I have been accessing google and other wap sites for a long time, including my school email, gmail, weather, mapquest, yahoo and more. With verizon, WAP / wireless web only uses minutes (free on nights/weekends), as long as you use your own proxy server (or a free one). What you pay verizon $5/month for is use of their proxy server. Note that there are exceptions to this: some of the newest phones require a data plan and wireless web may not be charged as minutes.
I run my own proxy server on my PC and log on to that with my phone. I set up a free WAP homepage, with links to a bunch of useful sites. If you set up or find a reliable proxy server, it is just a matter of doing some very basic on-phone "hacking", which usually just consists of accessing hidden menus. More information than you would ever need about phone hacking is available at Howard Forums. Mail2Web is a site that lets you check virtually any email through WAP.
Noob note: if you are going to run your own proxy, make sure to password it, especially if you are on a network. Slashdot may not let you post if you are running a proxy.
I just got the paperwork in the mail for this lawsuit a couple of days ago. I've been using a palm m100 for a few years, despite the battery problems. I just got used to always keeping it backed up on my computer.
The only time it caused any major problems was when I lost the data on my computer and went to load the info off of my palm and found the batteries to be dead. I tried replacing them, hoping that it would work as it's supposed to despite it's bad track record (can't remember if it ever worked right), but of course, it cleared the memory and I lost all my data.
The terms of the lawsuit say that it will be replaced with a new or refurbished palm of equal or greater value, so I'm filling out the forms in hope of getting something a bit better, but I'd settle for a properly working replacement. I can't imagine they will come up with that many equal replacements, especially since this just got on slashdot, so that seems like it would increase the likelihood of getting better replacements.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (my school) does the same thing, they have paid for a subscription that is good for anyone with an on-campus ip address (including proxy). RIT probably subscribes to a ton of online subscriptions like WPI does and also like WPI, they probably don't do a good enough job of letting students know about these valuable resources.
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I'm not sure about this university's network, but at my school, wireless networks are disallowed for a few reasons: our network has static IP's, so DHCP/routers are not allowed, security concerns (if someone doesn't secure their wireless, it gives public access), and interference with the school's campus-wide wireless network. Some of the concerns only apply to certain setups or circumstances, but I think it is generally reasonable to have a rule against wireless networks on campus, especially if a campus-wide wireless network is provided by the school.
Off campus, there obviously aren't any regulations, and most people who are living on campus do not mind the rule against wireless access points, because there is a very good wireless network that covers the entire campus.
It looks like the situation at UTDallas is a bit different, since they are not school-owned apartments. They really don't have any right to limit wireless in property not owned by the school if they are not using the school network.
In general I would more or less agree with limiting wireless access points on campus, but in this situation they should be allowed, since it isn't the school's network or property.
I have pulled out random PCBs from various electronic devices and found some to be a yellowish-green UV reactive color. They look nice as decorations in a room lit with blacklights.
I found out that printers, especially those made by Lexmark, make very functional doorstops.
I purchased a lexmark printer last year and it turned out that they didn't make win XP drivers for it. I called tech support and they told me that I could use my printer if I reverted back to win ME or earlier.
Having no use for the printer, I affixed an appropriate sign to it expressing my discontent with lexmark and used it as a doorstop. It worked well for propping the door open a few inches, the flex of the plastic helped to bounce the door back so it wouldn't hit so forcefully, and best of all, whenever I was pissed off, I could just kick the printer against the wall.
Didn't goatse get shut down due to copyright violations. I recall hearing that that image turned out to be part of a copyrighted fetish gallery, and was forced to be taken down. The domain is currently suspended.
In any case any of the other sites like that which are still up would be equally effective (or ineffective).
It is definitely important to get enough ram. So many people get these dell systems that have like a 2.8 ghz processor coupled with 128 or 256 mb of ram.
When building this computer, I went with 2GB of ram right off the bat (and yes, I fill it on a consistent basis while editing massive images).
I'm not saying everyone should get 2 GB of ram, but it is certainly necessary to get enough for whatever work you are doing with your computer. And if you are barely meeting the minimum requirements of your operating system, then maybe it is a sign that you might need more ram.
And it's always the ones with hardly any ram that end up with tons of spyware, to the point where their system won't even run.
Most of my work ends up being loading spyware scanners and teaching people how to use them, and plenty of ram upgrades. Can't complain too much though, certanly easy money, and doesn't involve dealing with real hardware and software problems.
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free donuts!
Truthfully, I really did enjoy math meets back in high school, free donuts (or sometimes pizza) were just an added benefit. And besides, there aren't that many clubs that look better than math team on your transcript when you apply to a technical college.
I would imagine that if the usb flash drives were going to be used enough to the point where people would have dozens of them, smaller sized thumb drives would certainly become more commonplace. For example: Ultra USB 2.0 thumb drive. If they are that small today, they could certainly decrease in size with newer technology, although it then becomes a question of how small you would actually want a thumb drive to be (issues arise involving losing them and how fragile they would be).
In any case, you could probably fit hundreds in the space that a 12 disc CD/DVD case takes up.
Makes you wonder if he just makes a lot of predictions with the hope that one will be right and he will get credit for it in the future.
He makes all of these predictions, and when they are proven false later on, he denies ever saying anything or claims that the quote is out of context. I guess he feels he has nothing to lose, since he can deny anything that is wrong, but take credit for correct predictions if he ever guesses correctly. If nothing else it gets him more publicity when it is in the news and then gets forgotten soon after.
OEM's (and anyone with an OEM windows xp CD) can purchase a certificate of authenticity/ serial number without the CD media/manual for less than $49 online.
There are plenty of other companies selling them as, well, this was just the cheapest one listed on pricewatch.
This shows that Dell most likely pays no more than $49 per copy of XP home, since that is the price available to the general public, or at least those who own an OEM install disc. I would venture to guess that DELL has a special deal with M$, where they get an even lower price because of the volume of business they do with M$.
Another option for people who own newer video cards with VIVO or equivalent input, like most geforce fx cards, etc is to dig up or buy a cheap VCR to use as a cable tuner for their computer. The cable plug would go into the VCR, which has a built in tuner and then the RCA (or S-Video) outputs could go into the video card/ VIVO cable.
The advantages to this option are cost and ease of setup, assuming you have all of the drivers set up and working for you video card, all you have to do is connect the cable to the VCR and connect the VCR to the video input of your video card and also connect the VCR's audio output to your sound card line input. Also gives the added advantage of always having a VCR hooked up to your computer to make transferring video tapes to your computer quick and easy. For VCR's you can get a basic model that has stereo input/output new at walmart for about $40, or you can easily dig one up at a yard sale for a few bucks, maybe you even have on sitting in your house. Ebay is also an option, although shipping will often be about $15.
The primary disadvantage is that you do not have any control over the tuning through your computer. For most purposes, this means you would have to press a button on the remote or VCR, but it also means that you cannot do a full DVR setup, since your computer cannot choose what channel to record, it can only get what the VCR is currently set to.
In short, this could be a very economical option for people who just want to view TV on their computer and record single shows and already own a video card with RCA/s-video input. Setting this up could even be free for many people if they already have input on their video card and have a VCR sitting around.
Mostly to save space and often money, and allow recording ability. I am living in a somewhat small single next year and although I could fit a TV, for the amount I would watch it (a couple shows a week at most) it isn't worth the space it would take up or the money it would cost to get one of decent size and quality. Seriously, why would I go out and spend a couple hundred dollars on a TV when I could buy a TV-input card for around $30-40 and watch shows on my 19" monitor without taking up any extra space (except, of course in my roomy computer case)? Plus having an input card allows recording of television programs.
I am currently attending WPI and I agree that it can be a very good option for some people.
I did well in high school, but never really put forth much effort, except for in the subjects that interested me. I mostly just went through the motions and got good grades because most of it was relatively easy. At WPI, I've found myself motivated to work much harder because everything I am doing there is something I am interested in. There are no required courses or prerequisites, so students can choose their own path without obstruction. Instead of taking a bunch of useless intro courses to fulfill general-ed requirements, they only require students to choose one humanities subject, in which they take 5 courses and a project, which ensures that students are studying something that is truly of interest to them.
Grades are done A/B/C/NR, where NR stands for No Record and disappears from the transcript. This give students the freedom to take more difficult courses without worrying about having an F show up on their transcript, while still encouraging students to strive for high letter grades. WPI currently requires 3 major projects: a sufficiency in humanities, an interactive qualifying project (often done abroad at one of WPI's dozens of project centers worldwide), and a major qualifying project. The projects give students a large degree of real-world experience and allow them to work in groups if desired.
Additionally, it is a very stimulating environment. Just being in the presence of so many similarly-minded intellectuals has helped motivate me and has allowed me to enjoy my time there so far.
WPI is certainly not the right school for everyone, but for some people, it is a perfect fit. I am sure there are plenty of similar schools around the country and around the world. In general, you might find it helpful to go to a non-traditional school that caters specifically to your field of study. This would put you among people with similar interests and might help you to become more interested in your schoolwork. You have obviously already chosen a college, but if you find that you really don't like where you are at, you might consider transferring to somewhere more suitable.
Grass, Gas and @$$, the best things in life aren't free, unless you are a geek, in which case the first two may be bartered for computer services and the third is non-applicable.
I bought a lexmark printer this year that ended up as my doorstop. I found a cheap rebate deal on a lexmark printer online, I knew it would not be a quality printer, but I though it would at least be usable. It turned out that they decided not to make windows xp drivers for it, even though it was released around the same time or after xp was. I called up tech support, argued for a while and all they would tell me is that if I wanted to use my printer I would have to revert back to Windows ME. Needless to say, I wasn't about to do that.
At that point, I decided it would serve better as a doorstop, so I made a nice label that said "Doorstop. F*@# Lexmark!". It actually did make a very functional doorstop and a nice conversation piece. It was also nice to be able to kick my printer against the wall every once in a while when I felt angry. It definitely worked better as a doorstop than it would have as a printer. I certainly won't be buying lexmark again, unless I find that I need another doorstop.
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I have been accessing google and other wap sites for a long time, including my school email, gmail, weather, mapquest, yahoo and more. With verizon, WAP / wireless web only uses minutes (free on nights/weekends), as long as you use your own proxy server (or a free one). What you pay verizon $5/month for is use of their proxy server. Note that there are exceptions to this: some of the newest phones require a data plan and wireless web may not be charged as minutes.
I run my own proxy server on my PC and log on to that with my phone. I set up a free WAP homepage, with links to a bunch of useful sites. If you set up or find a reliable proxy server, it is just a matter of doing some very basic on-phone "hacking", which usually just consists of accessing hidden menus. More information than you would ever need about phone hacking is available at Howard Forums. Mail2Web is a site that lets you check virtually any email through WAP.
Noob note: if you are going to run your own proxy, make sure to password it, especially if you are on a network. Slashdot may not let you post if you are running a proxy.
I just got the paperwork in the mail for this lawsuit a couple of days ago. I've been using a palm m100 for a few years, despite the battery problems. I just got used to always keeping it backed up on my computer.
The only time it caused any major problems was when I lost the data on my computer and went to load the info off of my palm and found the batteries to be dead. I tried replacing them, hoping that it would work as it's supposed to despite it's bad track record (can't remember if it ever worked right), but of course, it cleared the memory and I lost all my data.
The terms of the lawsuit say that it will be replaced with a new or refurbished palm of equal or greater value, so I'm filling out the forms in hope of getting something a bit better, but I'd settle for a properly working replacement. I can't imagine they will come up with that many equal replacements, especially since this just got on slashdot, so that seems like it would increase the likelihood of getting better replacements.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (my school) does the same thing, they have paid for a subscription that is good for anyone with an on-campus ip address (including proxy). RIT probably subscribes to a ton of online subscriptions like WPI does and also like WPI, they probably don't do a good enough job of letting students know about these valuable resources.
MIT Guide to Lockpicking - Fairly thorough guide on lockpicking.
I'm not sure about this university's network, but at my school, wireless networks are disallowed for a few reasons: our network has static IP's, so DHCP/routers are not allowed, security concerns (if someone doesn't secure their wireless, it gives public access), and interference with the school's campus-wide wireless network. Some of the concerns only apply to certain setups or circumstances, but I think it is generally reasonable to have a rule against wireless networks on campus, especially if a campus-wide wireless network is provided by the school.
Off campus, there obviously aren't any regulations, and most people who are living on campus do not mind the rule against wireless access points, because there is a very good wireless network that covers the entire campus.
It looks like the situation at UTDallas is a bit different, since they are not school-owned apartments. They really don't have any right to limit wireless in property not owned by the school if they are not using the school network.
In general I would more or less agree with limiting wireless access points on campus, but in this situation they should be allowed, since it isn't the school's network or property.
I have pulled out random PCBs from various electronic devices and found some to be a yellowish-green UV reactive color. They look nice as decorations in a room lit with blacklights.
I found out that printers, especially those made by Lexmark, make very functional doorstops.
I purchased a lexmark printer last year and it turned out that they didn't make win XP drivers for it. I called tech support and they told me that I could use my printer if I reverted back to win ME or earlier.
Having no use for the printer, I affixed an appropriate sign to it expressing my discontent with lexmark and used it as a doorstop. It worked well for propping the door open a few inches, the flex of the plastic helped to bounce the door back so it wouldn't hit so forcefully, and best of all, whenever I was pissed off, I could just kick the printer against the wall.
Didn't goatse get shut down due to copyright violations. I recall hearing that that image turned out to be part of a copyrighted fetish gallery, and was forced to be taken down. The domain is currently suspended.
In any case any of the other sites like that which are still up would be equally effective (or ineffective).
It is definitely important to get enough ram. So many people get these dell systems that have like a 2.8 ghz processor coupled with 128 or 256 mb of ram.
When building this computer, I went with 2GB of ram right off the bat (and yes, I fill it on a consistent basis while editing massive images).
I'm not saying everyone should get 2 GB of ram, but it is certainly necessary to get enough for whatever work you are doing with your computer. And if you are barely meeting the minimum requirements of your operating system, then maybe it is a sign that you might need more ram.
And it's always the ones with hardly any ram that end up with tons of spyware, to the point where their system won't even run.
Most of my work ends up being loading spyware scanners and teaching people how to use them, and plenty of ram upgrades. Can't complain too much though, certanly easy money, and doesn't involve dealing with real hardware and software problems.
pr0n!
free donuts!
Truthfully, I really did enjoy math meets back in high school, free donuts (or sometimes pizza) were just an added benefit. And besides, there aren't that many clubs that look better than math team on your transcript when you apply to a technical college.
I would imagine that if the usb flash drives were going to be used enough to the point where people would have dozens of them, smaller sized thumb drives would certainly become more commonplace. For example: Ultra USB 2.0 thumb drive. If they are that small today, they could certainly decrease in size with newer technology, although it then becomes a question of how small you would actually want a thumb drive to be (issues arise involving losing them and how fragile they would be).
In any case, you could probably fit hundreds in the space that a 12 disc CD/DVD case takes up.
Makes you wonder if he just makes a lot of predictions with the hope that one will be right and he will get credit for it in the future.
He makes all of these predictions, and when they are proven false later on, he denies ever saying anything or claims that the quote is out of context. I guess he feels he has nothing to lose, since he can deny anything that is wrong, but take credit for correct predictions if he ever guesses correctly. If nothing else it gets him more publicity when it is in the news and then gets forgotten soon after.
OEM's (and anyone with an OEM windows xp CD) can purchase a certificate of authenticity/ serial number without the CD media/manual for less than $49 online.
for example:
Win XP Home COA [nt-micro.com]
There are plenty of other companies selling them as, well, this was just the cheapest one listed on pricewatch.
This shows that Dell most likely pays no more than $49 per copy of XP home, since that is the price available to the general public, or at least those who own an OEM install disc. I would venture to guess that DELL has a special deal with M$, where they get an even lower price because of the volume of business they do with M$.
Another option for people who own newer video cards with VIVO or equivalent input, like most geforce fx cards, etc is to dig up or buy a cheap VCR to use as a cable tuner for their computer. The cable plug would go into the VCR, which has a built in tuner and then the RCA (or S-Video) outputs could go into the video card/ VIVO cable.
The advantages to this option are cost and ease of setup, assuming you have all of the drivers set up and working for you video card, all you have to do is connect the cable to the VCR and connect the VCR to the video input of your video card and also connect the VCR's audio output to your sound card line input. Also gives the added advantage of always having a VCR hooked up to your computer to make transferring video tapes to your computer quick and easy. For VCR's you can get a basic model that has stereo input/output new at walmart for about $40, or you can easily dig one up at a yard sale for a few bucks, maybe you even have on sitting in your house. Ebay is also an option, although shipping will often be about $15.
The primary disadvantage is that you do not have any control over the tuning through your computer. For most purposes, this means you would have to press a button on the remote or VCR, but it also means that you cannot do a full DVR setup, since your computer cannot choose what channel to record, it can only get what the VCR is currently set to.
In short, this could be a very economical option for people who just want to view TV on their computer and record single shows and already own a video card with RCA/s-video input. Setting this up could even be free for many people if they already have input on their video card and have a VCR sitting around.
~Chris
Mostly to save space and often money, and allow recording ability. I am living in a somewhat small single next year and although I could fit a TV, for the amount I would watch it (a couple shows a week at most) it isn't worth the space it would take up or the money it would cost to get one of decent size and quality. Seriously, why would I go out and spend a couple hundred dollars on a TV when I could buy a TV-input card for around $30-40 and watch shows on my 19" monitor without taking up any extra space (except, of course in my roomy computer case)? Plus having an input card allows recording of television programs.
I am currently attending WPI and I agree that it can be a very good option for some people.
I did well in high school, but never really put forth much effort, except for in the subjects that interested me. I mostly just went through the motions and got good grades because most of it was relatively easy. At WPI, I've found myself motivated to work much harder because everything I am doing there is something I am interested in. There are no required courses or prerequisites, so students can choose their own path without obstruction. Instead of taking a bunch of useless intro courses to fulfill general-ed requirements, they only require students to choose one humanities subject, in which they take 5 courses and a project, which ensures that students are studying something that is truly of interest to them.
Grades are done A/B/C/NR, where NR stands for No Record and disappears from the transcript. This give students the freedom to take more difficult courses without worrying about having an F show up on their transcript, while still encouraging students to strive for high letter grades. WPI currently requires 3 major projects: a sufficiency in humanities, an interactive qualifying project (often done abroad at one of WPI's dozens of project centers worldwide), and a major qualifying project. The projects give students a large degree of real-world experience and allow them to work in groups if desired.
Additionally, it is a very stimulating environment. Just being in the presence of so many similarly-minded intellectuals has helped motivate me and has allowed me to enjoy my time there so far.
WPI is certainly not the right school for everyone, but for some people, it is a perfect fit. I am sure there are plenty of similar schools around the country and around the world. In general, you might find it helpful to go to a non-traditional school that caters specifically to your field of study. This would put you among people with similar interests and might help you to become more interested in your schoolwork. You have obviously already chosen a college, but if you find that you really don't like where you are at, you might consider transferring to somewhere more suitable.
Grass, Gas and @$$, the best things in life aren't free, unless you are a geek, in which case the first two may be bartered for computer services and the third is non-applicable.
"and the most egregious of all lies-
"This Lexmark printer is excellent." "
I bought a lexmark printer this year that ended up as my doorstop. I found a cheap rebate deal on a lexmark printer online, I knew it would not be a quality printer, but I though it would at least be usable. It turned out that they decided not to make windows xp drivers for it, even though it was released around the same time or after xp was. I called up tech support, argued for a while and all they would tell me is that if I wanted to use my printer I would have to revert back to Windows ME. Needless to say, I wasn't about to do that.
At that point, I decided it would serve better as a doorstop, so I made a nice label that said "Doorstop. F*@# Lexmark!". It actually did make a very functional doorstop and a nice conversation piece. It was also nice to be able to kick my printer against the wall every once in a while when I felt angry. It definitely worked better as a doorstop than it would have as a printer. I certainly won't be buying lexmark again, unless I find that I need another doorstop.