The combination of mind mapping + the rtf notes + tagging makes for a flexible note taking system that works well for me. The price is pretty crazy though for the pro version (among other things, allows attachments). Ultimately I've found it worth the price (still not happy about it though).
Anecdotal - Daily ear bud user here who has been wearing them for 6-10 hours a day at work. My company has mandatory annual hearing tests. In the ten years I've been with the company, my hearing has not changed significantly*.
A few provisos though.. 1. I do not have the volume very high. I can hear and understand people with the music on and could carry a conversation if I had to. 2. I'm a sample size of 1 giving my personal experience without providing supporting evidence.
My belief is that they are safe for extended use if the volume is controlled to normal levels. Of course they can more readily do damage since you're essentially funneling sound directly to your ear drums, just don't crank it.
* - My levels usually fluctuate slightly. Some values go up, some go down and vice-versa the next test.
The main problem as I see it is that they're years late and 3/4ths of an app-store short. Microsoft came late and they're having a hell of a time making any ground. One could argue that the abundance of.Net developers should have been a boon to their app store but it seems they haven't hit critical mass.
How is Ubuntu planning on overcoming this? They're not seriously considering using their vanilla apt repository as a source, are they? Few of the desktop apps I use would work worth a damn on my phone. Working off of the assumption that they have a plan for designed-for-mobile apps then they will be behind even Microsoft. As someone above mentioned... no OEM deals? So right from the start this will be a very niche OS unless that changes. Mindshare and recognition of their brand... that is going to be a tough one to get past even if they snag some OEM support.
Having competitors to IOS and Android is a good thing. I just can't envision Canonical spending years trying to gain back ground without any appreciable market share (and income from it) while either juggling the desktop or blowing it off altogether. IMO they jumped the shark on this one and it's going to bite them(no pun intended).
Yes, there is a little frustration in my post. Former Ubuntu user.
listen up. Respect your users or you will lose them. With Firefox, the user is no longer just a spectator, he's a participant. Play nice or face extinction. Seriously.
Imagine... Firefox used to advocate listening to their users.
IMHO it has by far the most elegant integration between chrome, FF, android browser and IE6 @ work. Changing passwords on a regular basis causes very little heartburn. Tinfoil hats need not apply though as your passwords aren't stored locally and you rely on the company keeping their db secure... For those who can get past that though, it blows kepass out of the water even when sharing the pass file via something like dropbox.
While I agree with your point that more choice is better, I have to disagree with your thoughts on the negative press. There have been nothing but negative articles because there's been nothing but negative news coming from RIM. They really are driving themselves into the ground between that nasty outage and lack of response to IOS and Android.
All known life on earth is carbon based*. Exoskeletons are made using multiple minerals depending on species and biome but that doesn't imply that we have aragonite-based life forms.
The most that can be said is that it is unix-y. Back in version 2 it was something of a cross between DOS and a SysV. There were a few POSIX-ish behaviors but they couldn't claim compliance. Story I've heard (no citation) was that it was written from scratch by a couple of guys in college. It's not a direct descendant of any existing unix.
The POSIX compliance improved in version 4 and IIRC Neutrino (not sure if v4 was completely compliant but Neutrino was) It felt like a unix at that point though it's still not a sysv or bsd.
But, if you want to talk about who inherited what, Obama inherited a working shuttle fleet with plans for the Constellation program as a replacement. Now, we have neither. Both were cancelled under a Democrat in the White House and in charge of both chambers of Congress.
Fair point. Of course with the economy the way it is/was, the masses were clamoring for the federal gov to slash spending. It seems that slashing funding for space exploration is a far less contentious issue than military spending or medicare or SS (ignoring that it also had little effect). Being a big space freak, that pisses me off more than a little.
I don't know that I'd have expected any different from the Rs on this one though. IIRC, Bush directed NASA to prepare for a mars trip while Congress slightly reduced their yearly budget the following year.
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+1
The combination of mind mapping + the rtf notes + tagging makes for a flexible note taking system that works well for me. The price is pretty crazy though for the pro version (among other things, allows attachments). Ultimately I've found it worth the price (still not happy about it though).
Probably by reading it? Anyone reading a CERT post is very likely to understand the difference between the two.
Anecdotal - Daily ear bud user here who has been wearing them for 6-10 hours a day at work. My company has mandatory annual hearing tests. In the ten years I've been with the company, my hearing has not changed significantly*.
A few provisos though..
1. I do not have the volume very high. I can hear and understand people with the music on and could carry a conversation if I had to.
2. I'm a sample size of 1 giving my personal experience without providing supporting evidence.
My belief is that they are safe for extended use if the volume is controlled to normal levels. Of course they can more readily do damage since you're essentially funneling sound directly to your ear drums, just don't crank it.
* - My levels usually fluctuate slightly. Some values go up, some go down and vice-versa the next test.
Puppy?
This. I'm surprised that this is the first post to plainly say it after gp alluded to it.
You shouldn't have posted AC.
The main problem as I see it is that they're years late and 3/4ths of an app-store short. Microsoft came late and they're having a hell of a time making any ground. One could argue that the abundance of .Net developers should have been a boon to their app store but it seems they haven't hit critical mass.
How is Ubuntu planning on overcoming this? They're not seriously considering using their vanilla apt repository as a source, are they? Few of the desktop apps I use would work worth a damn on my phone. Working off of the assumption that they have a plan for designed-for-mobile apps then they will be behind even Microsoft. As someone above mentioned... no OEM deals? So right from the start this will be a very niche OS unless that changes. Mindshare and recognition of their brand... that is going to be a tough one to get past even if they snag some OEM support.
Having competitors to IOS and Android is a good thing. I just can't envision Canonical spending years trying to gain back ground without any appreciable market share (and income from it) while either juggling the desktop or blowing it off altogether. IMO they jumped the shark on this one and it's going to bite them(no pun intended).
Yes, there is a little frustration in my post. Former Ubuntu user.
listen up. Respect your users or you will lose them. With Firefox, the user is no longer just a spectator, he's a participant. Play nice or face extinction. Seriously.
Imagine... Firefox used to advocate listening to their users.
I'm just a fan of people making factually correct statements.
You must be new h.... ah, forget it.
I second lastpass.com.
IMHO it has by far the most elegant integration between chrome, FF, android browser and IE6 @ work. Changing passwords on a regular basis causes very little heartburn. Tinfoil hats need not apply though as your passwords aren't stored locally and you rely on the company keeping their db secure... For those who can get past that though, it blows kepass out of the water even when sharing the pass file via something like dropbox.
While I agree with your point that more choice is better, I have to disagree with your thoughts on the negative press. There have been nothing but negative articles because there's been nothing but negative news coming from RIM. They really are driving themselves into the ground between that nasty outage and lack of response to IOS and Android.
I've noticed this too! Parrots people the same lines and maintain orthodoxy with a fairly uniformed set of viewpoints. Frickin parrots.
Found my new sig.
+1 Insightful
Vita would use NGV memory cards due to size, weight, lack of noise, and other factors..
I'm fairly certain that few people would find a micro-SD card too heavy or too big. Also, I can't recall what noise my micro-SD card makes... anyone?
Every one of those reasons is spurious. Let's just call it what it is. It's Sony being Sony; and that's ok.
All known life on earth is carbon based*. Exoskeletons are made using multiple minerals depending on species and biome but that doesn't imply that we have aragonite-based life forms.
*Theoretical shadow biospheres notwithstanding.
Here, you're supposed to go here to make sure you're legal..
How the hell that is still up is bewildering.
maybe by Firefox 8 or 9 it'll really be fixed.
What are they, miracle workers? Give them more than a couple of weeks to work on the problem.
IIRC Steve Jobs wasn't Chinese.
Interesting. I've had a hell of a time trying to run qnx in a VM. What version(s) have you been able to run in VMW?
The most that can be said is that it is unix-y. Back in version 2 it was something of a cross between DOS and a SysV. There were a few POSIX-ish behaviors but they couldn't claim compliance. Story I've heard (no citation) was that it was written from scratch by a couple of guys in college. It's not a direct descendant of any existing unix.
The POSIX compliance improved in version 4 and IIRC Neutrino (not sure if v4 was completely compliant but Neutrino was) It felt like a unix at that point though it's still not a sysv or bsd.
I have both an iPhone 4 and a G2. Their battery life is comparable both on light use and heavy.
You probably should have stuck with railing against smart phones in general.
Some would argue that Debian is the cow and Ubuntu is the thing that follows cow + grass. =P
Erm.. my brain bled from that math.
Informative. Wish I had points to give.
Replying with citations before I get nailed on it.
Bush announcement
NASA Budget. 2005-2006 numbers.
But, if you want to talk about who inherited what, Obama inherited a working shuttle fleet with plans for the Constellation program as a replacement. Now, we have neither. Both were cancelled under a Democrat in the White House and in charge of both chambers of Congress.
Fair point. Of course with the economy the way it is/was, the masses were clamoring for the federal gov to slash spending. It seems that slashing funding for space exploration is a far less contentious issue than military spending or medicare or SS (ignoring that it also had little effect). Being a big space freak, that pisses me off more than a little.
I don't know that I'd have expected any different from the Rs on this one though. IIRC, Bush directed NASA to prepare for a mars trip while Congress slightly reduced their yearly budget the following year.