Indeed. There is a reason memorials are made out of things like stone. Things that don't really last make the person making the dedication feel better, but I've always felt they were bit hollow.
I still find it sad when I see those "In Loving Memory of" stickers on new cars of all things....That same car will rust and decay and eventually be sold for scrap in 20 years or less most likely. How does that honor anyone?
Thought I had replied to this but i don't see it here anymore...
Sorry, no. As much as we're not fans of the Light-O-Rama software (lots of interface quirks, costly upgrades) there really isn't a lot of options out there, and none of it is any better.
I'm pretty opposed to charging for software that is specifically for proprietary hardware anyway... so.. meh. Moving on.
Reason to store Card Info: The customer WANTS them too. I'm sure by now you've come across an online store that ASKED if you wanted them to save it for next time. I use this with Dell and New Egg. If they don't ask then it's a problem, but for everyone else it's the CUSTOMER'S responsibility to make the decisions as to whether or not they trust the company.
Reason to be connected to the intarweb: They PROCESS the cards online (via authorize.net, for example).
I write e-commerce apps for a living. My usual policy (unless the clients demands something else) is to take the card numbers, save them encrypted in a database, wait until a store employee reviews their order to make sure it is okay to ship, charge the card (via authorize.net), ship it, close the order and delete the security code, expiration date, and all but the last 4 digits of the card number.
Thus if (god forbid) someone were to break in the only card numbers they would have access to are orders which have been placed but not shipped yet, and even those would be encrypted unless they also got the encryption key. It's quite likely that an order will be shipped within an hour of it being placed, so the risk involved is almost nothing.
There will always be risk involved, no matter how secure you build a system (or ignorantly THINK you have). Deciding whether or not to allow a company to save your card info is simply saying how much risk you are willing to take.
I just took a look at the example images.. The before and after comparisons look very similar to the results you would get from Photoshop's "Smart Blur" tool. So this might be a new way of doing it, but I don't see anything exciting about it. Am I missing something? Or is someone simply making a fuss for the sake of finding a new algorithm with a fancy name?
Well if this season and last year are any indication, I can tell you from experience that Maine no longer has a winter. At least, not one that you could consider an inconvenience.
These past 2 years have been pathetic and our snow sports/ski industry is hurting quite a bit as a result.
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And if they ever break down we can have space stairs. How convenient is that?
The 16GB model exists solely to make the 64GB model look like a better value. This is a marketing decision, nothing more.
+1 point for linking to the ghost town that is bbspot.
It's a moot point. For the time being, there isn't a whole lot of coverage at 39,000 ft anyway.
I'm pretty sure there's an app for that....
Can't you go anywhere without causing a scene?
Perhaps, but with the right launching apparatus that rock could kick this satellites ass.
How does the hand-cream help them impress girls?
It's ironic that the story would say you won't find this issue with a Mac Book air.
It wasn't too many years ago that iBooks had an issue where they would smell like body odor after the case had begun to oxidize.
We still have one. It still stinks.
I guess they were thinking most nerds wouldn't notice?
This article should be called "Why we still haven't seen HL2: Episode 3"
Haven't we seen this movie before?
Hey now! He/She's just asking the question. No harm can come from that, right?
Indeed. There is a reason memorials are made out of things like stone. Things that don't really last make the person making the dedication feel better, but I've always felt they were bit hollow.
I still find it sad when I see those "In Loving Memory of" stickers on new cars of all things. ...That same car will rust and decay and eventually be sold for scrap in 20 years or less most likely. How does that honor anyone?
Thought I had replied to this but i don't see it here anymore...
Sorry, no. As much as we're not fans of the Light-O-Rama software (lots of interface quirks, costly upgrades) there really isn't a lot of options out there, and none of it is any better.
I'm pretty opposed to charging for software that is specifically for proprietary hardware anyway... so.. meh. Moving on.
Thanks! It's a lot of work so we appreciate the feedback!
so we do the synced music thing:
http://www.wiltonlights.com/videos/
Also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uEoQImKS9o
I can't begin to express how much I hope these reviews are accurate.... After the mess that was DX2... I'm *very* skeptical...
It's just the killer app they need to get everyone to upgrade!
Great, isn't it? I don't know why they charge so much for the other account options... "Free" vs "Arm & Leg" makes it hard to want to upgrade.
LogMeIn Free is Free period. I have 30 computers in my account.. no fee.
What's the point? He wouldn't say anything anyway.
Reason to store Card Info: The customer WANTS them too. I'm sure by now you've come across an online store that ASKED if you wanted them to save it for next time. I use this with Dell and New Egg. If they don't ask then it's a problem, but for everyone else it's the CUSTOMER'S responsibility to make the decisions as to whether or not they trust the company.
Reason to be connected to the intarweb: They PROCESS the cards online (via authorize.net, for example).
I write e-commerce apps for a living. My usual policy (unless the clients demands something else) is to take the card numbers, save them encrypted in a database, wait until a store employee reviews their order to make sure it is okay to ship, charge the card (via authorize.net), ship it, close the order and delete the security code, expiration date, and all but the last 4 digits of the card number.
Thus if (god forbid) someone were to break in the only card numbers they would have access to are orders which have been placed but not shipped yet, and even those would be encrypted unless they also got the encryption key. It's quite likely that an order will be shipped within an hour of it being placed, so the risk involved is almost nothing.
There will always be risk involved, no matter how secure you build a system (or ignorantly THINK you have). Deciding whether or not to allow a company to save your card info is simply saying how much risk you are willing to take.
I just took a look at the example images.. The before and after comparisons look very similar to the results you would get from Photoshop's "Smart Blur" tool. So this might be a new way of doing it, but I don't see anything exciting about it. Am I missing something? Or is someone simply making a fuss for the sake of finding a new algorithm with a fancy name?
Yeah.... too cold to ski or snowmobile and enjoy it. We can't win.
Well if this season and last year are any indication, I can tell you from experience that Maine no longer has a winter. At least, not one that you could consider an inconvenience.
These past 2 years have been pathetic and our snow sports/ski industry is hurting quite a bit as a result.