Yes I have... In fact, I use my Acer Travelmate T102i every weekday for about 8 hours a day.
I'm a college student and researcher in Biochemistry.
Tablet PCs are _perfect_ for this setting. I can take notes without having to lug around huge notebooks, I can reference professor's webpages on the fly, and most importantly: I can include all the diagrams and drawings needed in my field in with my notes, saved on a computer to search and reference.
You can't type a lot of college notes- there are too many diagrams, drawings, and weird flowcharts to do that.
I haven't used a notebook since November, when I first got my Tablet PC, and it's completely changed the way I get my work done.
Get an english introduction and such at http://www.knoppix.net/
It painlessly boots up without changing anything on your hard drives, autoconfigures amazingly well (it recognized by usb webcam, DVD burner, pcmcia cards on my laptop, you name it).
Play around with it, see what Linux would be like on your system.
Then, if you want to keep it, issue on command, wlak through an installer script (maybe 4 or 5 decisions, all clearly spelled out), and bam-- You have Linux running and configured on your system.
Heck, using the advice on the Knoppix forums, I have my Dell desktop at home dual-booting WinXP and Linux using the Windows bootloader, so that my windows drive was never touched.
I just checked out the free trial at eMusic... and I was getting very impressed. A wide selection of music I enjoy, incredily fast downloads, very geek savvy.
But I always read the legalese.
And eMusic's terms state that you cannot sell the music you buy from them-- in effect, you are not buying the music at all, you are licensing it.
I find that unacceptable, personally. My biggest problem with computers is the concept of licensing (sadly, even Linux is licensed, though its license is fairly open-ended).
Whenever possible, I only pay money for things I will OWN. I don't want to subscribe to eMusic and RENT music. I want to OWN music.
I think this level of Doomsaying is unwarrented. Yes, the internet is getting more and more crowded with extraneous information.
But that's merely an impetus to develope more intelligent and autonomous personal filtering software and other such "evolving" technologies.
If you view the internet in an organic fashion, as a gorwing network with nodes added everyday, you can easily see predators "evolving". That simply means we need more adpative techniques to deal with them.
I don't see the "free" internet vanishing anytime soon.
Wait... doesn't that mean that to be accessible, every server (heck, every IP) will need to pay for domain registration?
What am I missing.. If I have a home network under IPv6, how will I identify computers? Currently, my computers are 192.0.0.3 (desktop), 192.0.0.5 (laptop), etc...
How will I identify them if the dang address is too long and obtuse to remember?
Simple question that I googled and still haven't seen an answer to:
How long is the IP address under IPv6?
There are still servers that I visit (for games, etc), using the real IP address... like 131.107.164.10, a great Halflife server.
That's 11 digits... I think I could easily remember 16 to 20 or so. Beyond that, I think I'd be straining to keep the different IP addresses all serperate in my head.
So, how long is an address under the new proposal?
Simple question that I googled and still haven't seen an answer to:
How long is the IP address under IPv6?
There are still servers that I visit (for games, etc), using the real IP address... like 131.107.164.10, a great Halflife server.
That's 11 digits... I think I could easily remember 16 to 20 or so. Beyond that, I think I'd be straining to keep the different IP addresses all serperate in my head.
So, how long is an address under the new proposal?
As a college student myself, I can state that your computer needs really depend on your major.
A creative writing major or history major may get my with just a desktop, though many may enjoy just a low-end laptop... If they play computer games, I'd stick with just a nice desktop.
Engineers, at the schools I've seen, spend much more time working in groups and on-site working on projects. I'd recommend a high-power laptop, with a docking station and keyboard back at "home"
The hard sciences rely on a lot of visual information, often best communicated by graphs and figures... For many, I'd just recommend a desktop. A laptop won't be that useful in class, because you won't be able to draw figures fast enough.
But... I'm a biochemistry major, and I use an Acer Travelmate Tablet PC. It's totally revised the way I do work-- For anyone who deals with figures and graphs and diagrams all day, I can not recommend a Tablet PC enough. I don't even have a paper notebook for classes anymore-- With my Tablet PC I can take all my diagrams and notes, and search them and organize them. It's great!
Suddenly, I'm very jealous of India...
"What should be noted about him is that he is not a politician, but a scientist and an independent thinker foremost."
I honestly think that places him in a better position to make responsible decisions for his country than being a career politician (the norm in the US). Is it any surprise that a scientist of some sort would advocate different computer strategies? The biochemistry lab I work at uses linux clusters (OS X) exclusively, because they actually work.
Then again, you'll pry my XP Tablet from my dead fingers... or whenever I can get Tablet functionality on another OS
I use Comcast Cable Internet in Colorado, and my average upload download speeds are:
~1700 kbps download
~300 kbps upload
As tested on PCPitStop.com
Is my service just incredibly good? 800 kbps seems VERY slow.
Conversely, on my univeristy campus, as of right now, I'm getting only ~1300 kbps- though sometimes I can get as high as ~3000 kbps, so it varies a bit.
I'm a college student in Biochemistry.
I have an Acer Travelmate 100 Tablet PC.
I LOVE it. I can take graphical notes in chemistry class, my entire campus is wirelessly enabled, and I can't imagine going back to my days without it.
Tablet PCs aren't bad or useless. They have customers who love them and use them everyday.
Get over yourselves and make a Linux Tablet PC for me to use.
Secondly- This review ISN'T for a tablet PC. Check your facts, please.
Many movies portray hackers and phreaks in various, mostly inaccurate ways, from the fun but fantasy of movies like "Hackers" to the more recent depictions like The Rat in the new movie "The Core", who uses a comb as a whistle to phreak someone's cell phone.
My question is: How do you feel about these depictions of phreaks and hackers? Is it good that media largely glosses over the reality, and focuses on making them look hip, or is it vaguely insulting?
I got an Acer TravelMate C102i (the convertible one, with wireless networking) on Tuesday, and already I've switched to taking all my notes on it.
I recommend one to any college student who can afford one...
On a side note: My handwriting is BAD, and it recognizes easily 99% of my henpecks.
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Yes I have... In fact, I use my Acer Travelmate T102i every weekday for about 8 hours a day.
I'm a college student and researcher in Biochemistry.
Tablet PCs are _perfect_ for this setting. I can take notes without having to lug around huge notebooks, I can reference professor's webpages on the fly, and most importantly: I can include all the diagrams and drawings needed in my field in with my notes, saved on a computer to search and reference.
You can't type a lot of college notes- there are too many diagrams, drawings, and weird flowcharts to do that.
I haven't used a notebook since November, when I first got my Tablet PC, and it's completely changed the way I get my work done.
I don't think you can beat Ximia's Evolution for mail, calendar, etc on Linux systems.
Just wanted to echo the Knoppix LiveCD praise.
Get an english introduction and such at http://www.knoppix.net/
It painlessly boots up without changing anything on your hard drives, autoconfigures amazingly well (it recognized by usb webcam, DVD burner, pcmcia cards on my laptop, you name it).
Play around with it, see what Linux would be like on your system.
Then, if you want to keep it, issue on command, wlak through an installer script (maybe 4 or 5 decisions, all clearly spelled out), and bam-- You have Linux running and configured on your system.
Heck, using the advice on the Knoppix forums, I have my Dell desktop at home dual-booting WinXP and Linux using the Windows bootloader, so that my windows drive was never touched.
It's a great project, really it is.
I just checked out the free trial at eMusic... and I was getting very impressed. A wide selection of music I enjoy, incredily fast downloads, very geek savvy.
But I always read the legalese.
And eMusic's terms state that you cannot sell the music you buy from them-- in effect, you are not buying the music at all, you are licensing it.
I find that unacceptable, personally. My biggest problem with computers is the concept of licensing (sadly, even Linux is licensed, though its license is fairly open-ended).
Whenever possible, I only pay money for things I will OWN. I don't want to subscribe to eMusic and RENT music. I want to OWN music.
*sigh* and eMusic looked so promising.
I doubt any of the bidders want the song--
They recognize this as an important challenge to DRM.
I think this level of Doomsaying is unwarrented. Yes, the internet is getting more and more crowded with extraneous information.
But that's merely an impetus to develope more intelligent and autonomous personal filtering software and other such "evolving" technologies.
If you view the internet in an organic fashion, as a gorwing network with nodes added everyday, you can easily see predators "evolving". That simply means we need more adpative techniques to deal with them.
I don't see the "free" internet vanishing anytime soon.
Wait... doesn't that mean that to be accessible, every server (heck, every IP) will need to pay for domain registration?
What am I missing.. If I have a home network under IPv6, how will I identify computers? Currently, my computers are 192.0.0.3 (desktop), 192.0.0.5 (laptop), etc...
How will I identify them if the dang address is too long and obtuse to remember?
Simple question that I googled and still haven't seen an answer to:
How long is the IP address under IPv6?
There are still servers that I visit (for games, etc), using the real IP address... like 131.107.164.10, a great Halflife server.
That's 11 digits... I think I could easily remember 16 to 20 or so. Beyond that, I think I'd be straining to keep the different IP addresses all serperate in my head.
So, how long is an address under the new proposal?
Simple question that I googled and still haven't seen an answer to:
How long is the IP address under IPv6?
There are still servers that I visit (for games, etc), using the real IP address... like 131.107.164.10, a great Halflife server.
That's 11 digits... I think I could easily remember 16 to 20 or so. Beyond that, I think I'd be straining to keep the different IP addresses all serperate in my head.
So, how long is an address under the new proposal?
As a college student myself, I can state that your computer needs really depend on your major.
A creative writing major or history major may get my with just a desktop, though many may enjoy just a low-end laptop... If they play computer games, I'd stick with just a nice desktop.
Engineers, at the schools I've seen, spend much more time working in groups and on-site working on projects. I'd recommend a high-power laptop, with a docking station and keyboard back at "home"
The hard sciences rely on a lot of visual information, often best communicated by graphs and figures... For many, I'd just recommend a desktop. A laptop won't be that useful in class, because you won't be able to draw figures fast enough.
But... I'm a biochemistry major, and I use an Acer Travelmate Tablet PC. It's totally revised the way I do work-- For anyone who deals with figures and graphs and diagrams all day, I can not recommend a Tablet PC enough. I don't even have a paper notebook for classes anymore-- With my Tablet PC I can take all my diagrams and notes, and search them and organize them. It's great!
Suddenly, I'm very jealous of India... "What should be noted about him is that he is not a politician, but a scientist and an independent thinker foremost." I honestly think that places him in a better position to make responsible decisions for his country than being a career politician (the norm in the US). Is it any surprise that a scientist of some sort would advocate different computer strategies? The biochemistry lab I work at uses linux clusters (OS X) exclusively, because they actually work. Then again, you'll pry my XP Tablet from my dead fingers... or whenever I can get Tablet functionality on another OS
I use Comcast Cable Internet in Colorado, and my average upload download speeds are: ~1700 kbps download ~300 kbps upload As tested on PCPitStop.com Is my service just incredibly good? 800 kbps seems VERY slow. Conversely, on my univeristy campus, as of right now, I'm getting only ~1300 kbps- though sometimes I can get as high as ~3000 kbps, so it varies a bit.
I'm a college student in Biochemistry. I have an Acer Travelmate 100 Tablet PC. I LOVE it. I can take graphical notes in chemistry class, my entire campus is wirelessly enabled, and I can't imagine going back to my days without it. Tablet PCs aren't bad or useless. They have customers who love them and use them everyday. Get over yourselves and make a Linux Tablet PC for me to use. Secondly- This review ISN'T for a tablet PC. Check your facts, please.
Many movies portray hackers and phreaks in various, mostly inaccurate ways, from the fun but fantasy of movies like "Hackers" to the more recent depictions like The Rat in the new movie "The Core", who uses a comb as a whistle to phreak someone's cell phone. My question is: How do you feel about these depictions of phreaks and hackers? Is it good that media largely glosses over the reality, and focuses on making them look hip, or is it vaguely insulting?
I got an Acer TravelMate C102i (the convertible one, with wireless networking) on Tuesday, and already I've switched to taking all my notes on it. I recommend one to any college student who can afford one... On a side note: My handwriting is BAD, and it recognizes easily 99% of my henpecks.