Is that many people don't have broadband at home yet. Heck, the recent slashdot poll had 19% of slashdotters using dialup. That number has to higher for the Jane Imacs and the Allen Oscar Littles. Now between the Flash, Video (Quicktime and Windows Media?), and Actobat files this has got to be a bandwith hungry sight. Unless they feel most people will be viewing this at home they are probably shutting people out.
My favorite part of this is that Handspring is announcing that it will kill the Visor is favor of a product that it can't keep up the supply on. Reminds me of the early days of Handspring where they had problems meeting demand on the orginal Visors.
A while back In CA's license for the CA-Clipper product there was a requirement that the CA copyright had to appear with your product's copyright message and on your products splash screen. They backed down after pressure from the online community (in this case CompuServe)
Or maybe get your own domain, so you are less likely hit by a dictionary attack (aaa@mail.com, aab@mail.com...)
Doesn't always work. I recently registered a domain that I'm currently using to host my email. I have 3 accounts one for family/friends, one for business and one for public posting on services such as the usenet or slashdot. I also set up a catch-all account for any other address using that domain. Well the catch-all account is receiving a ton of mail (mostly spam). I suspect that some spammers out there added my domain to their database for dictionary attacks.
This link [mapquest.com] shows that the address on the company's website is a cul-de-sac in the middle of a regular neighborhood. Not some company location, or warehouse, or buildings...
That's right you can't start a computer company from someone's home or garage. That's never happened in this industry before. {cough, cough, Apple cough}
You also have to have proof of date of birth, which is the tough one. Basically you need a passport, military ID or birth certificate. I have no passport or military ID, so I have to somehow track down my birth certificate (an original, not a copy) before I can get my NY state license.
I believe all this is post-Sep.-11. It used to be much easier...
It has been this way in NY for over 10 years. I actually got stuck in a recursive loop a while back (I couldn't get a copy of the birth certificate w/o a drivers license and I couldn't get the driver's license w/o the birth certificate)
A lot of folks here have very cavalier attitude about buying a keyboard and setting up the appropriate environment to avoid RSI and where I agree with what everyone is saying I don't believe it is the employee's responsibility to provide the environment. I just left a major financial institution that was ergonomicly aware for a small health insurance company who doesn't seem to know the first thing about RSI.
I am sitting in a folding chair at a simple pressed board desk. My arms are probably at a 75 degree angle (my elbows are actually lower then the top of the desk). After requesting equipment I have given up and brought in my own keyboard, and installed keyboard drawer. I will probably replace the chair at the end of the week.
Let's face it. The degree only gets you the first job anyway. From that point on it's your track record that makes the difference. The best hacks I know have degrees in Math, EE, Music, Art, Theatre or don't have a degree as well.
sean.soapbox(.f.)
To answer your question the CIS/MIS degrees are more buisness specific the CS is more pure coding and theory. The question is when you graduate what do you want to do?
I have a feeling that it's the machine that my mom will love. I've been trying to get her a PC for some time now and her complaint is always "that ugly 'hard drive'" meaning the case...
With the footprint on this beast and the simplicity of the MacOS I suspect that this will be the machine for her.
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Is that many people don't have broadband at home yet. Heck, the recent slashdot poll had 19% of slashdotters using dialup. That number has to higher for the Jane Imacs and the Allen Oscar Littles. Now between the Flash, Video (Quicktime and Windows Media?), and Actobat files this has got to be a bandwith hungry sight. Unless they feel most people will be viewing this at home they are probably shutting people out.
My favorite part of this is that Handspring is announcing that it will kill the Visor is favor of a product that it can't keep up the supply on. Reminds me of the early days of Handspring where they had problems meeting demand on the orginal Visors.
It's not just borland either...
A while back In CA's license for the CA-Clipper product there was a requirement that the CA copyright had to appear with your product's copyright message and on your products splash screen. They backed down after pressure from the online community (in this case CompuServe)
That's right you can't start a computer company from someone's home or garage. That's never happened in this industry before. {cough, cough, Apple cough}
It has been this way in NY for over 10 years. I actually got stuck in a recursive loop a while back (I couldn't get a copy of the birth certificate w/o a drivers license and I couldn't get the driver's license w/o the birth certificate)
IE crashed while posting the first 227 time and the id10t didn't think it went through.
A lot of folks here have very cavalier attitude about buying a keyboard and setting up the appropriate environment to avoid RSI and where I agree with what everyone is saying I don't believe it is the employee's responsibility to provide the environment. I just left a major financial institution that was ergonomicly aware for a small health insurance company who doesn't seem to know the first thing about RSI.
I am sitting in a folding chair at a simple pressed board desk. My arms are probably at a 75 degree angle (my elbows are actually lower then the top of the desk). After requesting equipment I have given up and brought in my own keyboard, and installed keyboard drawer. I will probably replace the chair at the end of the week.
... it's a cookbook!
sean.soapbox(.t.)
Let's face it. The degree only gets you the first job anyway. From that point on it's your track record that makes the difference. The best hacks I know have degrees in Math, EE, Music, Art, Theatre or don't have a degree as well.
sean.soapbox(.f.)
To answer your question the CIS/MIS degrees are more buisness specific the CS is more pure coding and theory. The question is when you graduate what do you want to do?
I have a feeling that it's the machine that my mom will love. I've been trying to get her a PC for some time now and her complaint is always "that ugly 'hard drive'" meaning the case...
With the footprint on this beast and the simplicity of the MacOS I suspect that this will be the machine for her.