Stuart Lynne and I were partners in Canada's first ISP, Wimsey.COM
After we sold that company - and the purchaser tanked, we started up Fireplug Computers Inc. doing Linux for embedded devices, including "Thin-Linux" which was specifically oriented to being a router. I ran a version of that on a 486 system until it finally died earlier this year.
We had wireless capabilities in this, with drivers for a couple of the then available wireless chips.
Fireplug was sold to Lineo Inc. in 1999 - and I'm fairly sure that Lineo did some work on Linux wireless too.
OK - so at what point will anyone who purchases a WIFI access point have to register it and themselves - and keep logs forever and have a license to operate, etc?
Sometimes being able to extend a log file across all 4 monitors is the only way to really see what is happening - and even then some log lines end up wrapping.
I currently run 4 monitors - used to run 6 but that was before I got the 1920x1280 units I currently have.
IMHO - you will never come close to having a paperless office until the screen real estate comes at least close to (or over) the desk real estate.
I write articles and code - and find that having the reference stuff up at the same time on another screen, with graphics on another, makes writing a LOT faster!!!
Personally I'll take an educated person from abroad over one from Texas now
Of course I'm Canadian so we get all kinds here in Canada now - but those from Texas need not even bother applying unless they can show that they were educated prior to this year.
My workstation has 3 in it - and I have another 10+ sprinked around the house in various machine - and maybe anther 100+ at various customer locations.
I've been working at the "paperless office" on and off ever since I got into computers. I used to sell "snap-sets" of forms back in the days of the Ditto Duplicator and carbon-paper, so know a bit about this kind of thing.
In my own office, I've found that unless I have at least as much screen real estate as I do desk (I currently have more screen than desk in front of me if you subtract the space needed for the keyboard, mouse and coffee cup;) I HAVE to print out stuff to allow me to refer to it as I work on the screen.
I have 4 16x9 aspect monitors on my workstation and rarely find I need more - but have room for 2 more monitors on the current cards and room for one more dual-head card in the box (4 PCI-X16 slots)
The printer only gets used for stuff I have to take with me because my cell phone is only 1/4 VGA
Back in 2002 I spoke before the Copyright Board of Canada about the Blank Media Levy. Then, the CPCC was asking for $10 per Gigabyte which in today's light would be even more absurd than it was then.
The point is that no matter what the levy, in today's wired world the only losers would be the Canadian retail sellers of such items - because any levy would be enough to more than pay for the shipping of a unit from outside the country - so neither the musicians nor the retailers would profit.
kind of makes me wonder if it is the US resellers who are behind this;)
Personally I hope those responsible for this invasion of privacy are subjected to home monitoring - by the whole internet. Strap a camera around their neck and make them wear it and broadcast continuously for at least 1 year.
I've been running multiple monitors for a lot of years under Linux - currently have 4 monitors on 2 cards with another card in there but no monitors on it (yet)
I run one big desktop with 12 virtual desktops - then for the applications I want to stay available when I move from one desktop to another I simply right-click on the icon in the upper-left corner (of most windows - Chrome beta doesn't have one for some reason) and select "Always on Visible Workspace" - then it sticks there no matter which workspace I'm on.
Otherwise you could set up the VNC X-server and use VNC-viewer to log back in to the local system and use that window as your second, separate desktop.
To be applied with non-removeable glue (same kind as that wonderful notice about air bags on my car's visor) over the orafice just below the nose.
Alternative placement is just above and to the rear of the thighs (left or right cheek - or both) - since we need to kiss this area to get any recognition - we'll be sure to see the warning.
Anyone dealing with politicians should be aware that such dealing can lead to high blood pressure and potential stroke or other medical condition.
My sentiments exactly - I'm taking the Canadian Securities Course - and a course on insurance and getting into the financial sector. If nothing else I'll be able to do some stuff with computers that other such people have no clue about - but I'll be doing it for ME
OK - so take 30MHz +- 1 HZ and apply 512QUAM to it- then encode via Morse with mechanical bug and automated reception - should get you something like 100 Words/minute, maybe more...
Actually, most phone lines are both - current loop for the voice and DSL for the data - that's why there filters supplied with the modems - to stop the High Frequency stuff from being attenuated by the current loop devices (the phones). Put the filters in the circuit with each of the phones and they no longer interfere (so much)
"You cannae change the laws of physics!" say Scotty - but then of course you can change the rules of the game and use a completely different concept on the same pair of wires.
Pair of wiress as current loop = frequency limitation to audio in loops measured in miles
Pair of wires as antenna = different rules in loops measured in wavelengths
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After we sold that company - and the purchaser tanked, we started up Fireplug Computers Inc. doing Linux for embedded devices, including "Thin-Linux" which was specifically oriented to being a router. I ran a version of that on a 486 system until it finally died earlier this year.
We had wireless capabilities in this, with drivers for a couple of the then available wireless chips.
Fireplug was sold to Lineo Inc. in 1999 - and I'm fairly sure that Lineo did some work on Linux wireless too.
How about anything that can route?
Linux?
At what point is this absurdity going to end?
IMDB is ripe for being made redundant, or at least there is room for someone else to fill in where they've left off.
mistook the legislature for a barrel of monkeys
Breed for 3 legs - wears out the parks and other grassy spots less - net savings over 4 centuries = $1 billion (not counting inflation)
The scope of atomic manipulation recently could really get this crazy.
And the Australian Government will track every time you mention it in e-mail or surf the web to the site
Sometimes being able to extend a log file across all 4 monitors is the only way to really see what is happening - and even then some log lines end up wrapping.
I can't begin to tell all the things that having this much virtual and real video desktop means to my productivity.
IMHO - you will never come close to having a paperless office until the screen real estate comes at least close to (or over) the desk real estate.
I write articles and code - and find that having the reference stuff up at the same time on another screen, with graphics on another, makes writing a LOT faster!!!
Of course I'm Canadian so we get all kinds here in Canada now - but those from Texas need not even bother applying unless they can show that they were educated prior to this year.
I break out in shouting
ATI gets my business now.
In my own office, I've found that unless I have at least as much screen real estate as I do desk (I currently have more screen than desk in front of me if you subtract the space needed for the keyboard, mouse and coffee cup ;) I HAVE to print out stuff to allow me to refer to it as I work on the screen.
I have 4 16x9 aspect monitors on my workstation and rarely find I need more - but have room for 2 more monitors on the current cards and room for one more dual-head card in the box (4 PCI-X16 slots)
The printer only gets used for stuff I have to take with me because my cell phone is only 1/4 VGA
The point is that no matter what the levy, in today's wired world the only losers would be the Canadian retail sellers of such items - because any levy would be enough to more than pay for the shipping of a unit from outside the country - so neither the musicians nor the retailers would profit.
kind of makes me wonder if it is the US resellers who are behind this ;)
Guess what every SAC box has strapped to the back of the equipment rack - a US Robotics full-size (about 12"x7"x1") Courier modem!
Damned if I know where they're getting them from - but there they are...
Idiots!
I run one big desktop with 12 virtual desktops - then for the applications I want to stay available when I move from one desktop to another I simply right-click on the icon in the upper-left corner (of most windows - Chrome beta doesn't have one for some reason) and select "Always on Visible Workspace" - then it sticks there no matter which workspace I'm on.
Otherwise you could set up the VNC X-server and use VNC-viewer to log back in to the local system and use that window as your second, separate desktop.
Alternative placement is just above and to the rear of the thighs (left or right cheek - or both) - since we need to kiss this area to get any recognition - we'll be sure to see the warning.
Anyone dealing with politicians should be aware that such dealing can lead to high blood pressure and potential stroke or other medical condition.
The carrier pigeons should be a hit
just formatted my hard disk and installed Windows 7 - how low can you get :(
My sentiments exactly - I'm taking the Canadian Securities Course - and a course on insurance and getting into the financial sector. If nothing else I'll be able to do some stuff with computers that other such people have no clue about - but I'll be doing it for ME
Still faster than I ever got on my code test :(
Actually, most phone lines are both - current loop for the voice and DSL for the data - that's why there filters supplied with the modems - to stop the High Frequency stuff from being attenuated by the current loop devices (the phones). Put the filters in the circuit with each of the phones and they no longer interfere (so much)
Pair of wiress as current loop = frequency limitation to audio in loops measured in miles
Pair of wires as antenna = different rules in loops measured in wavelengths