I have a Mac specifically because it will run EVERYTHING. I run Windows 7 in a VM, and I could run it natively if I wished, and I can run Linux (or other *nix systems) in a VM.
I refuse to rely on Windows as my primary OS, and I don't want to rely on a "Hackintosh" system. I used to run Linux as my primary OS, but got tired of its limitations (primarily video and multimedia stuff). So, this is the most versatile and easiest to use system.
I really wish you could opt-in to some kind of "only accept online payments if verified by visa in use" or something. Maybe you can with some? I've asked.. you can't with mine:S
Bank of America has a web applet that lets account holders create unique account numbers with user-specified credit limits and expiration dates for just this purpose.
All they have to do is add a "Towel Deposit" to your credit card when you check in, and then refund the money if the towels from your room are still in the hotel after you've checked out.
Whether customers would put up with that is another issue. I suspect that business travelers who aren't paying for the room themselves wouldn't care. If they are constantly generating "Towel Deposit" expenses for their employers, maybe their employers would care.
Now that they can convert existing 2D movies into "3D", I'm eagerly waiting for someone to convert my favorite movie into "3D": "My Dinner with Andre".
What a terrific idea!
I have no interest in watching 3D movies (watching Avatar gave me the worst headache I've had in years), so if theaters start showing movies only in 3D, I'll have to get me a pair of these.
Point it at the assembled body, have them stand to vote "Yes" and write some software to recognize where each seat is located, whether there is a person in that location and whether that person is standing.
Speak for yourself. It isn't just the data, it's the way Tivo uses it to find programming to watch that makes it worthwhile.
One interesting thing I've noticed about Tivo is that everyone I've met who has one loves it. The only people who don't think it's worth the cost are those people who have never actually used one.
The missleading aspect of these numbers is that a programmer can only use one job. The absolute number of jobs (based on language, or OS, or whatever) is less important than the ratio of jobs to candidates.
Although it's fun to be able to play with the latest and greatest technologies, if your prime goal is to pay the mortgage, then you need to find a niche where you can be the "best", rather than being YAJP (Yet Another Java Programmer).
My last job was writing DCOM servers in Visual C++ for a Futures trading application. Unfortunately, the company went out of business, and competition in that area is fierce.
Now, I'm wrighting C/Asm code for an MS-DOS based(!) Point -Of-Sale system. The tools aren't as trendy, but the pay is better, the hours are shorter, and the vast majority of my competition in the job market can't compete, because they don't have a clue about how to write sophisticated applications in such a "primitive" environment.
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I have a Mac specifically because it will run EVERYTHING. I run Windows 7 in a VM, and I could run it natively if I wished, and I can run Linux (or other *nix systems) in a VM.
I refuse to rely on Windows as my primary OS, and I don't want to rely on a "Hackintosh" system. I used to run Linux as my primary OS, but got tired of its limitations (primarily video and multimedia stuff). So, this is the most versatile and easiest to use system.
Bank of America has a web applet that lets account holders create unique account numbers with user-specified credit limits and expiration dates for just this purpose.
Whether customers would put up with that is another issue. I suspect that business travelers who aren't paying for the room themselves wouldn't care. If they are constantly generating "Towel Deposit" expenses for their employers, maybe their employers would care.
I've worked with less-than-great teams, and we've tended not to socialize.
And, I've worked at places that forced us to socialize even though we didn't want to. Those were the worst places, and they had the worst results.
Making people eat lunch together doesn't make good teams.
Now that they can convert existing 2D movies into "3D", I'm eagerly waiting for someone to convert my favorite movie into "3D": "My Dinner with Andre".
What a terrific idea! I have no interest in watching 3D movies (watching Avatar gave me the worst headache I've had in years), so if theaters start showing movies only in 3D, I'll have to get me a pair of these.
You can repeat this 'til death: Just saying something doesn't make it true.
Let's see you do that with a tablet computer!
Point it at the assembled body, have them stand to vote "Yes" and write some software to recognize where each seat is located, whether there is a person in that location and whether that person is standing.
I'm beginning to understand the advantages of a two-legged robot: we don't have to redesign our riding lawnmowers to take advantage of them!
One interesting thing I've noticed about Tivo is that everyone I've met who has one loves it. The only people who don't think it's worth the cost are those people who have never actually used one.
The missleading aspect of these numbers is that a programmer can only use one job. The absolute number of jobs (based on language, or OS, or whatever) is less important than the ratio of jobs to candidates.
Although it's fun to be able to play with the latest and greatest technologies, if your prime goal is to pay the mortgage, then you need to find a niche where you can be the "best", rather than being YAJP (Yet Another Java Programmer).
My last job was writing DCOM servers in Visual C++ for a Futures trading application. Unfortunately, the company went out of business, and competition in that area is fierce.
Now, I'm wrighting C/Asm code for an MS-DOS based(!) Point -Of-Sale system. The tools aren't as trendy, but the pay is better, the hours are shorter, and the vast majority of my competition in the job market can't compete, because they don't have a clue about how to write sophisticated applications in such a "primitive" environment.