>Actually, Freedom.net (which is owned by Zero Knowledge) states very specifically that it can not track who does what directly. They can track a nym and what it does, but they don't know who it is FAQ question. So the most they could do is shut down a nym and you'd have to purchase a new one. I'm not sure how much it is. The base package comes with certificates/vouchers for 3 nyms. Get too many of your nyms shut down, and it'd be cheaper to buy the music CDs themselves.
"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! 100110!" - Robot rebels in Futurama
Why am I responding to my own message here? So I can answer two questions at once!:-)
Yes, the screen and it's back may be 1/4" thick, but that doesn't include the touchscreen part. I figure the thickness of the touchscreen media should be a little less than the thickness of the keyboard that we are getting rid of. And I'm ignoring the thickness from the folding part of the Vaio since (IIRC) that is usually on the very end of the unit and adds mainly to the depth of the unit, not to it's thickness.
In my view, the battery thickness is what's going to hurt most of all. You can get the motherboard pretty flat with some work, and depending on how much you want to be able to upgrade it. No upgrade for the RAM? Keen, we can solder it to the motherboard. I don't think we'd need a HD for the OS. It could be in FlashRAM or the system could boot from a CF card (is that possible?).
I would think the Bluetooth would have to be part of the system. I can't imagine creating a webpad and requiring that it be hooked to the Internet via cable. IR is nice, but requires that you have it aimed directly to the recieving port. Nice for sync'ing a PalmOS unit to your laptop, not nice when you want to sit back on the couch and browse the web.
I think that covers it until someone hits me with a Clue-by-4 for something I've missed. -- I'm a scientist! I don't think, I observe!
To quote one of my favorite movies, "Yeah. And maybe I'm a Chinese jet pilot."
I figure you'll see a screen size from 10" to 12", with the 14" being at the very top of the line. Especially for a touchscreen model. Sony's Vaio computers are weighing in at about 3 pounds for the really slim models. The only thing that has a touch screen that's less than a pound are the PalmOS units and the PocketPCs.
1/4" thick? I've seen those on Star Trek, but that's about it. The Palm V, which I believe is the thinnest of the Palm-sized PDAs, is still 0.4 inches thick. The Vaio's are about 0.9 to 1.2 inches thick, so I'd expect the touchscreen webpad to be about 1.25" or so. Remove any floppy drives (Compact Flash cards, only), install a Bluetooth unit into the back (and turn the back of the unit into one huge antenna), and it might come down in thickness to 0.75 inches.
I used a MS natural keyboard and liked it. Then I decided to go for something more radical and got a Kinesis Ergonomic keyboard (Essential, the lowest of the line). I love it. It's pricey ($200+), but my hands feel great. It helps if you know how to touch type with this keyboard since the keys are in a concave shell. I got mine from www.dmb-ergonomics.com for 10% off list. The keypad is integral to the right hand keys, which you can activate using a button on the keyboard or a foot pedal (optional accessory). The foot pedals are nice if you have room. One acts as a shift key and the other one lets you temporarily access the keypad for number entry. I've opened up the case and if you really want to, you could cut the board in half to use on the separate arms of a chair. It'll take some wiring to do it, but it looks feasible from a quick glance.
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Get too many of your nyms shut down, and it'd be cheaper to buy the music CDs themselves.
"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! 100110!" - Robot rebels in Futurama
Why am I responding to my own message here? So I can answer two questions at once! :-)
Yes, the screen and it's back may be 1/4" thick, but that doesn't include the touchscreen part. I figure the thickness of the touchscreen media should be a little less than the thickness of the keyboard that we are getting rid of. And I'm ignoring the thickness from the folding part of the Vaio since (IIRC) that is usually on the very end of the unit and adds mainly to the depth of the unit, not to it's thickness.
In my view, the battery thickness is what's going to hurt most of all. You can get the motherboard pretty flat with some work, and depending on how much you want to be able to upgrade it. No upgrade for the RAM? Keen, we can solder it to the motherboard. I don't think we'd need a HD for the OS. It could be in FlashRAM or the system could boot from a CF card (is that possible?).
I would think the Bluetooth would have to be part of the system. I can't imagine creating a webpad and requiring that it be hooked to the Internet via cable. IR is nice, but requires that you have it aimed directly to the recieving port. Nice for sync'ing a PalmOS unit to your laptop, not nice when you want to sit back on the couch and browse the web.
I think that covers it until someone hits me with a Clue-by-4 for something I've missed.
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I'm a scientist! I don't think, I observe!
To quote one of my favorite movies, "Yeah. And maybe I'm a Chinese jet pilot."
.. the Tazer?
I figure you'll see a screen size from 10" to 12", with the 14" being at the very top of the line. Especially for a touchscreen model. Sony's Vaio computers are weighing in at about 3 pounds for the really slim models. The only thing that has a touch screen that's less than a pound are the PalmOS units and the PocketPCs.
1/4" thick? I've seen those on Star Trek, but that's about it. The Palm V, which I believe is the thinnest of the Palm-sized PDAs, is still 0.4 inches thick. The Vaio's are about 0.9 to 1.2 inches thick, so I'd expect the touchscreen webpad to be about 1.25" or so. Remove any floppy drives (Compact Flash cards, only), install a Bluetooth unit into the back (and turn the back of the unit into one huge antenna), and it might come down in thickness to 0.75 inches.
There's my US$0.02.
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I used a MS natural keyboard and liked it. Then I decided to go for something more radical and got a Kinesis Ergonomic keyboard (Essential, the lowest of the line).
I love it. It's pricey ($200+), but my hands feel great. It helps if you know how to touch type with this keyboard since the keys are in a concave shell. I got mine from www.dmb-ergonomics.com for 10% off list. The keypad is integral to the right hand keys, which you can activate using a button on the keyboard or a foot pedal (optional accessory). The foot pedals are nice if you have room. One acts as a shift key and the other one lets you temporarily access the keypad for number entry.
I've opened up the case and if you really want to, you could cut the board in half to use on the separate arms of a chair. It'll take some wiring to do it, but it looks feasible from a quick glance.