Just a change in scale form what I've experienced the last 11 years I've had kids in the public schools. Every year it's been a mandate: buy this specific binder, this specific protractor, but this specific calculator (child fails 20% of grade if you supply them with a better one), etc. The leap from a $60 calculator to a $900 laptop isn't that big for a bureaucracy like most school districts.
at what point did Rush Limbaugh die? I totally missed that one!
Newton - FreeBSD
Leibniz - Solaris
Donny from the Big Lebowski - QNX
Phil Hartman - BeOS
Moses - OS2/Warp
Hammurabi - MS DOS 5
Rush Limbaugh - Windows Vista
needs to take advantage of the situation and send this girl a lifetime supply of Jolly Ranchers - or even better, send every household in Orchard, TX a free bag of candy. What will definitely turn into a PR nightmare for the district can be a PR coup for the candymaker!
Steel wool actually works because as the rat tries to chew through the steel wool, it fills it's stomach with little shards of steel and will crawl away to die in peace. Copper wool actually works better for this type of scenario as:
1) It is less flammable
2) It doesn't rust as badly
3) Copper is also a potent rodent poison, it will more likely kill the rats before they can gnaw through.
Typical Slashdotter - didn't even read the link he posted... From the FAQ:
How do I obtain the Fog Creek Copilot source code under the GPL?
The client software used in Fog Creek Copilot is built off of a VNC core. VNC is protected under the General Public License (GPL). You may obtain a copy of the Fog Creek Copilot service for Windows source code from https://www.copilot.com/copilot_helper_src.zip, and a copy of the Mac source code from https://www.copilot.com/copilot_mac_src.zip. top
To get 4GB to work, you need a custom ROM that upgrades the file access to fat32. It's also said to double the drive access speed. More info at treocentral.
I think it's a great idea in concept, but the bump it adds to your phone would be seriously annoying. I'm very happy with a Treo 650 w/ 4GB SD card. If you're a serious user of data on your phone, why wouldn't you buy one with real expandability built in?
The picture in the article does not truly represent how big the patch is - a better example is on the mfr's page here
For those wishing to play with Asterisk, you can't beat Asterisk@Home. Nearly instant setup & web-based GUI config makes easy to administer too. I had it up and running in uner 10 min!
In his blog, he seems mainly mad about things that are the hardware vendor's fault. I know at my school, we have to fight very hard to standardize on good quality stable desktops (Dell Optiplex 208s currently) that we know inside and out and don't change every two days. I constantly have people bringing ads for $299 'specials' asking why we can't buy 2-3 of these instead of one of my standard machines @ $875. Because we'd spend more in support than we saved by 3-4 fold! I wish people would realize, to a large degree, you get what you pay for - cheap HDs and RAM will crash!
Just my $0.02, as I haven't seen any other posts along these lines... I installed Greasemonkey on my OS X box a couple of weeks ago for some experementing and it caused Firefox to crash a LOT! Fortunately, uninstalling it fixed the problem, and I was able to get my wife to stop using IE again (nothing like sitting down to use the comp and having to close a gazillion pop-up windows!
Really, it's been Windows & Mac users bashing each other, Sun bashing Microsoft, and so on since the Atari vs. C-64 vs. PC Jr. days. FUD and her wicked stepsister statistics have kept journalists and the likes of Gartner employed for a long time now, and I don't see it changing anytime soon.
Welcome to the fray, Linux!
Yea - I just actually did this to help my wife and myself visualize an addition we're working on. The big thing to remember is that their furniture is NOT to scale, so don't use it as the only guide for how big your space needs to be.
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that the graphics are identical to the game Lemonade Tycoon? It makes me want to sell the poor infected souls a cool refreshing drink!
I am sorry for having spread this addictive agent to you if you haven't been previously exposed.....
From the article: (referring to Adam) "The code providing this functionality accounts for a third of Adobe's code base and nearly half of the bugs found during development."
combined with: "The Eve layout engine has already saved Adobe millions of dollars in localization costs."
Means this contibution (mainly UI work based on Boost) is a very decent contibution.
Interesting timing - eSchool News has a article on Cisco's efforts to get more girls interested in IT and their Tech Academy. Most interesting statement in their article was is that research shows girls are more interested in to learning about technology in the context of "broader social issues." - especially using tech to solve social problems.
I never did understand why it's database driven. I first got into MythTV because I wanted to record shows at work (better cable service) and watch them at home - an never have figured out how to do it because of the database integration. I've been told Freevo may meet my needs better, but Myth is so nice...
While 80% of the spam I get is for knockoffs of their products. I also always wondered why these spammers are so hard to "find", I mean how hard it for an investigator to buy one, and follow the credit card trail? (Of course the credit card companies would have to be responsible and stop making money on transactions for illegal goods and services like spam and offshore casinos)
Rock solid printer for the price. Works with Linux, OS X, Windows - although I'd add a bit of memory to the base (3MB off the top of my head) if you're going to be printing anything but text.
I have to admit - in my 10 years I've taken them from 100% mac to 1/5 mac. However, we did most of the transition pre-OS X, when apple was really floundering financially and in performance of product. We'd have a bid for 100-300 machines and Apple would consistently quote list price, while other vendors were seriously undercutting each other to get our business.
We have made a decision to keep two grades Mac, in order to give the students some diveristy, so my purchases are mainly replacing 1/5 of them each year (we have a 5 year replacement cycle).
I buy a good deal of macs for my school district (we're about 1/5 Mac) and I've noticed Apple seems to go in a cycle with HW/SW quality. Namely, when their hardware is on, their software is full of bugs, and when their software is on, the hardware comes with 5-10% DOA? I've been a big Apple fan for 10+ years, but haven't seen a time they have everything together at once. Maybe it's just because I tend to buy their cheapest pricepoint hardware most of the time (school budget...), but it's been very consistent over the last 10 years.
I think I'm going to be the next big thing - you should probably start sucking up now, in order to get a good position in my grand army of world domination!
the more I ask, the more people want my services. I have 3X as many people wanting my services (and not taking 'no' or a referral as an answer) at $155/hr as I did at $50/hr - go figure!
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Just a change in scale form what I've experienced the last 11 years I've had kids in the public schools. Every year it's been a mandate: buy this specific binder, this specific protractor, but this specific calculator (child fails 20% of grade if you supply them with a better one), etc. The leap from a $60 calculator to a $900 laptop isn't that big for a bureaucracy like most school districts.
Newton - FreeBSD Leibniz - Solaris Donny from the Big Lebowski - QNX Phil Hartman - BeOS Moses - OS2/Warp Hammurabi - MS DOS 5 Rush Limbaugh - Windows Vista
needs to take advantage of the situation and send this girl a lifetime supply of Jolly Ranchers - or even better, send every household in Orchard, TX a free bag of candy. What will definitely turn into a PR nightmare for the district can be a PR coup for the candymaker!
Steel wool actually works because as the rat tries to chew through the steel wool, it fills it's stomach with little shards of steel and will crawl away to die in peace. Copper wool actually works better for this type of scenario as:
1) It is less flammable
2) It doesn't rust as badly
3) Copper is also a potent rodent poison, it will more likely kill the rats before they can gnaw through.
To get 4GB to work, you need a custom ROM that upgrades the file access to fat32. It's also said to double the drive access speed. More info at treocentral.
The picture in the article does not truly represent how big the patch is - a better example is on the mfr's page here
For those wishing to play with Asterisk, you can't beat Asterisk@Home. Nearly instant setup & web-based GUI config makes easy to administer too. I had it up and running in uner 10 min!
In his blog, he seems mainly mad about things that are the hardware vendor's fault. I know at my school, we have to fight very hard to standardize on good quality stable desktops (Dell Optiplex 208s currently) that we know inside and out and don't change every two days. I constantly have people bringing ads for $299 'specials' asking why we can't buy 2-3 of these instead of one of my standard machines @ $875. Because we'd spend more in support than we saved by 3-4 fold! I wish people would realize, to a large degree, you get what you pay for - cheap HDs and RAM will crash!
Just my $0.02, as I haven't seen any other posts along these lines... I installed Greasemonkey on my OS X box a couple of weeks ago for some experementing and it caused Firefox to crash a LOT! Fortunately, uninstalling it fixed the problem, and I was able to get my wife to stop using IE again (nothing like sitting down to use the comp and having to close a gazillion pop-up windows!
Really, it's been Windows & Mac users bashing each other, Sun bashing Microsoft, and so on since the Atari vs. C-64 vs. PC Jr. days. FUD and her wicked stepsister statistics have kept journalists and the likes of Gartner employed for a long time now, and I don't see it changing anytime soon. Welcome to the fray, Linux!
Yea - I just actually did this to help my wife and myself visualize an addition we're working on. The big thing to remember is that their furniture is NOT to scale, so don't use it as the only guide for how big your space needs to be.
I am sorry for having spread this addictive agent to you if you haven't been previously exposed.....
combined with: "The Eve layout engine has already saved Adobe millions of dollars in localization costs."
Means this contibution (mainly UI work based on Boost) is a very decent contibution.
allofmp3.com um, saves you money?
Interesting timing - eSchool News has a article on Cisco's efforts to get more girls interested in IT and their Tech Academy. Most interesting statement in their article was is that research shows girls are more interested in to learning about technology in the context of "broader social issues." - especially using tech to solve social problems.
Space Stations? I think the HTML Skywalker would be a better name!
I never did understand why it's database driven. I first got into MythTV because I wanted to record shows at work (better cable service) and watch them at home - an never have figured out how to do it because of the database integration. I've been told Freevo may meet my needs better, but Myth is so nice...
has been conisering the merits of letting a 3rd party put up paid wireless for about 5 years. And they still can't decide if it's a good idea.
While 80% of the spam I get is for knockoffs of their products. I also always wondered why these spammers are so hard to "find", I mean how hard it for an investigator to buy one, and follow the credit card trail? (Of course the credit card companies would have to be responsible and stop making money on transactions for illegal goods and services like spam and offshore casinos)
Rock solid printer for the price. Works with Linux, OS X, Windows - although I'd add a bit of memory to the base (3MB off the top of my head) if you're going to be printing anything but text.
I have to admit - in my 10 years I've taken them from 100% mac to 1/5 mac. However, we did most of the transition pre-OS X, when apple was really floundering financially and in performance of product. We'd have a bid for 100-300 machines and Apple would consistently quote list price, while other vendors were seriously undercutting each other to get our business. We have made a decision to keep two grades Mac, in order to give the students some diveristy, so my purchases are mainly replacing 1/5 of them each year (we have a 5 year replacement cycle).
I buy a good deal of macs for my school district (we're about 1/5 Mac) and I've noticed Apple seems to go in a cycle with HW/SW quality. Namely, when their hardware is on, their software is full of bugs, and when their software is on, the hardware comes with 5-10% DOA? I've been a big Apple fan for 10+ years, but haven't seen a time they have everything together at once. Maybe it's just because I tend to buy their cheapest pricepoint hardware most of the time (school budget...), but it's been very consistent over the last 10 years.
I think I'm going to be the next big thing - you should probably start sucking up now, in order to get a good position in my grand army of world domination!
the more I ask, the more people want my services. I have 3X as many people wanting my services (and not taking 'no' or a referral as an answer) at $155/hr as I did at $50/hr - go figure!