a) Archos HAS offered a portable video type device for some time - it's a 20GB for about $500 I think.
b) The market for a music player is much larger than a portable video player. This is because an athlete is looking for something to make the workout go by, the student is trying to get accross campus, and "in the zone" and we already have stupid portable dvd players which don't sell well.
c) the iPlay (released by Apple in June 2005) will incorporate 3rd gen iPods as the storage medium, but will include a nice bright screen and kickin' interface for playing videos which you will download from the "iMovie Video Store" for $9.99 or less.
Just a comment about the HDD, you'd want to do it via tFtp instead (look at what JWZ did to get things booted - look at "kiosk") or Movix would be interesting for this project as well.
Finally (and probably the easiest), you can get compact flash adapters for these things which would allow a solid state minimal linux distro to be booted, then pull the images from a share elsewhere through a cron-jobbed xsetroot with random images. (I did this exact thing once).
To refer to JWZ again, Webcollage is REALLY COOL on one of these.
I just want a network appliance that does ftp/smb/nfs deamons without the overhead (and cost) of a PC.
I did a similar project awhile back, but I used an old compaq presario 1220 laptop.. Alot of the components were able to be removed (i.e. speakers, modem, cd-rom). Anybody interested in pictures??
and I hope people start using the AWESOME VideoLAN Client, it's made believers of some of my co-workers that there are powerful and easy-to-use OSS, (that and FILEZILLA to name the big impressers)
at leastt, it should be good for one swipe per authentication only. (if it has some mechanism for detecting this - EM field?) and then lock-out again. the security issues of this are incredible..
I really have to say, I don't like to have so many paper notes, and furthermore, I study better when it's available on my laptop (which I have on me almost 24x7)
I really don't like the tablet PCs that are out, I'd like something less klunky than what's out there now.. maybe 6x8.5 inches..
Apple, where's my MacInTouch?! if Apple wants to use that name, they're more than welcome to use it. (I know, it was formerly called the Newton).
Personally, I have a 12" PowerBook, within the company, we purchase Dell Inspiron 8000series, they are "flimsy," but also clunky with plastic, which will absorb most of the shock (while it could still break) of impact.
"having to switch back to linux and losing time reinstalling everything because the hardware is too crappy to whistand normal use is aggravating him."
He didn't say "normal use" in the article, you assumed it. Although an iBook my be a bit more delicate than a Dell (which 90% ABS plastic). How do you know he didn't like using the thing in bed, sitting it on a comforter where it could overheat everytime... You have no idea what his usage habits were.
Having to reinstall linux everytime? what is it that he's changing. Backup your files, have a default set of apps on the desktop, sorry you don't have your laptop for a week... it's the way things work. He also mentions he has Linux boxen all over, why is this so difficult? Why does he need to reinstall each time? How can he backup his data with a fried Logic Board, don't you need to it boot? Unless you don't need it to use OpenFirmware of whatever.
Furthermore, the reason YellowDog can work so well is because it's targetted towards Macs, which have a finite set of system configurations. This is the reason getting stuff on PCs under Linux to work can be such a pain.
This is nothing but a rant, the author is ex-communicated from the "Mac Zealot Cult."
Oh, and maybe the 7th time is a charm, if you stop dropping the thing!
Well, asside from the "My high school, like most others, has a Theater program (Which I assure you is not the case) AND the fact that you're invovled in said program. I will offer some help....
I think CISCO is releasing some kinda VoIP phone which runs on 802.11b/g handsets. They were like 200-500 bucks I think, but would do the job great I think.
After reading the blurb, I am more interested in the calculation than the "sleeping on it" solution.. Furthermore, if you can do something in 7 steps, or sleep for for X time, then get up, discover a single step and do it. seems like it might be faster just to do the 7 steps, but whatever.:-)
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a) Archos HAS offered a portable video type device for some time - it's a 20GB for about $500 I think. b) The market for a music player is much larger than a portable video player. This is because an athlete is looking for something to make the workout go by, the student is trying to get accross campus, and "in the zone" and we already have stupid portable dvd players which don't sell well. c) the iPlay (released by Apple in June 2005) will incorporate 3rd gen iPods as the storage medium, but will include a nice bright screen and kickin' interface for playing videos which you will download from the "iMovie Video Store" for $9.99 or less.
Just a comment about the HDD, you'd want to do it via tFtp instead (look at what JWZ did to get things booted - look at "kiosk") or Movix would be interesting for this project as well.
Finally (and probably the easiest), you can get compact flash adapters for these things which would allow a solid state minimal linux distro to be booted, then pull the images from a share elsewhere through a cron-jobbed xsetroot with random images. (I did this exact thing once).
To refer to JWZ again, Webcollage is REALLY COOL on one of these.
I just want a network appliance that does ftp/smb/nfs deamons without the overhead (and cost) of a PC.
I did a similar project awhile back, but I used an old compaq presario 1220 laptop.. Alot of the components were able to be removed (i.e. speakers, modem, cd-rom). Anybody interested in pictures??
and I hope people start using the AWESOME VideoLAN Client, it's made believers of some of my co-workers that there are powerful and easy-to-use OSS, (that and FILEZILLA to name the big impressers)
I meant that there are major vulnerabilities/
at leastt, it should be good for one swipe per authentication only. (if it has some mechanism for detecting this - EM field?) and then lock-out again. the security issues of this are incredible..
I want my bluetooth cell phone with camera to function as a mouse... and I can think of thousands of others that would also like that.
as it turns out, "macintouch.com" already exists, so they have rights over it.. sorry, hope this doesn't make the post less "insightful" hahahahahaha
I really have to say, I don't like to have so many paper notes, and furthermore, I study better when it's available on my laptop (which I have on me almost 24x7) I really don't like the tablet PCs that are out, I'd like something less klunky than what's out there now.. maybe 6x8.5 inches.. Apple, where's my MacInTouch?! if Apple wants to use that name, they're more than welcome to use it. (I know, it was formerly called the Newton).
well, really, is it ok if Bert doesn't know it's windows code, I don't think so.
More interestingly, is Bert responsible for finding the source of the source code. (pun may or may not be intended)
You don't know very far. :-)
I am disgusted that this is the First Post, and also the implications :-D
Welcome to the brave new world of IP. If it were as simple as Copyright, you'd be right, but you're not.
I, for one, welcome our new W2k Cracking overlords.
anyway, all that asside, if this is true, HOLY CRAP!
does iSight work with AOL 5.whatever? (on PC)
BY FAR THE BEST CS COURSE I EVER TOOK!
b i/ 360.html
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/courses/cis_sylla
We used "ISAM" which emulates sparc assembly while it is a little closer to a sandbox than "real" assembly...
yeah... I'll give away my stuff.
Great rhyme, this time.
Personally, I have a 12" PowerBook, within the company, we purchase Dell Inspiron 8000series, they are "flimsy," but also clunky with plastic, which will absorb most of the shock (while it could still break) of impact.
"having to switch back to linux and losing time reinstalling everything because the hardware is too crappy to whistand normal use is aggravating him."
He didn't say "normal use" in the article, you assumed it. Although an iBook my be a bit more delicate than a Dell (which 90% ABS plastic). How do you know he didn't like using the thing in bed, sitting it on a comforter where it could overheat everytime... You have no idea what his usage habits were.
Having to reinstall linux everytime? what is it that he's changing. Backup your files, have a default set of apps on the desktop, sorry you don't have your laptop for a week... it's the way things work. He also mentions he has Linux boxen all over, why is this so difficult? Why does he need to reinstall each time? How can he backup his data with a fried Logic Board, don't you need to it boot? Unless you don't need it to use OpenFirmware of whatever.
Furthermore, the reason YellowDog can work so well is because it's targetted towards Macs, which have a finite set of system configurations. This is the reason getting stuff on PCs under Linux to work can be such a pain.
This is nothing but a rant, the author is ex-communicated from the "Mac Zealot Cult."
Oh, and maybe the 7th time is a charm, if you stop dropping the thing!
That was the most pathetic thing I have ever seen. "Leaked" my ass. Like we don't know what a green screen looks like.
Well, asside from the "My high school, like most others, has a Theater program (Which I assure you is not the case) AND the fact that you're invovled in said program. I will offer some help.... I think CISCO is releasing some kinda VoIP phone which runs on 802.11b/g handsets. They were like 200-500 bucks I think, but would do the job great I think.
I, for one, welcome our new all-selling, price-slashing overlords.
After reading the blurb, I am more interested in the calculation than the "sleeping on it" solution.. Furthermore, if you can do something in 7 steps, or sleep for for X time, then get up, discover a single step and do it. seems like it might be faster just to do the 7 steps, but whatever.
although I dislike SCO as much as the next poster, please don't post homophobic racial slurs here.
I love these SCO stories. We get to see that all slashdot readers are also lawyers.