35 new models? Give me a break.
Yea just put "i" at the end like the 7250i. The difference between 7250 and 7250i is the latter had an XHTML compatible browser.
I was returning to Canada from US last February and I need to print some PDF forms (since I don't have PR card) from the Canadian Immigration site so I can board my plane. This was a last minute thing and I have to run to the consulate to have it processed and stamped before heading for the airport. The problem was I couldn't download the damn PDF file and the page is giving me some server-side error message. After minutes of panicking, I opened an alpha of Firefox sitting in some old directories, downloaded the PDF successfully, finished my paperwork, and flew home. There were several times that something like that has happened and I always use Firefox to solve it. And I'll be using it more often if not my work requires IE6.
Why would terrorists do the "airline" approach anyway? They know how more secure it is than ever before and they probably have a different plan now. And even if they do that approach, I don't think they will only rely on shaving their beards.
I had used many tv-tuner cards (ati, leadtek, hauppage, and etc.) and one I thing I could generalize is that the software (drivers and tv proggie) for these cards suck. Almost all of them have these fancy UI that never conform to any standards or sometimes even common sense (what's up with the blinky lights in leadtek programs?). Also, the limited feature set for basic tivo-like functionality.
I found a nice free program called DScaler (dscaler.org) that offers a lot of features for and it's compatible with most cards. It's still in beta the last time I checked though.
But these mobile phone companies know kids will buy these phones. Just go to esato.com or some other kiddie phone site and you'll see lots of OMFG w00t i luve n0kia posts. These guys will have "meets" in new york or toronto where they bring their fancy phones and talk about which new features should be on their online petition for the next firmware upgrade.
I know most you us want a plain cellphone to make good calls, but when I see the young business type people playing with their 50cent ringtones and cameras, I realize the times have changed (or these phone companies' strategies).
It doesn't matter if it's "childish". As long as it teaches the basic programming concepts (e.g. variables, functions, loops, if-then structures and controls, etc), then that should be okay to get to the fundamentals. There is so much abstraction in programming and I believe the most efficient way to learn it (as an adult) is to be able to relate the concepts in concrete ways.
Whenever a friend or a relative of mine has a PC problem, they always come to me. About 95% of the time the problem is related to some spyware or an unwanted program that was unknowingly installed. Some people would ask me how to upgrade their PCs because they complain about it being slow and unresponsive. You wouldn't believe how many memory hogging programs / spyware msconfig reports. I wouldn't even bother running spybot on it. I them back-up their data and re-install Windows.
The thing is geekhood is not a hardcoded label but rather a wide spectrum of different levels of geekiness. There is also a difference betweel "real" geekiness and "perceived" geekiness, and the latter having a more significant impact in our today's society. The general population collectively moves towards geekiness as more technology oriented material is being mainstreamed by media and the market. But obviously, the high-level geeks advance quicker than the normal individual. I foresee in the far future that the geekiness bell curve will flatten down significantly.
The council seems more focused on developing new hardware that can overcome these issues. But I think the main problem for what we have now are the rogue software programs that take away that control from us (e.g spyware, open relay SMTP servers that send spam).
Almost all of the bluetooth enabled gizmos I've seen have that blue LED. I had a Sony Ericsson T68i that has that flashing blue LED, but I think SE stopped using it in their newer models. My SE T610 doesn't have it. Maybe they found out that it's annoying? The Logitech Z680 speakers that I have also has a small blue LED (it's not bluetooth though).
Here in Canada the flashing bright blue lights are reserved for snow-plowing vehicles and you can't pass these slow movers.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Part of staying healthy is protecting your senses to these kinds of elements. A lot of those people who prefer these things say this is life and this is reality--which I don't think is true.
I am currently developing some speech enabled applications that require a voice talent to do several voice prompts. From what I heard from others, those people charge a lot due to the fact that they have to get everything perfect. Would it be just nice to find a repository of voice "donors" that would do the job for free?
I have Japanese friends and they say that's the case with many products you see in Japan. English words are used because it looks modern and trendy, rather than actually letting the product convey its message. (And you've seen these products) I don't know what Casshern really means, and maybe it has a phonetic translation in Japanese.
I believe this has already been done by some people in India. They call it the "Shankara" stones. History said that the evil Mola Ram tried to gain control of them.
It would be nice if there is a feature that filters e-store entries. For example, I was looking for a solution to my Logitech RumblePad left analog stick problem. And no matter how refined my search is, I still get thousands of pages to stores selling that gamepad. I don't want to buy a gamepad. But I guess search engines and e-commerce would never be separated. Sadly this is how the Internet works now.
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What are you people talking about? Those are just for the website.
35 new models? Give me a break. Yea just put "i" at the end like the 7250i. The difference between 7250 and 7250i is the latter had an XHTML compatible browser.
So where are the beaver jokes? You know, the furry type.
I was returning to Canada from US last February and I need to print some PDF forms (since I don't have PR card) from the Canadian Immigration site so I can board my plane. This was a last minute thing and I have to run to the consulate to have it processed and stamped before heading for the airport. The problem was I couldn't download the damn PDF file and the page is giving me some server-side error message. After minutes of panicking, I opened an alpha of Firefox sitting in some old directories, downloaded the PDF successfully, finished my paperwork, and flew home. There were several times that something like that has happened and I always use Firefox to solve it. And I'll be using it more often if not my work requires IE6.
Why would terrorists do the "airline" approach anyway? They know how more secure it is than ever before and they probably have a different plan now. And even if they do that approach, I don't think they will only rely on shaving their beards.
I wonder if the baby will have an austrian accent.
Apparently, at one point in the descent, the pilot completely lost attitude control. Did he start start throwing things and pointing fingers?
I had used many tv-tuner cards (ati, leadtek, hauppage, and etc.) and one I thing I could generalize is that the software (drivers and tv proggie) for these cards suck. Almost all of them have these fancy UI that never conform to any standards or sometimes even common sense (what's up with the blinky lights in leadtek programs?). Also, the limited feature set for basic tivo-like functionality. I found a nice free program called DScaler (dscaler.org) that offers a lot of features for and it's compatible with most cards. It's still in beta the last time I checked though.
But these mobile phone companies know kids will buy these phones. Just go to esato.com or some other kiddie phone site and you'll see lots of OMFG w00t i luve n0kia posts. These guys will have "meets" in new york or toronto where they bring their fancy phones and talk about which new features should be on their online petition for the next firmware upgrade. I know most you us want a plain cellphone to make good calls, but when I see the young business type people playing with their 50cent ringtones and cameras, I realize the times have changed (or these phone companies' strategies).
I just hear some cosmic fart...oh wait my microphone is on.
It doesn't matter if it's "childish". As long as it teaches the basic programming concepts (e.g. variables, functions, loops, if-then structures and controls, etc), then that should be okay to get to the fundamentals. There is so much abstraction in programming and I believe the most efficient way to learn it (as an adult) is to be able to relate the concepts in concrete ways.
What's with the camel toe?
Whenever a friend or a relative of mine has a PC problem, they always come to me. About 95% of the time the problem is related to some spyware or an unwanted program that was unknowingly installed. Some people would ask me how to upgrade their PCs because they complain about it being slow and unresponsive. You wouldn't believe how many memory hogging programs / spyware msconfig reports. I wouldn't even bother running spybot on it. I them back-up their data and re-install Windows.
Not really impressive in my point of view. Specifically, there is too much wasted space around the docking point.
The thing is geekhood is not a hardcoded label but rather a wide spectrum of different levels of geekiness. There is also a difference betweel "real" geekiness and "perceived" geekiness, and the latter having a more significant impact in our today's society. The general population collectively moves towards geekiness as more technology oriented material is being mainstreamed by media and the market. But obviously, the high-level geeks advance quicker than the normal individual. I foresee in the far future that the geekiness bell curve will flatten down significantly.
The council seems more focused on developing new hardware that can overcome these issues. But I think the main problem for what we have now are the rogue software programs that take away that control from us (e.g spyware, open relay SMTP servers that send spam).
Almost all of the bluetooth enabled gizmos I've seen have that blue LED. I had a Sony Ericsson T68i that has that flashing blue LED, but I think SE stopped using it in their newer models. My SE T610 doesn't have it. Maybe they found out that it's annoying? The Logitech Z680 speakers that I have also has a small blue LED (it's not bluetooth though). Here in Canada the flashing bright blue lights are reserved for snow-plowing vehicles and you can't pass these slow movers.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Part of staying healthy is protecting your senses to these kinds of elements. A lot of those people who prefer these things say this is life and this is reality--which I don't think is true.
That RFC is available in PDF format. I didn't know PDF was available back then.
I am currently developing some speech enabled applications that require a voice talent to do several voice prompts. From what I heard from others, those people charge a lot due to the fact that they have to get everything perfect. Would it be just nice to find a repository of voice "donors" that would do the job for free?
Why did the author write this RFC? Is he sucking up to the feds/RIAA?
I have Japanese friends and they say that's the case with many products you see in Japan. English words are used because it looks modern and trendy, rather than actually letting the product convey its message. (And you've seen these products) I don't know what Casshern really means, and maybe it has a phonetic translation in Japanese.
I believe this has already been done by some people in India. They call it the "Shankara" stones. History said that the evil Mola Ram tried to gain control of them.
So, what is this intergalactic pervert all about?
It would be nice if there is a feature that filters e-store entries. For example, I was looking for a solution to my Logitech RumblePad left analog stick problem. And no matter how refined my search is, I still get thousands of pages to stores selling that gamepad. I don't want to buy a gamepad. But I guess search engines and e-commerce would never be separated. Sadly this is how the Internet works now.