The Triganic Pew doesn't really count as money. Its exchange rate of six Ningies to one Pew is simple, but since a Ningie is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles long each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pew.
Maybe the 'non-evil' way of using this software looks something like this:
Step 1: Create NELF/BELF female char
Step 2: Configure the software for hot cyborz
Step 3:...
Step 4: Profit!
Whoa! I think I better start working on my business plan.:)
My experience running VMWare has been good on both desktop and laptop. However, you need to make sure you max out the RAM on the machine. This is especially true if you are planning on running any apps that require a lot of memory.
If you end up paging regularly (as i do) then you're going to see a dramatic drop in battery life.
I didn't see any information on winning a guitar... The actual prizes are EMG guitar pickups, a Krank distortion pedal, a Moreley wah pedal and a PDP 5pc. drum set.
Looks like the singer and bass player get the shaft.:)
I'll start by saying I've been working remotely for a long time. 4 years as part of a team in a remote office and another year working from home. I work for a reasonably large software company (~3000 employees).
The communicaiton tools we use now that i am working from home have been mostly mentioned in previous posts:
VPN access to corp network
MSN Messenger
Team Wiki server
Team task tracking software (we use one that uses SCRUM methodology)
Sharepoint (for document storage)
WebEx / LiveMeeting
Lots of emailing
Lots of phone calls
for a remote office things like rsync are great for tranfers of nightly/weekly build binaires, etc. it's best to have this stuff scheduled for low use times, like over night, since the real issue with this is having enough bandwidth to transfer the data within a reasonable amount of time. our small office was starved for bandwidth and it would take 12+ hours to transfer a build.
i've found email/IM to be the worst communication methods. it is too easy for them to be ignored, or misinterpreted. granted, i may not be the most accomplished at crafting text messages, but they sure can't beat voice communication.
also, frequent trips for team members to meet face-to-face can help quite a bit. makes everyone remember that they are dealing with people on the other end... and there's not much that is sweeter than an pint that you can expense to the company.:)
i can look at the Wiki and task software to see who is involved where and how they are doing.
i've found Sharepoint to be inadequate. the search feature is completely useless, though perhaps that has to do with the configuration done by IT. i've also noticed some of the new integration with newer MS Office apps (like Word) where i can see collaborators online, etc. nobody seems to be using those features though.
with all that, yes it can work... or limp along. the main thing is keeping the communication happening. you can provide all the tools in the world, but at the end of the day people need to use them. people will naturally drop the ones that get in the way of getting things done.
still, nothing beats being in the same area/floor/building/city/time zone so you can fight fires as they occur, or leverage the person with specific knowledge/experience by sitting with them at their desk.
maybe i'm just one of the unlucky few, but i didn't get this game for x-mas. at the moment all the retailers are sold out and i have to wait for the next delivery...or pay way too much on eBay.
the reatilers i've been in touch with are expecting to get deliveries by next week, but there doesn't seem to be any official news to confirm it. i'll just have to wait and see.
i was wondering about that as well since i saw them on the shelf of my local computer parts ratiler this week. i suppose the boxes could have been filled with anything though.
i've worked for some software companies that have shipped boxes of "stuff" in order to book revenue at the end of the year, but before the product was completed.
i also remember this appearing in a Dilbert strip where the engineers are asked to fill boxes to ship without product. quoth wally, "this one is getting gum!"
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The Triganic Pew doesn't really count as money. Its exchange rate of six Ningies to one Pew is simple, but since a Ningie is a triangular rubber coin 6,800 miles long each side, no-one has ever collected enough to own one Pew.
Maybe the 'non-evil' way of using this software looks something like this: Step 1: Create NELF/BELF female char Step 2: Configure the software for hot cyborz Step 3: ...
Step 4: Profit!
Whoa! I think I better start working on my business plan. :)
dude, that looks like a half-stack to me.
Obligatory Family Guy quote from the episode called, "The Fater, the Son and the Holy Fonz."
Peter: May the Fonz be with you
Congregation: And also with you
Peter: Let us Ay
Congregation: Aaaaaaaay!!!
My experience running VMWare has been good on both desktop and laptop. However, you need to make sure you max out the RAM on the machine. This is especially true if you are planning on running any apps that require a lot of memory.
If you end up paging regularly (as i do) then you're going to see a dramatic drop in battery life.
Yeah, i saw the listing of the guitar in the article, but no mention of it on the beaguitarhero website.
I didn't see any information on winning a guitar... The actual prizes are EMG guitar pickups, a Krank distortion pedal, a Moreley wah pedal and a PDP 5pc. drum set. Looks like the singer and bass player get the shaft. :)
Most people won't read the article once.
I'll start by saying I've been working remotely for a long time. 4 years as part of a team in a remote office and another year working from home. I work for a reasonably large software company (~3000 employees).
The communicaiton tools we use now that i am working from home have been mostly mentioned in previous posts:
for a remote office things like rsync are great for tranfers of nightly/weekly build binaires, etc. it's best to have this stuff scheduled for low use times, like over night, since the real issue with this is having enough bandwidth to transfer the data within a reasonable amount of time. our small office was starved for bandwidth and it would take 12+ hours to transfer a build.
i've found email/IM to be the worst communication methods. it is too easy for them to be ignored, or misinterpreted. granted, i may not be the most accomplished at crafting text messages, but they sure can't beat voice communication.
also, frequent trips for team members to meet face-to-face can help quite a bit. makes everyone remember that they are dealing with people on the other end... and there's not much that is sweeter than an pint that you can expense to the company. :)
i can look at the Wiki and task software to see who is involved where and how they are doing.
i've found Sharepoint to be inadequate. the search feature is completely useless, though perhaps that has to do with the configuration done by IT. i've also noticed some of the new integration with newer MS Office apps (like Word) where i can see collaborators online, etc. nobody seems to be using those features though.
with all that, yes it can work... or limp along. the main thing is keeping the communication happening. you can provide all the tools in the world, but at the end of the day people need to use them. people will naturally drop the ones that get in the way of getting things done.
still, nothing beats being in the same area/floor/building/city/time zone so you can fight fires as they occur, or leverage the person with specific knowledge/experience by sitting with them at their desk.
good luck.
Here is a news story about the same issue in Canada as well.
http://www.lesaffaires.com/index.asp (the linked article is written in french.)
maybe i'm just one of the unlucky few, but i didn't get this game for x-mas. at the moment all the retailers are sold out and i have to wait for the next delivery...or pay way too much on eBay.
the reatilers i've been in touch with are expecting to get deliveries by next week, but there doesn't seem to be any official news to confirm it. i'll just have to wait and see.
i was wondering about that as well since i saw them on the shelf of my local computer parts ratiler this week. i suppose the boxes could have been filled with anything though.
i've worked for some software companies that have shipped boxes of "stuff" in order to book revenue at the end of the year, but before the product was completed.
i also remember this appearing in a Dilbert strip where the engineers are asked to fill boxes to ship without product. quoth wally, "this one is getting gum!"
i couldn't help but notice the total lack of sex from your list of vices.
oh...right. this is /.