Thought that was going to be another one for the fuse box. That's pretty nice!:)
I was thinking, it would be neat to couple the phases via 2 computer interfaces and a couple networked machines? I don't know. X10 has been fascinating, but even I have had issues with modules. I had an appliance module that with 90 percent of appliances it would work great, but when I put it on my coffee pot, I noticed it would not shutoff completely (it's a dumb coffee pot....no microprocessor or anything). I noticed it when I almsot burnt my hand on the burning when I was cleaning it. I immeadeately took it off the system.
We use Groupwise in my agency, which is much lower cost than exchange, since Novell cuts us some pretty good deals on state contract. But we need to communicate to other people - the central IT agency for the city currently mandates that we maintain an exchange gateway, since there is no anti-virus product I can find that can scan attachments in groupwise
That's funny. We found one. Not sure the exact product, but we do use one. In any event according to Novell in Groupwise 6.5 you can have it filter Junk mail and viruses. Plus when all of those exchange servers got beat up thanks to Code Red, our Groupwise server was fine. Also, for your blackberries, could you not just set up forwarding rules that forward the mail and then the mail back from the blackberry could be sent thru their smtp? I mean if your worried about e-mail security, your probably should not be using a Blackberry anyway.
I agree about Open Source not being mandated though. There are lots of good products out there that deserve attention as well. I am all for using the best tool for the job period. Just like you can't use a hammer for everything, you can't use Open Source for everything either.
Having a law mandating use of Open Source is a bad one. So you mean I as a customer of the services of the state have to suffer through using a piece of crappy software because they are not allowed to use the best product because it's not open source?
Open source is a good thing, but making me use it just because is idiotic. If they want to make a law, it should say that Open Source has to be considered. Maybe make it mandatory that if there's a open source option available, it has to be included in the bid process? I don't know. How are you going to do that when your just using Debian? This is the only thing I could see that "may" be a problem. Now Red Hat or some other distro could be a part of a system, but there has to be some organization that bids out the project. A systems integrator if you will that will assist in setting up and configging the servers could put a bid on it. Then afterwards, the IT staff working for the State could gradually take it over. Personally, I don't think you have to mandate or even say it must be a consideration in the bid process because I bet that some systems in state and federal level already use it. Open source kind of just finds it's way in. One example is we already use OpenSSH on our AIX systems for system administration. Same thing goes with Mozilla. Open Source puts the software in the hands of anyone who wants it and it will be used alot because it takes no time or money to get and can be run on almost any box you already have. I bet you that state and federal IT workers probably look first to Open Source because they can usually get it approved and setup in less time than a closed source product. Approval day and setup day could virtually be the same! No waiting for media to get to ya!:)
Um, no. There are only 3 primary colors. Red, Blue and Yellow. In any case, I wholeheartedly agree....the PURPLE SUCKS! If it were perhaps a shade darker, it would be acceptable.
Ok I missed the USB 2 inclusion. I hope that they have macs that use usb 2 soon (right now, I don't think they do). No, I am saying that it would be WORTH the price the charge if they included wireless tech. If they also increased the price, then it would not. iPods are nice, don't get me wrong, it's just that they are way over priced for all they are. Creative's players may not be as slick, but they still get the job done for a majority of users (ie folks who don't give a crap about design and just want something to carry their MP3's with them....).
No they don't. But my old AMD box did this exact same thing with the reccomended heatsink and the thermal tape stuff and the stock speed. 130 is too high. Anyone remember when CPU's did not need heatsinks? Can we ever go back to this?
While I do think the thin 30 GB iPod is cool, but why in gods creation does it have to cost as much as it does? That's frickin expensive if you ask me. For $299, I can get a 20 GB Nomad Zen. While not quite as skinny as a iPod, it costs as much as the 10 GB iPod and I get twice as much storage plus it supports MP3 and WMA and possibly more on the forefront (the DSP in the Nomad Zen can't handle OGG's...not enough horsepower). Oh and I forgot...it sounds better then a iPod as well. PLUS iTunes, which is really what makes the iPod shine ain't available on Windows. iPod is also firewire only and I can get a Zen that is USB(1.1) or firewire, or a USB (2.0) only version with transfer speeds almost as fast as an iPod. Apple's days as MP3 player king are numbered. The Archos Multimedia with movie playing ability and CF card offload features plus Philips new even thinner 15 GB one (probably larger ones to come....) will eventualy dethrone the iPod. I am surprised Apple has not tried to integrate WirelessG, WiFi or Bluetooth in the iPod yet. WiFi or Bluetooth would be great and worth the extra cost.
Actually, that's not the router that usually causes that....it's splitting the cable line. Although the cable companies could jack up the signal a hair....it's usually just BARELY enough to support a house with a couple TV's and a cable modem.
And thats the point. If you have a guy or girl who calls and they sound like they know what the hell they talking about, then they'd crack on you cause you DO YOU JOB and you listen to what the person is saying and break from the "script"? That's crap. Also, and error in the script. ALWAYS CYA first BEFORE blaming the user. Just what do you think Joe clueless user is going to think after going through those inane REBOOT and power down the modem and other SHIT! SHEESHH! I know you get alot of calls but damn the script when someone calls trying to tell you your server is down (and YES we know....if it was up we would not be calling your ass!). If your company (or ex-company) insisists on sticking to scripts:
Tech: Hello welcome to really fast broadband how can I help you?
User: My cable modem lights are flashing I have powered down and restarted the modem several times and by looking at he modems status page, it looks like your DHCP server may be down.
Tech: Let me check.....yes it's down in your area and we have a expected time to fix of 3 hours....
You: Oh man....ok well I guess I have to wait...thanks!
or even better:
Tech: Hello welcome to Zippy's Broadband. I see that the DHCP server is down in your area so you will not be able to connect to the internet for a few hours. We estimate the work will be done by 8 pm.
User: Uh....wow.....well I guess I just have to wait! Thanks....
BTW, try to setup your call centers to be a bit more automated at gathering data. Detect the caller ID and if there is none, ask the user to type in the phone numeber on the account....then once that's done....USE IT! Do not ASK for the damn number again! It's REAALLY inane. Also, voice response units suck:
VRU: What is your serial number?
User: VUT-100
VRU: Let me confirm that BUT-100 is that correct?
User: Sorry, my mistake...please say your serial number again.
User: VUT-100!!!
VRU: Let me comfirm that BUT-100 is that correct?
User OH shit NO!!!!!
GRR! Just use the touch pad! That's what it's there for!
While I think it would be great if I could reprogram myself to be resistant to the common cold and other maladies, on the other hand I would be worried about the untold effects. What if when you change one bit it flips others by design? Noone knows if you alter one gene sequence in the HUMAN DNA it would not alter some obscure Gene that affects speech or maybe your skin color or eye color. Oh we'd still be animals, but we may loose our humanity so to speak. While mutations happen in nature, it's semi natural. Doing it on purpose seems wrong to me. I would not deride any GM Human or anyone who makes one, but I don't know if I would be willing to do it myself.
On the other hand, with food like corn and the like, if there's nothing poisonous as a result of the change and it's still vegetable matter, why does anyone think it would hurt you? What is wrong with modifying corn so that it grows faster? As long as it tests ok, I would be willing to try some. We have been eating genetically modified stuff for centries really. If they had not discovered how to crossbreed things, then our corn and other things may not be doing as well today as they are. Is crossbred corn truely GM'd corn? I would say in theory it is.
I didn't say that it wasn't a good idea.....but really, when Carrie Anne Moss is naked, do you think she'd look as tough? Besides I know most men would try regardless of what they looked like. Also, most females who are muscular are generally fit too so they usually look hot!;) The new terminator, while she does look hot and fit, she just....well, looks fit in a Christina Aguilara way and not in a muscular, well developed way. I ain't saying she's ugly, it's just usually I would like to see a terminatrix look like she can possibly kick ass....not look all soft and all...unless that's just the id she chose at the time....she does look like she can morph like the other terminator in Terminator 2.
I have Roadrunner and use NAT. Only way they are not "NAT friendly" is if you try and call for support and then I just tell them the bare minimum. I usually say yeah I tried everything your going to tell me and I am still having a problem....NEVER mention the router, although they are ok with them, they generaly will want you to recable direct to the cable modem (as if that will magically give you an IP when their DHCP server is down). Also telling them you changed nothing usually helps a bit too (they usually accuse you of mucking with your settings...). They also "lie" and tell you your speeds will be slower through a router. Yeah they may be a little slower, but nothing you'd notice as usually your conenction to the router already runs faster anyway (100 Mbps between host and router). I wish all of the providers would have "check your list of downed servers and/or areas FIRST" as the first item.....usually they will tell you that they have no problems, but then when you cajole them to look further they say opps...the DHCP server is down....DUH! What good is connectivity if I can't get a IP?
I have to agree Cable Modems are generally faster and also setup is usually faster and easier on a Cable Modem. My brother has DSL and had to wait 3 weeks to get his DSL gateway. I told him he could call Comcast up and be up with in 3-4 days. Only way it's longer is if they get a sudden rush, or you call on Friday to do it (if you call Thursday or Friday, you ain't getting it by Sunday!:) ). In addition, I have noticed in Comcast area's you can go buy the modem (if you so choose) and get up even faster. DSL Has always been a pain to setup for alot of folks (generally..YMMV).
Time Warner was not included......they are definitely not on the higher end although things do seem to be getting faster. I am seeing transfers in the 500 K range or higher more often then I used to but most of the time it's around 300 K (especially during prime time). Also, now that it's spring, it appears the recent storms are causing the cable network side some issues. I almost never lose cable, but I invariably loose my Cable Modem it seems. It's never been longer then a day. The shortest may be for a hour or so. In the Winter, it's damn reliable. I usually have ZERO problems in the winter and when I do lose connection it's almost always in the spring courtesy of a thunderstorm.
Yeah.....Carrie Anne Moss....in skin tight leather! SHE KICKS ASS! This new terminator looks....well.....too damn feminine. I ain't saying that she should look like a biker chic.....but she should at least not look like she's ready to do a Victoria Secret ad!
Really.....now that you mention it....you ever notice you can take out DVD's and CD's at the library, but they have no place set up inside the library to view/listen them. Not even a portable DVD player with headphones! That would be useful for just grabbing that lyric or that quote from a educational DVD for your report. No sense in dragging it home if you just need to listen/watch 15 minutes of it....
The guy is a sicko. No doubt about that. Second, I have a real problem with the way they seem to be handling kiddie porn prosecution. They are going, it seems, after the users and not the sick bastard who took pictures of the children in the first place, and put them up on the web. If the kiddie porn producers are taken care of, then the user end pretty much gets taken care of by itself. I ain't saying that these sickos should not be watched. If you download them, chances are, you will upload them. So, yeah they should monitor the guy. I never said that what they user does is right either, it's just if the picture does not exist to download, well, you get the idea. He'll just have to go somewhere else for his sick fantasy. Also, there are a ton of porn sites that ride the edge in my opinion. I mean have you ever gotten a e-mail (that was not filtered yet) and the girl in that porn spam looked like she was WAY too young. I have seen this time and time again (SPAMMERS! Got to hate them....).
EXACTLY! Only enable the services you use. The rest is a risk. Also, DISABLE telnet! Use ssh. Yes, even at home. Patching is paramount. Even on your home boxes. Also, what use is the firewall if someone standing on the outside of your house using WiFi can get to your network? I think it's sad that Linksys and such are advertising their products to those without much knowledge of WiFi. I count at least 3 unsecured AP's in my neighboard hood. One secure one, but he's stil broadcasting his BSSID! At least I will give him one thing....at least he had WEP enabled. Turn off the sending of the BSSID. You do not need it (unless your setting up a AP where this is the POINT!).
Hey I agree! I tried the Gimp on Linux and said MAN I wish this thing was on Windows......then I found the Windows port. Only reason I wished it was on windows was making my scanner work on SANE is a PITA! My only complaints now is that I wish that the GIMP was able to do CMYK separations, and I WAS going to say the windows port being more up to date but I just noticed that it has caught up to the Linux version. So now I withdraw that complaint! The Windows port is very stable on XP and I use it everyday! TAKE THAT ADOBE!
Um...why? The TV module would be in one location hoked to your DVD player. You could move the movie where you want. You'd just need a RF remote for the DVD player and there are some of these. You just stick a doohicky in front of your regular remote and it converts to rf and is recieved and retransmitted in IR band infront of your DVD player.
Ok....it's nice to offer these rebates, but would it not be easier and more honest to just lower the price?? I think it's kind of unethical the way they do these rebates. They COUNT on people not doing rebates to pay for the ones who do and on some, they just take so long to send them back that you forgot about it. They have since made money again from re-investing the money in something that makes them money. I almost never go for the rebate unless the price itself is ok already.
I know florescents may drive you batty, but tuff! There are folks other then programmers and sysadmins that may need to work on your floor.
Free Soft Drinks? Gourmet cook in the Cafeteria? PLEASE! I can see coffee. Office coffemachines themselves are cheap and supplies are even cheaper unless you go gourmet and get a espresso machine. Even then, supplies to make your own espresso cost much less then buying one at the local cafe. Soft Drinks on the other hand can get very expensive. People will stop drinking coffe after the first couple cups (of course there are always diehards, but those are few and far between). I know some people who can't even drive from point a to point b with out a fresh 20 oz soft drink. If your programmers desk has a case of empties sitting at it, he's NOT being productive when he's there at 10 pm sucking down colas. Things that you should provide:
Kitchenette (just a sink, microwave and fridge) Coffee, Tea and Cocoa(if possible) Decently high walls...not floor to ceiling War Rooms AND Conference Rooms High Speed Internet (a given) Phones Integrated Cube Storage (bookshelf and cabinets) Smallest, fastest PC you can find (increase Deskspace)
and for Sysadmin Area's...
A Network Test room.....not necessarily server room environment, but include some racks, a switch, a few network connections, a workstation, software storage and any test equipment (cable testers, cable making gear....things like that). It's much better to have a test area to do initial setup of smaller machines then having to truck back to the server room just to work on a new server (and I mean if you need to setup hardware and the like....once hardware and initial setup is done, put it in the server room). Plus you can have some spare machines in the room for testing OS installs and upgrades (no, DON'T do it on the developer's test machine!!). If we had soemthing like that, I would be in heaven!
I was going to say something has to be WRONG if that is how his text looks because mine is beautiful and I have a Gateway 18 inch panel. Of course I INSISTED on a DVI video car on my system and the extra cost shows. It's very nice!
I think H{ and others need to do this with PDA's, The Toshiba e740 was the beta for the e750....and that sucks. At least that is the way it worked for me.
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Thought that was going to be another one for the fuse box. That's pretty nice! :)
I was thinking, it would be neat to couple the phases via 2 computer interfaces and a couple networked machines? I don't know. X10 has been fascinating, but even I have had issues with modules. I had an appliance module that with 90 percent of appliances it would work great, but when I put it on my coffee pot, I noticed it would not shutoff completely (it's a dumb coffee pot....no microprocessor or anything). I noticed it when I almsot burnt my hand on the burning when I was cleaning it. I immeadeately took it off the system.
We use Groupwise in my agency, which is much lower cost than exchange, since Novell cuts us some pretty good deals on state contract. But we need to communicate to other people - the central IT agency for the city currently mandates that we maintain an exchange gateway, since there is no anti-virus product I can find that can scan attachments in groupwise
That's funny. We found one. Not sure the exact product, but we do use one. In any event according to Novell in Groupwise 6.5 you can have it filter Junk mail and viruses. Plus when all of those exchange servers got beat up thanks to Code Red, our Groupwise server was fine. Also, for your blackberries, could you not just set up forwarding rules that forward the mail and then the mail back from the blackberry could be sent thru their smtp? I mean if your worried about e-mail security, your probably should not be using a Blackberry anyway.
I agree about Open Source not being mandated though. There are lots of good products out there that deserve attention as well. I am all for using the best tool for the job period. Just like you can't use a hammer for everything, you can't use Open Source for everything either.
Having a law mandating use of Open Source is a bad one. So you mean I as a customer of the services of the state have to suffer through using a piece of crappy software because they are not allowed to use the best product because it's not open source?
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Open source is a good thing, but making me use it just because is idiotic. If they want to make a law, it should say that Open Source has to be considered. Maybe make it mandatory that if there's a open source option available, it has to be included in the bid process? I don't know. How are you going to do that when your just using Debian? This is the only thing I could see that "may" be a problem. Now Red Hat or some other distro could be a part of a system, but there has to be some organization that bids out the project. A systems integrator if you will that will assist in setting up and configging the servers could put a bid on it. Then afterwards, the IT staff working for the State could gradually take it over. Personally, I don't think you have to mandate or even say it must be a consideration in the bid process because I bet that some systems in state and federal level already use it. Open source kind of just finds it's way in. One example is we already use OpenSSH on our AIX systems for system administration. Same thing goes with Mozilla. Open Source puts the software in the hands of anyone who wants it and it will be used alot because it takes no time or money to get and can be run on almost any box you already have. I bet you that state and federal IT workers probably look first to Open Source because they can usually get it approved and setup in less time than a closed source product. Approval day and setup day could virtually be the same! No waiting for media to get to ya!
Um, no. There are only 3 primary colors. Red, Blue and Yellow. In any case, I wholeheartedly agree....the PURPLE SUCKS! If it were perhaps a shade darker, it would be acceptable.
Ok I missed the USB 2 inclusion. I hope that they have macs that use usb 2 soon (right now, I don't think they do). No, I am saying that it would be WORTH the price the charge if they included wireless tech. If they also increased the price, then it would not. iPods are nice, don't get me wrong, it's just that they are way over priced for all they are. Creative's players may not be as slick, but they still get the job done for a majority of users (ie folks who don't give a crap about design and just want something to carry their MP3's with them....).
No they don't. But my old AMD box did this exact same thing with the reccomended heatsink and the thermal tape stuff and the stock speed. 130 is too high. Anyone remember when CPU's did not need heatsinks? Can we ever go back to this?
While I do think the thin 30 GB iPod is cool, but why in gods creation does it have to cost as much as it does? That's frickin expensive if you ask me. For $299, I can get a 20 GB Nomad Zen. While not quite as skinny as a iPod, it costs as much as the 10 GB iPod and I get twice as much storage plus it supports MP3 and WMA and possibly more on the forefront (the DSP in the Nomad Zen can't handle OGG's...not enough horsepower). Oh and I forgot...it sounds better then a iPod as well. PLUS iTunes, which is really what makes the iPod shine ain't available on Windows. iPod is also firewire only and I can get a Zen that is USB(1.1) or firewire, or a USB (2.0) only version with transfer speeds almost as fast as an iPod. Apple's days as MP3 player king are numbered. The Archos Multimedia with movie playing ability and CF card offload features plus Philips new even thinner 15 GB one (probably larger ones to come....) will eventualy dethrone the iPod. I am surprised Apple has not tried to integrate WirelessG, WiFi or Bluetooth in the iPod yet. WiFi or Bluetooth would be great and worth the extra cost.
Actually, that's not the router that usually causes that....it's splitting the cable line. Although the cable companies could jack up the signal a hair....it's usually just BARELY enough to support a house with a couple TV's and a cable modem.
And thats the point. If you have a guy or girl who calls and they sound like they know what the hell they talking about, then they'd crack on you cause you DO YOU JOB and you listen to what the person is saying and break from the "script"? That's crap. Also, and error in the script. ALWAYS CYA first BEFORE blaming the user. Just what do you think Joe clueless user is going to think after going through those inane REBOOT and power down the modem and other SHIT! SHEESHH! I know you get alot of calls but damn the script when someone calls trying to tell you your server is down (and YES we know....if it was up we would not be calling your ass!). If your company (or ex-company) insisists on sticking to scripts:
Tech: Hello welcome to really fast broadband how can I help you?
User: My cable modem lights are flashing I have powered down and restarted the modem several times and by looking at he modems status page, it looks like your DHCP server may be down.
Tech: Let me check.....yes it's down in your area and we have a expected time to fix of 3 hours....
You: Oh man....ok well I guess I have to wait...thanks!
or even better:
Tech: Hello welcome to Zippy's Broadband. I see that the DHCP server is down in your area so you will not be able to connect to the internet for a few hours. We estimate the work will be done by 8 pm.
User: Uh....wow.....well I guess I just have to wait! Thanks....
BTW, try to setup your call centers to be a bit more automated at gathering data. Detect the caller ID and if there is none, ask the user to type in the phone numeber on the account....then once that's done....USE IT! Do not ASK for the damn number again! It's REAALLY inane. Also, voice response units suck:
VRU: What is your serial number?
User: VUT-100
VRU: Let me confirm that BUT-100 is that correct?
User: Sorry, my mistake...please say your serial number again.
User: VUT-100!!!
VRU: Let me comfirm that BUT-100 is that correct?
User OH shit NO!!!!!
GRR! Just use the touch pad! That's what it's there for!
While I think it would be great if I could reprogram myself to be resistant to the common cold and other maladies, on the other hand I would be worried about the untold effects. What if when you change one bit it flips others by design? Noone knows if you alter one gene sequence in the HUMAN DNA it would not alter some obscure Gene that affects speech or maybe your skin color or eye color. Oh we'd still be animals, but we may loose our humanity so to speak. While mutations happen in nature, it's semi natural. Doing it on purpose seems wrong to me. I would not deride any GM Human or anyone who makes one, but I don't know if I would be willing to do it myself.
On the other hand, with food like corn and the like, if there's nothing poisonous as a result of the change and it's still vegetable matter, why does anyone think it would hurt you? What is wrong with modifying corn so that it grows faster? As long as it tests ok, I would be willing to try some. We have been eating genetically modified stuff for centries really. If they had not discovered how to crossbreed things, then our corn and other things may not be doing as well today as they are. Is crossbred corn truely GM'd corn? I would say in theory it is.
I didn't say that it wasn't a good idea.....but really, when Carrie Anne Moss is naked, do you think she'd look as tough? Besides I know most men would try regardless of what they looked like. Also, most females who are muscular are generally fit too so they usually look hot! ;) The new terminator, while she does look hot and fit, she just....well, looks fit in a Christina Aguilara way and not in a muscular, well developed way. I ain't saying she's ugly, it's just usually I would like to see a terminatrix look like she can possibly kick ass....not look all soft and all...unless that's just the id she chose at the time....she does look like she can morph like the other terminator in Terminator 2.
I have Roadrunner and use NAT. Only way they are not "NAT friendly" is if you try and call for support and then I just tell them the bare minimum. I usually say yeah I tried everything your going to tell me and I am still having a problem....NEVER mention the router, although they are ok with them, they generaly will want you to recable direct to the cable modem (as if that will magically give you an IP when their DHCP server is down). Also telling them you changed nothing usually helps a bit too (they usually accuse you of mucking with your settings...). They also "lie" and tell you your speeds will be slower through a router. Yeah they may be a little slower, but nothing you'd notice as usually your conenction to the router already runs faster anyway (100 Mbps between host and router). I wish all of the providers would have "check your list of downed servers and/or areas FIRST" as the first item.....usually they will tell you that they have no problems, but then when you cajole them to look further they say opps...the DHCP server is down....DUH! What good is connectivity if I can't get a IP?
I have to agree Cable Modems are generally faster and also setup is usually faster and easier on a Cable Modem. My brother has DSL and had to wait 3 weeks to get his DSL gateway. I told him he could call Comcast up and be up with in 3-4 days. Only way it's longer is if they get a sudden rush, or you call on Friday to do it (if you call Thursday or Friday, you ain't getting it by Sunday! :) ). In addition, I have noticed in Comcast area's you can go buy the modem (if you so choose) and get up even faster. DSL Has always been a pain to setup for alot of folks (generally..YMMV).
Time Warner was not included......they are definitely not on the higher end although things do seem to be getting faster. I am seeing transfers in the 500 K range or higher more often then I used to but most of the time it's around 300 K (especially during prime time). Also, now that it's spring, it appears the recent storms are causing the cable network side some issues. I almost never lose cable, but I invariably loose my Cable Modem it seems. It's never been longer then a day. The shortest may be for a hour or so. In the Winter, it's damn reliable. I usually have ZERO problems in the winter and when I do lose connection it's almost always in the spring courtesy of a thunderstorm.
Yeah.....Carrie Anne Moss....in skin tight leather! SHE KICKS ASS! This new terminator looks....well.....too damn feminine. I ain't saying that she should look like a biker chic.....but she should at least not look like she's ready to do a Victoria Secret ad!
Really.....now that you mention it....you ever notice you can take out DVD's and CD's at the library, but they have no place set up inside the library to view/listen them. Not even a portable DVD player with headphones! That would be useful for just grabbing that lyric or that quote from a educational DVD for your report. No sense in dragging it home if you just need to listen/watch 15 minutes of it....
The guy is a sicko. No doubt about that. Second, I have a real problem with the way they seem to be handling kiddie porn prosecution. They are going, it seems, after the users and not the sick bastard who took pictures of the children in the first place, and put them up on the web. If the kiddie porn producers are taken care of, then the user end pretty much gets taken care of by itself. I ain't saying that these sickos should not be watched. If you download them, chances are, you will upload them. So, yeah they should monitor the guy. I never said that what they user does is right either, it's just if the picture does not exist to download, well, you get the idea. He'll just have to go somewhere else for his sick fantasy. Also, there are a ton of porn sites that ride the edge in my opinion. I mean have you ever gotten a e-mail (that was not filtered yet) and the girl in that porn spam looked like she was WAY too young. I have seen this time and time again (SPAMMERS! Got to hate them....).
EXACTLY! Only enable the services you use. The rest is a risk. Also, DISABLE telnet! Use ssh. Yes, even at home. Patching is paramount. Even on your home boxes. Also, what use is the firewall if someone standing on the outside of your house using WiFi can get to your network? I think it's sad that Linksys and such are advertising their products to those without much knowledge of WiFi. I count at least 3 unsecured AP's in my neighboard hood. One secure one, but he's stil broadcasting his BSSID! At least I will give him one thing....at least he had WEP enabled. Turn off the sending of the BSSID. You do not need it (unless your setting up a AP where this is the POINT!).
Hey I agree! I tried the Gimp on Linux and said MAN I wish this thing was on Windows......then I found the Windows port. Only reason I wished it was on windows was making my scanner work on SANE is a PITA! My only complaints now is that I wish that the GIMP was able to do CMYK separations, and I WAS going to say the windows port being more up to date but I just noticed that it has caught up to the Linux version. So now I withdraw that complaint! The Windows port is very stable on XP and I use it everyday! TAKE THAT ADOBE!
Um...why? The TV module would be in one location hoked to your DVD player. You could move the movie where you want. You'd just need a RF remote for the DVD player and there are some of these. You just stick a doohicky in front of your regular remote and it converts to rf and is recieved and retransmitted in IR band infront of your DVD player.
Ok....it's nice to offer these rebates, but would it not be easier and more honest to just lower the price?? I think it's kind of unethical the way they do these rebates. They COUNT on people not doing rebates to pay for the ones who do and on some, they just take so long to send them back that you forgot about it. They have since made money again from re-investing the money in something that makes them money. I almost never go for the rebate unless the price itself is ok already.
I know florescents may drive you batty, but tuff! There are folks other then programmers and sysadmins that may need to work on your floor.
Free Soft Drinks? Gourmet cook in the Cafeteria? PLEASE! I can see coffee. Office coffemachines themselves are cheap and supplies are even cheaper unless you go gourmet and get a espresso machine. Even then, supplies to make your own espresso cost much less then buying one at the local cafe. Soft Drinks on the other hand can get very expensive. People will stop drinking coffe after the first couple cups (of course there are always diehards, but those are few and far between). I know some people who can't even drive from point a to point b with out a fresh 20 oz soft drink. If your programmers desk has a case of empties sitting at it, he's NOT being productive when he's there at 10 pm sucking down colas. Things that you should provide:
Kitchenette (just a sink, microwave and fridge)
Coffee, Tea and Cocoa(if possible)
Decently high walls...not floor to ceiling
War Rooms AND Conference Rooms
High Speed Internet (a given)
Phones
Integrated Cube Storage (bookshelf and cabinets)
Smallest, fastest PC you can find (increase Deskspace)
and for Sysadmin Area's...
A Network Test room.....not necessarily server room environment, but include some racks, a switch, a few network connections, a workstation, software storage and any test equipment (cable testers, cable making gear....things like that). It's much better to have a test area to do initial setup of smaller machines then having to truck back to the server room just to work on a new server (and I mean if you need to setup hardware and the like....once hardware and initial setup is done, put it in the server room). Plus you can have some spare machines in the room for testing OS installs and upgrades (no, DON'T do it on the developer's test machine!!). If we had soemthing like that, I would be in heaven!
100 bucks? I can find two or three right now that retail for about 60.
I was going to say something has to be WRONG if that is how his text looks because mine is beautiful and I have a Gateway 18 inch panel. Of course I INSISTED on a DVI video car on my system and the extra cost shows. It's very nice!
I think H{ and others need to do this with PDA's, The Toshiba e740 was the beta for the e750....and that sucks. At least that is the way it worked for me.
I know...I STILL see new things in the original. Little, subtle things. IN any case...I agree! This thing will kick butt!