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Development Status: 4 - Beta, 5 - Production/Stable Environment: Win32 (MS Windows) Intended Audience: Developers, End Users/Desktop License: IBM Public License Natural Language: English Operating System: Windows Programming Language: C# Topic: Communications, WWW/HTTP, Text Editors>
It's Win32, and C#. Mono MIGHT be able to take it, but don't bet on it...
Well, I know that I had a serial touchpad that required a ground, not just pressure. If something that was grounded touched it, it registered a touch. If it wasn't grounded, it didn't know about it. So no rubber-soled shoes;-)
People are grounded. Raindrops and falling leaves aren't. Unfortunately, stray branches (unless they are falling, in which case you've got more to worry about than it messing with your screen anyway) ARE grounded.
What did you use to put the hole in? I could never get through my 486, or that would be my keychain. I pulled the pins off with pliers (NOT a good idea, especially if you're not great with pliers - you'll end up with pieces of CPU pin in your fingers...), and tried to drill with a Dremel knock-off (Tim Allen brand - yes, pre-"rewired"). It just skipped off the surface of the chip.
Don't buy a Lexar JumpDrive Classic or Pro. You'll fsck up the USB connector if you lose the cap, which is VERY easy. I know, b/c I had a 64MB Classic.
Secure is overrated - search/. for jumpdrive secure vulnerability.
The Elite is a good USB2.0 one, but if you have it on a lanyard or keychain, you'll have to take it off to stow the cap (I own a 128MB model).
Anyway, as for other drives, Wal-Mart is selling Microvaults for more than JumpDrives. Not that that means anything, but... Also, PNY Attaches aren't that great, as the fancy case and cap slide on, and come off a little too easily, and there's nowhere to stow the cap. I don't have experience with the Dell drives (which I should have, as one came with my school-issued Dell, but a teacher lost hers, and got mine), which are popular simply due to Dell being popular.
What nasty DRM shit? It has Windows Media Player, which is a good idea to update to 9 (which is DRM-laced) due to security issues anyway, but XP has ZERO DRM out of box.
I can ALMOST play Unreal Tournament GOTY via Wine (I found out I could actually get it running natively without the second CD, though). ~10FPS at 320x200...
Actually, Firefox IS meant to be cross-platform. It's Moz that cross-platform was a side-effect on. Windows first, Mac second, *nix later. This is because it's the OSS Netscape.
Ahh... that board. FWIW, it's one of the cheapest P-M boards I've seen. I THINK it's meant to be a desktop board. Also, you notice the heatsink mount? It takes a P4 heatsink. Can you say "my Pentium M 755 is running fanless, and cooler than your vapor-phase cooled P4 3.6GHz"?
OK, so THIS guy needs to trademark JADE, and then allow the Java project to use it, as it's an acronym standing for something else. (this first JADE is JAmes' Dsssl Engine, the second one is just JADE, and the third one is Java Addition to Default Environment (there's also a Java Agent DEvelopment Framework, the first result from "java jade" (no quotes)
When I took that test, it DID put me slightly left of top. I do feel that there are a couple things (like roads, schools, and libraries, for example) that need to be maintained by government, if only because of corporate corruption. However, if I don't use a service, I shouldn't have to pay for it. Also, there needs to be auditing of where EVERY SINGLE PENNY goes. I don't want government to waste my money.
You're Top (google for World's Shortest Political Quiz), it seems. Definitely NOT left or right. How 'bout this:
Pro-choice, pro-gun, and I believe in an initial intelligent design (something like one species, and it all evolved into what we've got today, but an initial intelligent design nonetheless). Note that I DIDN'T say that that intelligent force even existed anymore.
I almost had a Secure, but the Wal-Mart I went to ran out of the 128MB ones (quickest way to get a USB drive in my hands was a JumpDrive from Wal-Mart), and told me to go to another store, which in 128MB only had the Elite (USB2.0 is it's special feature). It's served me quite well, and I never needed the encryption anyway. FWIW, here's the JumpDrive lineup:
Low-end: JumpDrive Classic, USB1.1, old case design (AVOID, AVOID, AVOID - costs too much, and the case design didn't factor in a way to actually keep the fscking cap on - I had a 64MB one die on me, and Wal-Mart's selling 32MB ones for ~$20) Mid-end: JumpDrive Pro, USB2.0, old case design (see above comments on Classic, don't know cost) High-end: JumpDrive Secure, USB1.1, worthless encryption software, new (chubby) case design (I've seen them in the wild, but haven't played with them. They are fscking fat, so if you've got, oh, a PS/2 keyboard or mouse plugged in, and a monitor plugged in, it might not fit.) JumpDrive Elite, USB2.0, new (slim) case design (if you want USB2.0, this is the only decent option. Nice, slim (although it didn't fit in the USB port on my parents' computer without unplugging BOTH devices - thank PC Chips for spacing their USB ports too closely, though).) JumpDrive Sport, USB1.1, new (ruggedized slim) case design, available MP3 player option (this is the college student model. I haven't worked with it, but it should be similar to the Elite (but slower, and the clip is on the cap - not the most SECURE method, seeing as the cap comes off the Elite VERY easily, but at least you don't have to take it off your keychain to stow the cap while the drive is plugged in), so I'd recommend it.)
All of the high-end models are now $28.88 for a 128MB model, ~$55 for a 256MB model @ Wal-Mart (OK, I'm spineless;-)
I know this is a troll, but interesting point. Make it so Winboxes (except those with Ext2 for Windows (or whatever it's called)) can't read it... But there's a couple problems. You might NEED it on Windows eventually (I use Linux on my main computer, but I interact with Windows computers EVERY DAY), and that Ext2 for Windows. The second cancels out the first, but then how do you get it on the box? Carry TWO JumpDrives, or a CD with it burned on?
Also, if you only work with Win2K/XP boxes, there might be a way to use NTFS encryption, and format it like that. You could also use some Linux filesystem's encryption, and have a FAT12 partition with a driver for that filesystem (AFAIK, you can partition JumpDrives with Linux).
Last I checked, Sprint was the only cheap unmetered. BTW, it's 2.5G - it's under 300k rated.
Also, I think you're wrong on what plans there are. Here's what they've got:
Sprint PCS Vision Pictures Pack Perfect for people who have a PCS VisionSM Picture Phone.Take, upload and send an unlimited number of pictures with Sprint PCS Picture MailSM. Includes 100 SMS Text Messages and Web access. Obviously, you need a camera phone. It's $15, and comes with $5 free downloads/month.
Sprint PCS Vision Premium Pack Perfect for people who want to download Ringers, Games, Screen Savers and other Sprint PCS Vision Services. Includes 100 SMS Messages and Web access. $15, $10 free dl/mo.
Sprint PCS Vision Professional Pack Read and send personal or company email with Sprint PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition. Includes Messaging, Web access and Sprint PCS Picture Mail. ( Additional $15/month for Sprint PCS Vision Smart Devices that use the Microsoft® Pocket PC Operating System.) It's really a waste if you've got ReqWireless WebViewer ($10, but Sprint doesn't offer it, so it's not free) and webmail, but there's a reason NOT to get a Pocket PC from them - $30/mo internet (because it's got Pocket IE), and no free downloads... It's $15/mo if you've got a regular phone.
They've also got picture and video mail packages ($5/ea, video needs picture) that can be standalone (1 cent/kb w/o Vision).
It appears that if you've got $100 or more per month in regular charges, you get free Vision (I thought it was the 2000 minute plan or greater, but...) I don't know what service level, but I BELIEVE it's Pro.
Get Free & Clear America, for the love of $DEITY, if you want to roam without getting raped ($5).
Now, I just need a way to get something like the Vi660, even with an early contract renewal (I've heard enough bad reviews about the Vi600, and I know the 660 works fairly well (except signal is weaker than my 3588i)) - I HATE THIS PIECE OF NOKIA CRAP THAT ISN'T VISION COMPATIBLE (and is a piece of Nokia crap). The Sprint salesdroid (OK, so there actually was GOOD customer service IN THE STORE - senior salesdroid) said the Nokia had FCC maximum power, and didn't say the same about the Vi660.
One thing I noticed - the thing has a wireless modem and CDMA2000 1x support. The thing is a fscking 2.5G phone, and doesn't even have internet access. At least the Vi660 is free online...
OUCH. (For the record, that's AT LEAST 168 pins, and that's for the earlier ones and the SXes - oh, and the pins on those were TOUGH bastards (I know - I yanked the pins off of one to make it into a keychain), and were thick - remember, that was the day of plain ol' Pin Grid Array, none of that Micro PGA crap)
A P4 shouldn't be bad to sit on, unless it bends, as those pins are close and relatively fragile. LGA775, however, combined with Alienware's new 4.0GHz Area 51 model, should be fun to make keychains with, as pins are on the mobo, and it IS an organic package.
I do use AbiWord on my old computers (P233MMX, 96MB RAM, MDK10C, and the old P75, 16MB RAM laptop, Win95OSR2). It's pretty nice for that, except it has HORRIBLE tearing issues on both machines (do some scrolling). However, on the newer laptop (Hell^WDell P4-2.2, 256MB RAM, XP Pro (I would have installed MDK10.1 when it comes out, but I needed MS Publisher, and I've tried to get it to run under Wine, but never succeded)), I use OOo. I prefer OOo to Abi any day, but it does have it's place - old machines. Now, if only there were a Gnumeric for Windows (I've heard that the Gnumeric devels are starting on that, though)...
Especially when it was INTENTIONALLY an open access point, and the person HAD AUTHORIZATION TO USE IT! (OK, OK, I didn't RTFA, but this is what I've heard)
The Dimension is available as a corporate model. FWIW, I drove the Dimension 4600 up to iMac G5 1.6GHz specs (running a 2.8GHz P4 - didn't know what to pit against the G5 there), except it didn't have SATA, and there were a few other things that were lower spec on the Dell. It was E-Value Code 6W463-dim46800 if you want to check out the specs (each unique config gets an E-Value code), and cost $1370. The 1.6GHz G5 iMac was $1299. Yes, the Mac was cheaper.
No, it is very much bus compatible. Why else would the i852 work on P-Ms AND P4s, and why else would Intel have been able to demo the P-M on a Xeon chipset?
The reason why P-M desktop boards aren't selling - price. They're out there in MITX format.
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It's Win32, and C#. Mono MIGHT be able to take it, but don't bet on it...
http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/openso
Well, I know that I had a serial touchpad that required a ground, not just pressure. If something that was grounded touched it, it registered a touch. If it wasn't grounded, it didn't know about it. So no rubber-soled shoes ;-)
People are grounded. Raindrops and falling leaves aren't. Unfortunately, stray branches (unless they are falling, in which case you've got more to worry about than it messing with your screen anyway) ARE grounded.
What did you use to put the hole in? I could never get through my 486, or that would be my keychain. I pulled the pins off with pliers (NOT a good idea, especially if you're not great with pliers - you'll end up with pieces of CPU pin in your fingers...), and tried to drill with a Dremel knock-off (Tim Allen brand - yes, pre-"rewired"). It just skipped off the surface of the chip.
1MB 30-pin SIMM on mine, and I could probably hunt down a 256KB. Also, I could pull an 8KB chip from my Apple //c, and drill it, but... no...
Don't buy a Lexar JumpDrive Classic or Pro. You'll fsck up the USB connector if you lose the cap, which is VERY easy. I know, b/c I had a 64MB Classic.
/. for jumpdrive secure vulnerability.
Secure is overrated - search
The Elite is a good USB2.0 one, but if you have it on a lanyard or keychain, you'll have to take it off to stow the cap (I own a 128MB model).
Anyway, as for other drives, Wal-Mart is selling Microvaults for more than JumpDrives. Not that that means anything, but... Also, PNY Attaches aren't that great, as the fancy case and cap slide on, and come off a little too easily, and there's nowhere to stow the cap. I don't have experience with the Dell drives (which I should have, as one came with my school-issued Dell, but a teacher lost hers, and got mine), which are popular simply due to Dell being popular.
What nasty DRM shit? It has Windows Media Player, which is a good idea to update to 9 (which is DRM-laced) due to security issues anyway, but XP has ZERO DRM out of box.
;-)
2000 IS the most stable, but not the lightest. http://www.toastytech.com/guis/ is the lightest
I can ALMOST play Unreal Tournament GOTY via Wine (I found out I could actually get it running natively without the second CD, though). ~10FPS at 320x200...
Doom 3 would be, what, 60 seconds per frame?
Let's try this:
233MHz Pentium MMX
96MB RAM
32MB TNT2 M64
AND, it'd have to run under Wine (maybe WineX?)
Actually, Firefox IS meant to be cross-platform. It's Moz that cross-platform was a side-effect on. Windows first, Mac second, *nix later. This is because it's the OSS Netscape.
Ahh... that board. FWIW, it's one of the cheapest P-M boards I've seen. I THINK it's meant to be a desktop board. Also, you notice the heatsink mount? It takes a P4 heatsink. Can you say "my Pentium M 755 is running fanless, and cooler than your vapor-phase cooled P4 3.6GHz"?
OK, so THIS guy needs to trademark JADE, and then allow the Java project to use it, as it's an acronym standing for something else. (this first JADE is JAmes' Dsssl Engine, the second one is just JADE, and the third one is Java Addition to Default Environment (there's also a Java Agent DEvelopment Framework, the first result from "java jade" (no quotes)
When I took that test, it DID put me slightly left of top. I do feel that there are a couple things (like roads, schools, and libraries, for example) that need to be maintained by government, if only because of corporate corruption. However, if I don't use a service, I shouldn't have to pay for it. Also, there needs to be auditing of where EVERY SINGLE PENNY goes. I don't want government to waste my money.
You're Top (google for World's Shortest Political Quiz), it seems. Definitely NOT left or right. How 'bout this:
Pro-choice, pro-gun, and I believe in an initial intelligent design (something like one species, and it all evolved into what we've got today, but an initial intelligent design nonetheless). Note that I DIDN'T say that that intelligent force even existed anymore.
I almost had a Secure, but the Wal-Mart I went to ran out of the 128MB ones (quickest way to get a USB drive in my hands was a JumpDrive from Wal-Mart), and told me to go to another store, which in 128MB only had the Elite (USB2.0 is it's special feature). It's served me quite well, and I never needed the encryption anyway. FWIW, here's the JumpDrive lineup:
;-)
Low-end: JumpDrive Classic, USB1.1, old case design (AVOID, AVOID, AVOID - costs too much, and the case design didn't factor in a way to actually keep the fscking cap on - I had a 64MB one die on me, and Wal-Mart's selling 32MB ones for ~$20)
Mid-end: JumpDrive Pro, USB2.0, old case design (see above comments on Classic, don't know cost)
High-end: JumpDrive Secure, USB1.1, worthless encryption software, new (chubby) case design (I've seen them in the wild, but haven't played with them. They are fscking fat, so if you've got, oh, a PS/2 keyboard or mouse plugged in, and a monitor plugged in, it might not fit.)
JumpDrive Elite, USB2.0, new (slim) case design (if you want USB2.0, this is the only decent option. Nice, slim (although it didn't fit in the USB port on my parents' computer without unplugging BOTH devices - thank PC Chips for spacing their USB ports too closely, though).)
JumpDrive Sport, USB1.1, new (ruggedized slim) case design, available MP3 player option (this is the college student model. I haven't worked with it, but it should be similar to the Elite (but slower, and the clip is on the cap - not the most SECURE method, seeing as the cap comes off the Elite VERY easily, but at least you don't have to take it off your keychain to stow the cap while the drive is plugged in), so I'd recommend it.)
All of the high-end models are now $28.88 for a 128MB model, ~$55 for a 256MB model @ Wal-Mart (OK, I'm spineless
I know this is a troll, but interesting point. Make it so Winboxes (except those with Ext2 for Windows (or whatever it's called)) can't read it... But there's a couple problems. You might NEED it on Windows eventually (I use Linux on my main computer, but I interact with Windows computers EVERY DAY), and that Ext2 for Windows. The second cancels out the first, but then how do you get it on the box? Carry TWO JumpDrives, or a CD with it burned on?
Also, if you only work with Win2K/XP boxes, there might be a way to use NTFS encryption, and format it like that. You could also use some Linux filesystem's encryption, and have a FAT12 partition with a driver for that filesystem (AFAIK, you can partition JumpDrives with Linux).
Last I checked, Sprint was the only cheap unmetered. BTW, it's 2.5G - it's under 300k rated.
Also, I think you're wrong on what plans there are. Here's what they've got:
Sprint PCS Vision Pictures Pack
Perfect for people who have a PCS VisionSM Picture Phone.Take, upload and send an unlimited number of pictures with Sprint PCS Picture MailSM. Includes 100 SMS Text Messages and Web access.
Obviously, you need a camera phone. It's $15, and comes with $5 free downloads/month.
Sprint PCS Vision Premium Pack
Perfect for people who want to download Ringers, Games, Screen Savers and other Sprint PCS Vision Services. Includes 100 SMS Messages and Web access.
$15, $10 free dl/mo.
Sprint PCS Vision Professional Pack
Read and send personal or company email with Sprint PCS Business ConnectionSM Personal Edition. Includes Messaging, Web access and Sprint PCS Picture Mail. ( Additional $15/month for Sprint PCS Vision Smart Devices that use the Microsoft® Pocket PC Operating System.)
It's really a waste if you've got ReqWireless WebViewer ($10, but Sprint doesn't offer it, so it's not free) and webmail, but there's a reason NOT to get a Pocket PC from them - $30/mo internet (because it's got Pocket IE), and no free downloads... It's $15/mo if you've got a regular phone.
They've also got picture and video mail packages ($5/ea, video needs picture) that can be standalone (1 cent/kb w/o Vision).
It appears that if you've got $100 or more per month in regular charges, you get free Vision (I thought it was the 2000 minute plan or greater, but...) I don't know what service level, but I BELIEVE it's Pro.
Get Free & Clear America, for the love of $DEITY, if you want to roam without getting raped ($5).
Now, I just need a way to get something like the Vi660, even with an early contract renewal (I've heard enough bad reviews about the Vi600, and I know the 660 works fairly well (except signal is weaker than my 3588i)) - I HATE THIS PIECE OF NOKIA CRAP THAT ISN'T VISION COMPATIBLE (and is a piece of Nokia crap). The Sprint salesdroid (OK, so there actually was GOOD customer service IN THE STORE - senior salesdroid) said the Nokia had FCC maximum power, and didn't say the same about the Vi660.
One thing I noticed - the thing has a wireless modem and CDMA2000 1x support. The thing is a fscking 2.5G phone, and doesn't even have internet access. At least the Vi660 is free online...
Ultraportables are thin and LIGHT. A battery is not light. 5hrs is not bad at all for an ultraportable - ULV P-M ultraportables get 2-3 hours.
OUCH. (For the record, that's AT LEAST 168 pins, and that's for the earlier ones and the SXes - oh, and the pins on those were TOUGH bastards (I know - I yanked the pins off of one to make it into a keychain), and were thick - remember, that was the day of plain ol' Pin Grid Array, none of that Micro PGA crap)
A P4 shouldn't be bad to sit on, unless it bends, as those pins are close and relatively fragile. LGA775, however, combined with Alienware's new 4.0GHz Area 51 model, should be fun to make keychains with, as pins are on the mobo, and it IS an organic package.
I do use AbiWord on my old computers (P233MMX, 96MB RAM, MDK10C, and the old P75, 16MB RAM laptop, Win95OSR2). It's pretty nice for that, except it has HORRIBLE tearing issues on both machines (do some scrolling). However, on the newer laptop (Hell^WDell P4-2.2, 256MB RAM, XP Pro (I would have installed MDK10.1 when it comes out, but I needed MS Publisher, and I've tried to get it to run under Wine, but never succeded)), I use OOo. I prefer OOo to Abi any day, but it does have it's place - old machines. Now, if only there were a Gnumeric for Windows (I've heard that the Gnumeric devels are starting on that, though)...
Especially when it was INTENTIONALLY an open access point, and the person HAD AUTHORIZATION TO USE IT! (OK, OK, I didn't RTFA, but this is what I've heard)
The Dimension is available as a corporate model. FWIW, I drove the Dimension 4600 up to iMac G5 1.6GHz specs (running a 2.8GHz P4 - didn't know what to pit against the G5 there), except it didn't have SATA, and there were a few other things that were lower spec on the Dell. It was E-Value Code 6W463-dim46800 if you want to check out the specs (each unique config gets an E-Value code), and cost $1370. The 1.6GHz G5 iMac was $1299. Yes, the Mac was cheaper.
Also, IIRC, the i960 was a VERY popular GPU long after it died as a CPU. (It was also a pretty popular embedded chip)
No, it is very much bus compatible. Why else would the i852 work on P-Ms AND P4s, and why else would Intel have been able to demo the P-M on a Xeon chipset?
The reason why P-M desktop boards aren't selling - price. They're out there in MITX format.
To extend on that for everyone involved (I'm not the AC, FWIW), Stuffit Expander is the WinZip or tar of Mac (but it's muy proprietary).