Unless you are truly far away from civilization, check books out from your local public library. They keep thousands of books (and can get almost anything not in the collection) in temperature and humidity controlled conditions with careful organization.
The only thing that new-style Star Wars has contributed to our household is a phrase that my wife and I use when raiding the pantry: "Meesa hungry and weesa out of food."
In the BBS days, we really did that sort of thing. Users for whom any regional BBS was a long distance call would make requests at special interest group meetings that those in local calling areas download files, articles, and discussions to floppies to hand over at the next meeting.
Plus, text messaging terms do things like abreviate a word or sound with a letter or number that sounds like it, whereas these give you the first and last letter and the length of the word. It's a different method altogether.
Here are two steaming piles of crap. This one is a bit darker, but it smells just as bad.
The article lost me when it degenerated into text message territory.
When you're creating software for all to use, keep three keywords in mind: internationalization, localization, and accessibility (commonly abbreviated i18n, l10n, and a11y, respectively).
is "Inventor denies dead cat fuel story." Unless it was recently changed, that is a fairly clear indicator that the Slashdot story was purposely disingenuous.
It should be embarrassing that someone who is trusted to go on stage with Bill Gates to help explain things has atrocious spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
My first impression is negative--they've made using XP as clunky as using OS X! Check out the glacial scrolling and window resizing.
If one can get past "Mac" OS X's UI problems (the Mac OS was so good! Why did you. ..), then iTunes is a great application on that platform. Its functionality appears to be the same on Windows. It is just a shame that they ported the UI sluggishness to a platform on which it is not inherent.
That is why I have not bought any of the color PDAs. My m500 often gets nearly twenty hours of actual use per charge. I tried a Toshiba E740. It had some cool features, but the battery life ran from two to three hours, making it useless. Sadly, it seems that flash and sizzle are more important than usability to most handheld buyers. After all, Psion got the usability angle bang-on too, and they are largely out of the market.
This sounds exactly like my PDA usage. I bought a Hangspring Visor Deluxe when they first came out. I have tried several other models since then, but all went back to the store since none offered a compelling upgrade. I am still using the Visor, although it has lately developed a battery-sucking problem.
This reminds me of the situation at a newspaper where I used to work. I was the Mac admin, taking care of over two hundred machines (clients and servers), plus an HP-UX box. The paper had about thirty PC clients and a couple of servers (all NT 4). They employed three admins to take care of the PC systems.
The main problem with the web subscription model at this point is that one must pay separately for one's internet access. Imagine having to pay fifty dollars per month for the possibility of watching cable or satellite television. To actually view any content, one would then be required to subscribe to each channel individually, at additional cost. Not many takers, eh?
One possible future model is actually a return to an old one: a model similar to that of CompuServe or America Online before the internet explosion--a package of access and (often exclusive) content.
Slashdot Mirror
Unless you are truly far away from civilization, check books out from your local public library. They keep thousands of books (and can get almost anything not in the collection) in temperature and humidity controlled conditions with careful organization.
The only thing that new-style Star Wars has contributed to our household is a phrase that my wife and I use when raiding the pantry: "Meesa hungry and weesa out of food."
"Maybe" != "May be"
It could be a hit. Watch Ping Pong and you will understand.
In the BBS days, we really did that sort of thing. Users for whom any regional BBS was a long distance call would make requests at special interest group meetings that those in local calling areas download files, articles, and discussions to floppies to hand over at the next meeting.
Plus, text messaging terms do things like abreviate a word or sound with a letter or number that sounds like it, whereas these give you the first and last letter and the length of the word. It's a different method altogether.
Here are two steaming piles of crap. This one is a bit darker, but it smells just as bad.
The article lost me when it degenerated into text message territory.
When you're creating software for all to use, keep three keywords in mind: internationalization, localization, and accessibility (commonly abbreviated i18n, l10n, and a11y, respectively).
is "Inventor denies dead cat fuel story." Unless it was recently changed, that is a fairly clear indicator that the Slashdot story was purposely disingenuous.
Indeed. I expect the G5s to hover.
I use a Dell Axim x50v and a Bluetooth keyboard. See the details.
The Sad State of Writing and Editing
They did make wooden computer cases (Apple I).
Simple Living is a great resource for those interested in voluntary simplicity/general frugality.
They could have at least corrected the grammar before printing up thousands of copies.
I have posted a few essays on the topic at ophion.freeshell.org.
It's a handy typing tip!
My first impression is negative--they've made using XP as clunky as using OS X! Check out the glacial scrolling and window resizing.
.), then iTunes is a great application on that platform. Its functionality appears to be the same on Windows. It is just a shame that they ported the UI sluggishness to a platform on which it is not inherent.
If one can get past "Mac" OS X's UI problems (the Mac OS was so good! Why did you. .
When people use the (shudder) expression "ATM machine," I usually shout "machine! machine!"
That is why I have not bought any of the color PDAs. My m500 often gets nearly twenty hours of actual use per charge. I tried a Toshiba E740. It had some cool features, but the battery life ran from two to three hours, making it useless. Sadly, it seems that flash and sizzle are more important than usability to most handheld buyers. After all, Psion got the usability angle bang-on too, and they are largely out of the market.
This sounds exactly like my PDA usage. I bought a Hangspring Visor Deluxe when they first came out. I have tried several other models since then, but all went back to the store since none offered a compelling upgrade. I am still using the Visor, although it has lately developed a battery-sucking problem.
This reminds me of the situation at a newspaper where I used to work. I was the Mac admin, taking care of over two hundred machines (clients and servers), plus an HP-UX box. The paper had about thirty PC clients and a couple of servers (all NT 4). They employed three admins to take care of the PC systems.
One possible future model is actually a return to an old one: a model similar to that of CompuServe or America Online before the internet explosion--a package of access and (often exclusive) content.