Of the 23 homes on my street I'm confident I saw 12 installations since GF started hooking us up in April. I'm pretty sure it is more, probably approaching 75% if not more. And I've seen the trucks all over the subdivision in the last 4 months. I can stand on the second level of my home and easily pick up 10 GF wireless signals. So in my KC suburban subdivision the uptake seems pretty significant from what I've seen.
I have TV, internet, and phone through GF. I hope they can keep it up as the service has been outstanding. I've had no outages or problems and they have been quick to respond to questions and requests.
My HP Stream 13 would not even pull down the update via Windows update due to it not having enough hard drive space (HD is only 30 gig). After much work, I finally got the update to install last Friday using the media creation tool. If I didn't have the tool available, I doubt I could have gotten the thing to even try and update in the first place.
I think I've posted this before when this subject comes up, but if you have a free hour or two, spend some time here. Amusing and depressing at the same time.
http://pwbelectronics.co.uk/pr...
Set the clocks ahead 1/2 hour from standard time, then leave them alone. We'll get the benefit of some of the extra daylight in the evening, but not have to put up with the asinine changing twice a year.
I have one too and it has served me well. I repair pinball machines so the EPROMs I need to program usually don't require an adapter or anything special. I've also had good support from their forum.
Looks like mcumall.com, which sells the GQ-4x forgot to renew their domain registration. Oops!
I did some more digging. Under the Support section of the site, it still says "one time". Under the Features section of the site there is no mention of one time.
When the Nook site went live early, the information on lending stated:
"You can lend many of your eBooks one time for a maximum of 14 days."
To me this means you can only loan a book out one time, ever.
Now the site states:
"Most eBooks can be lent for up to 14 days at a time."
No mention of "one time." Better. Not ideal, but I can probably live with this as long as there is not a restriction on how many times a book can be loaned out.
The inability to loan books is what totally killed my interest in the Kindle. I'm still sticking with dead tree books right now, but I have to admit that I'm now at least tempted by an ebook reader.
You obviously never had the pleasure of owning an IBM Deskstar 75GXP. Alas, updating firmware, incantations, and anything/everything else did not keep me from suffering a failed drive and RMA hell. Twice.
When I put my last machine together in September '08 I went with a 65 watt X2 5200+ (Brisbane). Cool and quiet won out over hot and noisy. Or perhaps you could say slow and boring won out over fast and exciting. Hmmm, maybe there are deeper personal issues at root in this decision...where did my comfortable shoes go?
I bought a new Model M (Lexmark) from clickeykeyboards.com last November and I love it. My mom used my keyboard and commented on how nice it was. She used to be a secretary and used typewriters, so she appreciates the tactile feedback. So I bought her a Unicomp Customizer for Christmas since they are smaller and a black model isn't ridiculously expensive.
Too funny, I gave my mom a black Unicomp SpaceSaver for Christmas and I just hooked it up right now. This is my first test of it.
I use a Lexmark manufactured Model M I bought new in box from clickykeyboards (manufactured in 1996). My mom really liked it but doesn't have as much desk space so I bought this SpaceSaver for her. I like my Model M better, but this SpaceSaver is still a very nice keyboard.
It probably will go to the SCOTUS. But the sad thing is that if the music companies lose, their next step will be to bribe, excuse me, lobby Congress to pass legislation that will make digital recording of digital radio illegal. If the law doesn't favor your side, drop some money to change it so that it does. This mess will be in the courts or in front of Congress for years.
I'm not cynical, am I?
I'm probably repeating what others have said many times in this thread but I have preached and preached to my friends and family about this. By relying on prints from inkjet printers and keeping all the images on a single hard drive, they are setting themselves up for a big loss. Using a hard drive is like driving a car I tell them, you will eventually have a crash. They may have a single backup on a CDR, but I'm not counting on it. Negatives stored in a box is a bit more failsafe as long as the house doesn't burn down.
I have pointed out how many of them currently have a 5.25 floppy drive around (none). Same deal in 20 years with CDs. You may have stuff backed up on them but are you going to have the equipment to read the data, that is if the discs aren't junk? Somebody will have it, but you'll pay for them converting it or doing data recovery.
I'm not saying I'm not digital, I just make sure everything is backed up across my home network and on multipe CDRs and/or DVDs which are stored at my mom's and in-laws places. "Here's a CD of your you grandchild's pictures" = easy off site backup. What granddad is going to turn down pics of their little grandbaby?
Alas, I'm the nerdy computer geek that worries about things too much. Well at least I'll have the pictures of my baby daughter for her to pass along long after I'm gone. I doubt I'll ever here, "You were right all along," from them, even if I am proven right. Let's hope I don't have to hear it.
A lot of car maintenance is still easy to do, perhaps even easier than before. Belts still need changed and a single serpentine belt is a godsend. Oil changes and filter changes are still the same. Changing disc brake pads is still pretty easy. Changing coolant, no big difference. And fuel injection means no more messing with carburetors and crazy vacuum hoses (thank God). If you are willing to get your hands dirty you can save a bunch of money. But as the article points out, a lot of stuff can't be "fixed" anymore.
A lot of people look under the hood and instantly get intimidated. My view is that despite how it looks, the basic parts are still there as they have been for decades. You just have to have the desire and interest to figure it out. With that said, I do see why people often don't want to mess with it. It takes work, you get dirty, and you can get hurt.
Tons of people open a computer case, see a complicated jumble of wires and chips, and say "I can never understand this". The average Slashdot reader thinks this stuff is easy. Same thing for cars. The bottom line is determining where you want to spend your time and efforts.
Personally, I do as much maintenance myself as I can. I even do some major repairs, but I make sure to do research before hand and decide if I'll be opening a can of worms doing it myself. So far I have been lucky and not really bit off more than I can chew. But then again I may have a better assesment of my abilities than a lot of do it yourselfers. I save a lot of money, and it is an excuse for me to buy new tools (i.e. toys).
My thoughts too. The site will probably be Slashdotted soon, but for those that don't get a chance to see it, it is sobering. I don't know what else to say...
I'm not trying to troll, and maybe I am trying to read to much into a simple closing, but it just seems out of place. As you state, it is now just business protocol with the original intent being lost. Then why use it? It sounds like you are closing a letter to your grandmother, not a potential defendant to your lawsuit.
I when I write a business letter I try to stick to my true intent. If I think you should go to hell I don't necessarily state the thought outright, but I don't pass myself off as "Very Truly Yours" after ripping into you for the previous several paragraphs. I guess this is why I am not a politican.
I have also always thought it is inappropriate to sign a nasty or threating letter with "Very Truly Yours".
We can only hope that that letter was penned by an intern fresh out of high school. If that letter truly represents his written communication skills, I'd hate to see how he performs in a court room. He must be a blubbering idiot.
Maybe I'd better think of a way to re-phrase what I just wrote. I'd hate to get sued.
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Of the 23 homes on my street I'm confident I saw 12 installations since GF started hooking us up in April. I'm pretty sure it is more, probably approaching 75% if not more. And I've seen the trucks all over the subdivision in the last 4 months. I can stand on the second level of my home and easily pick up 10 GF wireless signals. So in my KC suburban subdivision the uptake seems pretty significant from what I've seen. I have TV, internet, and phone through GF. I hope they can keep it up as the service has been outstanding. I've had no outages or problems and they have been quick to respond to questions and requests.
My HP Stream 13 would not even pull down the update via Windows update due to it not having enough hard drive space (HD is only 30 gig). After much work, I finally got the update to install last Friday using the media creation tool. If I didn't have the tool available, I doubt I could have gotten the thing to even try and update in the first place.
I think I've posted this before when this subject comes up, but if you have a free hour or two, spend some time here. Amusing and depressing at the same time. http://pwbelectronics.co.uk/pr...
Set the clocks ahead 1/2 hour from standard time, then leave them alone. We'll get the benefit of some of the extra daylight in the evening, but not have to put up with the asinine changing twice a year.
I have one too and it has served me well. I repair pinball machines so the EPROMs I need to program usually don't require an adapter or anything special. I've also had good support from their forum. Looks like mcumall.com, which sells the GQ-4x forgot to renew their domain registration. Oops!
Came here to say this. If you go to the person's home and take stuff while they are away, you are a burglar.
So while we are being pedantic, I'd like to discuss the Hamburglar too.
"You can lend a book once. Period."
That seals the deal for me. Let me lend my books I rightfully purchased, or I'll stick with dead tree versions. I knew it sounded too good to be true.
I did some more digging. Under the Support section of the site, it still says "one time". Under the Features section of the site there is no mention of one time.
Still clear as mud.
When the Nook site went live early, the information on lending stated: "You can lend many of your eBooks one time for a maximum of 14 days." To me this means you can only loan a book out one time, ever. Now the site states: "Most eBooks can be lent for up to 14 days at a time." No mention of "one time." Better. Not ideal, but I can probably live with this as long as there is not a restriction on how many times a book can be loaned out. The inability to loan books is what totally killed my interest in the Kindle. I'm still sticking with dead tree books right now, but I have to admit that I'm now at least tempted by an ebook reader.
You obviously never had the pleasure of owning an IBM Deskstar 75GXP. Alas, updating firmware, incantations, and anything/everything else did not keep me from suffering a failed drive and RMA hell. Twice.
When I put my last machine together in September '08 I went with a 65 watt X2 5200+ (Brisbane). Cool and quiet won out over hot and noisy. Or perhaps you could say slow and boring won out over fast and exciting. Hmmm, maybe there are deeper personal issues at root in this decision...where did my comfortable shoes go?
I bought a new Model M (Lexmark) from clickeykeyboards.com last November and I love it. My mom used my keyboard and commented on how nice it was. She used to be a secretary and used typewriters, so she appreciates the tactile feedback. So I bought her a Unicomp Customizer for Christmas since they are smaller and a black model isn't ridiculously expensive.
Too funny, I gave my mom a black Unicomp SpaceSaver for Christmas and I just hooked it up right now. This is my first test of it.
I use a Lexmark manufactured Model M I bought new in box from clickykeyboards (manufactured in 1996). My mom really liked it but doesn't have as much desk space so I bought this SpaceSaver for her. I like my Model M better, but this SpaceSaver is still a very nice keyboard.
For all these years I thought it was E=mc^2. Now I find out it is E=2mc!
You just described lobbying. I wonder why we don't lock up all the congressmen/women. Hmmm...I can't decided if I'm being sarcastic or not...
It probably will go to the SCOTUS. But the sad thing is that if the music companies lose, their next step will be to bribe, excuse me, lobby Congress to pass legislation that will make digital recording of digital radio illegal. If the law doesn't favor your side, drop some money to change it so that it does. This mess will be in the courts or in front of Congress for years. I'm not cynical, am I?
It's simple: Chromophores is people!
I didn't even give it that long. I saw it was Flash and left. I guess they found one way to keep their bandwidth usage down and not get Slashdotted.
At least it is in my home: How to Brew.
I'm probably repeating what others have said many times in this thread but I have preached and preached to my friends and family about this. By relying on prints from inkjet printers and keeping all the images on a single hard drive, they are setting themselves up for a big loss. Using a hard drive is like driving a car I tell them, you will eventually have a crash. They may have a single backup on a CDR, but I'm not counting on it. Negatives stored in a box is a bit more failsafe as long as the house doesn't burn down.
I have pointed out how many of them currently have a 5.25 floppy drive around (none). Same deal in 20 years with CDs. You may have stuff backed up on them but are you going to have the equipment to read the data, that is if the discs aren't junk? Somebody will have it, but you'll pay for them converting it or doing data recovery.
I'm not saying I'm not digital, I just make sure everything is backed up across my home network and on multipe CDRs and/or DVDs which are stored at my mom's and in-laws places. "Here's a CD of your you grandchild's pictures" = easy off site backup. What granddad is going to turn down pics of their little grandbaby?
Alas, I'm the nerdy computer geek that worries about things too much. Well at least I'll have the pictures of my baby daughter for her to pass along long after I'm gone. I doubt I'll ever here, "You were right all along," from them, even if I am proven right. Let's hope I don't have to hear it.
A lot of car maintenance is still easy to do, perhaps even easier than before. Belts still need changed and a single serpentine belt is a godsend. Oil changes and filter changes are still the same. Changing disc brake pads is still pretty easy. Changing coolant, no big difference. And fuel injection means no more messing with carburetors and crazy vacuum hoses (thank God). If you are willing to get your hands dirty you can save a bunch of money. But as the article points out, a lot of stuff can't be "fixed" anymore.
A lot of people look under the hood and instantly get intimidated. My view is that despite how it looks, the basic parts are still there as they have been for decades. You just have to have the desire and interest to figure it out. With that said, I do see why people often don't want to mess with it. It takes work, you get dirty, and you can get hurt.
Tons of people open a computer case, see a complicated jumble of wires and chips, and say "I can never understand this". The average Slashdot reader thinks this stuff is easy. Same thing for cars. The bottom line is determining where you want to spend your time and efforts.
Personally, I do as much maintenance myself as I can. I even do some major repairs, but I make sure to do research before hand and decide if I'll be opening a can of worms doing it myself. So far I have been lucky and not really bit off more than I can chew. But then again I may have a better assesment of my abilities than a lot of do it yourselfers. I save a lot of money, and it is an excuse for me to buy new tools (i.e. toys).
My thoughts too. The site will probably be Slashdotted soon, but for those that don't get a chance to see it, it is sobering. I don't know what else to say...
I'm not trying to troll, and maybe I am trying to read to much into a simple closing, but it just seems out of place. As you state, it is now just business protocol with the original intent being lost. Then why use it? It sounds like you are closing a letter to your grandmother, not a potential defendant to your lawsuit.
I when I write a business letter I try to stick to my true intent. If I think you should go to hell I don't necessarily state the thought outright, but I don't pass myself off as "Very Truly Yours" after ripping into you for the previous several paragraphs. I guess this is why I am not a politican.
Best Wishes, (which I actually do mean)
Stangbat
I have also always thought it is inappropriate to sign a nasty or threating letter with "Very Truly Yours".
We can only hope that that letter was penned by an intern fresh out of high school. If that letter truly represents his written communication skills, I'd hate to see how he performs in a court room. He must be a blubbering idiot.
Maybe I'd better think of a way to re-phrase what I just wrote. I'd hate to get sued.
Think how many positive reviews Robert Jordan would have to post to improve the rating of his last several drivel filled snoozefests.