Several big theater chains (Lowes comes to mind) have failed recently, even with $8 tickets. Maybe if the studios would make more movies worth 8 bucks, they would get more butts in the seats.
My rewrite::clearing throat:: Several big theater chains (Lowes comes to mind) have failed recently because they charge $8 a ticket. Maybe if the theater would charge a fair admission, and candy wasn't priced out of my budget, they would get more butts in the seats and longer lines at the concessions.
First thought: This is stupid, but lets keep reading.
So now I get to this little gem: It's about that whole religious fervor that grabs Mac users the way it doesn't with users of other platforms," said writer/director Jake Barnes, who described himself as a "recovering Mac addict."
I suspet that the number of free hours given out by AOL accounts for millions of dollars each month in 'lost' revenue.
AOL doesn't 'lose' any revenue by giving away free months. In fact, they rake it in. They are in the advertising business, and the more customers that see those ads, the more AOL makes. They couldn't care less about the $21.95 that the subscriber pays.
I think that classes that require a specific compiler are often a good thing...
1. It makes the facilitation of the class simpler. The professor and TAs don't have to deal with problems related to multiple compilers, some of which they may not be familier.
2. Often times, one standard compiler can bring in bulk discounts or educational discounts so students can use these compilers at home. Often the price of some compilers is out of reach for students.
3. In the real world, an employer may (read:probably will) require that a specific compiler be used. Learning to adapt in college will make you a more valuable employee.
Enough of my ranting. I don't feel that I was harmed in any way be being required to use a specific compiler for any of my engineering or CS classes in college. In fact, it prepared me for using Visual Age for Java and other nasty IDEs/compilers at work...
A laptop running:
- Windows XP Pro or 2000 Server.
- MS Office Suite w Access - this gets used for everything, from tracking meetings in Outlook to calculations in Excel.
- IDE: JBuilder, Netbeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Emacs, EditPad, JEdit, etc, etc.
- Database: As if I want to twiddle my thumbs for a week while Systems dept creats a table and gives me access. I can have half the prototype done by then. Access ships with a stripped down version of SQL Server - great for getting started on the basic SQL no matter what DB it's eventually targetted for.
- Photophop/Corel Graphics Suite:
- Steinberg Wavelab: same as previous, sounds for your app, etc.
- Cygwin! Bash. Never leave home without it. Perl, Python, XFree86, GCC, Make, and and endless list of every reason I love Linux all available for your convenience. Great for connectivity with Unix systems too.
Of course once you buy something it is nearly outdated already, but there must be some marketing cycle for lowering prices and releasing new toys. Anyone seen any patterns that may help?
I worked Best Buy selling computers and peripherals through part of high school and all of college. There is one gentleman I remember very well, he came in every Saturday evening asking what the next day's ad held. At first we wouldn't tell him, but eventually we just caved in. Every week he would say that he was buying a computer "soon". He said he was waiting for the market to stabilize, and that everytime he decided on a computer, something better came out or a higher-end model dropped in price. He just couldn't make himself buy a computer and risk it being cheaper or discontinuted in a month. His visits became less and less frequent, but he never bought a computer that I'm aware of. He worried and fretted over price and technology. My optinion is that he would have been happier just buying something and not looking at the Best Buy ads until he was ready to purchase again.
#2. Everyone else has these cutsy little craptard things that your "person" is going to want to use as they get into computers. It is just human nature to want to fit it.
In Works there is an option to save as a Word document (.doc). If a file in Works is saved as its default(.wps) it will still open in Word 97, but not 2000, although the formatting may be messed up. I think you may be thinking of the spreadsheets in Works, they cannot be opened in Excel and must be saved as an Excel file in Works if you want to transfer them over to Excel.
...because my local cable complany kept upping the prices every couple months. What started out as a $29.99 service + $5.00/mo modem rental ended up costing me $60+/mo by the time I canceled, less than one year later. There were no service improvements or extras added in that time. I wasn't able to charge it to my employer (I need internet access for some system support work) because it wasn't reliable enough and I still needed to maintain a dial-up connection.
DMACC (the college in question) is a community college, and this program is at one of their many campuses all over the state. There's no history majors or English majors. There's degrees/certificates for stuff like court reporters, dental assistants, continuing education, etc.
In my four years at Iowa State University I had one project that required me to go to the library. Other than that, my professors made sure all the materials we needed were either available on the Internet or the campus network.
This program is great for working people, busy parents, and commuters. Everything they need will be available to them on their iPaq, and they won't need to spend hours in the library taking notes on reference books that can't be checked out.
All in all, I think this is a great idea. Iowa has continuously led the nation in eduational computing. The first digital computer was developed at Iowa State (it was also one of the first in the nation to have ethernet in all campus housing), and the first college with an all-wireless network (every student had an iBook with an air-port, and I know many of them took their school work with them out on the lakes and beaches) was Buena Vista in northern Iowa. I think more educational institutions should be looking forward and using technology to improve the lives of their students.
I know this is off-topic, but I was wondering what Java development tools (IDE, source control, etc) you use under OSX? I'm looking into buying a Mac, but I'm unsure how I would seamlessly transition my development work.
thanks!
Currently I live without cable or high-speed internet at home. It became a lose/lose situation for me when they started charging me $10 a month for the privledge of NOT having cable with my cable modem. That, combined with the fact that it took them six days to reestablish my connection when it was knocked out, usually on a monthly basis, made it easy for me to call them up and cancel.
The funny thing is, when I called, the woman on the phone asked me why I was canceling. I replied, "I don't want the service." She said, "I'm sorry, that's not an option." I'm guessing she was meaning on her screen, but I just hung up.
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Who doesn't hate Microsoft?
I suggest you take some of your resources down to the local food bank and feed some hungry people.
Food banks in the Madison, WI area won't take venison. As a matter of fact, they reject quite a bit of meat, saying their customers prefer hamburger.
Several big theater chains (Lowes comes to mind) have failed recently, even with $8 tickets. Maybe if the studios would make more movies worth 8 bucks, they would get more butts in the seats.
::clearing throat:: Several big theater chains (Lowes comes to mind) have failed recently because they charge $8 a ticket. Maybe if the theater would charge a fair admission, and candy wasn't priced out of my budget, they would get more butts in the seats and longer lines at the concessions.
My rewrite
First thought: This is stupid, but lets keep reading. So now I get to this little gem: It's about that whole religious fervor that grabs Mac users the way it doesn't with users of other platforms," said writer/director Jake Barnes, who described himself as a "recovering Mac addict."
Why bother to recover?
I suspet that the number of free hours given out by AOL accounts for millions of dollars each month in 'lost' revenue.
AOL doesn't 'lose' any revenue by giving away free months. In fact, they rake it in. They are in the advertising business, and the more customers that see those ads, the more AOL makes. They couldn't care less about the $21.95 that the subscriber pays.
I think that classes that require a specific compiler are often a good thing...
1. It makes the facilitation of the class simpler. The professor and TAs don't have to deal with problems related to multiple compilers, some of which they may not be familier.
2. Often times, one standard compiler can bring in bulk discounts or educational discounts so students can use these compilers at home. Often the price of some compilers is out of reach for students.
3. In the real world, an employer may (read:probably will) require that a specific compiler be used. Learning to adapt in college will make you a more valuable employee.
Enough of my ranting. I don't feel that I was harmed in any way be being required to use a specific compiler for any of my engineering or CS classes in college. In fact, it prepared me for using Visual Age for Java and other nasty IDEs/compilers at work...
A laptop running: - Windows XP Pro or 2000 Server. - MS Office Suite w Access - this gets used for everything, from tracking meetings in Outlook to calculations in Excel. - IDE: JBuilder, Netbeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Emacs, EditPad, JEdit, etc, etc. - Database: As if I want to twiddle my thumbs for a week while Systems dept creats a table and gives me access. I can have half the prototype done by then. Access ships with a stripped down version of SQL Server - great for getting started on the basic SQL no matter what DB it's eventually targetted for. - Photophop/Corel Graphics Suite: - Steinberg Wavelab: same as previous, sounds for your app, etc. - Cygwin! Bash. Never leave home without it. Perl, Python, XFree86, GCC, Make, and and endless list of every reason I love Linux all available for your convenience. Great for connectivity with Unix systems too.
I'd hate to see what you spend on licenses.
Of course once you buy something it is nearly outdated already, but there must be some marketing cycle for lowering prices and releasing new toys. Anyone seen any patterns that may help?
I worked Best Buy selling computers and peripherals through part of high school and all of college. There is one gentleman I remember very well, he came in every Saturday evening asking what the next day's ad held. At first we wouldn't tell him, but eventually we just caved in. Every week he would say that he was buying a computer "soon". He said he was waiting for the market to stabilize, and that everytime he decided on a computer, something better came out or a higher-end model dropped in price. He just couldn't make himself buy a computer and risk it being cheaper or discontinuted in a month. His visits became less and less frequent, but he never bought a computer that I'm aware of. He worried and fretted over price and technology. My optinion is that he would have been happier just buying something and not looking at the Best Buy ads until he was ready to purchase again.
#2. Everyone else has these cutsy little craptard things that your "person" is going to want to use as they get into computers. It is just human nature to want to fit it.
:)
craptard
In Works there is an option to save as a Word document (.doc). If a file in Works is saved as its default(.wps) it will still open in Word 97, but not 2000, although the formatting may be messed up. I think you may be thinking of the spreadsheets in Works, they cannot be opened in Excel and must be saved as an Excel file in Works if you want to transfer them over to Excel.
...because my local cable complany kept upping the prices every couple months. What started out as a $29.99 service + $5.00/mo modem rental ended up costing me $60+/mo by the time I canceled, less than one year later. There were no service improvements or extras added in that time. I wasn't able to charge it to my employer (I need internet access for some system support work) because it wasn't reliable enough and I still needed to maintain a dial-up connection.
hmmmmm.... take Creatine and eat rice??? not good advice. Creatine is bad for you and carbs will plump you up.
Opals aren't ideal for everyday wearing since they are so soft and tend to scratch and break easily.
A few points I'd like to make:
DMACC (the college in question) is a community college, and this program is at one of their many campuses all over the state. There's no history majors or English majors. There's degrees/certificates for stuff like court reporters, dental assistants, continuing education, etc.
In my four years at Iowa State University I had one project that required me to go to the library. Other than that, my professors made sure all the materials we needed were either available on the Internet or the campus network.
This program is great for working people, busy parents, and commuters. Everything they need will be available to them on their iPaq, and they won't need to spend hours in the library taking notes on reference books that can't be checked out.
All in all, I think this is a great idea. Iowa has continuously led the nation in eduational computing. The first digital computer was developed at Iowa State (it was also one of the first in the nation to have ethernet in all campus housing), and the first college with an all-wireless network (every student had an iBook with an air-port, and I know many of them took their school work with them out on the lakes and beaches) was Buena Vista in northern Iowa. I think more educational institutions should be looking forward and using technology to improve the lives of their students.
Floppies:
138889 / 20 per pack = 6,945 packs
$5/pack - $5 mail-in-rebate = free
6,945 rebates * $.37 postage = $2,569
of course, this isn't taking sales tax into account....
Packard Bell was purchased by NEC a couple years ago.
Dude, one more reason to get a Mac!
I know this is off-topic, but I was wondering what Java development tools (IDE, source control, etc) you use under OSX? I'm looking into buying a Mac, but I'm unsure how I would seamlessly transition my development work. thanks!
Currently I live without cable or high-speed internet at home. It became a lose/lose situation for me when they started charging me $10 a month for the privledge of NOT having cable with my cable modem. That, combined with the fact that it took them six days to reestablish my connection when it was knocked out, usually on a monthly basis, made it easy for me to call them up and cancel. The funny thing is, when I called, the woman on the phone asked me why I was canceling. I replied, "I don't want the service." She said, "I'm sorry, that's not an option." I'm guessing she was meaning on her screen, but I just hung up.