I had a strong IT background in the past. Didn't exactly get burned out on it, but fell into the controls field by happenstance and I love it. Many of the same principles apply (networking, protocols, programming), but without the monotony that I feel you might be experiencing.
Do some googling on building automation, temperature control, or system integration.
-Mike
A company called Loytec makes a controller called a Linx which integrates bacnet, zigbee, rs232, and a number of other protocols. Also has an ip server built in. It spits all the data points out through a data abstraction layer. Granted this is suited for commercial controls, but it seems to be what you are describing.
I 100% agree with you on that. I recently was looking for a manual for a motherboard (searched for the model and the word manual), and I got page after page of e-stores and review sites. Sure I could've been more specific using insite: or by putting it in quotes, but it goes to show how unintuitive results can be sometimes.
If Google were to chose a linux based os to distribute, I could see a lot more non-tech people saying "I'm gonna try googleOS" than "I'm gonna try linux"
On 10/9 on a This Week in Tech podcast (http://www.twit.tv/72), Dvorak said that Google will never buy YouTube. I haven't listened to it yet, but in this weeks podcast, I think he talks about it (http://www.twit.tv/twit73.
I am using the Wavebird for Gamecube usually. I haven't sat down and played a game for hours on end for quite a while, but I go months without having to replace the batteries. The main point I was trying to make is that I don't think rumble is that neccessary of a feature. Again, I am no where near a hardcore gamer. Research? Nah, this is slashdot. I didn't even rtfa!
-Mike
I use wireless controllers when I play my games, all of which do not have a rumble feature. I'm sure there are some that do, but I imagine it would kill the battery life pretty quick. Although I do not consider myself a hardcore gamer, I don't think the rumble is that essential of a feature.
There is a utility is slackware-extras called scalkpkg which can be used to upgrade to current without borking the install like swaret and slapt get. It has been majorly updated recently, and has a partial ncurses interface.
The article mentions you have to have a modchip to run home brew on the gamecube. Taking advantage of the way Phantasy Star Online uses internet play, you can run homebrew software directly off of your computer using an ethernet cable. I have not tested the method with homebrew games, but linux runs great.
I'm sure as soon as he attempted the connection or got logged on that there was a welcome message that said "unauthorized activity prohibited" or something to that effect. How he didn't see this coming I will probably never understand.
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The touch sensitivity was not actually confirmed, just speculation. Here is some info on it. Reading some forums today, many people now believe that a built in microphone is the last big surpirse Nintendo has up their sleeve.
Many of the people on Digg are Mac fanboys, due to the fact that Leo Laporte, Amber Macarthur and many other people associated with Kevin Rose and Digg all praise Macs very highly.
I'm at work right now, and can't really check, but does that mean the entire aximsite is written for pocket broswers and standard browsers, or is there something that detects the pocket browser, and rewrites the html/css on the fly to display it correctly?
I hope this leads to some new technology that other companies will use to develop a better web browser for PDA's. I've yet to come across one that displays pages the way they are supposed to look, unless specifically rewritten for these devices.
http://www.aximsite.com/ look tremendous on a small screen, but one like http://www.digg.com/ looks horrible. Large amounts of white space, words not lining up, etc. Im guessing it may have something to do with the css that digg and many other sites are now using.
Burker King (or any other food chain) wouldn't file a lawsuit againt you for using those ketchup packets for non-fries use. They could easily say no when you ask for more (Burger King and FedEx)
Whats about if you have a copy that is registered to a College or University? There could be thousands of people with the same license numbers. Would these users not beable to update, or would the master list at Micosoft have these exempted?
I have had a Digital Persona Biometric Fingerprint scanner that I have been trying to get working for ages now. It works great in Windows, but I havent yet found a program to get it to actually perform in Linux. It is USB, and does get identified by hotplug. Digital Persona does provide an SDK for their devices. My opinion is Biometric authentication will be a pretty regular standard in the future.
In all my experience of the Microcenters in clolumbus (Bethel more specifically) the salesmen have been very unknowledgable. They know only mainstream info, and possess no common sense at all. They do, however usually have good prices (and they carry 2600).
Like many others, I have been enjoying European TV (Dr Who Especially). There are also some TV shows that are no longer showing, that I have gotten (Spaced is one of them, I highly recommend it www.spaced-out.org.uk). What are the chances of being sued or investigated by European Movie and TV people?
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I had a strong IT background in the past. Didn't exactly get burned out on it, but fell into the controls field by happenstance and I love it. Many of the same principles apply (networking, protocols, programming), but without the monotony that I feel you might be experiencing. Do some googling on building automation, temperature control, or system integration. -Mike
A company called Loytec makes a controller called a Linx which integrates bacnet, zigbee, rs232, and a number of other protocols. Also has an ip server built in. It spits all the data points out through a data abstraction layer. Granted this is suited for commercial controls, but it seems to be what you are describing.
I 100% agree with you on that. I recently was looking for a manual for a motherboard (searched for the model and the word manual), and I got page after page of e-stores and review sites. Sure I could've been more specific using insite: or by putting it in quotes, but it goes to show how unintuitive results can be sometimes.
If Google were to chose a linux based os to distribute, I could see a lot more non-tech people saying "I'm gonna try googleOS" than "I'm gonna try linux"
On 10/9 on a This Week in Tech podcast (http://www.twit.tv/72), Dvorak said that Google will never buy YouTube. I haven't listened to it yet, but in this weeks podcast, I think he talks about it (http://www.twit.tv/twit73.
I am using the Wavebird for Gamecube usually. I haven't sat down and played a game for hours on end for quite a while, but I go months without having to replace the batteries. The main point I was trying to make is that I don't think rumble is that neccessary of a feature. Again, I am no where near a hardcore gamer. Research? Nah, this is slashdot. I didn't even rtfa! -Mike
I use wireless controllers when I play my games, all of which do not have a rumble feature. I'm sure there are some that do, but I imagine it would kill the battery life pretty quick. Although I do not consider myself a hardcore gamer, I don't think the rumble is that essential of a feature.
There is a utility is slackware-extras called scalkpkg which can be used to upgrade to current without borking the install like swaret and slapt get. It has been majorly updated recently, and has a partial ncurses interface.
The article mentions you have to have a modchip to run home brew on the gamecube. Taking advantage of the way Phantasy Star Online uses internet play, you can run homebrew software directly off of your computer using an ethernet cable. I have not tested the method with homebrew games, but linux runs great.
http://www.gc-linux.org/wiki/Main_Page
I just picked up a ds lite and hope to check out linux on that too.
I'm sure as soon as he attempted the connection or got logged on that there was a welcome message that said "unauthorized activity prohibited" or something to that effect. How he didn't see this coming I will probably never understand.
The touch sensitivity was not actually confirmed, just speculation. Here is some info on it. Reading some forums today, many people now believe that a built in microphone is the last big surpirse Nintendo has up their sleeve.
Many of the people on Digg are Mac fanboys, due to the fact that Leo Laporte, Amber Macarthur and many other people associated with Kevin Rose and Digg all praise Macs very highly.
phew...about time i can set away messages...now the never ending are you there? messages will stop!
It looks like gbrowser.com is registered to google, although with a different street address in Mountain View, CA as google.com.
I'm at work right now, and can't really check, but does that mean the entire aximsite is written for pocket broswers and standard browsers, or is there something that detects the pocket browser, and rewrites the html/css on the fly to display it correctly?
I hope this leads to some new technology that other companies will use to develop a better web browser for PDA's. I've yet to come across one that displays pages the way they are supposed to look, unless specifically rewritten for these devices. http://www.aximsite.com/ look tremendous on a small screen, but one like http://www.digg.com/ looks horrible. Large amounts of white space, words not lining up, etc. Im guessing it may have something to do with the css that digg and many other sites are now using.
If you've got IE, http://www.virtualapple.com/oregontraildisk.html
Maybe some kid will figure out how to finally get past that damn monster!!
Burker King (or any other food chain) wouldn't file a lawsuit againt you for using those ketchup packets for non-fries use. They could easily say no when you ask for more (Burger King and FedEx)
Whats about if you have a copy that is registered to a College or University? There could be thousands of people with the same license numbers. Would these users not beable to update, or would the master list at Micosoft have these exempted?
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I have had a Digital Persona Biometric Fingerprint scanner that I have been trying to get working for ages now. It works great in Windows, but I havent yet found a program to get it to actually perform in Linux. It is USB, and does get identified by hotplug. Digital Persona does provide an SDK for their devices. My opinion is Biometric authentication will be a pretty regular standard in the future.
In all my experience of the Microcenters in clolumbus (Bethel more specifically) the salesmen have been very unknowledgable. They know only mainstream info, and possess no common sense at all. They do, however usually have good prices (and they carry 2600).
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Like many others, I have been enjoying European TV (Dr Who Especially). There are also some TV shows that are no longer showing, that I have gotten (Spaced is one of them, I highly recommend it www.spaced-out.org.uk). What are the chances of being sued or investigated by European Movie and TV people?