OK, did I miss the bit where this was 'new' news? We've been using Junior Librarian software for over 10 years and it has always supported fingerprint book loans and returns! It does exactly the same thing, putting the fingerprint into a file format on the computer which cannot be re-hashed back to the original fingerprint.
Until something along the lines of GPO's are available, Linux can never compete with MS as a desktop OS. However, plenty of OS software that runs on MS Windows certainly is viable. OpenOffice being one of them - but even then, we (where I work) have a number of apps that depend on MS Office applications and will not run on OO - so there for one is why we can't simply ditch MS software across the board.
So, MS nick Nintendo developers and now they're nicking hardware technologies aswell! GameCube has been using PowerPC processors and ATI graphics for ages!
I'm not sure if this post originates in the US and if so what LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) supply for cars is like over there, but I've been running a factory installed dual-fuel Vauxhall Astra for over 12 months and in the UK paying 39.9p or less per litre for LPG compared to 73.9p per litre for petrol makes it a great alternative fuel for me. I do around 20,000 miles per year and I'll get my money back from the conversion costs after 18 months of driving, so only 6 months to go before I actually start to make money back on the price of the car.
Fuel economy on LGP is around 75% of that when I run on petrol, but the huge price difference means for long distance travelling I have been as low as 5.5p per mile fuel costs compared to around 9p per mile on petrol.
Performance of the engine drops about 3% when on LPG and you'd have to be VERY picky to notice that! It also runs quieter on LPG aswell.
Cost to add LPG: 1950
Rebate from the Government: 60% of pre-VAT costs: 950ish
Total conversion cost from factory install: 1000
Anyhow, this may or may not be food for the proverbial thoughts,
Regards,
nry
This will coerce people into upgrading? I think not. Personally and professionally this will make me NOT upgrade to Office 2003 (or whatever they call it) since I want my documents to be readable by as many people as possible, I don't want to only be able to send work and files to people with Office 2003!
And they wonder why people look at 'alternative' operating systems and software......
I'd say this: basically, anyone who wishes to connect their machine to the network has to go sign a policy and at the same time be told to prove which AV software they are using. If they don't have one then I'd be looking at the licence for the establishments current AV software as ours (NAV) allows us to provide copies of it to students so they can use it 'whilst they are studying at our establishment' and should be removed once they leave.
I guess you could even go so far as only allocating IP addresses to authorised users, so if someone connects without agreement then they don't get an IP and can't use the LAN.....
nry
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OK, did I miss the bit where this was 'new' news? We've been using Junior Librarian software for over 10 years and it has always supported fingerprint book loans and returns! It does exactly the same thing, putting the fingerprint into a file format on the computer which cannot be re-hashed back to the original fingerprint.
Until something along the lines of GPO's are available, Linux can never compete with MS as a desktop OS. However, plenty of OS software that runs on MS Windows certainly is viable. OpenOffice being one of them - but even then, we (where I work) have a number of apps that depend on MS Office applications and will not run on OO - so there for one is why we can't simply ditch MS software across the board.
The potential cooling of the Nintendo Revolution which will be using an ATI video chip? Small and quiet......
Others have voiced the same opinion as me: If I can have Macromedia software on Linux then I have no further need for Windows!
Maybe Microsoft used some SCO code in Windows and paid $86 Million in licencing fees?
What is in a name? A rose by any other name is still a rose. But would it smell as sweet?
So, MS nick Nintendo developers and now they're nicking hardware technologies aswell! GameCube has been using PowerPC processors and ATI graphics for ages!
I'm not sure if this post originates in the US and if so what LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) supply for cars is like over there, but I've been running a factory installed dual-fuel Vauxhall Astra for over 12 months and in the UK paying 39.9p or less per litre for LPG compared to 73.9p per litre for petrol makes it a great alternative fuel for me. I do around 20,000 miles per year and I'll get my money back from the conversion costs after 18 months of driving, so only 6 months to go before I actually start to make money back on the price of the car. Fuel economy on LGP is around 75% of that when I run on petrol, but the huge price difference means for long distance travelling I have been as low as 5.5p per mile fuel costs compared to around 9p per mile on petrol. Performance of the engine drops about 3% when on LPG and you'd have to be VERY picky to notice that! It also runs quieter on LPG aswell. Cost to add LPG: 1950 Rebate from the Government: 60% of pre-VAT costs: 950ish Total conversion cost from factory install: 1000 Anyhow, this may or may not be food for the proverbial thoughts, Regards, nry
This will coerce people into upgrading? I think not. Personally and professionally this will make me NOT upgrade to Office 2003 (or whatever they call it) since I want my documents to be readable by as many people as possible, I don't want to only be able to send work and files to people with Office 2003! And they wonder why people look at 'alternative' operating systems and software......
I'd say this: basically, anyone who wishes to connect their machine to the network has to go sign a policy and at the same time be told to prove which AV software they are using. If they don't have one then I'd be looking at the licence for the establishments current AV software as ours (NAV) allows us to provide copies of it to students so they can use it 'whilst they are studying at our establishment' and should be removed once they leave. I guess you could even go so far as only allocating IP addresses to authorised users, so if someone connects without agreement then they don't get an IP and can't use the LAN..... nry