Scratch that off the list of things Steve Jobs would never do! First they announce they are going to use Intel CPUs, now this. What's next a Video iPod?
If this means that people will have to pass an Amateur Radio license exam to use a cell phone, then I'm all for it. Please, anything to get fewer people running around with annoying loud ring tones in movie theaters, driving while on the phone, and yelling into phones in restaurants!:)
Power Computing is still around, though they sell x86 boxes now.
I was going to reply that Power Computing Corp. was purchased by Apple when Steve Jobs returned. But it is not that simple. Read about it in Wikipedia. But I don't think the wiki entry is 100% correct. It appears that Power Computing is not completely gone and still has a support line. I found it in this support article on Apple's web site. I called the number and the technician I spoke to said that they never sold PC clones, they no longer have a website, and these days they get relatively few calls anymore because their systems were "a dying breed." It appears that the support line was kept around to comply with outstanding support contract obligations. It is also interesting to note that Apple does provide some hardware related patches for Power Computing clones.
The Power Computing company linked in the parent is not the same company that sold Mac clones. The Mac clone maker was Power Computing Corp, not Ltd. Power Computing was a company in Texas and these folks are in England. Also, their "About Us" page says they sold some Atari and Amiga related products but there is no mention of Apple clones.
His page isn't pretty, and he could really use a course in web design before sending his work in to Slashdot. But that doesn't mean his information isn't accurate, and I certainly feel he deserves to be heard.
Just to clarify, the page is not mine. And I agree that the site is not pretty and the writing is poor, but I posted it because I feel the information is valid and important.
...lack of free and fair elections, and political prisoners.
I'm glad we agree on something!:)
It is just that I am tired of hearing people say that healthcare in Cuba is so great when it is not. Is it better than most "third world" countries? Sure! But I wouldn't brag about it either. Most recent exiles (as well as Cubans still on the island brave enough to speak their mind) will tell you the same.
For example, one thing that people praise about healthcare in Cuba is the relatively low rate of AIDS infections. But their methods of locking up AIDS patients would be unacceptable in the "western world."
Would it help if you saw that the source of these photos is a legitimate news source? Probably not. It comes down to who *you* want to believe. If you want to believe what Castro and his govermnent say about their heathcare system, that is fine with me. Don't call me a "simpleton" just because I don't. That sort of ad hominem attack does not change the fact that not all the evidence points to a health care paradise in Cuba.
It seems like NetBSD would have been a better choice to install on the hardware available in Cuba. Hopefully they will comply with the GPL and release the changes necessary to make these ports.
but despite crushing US sanctions it still manages to give basic health care...
Really?!? How do you know you can trust the statistics that the Cuban government publishes? See for yourselfthe great healthcare you can get as a Cuban citizen.
This is also a particularly good time to keep an eye on news coming out of Cuba because tomorrow a large group of dissidents in the island are preparing to meet despite goverment opposition in what they are calling the Assembly to Promote Civil Society.
Others here have mentioned how people are not allowed Internet access. But it doesn't stop there. Books are censored too. People who try to operate private libraries from their homes are often arrested and have had their books confiscated and destroyed.
The stories go on and on. I could tell you about my relatives who were arrested for buying or selling things like meat or car tires. Or my own father who jumped from a moving train to escape his military captors because they were going to make him face a firing squad for handing out anti-Castro propaganda. It amazes me how little of this is known or covered in the news.
Agreed, but the real question is, which certs should I pursue? I'm pursuing Linux certifications and I'm wondering whether it is better to get a vendor neutral cert (CompTIA Linux+ and LPIC) or vendor specific certs from RedHat and Novell.
Am I missing something? Why is Apple calling this a new feature for Tiger? I can do this now with Panther's calculator. Try it yourself! Look for "Display Format" in the Calculator view menu.
I'm excited for Tiger and all that but I think that list is a bit inflated.
Actually if you think about what vendors are latching on to this, they are not in it to develop something new, rather they want to sell databases, hardware, operating systems, services, etc.
Health Care IT can learn from the mistakes of the 90s
Yeah, I work in healthcare IT and we're not waiting until 2009 to start updating our code for Y2K! Unlike the rest of people in IT who waited until the last minute.
I've been following this story for some time now. For me, the cool thing about this quasi-open-source project is that it will be built using source code that was released to the public thanks to the US FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).
This software was built years ago by the Department of Veterans Affairs for its hospitals and clinics. Similar commercial software is easily sold for over US$1 Million. I would love to see more software developed by the US government with taxpayer money released into the public so that the open source community can benefit. If you know of any government software that could be useful, file a FOIA request! (Assuming of course that it does not violate national security, yada, yada.)
For more info on this software and other open source stuff going on in the healthcare world, see these links:
<stupid poster>
OK, I give up! Where is the search box? You know, like the place I type the words I want it to look for?
Oh I get it! I'm supposed to search for the "search" box!
Um, if that's the case I don't think it will catch on! I mean that Google thing has their search box right in the middle of their main page. Duh! This thing sucks. I think I'll stick with DogPile.
</stupid poster>
That's it! Next time someone asks me to clean viruses and spyware from a Windows PC, I'll tell them Windows doesn't exist. Whoa! I just realized, I have the best job in the world. All the computers I manage don't exist anymore!
Oh no! I've created a paradox! My computer doesn't exi..[NO CARRIER]
I don't understand why this sort of thing doesn't happen more often. In fact, I suspect that the GPL license, may be too restrictive and not enforceable. US citizens have a right to receiving that code (and other information) in the public domain under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). (There are limits regarding national security, etc.) This has already been done with software in the past.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has been actively developing and using the VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) software since the 1980's. This software has a proven track record and is used in hundreds of healthcare facilities of all sizes. Many agree that it is at least as good as multi-million dollar systems from companies like Siemens, GE, Cerner, and McKesson.
The VistA software has already been released to the public domain under the US Freedom of Information Act. Since then an active open source community has grown around that freely available code and is even being used in non-government facilities around the world. More recently the open source community and the VA developers have begun discussions on how to combine their efforts.
So if you know of any useful software developed by the US government, speak up and ask for it to be opened up so everyone can benefit!!
I've been working in Healthcare IT for nearly 9 years. As an open source advocate, I am really excited by the progress and interest I've seen lately in FOSS solutions in the healthcare realm.
There was a time that I thought the open source model would never work in vertical markets. Boy, am I glad I was wrong! Check out LinuxMedNews to get an idea of how much is happening in this area.
Here are some links to projects that I find interesting and seem to have the most traction:
There are many, many more. These are just some that came to mind. If you work in healthcare, do yourself a favor and check out this thriving community!
I realize you may only have one Mac to work with, but if you have two, you may want to try out Firewire target disk mode. It allows you to connect one Mac to another and use the first as an external disk. This is much more flexible than booting from the install CD.
Has anyone tried connecting a Mac in target disk mode to a PC with a Firewire card? Was the PC able to mount the Mac as an external disk? If you don't have another Mac, that may also work assuming the PC knows what to do with HFS filesystem.
I use vMac whenever I want to run Dungeon of Doom. I got hooked on that game when I got my first Mac. It is still one of my favorite games of all time.
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Scratch that off the list of things Steve Jobs would never do! First they announce they are going to use Intel CPUs, now this. What's next a Video iPod?
If this means that people will have to pass an Amateur Radio license exam to use a cell phone, then I'm all for it. Please, anything to get fewer people running around with annoying loud ring tones in movie theaters, driving while on the phone, and yelling into phones in restaurants! :)
Power Computing is still around, though they sell x86 boxes now.
I was going to reply that Power Computing Corp. was purchased by Apple when Steve Jobs returned. But it is not that simple. Read about it in Wikipedia. But I don't think the wiki entry is 100% correct. It appears that Power Computing is not completely gone and still has a support line. I found it in this support article on Apple's web site. I called the number and the technician I spoke to said that they never sold PC clones, they no longer have a website, and these days they get relatively few calls anymore because their systems were "a dying breed." It appears that the support line was kept around to comply with outstanding support contract obligations. It is also interesting to note that Apple does provide some hardware related patches for Power Computing clones.
The Power Computing company linked in the parent is not the same company that sold Mac clones. The Mac clone maker was Power Computing Corp , not Ltd. Power Computing was a company in Texas and these folks are in England. Also, their "About Us" page says they sold some Atari and Amiga related products but there is no mention of Apple clones.
...I must not have anything better to do...
His page isn't pretty, and he could really use a course in web design before sending his work in to Slashdot. But that doesn't mean his information isn't accurate, and I certainly feel he deserves to be heard.
Just to clarify, the page is not mine. And I agree that the site is not pretty and the writing is poor, but I posted it because I feel the information is valid and important.
I'm glad we agree on something! :)
It is just that I am tired of hearing people say that healthcare in Cuba is so great when it is not. Is it better than most "third world" countries? Sure! But I wouldn't brag about it either. Most recent exiles (as well as Cubans still on the island brave enough to speak their mind) will tell you the same.
For example, one thing that people praise about healthcare in Cuba is the relatively low rate of AIDS infections. But their methods of locking up AIDS patients would be unacceptable in the "western world."
Would it help if you saw that the source of these photos is a legitimate news source? Probably not. It comes down to who *you* want to believe. If you want to believe what Castro and his govermnent say about their heathcare system, that is fine with me. Don't call me a "simpleton" just because I don't. That sort of ad hominem attack does not change the fact that not all the evidence points to a health care paradise in Cuba.
It seems like NetBSD would have been a better choice to install on the hardware available in Cuba. Hopefully they will comply with the GPL and release the changes necessary to make these ports.
(Laugh. It's funny.)
but despite crushing US sanctions it still manages to give basic health care...
Really?!? How do you know you can trust the statistics that the Cuban government publishes? See for yourself the great healthcare you can get as a Cuban citizen.
If you want to know more about what life is really like in Cuba, check out this web page and read about human rights violations:
http://therealcuba.com/
This is also a particularly good time to keep an eye on news coming out of Cuba because tomorrow a large group of dissidents in the island are preparing to meet despite goverment opposition in what they are calling the Assembly to Promote Civil Society.
Others here have mentioned how people are not allowed Internet access. But it doesn't stop there. Books are censored too. People who try to operate private libraries from their homes are often arrested and have had their books confiscated and destroyed.
The stories go on and on. I could tell you about my relatives who were arrested for buying or selling things like meat or car tires. Or my own father who jumped from a moving train to escape his military captors because they were going to make him face a firing squad for handing out anti-Castro propaganda. It amazes me how little of this is known or covered in the news.
Agreed, but the real question is, which certs should I pursue? I'm pursuing Linux certifications and I'm wondering whether it is better to get a vendor neutral cert (CompTIA Linux+ and LPIC) or vendor specific certs from RedHat and Novell.
Thanks for the clarification! That is some good info and it is definitely better than the calculator in Windows that people keep comparing this to.
Someone mod the parent up!
Am I missing something? Why is Apple calling this a new feature for Tiger? I can do this now with Panther's calculator. Try it yourself! Look for "Display Format" in the Calculator view menu.
I'm excited for Tiger and all that but I think that list is a bit inflated.
Tiger: Now with 200^W 199 new features!"
Here is the CMS homepage for the project.
Actually if you think about what vendors are latching on to this, they are not in it to develop something new, rather they want to sell databases, hardware, operating systems, services, etc.
Health Care IT can learn from the mistakes of the 90s
Yeah, I work in healthcare IT and we're not waiting until 2009 to start updating our code for Y2K! Unlike the rest of people in IT who waited until the last minute.
I've been following this story for some time now. For me, the cool thing about this quasi-open-source project is that it will be built using source code that was released to the public thanks to the US FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).
This software was built years ago by the Department of Veterans Affairs for its hospitals and clinics. Similar commercial software is easily sold for over US$1 Million. I would love to see more software developed by the US government with taxpayer money released into the public so that the open source community can benefit. If you know of any government software that could be useful, file a FOIA request! (Assuming of course that it does not violate national security, yada, yada.)
For more info on this software and other open source stuff going on in the healthcare world, see these links:
<stupid poster>
OK, I give up! Where is the search box? You know, like the place I type the words I want it to look for?
Oh I get it! I'm supposed to search for the "search" box!
Um, if that's the case I don't think it will catch on! I mean that Google thing has their search box right in the middle of their main page. Duh! This thing sucks. I think I'll stick with DogPile.</stupid poster>
That's it! Next time someone asks me to clean viruses and spyware from a Windows PC, I'll tell them Windows doesn't exist. Whoa! I just realized, I have the best job in the world. All the computers I manage don't exist anymore!
Oh no! I've created a paradox! My computer doesn't exi..[NO CARRIER]
Great idea! I say we send the telephone cleaners and hairdressers first.
I forgot to include some links to the open source community for the VistA software:
I don't understand why this sort of thing doesn't happen more often. In fact, I suspect that the GPL license, may be too restrictive and not enforceable. US citizens have a right to receiving that code (and other information) in the public domain under the US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). (There are limits regarding national security, etc.) This has already been done with software in the past.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has been actively developing and using the VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) software since the 1980's. This software has a proven track record and is used in hundreds of healthcare facilities of all sizes. Many agree that it is at least as good as multi-million dollar systems from companies like Siemens, GE, Cerner, and McKesson.
The VistA software has already been released to the public domain under the US Freedom of Information Act. Since then an active open source community has grown around that freely available code and is even being used in non-government facilities around the world. More recently the open source community and the VA developers have begun discussions on how to combine their efforts.
So if you know of any useful software developed by the US government, speak up and ask for it to be opened up so everyone can benefit!!
I've been working in Healthcare IT for nearly 9 years. As an open source advocate, I am really excited by the progress and interest I've seen lately in FOSS solutions in the healthcare realm. There was a time that I thought the open source model would never work in vertical markets. Boy, am I glad I was wrong! Check out LinuxMedNews to get an idea of how much is happening in this area.
Here are some links to projects that I find interesting and seem to have the most traction:
There are many, many more. These are just some that came to mind. If you work in healthcare, do yourself a favor and check out this thriving community!
SheepShaver ran "classic" Mac OS apps on BeOS. It has since been GPL'd and ported to Linux.
I realize you may only have one Mac to work with, but if you have two, you may want to try out Firewire target disk mode. It allows you to connect one Mac to another and use the first as an external disk. This is much more flexible than booting from the install CD.
Has anyone tried connecting a Mac in target disk mode to a PC with a Firewire card? Was the PC able to mount the Mac as an external disk? If you don't have another Mac, that may also work assuming the PC knows what to do with HFS filesystem.
I use vMac whenever I want to run Dungeon of Doom. I got hooked on that game when I got my first Mac. It is still one of my favorite games of all time.