I doubt that linksys put weak antennas on their APs. I just switched from a SMC Barricade that had to be reset every day or so to the Linksys wireless router. I get better coverage with the Linksys. I have also read that Linksys has the best signal of many of the AP vendors.
You aren't thinking like a geek. You don't actually Ride the bicycle! You devise a robot to ride the bicycle while you sit theare and watch/tweak it. Then you get a cup of coffee and start the LAN party while your robo-bicyclist entertains the fragged with the Hokey Spokes.
Come on, everyone knows that there really is no International Space Station. It is a hologram that is projected from different sites around the globe. Just like the lunar landing was filmed in Hollywood. Everyone Knows that.
Most people don't own property in space. Satellites will ultimately be the way we go. It is just a matter of time before we have a complete geo-syncronous coverage of the globe for data communication. This will include internet, entertainment, telephone, etc... All types of media will be in the same data stream.
I know that Satellites aren't cheap, and the whole thing is wrought with problems, but that is the way we are headed. You wouldn't have to worry about access in rural areas, or even in wilderness areas.
I think that wireless will ultimately be the answer to the broadband problem. Most of the cost in bringing any service into the home, be it cable, internet, or telephone, is the cost of running a wire out there. If we could do all of the same stuff wirelessly, then it could be a lot cheaper.
I think that we are still quite a way off from that, but this is a good step in the right direction.
I know what you mean, but from what I have read, those currently developing flying cars (Moller, MACRO Industries, etc...) are all planning on haveing them computer controlled. Basically, you would enter a destination address (GPS or something), and the car would take you there.
So, I guess I do not want to see flying cars until people learn how to program computers better than Microsoft. Nothing worse than being at 30,000 feet and having a General Protection Fault - Please shutdown and restart your flying car. If problem persists, please use parachute.
After reading this article, I went and searched for the new iPAQs. The new one has integrated WiFi and Bluetooth, as well as an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner (how useful). They also have a lighter version. For me, the integrated WiFi is a big selling point, but I don't care much about Bluetooth yet, and I care none at all about a fingerprint scanner.
Does anyone know what other PocketPCs are coming with integrated WiFi? I only know of the new iPAQ and the Toshiba.
The original Star Trek series was very low budget and many people were surprised that it survived those first few seasons. Did you know that the show was going to be like this before you signed on? And was it a difficult decision for you to take the role of Kirk?
The new iPAQs have the 400 mhz processors, and one model comes with integrated bluetooth. Since all of the pocket PC's come with Microsoft PocketPC 2002 OS installed, they should all run the same software. Some may run it better than others, though. The iPAQ still doesnt have a model that has both a CFII slot and a SD slot (which is why I haven't bought one yet.) Plus, from what I have read, upgrading to the 400mhz model doesn't really increase the speed on the iPAQ as much as it does on other brands pocket pcs.
It will be interesting to see how this one stands up to the $600 models out right now. Two of the things that the iPAQ rules the rest on are the integrated speaker volume/quality, and the brightness of the screen. Plus, the iPAQ generally comes with much more extra software packages than other brands.
No, It is not tough to say, but we STILL are not talking about a domain name in the Bill Wyman issue. There is no domain name, was never a domain name, and will never be a domain name (because someone else already has it.) The issue with Bill Wyman is that he is being ordered to stop using his name on the articles that he writes because the greedy lawyer thinks that someone will confuse him with Bill Wyman the Rolling Stone. Fat chance.
The Nissan case is over a domain name. And I don't think that it matters a bit who had the name first. If they are both commercial entites and they both are named Nissan, then whoever registered the domain name first gets it. It goes the other way as well. If Mr. Nissan of Nissan computers decided that he wanted to start making automobiles and selling them under the name Nissan, he could not. Because Nissan Corporation owns the trademark. But Computers and Automobiles are two different industries and cannot easily be confused (but probably could be if you tried hard enough).
Regardless of when Nissan Corp became Nissan Corp, Nissan Computers registered the domain first. They are a commercial entity and have just as much right to a.com name as Nissan Corp. Therefore Nissan Computers should get to keep the domain, and Nissan Corp. can go spit.
Besides, if I am looking for a Nissan automobile, and I go to nissan.com and see computer equipment. I doubt that I will say, "Oh well, I guess I will just buy a computer instead." I will probably go to google and type Nissan and see what pops up. It only takes about 20 seconds to find the site.
-- Or about 20 minutes via dialup...
Yes, they did include steganography in Along came a Spider. Steganography is not a new technology. People have been encoding data in digital images for years now. It involves replacing the least significant bit(s) of an image with the data. The human eye cannot notice the subtle color shifts that this causes. The more data that you encrypt, the more significant bits must be replaced, and the more distortion to the image.
This is also a technology that it was speculated (but never proven to my knowledge) that Bin Laden and the AlQuida group had been using to communciate with operatives around the world.
Interesting. I didn't know that Nokia had these problems. My wife and I both have a 5165, and it works just fine. I have never had a problem with mine. Excellent coverage, battery life, etc... The only annoying thing is the antenna.
Do many people have these problems, or are you in the minority? Just curious.
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Sorry, that link should have been here.
I think that I would prefer a cube myself. This looks much nicer.
So why didn't your parents buy a spherical coffee table?
Or a SMC Barricade SMC7004VWBR either.
What do you mean? This is slashdot, everyone is Informative, even if they are wrong.
I doubt that linksys put weak antennas on their APs. I just switched from a SMC Barricade that had to be reset every day or so to the Linksys wireless router. I get better coverage with the Linksys. I have also read that Linksys has the best signal of many of the AP vendors.
You mean AOL isn't the best way to access the internet any more? What will I do?
You aren't thinking like a geek. You don't actually Ride the bicycle! You devise a robot to ride the bicycle while you sit theare and watch/tweak it. Then you get a cup of coffee and start the LAN party while your robo-bicyclist entertains the fragged with the Hokey Spokes.
Come on, everyone knows that there really is no International Space Station. It is a hologram that is projected from different sites around the globe. Just like the lunar landing was filmed in Hollywood. Everyone Knows that.
Lets just hope that one of our fellow Slashdotters doesn't post "FIRST POST" to the FCC...
Most people don't own property in space. Satellites will ultimately be the way we go. It is just a matter of time before we have a complete geo-syncronous coverage of the globe for data communication. This will include internet, entertainment, telephone, etc... All types of media will be in the same data stream.
I know that Satellites aren't cheap, and the whole thing is wrought with problems, but that is the way we are headed. You wouldn't have to worry about access in rural areas, or even in wilderness areas.
I think that wireless will ultimately be the answer to the broadband problem. Most of the cost in bringing any service into the home, be it cable, internet, or telephone, is the cost of running a wire out there. If we could do all of the same stuff wirelessly, then it could be a lot cheaper.
I think that we are still quite a way off from that, but this is a good step in the right direction.
However,
If a book gets scratched, ripped, written on, dirty, etc. You can still read it. Good luck doing that on an optical media without losing data.
Many of the problems with books are solved by microfiche. Storage space dwindles, and the medium is no longer paper.
By simple life form, do they mean a DMCA lawyer?
Wait a minute. You mean I can't trust Microsoft?
I know what you mean, but from what I have read, those currently developing flying cars (Moller, MACRO Industries, etc...) are all planning on haveing them computer controlled. Basically, you would enter a destination address (GPS or something), and the car would take you there.
So, I guess I do not want to see flying cars until people learn how to program computers better than Microsoft. Nothing worse than being at 30,000 feet and having a General Protection Fault - Please shutdown and restart your flying car. If problem persists, please use parachute.
After reading this article, I went and searched for the new iPAQs. The new one has integrated WiFi and Bluetooth, as well as an integrated biometric fingerprint scanner (how useful). They also have a lighter version. For me, the integrated WiFi is a big selling point, but I don't care much about Bluetooth yet, and I care none at all about a fingerprint scanner.
Does anyone know what other PocketPCs are coming with integrated WiFi? I only know of the new iPAQ and the Toshiba.
Mr. Shatner,
The original Star Trek series was very low budget and many people were surprised that it survived those first few seasons. Did you know that the show was going to be like this before you signed on? And was it a difficult decision for you to take the role of Kirk?
The new iPAQs have the 400 mhz processors, and one model comes with integrated bluetooth. Since all of the pocket PC's come with Microsoft PocketPC 2002 OS installed, they should all run the same software. Some may run it better than others, though. The iPAQ still doesnt have a model that has both a CFII slot and a SD slot (which is why I haven't bought one yet.) Plus, from what I have read, upgrading to the 400mhz model doesn't really increase the speed on the iPAQ as much as it does on other brands pocket pcs.
It will be interesting to see how this one stands up to the $600 models out right now. Two of the things that the iPAQ rules the rest on are the integrated speaker volume/quality, and the brightness of the screen. Plus, the iPAQ generally comes with much more extra software packages than other brands.
No, It is not tough to say, but we STILL are not talking about a domain name in the Bill Wyman issue. There is no domain name, was never a domain name, and will never be a domain name (because someone else already has it.) The issue with Bill Wyman is that he is being ordered to stop using his name on the articles that he writes because the greedy lawyer thinks that someone will confuse him with Bill Wyman the Rolling Stone. Fat chance.
The Nissan case is over a domain name. And I don't think that it matters a bit who had the name first. If they are both commercial entites and they both are named Nissan, then whoever registered the domain name first gets it. It goes the other way as well. If Mr. Nissan of Nissan computers decided that he wanted to start making automobiles and selling them under the name Nissan, he could not. Because Nissan Corporation owns the trademark. But Computers and Automobiles are two different industries and cannot easily be confused (but probably could be if you tried hard enough).
Regardless of when Nissan Corp became Nissan Corp, Nissan Computers registered the domain first. They are a commercial entity and have just as much right to a .com name as Nissan Corp. Therefore Nissan Computers should get to keep the domain, and Nissan Corp. can go spit.
Besides, if I am looking for a Nissan automobile, and I go to nissan.com and see computer equipment. I doubt that I will say, "Oh well, I guess I will just buy a computer instead." I will probably go to google and type Nissan and see what pops up. It only takes about 20 seconds to find the site.
-- Or about 20 minutes via dialup...
Yes, they did include steganography in Along came a Spider. Steganography is not a new technology. People have been encoding data in digital images for years now. It involves replacing the least significant bit(s) of an image with the data. The human eye cannot notice the subtle color shifts that this causes. The more data that you encrypt, the more significant bits must be replaced, and the more distortion to the image. This is also a technology that it was speculated (but never proven to my knowledge) that Bin Laden and the AlQuida group had been using to communciate with operatives around the world.
Oh, you mean the tri-corder. It should be out for beta testing soon.
Interesting. I didn't know that Nokia had these problems. My wife and I both have a 5165, and it works just fine. I have never had a problem with mine. Excellent coverage, battery life, etc... The only annoying thing is the antenna. Do many people have these problems, or are you in the minority? Just curious.
Also don't forget the 3D rendering platforms. They are already well suited to take advantage of this.