"All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there." (2010: Odyssey Two). Do we really want to tempt fate that way? Next thing you know, we'll have computers killing astronauts, Jupiter turning into a star... just too risky;)
"ZDNet is known to take the side of Microsoft in the past."
Anyone who follows Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols will no doubt realize he is a firm advocate for Linux and has posted almost nothing positive about Windows in quite some time.
I don't see it as an issue - I used to ten key, back in the old pre-scanner cash register days, and my muscle memory for that was just fine; 60+ items per minute. I also dial a phone by touch. No muscle memory issues for either. It comes from association, I never associated a phone number with a register, calculator or number pad on a keyboard; and never associated calculator (etc) issues with the phone.
If you want to practice typing in phone numbers, just punch them into the cell phone, and NOT hit send. You get a visual feedback, as the numbers show on the screen. That, or invest a few dollars in a cordless phone with the same feature.
You'd be surprised at the human body's ability to adapt to two separate layouts, and yes, spacial memory DOES work that way. At least for most people.
Not a First Amendment violation, there is nothing that states the government must give ANY WiFi access whatsoever. They ought to just shut off or secure the access and not offer free WiFi to the protesters. Right or wrong, with that many people camping on the capitol lawn I am surprised their APs can handle the traffic, and they would be perfectly justified in temporarily suspending the guest access to ensure their own internet access. I know as a wireless administrator I sure would.
For those of you who think this is a First Amendment violation, think about your own network. Do YOU allow everybody free access to it?
Back in '08, Palin said she had little to no interest in running for President in 2012, a statement she backed up by quiting her job as a politician and going on a media rampage (numerous interviews and appearances, as well as her own TV show.) Now she's dropping hints that she would in fact run in 2012.
And in 2006, Hilary Clinton stated uncategorically that she would not run for president. So what, people can't change their minds?
Perhaps you forget the Law of Conservation of Mass? You cannot create something from nothing, as there is no mass to nothing. Actually, believing that nothing becomes something sounds like some hokey religion. Hmm.... takes a lot of faith to believe that nonsense!
The only part that doesn't describe ASIMO is the "built in the United States", and ASIMO can do stairs, run, walk backwards, etc. Oh, and talk. So no, NOT groundbreaking, but yes, interesting.
Just because they aren't breaking new ground does not mean it isn't significant. I am sure Honda is not sharing the technology they developed for ASIMO with the rest of the world. Thought the one they have at Disneyland is still an interesting demo.
Future Shop is Best Buy Canada. Best Buy purchased Future Shop in 2001. But Future Shop has NOTHING to do with not providing you with the Windows disc - it is not like they build the computers. They are packaged by the likes of eMachines, Hewlett-Packard and so on - it is not the retailer that is not providing it, it is the manufacturer. Go to London Drugs or Staples and you will have the EXACT same experience.
Legally, the OEM discs are only available with a hardware purchase - if Newegg or others sell you one without selling hardware at the same time, they are breaking licensing agreements, and could get their MS software pulled completely from their stock by MS.
You want the discs? Build your own damn computer. I just got a Dell for my wife - guess what? No disc. There is a utility to create a backup disc, but no DVD.
Back to the topic at hand - $150 to deliver and set up a TV, blu-ray and 3D glasses? Not bad, really. What is delivery and an hour of labor worth? $150 just seems fair to me. I wouldn't pay it, but then I am the family tech that gets the call to set up everyone's computer or TV for them.
Not an antivirus, though. It is a great tool, and I always install it, and recommend updating/scanning every couple weeks, but there is nothing active about it.
Odd - I have for the past few years always used the "IE Tab" plugin for Firefox - that makes the pages render in IE (for IE specific sites, like windows update). Isn't that EXACTLY the same thing?
1. a door, gate, or entrance, esp. one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
2. an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top.
3. an entrance to a tunnel or mine.
4. Computers. a Web site that functions as an entry point to the Internet, as by providing useful content and linking to various sites and features on the World Wide Web.
I have used several, but found that for my machines http://avast.com/ Avast! works better than most and the price is certainly right - free. I can't count the number of machines "protected" by AVG that I have had to clean - not much better in my book than no protection at all.
I work for a WISP and an electrical contractor - where we do custom home theaters and smart homes. I have run into this issue numerous times with different brands, and calls to D-Link and Linksys techs confirmed something for me: the routers are designed to handle "normal" home network traffic - if the bandwidth passing through the routers is too high, and too constant, the router will lock up.
Both Linksys and D-Link recommended I get enterprise-level routers for high volume routing (like home theater setups passing video to multiple TVs, or heavy torrent users).
The cheapest, easiest load balancing / failover router is the D-Link DI-LB604 - they have discontinued it, but you may be able to find one online (newegg, ebay, craigslist, etc).
The issue - I used to work for Telus, Canada's 2nd largest phone company - the DSL from the telco or from any other reseller comes from the same demark. The phone company leases the lines to 3rd party resellers, but the equipment will still be at the same place, with the same point of failure. You cannot have multiple DSL lines on the same phone - it is not possible, physically. The cable / DSL or WDSL/DSL combo would be the way to go.
I work for a WISP, and we have been using the Ubiquity PowerStation 2 or PowerStation 5 (2.4 or 5 GHz, respectively) radios for some time. He can get a 2.4 or 5 GHz model, well, a pair of them, and set them up as access point and subscriber module. They work well, we have used them for shots of several miles. If he gets the 5GHz model, he can set it up so other people cannot just get his bandwidth.
They are flat panel outdoor radios, designed to be easily installed and configured. Simple GUI interface, and best of all, they run about $169 each.
www.ubnt.com
I work at a WISP, and do a lot of field service on wireless bridges, at tower sites and on customer rooftops. I find the glossy screens all but useless. I need to throw a jacket over my head and the screen to use it. Totally useless in sunlight of any type - and I know I am not alone in needing a laptop outdoors and on the road. Give me a matte screen any day!
Obviously you do not know about the green lasers. They are quite a bit different from the red laser pointers. I have seen them in person, they have a range of over a city block, and can be seen at hundreds of feet in daylight.
It has not so much to do with the wattage as the frequency - maybe you should read up on the subject before posting about it.
Tracfone http://tracfone.com/ has a phone that looks strikingly like that - the Motorola C139 for around $15. Net10 http://www.net10.com/ also has this phone, but watch the reviews of service. Both are available at Walmart and Target.
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"All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there." (2010: Odyssey Two). Do we really want to tempt fate that way? Next thing you know, we'll have computers killing astronauts, Jupiter turning into a star... just too risky ;)
"ZDNet is known to take the side of Microsoft in the past." Anyone who follows Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols will no doubt realize he is a firm advocate for Linux and has posted almost nothing positive about Windows in quite some time.
I don't see it as an issue - I used to ten key, back in the old pre-scanner cash register days, and my muscle memory for that was just fine; 60+ items per minute. I also dial a phone by touch. No muscle memory issues for either. It comes from association, I never associated a phone number with a register, calculator or number pad on a keyboard; and never associated calculator (etc) issues with the phone. If you want to practice typing in phone numbers, just punch them into the cell phone, and NOT hit send. You get a visual feedback, as the numbers show on the screen. That, or invest a few dollars in a cordless phone with the same feature. You'd be surprised at the human body's ability to adapt to two separate layouts, and yes, spacial memory DOES work that way. At least for most people.
I would love an invite. techdavis[at]gmail]dot]com
Not a First Amendment violation, there is nothing that states the government must give ANY WiFi access whatsoever. They ought to just shut off or secure the access and not offer free WiFi to the protesters. Right or wrong, with that many people camping on the capitol lawn I am surprised their APs can handle the traffic, and they would be perfectly justified in temporarily suspending the guest access to ensure their own internet access. I know as a wireless administrator I sure would.
For those of you who think this is a First Amendment violation, think about your own network. Do YOU allow everybody free access to it?
Back in '08, Palin said she had little to no interest in running for President in 2012, a statement she backed up by quiting her job as a politician and going on a media rampage (numerous interviews and appearances, as well as her own TV show.) Now she's dropping hints that she would in fact run in 2012.
And in 2006, Hilary Clinton stated uncategorically that she would not run for president. So what, people can't change their minds?
Perhaps you forget the Law of Conservation of Mass? You cannot create something from nothing, as there is no mass to nothing. Actually, believing that nothing becomes something sounds like some hokey religion. Hmm.... takes a lot of faith to believe that nonsense!
The only part that doesn't describe ASIMO is the "built in the United States", and ASIMO can do stairs, run, walk backwards, etc. Oh, and talk. So no, NOT groundbreaking, but yes, interesting. Just because they aren't breaking new ground does not mean it isn't significant. I am sure Honda is not sharing the technology they developed for ASIMO with the rest of the world. Thought the one they have at Disneyland is still an interesting demo.
Future Shop is Best Buy Canada. Best Buy purchased Future Shop in 2001. But Future Shop has NOTHING to do with not providing you with the Windows disc - it is not like they build the computers. They are packaged by the likes of eMachines, Hewlett-Packard and so on - it is not the retailer that is not providing it, it is the manufacturer. Go to London Drugs or Staples and you will have the EXACT same experience. Legally, the OEM discs are only available with a hardware purchase - if Newegg or others sell you one without selling hardware at the same time, they are breaking licensing agreements, and could get their MS software pulled completely from their stock by MS. You want the discs? Build your own damn computer. I just got a Dell for my wife - guess what? No disc. There is a utility to create a backup disc, but no DVD. Back to the topic at hand - $150 to deliver and set up a TV, blu-ray and 3D glasses? Not bad, really. What is delivery and an hour of labor worth? $150 just seems fair to me. I wouldn't pay it, but then I am the family tech that gets the call to set up everyone's computer or TV for them.
Not an antivirus, though. It is a great tool, and I always install it, and recommend updating/scanning every couple weeks, but there is nothing active about it.
I check the scored on Virus Bulletin http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archive/results?display=summary and AV Comparitives http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2009.pdf to get the best available. I have used Avast! for years with great success, and recently started using Microsoft Security Essentials, both of which are VB100 rated. I like the small footprint of the new MS offering, and the fact that it has such a high detection and low false-positive rating. So far so good, even on my in-laws' laptop.
Odd - I have for the past few years always used the "IE Tab" plugin for Firefox - that makes the pages render in IE (for IE specific sites, like windows update). Isn't that EXACTLY the same thing?
Every one should email the bank
Yes, we all want the bank to have our email accounts, so they can do the same to us!
At least you had a needle and toilet paper! I had to sharpen my fingernail and write it on the cooling lava as it formed basalt! Whiner!
Portal - n. Origin: 1300-1350
1. a door, gate, or entrance, esp. one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
2. an iron or steel bent for bracing a framed structure, having curved braces between the vertical members and a horizontal member at the top.
3. an entrance to a tunnel or mine.
4. Computers. a Web site that functions as an entry point to the Internet, as by providing useful content and linking to various sites and features on the World Wide Web.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/portal
I have used several, but found that for my machines http://avast.com/ Avast! works better than most and the price is certainly right - free. I can't count the number of machines "protected" by AVG that I have had to clean - not much better in my book than no protection at all.
I work for a WISP and an electrical contractor - where we do custom home theaters and smart homes. I have run into this issue numerous times with different brands, and calls to D-Link and Linksys techs confirmed something for me: the routers are designed to handle "normal" home network traffic - if the bandwidth passing through the routers is too high, and too constant, the router will lock up. Both Linksys and D-Link recommended I get enterprise-level routers for high volume routing (like home theater setups passing video to multiple TVs, or heavy torrent users).
web Vista..... :P
nuff said!
The cheapest, easiest load balancing / failover router is the D-Link DI-LB604 - they have discontinued it, but you may be able to find one online (newegg, ebay, craigslist, etc). The issue - I used to work for Telus, Canada's 2nd largest phone company - the DSL from the telco or from any other reseller comes from the same demark. The phone company leases the lines to 3rd party resellers, but the equipment will still be at the same place, with the same point of failure. You cannot have multiple DSL lines on the same phone - it is not possible, physically. The cable / DSL or WDSL/DSL combo would be the way to go.
I work for a WISP, and we have been using the Ubiquity PowerStation 2 or PowerStation 5 (2.4 or 5 GHz, respectively) radios for some time. He can get a 2.4 or 5 GHz model, well, a pair of them, and set them up as access point and subscriber module. They work well, we have used them for shots of several miles. If he gets the 5GHz model, he can set it up so other people cannot just get his bandwidth. They are flat panel outdoor radios, designed to be easily installed and configured. Simple GUI interface, and best of all, they run about $169 each. www.ubnt.com
I work at a WISP, and do a lot of field service on wireless bridges, at tower sites and on customer rooftops. I find the glossy screens all but useless. I need to throw a jacket over my head and the screen to use it. Totally useless in sunlight of any type - and I know I am not alone in needing a laptop outdoors and on the road. Give me a matte screen any day!
Obviously you do not know about the green lasers. They are quite a bit different from the red laser pointers. I have seen them in person, they have a range of over a city block, and can be seen at hundreds of feet in daylight.
It has not so much to do with the wattage as the frequency - maybe you should read up on the subject before posting about it.
Tracfone http://tracfone.com/ has a phone that looks strikingly like that - the Motorola C139 for around $15. Net10 http://www.net10.com/ also has this phone, but watch the reviews of service. Both are available at Walmart and Target.
Not in every case, according to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsv ista/editions/64bit.mspx:
The Normal shipping versions are in 32 bit, but you can order the 64 bit DVD for free after purchase."Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
--Benjamin Franklin Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759Seems we have gone far from the principles our country was founded on.