream my mp3 collection to Winamp running on an old PC in my basement. Yes I have a slimp3. I am a happy customer.
I find it interesting that their number one choice is the COMPAQ PORTABLE PC, a computer that was designed and built in houston. I guess the Houston Chronical is proud of Houston's contribution to the PC revolution.
As a Middle School computer teacher, kids still love the old oregon trail game by MECC. I remember that one from my Apple ][+ days as a 7th grader. Ahh... the classics.
I just finished reading Prey: A Novel by Michael Crichton (Author) . A fun little bit of nano tech fiction. Good read. We need to watch out for little swarms of nanoprobes in the desert.
I second the motion... all in favor...
My biggest gripe about the mack is the lack of right click context menus. I like them, I use them, and I miss them when I am on a Mac.
I purchased one of these this past winter and I really have had no troubles with it. It works well, plug and play. I have a cable modem on one WAN port and DSL on the other. I do computer consulting/programming for a living so I needed a reliable broadband connection. My cable line kept going down so I pulled in a DSL line for redundancy. Turns out my DSL never goes down, but cable does (I will probably scrap the cable line and save myself $45/month soon). As for the great question of load balancing...here is the answer. It really does not load balance. Instead it shares the internet connections between applications running on your computers. Let me say this a better way: If you are downloading a huge file via FTP, that WHOLE download goes across the same WAN port. Now if you start another FTP application, that application will talk across the other, and so on. That is how it works, and it does work well. This thing is really meant for redundancy, not getting 2X the bandwidth to your network applications. One more thing... the thing does have a setting so all your smtp traffic goes out on only one port. This is needed for isp spam protection. I would give the unit 9 of 10 stars.
At the age of 33 I am considered an Old programmer. I have no desire for management. I am going back to become a high school math and CS teacher. I still will have my contracting job on the side. Pure coding is fun if you are on the right job, but to a large extent, I have been there done that.
How about a high tech coaster that has an ultrasound sensor such that when you set your beer on top of it it would figure out how much you have left by bouncing a signal. Then you could still use your cheap glasses. Just an idea...