Wrong -- almost nowhere is there an exclusive right to use the right of way. In fact, generally by definition the right of way is open to anyone. Beyond rights of way, there are usually also dedicated utility easements which are generally granted to "any firm or corporation, public or private, who provides telephone, telegraph, internet or other communications services" or some similar language
You didn't have to give Verizon an easement to run lines through. Maybe you didn't own the property when the easements were granted. So go find a nice piece of property with no easements (easy to do in lots of parts of the country) and then don't grant (or sell) any easements. Just don't be suprised when you can't get phone service or internet or power for that matter... The government isn't forcing you to do anything.
I just bought an IBM Thinkpad R40 a couple months ago, and all I can say is it's great. Works wonderfully out of the box with Linux and FreeBSD, is very fast (Pentium M), great battery life (around 4-5 hours), very nice screen, and great construction. I've been impressed. It's a big step up from my previous Compaq Presario, and not significantly more expensive.
The actual groupware parts are called Comfire. It looks like there are a few other systems that use the comfire backend. It's mostly implemented in JSP and Perl from my experience.
We've had OpenExchange for a couple months, and have been pretty happy with it. The web interface works great. There are a few things that need work, and every once in a while we run into something that hasn't been translated from German, but for the most part it works.
The outlook integration is handled via a system tray program that runs and sync's your outlook on a schedule (every 30 minutes I think by default), so it's not really "live" integration with outlook, but it seems to work ok. SuSE just released a new version of the sync program today.
The palm sync works ok too. It's implemented in Java/soap. Has a few bugs, mainly in all-day events (palm lists it as an all day event, OE shows it as an event that starts at 00:00:00. Every time I sync it pops up a change dialog for any all day events I have, and I have to click through each of them each time).
Backup is kinda kludgy... there is no built in way to back up all the groupware functionality, other than doing a full system backup, or backing up the PostgreSQL databases, the LDAP directory, etc separately.
Overall, it works well for what it does, but it could be cleaned up a bit. I'd really like to see an updated palm conduit.
What? We have had a Phaser 840 solid ink printer for probably 3 years now, and have never _once_ had a problem with it. It has had almost no maintenance, and needed no consumables other than new wax sticks and one inexpensive maintenance kit. We even use off-brand wax in it from rainbowsticks.com (I think). I love that printer, much less fuss than a color laser, much more reliable, and much cheaper.
If Sun decided to pull SO from the market, after Mandrake had promised to deliver it, would you expect Mandrake to hire a team of developers and re-create what SO was, just to meet their promises?
I would happily pay for Borland C++ for my developers if it is faster than G++ (which shouldn't be hard). For example, Micrsoft's cl compiler is easily 10 times faster than g++ on moderate-to-large size c++ apps.
Did the customers own the equipment that failed, or did they get it as part of the package? Every DSL service I've seen you get the hardware with the package. If this is the case, then if Qwest's hardware won't let you access the service you are paying the for, why shouldn't you expect a refund?? Now, if on the other hand, you buy your own DSL modem and you pick a lousy one that is prone to failue, then it is by no means your ISPs fault if it goes down.
I look at it like my cell phone service: if the phone that I own breaks, it is my responsibility to get it fixed. If my providers towers all go down and I can't get service for a month, I wouldn't expect to have to pay!
Since when did MAPS block web sites? We use it on our mail servers, and yes, it blocks email from the offending sites, but I certainly can still visit their web sites if I wish.
This article makes it look like they are completely cut off from the world, which is simply not the case.
First, why does everyone instantly assume that since it has a handle, it is an Apple nock-off? My 3 year old Panasonic CF-25 has a handle. And yes, you really CAN carry it by the handle. I've carried it and my CF-71 by the handle many times, and I never use a case. They've both been nocked off my desk, out of the car (a Jeep, onto the concrete floor of the parking garage... don't ask:), used in the rain, etc, and both are still in near perfect condition. After using both of these, I would never get a laptop _without_ a handle!
Regarding your sig: For some reason I don't think ESR is probably loaded with cash: his wealth (what's left of it now, last I checked VA was down significantly) is purely speculative.
Not to mention $22b is hardly a drop in Bill's bucket:)
Notice, if you choose the "Operating System" link on the side of the brief info page, or choose "Customize" and click "More Info" under Operating System, Linux doest't show up...
So, you think I can customize my Cobalt to run BackOffice 4.5??
Or just install Linux-Mandrake 6.1. The day I got my Athlon, I popped in the Mandrake CD and had a fully-functional system with absolutely no problems within 30 minutes. And damn fast, too. Thing encodes MP3's faster than my 20Plex can extract the wav's.:)
This test directory contains a partial Debian tree and is used for testing purposes only. This is NOT the soon to be released CorelLinux Distribution. [ $!# RS x1499 ] Doesn't look like this is really it guys:(
Buy a Kinesis Keyboard!! I was showing some major CT signs, then I bought a Kinesis ClassicQD Keyboard. Since then, I can work on the computer for twice as long at a sitting without any pain whatsoever.
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Wrong -- almost nowhere is there an exclusive right to use the right of way. In fact, generally by definition the right of way is open to anyone. Beyond rights of way, there are usually also dedicated utility easements which are generally granted to "any firm or corporation, public or private, who provides telephone, telegraph, internet or other communications services" or some similar language
You didn't have to give Verizon an easement to run lines through. Maybe you didn't own the property when the easements were granted. So go find a nice piece of property with no easements (easy to do in lots of parts of the country) and then don't grant (or sell) any easements. Just don't be suprised when you can't get phone service or internet or power for that matter... The government isn't forcing you to do anything.
Try argus. http://argus.tcp4me.com./ We've used it for a few years and have had great luck with it. It's simple to set up, and simple to extend.
You can do most all of that from Control Center, under Regional & Accessibility, Keyboard Shortcuts.
I just bought an IBM Thinkpad R40 a couple months ago, and all I can say is it's great. Works wonderfully out of the box with Linux and FreeBSD, is very fast (Pentium M), great battery life (around 4-5 hours), very nice screen, and great construction. I've been impressed. It's a big step up from my previous Compaq Presario, and not significantly more expensive.
even for private companies. We're doing it now in Bozeman, Montana: http://www.vividnetworks.com
High-speed Internet, Telephone, and Cable Television services all delivered via a fiber-optic PON network .
The actual groupware parts are called Comfire. It looks like there are a few other systems that use the comfire backend. It's mostly implemented in JSP and Perl from my experience.
We've had OpenExchange for a couple months, and have been pretty happy with it. The web interface works great. There are a few things that need work, and every once in a while we run into something that hasn't been translated from German, but for the most part it works.
The outlook integration is handled via a system tray program that runs and sync's your outlook on a schedule (every 30 minutes I think by default), so it's not really "live" integration with outlook, but it seems to work ok. SuSE just released a new version of the sync program today.
The palm sync works ok too. It's implemented in Java/soap. Has a few bugs, mainly in all-day events (palm lists it as an all day event, OE shows it as an event that starts at 00:00:00. Every time I sync it pops up a change dialog for any all day events I have, and I have to click through each of them each time).
Backup is kinda kludgy... there is no built in way to back up all the groupware functionality, other than doing a full system backup, or backing up the PostgreSQL databases, the LDAP directory, etc separately.
Overall, it works well for what it does, but it could be cleaned up a bit. I'd really like to see an updated palm conduit.
640k is over 1/3 of a T1, which often goes for around $800-$1000/month. How is 89.95 such a bad deal?
Will a wxWindows program use my current Qt theme??
What? We have had a Phaser 840 solid ink printer for probably 3 years now, and have never _once_ had a problem with it. It has had almost no maintenance, and needed no consumables other than new wax sticks and one inexpensive maintenance kit. We even use off-brand wax in it from rainbowsticks.com (I think). I love that printer, much less fuss than a color laser, much more reliable, and much cheaper.
If Sun decided to pull SO from the market, after Mandrake had promised to deliver it, would you expect Mandrake to hire a team of developers and re-create what SO was, just to meet their promises?
I would happily pay for Borland C++ for my developers if it is faster than G++ (which shouldn't be hard). For example, Micrsoft's cl compiler is easily 10 times faster than g++ on moderate-to-large size c++ apps.
Did the customers own the equipment that failed, or did they get it as part of the package? Every DSL service I've seen you get the hardware with the package. If this is the case, then if Qwest's hardware won't let you access the service you are paying the for, why shouldn't you expect a refund?? Now, if on the other hand, you buy your own DSL modem and you pick a lousy one that is prone to failue, then it is by no means your ISPs fault if it goes down.
I look at it like my cell phone service: if the phone that I own breaks, it is my responsibility to get it fixed. If my providers towers all go down and I can't get service for a month, I wouldn't expect to have to pay!
Yes, Qt supports unicode on all supported platforms. And, unlike under MFC, you use the same API for everything, even Win95 vs NT/2000.
This article makes it look like they are completely cut off from the world, which is simply not the case.
First, why does everyone instantly assume that since it has a handle, it is an Apple nock-off? My 3 year old Panasonic CF-25 has a handle. And yes, you really CAN carry it by the handle. I've carried it and my CF-71 by the handle many times, and I never use a case. They've both been nocked off my desk, out of the car (a Jeep, onto the concrete floor of the parking garage... don't ask :), used in the rain, etc, and both are still in near perfect condition. After using both of these, I would never get a laptop _without_ a handle!
Regarding your sig: For some reason I don't think ESR is probably loaded with cash: his wealth (what's left of it now, last I checked VA was down significantly) is purely speculative.
:)
Not to mention $22b is hardly a drop in Bill's bucket
So, you think I can customize my Cobalt to run BackOffice 4.5??
Or just install Linux-Mandrake 6.1. The day I got my Athlon, I popped in the Mandrake CD and had a fully-functional system with absolutely no problems within 30 minutes. And damn fast, too. Thing encodes MP3's faster than my 20Plex can extract the wav's.:)
Damn.
This test directory contains a partial Debian tree and is used for testing purposes only. This is NOT the soon to be released CorelLinux Distribution. [ $!# RS x1499 ] Doesn't look like this is really it guys :(
Buy a Kinesis Keyboard!! I was showing some major CT signs, then I bought a Kinesis ClassicQD Keyboard. Since then, I can work on the computer for twice as long at a sitting without any pain whatsoever.