Anyone can setup their own Print to Fax gateway and Fax to Email gateway.
Though my setup just collects the faxes and sorts them based on some rule sets.
Then everyone is free to pick through the fax list on the servers, open the pdf, and then print the fax if need be. All we pay for is a phone line...
WinPrint Hylafax is a beautiful thing. (Though you can also use scripts to create an samba print to fax printer, but then you need to embed all the things you want in the cover page)
A looong time ago in Seatle I managed to get some similar system.
Hertz or herts or something car rental came with a navigation system.
I thought, well this is nifty and set about setting up my destination.
It was a bit of a pain initially and I was really annoyed I didn't have more time to spend truly learning it before I actually went somewhere. Still, I pressed onward with this great technological advancement and started on my way.
I swear the damn thing tried to kill me repeatedly.
Wrong street here, one way there or just it generally shouting at me that I was going the wrong way.
I was still fairly impressed that it managed to re-calculate the route, but I gave up on it after the second time it sent me down the wrong way on a one way street.
It ended up being useful to get me close to my destination, but just wasn't responsive enough for my needs.
Beta is still quite in use and is almost a prefered format for many distributors.
Digitaly fed network distribution (broadband/satellite downlink) is growing faster then I see other formats. Though I do believe the main distribution method is still of course vanilla satellite distribution (analogue/digital feeds).
Only around a few months ago we finally phased out 3/4 as a viable distribution means. We really only had one distributer sending us PSAs in this format and we asked them to send Betacam instead.
I fully expect digital distribution to take over completely in the next few years for broadcasters. That doesn't mean decks and tape will go away as equipment does fail both on the client and server side of life. When that happens there is still a need to be able to ingest from older formats.
Sadly, co-channel interferance isn't something that is new.
If you goto a larger city and scope the NTSC/DTV spectrum you will see interferance on every channel. A friend just did a large job in chicago and told me all about it. This in theory, wasn't supposed to be as a big of a problem as it is. The good news, DTV receivers handle it quite well and it's only temporary.
All I can say to the AM folk...
At least they didn't force the upgrades on you and force you to pay for their "work in progress" digital signal requirements.
The bonus for the course was if you could crack the system and find a certain file... you won. Meaning, it was an instant A. We were told anything was fair game and we could even change the file if we wanted to fool someone into thinking they had won.
I didn't really need the instant A and let someone else have it. (The prof looked at me and said, but you don't need this... I laughed and told him I wanted to see who else would get in.)
I took a different approach with the contest myself.
I cracked all of the engineering servers, set up a UID 0 account for myself and began patching all the systems. I was only granted the power to administer servers if I could crack them. Once I took one, I changed the MOTD to "Under new management: contact so and so for assistance."
It wasn't that much of a surprise since I made my intentions public to the professor who was managing things. They were out of date because he didn't have time and he admitted that. (numerous security holes). I really created more work for myself in the end, but those systems were important for our work and we didn't need someone with malicious intent there.
After I left school, someone breached them again through probably an sshd exploit. This time the guy wasn't very nice and whacked the servers. (Like I said, we really did need them, but after leaving school I banged my passwords and retired my admin hat)
Yeah, PS has been a great game, but it has its down sides as well.
Not sure who would actually play on such a limited account though. Maybe with the basic shotgun you could do some damage, but without a vehicle you will pretty much be "fodder."
Most of us left when the strategy was sucked out of the game and it ended up becoming one single zerg meets zerg world.
Written in blood: 258,000 Written in water: 24,900 Written in heaven: 77,000 Written in hell: 555 (not as popular as heaven) Written in lies: 47 Written in truth: 700 (much higher then I would have thought) Written in house: 52,600 Written in nature 616
So from this I can conclude the following statements are true. People prefer heaven over hell and they are obviously trying to keep the lying down. Unfortunataly, no one wants to leave the house much. Thankfully, blood is still thicker then water.
On topic or not, when I know someone is simply participating in a system such as slashdot to gain favor in google it pisses me off to no end. It feels precisly like "selling out." Maybe we sold out for a good article, but I really doubt any of his stuff is completely unique. It honestly sounds like he just knows the right time to hit the submission bin.
I don't mind anyone making a buck or two and I have been a proud paying customer. (I keep forgetting to resub though). I do however dislike shady tactics.
If page rank is the aim then lets make it official and just tac some cost on it. It's honest, it keeps things fair and maybe I'll buy some link space to raise my own page rank score. I'll even toss in an article about borg flowers.
The simple fact is this stuff bothers people and some of them won't take the blue pill.
It's also possible the posts that you want to read don't get posted.
There have been quite a few times where I started to say something I felt was insightful, but just didn't have the energy or time to finish it. (Lotsa over time lately) It is sometimes just a bit easier to close out the tab then finish the work. (Gotta love that work ethic of mine)
I'm sure that is the case for many slash-heads. (Seems like a bad point to make, but I'll hit submit anyway)
I actually had a rep apologize for not being able to get a 2 hour response time. (An odd add in raid controller failed... at least they claimed it was part of the raid controller setup)
Not sure how much the vendor paid for that particular IBM contract, but the service level is quite nice.
The JIT model isn't so bad and it would seem some companies are building around that. I had some time to chat with the service tech and he was telling me about the shipping setup various companies have. Dell actually had a facility nearby that warehoused and shipped out parts as needed. (Not anywhere close to a Dell facility, but just a warehouse/shipping rig) It would seem he wasn't just an IBM remote tech, but actually was shared among several companies.
So this fellow can actually have parts ordered and drove out on a moments notice from at least IBM and Dell.
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The good news is...
Anyone can setup their own Print to Fax gateway and Fax to Email gateway.
Though my setup just collects the faxes and sorts them based on some rule sets.
Then everyone is free to pick through the fax list on the servers, open the pdf, and then print the fax if need be. All we pay for is a phone line...
WinPrint Hylafax is a beautiful thing. (Though you can also use scripts to create an samba print to fax printer, but then you need to embed all the things you want in the cover page)
A looong time ago in Seatle I managed to get some similar system.
Hertz or herts or something car rental came with a navigation system.
I thought, well this is nifty and set about setting up my destination.
It was a bit of a pain initially and I was really annoyed I didn't have more time to spend truly learning it before I actually went somewhere. Still, I pressed onward with this great technological advancement and started on my way.
I swear the damn thing tried to kill me repeatedly.
Wrong street here, one way there or just it generally shouting at me that I was going the wrong way.
I was still fairly impressed that it managed to re-calculate the route, but I gave up on it after the second time it sent me down the wrong way on a one way street.
It ended up being useful to get me close to my destination, but just wasn't responsive enough for my needs.
I'm sure it is much better now though.
I can actually confirm this...
Beta is still quite in use and is almost a prefered format for many distributors.
Digitaly fed network distribution (broadband/satellite downlink) is growing faster then I see other formats. Though I do believe the main distribution method is still of course vanilla satellite distribution (analogue/digital feeds).
Only around a few months ago we finally phased out 3/4 as a viable distribution means. We really only had one distributer sending us PSAs in this format and we asked them to send Betacam instead.
I fully expect digital distribution to take over completely in the next few years for broadcasters. That doesn't mean decks and tape will go away as equipment does fail both on the client and server side of life. When that happens there is still a need to be able to ingest from older formats.
That and I think the theme probably had to be setup while people were at the office.
April 1st falls on a weekend....
Who wants to make sure something doesn't break on a weekend...
Raise your hands?!?
Ah, you, in the back... with no life... return to doing nothing.
(Yes, I'm posting this at 10p on a friday, but don't worry fellow slashdotters I'm almost out the door!)
No no,
I'm convinced that if I lust after them... I'm praying sleeping with them will be the inevitable.
O' harsh reality doesn't grant me my every wish I'm afraid.
I wouldn't worry too much about that...
If these reporters go after Yahoo!... I'm sure Yahoo can have their foreign friends simply "take care" of the matter.
Don't fsck with the Yahooza!
I managed an 87 (down from 100).
It's official...
I'm clinically retarded.
On the bright side, I think I qualify for better parking.
I'll probably try it again later... I'm just a bit exhausted right now and I keep making mistakes.
Just like we sat out for dvd-r and dvd+r...
Just like we sat out for 56 k-flex and x2
Nah, it's going to be another fubarred setup until someone agrees on something a little more solid.
You are going to give me nightmares with your scary stories...
I'm glad my parents just had the "boogie man."
Odd isn't it....
A show about doing the right thing... that isn't bad at all.
I tried it in a room of a 130 people....
:(
Only 2 left
Symatenc producs continue to suck!
Sadly, co-channel interferance isn't something that is new.
If you goto a larger city and scope the NTSC/DTV spectrum you will see interferance on every channel. A friend just did a large job in chicago and told me all about it. This in theory, wasn't supposed to be as a big of a problem as it is. The good news, DTV receivers handle it quite well and it's only temporary.
All I can say to the AM folk...
At least they didn't force the upgrades on you and force you to pay for their "work in progress" digital signal requirements.
I had a similar project in class.
The bonus for the course was if you could crack the system and find a certain file... you won. Meaning, it was an instant A. We were told anything was fair game and we could even change the file if we wanted to fool someone into thinking they had won.
I didn't really need the instant A and let someone else have it. (The prof looked at me and said, but you don't need this... I laughed and told him I wanted to see who else would get in.)
I took a different approach with the contest myself.
I cracked all of the engineering servers, set up a UID 0 account for myself and began patching all the systems. I was only granted the power to administer servers if I could crack them. Once I took one, I changed the MOTD to "Under new management: contact so and so for assistance."
It wasn't that much of a surprise since I made my intentions public to the professor who was managing things. They were out of date because he didn't have time and he admitted that. (numerous security holes). I really created more work for myself in the end, but those systems were important for our work and we didn't need someone with malicious intent there.
After I left school, someone breached them again through probably an sshd exploit. This time the guy wasn't very nice and whacked the servers. (Like I said, we really did need them, but after leaving school I banged my passwords and retired my admin hat)
Sounds like someone needs a protocol droid....
I rather prefer flight of the bumble bee for a good slashdotting.
Which is completely funny if you think about it.
:( "
Verizon, like many other internet providers are nothing without content.
I suppose verizon wants to go back to the days of the BBS or a very closed version of AOL.
Someone: "Oh did you see what was on VerizonNews this morning!"
Me: "No, I use Earthlink interweb!
Yeah, somehow I don't think we are going to regres to that point.
At least they could charge for IM's across network.
Now I have to start counting my IM minutes.... damn telcos.
Actually, I think he was planning on blaming the article if it flopped.
Yeah, PS has been a great game, but it has its down sides as well.
Not sure who would actually play on such a limited account though. Maybe with the basic shotgun you could do some damage, but without a vehicle you will pretty much be "fodder."
Most of us left when the strategy was sucked out of the game and it ended up becoming one single zerg meets zerg world.
eh, type something in, ctrl+k is all I need
In fact, usually goes, ctrl+t, ctrl+k, clickity click, enter
The only way it could get faster is if I was to rebind keys.
I did some searching of my own...
Written in blood: 258,000
Written in water: 24,900
Written in heaven: 77,000
Written in hell: 555 (not as popular as heaven)
Written in lies: 47
Written in truth: 700 (much higher then I would have thought)
Written in house: 52,600
Written in nature 616
So from this I can conclude the following statements are true. People prefer heaven over hell and they are obviously trying to keep the lying down. Unfortunataly, no one wants to leave the house much. Thankfully, blood is still thicker then water.
On topic or not, when I know someone is simply participating in a system such as slashdot to gain favor in google it pisses me off to no end. It feels precisly like "selling out." Maybe we sold out for a good article, but I really doubt any of his stuff is completely unique. It honestly sounds like he just knows the right time to hit the submission bin.
I don't mind anyone making a buck or two and I have been a proud paying customer. (I keep forgetting to resub though). I do however dislike shady tactics.
If page rank is the aim then lets make it official and just tac some cost on it. It's honest, it keeps things fair and maybe I'll buy some link space to raise my own page rank score. I'll even toss in an article about borg flowers.
The simple fact is this stuff bothers people and some of them won't take the blue pill.
It's also possible the posts that you want to read don't get posted.
There have been quite a few times where I started to say something I felt was insightful, but just didn't have the energy or time to finish it. (Lotsa over time lately) It is sometimes just a bit easier to close out the tab then finish the work. (Gotta love that work ethic of mine)
I'm sure that is the case for many slash-heads. (Seems like a bad point to make, but I'll hit submit anyway)
I actually had a rep apologize for not being able to get a 2 hour response time. (An odd add in raid controller failed... at least they claimed it was part of the raid controller setup)
Not sure how much the vendor paid for that particular IBM contract, but the service level is quite nice.
The JIT model isn't so bad and it would seem some companies are building around that. I had some time to chat with the service tech and he was telling me about the shipping setup various companies have. Dell actually had a facility nearby that warehoused and shipped out parts as needed. (Not anywhere close to a Dell facility, but just a warehouse/shipping rig) It would seem he wasn't just an IBM remote tech, but actually was shared among several companies.
So this fellow can actually have parts ordered and drove out on a moments notice from at least IBM and Dell.
So by replying to this... I can in effect still a moment from your life.
Ah, it feels good to take a part of another persons soul and now to toss your time in the proverbial bucket of stolen moments.
Note to self: get larger bucket.
I don't know if you have tried it yet...
Get back to us then.