...but make sure you track down some third party software to work with it - Hauppauge may make some nifty tuners but in my experience (with several of their products) their software always sucks big time - I wish these guys would hire some decent user interface programmers/designers.
Stephen Friedl fell at the first fence by writing up his experience and making it free to all. I am a **TRUE** consultant see:
If you want *my* insight into the industry and how to work it, I can arrange a coaching session or formal meeting together with comprehensive notes and a presentation - here are my rates...
Fair point - in which case as the IT manager for over 26 networked and interconnected offices **I** am responsible for security - for all our boxes regardless of whether they run Windows or Linux (we have 26 Windows servers and 4 Linux servers in our empire).
Microsoft's products are just tools we use to run the business and if the tool's broken it is *MY* job to ensure we get it fixed - 'getting it fixed' in this case might be to refer to the manufacturer (ie: M$) to see whether they have fixed it and if not, perhaps look for an alternative tool that will do the job. Microsoft should take care to note the latter option.
It's not like it's pre-Christian Polynesia and you get to boink nubile exotic Island girls all day long and eat sweet tree-melons while basking on the beach.
You've obviously not been to Butlin's Holiday Camp in Bognor Regis then - mind you, there it's Essex girls and tinned pineapple.
It may only be a crawler when you first look, but I've just ordered this wonderful image enhancer sticker from an online store - the sticker's only about 1.5" by 2" and according to the spec it's manufactured from "advanced, outsized nanoparticles fused with filings from real phase inverted plasma conduits", and when you stick it on the side of your monitor you can see a full length screener of the film.
I understand that whenever you try and drive your car to a legitimate Lexus service centre, the virus redirects you to that dodgy body shop by the river.
I'd actually put it another way - many organisations are only beginning to realise that they need to do something (or can do something) with all the information they are gathering and/or that there is value in what the information can tell them about their customer base (internal or external) and business workings.
To imply that we're only just working out what to do with all our information is not quite right because the principles of Knowledge Management are well established - for example one of the often-quoted books on the subject was published in 1971 by CW Churchman (useful info here). The main problem is getting organisations to 'see the wood for the trees' and to invest some time and funds in analysing the potential in the information they possess - such activities often pay for themselves in a surprisingly short time.
Anyone wanting to read more could do worse than start at brint.com - the web site looks daunting but it's well worth a visit and spending some time there.
I have seen a pattern in the information...
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There seems to be a pattern emerging in Slashdot posts - it can be outlined by the following pseudo-code:
Program GoSlash; CDate = Today - 1; ..For I = 1 to NumArticles(Fark(CDate)); ....If SubjectScore((FarkArticle[I,CDate]) >= MildlyTechnical then ....begin ......NewArticle = Rehash(FarkArticle[I,CDate]); ......SubmitToSlash (NewArticle); ....end; ..next I; end.
Why am I not doing it now - well, I'm lying in bed with flu and can barely stand up without falling over - let alone drive - so there!
As a gesture of non-laziness, I have two wireless laptops on the bed with me and one's doing this message while the other's hooked up to configure the replacement router.
Drive 50 miles to work - man that's crazy - I have a 6 mile, seafront drive to the office that takes 15 minutes and the sunrise across the water looks beautiful.
PS: The on-site router's well and truly screwed and no amount of power cycling will bring it back to life. - it's an SMC barricade too which means it should have been trashed long ago as they seem to be no end of trouble (replacement is a Draytek Vigor 2600+).
"We are not trying to make money on this"
So why have they bothered? Maybe they are just showcasing a new technology for us?? How nice - thank you HP!!
All us middle-aged geeks want to be well retired by 2038 so we don't have to deal with the *nix/Linux 32-bit date problem - or at least semi-retired so we can be called back on consultancy basis and hefty fee.
Bad luck - outbound check-in for me at Gatwick took about 10 mins, Immigration at Orlando about the same and ditto for post-immigration security checks.
Leaving Orlando, the TSA security queue was about 15 mins.
Flights both ways were a 747-400, outbound it was about 1/2-2/3 full, but completely full on the way back. Being 6ft 1" tall, I always have a slight problem with legroom but I'm used to it by now.
Having just 'done' a conference in Orlando and now flown back to the UK I have to say that the security 'experience' wasn't as bad as expected from all the wailing noises made by the UK press.
Have to agree though, the airline food (Virgin Atlantic) was 'the usual stuff' - and they considered a carb-laden brakfast of banana + fruit tub + Orange Juice to be a 'diabetic meal'; I soon put them straight on that - and down came an omlette, sausages and ham from first class!
Great strategy: This radio interference is endangering planes so let's strike - which will..er..endager planes so they'll have to stop flying, or fly on with reduced ATC personnel or perhaps management in charge which might..er..increase the risk of danger to the planes.
As soon as I read the headline and teaser text I said to myself "There's got to be a white line follower in there somewhere" and I guess I wasn't disappointed - sandwich box and all!
Boy, I was building these in school (around (1977) with nothing much more than LDRs (light dependent resistors - remember the ORP12!?) and some simple Op-amp comparator circuits - robots like the bot1 on this page- no doubt thesedays there's a ton of digital logic in there and IR transmitter/receivers to achieve the same results!??
7a) Both parties come to some sort of agreement over new costs and timelines, but when the project runs over the original timeframe (due to additional work requirements) the customer starts kicking up anyway and threatens not to pay or to invoke penalty clauses/hold back part payments etc. and you have to decide whether you want to continue with a customer/supplier relationship based solely on quoting contract terms at each other.
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...but make sure you track down some third party software to work with it - Hauppauge may make some nifty tuners but in my experience (with several of their products) their software always sucks big time - I wish these guys would hire some decent user interface programmers/designers.
LOL! "Greetings, my name's Barry, and before you ask it's 9.5".
Regards etc.
When sharing with others that I was reviewing an O'Reilly book....the first question was always the same: 'What book are you reviewing?'
Noooo...REALLY!!?? You thought perhaps they'd ask for your shoe size or perhaps the time of the last bus back home?
Stephen Friedl fell at the first fence by writing up his experience and making it free to all. I am a **TRUE** consultant see:
If you want *my* insight into the industry and how to work it, I can arrange a coaching session or formal meeting together with comprehensive notes and a presentation - here are my rates...
Fair point - in which case as the IT manager for over 26 networked and interconnected offices **I** am responsible for security - for all our boxes regardless of whether they run Windows or Linux (we have 26 Windows servers and 4 Linux servers in our empire).
Microsoft's products are just tools we use to run the business and if the tool's broken it is *MY* job to ensure we get it fixed - 'getting it fixed' in this case might be to refer to the manufacturer (ie: M$) to see whether they have fixed it and if not, perhaps look for an alternative tool that will do the job. Microsoft should take care to note the latter option.
It's not like it's pre-Christian Polynesia and you get to boink nubile exotic Island girls all day long and eat sweet tree-melons while basking on the beach.
You've obviously not been to Butlin's Holiday Camp in Bognor Regis then - mind you, there it's Essex girls and tinned pineapple.
Pip! pip!
Nice key but obviously crap at opening delivery boxes - not a good marketing feature for a geek!!
It may only be a crawler when you first look, but I've just ordered this wonderful image enhancer sticker from an online store - the sticker's only about 1.5" by 2" and according to the spec it's manufactured from "advanced, outsized nanoparticles fused with filings from real phase inverted plasma conduits", and when you stick it on the side of your monitor you can see a full length screener of the film.
I understand that whenever you try and drive your car to a legitimate Lexus service centre, the virus redirects you to that dodgy body shop by the river.
I'd actually put it another way - many organisations are only beginning to realise that they need to do something (or can do something) with all the information they are gathering and/or that there is value in what the information can tell them about their customer base (internal or external) and business workings.
To imply that we're only just working out what to do with all our information is not quite right because the principles of Knowledge Management are well established - for example one of the often-quoted books on the subject was published in 1971 by CW Churchman (useful info here). The main problem is getting organisations to 'see the wood for the trees' and to invest some time and funds in analysing the potential in the information they possess - such activities often pay for themselves in a surprisingly short time.
Anyone wanting to read more could do worse than start at brint.com - the web site looks daunting but it's well worth a visit and spending some time there.
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Why am I not doing it now - well, I'm lying in bed with flu and can barely stand up without falling over - let alone drive - so there!
As a gesture of non-laziness, I have two wireless laptops on the bed with me and one's doing this message while the other's hooked up to configure the replacement router.
Drive 50 miles to work - man that's crazy - I have a 6 mile, seafront drive to the office that takes 15 minutes and the sunrise across the water looks beautiful.
PS: The on-site router's well and truly screwed and no amount of power cycling will bring it back to life. - it's an SMC barricade too which means it should have been trashed long ago as they seem to be no end of trouble (replacement is a Draytek Vigor 2600+).
I've got to drive 40 miles on Monday to kick the ass of a broadband router that won't connect so I know how this guy feels.
"We are not trying to make money on this"
So why have they bothered? Maybe they are just showcasing a new technology for us?? How nice - thank you HP!!
All us middle-aged geeks want to be well retired by 2038 so we don't have to deal with the *nix/Linux 32-bit date problem - or at least semi-retired so we can be called back on consultancy basis and hefty fee.
Then you go on site and discover you need a crossover cable and you only brought straight-wired!
Bad luck - outbound check-in for me at Gatwick took about 10 mins, Immigration at Orlando about the same and ditto for post-immigration security checks.
Leaving Orlando, the TSA security queue was about 15 mins.
Flights both ways were a 747-400, outbound it was about 1/2-2/3 full, but completely full on the way back. Being 6ft 1" tall, I always have a slight problem with legroom but I'm used to it by now.
Having just 'done' a conference in Orlando and now flown back to the UK I have to say that the security 'experience' wasn't as bad as expected from all the wailing noises made by the UK press.
Have to agree though, the airline food (Virgin Atlantic) was 'the usual stuff' - and they considered a carb-laden brakfast of banana + fruit tub + Orange Juice to be a 'diabetic meal'; I soon put them straight on that - and down came an omlette, sausages and ham from first class!
There's Dar (as mentioned in the article) and also bacula for remote backups - go check them out if they're new to you.
Resistance is futile!!
THAT IS the best! I'll have to try it one day!
Great strategy: This radio interference is endangering planes so let's strike - which will..er..endager planes so they'll have to stop flying, or fly on with reduced ATC personnel or perhaps management in charge which might..er..increase the risk of danger to the planes.
Google is your friend. Go search: "line following robot" for starters. I haven't built one for about 20 years!
As soon as I read the headline and teaser text I said to myself "There's got to be a white line follower in there somewhere" and I guess I wasn't disappointed - sandwich box and all!
Boy, I was building these in school (around (1977) with nothing much more than LDRs (light dependent resistors - remember the ORP12!?) and some simple Op-amp comparator circuits - robots like the bot1 on this page- no doubt thesedays there's a ton of digital logic in there and IR transmitter/receivers to achieve the same results!??
Sorry, forgot:
7a) Both parties come to some sort of agreement over new costs and timelines, but when the project runs over the original timeframe (due to additional work requirements) the customer starts kicking up anyway and threatens not to pay or to invoke penalty clauses/hold back part payments etc. and you have to decide whether you want to continue with a customer/supplier relationship based solely on quoting contract terms at each other.