She could get any USB mouse and connect it to her laptop, but that would mean Yet Another Dongle to carry around, and the risk of carporal tunnel... she finds the glidepoint comfortable to use all day, and reguluar mice/trackballs physically uncomfortable to use.
Part of the reason her powerbook is comfortable to use all day is because she doesn't have to mangle her wrist in an awkward position to reach a second button with her thumb...
Small offices crop up all the time and they always need voice and data cabling with some simple network setups and whatnot.
On average I do 2 or 3 small cabling jobs a year and for a few days of work I can make some fast cash. For an office of 10 people you've got ~30 cable runs or more depending on how much expansion they want to pay for. These kinds of jobs can usually be cranked out in 3 days or so, depending on size, and they are always afterhours.
How much you want to be involved is up to you. I usually only like putting down all the passive equipment: racks, patch panels, 110 blocks, cable, jacks, feeders, etc. I'll test the permanent lines, hand them the results and walk away (or charge them more for a lifetime warranty:). Sometimes I'll install a small switch and make some drops "hot" so they are ready for move-in. I'd advise to stick with the passive installs, much less complex.
Also I should add a disclaimer. There are licenses needed for this kind of work (at least in my area), specifically a low voltage contractor's license. You can obtain one with some studying and 1 test. Furthermore, to get into telephone rooms to run feeder to office suites, most building owners/maintenance will want to see a million-dollar liability insurance or something similar - in case you yank somebody's T1 down there or something.
Aside from that I'd recommend it. All the info you need is online and if you didn't know much about your network's physical layer you'd also gain from the experiance.
Once or twice, I've thought about setting up a "Computer Guy" shop for the apartment complex I live in. I'd limit work to only those who lived at the complex (which means no traveling everywhere) and maybe I could get the complex to post a sign up on our billboard or mailboxes or something. It'd be a few extra bucks here and there and people would have someone close to load their printer with paper and turn their monitors on;) Maybe later...
I agree, I was around a similar situation a few years back...
I once worked for a school district and was responsible for one of their brand new schools - basically "help desk guy".
Well, when the school was built they spent the big money on a full cisco voip solution, line power switches and everything. Problem is nobody really thought about putting in normal analog phones anywhere. There was exactly *1* under some desk up at the front office for a fax machine and that was it.
Needless to say, the fire department and the PTA wasn't happy to find out that if the T1 to the district backbone ever failed there would be exactly *1* phone to be able to call 911 from. SBC was out there within a week pulling about 20 phone lines around the school.
Wouldn't be more appropriate to word it:
Most densely populated areas in the United States aren't sitting near volcanos.
After all, it isn't the damn volcano's fault now is it?
Last time I tried to fast-user-switch iTunes wouldn't run, claiming "Another user is running iTunes, please ask them to close it" or something similar to that. Is that still true or did some update sneak in multi-user iTunes support without me noticing =(
The creator of BlackCider.com describes his iBook as a $1600 paperweight because it isn't being fixed, so he writes up a website asking Apple to fix it, and on that website he has pictures of his iBook disassembled which probably disqualifies him for any future recalls or free repairs. You'd think the smart thing to do is at least *hope* for the best and stick it in a drawer or something. To me it puts a certain, "I'm just bitching" attitude towards the whole thing - what stance does he have now that he took his laptop apart?? Hell, I drive a Ford Focus and thats exactly what I did with a fuel pump problem. I lugged that thing around for 3 months in anticipation of a fix, good thing too as it was getting worse and I was about to try and trade it in to some dealer.
And, if your reading this Mr BlackCider, they did recall a few things already (making your bad-recall-press rant in your Open Letter a bit moot), like the powersupply for the G3 and the replacement plan for noisy G4's. Hopefully they address this and all you iBook users out there with this problem get a solution, soon.
Is this how your Apple(R) customer service representatives are trained to handle distressed customers...by laughing out loud at them? I am furious over this lack of consideration and professionalism.
It seems Apple has been listening to everyone who "would buy an iPod, but not for $300 - maybe for $200 - and at $100-150, where do I sign?"
Having an mp3 player with a storage choice from at-or-less-1G to 40G is a smart move. Hopefully this puts the features people want with the storage size they can afford/feel comfortable paying. I'm very eager to see if this comes true or not. If it does I'll be ordering one for sure, I bought the gf a 10gig last march and she loves it but I've been hesitant to buy one myself as having $800 or more invested in portable players (after accessories, extra dock or two, cases, etc) just doesn't sit right with me.
If I can pick up a 1g `pod for at or near $100, my only other question is where do I sign?
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A Jedi craves not these things.
As long as it is a "New World" Mac running Open Firmware it will boot.
Part of the reason her powerbook is comfortable to use all day is because she doesn't have to mangle her wrist in an awkward position to reach a second button with her thumb...
1. Build a Mac that everyone will want and can afford. 2. ???? 3. Profit! Sorry, it just seems so fitting ;)
On average I do 2 or 3 small cabling jobs a year and for a few days of work I can make some fast cash. For an office of 10 people you've got ~30 cable runs or more depending on how much expansion they want to pay for. These kinds of jobs can usually be cranked out in 3 days or so, depending on size, and they are always afterhours.
How much you want to be involved is up to you. I usually only like putting down all the passive equipment: racks, patch panels, 110 blocks, cable, jacks, feeders, etc. I'll test the permanent lines, hand them the results and walk away (or charge them more for a lifetime warranty :). Sometimes I'll install a small switch and make some drops "hot" so they are ready for move-in. I'd advise to stick with the passive installs, much less complex.
Also I should add a disclaimer. There are licenses needed for this kind of work (at least in my area), specifically a low voltage contractor's license. You can obtain one with some studying and 1 test. Furthermore, to get into telephone rooms to run feeder to office suites, most building owners/maintenance will want to see a million-dollar liability insurance or something similar - in case you yank somebody's T1 down there or something.
Aside from that I'd recommend it. All the info you need is online and if you didn't know much about your network's physical layer you'd also gain from the experiance.
Once or twice, I've thought about setting up a "Computer Guy" shop for the apartment complex I live in. I'd limit work to only those who lived at the complex (which means no traveling everywhere) and maybe I could get the complex to post a sign up on our billboard or mailboxes or something. It'd be a few extra bucks here and there and people would have someone close to load their printer with paper and turn their monitors on ;) Maybe later...
I agree, I was around a similar situation a few years back... I once worked for a school district and was responsible for one of their brand new schools - basically "help desk guy". Well, when the school was built they spent the big money on a full cisco voip solution, line power switches and everything. Problem is nobody really thought about putting in normal analog phones anywhere. There was exactly *1* under some desk up at the front office for a fax machine and that was it. Needless to say, the fire department and the PTA wasn't happy to find out that if the T1 to the district backbone ever failed there would be exactly *1* phone to be able to call 911 from. SBC was out there within a week pulling about 20 phone lines around the school.
Wouldn't be more appropriate to word it: Most densely populated areas in the United States aren't sitting near volcanos. After all, it isn't the damn volcano's fault now is it?
Queue iPod battery debate in 5... 4... 3...
Welcome to the beginning of the end.
Last time I tried to fast-user-switch iTunes wouldn't run, claiming "Another user is running iTunes, please ask them to close it" or something similar to that. Is that still true or did some update sneak in multi-user iTunes support without me noticing =(
Don't you mean, "Before... Macintosh!"
(before... Apple! didn't have the same ring to it)
And, if your reading this Mr BlackCider, they did recall a few things already (making your bad-recall-press rant in your Open Letter a bit moot), like the powersupply for the G3 and the replacement plan for noisy G4's. Hopefully they address this and all you iBook users out there with this problem get a solution, soon.
It seems Apple has been listening to everyone who "would buy an iPod, but not for $300 - maybe for $200 - and at $100-150, where do I sign?"
Having an mp3 player with a storage choice from at-or-less-1G to 40G is a smart move. Hopefully this puts the features people want with the storage size they can afford/feel comfortable paying. I'm very eager to see if this comes true or not. If it does I'll be ordering one for sure, I bought the gf a 10gig last march and she loves it but I've been hesitant to buy one myself as having $800 or more invested in portable players (after accessories, extra dock or two, cases, etc) just doesn't sit right with me.
If I can pick up a 1g `pod for at or near $100, my only other question is where do I sign?