Peerflix is a pretty good alternative to Netflix, especially for low-volume users. I can just trade a couple of DVDs a month, and it'll only cost me a few bucks. If I really like a DVD, I can keep it; if not, I can put it back into the system and trade it out again. There's not much chance of getting new releases (or any other high-demand titles) through Peerflix, though.
I wish the guys at NYU would re-ghost their machines every two weeks. I was working on one this week that probably hadn't been done since last summer.
The virus definitions hadn't been updated since November, and there were about 20 spyware programs on it. Working on a machine like that is kind of like using the Men's room at the Port Authority bus station. Icky.
Speaking as a manager of a small IT department, I've had some success with Monster and Dice over the years. I usually post jobs to Monster and maybe also in a local paper. I generally get a slew of irrelevant resumes and a few good ones. The trick is to get good at sorting through the crap. There really are a lot of clueless people out there who don't know how to put together a resume, and/or don't care at all about whether or not they even come close to matching the requirements for a job.
I know that a lot of people looking for jobs don't have much luck with these sites, but there are legitimate jobs out there. For instance, if you're looking for a Lotus Notes programming job in NJ right now, search Monster or Dice, and you'll find something...:-)
Maybe I'm missing something obvious somewhere, but I haven't seen a mention anywhere about whether the new AAC format works with older iPods. Is this something a firmware upgrade would take care of, or is that impossible/unlikely?
For a similar, but maybe more technical overview, see.Net Framework Essentials from O'Reilly. It's a nice short book with a good number of simple code examples. I'm about half-way through it, and I've learned a lot.
I was actually starting to like Graffiti.
Any chance anyone will ever resurrect the Newton's handwriting recognition engine? It was actually starting to get good near the end, before Jobs killed it.
Well, hey, if I got used to the Newton and Graffiti, I should be able to get used to something else...
There are a couple of good articles on this at InfoWorld. Try
here and
here.
Good quote: THE GOOD NEWS is that Office 11 supports XML Schema. The bad news is that XML Schema has been described even by XML experts as "confusing," "impenetrable," "fuzzy," and "as user-friendly as a stick in the eye."
I agree that.mac was worth the $50, but I'm not sure I'll be able to justify renewing it at $100 next year. It would help so much if they would allow FTP access to Homepage/iDisk. Then I could cancel my GeoCities web site, which is costing me $5/month.
Looks nice, but nothing really special or new. If I hadn't just bought a Toshiba, I might have picked up one of these.
It'd be nice if they'd make a ruggedized version for field use too. My company currently has to go to companies like Symbol and Intermec for ruggedized Pocket PC devices. (We get nearly everything else from Dell.)
I actually sorta liked the toilet seat look. (I've got an original Tangarine iBook.) Time to trade it in, I think, even if the new ones don't come in bright orange.
I just bought a used 18" Planar from a friend, and it is indeed nice.
The USB hub on mine doesn't work though, and the 1-watt speakers seem pointless. The display is great.
Not an urban myth. Twice recently, the person sitting next to me has answered their cell phone during a movie. (First was Powerpuff Girls, second was Spirited Away.)
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Does this mean no more bizarre Morning Musume videos?
Celko's SQL Puzzles and Answers is good too.
Peerflix is a pretty good alternative to Netflix, especially for low-volume users. I can just trade a couple of DVDs a month, and it'll only cost me a few bucks. If I really like a DVD, I can keep it; if not, I can put it back into the system and trade it out again. There's not much chance of getting new releases (or any other high-demand titles) through Peerflix, though.
I've never liked the ergonomics on Apple mice, and this one doesn't look any better than usual. I'll stick with the Perfit Mouse from Contour.
For reference, the download site for corporate users is https://fileconnect.symantec.com/licenselogin.jsp. You need to log in with your corporate serial number.
I wish the guys at NYU would re-ghost their machines every two weeks. I was working on one this week that probably hadn't been done since last summer. The virus definitions hadn't been updated since November, and there were about 20 spyware programs on it. Working on a machine like that is kind of like using the Men's room at the Port Authority bus station. Icky.
Speaking as a manager of a small IT department, I've had some success with Monster and Dice over the years. I usually post jobs to Monster and maybe also in a local paper. I generally get a slew of irrelevant resumes and a few good ones. The trick is to get good at sorting through the crap. There really are a lot of clueless people out there who don't know how to put together a resume, and/or don't care at all about whether or not they even come close to matching the requirements for a job.
:-)
I know that a lot of people looking for jobs don't have much luck with these sites, but there are legitimate jobs out there. For instance, if you're looking for a Lotus Notes programming job in NJ right now, search Monster or Dice, and you'll find something...
Maybe I'm missing something obvious somewhere, but I haven't seen a mention anywhere about whether the new AAC format works with older iPods. Is this something a firmware upgrade would take care of, or is that impossible/unlikely?
For a similar, but maybe more technical overview, see .Net Framework Essentials from O'Reilly. It's a nice short book with a good number of simple code examples. I'm about half-way through it, and I've learned a lot.
I was actually starting to like Graffiti.
Any chance anyone will ever resurrect the Newton's handwriting recognition engine? It was actually starting to get good near the end, before Jobs killed it.
Well, hey, if I got used to the Newton and Graffiti, I should be able to get used to something else...
There are a couple of good articles on this at InfoWorld. Try here and here.
Good quote:
THE GOOD NEWS is that Office 11 supports XML Schema. The bad news is that XML Schema has been described even by XML experts as "confusing," "impenetrable," "fuzzy," and "as user-friendly as a stick in the eye."
I agree that .mac was worth the $50, but I'm not sure I'll be able to justify renewing it at $100 next year. It would help so much if they would allow FTP access to Homepage/iDisk. Then I could cancel my GeoCities web site, which is costing me $5/month.
(My condolences)
Even worse, we lease everything from Dell.
Here's a review from CNET.
Looks nice, but nothing really special or new. If I hadn't just bought a Toshiba, I might have picked up one of these. It'd be nice if they'd make a ruggedized version for field use too. My company currently has to go to companies like Symbol and Intermec for ruggedized Pocket PC devices. (We get nearly everything else from Dell.)
I actually sorta liked the toilet seat look. (I've got an original Tangarine iBook.) Time to trade it in, I think, even if the new ones don't come in bright orange.
I just bought a used 18" Planar from a friend, and it is indeed nice. The USB hub on mine doesn't work though, and the 1-watt speakers seem pointless. The display is great.
Not an urban myth. Twice recently, the person sitting next to me has answered their cell phone during a movie. (First was Powerpuff Girls, second was Spirited Away.)