I don't work in the IT dept at my current employer, but I spent a number of years in the trenches before working here. Just today, I was causing fear, loathing, angst, and gnashing of teeth to one of our local IT folk. I told a young lady that I was going to ghost the hard drive from a little used computer onto a USB stick. Then take the hard drive and add it to my PC since I needed more space for my music collection. She was very nervous and thought I might actually do it. I was just giving her crap, but then again; if I need space I might...
As an an accountant (a CPA even) with both an MBA and a MS in CS, I agree. Accountants are rabid. Don't focus on the fact that it runs on Linux. They don't (and shouldn't) care. I don't care if it runs on two caterpillars and a walnut. Tell them about features and security, heavy on the security. Physical access to servers and logical access to the underlying data. No touchy. Show them pictures of the screens, set them in front of it. How do I do a journal entry? Can I get a trial balance? Will it export to Excel and Access? Give them an honest choice on features. Then the IT dept has to agree that its supportable. Team effort here please, its a joint decision.
I agree! At my current employer, the processes in the accounting department are in need of help. Ugly Access databases that have hideous queries. People creating and distributing three different versions of the same report. People producing reports that no one uses. "This is the Tuesday report. I don't know what it is, but I run it on Tuesday. Definitely, definitely Tuesday. It's the Tuesday report." Don't ask the drones what it is, and God help you if something goes wrong; like a spreadsheet that reaches column IV. There is plenty of productivity to be had by streamlining work that is already being done. Raw computing power makes these jobs easier, but intelligent design will make things 500% better.
What if the person who is currently in possesion of the laptop has no idea it was stolen. He got it from a friend of a friend for a couple hundred bucks.
I'll give you the standard advice of at least two months expenses very liquid. It's better to have 6 to 12 months, but I'll leave that to you to decide. Think money market account for that. The rest... Well, you're a junior so, you're not looking real long term. I think CD's would be best. Figure out when you'll need the money and get maturities for then. Don't bother with the stock market, it's for LONG TERM; think years and yearsm and years.
This shows that the Blood/Alcohol level should be raised to compete with similar distractions. I'm think they should go from 0.08 to 0.15 at least. That's usually when I'm in trouble.
in the IS, you're innocenet until proven guilty IN A COURT OF LAW and ONLY IN A COURT OF LAW. With the police, you're guilty. You've done something and it was bad. They just need enough time to figure out what they can pin on you whether you did it or not. The first guy caught in a remotely close guy has to be the guilty party, becuase police officers are just that smart.
I would agree that it is reliable and dependable. What I might consider as risk, is the fact that development effort is in the hands of volunteers. This, in itself, is not even true. The risk lies in using an open source project that dies due to lack of interest. There are plenty of projects that start out with gusto and several years later have no further development. If one relies on "volunteer" effort solely, you get what you pay for. this is why it's important to actually use the free as in freedom of open source rather than the free as in beer.
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is not all that bad. I survived a company that went through this. Basically you renegotiate your major debts, likely a bank; and all this little creditors will likely get a pittance. Also, this makes them really very ripe for a quick sale at a very discounted price. They can come back bigger and better than ever without too much pain. I imagine a Google, or a Novell, or a Sun, or a Red Hat might be interested in a quick buy.
I think it's more money laundering. Two people "play" head to head poker. Money goes from one to the other. One Big loser a day, one big winner a day. Takes a step towards legitimizing the funds. Poker is big business these days. Whose to say it's all legitimate.
I agree totally. This is a fscked up state. The laws regarding business practices (especially sales tax collection) are atrocious, ugly, and atrocious. You can't do any business in NJ without winding up registering to collect their sales tax regardless of where you're located. If I never step foot into NJ, I'll bo only too happy.
I recently replaced the thermostat in my house with a programmable. The thermostat that I purhcased (the Hunter Fan model 44760) http://www.hunterfan.com/prodSum.php?pid=20&pType= thermo&sType=4 had an ethernet port on the back of it. IIRC, it mentioned somethings about future development, and I haven't tried it, but you might check it out. A little hacking and you might come up with something.
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Or in the U.S. two political parties, two houses of Congress, two major colas, etc. Face it, we're a bi-polar country.
Where are my mod point when I need them? +1 Funny
I don't work in the IT dept at my current employer, but I spent a number of years in the trenches before working here. Just today, I was causing fear, loathing, angst, and gnashing of teeth to one of our local IT folk. I told a young lady that I was going to ghost the hard drive from a little used computer onto a USB stick. Then take the hard drive and add it to my PC since I needed more space for my music collection. She was very nervous and thought I might actually do it. I was just giving her crap, but then again; if I need space I might...
As an an accountant (a CPA even) with both an MBA and a MS in CS, I agree. Accountants are rabid. Don't focus on the fact that it runs on Linux. They don't (and shouldn't) care. I don't care if it runs on two caterpillars and a walnut. Tell them about features and security, heavy on the security. Physical access to servers and logical access to the underlying data. No touchy. Show them pictures of the screens, set them in front of it. How do I do a journal entry? Can I get a trial balance? Will it export to Excel and Access? Give them an honest choice on features. Then the IT dept has to agree that its supportable. Team effort here please, its a joint decision.
Hello, picture in the Headmaster's office, trading cards, etc. He will most certainly be around to give advice.
Here beginth the sarcasm.
I hear Novell does linux and I hear there stock is going to soar due to some deal they made with Microsoft. That's gotta be a win-win combination!
Here endeth the sarcasm.
(/me ducks from the flying penguin thrown at me)
I agree! At my current employer, the processes in the accounting department are in need of help. Ugly Access databases that have hideous queries. People creating and distributing three different versions of the same report. People producing reports that no one uses. "This is the Tuesday report. I don't know what it is, but I run it on Tuesday. Definitely, definitely Tuesday. It's the Tuesday report." Don't ask the drones what it is, and God help you if something goes wrong; like a spreadsheet that reaches column IV. There is plenty of productivity to be had by streamlining work that is already being done. Raw computing power makes these jobs easier, but intelligent design will make things 500% better.
How about a shot at interfacing a SIP client into the phone. Then when you went to 802.11 you could have a wireless phone ala Cisco 7920. Yum.
What if the person who is currently in possesion of the laptop has no idea it was stolen. He got it from a friend of a friend for a couple hundred bucks.
I'll give you the standard advice of at least two months expenses very liquid. It's better to have 6 to 12 months, but I'll leave that to you to decide. Think money market account for that. The rest... Well, you're a junior so, you're not looking real long term. I think CD's would be best. Figure out when you'll need the money and get maturities for then. Don't bother with the stock market, it's for LONG TERM; think years and yearsm and years.
Sounds like a Microsoft ploy. Windows Vista, now with Security! Okay, not really.
This shows that the Blood/Alcohol level should be raised to compete with similar distractions. I'm think they should go from 0.08 to 0.15 at least. That's usually when I'm in trouble.
in the IS, you're innocenet until proven guilty IN A COURT OF LAW and ONLY IN A COURT OF LAW. With the police, you're guilty. You've done something and it was bad. They just need enough time to figure out what they can pin on you whether you did it or not. The first guy caught in a remotely close guy has to be the guilty party, becuase police officers are just that smart.
I would agree that it is reliable and dependable. What I might consider as risk, is the fact that development effort is in the hands of volunteers. This, in itself, is not even true. The risk lies in using an open source project that dies due to lack of interest. There are plenty of projects that start out with gusto and several years later have no further development. If one relies on "volunteer" effort solely, you get what you pay for. this is why it's important to actually use the free as in freedom of open source rather than the free as in beer.
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy is not all that bad. I survived a company that went through this. Basically you renegotiate your major debts, likely a bank; and all this little creditors will likely get a pittance. Also, this makes them really very ripe for a quick sale at a very discounted price. They can come back bigger and better than ever without too much pain. I imagine a Google, or a Novell, or a Sun, or a Red Hat might be interested in a quick buy.
I think it's more money laundering. Two people "play" head to head poker. Money goes from one to the other. One Big loser a day, one big winner a day. Takes a step towards legitimizing the funds. Poker is big business these days. Whose to say it's all legitimate.
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I agree totally. This is a fscked up state. The laws regarding business practices (especially sales tax collection) are atrocious, ugly, and atrocious. You can't do any business in NJ without winding up registering to collect their sales tax regardless of where you're located. If I never step foot into NJ, I'll bo only too happy.
So basically, this is LCARS?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCARS
Compare Time Warner's, Cox's, or the any other cable service telco service to Vonage. They're making a killing even selling an inferior product.
Unwashed Hippies? Why, I showered just last month.
I recently replaced the thermostat in my house with a programmable. The thermostat that I purhcased (the Hunter Fan model 44760) http://www.hunterfan.com/prodSum.php?pid=20&pType= thermo&sType=4 had an ethernet port on the back of it. IIRC, it mentioned somethings about future development, and I haven't tried it, but you might check it out. A little hacking and you might come up with something.
This post is set to run under Linux, but to be vulnelable to Windows bugs. Bug for bug compatability!
Sorry, I had to. I couldn't help myself.
Not going to make a lot of money seeling low. You need to rethink your business model.