Companies are delaying/canceling IT projects all over the place. My company had a client last week, whine about needing a server upgrade, but cant do it because we actually charge for that shit.
We get that same line with some of our clients too.
You know what really pisses me off though? They come ranting and raving about how we should support something for free because we sold them the solution in the past. Uh huh, and Mazda should replace all broken parts in my car during its life because I bought it from them. Right, sure... whatever...
When a client is being difficult about support, make sure they understand life will be a lot harder for them when doing "reactive" vs "proactive" support. Oh, and make sure your receptionist is swapping out the nightly backup tapes too. When shit hits the fan, you'll need em.
Hey, how about we deal with the on-going pandemic of zombie/virus infected computers and spammers first. Killing THAT traffic would be a network upgrade in of itself.
So you paid money for a GUI that selects command-line options? I'm in the wrong line of work.
I appreciate the humor. But seriously, have you seen how long a command can be with all the extra switches and whatnot? It can get up to 180+ characters long!
Sure, I could write batch files or script it. However, I'm always trying new options and feature combinations. For me, a simple GUI that I can run with is what I want.
Simply put. My computer works for me. I shouldn't have to work for it.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Slysoft's Clone DVD Mobile rocks! Just point to your ripped DVD files, choose your profile (PSP, Ipod, PS3...etc), resolution, and quality. Let it bake in the oven for a few hours and it's done.
And yes, I purchased the software after the trial period because I love it so much.
Basically, it's a GUI interface to the mencoder application that's freely available.
Ran like crap until I updated to 4GB... which is the max the motherboard can handle.
Yup, 4GB is really needed to make it feel like XP with 1GB. I know that the 4GB limit is due to running a 32bit OS, but i'm not sure 4GB is also a physical limit for your laptop as well. In any case, if your going to run Windows Vista, I suggest only going with the Vista Ultimate 64bit edition. Not only does it run very snappy with 8GB of memory, but it provides room to grow with your other applications as well. Most of the 64bit hardware support is semi-mature with multi-function printers still lagging a bit behind (but getting better each day).
From my understanding, energy cannot be created nor destroyed in a closed system (such as the universe.)
Or...maybe it can if energy can be infinitely divisible. Perhaps it's happeing all around us in a relative manor. Who knows, maybe the "Big Bang" is still going on with time dilation throwing off our perspective.
You know, this would support the multi-verse theory;)
Or about 12MPG if you supercharge the engine and run E85 (need the high octane).
I wouldn't care as I didn't plan on it being my daily driver. For that, I'd just keep my 99 Miata. Anyways, it's not going to happen anytime soon in my life. 40K is just way too much for car these days.
As a former owner of a 91 Honda CRX Si, I loved it! It was sporty, practical, and had good gas mileage (the HF version was more efficient). The Honda Insight was the closest thing to a CRX, but now that's gone too.
I used to be a huge Honda fanboi back then, now I just think their vehicle selection sucks ass.
Now that Dodge Challenger looks fucking awesome with the specs to match! If I were to buy a new car, that would be it.
I've cleaned up over 20 infected Office computers in the last few months. Same thing, a random screensaver file, and some random file in the system32 directory. Almost all of them eventually have that damn XP Antivirus 2008/2009 malware installed.
Oh, and it fucks up the local group policy too where you end up with missing display tabs.
I'm not sure what the vector is, but it's comming from both HTML injection and infected SPAM (bogus e-cards).
Oh and it get's worse. Not a single anti-virus program out there can get rid of it (used the top seven in the industry). I'm forced to back up local user data and format/reinstall the system.
Yes, the Kremlin is hard at work on another Soviet Union. Oh, and your votes count so long as your voting for the right people. If you don't, they will paint a nice red picasso with your brain matter.
Houston is another major port city. Last I heard, a lot of the activity shifted over to Houston after Katrina.
I couldn't tell you how much has shifted back, but I'm sure Houston could take on the entire load of the New Orleans port. After all, Houston has (and continues to build) one of the most advanced highway infrastructures in the *world* to handle it.
Because when I signed a contract with them, it said NOTHING in regards to usage limits.
Unless your locked in to a 6 or 12 month contract, your "contract" otherwise is renewed on a per monthly bases. As such, your under no obligation to cancel service.
Are they rewriting my contract without notice? The contract says that they will notify me in writing of any changes, and thus far, have not.
Don't worry, they will notify you in advanced prior to you renewing your next month "contract". At least you will have a heads-up notice to cancel your service prior to the new policy taking effect.
No, Comcast's VOIP service is out-of-band from regular IP. Skype and others, yep. Funny how that works out to Comcast's benefit, eh?
To be more specific, a Comcast or Timewarner MTA has two MAC addresses (three if you count the coax RF modem side). One is to assign a public IP that goes from it, to your PC or router. The other is assigned an internal private IP dedicated to VOIP service.
No surprise here. California has always been on path to economic self-destruction. This is what happens when you have nanny state liberals in office.
Let California be a lesson to the remaining 49 on how *NOT* to run a state. Sorry, but sexy women and nice weather alone will not be enough for its future.
Anyone doing outsourced IT work will tell you that Elo brand touch screens are very much alive in the POS (point of sale) market.
This article is way out of touch with reality. Where's the "BS" tag when we need it?
I've always thought that the biggest problem with AMD was the fact their marketing is non-existent. Maybe they should start an "AMD Inside" campaign similar to that of Intel. All I know is that their brand name is fading into oblivion...and fast.
Hens exposed to this experienced software failure: they would freeze and stop reacting to all other external signals/impulses until the chirping weasel was removed.
Good thing too. I'd imagine after enough time has passed, they would explode!
Right-click over any Flash content and you will see a settings option (open it). Notice the check mark next to "Enable Hardware Acceleration"? Try disabling it.
I suspect the Flash plugin is coded for Direct-X. Perhaps updating the video drivers and downloading the latest Direct-X updates might solve the issue. Also, try flushing out temp files and IE cache.
See, that's the part I don't get. How do you teach a cluster of brain cells what is and is not acceptable behavior? Do you provide shock therapy until they behave the way you want them too in order to survive?
Perhaps you're lucky and live in Austin -- the "Silicon Hills" - the land locked country in Texas where everyone usually has a brain that can think independently. Unfortunately I live in Houston, deep in the "Bible Belt", where there is a church every half mile.
Sorry, but you're deluded if you think that way about Texas.
I've lived in Austin from 2001 to 2006. Both before and after that time I've lived in Houston all my life. Given the fact Austin is a university city, it should come to no surprise that it's home to many progressives and liberals (voting record proves it too). As for them thinking independently; yes, creativity is a requirement for being an artist and/or musician. But being a "free thinker" doesn't make one more intelligent or properly informed.
Houston on the other hand is a religious city being that you can find many churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in the area. However, you won't find many evangelicals Christians here like you would in a typical bible-thumping state. Given the fact Houston has more engineers and doctors compaired to Austin, I'm willing to bet most Slashdotters would prefer this city over an artsy-fartsy place like Austin or San Francisco.
Don't know the reason behind the abortion stance. Maybe because it's too hard to joke about tastefully.
Or maybe Nancy Cartwright had an aobortion herself at the request of her cult leader??? Maybe the fetus was an evil alien half-breed or would never have reached Clearity??? Who the hell really knows.
Point is, who cares what the reasons are? She's a nut job! Nuff said.
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Companies are delaying/canceling IT projects all over the place. My company had a client last week, whine about needing a server upgrade, but cant do it because we actually charge for that shit.
We get that same line with some of our clients too.
You know what really pisses me off though? They come ranting and raving about how we should support something for free because we sold them the solution in the past. Uh huh, and Mazda should replace all broken parts in my car during its life because I bought it from them. Right, sure... whatever...
When a client is being difficult about support, make sure they understand life will be a lot harder for them when doing "reactive" vs "proactive" support. Oh, and make sure your receptionist is swapping out the nightly backup tapes too. When shit hits the fan, you'll need em.
Hey, how about we deal with the on-going pandemic of zombie/virus infected computers and spammers first. Killing THAT traffic would be a network upgrade in of itself.
So you paid money for a GUI that selects command-line options? I'm in the wrong line of work.
I appreciate the humor. But seriously, have you seen how long a command can be with all the extra switches and whatnot? It can get up to 180+ characters long!
Sure, I could write batch files or script it. However, I'm always trying new options and feature combinations. For me, a simple GUI that I can run with is what I want.
Simply put. My computer works for me. I shouldn't have to work for it.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Slysoft's Clone DVD Mobile rocks! Just point to your ripped DVD files, choose your profile (PSP, Ipod, PS3...etc), resolution, and quality. Let it bake in the oven for a few hours and it's done.
And yes, I purchased the software after the trial period because I love it so much.
Basically, it's a GUI interface to the mencoder application that's freely available.
Ran like crap until I updated to 4GB... which is the max the motherboard can handle.
Yup, 4GB is really needed to make it feel like XP with 1GB. I know that the 4GB limit is due to running a 32bit OS, but i'm not sure 4GB is also a physical limit for your laptop as well. In any case, if your going to run Windows Vista, I suggest only going with the Vista Ultimate 64bit edition. Not only does it run very snappy with 8GB of memory, but it provides room to grow with your other applications as well. Most of the 64bit hardware support is semi-mature with multi-function printers still lagging a bit behind (but getting better each day).
From my understanding, energy cannot be created nor destroyed in a closed system (such as the universe.)
Or...maybe it can if energy can be infinitely divisible. Perhaps it's happeing all around us in a relative manor. Who knows, maybe the "Big Bang" is still going on with time dilation throwing off our perspective.
You know, this would support the multi-verse theory ;)
When's the last time you've seen a fatty ride a bike? I'm afraid the seat would be wedged up and inside their ass crack.
Or about 12MPG if you supercharge the engine and run E85 (need the high octane).
I wouldn't care as I didn't plan on it being my daily driver. For that, I'd just keep my 99 Miata. Anyways, it's not going to happen anytime soon in my life. 40K is just way too much for car these days.
As a former owner of a 91 Honda CRX Si, I loved it! It was sporty, practical, and had good gas mileage (the HF version was more efficient). The Honda Insight was the closest thing to a CRX, but now that's gone too.
I used to be a huge Honda fanboi back then, now I just think their vehicle selection sucks ass.
Now that Dodge Challenger looks fucking awesome with the specs to match! If I were to buy a new car, that would be it.
Because your gonna need an OS that supports more than 4GB of RAM. And Vista 64 fits that bill.
Who would have thought? 8GB of RAM just to browse the web. Heh
I've cleaned up over 20 infected Office computers in the last few months. Same thing, a random screensaver file, and some random file in the system32 directory. Almost all of them eventually have that damn XP Antivirus 2008/2009 malware installed.
Oh, and it fucks up the local group policy too where you end up with missing display tabs.
I'm not sure what the vector is, but it's comming from both HTML injection and infected SPAM (bogus e-cards).
Oh and it get's worse. Not a single anti-virus program out there can get rid of it (used the top seven in the industry). I'm forced to back up local user data and format/reinstall the system.
Got any other alternate theories?
Yes, the Kremlin is hard at work on another Soviet Union. Oh, and your votes count so long as your voting for the right people. If you don't, they will paint a nice red picasso with your brain matter.
Does that about sum it up?
Houston is another major port city. Last I heard, a lot of the activity shifted over to Houston after Katrina.
I couldn't tell you how much has shifted back, but I'm sure Houston could take on the entire load of the New Orleans port. After all, Houston has (and continues to build) one of the most advanced highway infrastructures in the *world* to handle it.
It's a great idea, except the DOCSIS standard is unable to support this concept seamlessly and without interuption of service.
You see, every time you want to change the bandwidth cap, you have to upload a new BIN file and reboot the cable modem.
Because when I signed a contract with them, it said NOTHING in regards to usage limits.
Unless your locked in to a 6 or 12 month contract, your "contract" otherwise is renewed on a per monthly bases. As such, your under no obligation to cancel service.
Are they rewriting my contract without notice? The contract says that they will notify me in writing of any changes, and thus far, have not.
Don't worry, they will notify you in advanced prior to you renewing your next month "contract". At least you will have a heads-up notice to cancel your service prior to the new policy taking effect.
No, Comcast's VOIP service is out-of-band from regular IP. Skype and others, yep. Funny how that works out to Comcast's benefit, eh?
To be more specific, a Comcast or Timewarner MTA has two MAC addresses (three if you count the coax RF modem side). One is to assign a public IP that goes from it, to your PC or router. The other is assigned an internal private IP dedicated to VOIP service.
No surprise here. California has always been on path to economic self-destruction. This is what happens when you have nanny state liberals in office.
Let California be a lesson to the remaining 49 on how *NOT* to run a state. Sorry, but sexy women and nice weather alone will not be enough for its future.
Anyone doing outsourced IT work will tell you that Elo brand touch screens are very much alive in the POS (point of sale) market. This article is way out of touch with reality. Where's the "BS" tag when we need it?
I've always thought that the biggest problem with AMD was the fact their marketing is non-existent. Maybe they should start an "AMD Inside" campaign similar to that of Intel. All I know is that their brand name is fading into oblivion...and fast.
Hens exposed to this experienced software failure: they would freeze and stop reacting to all other external signals/impulses until the chirping weasel was removed.
Good thing too. I'd imagine after enough time has passed, they would explode!
Right-click over any Flash content and you will see a settings option (open it). Notice the check mark next to "Enable Hardware Acceleration"? Try disabling it.
I suspect the Flash plugin is coded for Direct-X. Perhaps updating the video drivers and downloading the latest Direct-X updates might solve the issue. Also, try flushing out temp files and IE cache.
On the shelf below the Sega CD games, anyone notice an N64 along with a *blue* PS1? Isn't that console used for development?
...taught them to control a robot
See, that's the part I don't get. How do you teach a cluster of brain cells what is and is not acceptable behavior? Do you provide shock therapy until they behave the way you want them too in order to survive?
Perhaps you're lucky and live in Austin -- the "Silicon Hills" - the land locked country in Texas where everyone usually has a brain that can think independently. Unfortunately I live in Houston, deep in the "Bible Belt", where there is a church every half mile.
Sorry, but you're deluded if you think that way about Texas.
I've lived in Austin from 2001 to 2006. Both before and after that time I've lived in Houston all my life. Given the fact Austin is a university city, it should come to no surprise that it's home to many progressives and liberals (voting record proves it too). As for them thinking independently; yes, creativity is a requirement for being an artist and/or musician. But being a "free thinker" doesn't make one more intelligent or properly informed.
Houston on the other hand is a religious city being that you can find many churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in the area. However, you won't find many evangelicals Christians here like you would in a typical bible-thumping state. Given the fact Houston has more engineers and doctors compaired to Austin, I'm willing to bet most Slashdotters would prefer this city over an artsy-fartsy place like Austin or San Francisco.
Or maybe Nancy Cartwright had an aobortion herself at the request of her cult leader??? Maybe the fetus was an evil alien half-breed or would never have reached Clearity??? Who the hell really knows.
Point is, who cares what the reasons are? She's a nut job! Nuff said.