Probably not, seeing as how most geniuses on here always spout off about how their company spends I don't know how many millions of dollars buying Windows at $200 a pop. You don't even need to be a large company to get a decent discount on the OS.
Screw it then! Pull the site down! Let everyone register by phone and be done with it!
The application was originally an in house app. In house, they require IE. It's not that uncommon of a thing. The FEMA spokesperson said they are working on an app that will work on more browsers.
So it sounds like all they were trying to do was make it easier for people to register by not having to call by phone. Sure it's not a good fit for everyone, but it's a step in the right direction.
The other option would be to wait until they had this new app finished, and until then force everyone to sit in the phone que for who knows how long. I think they made the right choice.
I do think it's kind of messed up though, that they haven't gotten the new app finished yet.
if you have a media center pc, and it is on a network with your xbox, then you can get to the content on your media center pc through your xbox and watch it on your tv.
Actually, using NASA's World Wind project I can get an idea of where the data is coming from. In World Wind you can tell the application which database to pull images from. Looking at the Columbia River and Ft. Stevens, it looks like virtual earth is using the USGS Digital Ortho. It looks like Google is using something close to what the Landsat7 has.
I've found a lot of places in CA and GA where google maps are a lot more recent.
Just a minute ago I was looking into some maps for the mouth of the Columbia River and Ft. Stevens in Oregon and virtual earth has WAY better maps. I got to looking around a little more, and from my experience it seems like virutal earth has better images for more outlying areas. Google looks to have done a bit better covering the metro areas though.
as some other people have said, it might be as easy as using a couple of removable hard drives.
One thing to keep in mind though, is don't keep THE ONLY backup someplace local...like a safety deposit box. That would be fine if your computer caught on fire. But for something like a flood, you'll want your backup data in some other geographic location....someplace that won't be effected by the same natural disaster that you might be. Then again, maybe your business is one where if something that big happens, you don't care so much about your data anymore.
a lot of times this happens because it's trying to do some read/write operations under the Program Files/{whatever app} directory. Just give any of the users that want to run the app read/write access to that specific directory.
I have a three year old, so I end up watching Finding Nemo and Toy Story much more than I care to admit. I can tell you for a fact that not only does my son like Toy Story more, but so do I. It's just a better all around movie.
But the real question is "Where are the National Lampoons vacation movies?"
What do people do to their machines? I just don't understand it. I have my wife set up with Windows XP pro. Firewall on, Anti-virus installed, Automatic updates, and it's been running great for years.
I don't know if it's because they've never come up with anything good, or because a lot of their things end up finding their way to developers and behind the scene's folks more that the mass consumer market.
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That is how you professionally answer a question.
I know that is how I do it when giving a presentation, or anything along those lines.
Probably not, seeing as how most geniuses on here always spout off about how their company spends I don't know how many millions of dollars buying Windows at $200 a pop.
You don't even need to be a large company to get a decent discount on the OS.
What are you talking about?
I installed SQL Server just the other day and didn't need a reboot.
I'm running Server 2003 though.
you sound like you're talking about microsoft research
Well, all except where you say "this has worked".
Screw it then! Pull the site down! Let everyone register by phone and be done with it!
The application was originally an in house app. In house, they require IE. It's not that uncommon of a thing. The FEMA spokesperson said they are working on an app that will work on more browsers.
So it sounds like all they were trying to do was make it easier for people to register by not having to call by phone. Sure it's not a good fit for everyone, but it's a step in the right direction.
The other option would be to wait until they had this new app finished, and until then force everyone to sit in the phone que for who knows how long.
I think they made the right choice.
I do think it's kind of messed up though, that they haven't gotten the new app finished yet.
No, we just need a tent with some house plants in it.
if you have a media center pc, and it is on a network with your xbox, then you can get to the content on your media center pc through your xbox and watch it on your tv.
I read that in an interview with billG.
and in case you are interested, here's what I'm looking at:
google
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Actually, using NASA's World Wind project I can get an idea of where the data is coming from. In World Wind you can tell the application which database to pull images from. Looking at the Columbia River and Ft. Stevens, it looks like virtual earth is using the USGS Digital Ortho. It looks like Google is using something close to what the Landsat7 has.
I see some wicked stuttering too. I figure it's because of the funky zoom thing that they do.
I really like the mouse wheel scrolling though.
I've found a lot of places in CA and GA where google maps are a lot more recent.
Just a minute ago I was looking into some maps for the mouth of the Columbia River and Ft. Stevens in Oregon and virtual earth has WAY better maps. I got to looking around a little more, and from my experience it seems like virutal earth has better images for more outlying areas. Google looks to have done a bit better covering the metro areas though.
what don't you like about the zooming in virutal earth?
I think it rocks.
Works fine in Firefox for me.
How exactly did the rip off the ability to zoom?
The only funny thing about zooming that I have noticed is that my scroll wheel lets me zoom in and out in virtualearth and not in google maps
as some other people have said, it might be as easy as using a couple of removable hard drives.
One thing to keep in mind though, is don't keep THE ONLY backup someplace local...like a safety deposit box. That would be fine if your computer caught on fire. But for something like a flood, you'll want your backup data in some other geographic location....someplace that won't be effected by the same natural disaster that you might be.
Then again, maybe your business is one where if something that big happens, you don't care so much about your data anymore.
your probably right about them making more money.
I don't think that they've dumped several billion into IE though.
Then again, I'm just guessing too.
where does that "several billion dollars" stat come from?
How many developers are working on IE7?
How many developers are working on Firefox?
and people who would use the free bandwidth AND buy some coffee are now going elsewhere.
a lot of times this happens because it's trying to do some read/write operations under the Program Files/{whatever app} directory. Just give any of the users that want to run the app read/write access to that specific directory.
I have a three year old, so I end up watching Finding Nemo and Toy Story much more than I care to admit. I can tell you for a fact that not only does my son like Toy Story more, but so do I. It's just a better all around movie.
But the real question is "Where are the National Lampoons vacation movies?"
What do people do to their machines?
I just don't understand it.
I have my wife set up with Windows XP pro. Firewall on, Anti-virus installed, Automatic updates, and it's been running great for years.
John, look into the Microsoft Action Packs and see about becoming a Registered Partner/ISV.
like a good working environment and culture, where they can make and see their contribution
So obviously you have no idea what working at microsoft is like. Because they have all of those things.
Nobody ever mentions Microsoft Research.
I don't know if it's because they've never come up with anything good, or because a lot of their things end up finding their way to developers and behind the scene's folks more that the mass consumer market.
I would sit on the couch and do nothing.....