Well, this older machine probably didn't have ana lgorithm to do stretch a 640x480 image to 800x600. Or, you may not have turned it on - on various Dells you had ot use a function key to enable this.
Well, your boss has to make a choice. He can have software that is old but extremely stable, or software that is modern but less stable. It is in the nature of software enginering that stability improves over time and with patches.
At least Debian gives him this choice. Install a shiny new RedHat if you prefer; just don't complain that it is not as solid as Debian Stable.
Say, if these things have a range as long as 100m, then you could use this as a cheap way to wire up your house to your PC stereo - just put cheap FM radios in various spots about the house? Get a waterproof one and you can listen to your MP3 collection in the shower.
From my FAST training I seem to recall that the OEM license is nominally attached to the CPU. I remember asking at the time about dual processor systems, but then I always was an awkward bugger;-)
But you should check this out as you don't want to be stuffed.
P.S. Can I add my 10c to the calls to make sure you have properly identified what is too slow.
In my mind, where a PDA scores big over paper is in a few key areas:
You can search the contents.
It can beep when appointments are due.
You can back it up effortlessly.
Physical size. (This is comparing the Palm with the combination of address book, notebook, a paperback novel, diary, newspaper, etc.
It can in a pinch do PC type stuff, like read e-mail and play video games.
Here I refer to a PDA as distinct from a Pocket PC. Those iPaqs are really just attempts to miniaturise a PC to fit into your pocket, so at the cost of size, battery life etc. they do the PC type stuff well, and manage the PDA stuff too since PCs can do that, if you see what I mean.
I suspect having a filesystem optimized for one specific data type is possibly a bad idea. Every so often I need to temporarily drop a file into my MP3 partition for some reason.
Also you need to store.txt and.jpg files in a lot of music folders (track listing and cover art)
Anyhow, my main point was this: Can I be the first person to point out that BeFS was/is superb at this?
I remember reading somewhere of a film school class who were set the task of editing Citizen Kane into chronological order. Aparently the end result wasn't that bad...
Well, it's insanely modular; what most people call "Linux" is in fact an enormous pile of software including a small (but important part, the kernel, which is Linux. And usually there are multiple choices for each component, often that come on the same CD. SO while Windows comes with edit.com, the average Linux distribution comes with say 20 different text editors. (before you ask, vi.)
This in fact often confuses people - for example, understanding that X, the window manager, and the desktop environment are all different bits often throws people for a moment. Then they realsie that this means they have a choice to pick the one they like. In fact, they don't need any of these bits if they don't need them. I reckon, for example, that if I could make Linux work on my personal machine, I wouldn't need a GUI at all as console apps + the odd SVGAlib utility would do everything I need.
In fact, Linux is so modular that you can remove the Linux part and replace it with a different kernel!
Surprisingly it turns out the Memory Sticks are more common than SD cards... of course CF as the mature technology has the most toys, and SD is more open, but if you'r elike my neighbour and have a house full of Sony stuff then it everything does talk to everything else.
Well, you can do this now with a little script voodoo.
wget to pull in the data perl, python, whatever to mangle it to a single, simply formatted text file. makedoc or such to convert to pdb cp to move it to the install folder.
No hyperlinks, mind you, but surely this is not needed for most apps. For slashdot, for example, you could pull down one article + all the +3 comments and turn it into a single DOC file, repeat, 5 files gives you the top 5 articles, bing.
Or use something on the palm that reads HTML if size is not a problem.
Easy enough I imagine. Step II is probably the hardest.
If you're running multiple machines off the router, then a cheap solution is to just drop another 100Mb card into one of your machines and let it route. Note that this is not a really secure solution -much safer to have a stand-alone box. But if cost is a bigger factor than security...
Exactly, you're in an interview and the hirer mentions that he'll need you to do some admin of their apache server, being able to say "yeah, I wrote some of that" (and back it up of course) is going to catch their attention a little, don't you think?
...travelling in Europe, once or twice as my phone logged onto the local network when I get off the plane, the telco has spammed me with an SMS. Ho hum.
Well, there's a good chance that some of them will be large calibre automatic firearms. It's an obvious application. Put motors in it and target acquisition software and you'll never miss. Well, your gun won't ever miss.
I add my vote to a plain analogue watch. Not geeky, but elegant. My Citizen Eco-Drive is solar powered and made of titanium; that does for me.
But, if you must have geeky, ThinkGeek has lots of intersting watches. http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/watches.sht ml
The alien one is nifty.
The one with a built in laser is scary.
The 24hr one will prevent other people reading your watch over your shoulder.
The Junghans ones that listen for the Atomic Clock radio signals so they set themselves to the correct time every night is superb engineering.
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Well, this older machine probably didn't have ana lgorithm to do stretch a 640x480 image to 800x600. Or, you may not have turned it on - on various Dells you had ot use a function key to enable this.
Well, your boss has to make a choice. He can have software that is old but extremely stable, or software that is modern but less stable. It is in the nature of software enginering that stability improves over time and with patches.
At least Debian gives him this choice. Install a shiny new RedHat if you prefer; just don't complain that it is not as solid as Debian Stable.
Say, if these things have a range as long as 100m, then you could use this as a cheap way to wire up your house to your PC stereo - just put cheap FM radios in various spots about the house? Get a waterproof one and you can listen to your MP3 collection in the shower.
From my FAST training I seem to recall that the OEM license is nominally attached to the CPU. I remember asking at the time about dual processor systems, but then I always was an awkward bugger ;-)
But you should check this out as you don't want to be stuffed.
P.S. Can I add my 10c to the calls to make sure you have properly identified what is too slow.
Here I refer to a PDA as distinct from a Pocket PC. Those iPaqs are really just attempts to miniaturise a PC to fit into your pocket, so at the cost of size, battery life etc. they do the PC type stuff well, and manage the PDA stuff too since PCs can do that, if you see what I mean.
I suspect having a filesystem optimized for one specific data type is possibly a bad idea. Every so often I need to temporarily drop a file into my MP3 partition for some reason.
.txt and .jpg files in a lot of music folders (track listing and cover art)
Also you need to store
Anyhow, my main point was this: Can I be the first person to point out that BeFS was/is superb at this?
I remember reading somewhere of a film school class who were set the task of editing Citizen Kane into chronological order. Aparently the end result wasn't that bad...
The Mac palm sync tool is written by Palm themselves, and can be found here at palm.com . It's a new vesion that supports OSX.
Microsoft do however apear to be writing the entourage conduit themselves according to KnowledgeBase Article Q311587.
Could the article mean PocketPCs instead? Is there an ActiveSync for Mac?
Well, it's insanely modular; what most people call "Linux" is in fact an enormous pile of software including a small (but important part, the kernel, which is Linux. And usually there are multiple choices for each component, often that come on the same CD. SO while Windows comes with edit.com, the average Linux distribution comes with say 20 different text editors. (before you ask, vi.)
This in fact often confuses people - for example, understanding that X, the window manager, and the desktop environment are all different bits often throws people for a moment. Then they realsie that this means they have a choice to pick the one they like. In fact, they don't need any of these bits if they don't need them. I reckon, for example, that if I could make Linux work on my personal machine, I wouldn't need a GUI at all as console apps + the odd SVGAlib utility would do everything I need.
In fact, Linux is so modular that you can remove the Linux part and replace it with a different kernel!
Surprisingly it turns out the Memory Sticks are more common than SD cards... of course CF as the mature technology has the most toys, and SD is more open, but if you'r elike my neighbour and have a house full of Sony stuff then it everything does talk to everything else.
Or, as I have done in the past, into the PCI slot in the docking station.
Ah, so Accounting are in charge of everything until one nanosecond before it goes wrong, then it's IT's fault, eh?
Hah, followed the google link and this thread is at the top ;-)
Ah, so happens the other PDA Sony have just announced is jus tthis - a smartphone from Sony-Ericcsson. Alas - runs Pocket PC 2002, not PalmOS.
Well, you can do this now with a little script voodoo.
wget to pull in the data
perl, python, whatever to mangle it to a single, simply formatted text file.
makedoc or such to convert to pdb
cp to move it to the install folder.
No hyperlinks, mind you, but surely this is not needed for most apps. For slashdot, for example, you could pull down one article + all the +3 comments and turn it into a single DOC file, repeat, 5 files gives you the top 5 articles, bing.
Or use something on the palm that reads HTML if size is not a problem.
Easy enough I imagine. Step II is probably the hardest.
...which is of course an entirely different thing.
Pity, since I read the other day that one of the UK universities is setting up courses in computer forensics.
Drat, I was gonna post the results of netcrafting their website to answer your question, but they appear not to have a web page!
If you're running multiple machines off the router, then a cheap solution is to just drop another 100Mb card into one of your machines and let it route. Note that this is not a really secure solution -much safer to have a stand-alone box. But if cost is a bigger factor than security...
Exactly, you're in an interview and the hirer mentions that he'll need you to do some admin of their apache server, being able to say "yeah, I wrote some of that" (and back it up of course) is going to catch their attention a little, don't you think?
...travelling in Europe, once or twice as my phone logged onto the local network when I get off the plane, the telco has spammed me with an SMS. Ho hum.
My only regret is that it isn't tritium, so I need to turn a light on if I wake up at 3am.
But other than that I love it. It's so much lighter than a steel watch (hate plastic).
It doesn't have many features - a bezel for timing things and a non-automatic calendar - but I have a Palm on my belt for anything fancy.
Well, there's a good chance that some of them will be large calibre automatic firearms. It's an obvious application. Put motors in it and target acquisition software and you'll never miss. Well, your gun won't ever miss.
Nope. By 2010 electronic paper will be widespread and you won't be using a printer ;-)
I mean, 28 years till I get an internet connection to my brain? Hurry!
Wasn't it Auther C. Clarke who said that if you live into this century you've a good chance of imortality?
I add my vote to a plain analogue watch. Not geeky, but elegant. My Citizen Eco-Drive is solar powered and made of titanium; that does for me.
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But, if you must have geeky, ThinkGeek has lots of intersting watches. http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/watches.sh
The alien one is nifty.
The one with a built in laser is scary.
The 24hr one will prevent other people reading your watch over your shoulder.
The Junghans ones that listen for the Atomic Clock radio signals so they set themselves to the correct time every night is superb engineering.