and protect your own privacy. I have a Facebook account and use it regularly. But only my friends and family can see ANYTHING at all. If you search for me on Facebook, you get nothing. I invite you, not the other way around.
Now, LinkedIn is a different matter. I leave that public, as I use that for work networking.
Honestly, this reminds me of the days when we were starting to realize we couldn't actually just throw our email addresses out there willy-nilly.
As an added bonus, since I started actually poking around Boxee again after the upgrade, I discovered a couple of new apps that will replace the prism apps I'd created before, notably Pandora and RTVE. Oh, and Last.fm finally works again.
The reverse is also true. There is a lot of really good programming outside the US (for my interests, that would be Europe), but cannot be had in the US. Sure, there is Livestation, but for individual programs, control is control, no matter what part of the world you live.
Truthfully, I have no problem with this. As long as it's the content guys (ie: the networks) and they let me choose exactly what I want to watch. Commercials don't bother me nearly as much as they used to. My life is full enough that I can look away and be amused while they run. And some of them are amusing in their own right.
A couple of months ago, I broke away from cable for good. And for the most part, I haven't missed it.
You really can find just about everything you want or need online.
I had a spare computer that I loaded Ubuntu on, made sure it had the latest flash and java. I also installed Boxee, although, since the Hulu problem, haven't used it.
Most of the entertainment type shows I get via Hulu. Their interface could be a bit friendlier (too much scrolling, really), but overall it's not bad. For news, CNN offers live streaming, which is really quite good quality at full screen. MSNBC offers all their shows for streaming - well at least the ones I care about - Countdown and Rachel Maddow. And I get local weather from WGN - also streamed full screen.There are a few European stations I like watching, and I use Livestation for that. The quality through that isn't the best, but I will say the streaming is steady.
The one beef I have with it all is the disparate pages I have to go to/navigate to get to the content. This is where I was really hoping Boxee would do some good. Not yet. They have a section in their UI to add apps, but it looks like it's Boxee specific, so I can't just add any program (such as Livestation. As it stands, I've created a bunch of Prism desktop shortcuts to take me directly to the content I want.
In the form of speed. and really, that s all the tiering I think is needed. People with lower bandwidth aren't going to be streaming video as people with high bandwidth would.
If they're going to price according to amount of data transferred, everyone should get the same speed guarantee, at least where possible (as would be the case with DSL and distance).
I am not a lawyer, but I do have a need to store, categorize and collaboratively edit documents.
I use Opengoo, an opensource suite. I don't use the online editing function, but I *DO* use the checkin/checkout/versioning of the suite. And documents, etc. can be placed in separate workspaces and tagged accordingly with only identified individuals having access to only what they need.
I have it hosted at my hosting company, which takes care of all my backup needs.
I don't want to be raped by TW and need to run a server so I'm stuck for now.
Why do you need to run a local server, accessible to the outside? If it's to make sure your data is always available, just back it up.
Get a cheap hosting plan (I pay about 80 bucks a year for an ungodly amount of bandwidth, 500 gigs of disk space, unlimited email accounts, the ability to install pretty much whatever I want, MySQL, PostreSQL, PHP). And I'll mention they do back ups as well.
Seriously, buy a plan from a host provider. Your life will be made so much easier not having to worry about the hardware and uptime.
Why do you need higher resolution than what's on N800 or PP3 if you're using them as "dumb" remotes though?
Well, I'm not using them as "dumb" remotes, per sé. I would really like use them as full remote clients, mimicking the entire screen as shown on my TV on the remote (N800 or PP3), making text entry easier. And vncviewer is a bit slow on the N800, due to processor speed, I would guess. But, yeah, if all I'm doing is tabbing, moving up or down, etc, they both do an OK job. Boxee can cause some problems, in that it has to be started before getting a remote desktop to actually show on the tablet, though.
Know why? I would like a really good web-type pad to use as a master remote control with my HTPC (currently using Ubuntu/Boxee and some home-grown Prism stuff). For that matter, it'd be a great remote entry to all my machines in the house.
I've tried using my Nokia 800 and my Pepper Pad 3. They both come close, but are clumsy at both higher resolutions and text entry (well, the PP3 handles text entry fine, really). If I could get something that does 1280x800 resolution with a decent virtual keyboard, as well as decent battery life, I'd be all over it.
I have a box hooked up to my TV and have recently gotten rid of my cable. Using Ubuntu/Boxee, except for the NBC shows I want to watch (because of the whole Hulu-Boxee thing). For those shows, I just created a prism app that goes directly to Hulu, at least for now, until they get everything sorted out.
The problem has always been the ABC shows I like, such as Lost. They won't work under Linux, so I have a VirtualBox image that I use for those shows. It's a crappy workaround. Adding ABC to Hulu would allow me to completely get rid of that VirtualBox image.
Regardless of the current situation between Hulu and Boxee, Hulu has allowed me to get rid of my $100-plus a month cable bill, so adding any major network is a good thing.
I'd be more worried about the type of websites his kids were visiting.
The majority of problems come from email these days, not directly from websites. True, html-enabled email causes most of these problems, but to say it's the websites his kids are visiting is what is causing the problem is probably not the direct cause. I've seen plenty of adults (in the IT profession, even) that will download an attachment from their email or click on a link without thinking of the danger, simply because it comes from a known email address.
Buy from a national chain, and the money flows outward, probably never to return to your region/city/neighborhood.
For every $100 spent at a national book chain, only an infinitesimal amount remains locally (something like $10 or so). Buy from a local book store, and at least $45 remains in your neighborhood.
Which means more employment, etc., etc. Dig????
Great! Point me to a local, non-national chain store to buy a netbook or MID (or laptop, for that matter) and I'm totally there (oh, and I should add at an attractive price, since that's usually what takes people to national chains).
Look, electronics and books are two very different industries and you just can't compare them. Books can be and are sometimes published and produced locally. I don't know of any local, US-based place that produces the electronics I would use. Dig?
I am forced to continue using Microsoft Word to work on my resume.
Why are you distributing your resume in Word? Why not PDF? OO.org exports nicely to PDF format. I've never run into a situation where someone asked for my CV and not been able to read the PDF version I send.
You're trying to compare your life of schlepping a laptop around in an airport to being a soldier, or any other job that actually requires physical labor.
Actually, no. That would be you who is trying to compare. I made no issue of different career choices.
My original post was actually about boot time, with a footnote on weight comparison between a netbook and a laptop (because I use both).
You're looking at 15 pounds with your accessories and power brick. Sorry, but that's too much to schlepp around, particularly if you're in and out of airports the better part of your work week.
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This was Verizon asking for payment for a late bill, nothing more, nothing less.
CastTV is great! Now if only there were a way to incorporate in into Boxee, I wouldn't have to use a keyboard at all, just my regular remote control.
When it's pre-loaded.
Now, LinkedIn is a different matter. I leave that public, as I use that for work networking.
Honestly, this reminds me of the days when we were starting to realize we couldn't actually just throw our email addresses out there willy-nilly.
As an added bonus, since I started actually poking around Boxee again after the upgrade, I discovered a couple of new apps that will replace the prism apps I'd created before, notably Pandora and RTVE. Oh, and Last.fm finally works again.
The reverse is also true. There is a lot of really good programming outside the US (for my interests, that would be Europe), but cannot be had in the US. Sure, there is Livestation, but for individual programs, control is control, no matter what part of the world you live.
It was just launched last week.
Truthfully, I have no problem with this. As long as it's the content guys (ie: the networks) and they let me choose exactly what I want to watch. Commercials don't bother me nearly as much as they used to. My life is full enough that I can look away and be amused while they run. And some of them are amusing in their own right.
You really can find just about everything you want or need online.
I had a spare computer that I loaded Ubuntu on, made sure it had the latest flash and java. I also installed Boxee, although, since the Hulu problem, haven't used it.
Most of the entertainment type shows I get via Hulu. Their interface could be a bit friendlier (too much scrolling, really), but overall it's not bad. For news, CNN offers live streaming, which is really quite good quality at full screen. MSNBC offers all their shows for streaming - well at least the ones I care about - Countdown and Rachel Maddow. And I get local weather from WGN - also streamed full screen.There are a few European stations I like watching, and I use Livestation for that. The quality through that isn't the best, but I will say the streaming is steady.
The one beef I have with it all is the disparate pages I have to go to/navigate to get to the content. This is where I was really hoping Boxee would do some good. Not yet. They have a section in their UI to add apps, but it looks like it's Boxee specific, so I can't just add any program (such as Livestation. As it stands, I've created a bunch of Prism desktop shortcuts to take me directly to the content I want.
If they're going to price according to amount of data transferred, everyone should get the same speed guarantee, at least where possible (as would be the case with DSL and distance).
I think, at least until another model ships, iPhone sales have peaked in the US.
I use Opengoo, an opensource suite. I don't use the online editing function, but I *DO* use the checkin/checkout/versioning of the suite. And documents, etc. can be placed in separate workspaces and tagged accordingly with only identified individuals having access to only what they need.
I have it hosted at my hosting company, which takes care of all my backup needs.
Check it out at http://www.opengoo.org./
Why do you need to run a local server, accessible to the outside? If it's to make sure your data is always available, just back it up.
Get a cheap hosting plan (I pay about 80 bucks a year for an ungodly amount of bandwidth, 500 gigs of disk space, unlimited email accounts, the ability to install pretty much whatever I want, MySQL, PostreSQL, PHP). And I'll mention they do back ups as well.
Seriously, buy a plan from a host provider. Your life will be made so much easier not having to worry about the hardware and uptime.
Well, I'm not using them as "dumb" remotes, per sé. I would really like use them as full remote clients, mimicking the entire screen as shown on my TV on the remote (N800 or PP3), making text entry easier. And vncviewer is a bit slow on the N800, due to processor speed, I would guess. But, yeah, if all I'm doing is tabbing, moving up or down, etc, they both do an OK job. Boxee can cause some problems, in that it has to be started before getting a remote desktop to actually show on the tablet, though.
I've tried using my Nokia 800 and my Pepper Pad 3. They both come close, but are clumsy at both higher resolutions and text entry (well, the PP3 handles text entry fine, really). If I could get something that does 1280x800 resolution with a decent virtual keyboard, as well as decent battery life, I'd be all over it.
The problem has always been the ABC shows I like, such as Lost. They won't work under Linux, so I have a VirtualBox image that I use for those shows. It's a crappy workaround. Adding ABC to Hulu would allow me to completely get rid of that VirtualBox image.
Regardless of the current situation between Hulu and Boxee, Hulu has allowed me to get rid of my $100-plus a month cable bill, so adding any major network is a good thing.
The majority of problems come from email these days, not directly from websites. True, html-enabled email causes most of these problems, but to say it's the websites his kids are visiting is what is causing the problem is probably not the direct cause. I've seen plenty of adults (in the IT profession, even) that will download an attachment from their email or click on a link without thinking of the danger, simply because it comes from a known email address.
It's not until we all started working and actually failed at something that we got knocked back down to reality.
Great! Point me to a local, non-national chain store to buy a netbook or MID (or laptop, for that matter) and I'm totally there (oh, and I should add at an attractive price, since that's usually what takes people to national chains).
Look, electronics and books are two very different industries and you just can't compare them. Books can be and are sometimes published and produced locally. I don't know of any local, US-based place that produces the electronics I would use. Dig?
Not so long ago you could have said the same thing about Best Buy - why would you buy a computer from them?
If you can find a better deal at Office Depot, why not?
Why not use LSTP? That way you only have to worry about whatever image(s) you keep on the server.
Why are you distributing your resume in Word? Why not PDF? OO.org exports nicely to PDF format. I've never run into a situation where someone asked for my CV and not been able to read the PDF version I send.
Actually, no. That would be you who is trying to compare. I made no issue of different career choices.
My original post was actually about boot time, with a footnote on weight comparison between a netbook and a laptop (because I use both).
You're looking at 15 pounds with your accessories and power brick. Sorry, but that's too much to schlepp around, particularly if you're in and out of airports the better part of your work week.