I've been using the dualhead2go for about 4 months now. I hang it off my lappy and run trip heads and frankly, I can't live without it. Takes a little mucking to get it working right with Linux but it's well worth it.
One note, I've attempted to get this working under FC5 with Xorg.7.0 and no luck. The accelerated ATI drivers aren't working well with it either, but the radeon drivers with Xorg.6.8 work great.
To anyone with spare monitors, I highly recommend it.
Nice try, moron. The Dell had a very slow cpu and 1/2 the memory and the cheapest HD available. Change them all to actually match that of the Apple and the cost for the dell is now $2500
Not that much of a difference any longer. I used the two links you posted.
The problem is that anyone can buy a degree for $600 off the internet which by your definition makes them engineers. This simply isn't true. Wikipedia has a great definition of engineer:
An engineer is someone who practices the profession of engineering - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems using technology. The title "engineer" is normally used only by individuals who have an academic degree (or equivalent work experience) in one of the engineering disciplines.
You're not going to get hammered. It was just the most idiotic question. The thought that you have to have a degree in order to be an engineer is ridiculous.
I don't have a degree and don't need one. My IQ is hovering around 138 and I'm a self taught software engineer/computer engineer. That means I can talk to you about pointers, linked lists, double linked lists, inheritance, polymorphism, etc etc. I constantly sit in meetings with PhD's and converse at the same level about all topics including design, architecture, and problem resolutions.
BTW, I'm 33 and have been making 6 figures since 1999 (yes even during the dot bomb). While most "computer engineers" were looking for jobs.
Those who require other people to have a degree to achieve some title or status are most likely highly insecure about their own intelligence and comprehension of complex systems.
You should re-evaluate your process of identifying who is or is not a software engineer.
To answer your questions, computer engineering is very different than civil engineering. A decent computer can be bought for a few hundred dollars. All the tools you need are open source and available with an internet connection. So, clearly you can teach yourself how to be a computer engineer with minimal resources and alot of time (being an insomniac helps). I would guess that to teach yourself how to be a civil engineer would require many thousnds of dollars worth of equipment/tools/software/supplies. This could be a barrier for those not fortunate enough to be born into money or who simply couldn't afford to go to college.
This has got to be a joke. Apple CS sux just as bad as all the rest. I bought my son an iPod which after 2 days failed to power on, the battery overheated and died. It took 7 days to make an appointment with an *expert* who just replaced it on the spot. We walked into 5 apple stores and were told the same thing at all of them "You need to make an appt with an *expert*". They immediately assume that everyone is an idiot and if they need help they need to make an appt.
Those of you who actually like the CS are most likely the same folks who don't need their support to begin with.
Clearly, you didn't listen in your best class. TCP/IP is encapsulated in ethrenet frames which are encapsulated in ATM Cells which are then multiplexed onto either TDM or SONET backbones. All of which is part of the Internet.
This guy is an idiot. The first time I made a trip to Redmond to work with M$, I was an engineer at a startup using Linux as our core OS. My biz dev guy and myself, walk in to meet with a Sr Product Manager at M$ in our khaki's and polo shirts and the Sr PM is wearing a white t-shirt with the sleeves literally torn off and ragged jeans with guess what? Sandals!!!
This article is the most ridiculous I've seen in a long time.
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I've been using the dualhead2go for about 4 months now. I hang it off my lappy and run trip heads and frankly, I can't live without it. Takes a little mucking to get it working right with Linux but it's well worth it. One note, I've attempted to get this working under FC5 with Xorg.7.0 and no luck. The accelerated ATI drivers aren't working well with it either, but the radeon drivers with Xorg.6.8 work great. To anyone with spare monitors, I highly recommend it.
Nice try, moron. The Dell had a very slow cpu and 1/2 the memory and the cheapest HD available. Change them all to actually match that of the Apple and the cost for the dell is now $2500 Not that much of a difference any longer. I used the two links you posted.
The problem is that anyone can buy a degree for $600 off the internet which by your definition makes them engineers. This simply isn't true. Wikipedia has a great definition of engineer:
An engineer is someone who practices the profession of engineering - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems using technology. The title "engineer" is normally used only by individuals who have an academic degree (or equivalent work experience) in one of the engineering disciplines.
Not nearly as stringent as your definition.
You're not going to get hammered. It was just the most idiotic question. The thought that you have to have a degree in order to be an engineer is ridiculous. I don't have a degree and don't need one. My IQ is hovering around 138 and I'm a self taught software engineer/computer engineer. That means I can talk to you about pointers, linked lists, double linked lists, inheritance, polymorphism, etc etc. I constantly sit in meetings with PhD's and converse at the same level about all topics including design, architecture, and problem resolutions. BTW, I'm 33 and have been making 6 figures since 1999 (yes even during the dot bomb). While most "computer engineers" were looking for jobs. Those who require other people to have a degree to achieve some title or status are most likely highly insecure about their own intelligence and comprehension of complex systems. You should re-evaluate your process of identifying who is or is not a software engineer. To answer your questions, computer engineering is very different than civil engineering. A decent computer can be bought for a few hundred dollars. All the tools you need are open source and available with an internet connection. So, clearly you can teach yourself how to be a computer engineer with minimal resources and alot of time (being an insomniac helps). I would guess that to teach yourself how to be a civil engineer would require many thousnds of dollars worth of equipment/tools/software/supplies. This could be a barrier for those not fortunate enough to be born into money or who simply couldn't afford to go to college.
OK, I have two teenage daughters and we just left California to get away from this ... /. used to be my santuary, not it's my asylum ...
bah!!!
This has got to be a joke. Apple CS sux just as bad as all the rest. I bought my son an iPod which after 2 days failed to power on, the battery overheated and died. It took 7 days to make an appointment with an *expert* who just replaced it on the spot. We walked into 5 apple stores and were told the same thing at all of them "You need to make an appt with an *expert*". They immediately assume that everyone is an idiot and if they need help they need to make an appt. Those of you who actually like the CS are most likely the same folks who don't need their support to begin with.
Clearly, you didn't listen in your best class. TCP/IP is encapsulated in ethrenet frames which are encapsulated in ATM Cells which are then multiplexed onto either TDM or SONET backbones. All of which is part of the Internet.
This guy is an idiot. The first time I made a trip to Redmond to work with M$, I was an engineer at a startup using Linux as our core OS. My biz dev guy and myself, walk in to meet with a Sr Product Manager at M$ in our khaki's and polo shirts and the Sr PM is wearing a white t-shirt with the sleeves literally torn off and ragged jeans with guess what? Sandals!!! This article is the most ridiculous I've seen in a long time.