I have to wonder what's wrong if you can't keep a Windows laptop up more than a week. You've either got some bad hardware, or you've done SOMETHING to make it unstable.
I don't like Vista, but my laptop is happy with it. I don't have problems with anything, everything works. I can output thru HDMI, or S-Video, or the VGA port, or the Component out, and switch back to the internal monitor. It's been going for multiple weeks now without any issues.
"Admin Bill W. posted a desperate message on the forum Thursday morning, saying his company's CEO is steaming about being locked out of his e-mail account"
Run your own damned mail server if it's THAT IMPORTANT. Seriously, it's not hard to set one up, and you've obviously got the money to do it.
Once again, it's a case of rich people with more money than brains having the problems. Nothing important here, nothing of value lost.
No, your ear drums are not a nerve. They're a tympanic membrane. Where you lose your hearing is from the loss and the degradation of the three inner ear bones caused by intense sound pressure that the tympanic membrane transmits, either as a result of standing next to loud speakers or having a set of earbuds crammed almost up against your ear drum. This will also affect your balance, as the cilia in your cochlea break from this, and so do the tiny sodium/calcium deposits in your cochlea that act as balance weights.
There are many other ways to form EMPs. The problem is making them powerful enough. A shorted out magnetotron in a microwave generates enough EM to screw up any nearby electronics (blew out my microwave, killed my computer, TV, router, and stereo. Everything else in other rooms were fine, just the kitchen and living room were affected, and they're on separate circuits.)
Then don't bother trying to get repairs under warranty, return the thing as "DEFECTIVE" and demand a new one under warranty, and say you'll take them to court if they do not comply within two weeks.
Actually, the techs find the problem, replace the part, the engineers have to go over all the failed parts to figure out what's causing the failure.
For instance, the hinges on the DV9000 HP laptops were defective. The techs replaced it, made note of it, engineers went over notes techs made, decided to do a recall. The techs do most of the grunt work and are usually the first to find and report recurring problems. (We do have internal email in these depots, so techs can send in observations to the engineering staff.)
The joys of anonymous cowards. Hey, Can support means "with the right person and talent" not "If the idiot programmers did it right." More often than not it's the end-user that has to make workarounds for getting a product to do what they want it to do.
And for the poor guy working for International Paper - boohoo. Go back East of the Mississippi where you belong. I left you idiots behind for a more reasonable and less corrupt state out West.
Umm, let's see. How am I supposed to hit WASD and dodge when I'm busy with both hands on a fucking pistol or rifle?
You expect me to stand still on that platform and shoot while being shot at? Sorry, SEGA's octagon pad ain't gonna do much help for you up on that platform./sarcasm off
Hmm, let's see, while the PS3 allows for mouse and keyboard, devs don't develop for that capability.
Oh, both online services SUCK. There's another reason (I own both PS3 and X360.) Having to pay for what PC users have done for free is bullshit.
Hmm, what else can I bring out as a console online user? Moronic children talking trash incessantly, so much that game sounds are drowned out. What else? Oh, unreliable server downtimes thanks to XBOX Live. The fact we have to route through another server before we connect
Seriously, look at the console market for a second - they RELY UPON YOU BEING A SLAVE TO THEM.
PCs don't have this problem, for the most part (WoW, EQ, I'm looking at you for exceptions.)
What's the point? I can play for FREE on a PC most of the games available on consoles, at least online, without needing to pay a monthly fee after PAYING FOR THE DAMNED GAME TO BEGIN WITH.
If you have a goddamned thing on your front page that tells me "Don't visit IDLE, It's a waste of your time." THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU PUTTING A WASTE OF TIME ON THE FRONT PAGE?
Seriously, I think my little brother has more sense than this. Thank you for fucking over other slashdot users who have worse bandwidth caps than Comcast.
Christ, I know pretty much NOTHING, but even I could figure out a solution to such a problem. Apparently, you cannot.
Slashdot - no longer news for nerds, it's just another fucking DIGG.COM.
Stick to your original material, your new shit sucks.
Seeriously, it's not that hard to collect a database of student emails (if they're not using your university email, that is,) and build your own SMTP server.
Integration with calendars, etc. is something I don't consider important. That's why colleges give you a day planner with each semester (at least University of Redlands does this.)
Just build your own SMTP server, use Linux. I know almost jack about this subject but I've made a simple mail server that can support hundreds of thousands of email accounts using basic FOSS tools already out there. Many even have things that will give you the added functionality you want with all the open APIs today.
To help out with this opinion, drive the I-10 from CA to TX. You will be forced over into a border patrol station at some point, and the only thing they do is look at you and wave you through. They only stop you if you're a van without windows or whatnot. They can only give you a cursory glance, and unless you've got something moving under blankets or a burning roach in the ashtray, they're not going to do a thing to you because they legally can't.
While that may work in the short term, I'd prefer something more pressing to stop them from ever repeating such incidences. Perhaps actually being put under civilian arrest, then sued individually into oblivion might be the better deterrent.
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You do acquire additional ships and so on if you decide to make alliances playing as an economic civilization.
EA should be sued for false and misleading advertisement.
I have to wonder what's wrong if you can't keep a Windows laptop up more than a week. You've either got some bad hardware, or you've done SOMETHING to make it unstable.
I don't like Vista, but my laptop is happy with it. I don't have problems with anything, everything works. I can output thru HDMI, or S-Video, or the VGA port, or the Component out, and switch back to the internal monitor. It's been going for multiple weeks now without any issues.
"Now, show me some Windows server with uptime in 3 digits, and that would be remarkable."
My uncle's Windows 2003 server hasn't been restarted or even powered down in almost three straight years, I built that machine the right way.
In all honesty, I love the multiple minutes it takes to bring up windows now. Instant on would be a detriment.
QUIT TRYING TO RUN WINDOWS ON A 386, TOOL. Twelve seconds flat from power-on to Crysis-ready on my XP machine.
"Admin Bill W. posted a desperate message on the forum Thursday morning, saying his company's CEO is steaming about being locked out of his e-mail account"
Run your own damned mail server if it's THAT IMPORTANT. Seriously, it's not hard to set one up, and you've obviously got the money to do it.
Once again, it's a case of rich people with more money than brains having the problems. Nothing important here, nothing of value lost.
No, your ear drums are not a nerve. They're a tympanic membrane. Where you lose your hearing is from the loss and the degradation of the three inner ear bones caused by intense sound pressure that the tympanic membrane transmits, either as a result of standing next to loud speakers or having a set of earbuds crammed almost up against your ear drum.
This will also affect your balance, as the cilia in your cochlea break from this, and so do the tiny sodium/calcium deposits in your cochlea that act as balance weights.
In the repair field, a fan and heatsink combo is considered a component, and is called a 'Thermal Module.'
Vimeo at least does true HD video. Makes a huge difference when I'm using a 32" LCD for a computer monitor.
MUGEN. I have over 800+ characters and more being added Daily.
"You also seem to be confusing an SMTP server with email storage, mailboxes, spam & virus protection, backups, etc etc."
Probably because I run my own SMTP server with all needed storage/backup/anti-virus/anti-spam solutions already in the same box.
There are many other ways to form EMPs. The problem is making them powerful enough. A shorted out magnetotron in a microwave generates enough EM to screw up any nearby electronics (blew out my microwave, killed my computer, TV, router, and stereo. Everything else in other rooms were fine, just the kitchen and living room were affected, and they're on separate circuits.)
Then don't bother trying to get repairs under warranty, return the thing as "DEFECTIVE" and demand a new one under warranty, and say you'll take them to court if they do not comply within two weeks.
Actually, the techs find the problem, replace the part, the engineers have to go over all the failed parts to figure out what's causing the failure.
For instance, the hinges on the DV9000 HP laptops were defective. The techs replaced it, made note of it, engineers went over notes techs made, decided to do a recall. The techs do most of the grunt work and are usually the first to find and report recurring problems. (We do have internal email in these depots, so techs can send in observations to the engineering staff.)
The joys of anonymous cowards. Hey, Can support means "with the right person and talent" not "If the idiot programmers did it right." More often than not it's the end-user that has to make workarounds for getting a product to do what they want it to do.
And for the poor guy working for International Paper - boohoo. Go back East of the Mississippi where you belong. I left you idiots behind for a more reasonable and less corrupt state out West.
More Federal Intervention.
Umm, let's see. How am I supposed to hit WASD and dodge when I'm busy with both hands on a fucking pistol or rifle?
You expect me to stand still on that platform and shoot while being shot at? Sorry, SEGA's octagon pad ain't gonna do much help for you up on that platform. /sarcasm off
You quote something and then state the same thing in an attempt to refute the point which was already made.
This is why Anonymous cowards should not be allowed. Either sign up for a name and take the downmodding or GTFA.
Hmm, let's see, while the PS3 allows for mouse and keyboard, devs don't develop for that capability.
Oh, both online services SUCK. There's another reason (I own both PS3 and X360.) Having to pay for what PC users have done for free is bullshit.
Hmm, what else can I bring out as a console online user? Moronic children talking trash incessantly, so much that game sounds are drowned out. What else? Oh, unreliable server downtimes thanks to XBOX Live. The fact we have to route through another server before we connect
Seriously, look at the console market for a second - they RELY UPON YOU BEING A SLAVE TO THEM.
PCs don't have this problem, for the most part (WoW, EQ, I'm looking at you for exceptions.)
What's the point? I can play for FREE on a PC most of the games available on consoles, at least online, without needing to pay a monthly fee after PAYING FOR THE DAMNED GAME TO BEGIN WITH.
Wake up.
If you have a goddamned thing on your front page that tells me "Don't visit IDLE, It's a waste of your time." THEN WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU PUTTING A WASTE OF TIME ON THE FRONT PAGE?
Seriously, I think my little brother has more sense than this. Thank you for fucking over other slashdot users who have worse bandwidth caps than Comcast.
Christ, I know pretty much NOTHING, but even I could figure out a solution to such a problem. Apparently, you cannot.
Slashdot - no longer news for nerds, it's just another fucking DIGG.COM.
Stick to your original material, your new shit sucks.
Seeriously, it's not that hard to collect a database of student emails (if they're not using your university email, that is,) and build your own SMTP server.
Integration with calendars, etc. is something I don't consider important. That's why colleges give you a day planner with each semester (at least University of Redlands does this.)
Just build your own SMTP server, use Linux. I know almost jack about this subject but I've made a simple mail server that can support hundreds of thousands of email accounts using basic FOSS tools already out there. Many even have things that will give you the added functionality you want with all the open APIs today.
WHY, why did I say opinion when the poster I replied to was referring to a fact..... ugh i need sleep. Someone mod my idiocy down, please.
To help out with this opinion, drive the I-10 from CA to TX. You will be forced over into a border patrol station at some point, and the only thing they do is look at you and wave you through. They only stop you if you're a van without windows or whatnot. They can only give you a cursory glance, and unless you've got something moving under blankets or a burning roach in the ashtray, they're not going to do a thing to you because they legally can't.
Under, so it can transmit back to the base console but not wipe your mind sporadically. :)
While that may work in the short term, I'd prefer something more pressing to stop them from ever repeating such incidences. Perhaps actually being put under civilian arrest, then sued individually into oblivion might be the better deterrent.