If you're cheap or on a serious budget, get an atom powered netbook, preferrably used, for about $50-$200 off eBay.
If you want a device that meets your criteria and is actually really nice to use, get a Macbook Air. Fantastic display, great keyboard, great trackpad, awesome battery life, super light and very durable. Plus OS X is actually really nice if you prefer a unix-ish environment.
I don't think those two thoughts were meant to be connected. I think it's safe to say that the Macbook Air failure rate is pretty low, or we'd hear people screaming from the roof tops. Just look at Antennagate. People LOVE to hate Apple.
You shouldn't be asking me why I don't switch, you should be asking what is so compelling about WP7 (which has such a poor app ecosystem) that is worth trading out IOS or Android?
You're right but for the wrong reasons. Laptops and tablets don't need to be powerful because they can leverage web based applications (eg OnLive gaming). They won't replace PCs because of the form factor. Sometimes you need to sit down with a keyboard and mouse to be really productive. Unless someone radically reinvents the input/output systems PCs aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
Call the local ISP (start with cable and ilec) and explain the situation, and discuss options. Remember you cant just buy a single cable modem and run ethernet to 80 different customers, that's illegal.
With KeePass 2.x, a database can be stored on a shared network drive and used by multiple users. When attempting to save, KeePass first checks whether the file on disk has been modified since it was loaded. If yes, KeePass asks whether to synchronize or overwrite the file (see image on the right).
By synchronizing, changes made by other users (file on disk) and changes made by the current user are merged. After the synchronization process has finished, the current user also sees the changes made by others (i.e. the data in the current KeePass instance is up-to-date).
If there is a conflict (multiple users edited the same entry), KeePass uses the latest version of the entry based on the last modification time.
First of all, the customer doesn't implement the PE, LER or LSR. They are blissfully unaware of all things "MPLS", to the customer it's simply IP (and typically eBGP). Second of all, what in the world makes you think I'm advocating for buying a $22k router for a T1? I'm responding to someone who said they should use DSL instead of T1s and I'm explaining some reasons why you would choose a T1 over DSL.
It might be private IP (MPLS, Frame relay, etc). Lot's of municipalities build their own private WAN and then have a couple of Internet connections for access to the Internet. This allows you to build and deploy lots of services "On Net" securely. It's very common practice, same as mid-large enterprises.
you still wouldn't get work done during the commune for all of the reasons that passengers don't today. that's just stupid. if you can do your work from a safe car seat, then your work isn't very important or doesn't require much focus in the first place.
Well I think there's probably 30 minutes of work we could all do from a car, and be done with it before we got to the office. Maybe it's knocking out a few e-mails, or making a couple phone calls, or reviewing some information from the day before. Or you could just catch up on the news related to your specific industry before you even got in for the day.
So you think looking out the window at the same shit for the five thousandth time is more interesting than the Internet? Why the hell aren't you out driving around then? Personally I'll work or read or play games or do anything I want. That's literally the dumbest thing I've heard today. Yes we all just LOVE our morning commutes! Who doesn't. I know I wake up every day and scream "FUCK YES I GET TO DRIVE TO WORK --- AGAIN!!!!" and I throw my hat in the air.
Except that the Ferrari could know what was behind it, and that cars stopping distance, and either stop more slowly or swerve onto the shoulder depending. Also there would be FAR fewer instances that require slamming on the brakes if all cars are driverless.
Not everyone goes to work at the same time. Basic example, assume work times are 7am, 8am, 9am. You need roughly 1/3 the number of cars, assuming the cars can move fast enough. Also there won't be rush house as we know it now because how much more efficiently traffic would move.
That's true in some cases, but only tangentially related. We're talking about IT contractors that would have performed the same function as Google in this scenario. Most of the people running IT systems for the government are not employees, just take a look at govjobs.com sometime.
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If it was because someone's grill fell over what would your response be?
The best part about this post is that it's from a guy named "Megahard". Mod this guy up please.
Then maybe they should mention that instead of the credentials that have pretty much no application to the topic at hand.
If you're cheap or on a serious budget, get an atom powered netbook, preferrably used, for about $50-$200 off eBay.
If you want a device that meets your criteria and is actually really nice to use, get a Macbook Air. Fantastic display, great keyboard, great trackpad, awesome battery life, super light and very durable. Plus OS X is actually really nice if you prefer a unix-ish environment.
I don't think those two thoughts were meant to be connected. I think it's safe to say that the Macbook Air failure rate is pretty low, or we'd hear people screaming from the roof tops. Just look at Antennagate. People LOVE to hate Apple.
You shouldn't be asking me why I don't switch, you should be asking what is so compelling about WP7 (which has such a poor app ecosystem) that is worth trading out IOS or Android?
At a research institute? Not really a great sample if you want to look at the overall popularity of what is mainly considered a consumer device.
You're right but for the wrong reasons. Laptops and tablets don't need to be powerful because they can leverage web based applications (eg OnLive gaming). They won't replace PCs because of the form factor. Sometimes you need to sit down with a keyboard and mouse to be really productive. Unless someone radically reinvents the input/output systems PCs aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
Arista Networks. 10GbE, insanely low latency, insanely low per port cost and last I checked was running a Fedora kernel and userland.
Call the local ISP (start with cable and ilec) and explain the situation, and discuss options. Remember you cant just buy a single cable modem and run ethernet to 80 different customers, that's illegal.
Honestly, if I absolutely HAD to pick one, I'll take surveillance, because I can encrypt all my sensitive communication.
With KeePass 2.x, a database can be stored on a shared network drive and used by multiple users. When attempting to save, KeePass first checks whether the file on disk has been modified since it was loaded. If yes, KeePass asks whether to synchronize or overwrite the file (see image on the right). By synchronizing, changes made by other users (file on disk) and changes made by the current user are merged. After the synchronization process has finished, the current user also sees the changes made by others (i.e. the data in the current KeePass instance is up-to-date). If there is a conflict (multiple users edited the same entry), KeePass uses the latest version of the entry based on the last modification time.
First of all, the customer doesn't implement the PE, LER or LSR. They are blissfully unaware of all things "MPLS", to the customer it's simply IP (and typically eBGP). Second of all, what in the world makes you think I'm advocating for buying a $22k router for a T1? I'm responding to someone who said they should use DSL instead of T1s and I'm explaining some reasons why you would choose a T1 over DSL.
Securely, not reliably. No QoS, no SLA, etc.
It might be private IP (MPLS, Frame relay, etc). Lot's of municipalities build their own private WAN and then have a couple of Internet connections for access to the Internet. This allows you to build and deploy lots of services "On Net" securely. It's very common practice, same as mid-large enterprises.
I'd really like to see a feature for feature comparison where Juniper is "far cheaper".
I'm talking about efficiency in terms of time.
you still wouldn't get work done during the commune for all of the reasons that passengers don't today. that's just stupid. if you can do your work from a safe car seat, then your work isn't very important or doesn't require much focus in the first place.
Well I think there's probably 30 minutes of work we could all do from a car, and be done with it before we got to the office. Maybe it's knocking out a few e-mails, or making a couple phone calls, or reviewing some information from the day before. Or you could just catch up on the news related to your specific industry before you even got in for the day.
So you think looking out the window at the same shit for the five thousandth time is more interesting than the Internet? Why the hell aren't you out driving around then? Personally I'll work or read or play games or do anything I want. That's literally the dumbest thing I've heard today. Yes we all just LOVE our morning commutes! Who doesn't. I know I wake up every day and scream "FUCK YES I GET TO DRIVE TO WORK --- AGAIN!!!!" and I throw my hat in the air.
Except that the Ferrari could know what was behind it, and that cars stopping distance, and either stop more slowly or swerve onto the shoulder depending. Also there would be FAR fewer instances that require slamming on the brakes if all cars are driverless.
Not nearly as efficient and doesn't work in suburban or rural areas.
Not everyone goes to work at the same time. Basic example, assume work times are 7am, 8am, 9am. You need roughly 1/3 the number of cars, assuming the cars can move fast enough. Also there won't be rush house as we know it now because how much more efficiently traffic would move.
Just call your power company, many offer whole house protection for an additional monthly charge and insure against any problems.
For example, my power company is Gulf Power: http://www.gulfpower.com/premiumsurge/home.asp
If you live in the average U.S. 3rd tier (or better) city: DSL vs Cable vs 4G
That's true in some cases, but only tangentially related. We're talking about IT contractors that would have performed the same function as Google in this scenario. Most of the people running IT systems for the government are not employees, just take a look at govjobs.com sometime.