Given that you're a "proud owner" of an HTDV...given that there aren't that many stations broadcasting in HDTV format what does it do for you?
Do you think it was a _really_ good investment at this time, do you believe that it's a cool toy, but not ready for the masses (not thinking price here).
Though numerous posts have pointed out some problems with this technology, I don't think "putting a finger in your ear" should be one of them.
We already put a finger in the other ear to blot out the surrounding noise when we're on the phone...with this toy, we'll just have a finger in each ear...
Maybe someone will be able to patent a new kind of finger wipe:)
Maybe your Privacy Manager works differently than mine (or maybe you don't have Privacy Manager and are just going by what you've been able to read)...but as far as I've seen empirically, it's "blocking" all calls not providing caller id info.
We too have Privacy Manager (Chicago), we have the option of setting a PIN (2 - 5 digits I think) which we can give to people who call us (but from a number that doesn't provide caller id info). When they call us, they just enter the PIN when the Privacy Manager message starts, and they get right through.
It doesn't work perfectly...I'm not sure if that's a basic problem with Privacy Manager or the use of the PIN, but it works most of the time.
Privacy Manager has cut down the BS calls we get dramatically...but there's always a few numnuts who just give their name and get through.
I see no point in giving you additional details, unless you're a Postal Inspector who actually cares to investigate. It happended, they didn't try very to hard to catch the person, there was never any followup unless I initiated it, and all they ever did was blow me off!
This reminds me of the recent article I read on BBC's News web site, about how IBM tried to get some poor guy in Florida fired because he had decided not to buy some big $ product from IBM, and went with a competitor instead...which had a domino (no punn intended) effect on other closely oriented organizations, who also decided buy from the competitor.
You've proven to me, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that a person can only fly (under their own power), if just at the moment when they make the attempt, they are immediately and completely distracted by something totally unrelated to the attempt.
Is this a metaphor? Do you believe that we can only reach our truly lofty goals, by not actually paying any attention to them? Or, must we simply be distracted from our goals long enough that reach them without trying to?
It's not a perfect interface, but we've been using it for about two months now, and it does what it says it can. It does require an additional password beyond one's regular Yahoo! password, so that's a slightly extra level of security...but, I've come to realize nothing is truely secure:(
BillPay was simple to implement...we still recieve our bills, we just use it to pay them.
I can even get in through my Palm/OmniSky combo, so I can pay bills while I'm on vacation in Hawaii!
The delay is because the unit is not actally showing you direct LIVE TV, but the live feed that's been recorded. You've got to expect some delay given the amount of time it takes to record the broadcast, and then 'rebroadcast' it to your TV.
It's always recording and you're always watching the recorded feed.
TIVO has changed the way we watch TV...in a good way. There's no more rushing to get all the drinks and snacks ready before the show...just get your stuff together whenever, plonk down infront of the TV...if the show has already started, just start watching from the beginning...while it continues to record the show for you. That's the best feature, you can watch a recorded show while it's recording something (the same show or a different one on a different channel).
Have a look at ObjectFX. They have a Java based Application Server which says it works on both NT & UNIX based platforms (I didn't see Linux mentioned however).
Another option would be MapXtreme from MapInfo. They have both NT and Java flavors, and I believe someone did get the Java version working on Linux.
Both products let you use data from backend databases like Oracle, SQL Server or even just ODBC/JDBC. MapXtremeJava also supports Oracle8i Spatial.
Well, OK, it does require a Palm V (or Vx), and I know you said you had a Palm IIIx...but maybe you'll want to trade up.
OmniSky, currently in beta, is selling a Palm V Mistrel modem for $299, and free CDPD Internet service (through your PalmOS) until the end of April 2K. After their service goes live it is guaranteed to not cost more than $50/month for unlimited usage, and beta testers get 15% off of whatever they decide to charge.
If you're inside their coverage area (they are really using local providers like AT&T, GTE, Bell South etc.) you can browse the web, send/receive email, read newsgroups, telnet, etc.. I even use PalmVNC to take control of Windows desktops (with the appropriate s/w installed on the target machines)...from anywhere...for administrative purposes of course.
I'm really happy with the service, it's not perfect, and their Palm software needs work...but it is beta...ain't going to be perfect.
I've developed some PQAs that let me deliver content from our client's databases (via Java Servlets) straight into their Palms (though it could go to Windows powered devices too...).
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So can us loosers in the US get YABasic to play with?
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
Ooops, I meant "HDTV" not "HTDV"...
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
Do you think it was a _really_ good investment at this time, do you believe that it's a cool toy, but not ready for the masses (not thinking price here).
Just curious.
Thanks.
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
We already put a finger in the other ear to blot out the surrounding noise when we're on the phone...with this toy, we'll just have a finger in each ear...
Maybe someone will be able to patent a new kind of finger wipe :)
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
It doesn't work perfectly...I'm not sure if that's a basic problem with Privacy Manager or the use of the PIN, but it works most of the time.
Privacy Manager has cut down the BS calls we get dramatically...but there's always a few numnuts who just give their name and get through.
---- Sigs are bad for your health ----
I think the whole point of porno is being: only skin deep. Getting any further kind of defeats the purpose...
Believe it or not Palms can and do crash a lot.
3com/Palm has had a big problem with the Palm Vx and memory issues (its the 8MB model), plus buggy software can completely wipe a Palm.
I was a beta tester for OmniSky and there were a ton a problems (which I knew to expect). Their 1.0+ release is much stabler, and hasn't crashed yet.
If it's got a CPU, it can probably crash.
I see no point in giving you additional details, unless you're a Postal Inspector who actually cares to investigate. It happended, they didn't try very to hard to catch the person, there was never any followup unless I initiated it, and all they ever did was blow me off!
I now avoid the USPO like the plague...
The subject says it all.
Go to Palm for developer info.
This isn't an Internet tax however, it's just a sales tax thing that is actually documented, just not understood well.
This reminds me of the recent article I read on BBC's News web site, about how IBM tried to get some poor guy in Florida fired because he had decided not to buy some big $ product from IBM, and went with a competitor instead...which had a domino (no punn intended) effect on other closely oriented organizations, who also decided buy from the competitor.
Very hmmmmmm....
Interesting analogy.
Thanks , wish I'd thought of that!
You've proven to me, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that a person can only fly (under their own power), if just at the moment when they make the attempt, they are immediately and completely distracted by something totally unrelated to the attempt.
Is this a metaphor? Do you believe that we can only reach our truly lofty goals, by not actually paying any attention to them? Or, must we simply be distracted from our goals long enough that reach them without trying to?
OK. You got me.
It does require an additional password beyond one's regular Yahoo! password, so that's a slightly extra level of security...but, I've come to realize nothing is truely secure
BillPay was simple to implement...we still recieve our bills, we just use it to pay them.
I can even get in through my Palm/OmniSky combo, so I can pay bills while I'm on vacation in Hawaii!
You've got to expect some delay given the amount of time it takes to record the broadcast, and then 'rebroadcast' it to your TV.
It's always recording and you're always watching the recorded feed.
TIVO has changed the way we watch TV...in a good way. There's no more rushing to get all the drinks and snacks ready before the show...just get your stuff together whenever, plonk down infront of the TV...if the show has already started, just start watching from the beginning...while it continues to record the show for you. That's the best feature, you can watch a recorded show while it's recording something (the same show or a different one on a different channel).
They have a Java based Application Server which says it works on both NT & UNIX based platforms (I didn't see Linux mentioned however).
Another option would be MapXtreme from MapInfo.
They have both NT and Java flavors, and I believe someone did get the Java version working on Linux.
Both products let you use data from backend databases like Oracle, SQL Server or even just ODBC/JDBC. MapXtremeJava also supports Oracle8i Spatial.
I got the impression from the article that the price is for the chip (in quantity), not a card.
The cards might endup being much more expensive...though I have no idea what the other components might be.
I believe Delphi for Linux is already scheduled for later this year.
OmniSky, currently in beta, is selling a Palm V Mistrel modem for $299, and free CDPD Internet service (through your PalmOS) until the end of April 2K. After their service goes live it is guaranteed to not cost more than $50/month for unlimited usage, and beta testers get 15% off of whatever they decide to charge.
If you're inside their coverage area (they are really using local providers like AT&T, GTE, Bell South etc.) you can browse the web, send/receive email, read newsgroups, telnet, etc.. I even use PalmVNC to take control of Windows desktops (with the appropriate s/w installed on the target machines)...from anywhere...for administrative purposes of course.
I'm really happy with the service, it's not perfect, and their Palm software needs work...but it is beta...ain't going to be perfect.
I've developed some PQAs that let me deliver content from our client's databases (via Java Servlets) straight into their Palms (though it could go to Windows powered devices too...).
Cool stuff.