When I read the/. story and checked my Gmail account, it said "You are currently using 0 MB (0%) of your 1000000 MB". Then I read some other news and after 15 minutes, I went back to Gmail, it now says "You are currently using 0 MB (0%) of your 1000 MB". So, it seems that either Google guys read the/. story and corrected the problem or it was a joke...
I submitted a related story last night that was rejected. Here's a copy of what I submitted in my Journal. Check out the links in the submission: Gmail competition heats up
He is so sure he will be able to afford to buy them !!
WHO IS of googleiposwami.com
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WHO IS of googleiposwami.com
Registrant: Tim Ogilvie 463 Mass Ave Apt 4 Boston, Massachusetts 02118 United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com Domain Name: GOOGLEIPOSWAMI.COM Created on: 29-Apr-04 Expires on: 29-Apr-06 Last Updated on: 29-Apr-04
Administrative Contact: Ogilvie, Tim info@googleiposwami.com 463 Mass Ave Apt 4 Boston, Massachusetts 02118 United States 9176866816 Fax -- Technical Contact: Ogilvie, Tim info@googleiposwami.com 463 Mass Ave Apt 4 Boston, Massachusetts 02118 United States 9176866816 Fax --
Domain servers in listed order: WSC1.JOMAX.NET WSC2.JOMAX.NET
I believe that in this position, you have to lay down procedures and make sure everyone adheres to them. Keep all documentation up to date and if possible, have checklists that people have to sign off...
I'm still undecided on the value of the wireless access. Yes, there are lots of useful things you can do with it, but is it really worth $30/month for 10M?
I get unlimited wireless web access with my $15 per month sprint vision professional pack. In the first 2 weeks of getting the phone, I downloaded about 95MB (web pages/sites/images) since I was moving and had my main computers packed up. Sprint's software has a code that you can use to see how much data you have downloaded since buying the phone. I had used the Sprint Treo 600 phone for hours at a stretch to browse the internet. I still use it extensively. And never worry about watching download MB's at half the price of $30 per 10MB that you mention.... That's the only reason I am with sprint but I never got any dropped calls either and no issues with signal in my area either....
I had Kyocera 6035 for a couple of years. Then I switched to Handspring (now PalmOne) Treo 600. I have been using it for over 6 months (since the week it came out in stores).
Treo 600 is the best smart phone on the market. I have sprint as my provider and also have their vision professional pack for $15 per month extra that allows me UNLIMITED web access. I have not used the SMS much but I mainly use my phone for voice calls which are of great quality, it has an awesome speaker phone, it does have a decent camera (cameraless versions to be available soon), included keyboard is the best. I also use my phone to check work email using Sprint's Business Connection software (don't need to buy extra VPN software), you can even log into your VPN using this phone, it also has POP and SMTP mail access, Calendar function is great and I use it greatly, Hotsynching is amazingly easy to do, you can install Palm applications over the air, included web browser is a full featured web browser and you can view just about any website. I also have an additional proxy based browser called Reqwireless WebViewer (a java based AMAZINGLY FAST browser, costs $20 one time, worth every penny). This phone is amazing if you are a true computer user. I use it sometimes with VNC to access my Windows XP desktop! There is so much you can do with this phone. There is tons of palm OS freeware and paid software. If you need answers to anything regarding this phone, check out Treocentral Discussion Forum. Great site with tons of useful info, people reviews, experiences and software links.
Register your organization as non-profit. Spend all donations on geeky stuff that you get to use but still helps you in providing open source software for the general public...
That's just my opinion and I don't know much about tax laws other than 1040EZ...
* Get close. Camera phones don't have telephoto lenses so if you take a photo of a person or building that's far away, the main subject will be tiny. For most photos you'll get a much better shot by filling your phone's screen with a close up of the subject.
* Send from a good cellular coverage area. If you're transmitting a photo in an area where the cellular signal is weak, it could take longer to send the photo than when you're in a strong signal area. If you're paying for airtime to send a photo, it could make a difference in the price. Although photos generally are transmitted in under a minute, if it goes over 60 seconds, you will pay for another minute.
* Beware of distortion. I just mentioned that you should move as close as possible to the main subject of your photo. You should be aware that moving very close could produce some distortion, something like a "fisheye" effect. The effect could be fun, or your subject might not like the fact that his/her nose appears much bigger than in reality!
* Enter a title for each photo. If you're not used to entering text on a keypad, it can be a frustrating and slow process. But don't skip this step or you'll have to click on each photo to determine if you wanted to see 006 or 022. Title the photos before you send/save them or wait until you go home and enter names for a bunch of them.
* Make sure you know all the file quality settings. For example, cameras phones often have three quality setting: Low, Medium and High. Snap the same photo at all the different resolutions and look at the size and quality on your phone and your computer screen to determine which resolution you prefer to use. It's easy to change the resolution, but you'll probably set it at one resolution and not change it often.
* Shoot at the highest resolution. Camera phones generally top out at 640 x 480 (except for some phones with one megapixel in Japan), and that quality is good enough for viewing on the Web. The lower the resolution, the worse it looks. Assuming the cost of transmitting a photo is the same regardless of the resolution, go for the highest resolution. It will look better.
Photos with higher resolutions produce larger files and take longer to transmit. If you're paying by the minute and/or by the number of packets, you need to compare the value of higher quality with higher costs to you.
* Clean the lens. Camera phone lenses aren't immune to dust, dirt and fingerprint. Periodically clean the lens with a lens cloth, which is easily obtainable at photo shops.
* Create "quick phrases." Most cellular phones with messaging capabilities enable you to create and store phrases that may be used for the subject or text of your messages. If you know you're going to be taking photos at, for example, Yellowstone Park, create a phrase that reads, "Yellowstone -- 8-8-03" and store it in your phone. That way you won't have to enter the same phrase for each photo.
(If you're going to Yellowstone, please take a good digital or film camera in addition to a camera phone!)
* Avoid using the digital zoom. Some camera phones include a digital zoom feature. Digital zooms employ software to increase a photo's size but they also decease the quality by merely "blowing up" a segment of the picture. Even people with multi-megapixel digital cameras typically use the optical zoom, not the digital feature. Feel free to check out digtal zoom, but you'll probably dislike the result.
* Explore the white balance. If you've never used a digital camera, you should be aware of the "white balance" feature, which changes the photo color based upon the lighting conditions: Sunny, cloudy, dark, etc. There's also an "auto" feature that works fine most of the time. But if you have time and you don't like the way the photo looks on your LCD, change the white balance to see if it makes a difference.
* Turn on the lights indoors. If you're shooting indoors, it's easy to
I am pretty sure MSDN version of windows XP don't have activation keys and such
Wrong! With MSDN Universal subscription, you get 10 Windows XP licenses for development and testing use and they DO require activation. The only differene from retail version is that with MSDN keys, you can wait upto 60 days (much less for retail version) to activate. This gives you enough time to test and make sure your environment is working properly before you activate. You also get Office XP which also requires activation after 50 uses.
As complex as politics are, there may not be "good guys" and "bad guys", and instead those who support your politics on some issues, and not on others.... Has anyone been compiling this information?
If we start from the top, how does the politician in the topmost position of country (you know who I mean) stack up in the opinion of/. readers under the criteria of being good for technology and it's use for masses...
These two might help save you money on buying a CSS book
BBC starts paid online news subscription
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A couple of days ago, I clicked to view a video on BBC news website and it told me that I have to buy a subscription as international user. I was a bit surprised since so far, BBC had been free and even free from ads.
This page says that: "Broadband video news from the BBC is only available to international users by subscription. Find out how to get the latest broadband video news from the BBC here.
I was reading the other day about who made early investment in Google. I was surprised to find out that an guy from India (who is also on board of direcors) named Ram Shriram was one of the early investors. His firm sherpalo's website says "...having been integral to helping build some of the foremost online companies, including Netscape, Amazon, and Google.com. Forbes magazine also has an article on the early investor's in Google
SpyMac is just the shiniest car in the parking lot. Be careful though, there may be flood damage under the hood.
I agree. I signed up for spymac account after I read about it on/. I found out that half of their features are not working and they don't have resources to handle it all. I could not even access my mail account EVER on webmail (I did not try POP3, what's the point when you want to store upto 1GB on their server itself, unless I set my every POP3 client to leave a copy on server). I was clicking through various links on the site and one time I clicked on an auction link that was actually a bid and it made me a winner of a toothbrush auction. It said that an email was sent to my spymac account that I won the toothbrush auction for $73.50. Now that was an expensive toothbrush that CVS pharmacy sells for about $35. I tried to access the email so I could let the toothbrush owner know what happened. After about 1 week of unsuccessfully trying to access my spymac webmail account, I gave up for good !! I could never afford an unreliable webmail provider for my emails.
Follow the steps to compile and run it: (1) Get the source code (at your own risk) and save it as DeDRMS.cs (2) Download and Install the NET Framework SDK for FREE (reqiures Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP). (3) Use the included compiler csc.exe to compile the source code into executable code. Use this on command line (dos prompt) C:>csc DeDRMS.cs OR C:>csc.exe DeDRMS.cs (4) It will create DeDRMS.exe in the same folder where you saved DeDRMS.cs. (5) Profit or Jail??
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When I read the
I submitted a related story last night that was rejected. Here's a copy of what I submitted in my Journal. Check out the links in the submission:
Gmail competition heats up
I'm giving away free shares in Google to find out
He is so sure he will be able to afford to buy them !!
WHO IS of googleiposwami.com
Registrant:
Tim Ogilvie
463 Mass Ave
Apt 4
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: GOOGLEIPOSWAMI.COM
Created on: 29-Apr-04
Expires on: 29-Apr-06
Last Updated on: 29-Apr-04
Administrative Contact:
Ogilvie, Tim info@googleiposwami.com
463 Mass Ave
Apt 4
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
United States
9176866816 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Ogilvie, Tim info@googleiposwami.com
463 Mass Ave
Apt 4
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
United States
9176866816 Fax --
Domain servers in listed order:
WSC1.JOMAX.NET
WSC2.JOMAX.NET
Here's a very insightful article regarding this(CAUTION - read till the end):
Read this story till the last line
The Nation That Lost Its Jobs, But Got Them Back - ON GOOGLE
I believe that in this position, you have to lay down procedures and make sure everyone adheres to them. Keep all documentation up to date and if possible, have checklists that people have to sign off...
I'm still undecided on the value of the wireless access. Yes, there are lots of useful things you can do with it, but is it really worth $30/month for 10M?
I get unlimited wireless web access with my $15 per month sprint vision professional pack. In the first 2 weeks of getting the phone, I downloaded about 95MB (web pages/sites/images) since I was moving and had my main computers packed up. Sprint's software has a code that you can use to see how much data you have downloaded since buying the phone. I had used the Sprint Treo 600 phone for hours at a stretch to browse the internet. I still use it extensively. And never worry about watching download MB's at half the price of $30 per 10MB that you mention.... That's the only reason I am with sprint but I never got any dropped calls either and no issues with signal in my area either....
I had Kyocera 6035 for a couple of years. Then I switched to Handspring (now PalmOne) Treo 600. I have been using it for over 6 months (since the week it came out in stores).
Treo 600 is the best smart phone on the market. I have sprint as my provider and also have their vision professional pack for $15 per month extra that allows me UNLIMITED web access. I have not used the SMS much but I mainly use my phone for voice calls which are of great quality, it has an awesome speaker phone, it does have a decent camera (cameraless versions to be available soon), included keyboard is the best. I also use my phone to check work email using Sprint's Business Connection software (don't need to buy extra VPN software), you can even log into your VPN using this phone, it also has POP and SMTP mail access, Calendar function is great and I use it greatly, Hotsynching is amazingly easy to do, you can install Palm applications over the air, included web browser is a full featured web browser and you can view just about any website. I also have an additional proxy based browser called Reqwireless WebViewer (a java based AMAZINGLY FAST browser, costs $20 one time, worth every penny).
This phone is amazing if you are a true computer user. I use it sometimes with VNC to access my Windows XP desktop!
There is so much you can do with this phone. There is tons of palm OS freeware and paid software. If you need answers to anything regarding this phone, check out Treocentral Discussion Forum. Great site with tons of useful info, people reviews, experiences and software links.
Register your organization as non-profit. Spend all donations on geeky stuff that you get to use but still helps you in providing open source software for the general public...
That's just my opinion and I don't know much about tax laws other than 1040EZ...
Original site is /.ted but here are some tips:
* Get close. Camera phones don't have telephoto lenses so if you take a photo of a person or building that's far away, the main subject will be tiny. For most photos you'll get a much better shot by filling your phone's screen with a close up of the subject.
* Send from a good cellular coverage area. If you're transmitting a photo in an area where the cellular signal is weak, it could take longer to send the photo than when you're in a strong signal area. If you're paying for airtime to send a photo, it could make a difference in the price. Although photos generally are transmitted in under a minute, if it goes over 60 seconds, you will pay for another minute.
* Beware of distortion. I just mentioned that you should move as close as possible to the main subject of your photo. You should be aware that moving very close could produce some distortion, something like a "fisheye" effect. The effect could be fun, or your subject might not like the fact that his/her nose appears much bigger than in reality!
* Enter a title for each photo. If you're not used to entering text on a keypad, it can be a frustrating and slow process. But don't skip this step or you'll have to click on each photo to determine if you wanted to see 006 or 022. Title the photos before you send/save them or wait until you go home and enter names for a bunch of them.
* Make sure you know all the file quality settings. For example, cameras phones often have three quality setting: Low, Medium and High. Snap the same photo at all the different resolutions and look at the size and quality on your phone and your computer screen to determine which resolution you prefer to use. It's easy to change the resolution, but you'll probably set it at one resolution and not change it often.
* Shoot at the highest resolution. Camera phones generally top out at 640 x 480 (except for some phones with one megapixel in Japan), and that quality is good enough for viewing on the Web. The lower the resolution, the worse it looks. Assuming the cost of transmitting a photo is the same regardless of the resolution, go for the highest resolution. It will look better.
Photos with higher resolutions produce larger files and take longer to transmit. If you're paying by the minute and/or by the number of packets, you need to compare the value of higher quality with higher costs to you.
* Clean the lens. Camera phone lenses aren't immune to dust, dirt and fingerprint. Periodically clean the lens with a lens cloth, which is easily obtainable at photo shops.
* Create "quick phrases." Most cellular phones with messaging capabilities enable you to create and store phrases that may be used for the subject or text of your messages. If you know you're going to be taking photos at, for example, Yellowstone Park, create a phrase that reads, "Yellowstone -- 8-8-03" and store it in your phone. That way you won't have to enter the same phrase for each photo.
(If you're going to Yellowstone, please take a good digital or film camera in addition to a camera phone!)
* Avoid using the digital zoom. Some camera phones include a digital zoom feature. Digital zooms employ software to increase a photo's size but they also decease the quality by merely "blowing up" a segment of the picture. Even people with multi-megapixel digital cameras typically use the optical zoom, not the digital feature. Feel free to check out digtal zoom, but you'll probably dislike the result.
* Explore the white balance. If you've never used a digital camera, you should be aware of the "white balance" feature, which changes the photo color based upon the lighting conditions: Sunny, cloudy, dark, etc. There's also an "auto" feature that works fine most of the time. But if you have time and you don't like the way the photo looks on your LCD, change the white balance to see if it makes a difference.
* Turn on the lights indoors. If you're shooting indoors, it's easy to
Last week, IBM announced industry's first POWER5-based server, based on - advanced 64-bit IBM POWER5 (PowerPC) microprocessor technology
Looking at the pictures of Stata Center building, does anyone remember leaning tower of Pisa ?
even VS.Net requires activation
Not true for VS.NET. Not for VS.NET 2002 and VS.NET 2003 at least...
I am pretty sure MSDN version of windows XP don't have activation keys and such
Wrong! With MSDN Universal subscription, you get 10 Windows XP licenses for development and testing use and they DO require activation. The only differene from retail version is that with MSDN keys, you can wait upto 60 days (much less for retail version) to activate. This gives you enough time to test and make sure your environment is working properly before you activate. You also get Office XP which also requires activation after 50 uses.
CNET story is here: TechTV lays off San Francisco staff
As complex as politics are, there may not be "good guys" and "bad guys", and instead those who support your politics on some issues, and not on others.... Has anyone been compiling this information?
/. readers under the criteria of being good for technology and it's use for masses...
If we start from the top, how does the politician in the topmost position of country (you know who I mean) stack up in the opinion of
Since this discussion relates to CSS, here is a site with two excellent tutorials on CSS (bookmark it even if you don't use CSS now):
- CSS Positioning (5 pages)
- Using Style Sheets (7 pages)
These two might help save you money on buying a CSS book
A couple of days ago, I clicked to view a video on BBC news website and it told me that I have to buy a subscription as international user. I was a bit surprised since so far, BBC had been free and even free from ads.
This page says that: "Broadband video news from the BBC is only available to international users by subscription. Find out how to get the latest broadband video news from the BBC here.
Greek mythology says Atlantis was a powerful nation whose residents were so corrupted by greed and power that Zeus destroyed it.
Any parallel in current times?
I was reading the other day about who made early investment in Google. I was surprised to find out that an guy from India (who is also on board of direcors) named Ram Shriram was one of the early investors. His firm sherpalo's website says "...having been integral to helping build some of the foremost online companies, including Netscape, Amazon, and Google.com.
Forbes magazine also has an article on the early investor's in Google
SpyMac is just the shiniest car in the parking lot. Be careful though, there may be flood damage under the hood.
/. I found out that half of their features are not working and they don't have resources to handle it all. I could not even access my mail account EVER on webmail (I did not try POP3, what's the point when you want to store upto 1GB on their server itself, unless I set my every POP3 client to leave a copy on server). I was clicking through various links on the site and one time I clicked on an auction link that was actually a bid and it made me a winner of a toothbrush auction. It said that an email was sent to my spymac account that I won the toothbrush auction for $73.50. Now that was an expensive toothbrush that CVS pharmacy sells for about $35. I tried to access the email so I could let the toothbrush owner know what happened. After about 1 week of unsuccessfully trying to access my spymac webmail account, I gave up for good !! I could never afford an unreliable webmail provider for my emails.
I agree. I signed up for spymac account after I read about it on
animals barked less
Wish I could one day use this on the lady in the next cubicle at work. Boy what a constant distraction her phone talk is !!
Follow the steps to compile and run it:
(1) Get the source code (at your own risk) and save it as DeDRMS.cs
(2) Download and Install the NET Framework SDK for FREE (reqiures Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP).
(3) Use the included compiler csc.exe to compile the source code into executable code. Use this on command line (dos prompt) C:>csc DeDRMS.cs OR C:>csc.exe DeDRMS.cs
(4) It will create DeDRMS.exe in the same folder where you saved DeDRMS.cs.
(5) Profit or Jail??
Last time I made an entry to my blogger account was on Saturday, March 20, 2004. I did not receive the Gmail invitation...