"How about a screen when you boot the device up for the first time ever:
"Please punch in your driver's license number and name, and click 'I Agree' if you agree that any accidents you may have while driving using this navigation system are your responsibility alone, and you agree not to sue us."
The onboard GPS unit on my Lexus has something like this, although without the Driver's License number entry. You have to click on "I AGREE" everytime to start your car. And again, you only have a limited set of active menu items when your car is in motion, like cancelling navigation, etc. The GPS is smart enough to disable most of the buttons, including the one that lets you type in your destination as soon as the car is in motion, you can only enter stuff when the car is at a full stop.
Of course, for separate navigation units like the TomTom or Garmin i3 and the like, buttons aren't disabled when the car is in motion.
Seems that you forget one of the first MMORPGs, Ultima Online, still alive and kicking after about 8 years. I played UO for about 2 years before stopping since they didn't have a client for Mac OS X. I do play WoW these days.
Here in California, we have FasTrak. They already acknowledge that they use sensors on the road to determine traffic conditions. They also said that you can opt-out of this. They even supply the mylar bags so that you don't get tracked this way. They sent out a letter informing users of this earlier this year and even sent an additional mylar bag.
The FAQ for Fastrak mentions the mylar bags in relation to carpool lanes. Same principle for traffic conditions.
I use a Sony-Ericsson T610 as well, it works flawlessly with my PowerBook and my Palm T3 as well.
The camera is crappy, but usable. I've got Cingular service, but only use the GSM Data (not GPRS) so I use the T610 as a BT modem, sure it's 9600, sure it uses up airtime (I've got unlimited night and weekends anyway), but it works even when roaming. And besides, at 9600, that's enough for an ssh session.
The hardware manufacturers usually use what the HDD manufacturers specify. If let's say Seagate said that HDD had 20GB of space, why should the OEMs say otherwise?
They could say it has an 18.6GB HDD. But if you open up the case, you'd see the HDD saying otherwise. Then someone would sue over that. So where does it end? Damned if you do, damned if you don't? Why not sue the HDD manufacturers and stop it where it starts?
They're barking up the wrong tree, IMHO.
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Well, I am a non-native English speaker, and I did not have trouble reading it. Although I have to admit, where I come from, the medium of instruction in schools (from grade school all the way to college) is mostly English. I don't know about Indonesia though. So that could be a factor in how you fare reading such things.
When I was working for a game company, we had 2 Linux boxes in our machine... I installed them both... the only thing the SysAdmins said to me when I did it was, "We won't support that..." which was fine by me...
I had to Linux boxes to use, and needless to say, my Win2K machine at work became relegated to e-mail only...
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more people doing the same thing with their office machines...
Actually, Adobe allows cross-platform upgrades on selected software titles. If you have PS7 on the PC and decided to switch to the Mac, then just call up Adobe customer service.
You will have to sign a "Letter of Destruction" promising that you will destroy your PC version of the software and fax a copy to Adobe before they ship you your CD.
I did it, and only paid for shipping for Adobe Photoshop 7.0...
So you CAN switch without costing yourself an arm and a leg. As for MS products, that's an entirely different story, but then again, you also have OpenOffice for OS X as an alternative.
wouldnt it also force users to purchase an additional copy of premier (pc version) in order to keep using it?
Actually, Adobe has a great cross-platform upgrade deal. When I switched from Wintels to the Mac, Adobe gave me a great deal for Photoshop. Since I already had the latest PC version of Photoshop (7.01) they charged me for SHIPPING only to get the Mac version with the caveat that I had to destroy my PC version of the software. Not bad at all! All in all, I paid $14.99 for 2nd day shipping.
Of course! I got my current position because I knew how to program in Fox... and I'm in a company that employs close to 28K employees in the US alone. Although we are dangerously close to hitting the 2GB filesize limits... VFP is still doing a lot of processing for us here.
There are tons of VFP applications still going strong these days.
Just because you got laid off, doesn't mean your career is at it's end. I was laid off last year, and didn't consider my career at an end. What did I do? I went out and looked for a new job! I'm back working and still an engineer.
It took me 10 months to find a new job, but I still found one. Point is, times are hard, people get laid off. If you feel that your career is at it's end because you got laid off, then IT IS. Not because of anything else, but because YOU SAID SO.
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And in Tagalog, Joga is slang for boobs.
"How about a screen when you boot the device up for the first time ever: "Please punch in your driver's license number and name, and click 'I Agree' if you agree that any accidents you may have while driving using this navigation system are your responsibility alone, and you agree not to sue us."
The onboard GPS unit on my Lexus has something like this, although without the Driver's License number entry. You have to click on "I AGREE" everytime to start your car. And again, you only have a limited set of active menu items when your car is in motion, like cancelling navigation, etc. The GPS is smart enough to disable most of the buttons, including the one that lets you type in your destination as soon as the car is in motion, you can only enter stuff when the car is at a full stop.
Of course, for separate navigation units like the TomTom or Garmin i3 and the like, buttons aren't disabled when the car is in motion.
Seems that you forget one of the first MMORPGs, Ultima Online, still alive and kicking after about 8 years. I played UO for about 2 years before stopping since they didn't have a client for Mac OS X. I do play WoW these days.
Ya think?
Downtown Hayward, CA has had this for at LEAST about a year now.
City of Hayward
Here in California, we have FasTrak. They already acknowledge that they use sensors on the road to determine traffic conditions. They also said that you can opt-out of this. They even supply the mylar bags so that you don't get tracked this way. They sent out a letter informing users of this earlier this year and even sent an additional mylar bag.
The FAQ for Fastrak mentions the mylar bags in relation to carpool lanes. Same principle for traffic conditions.
I use a Sony-Ericsson T610 as well, it works flawlessly with my PowerBook and my Palm T3 as well.
The camera is crappy, but usable. I've got Cingular service, but only use the GSM Data (not GPRS) so I use the T610 as a BT modem, sure it's 9600, sure it uses up airtime (I've got unlimited night and weekends anyway), but it works even when roaming. And besides, at 9600, that's enough for an ssh session.
Thank you, Clippy. :D
Oracle already has JDeveloper for Mac OS X out, have you given this a try? Available for download on Technet.
I am suprised that Sun's Star Office recieves so much attention from slashdot and the open sauce community.
are they seen to be *cooler* to open source zealots then other perfectly good office sweets?
Typos, one of the effects of hunger! Grab a Snickers Bar!(TM).
Either that or I'm reading Slashdot... oh... never mind.
The hardware manufacturers usually use what the HDD manufacturers specify. If let's say Seagate said that HDD had 20GB of space, why should the OEMs say otherwise?
They could say it has an 18.6GB HDD. But if you open up the case, you'd see the HDD saying otherwise. Then someone would sue over that. So where does it end? Damned if you do, damned if you don't? Why not sue the HDD manufacturers and stop it where it starts?
They're barking up the wrong tree, IMHO.
Well, I am a non-native English speaker, and I did not have trouble reading it. Although I have to admit, where I come from, the medium of instruction in schools (from grade school all the way to college) is mostly English. I don't know about Indonesia though. So that could be a factor in how you fare reading such things.
Check the Yahoo story here
Florida's attempt to upstage California's ongoing recall circus. I knew they'd try to get the spotlight back somehow...
Grandma: "I need to take a leak."
HAL: "I'm sorry grandma, I can't let you that"
Grandma: "AAAaaaaaargh!"
When I was working for a game company, we had 2 Linux boxes in our machine... I installed them both... the only thing the SysAdmins said to me when I did it was, "We won't support that..." which was fine by me...
I had to Linux boxes to use, and needless to say, my Win2K machine at work became relegated to e-mail only...
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there were more people doing the same thing with their office machines...
From the blurb:
"Apple's 'technologies' delete the bought-and-paid-for files with no refund and no replacement when & if you leave the U.S."
Talk about sensationalism. The article in no way mentions that the files were deleted. They just wouldn't play. Sheesh.
Actually, Adobe allows cross-platform upgrades on selected software titles. If you have PS7 on the PC and decided to switch to the Mac, then just call up Adobe customer service.
You will have to sign a "Letter of Destruction" promising that you will destroy your PC version of the software and fax a copy to Adobe before they ship you your CD.
I did it, and only paid for shipping for Adobe Photoshop 7.0...
So you CAN switch without costing yourself an arm and a leg. As for MS products, that's an entirely different story, but then again, you also have OpenOffice for OS X as an alternative.
wouldnt it also force users to purchase an additional copy of premier (pc version) in order to keep using it?
Actually, Adobe has a great cross-platform upgrade deal. When I switched from Wintels to the Mac, Adobe gave me a great deal for Photoshop. Since I already had the latest PC version of Photoshop (7.01) they charged me for SHIPPING only to get the Mac version with the caveat that I had to destroy my PC version of the software. Not bad at all! All in all, I paid $14.99 for 2nd day shipping.
Of course! I got my current position because I knew how to program in Fox... and I'm in a company that employs close to 28K employees in the US alone. Although we are dangerously close to hitting the 2GB filesize limits... VFP is still doing a lot of processing for us here.
There are tons of VFP applications still going strong these days.
Yes, with the Slashdotting, I just bet that Penguin is FURIOUS now.
Just because you got laid off, doesn't mean your career is at it's end. I was laid off last year, and didn't consider my career at an end. What did I do? I went out and looked for a new job! I'm back working and still an engineer.
It took me 10 months to find a new job, but I still found one. Point is, times are hard, people get laid off. If you feel that your career is at it's end because you got laid off, then IT IS. Not because of anything else, but because YOU SAID SO.
Dave: "I'd like to check my mail"
Slashdot: "I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that"
*ducks*
Then again, you can always threaten us with X-10 ads...
I'll stick to the ads... as long as there are no pop-ups, pop-unders and anything that pops... and especially NO X-10 ADS!!! :)