Maybe I just have things configured wrong, but right now I can't get two PCs to play StarCraft on Battle.Net at the same time from in the same room. It's because I have to use Port Forwarding. The LAN solution works great, as long as we don't want anyone from outside to join us.
Without LAN, how will this work in SC2?
Maybe Battle.Net will only be used for auth, and then allow for local games? That would eliminate any lag issues, too.
I have a simple Windows Small Business Server 2003 running in my home on a very old Pentium III with 1 GB of RAM. It's the primary storage for all my stuff, and my email/calendar on Exchange.
My desktop accesses it directly, but my laptop (with My Documents redirected to the server) is set to use Offline Files.
I don't have *everything* set to go offline -- my laptop HD isn't big enough for that. But, key folders are synced by right-clicking and choosing "Available Offline". It's as simple as that, and works flawlessly.
If I'm away and need a file that I don't have, I can connect back to the server via VPN and there it is. Or, I can mark it for Offline sync and I'm done.
Everything is very transparent, and works great.
And for email/calendar, I do the same with Exchange and Remote Mail (plus my phone uses Windows Mobile).
It shocks me how tethering is still a taboo subject for carriers and certain phones.
For the last three years, I've been able to tether quite easily whenever I want, with unlimited transfer, at 2G/3G speeds, using my AT&T data plan and a Windows Mobile phone.
I did it when I had the HTC 8120, then the Tilt, and now the Fuze. And for each one, I just plug it in via USB and wait about 10 seconds, then off I go. Right now I'm in a hotel, not paying $10/day for their wireless.
I pay AT&T a data plan fee, with tethering, which is about $50/mo. It's unlimited, and includes data on the phone (for browsing plus Exchange sync, etc). For an extra $10/mo, I also get unlimited SMS and MMS (texting and photo transfers).
The speed depends on where I am. It's never been slower than about 120k, and been as fast as about 700k. Unless I'm in the middle of no where, then I'm lucky to even get a signal.
Yup. I even reported a handful of calls to the FTC (using their website) just a few weeks before Chuck Schumer declared war on these guys.
I got a letter back from the FTC telling me that they couldn't do anything because "I didn't provide them enough information". I gave them the time of day, the CID, and what the robo greeting said. But I guess because I didn't talk to a human, it didn't count.
This should be considered a major FAIL for the FTC and the Do Not Call list. Which is a shame, too, because the DNC has been a great success with this exception.
It's embarassing that it took the FTC this long to catch them, and to add insult to injury, it only took them about a month after Chuck Schumer made a stink.
I hope that after these criminals are tried, a second investigation starts to find out why the FTC had their head up their ass.
It seems to me that it's time for another contest.
When DARPA wanted to figure out how to make vehicles more autonomous, they held a nice contest that netted them some very cool technology and other ideas at the cost of about $10 M.
Same thing with the X-Prize to find a cheap want to make into space and back.
Now we need a contest to figure how how to create a surface for driving smoothly, that won't deteriorate, will stand up to heat and cold, and is cheap.
And if we offer $10 M to the winner, it sounds to me like this could be giant savings.
Yes, but there are no government mandates to support eaters who want pickle chocolate pizza.
There's a lot of government mandates to make software accessible to those with disabilities, and that creates a number of opportunities for software developers who want to hit that niche market.
Well, smarty pants, when I'm driving my phone comes out of my pocket and either rests on the dashboard or the passenger seat.
Both would be good places for it to capture some solar, and negate a need to use the DC adaptor.
Besides, phones don't draw much power when they're in your pocket. But when you pull it out to use it, that's an ideal time to try and regain at least a little juice. Same could be said for the Bluetooth headset*.
* Not advocating people wearing their headset all day long.
Check out Donor Perfect, which for a very small organization can be licensed for like $50. It's amazingly powerful for such a small price.
For larger organizations, the price goes up. It does everything you're asking for, except (perhaps) the Outlook sync. I don't know if it does that.
And although I hate Intuit, check out Quickbooks for Non-Profits. The only reason I'm suggesting this is because love-them-or-hate-them, Quickbooks is the defacto account software for small organizations and their non-profit module ain't bad. Plus, if you're outsourcing your accounting, they'll appreciate that you're on QB.
Why doesn't the government set up a specific website, such as publicnotice.gov, and require the use of that?
Governments all over are already using internet web services such as BidSync to post their bids in lieu of other methods for public notice.
I'd much rather have a single website to review than classified ads which may never make it online.
Maybe there's a more elegant solution to my 5-second thought above, but we can't keep using local newspapers. It's practically a monopoly-type service for newspapers (public notices run about $200 or more in a small city because there is no competition), and one that will soon fall apart when these organizations die.
... so, they're doing what any reasonable company would do?
Adjust their final price, offer incentives, and taylor the product they're delivering in order to win the customer's business.
If the customer got what they wanted, and saved a bundle in the process, and did so legally, beating out what any other competitor offered... how is that a bad thing?
I just bought a Harmony One remote control, and after tinkering quite a bit I'm about 99% happy with it and have it set to control the TV, TiVo, Reciever, even the PS3 (using an RF attachment).
My next step, since I'm replacing the lighting and fan in my living room anyway, is to program the Harmony to control the lighting and fan, too.
I suppose any RF switch will work, but does anyone have any recommendations?
And, is there an add-on that will bring Mountain Dew to me from my fridge?
That's fine until someone sends an email that says something to the effect of:
"My changes below in blue..."
And then proceeds to mark up an email, in blue, which is changed to some localized color other than blue.
More interesting would be if it localized gestures and actions. For example, if I say:
*throws you the middle finger*.. and it's read by someone in another culture, it should translate it to the appropriate gesture for their culture (such as *touches index finger to thumb*).
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Maybe I just have things configured wrong, but right now I can't get two PCs to play StarCraft on Battle.Net at the same time from in the same room. It's because I have to use Port Forwarding. The LAN solution works great, as long as we don't want anyone from outside to join us.
Without LAN, how will this work in SC2?
Maybe Battle.Net will only be used for auth, and then allow for local games? That would eliminate any lag issues, too.
Thanks for your concern. We'll see if they try to pull anything, but after the two + years I've had the service they've never complained or anything.
I just looked the other day at my most recent bill, and it was over 5 GB of transfer.
And it really does say "UNLIM" on the bill. :)
I have a simple Windows Small Business Server 2003 running in my home on a very old Pentium III with 1 GB of RAM. It's the primary storage for all my stuff, and my email/calendar on Exchange.
My desktop accesses it directly, but my laptop (with My Documents redirected to the server) is set to use Offline Files.
I don't have *everything* set to go offline -- my laptop HD isn't big enough for that. But, key folders are synced by right-clicking and choosing "Available Offline". It's as simple as that, and works flawlessly.
If I'm away and need a file that I don't have, I can connect back to the server via VPN and there it is. Or, I can mark it for Offline sync and I'm done.
Everything is very transparent, and works great.
And for email/calendar, I do the same with Exchange and Remote Mail (plus my phone uses Windows Mobile).
But the cameras were still used, lawfully, to remove drunk drivers from the road, right?
Sounds like an argument for more cameras.
The monthly bill specifically says tethering on it, right next to the words "unlimited data".
It shocks me how tethering is still a taboo subject for carriers and certain phones.
For the last three years, I've been able to tether quite easily whenever I want, with unlimited transfer, at 2G/3G speeds, using my AT&T data plan and a Windows Mobile phone.
I did it when I had the HTC 8120, then the Tilt, and now the Fuze. And for each one, I just plug it in via USB and wait about 10 seconds, then off I go. Right now I'm in a hotel, not paying $10/day for their wireless.
I pay AT&T a data plan fee, with tethering, which is about $50/mo. It's unlimited, and includes data on the phone (for browsing plus Exchange sync, etc). For an extra $10/mo, I also get unlimited SMS and MMS (texting and photo transfers).
The speed depends on where I am. It's never been slower than about 120k, and been as fast as about 700k. Unless I'm in the middle of no where, then I'm lucky to even get a signal.
Yup. I even reported a handful of calls to the FTC (using their website) just a few weeks before Chuck Schumer declared war on these guys.
I got a letter back from the FTC telling me that they couldn't do anything because "I didn't provide them enough information". I gave them the time of day, the CID, and what the robo greeting said. But I guess because I didn't talk to a human, it didn't count.
This should be considered a major FAIL for the FTC and the Do Not Call list. Which is a shame, too, because the DNC has been a great success with this exception.
It's embarassing that it took the FTC this long to catch them, and to add insult to injury, it only took them about a month after Chuck Schumer made a stink.
I hope that after these criminals are tried, a second investigation starts to find out why the FTC had their head up their ass.
It seems to me that it's time for another contest.
When DARPA wanted to figure out how to make vehicles more autonomous, they held a nice contest that netted them some very cool technology and other ideas at the cost of about $10 M.
Same thing with the X-Prize to find a cheap want to make into space and back.
Now we need a contest to figure how how to create a surface for driving smoothly, that won't deteriorate, will stand up to heat and cold, and is cheap.
And if we offer $10 M to the winner, it sounds to me like this could be giant savings.
Yes, but there are no government mandates to support eaters who want pickle chocolate pizza.
There's a lot of government mandates to make software accessible to those with disabilities, and that creates a number of opportunities for software developers who want to hit that niche market.
If they were from Italy to the US, that might be right.
Granted, not if you have VoIP or some international long distance plan, but rarely do these kinds of numbers ever show discounted prices.
I'd love to know if this was the source of those annoying "auto warranty" calls I keep getting.
If it can get me about the same power as the DC adaptor, without having to plug it in, that'd be pretty nifty.
I'm referring to the phone and the headset.
Yes, I'm being lazy.
Well, smarty pants, when I'm driving my phone comes out of my pocket and either rests on the dashboard or the passenger seat.
Both would be good places for it to capture some solar, and negate a need to use the DC adaptor.
Besides, phones don't draw much power when they're in your pocket. But when you pull it out to use it, that's an ideal time to try and regain at least a little juice. Same could be said for the Bluetooth headset*.
* Not advocating people wearing their headset all day long.
For this very reason I've always had a Guest account and enabled Fast User Switching (XP and Vista).
I can quickly press Windows+L and give them the laptop and they can click Guest and go do what they wanna do.
It has the added benefit of not letting them use my files, see my browsing history, or mess up my settings.
And, whenever I'm doing a presentation w/ a projector, I always use the guest account for mostly the same reasons.
If I need to exchange files between Guest and Me, I use the Shared folder. Piece of cake.
Check out Donor Perfect, which for a very small organization can be licensed for like $50. It's amazingly powerful for such a small price.
For larger organizations, the price goes up. It does everything you're asking for, except (perhaps) the Outlook sync. I don't know if it does that.
And although I hate Intuit, check out Quickbooks for Non-Profits. The only reason I'm suggesting this is because love-them-or-hate-them, Quickbooks is the defacto account software for small organizations and their non-profit module ain't bad. Plus, if you're outsourcing your accounting, they'll appreciate that you're on QB.
I hope you took a moment to report the issue with your HTPC back to Microsoft.
I'm confused. How many Libraries of Congress is that?
Why doesn't the government set up a specific website, such as publicnotice.gov, and require the use of that?
Governments all over are already using internet web services such as BidSync to post their bids in lieu of other methods for public notice.
I'd much rather have a single website to review than classified ads which may never make it online.
Maybe there's a more elegant solution to my 5-second thought above, but we can't keep using local newspapers. It's practically a monopoly-type service for newspapers (public notices run about $200 or more in a small city because there is no competition), and one that will soon fall apart when these organizations die.
... so, they're doing what any reasonable company would do?
Adjust their final price, offer incentives, and taylor the product they're delivering in order to win the customer's business.
If the customer got what they wanted, and saved a bundle in the process, and did so legally, beating out what any other competitor offered... how is that a bad thing?
I just bought a Harmony One remote control, and after tinkering quite a bit I'm about 99% happy with it and have it set to control the TV, TiVo, Reciever, even the PS3 (using an RF attachment).
My next step, since I'm replacing the lighting and fan in my living room anyway, is to program the Harmony to control the lighting and fan, too.
I suppose any RF switch will work, but does anyone have any recommendations?
And, is there an add-on that will bring Mountain Dew to me from my fridge?
No, it means our "species" is doomed!!!!!
That's fine until someone sends an email that says something to the effect of:
"My changes below in blue..."
And then proceeds to mark up an email, in blue, which is changed to some localized color other than blue.
More interesting would be if it localized gestures and actions. For example, if I say:
*throws you the middle finger* .. and it's read by someone in another culture, it should translate it to the appropriate gesture for their culture (such as *touches index finger to thumb*).
Did anyone notice that this didn't become an issue for the FCC until a senator bitched?
Apparently he (?) got quite a few of these calls at home too, and alerted someone at the FCC about it. It wasn't until then that FCC took action.
The market for this device is those who want to
a) Use their laptop rather than their tiny phone
b) Share their cellular data plan with multiple laptops/users
I don't believe your iPhone lets you do either (sans hack), but I could be mistaken.
But you're right, this is hardly something most people would care about.
3. Profit.