The company I used to work for used JAWS for allowing blind employees to use windows software.
It interfaces very well out of the box with standard applications, like IE, and it also allows you to write custom scripts so that it is usable with any application. We had to heavily customize it to work with out proprietary apps. It also interfaces well with many braille readers and text-to-speech synthesizers.
The downside is that it's expensive, and hardware to extend the functionality is also very expensive.
I agree that you should bring attention to problems that are not being addressed. It's when you continue to tell everyone how big of a problem it is without offering any new information or solutions that I take issue with.
My problem with this article is that everyone already knows spam is a problem. Everyone has already heard of the possible solutions he has discussed. The writer is just saying what has already been said before.
Nobody needs a Ferrari, but if you have the money, it's nice to have.
My gaming machine is in a full tower, an old steel case that weighs a ton. I don't like spending money on something I can't upgrade either, but I start to think about it when I'm lugging that case + a 19" CRT to a LAN party.
The constitution is filled with implied rights and powers. In McCulloch v. Maryland, the supreme court ruled that even though the constitution did not explicitly say that the national government could create a bank, it was implied that they have that power.
One of the great strenghts and possibly weaknesses of our constituion is that it is constantly open to interpretation in order to adjust to changing times.
I think you are correct. Any admin who does want linux on the desktop would not have a problem with wine configuration. Or perhaps I should say SHOULD not have a problem.
I'm not so sure "most" system admins would love to have linux on the desktop. Your helpdesk and desktop support people are the ones who handle the quick little configuration problems and other quirks that happen day-to-day in the workplace.
I don't know about where you work, but where I am, sometimes I wonder about how much our 1st level support knows about WINDOWS, much less linux!
I think the best way to demonstrate how fast the connection is would be to have a side-by-side comparison. Have your huge pipe hooked up to this system, and have a regular T-1 hooked up to a system next to it. Download some big files, stream video, etc.
When you're talking to people who don't work with this stuff and don't have a good feel for how fast "fast" is, they need a reference to compare to.
Is the glass half empty?
Is the glass half full?
No! The glass is simply too big!
What ever happened to rewarding those who did things well, as opposed to making sure nobody gets their feelings hurt because they don't do something as well as someone else. I heard that in some schools they're not running spelling bees anymore because it makes the kids that don't win feel too bad.
I learn best when I play around with something myself, as opposed to taking a class. When I was first looking into getting into digital animation in the late 90's, Softimage was king and very expensive for anyone. Even an academic license was in the thousands of dollars, not to mention the cost of the hardware to run it.
So, you may have watermarks to deal with and you can't move file formats to the full version, but when you're starting to learn or just seeing if you like this field enough to persue a career, this is an invaluable opportunity.
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The company I used to work for used JAWS for allowing blind employees to use windows software.
It interfaces very well out of the box with standard applications, like IE, and it also allows you to write custom scripts so that it is usable with any application. We had to heavily customize it to work with out proprietary apps. It also interfaces well with many braille readers and text-to-speech synthesizers.
The downside is that it's expensive, and hardware to extend the functionality is also very expensive.
"The Internet is no place for people looking for 'perverse gratification', claims the police officer leading the UK's fight against e-crime."
Apparently they think that anyone who is attracted to corpses should not waste their time online and go straight to the real thing!I agree that you should bring attention to problems that are not being addressed. It's when you continue to tell everyone how big of a problem it is without offering any new information or solutions that I take issue with.
My problem with this article is that everyone already knows spam is a problem. Everyone has already heard of the possible solutions he has discussed. The writer is just saying what has already been said before.
I like how he gives a couple possible solutions and then says how much they suck.
Basically, the story seemed like a bitch-fest.
I was always told to not spend too much time complaining about a problem unless I also could recommend a solution to the problem
Nobody needs a Ferrari, but if you have the money, it's nice to have.
My gaming machine is in a full tower, an old steel case that weighs a ton. I don't like spending money on something I can't upgrade either, but I start to think about it when I'm lugging that case + a 19" CRT to a LAN party.
The constitution is filled with implied rights and powers. In McCulloch v. Maryland, the supreme court ruled that even though the constitution did not explicitly say that the national government could create a bank, it was implied that they have that power.
One of the great strenghts and possibly weaknesses of our constituion is that it is constantly open to interpretation in order to adjust to changing times.
Ah. Yes, I misread what you were saying.
I think you are correct. Any admin who does want linux on the desktop would not have a problem with wine configuration. Or perhaps I should say SHOULD not have a problem.
Buy our product, because we'll sue you if you use anything else.
I'm not so sure "most" system admins would love to have linux on the desktop. Your helpdesk and desktop support people are the ones who handle the quick little configuration problems and other quirks that happen day-to-day in the workplace.
I don't know about where you work, but where I am, sometimes I wonder about how much our 1st level support knows about WINDOWS, much less linux!
I think the best way to demonstrate how fast the connection is would be to have a side-by-side comparison. Have your huge pipe hooked up to this system, and have a regular T-1 hooked up to a system next to it. Download some big files, stream video, etc.
When you're talking to people who don't work with this stuff and don't have a good feel for how fast "fast" is, they need a reference to compare to.
Is the glass half empty? Is the glass half full? No! The glass is simply too big! What ever happened to rewarding those who did things well, as opposed to making sure nobody gets their feelings hurt because they don't do something as well as someone else. I heard that in some schools they're not running spelling bees anymore because it makes the kids that don't win feel too bad.
I learn best when I play around with something myself, as opposed to taking a class. When I was first looking into getting into digital animation in the late 90's, Softimage was king and very expensive for anyone. Even an academic license was in the thousands of dollars, not to mention the cost of the hardware to run it.
So, you may have watermarks to deal with and you can't move file formats to the full version, but when you're starting to learn or just seeing if you like this field enough to persue a career, this is an invaluable opportunity.
Is there anywhere you can view their music selection without having to download and install the application?