Do Evernote and thebrain/personalbrain have an "offline" mode? That is, can I keep things nicely organised locally instead of having to upload to the cloud? Evernote seems to suggest this is the case but at a very cursory perusal both seem to stop short of actually saying "you can use this to organise the files on your hard drive".
You can have local only, as well as synchronized Evernote notebooks. The notes are search-able and files are embedded in the notes as attachments of a sort. It is not a file system organizer - it is more of a document database.
(One person has already mentioned Evernote, but that's a "cloud-based" application for some unknown reason, and I would have privacy concerns.)
Evernote notebooks don't have to be synchronized to the cloud, you can have local-only notebooks if you have sensitive data. Just make sure to back it up; I use their script engine to perform regular dumps to a network backup location.
As I said last time, this info is available freely from our own US Government.
You can search and retrieve with Lat/Long a list of these "soft targets" using the US Governments own Geographic Names Information Services (GNIS) system. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
You can search and retrieve with Lat/Long a list of these "soft targets" using the US Governments own Geographic Names Information Services (GNIS) system. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
That information is in the public domain, it is not going anywhere.
Is LOC data accessed through Z39.50 or their MARC gateway in the Public Domain?
I know they are a Federal Government body, and their work might be public domain, but I am not entirely clear. Other Federal Agencies restrict access to their data based on privacy laws, or by working through contractors (who might not be subject to the Public Domain rule, I'm not sure).
I understand they might charge a fee for distribution of media, but I'm talking about access of the data via the Internet gateways.
Or instead of the version number in the about box, just put the build date (with month and day). Meaningful to you for tracking releases, but meaningless to the user.
Microsoft needs Silverlight penetration in order to compete with Flash. Windows is not where MS makes their money, software and tools like Office and Visual Studio is where they make money. Not to mention their want to compete with Google for ad revenue.
Silverlight gives them the ability to deploy rich web versions of Office for a subscription. Silverlight gives them the ability to compete and control some of the advertisement market. Silverlight helps them sell servers and Visual Studio. Silverlight helps them gain more.NET developers, as well as allowing.NET developers access to newer platforms with the skills and software they already own. Silverlight helps them maintain control over Internet technologies, or at least stops some of their loss of control.
As far as Microsoft doing this because Adobe changed their policy, I think the opposite is true. Adobe changed their policy as a stop-loss against Silverlight and XPS. Adobe needs to maintain their market share in light of their new competition from Microsoft.
Off the top of my head, options for heat to make the process more cost effective (presuming you can get past regulatory hurdles).
1) Waste heat from "base load" electric generation stations (i.e. use the waste steam from a coal or nuclear power plant) 2) Waste heat from other industrial processes 3) Solar oven. Concentrate the suns rays at a heat exchanger; throw it in the desert in Arizona if you want.
Now these may not provide all the heat capacity needed, but they may pre-heat the processes such to make them more cost effective.
In the same week, a group of New Mexico utilities have announced a RFP for a new solar project. This is interesting since a significant amount of land in rural New Mexico is Federally controlled, either by the BLM or military.
I don't know that I would consider The DMA evil, I just wouldn't trust them with my email address.
As for postal mail, your address is known to pretty much every credit bureau and list vendor anyhow. Adding your name to The DMA's Mail Preference Service (MPS) list will not result in more mail, but less. Nearly every sizable list vendor and mail house is a member of The DMA, and one of the criteria for membership in The DMA is that you must suppress addresses from the MPS list from your mailings unless the person has a pre-existing business relationship with the mailer.
If you think about the economics of this, there are about 4 million US addresses on the MPS list. If a mailer were to pay to send a piece of mail to everyone of those, Postage + Creative + Paper + Printing = $1/piece minimum likely. That is $4 Million to mail to people who will promptly throw away your mailing. It is in the best interest of the direct marketer to have this list, to save themselves tons of money.
Opt out of direct mail and credit offers if you don't want them. It is easy, and while no longer entirely free, is very cheap ($1).
Sign up for the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA), "Mail Preference Service" (MPS), it will reduce the amount of unwanted mail coming to you, including credit card offers, and it really works.
However, a few notes on the service:
1) It can easily take 6 months for a mailing list to be updated removing your address from it. This has to do with the frequency that marketers update and certify their lists for the USPS.
2) Some of those catalogs that you have been getting for no apparent reason that you like getting, they may stop. If you are an existing customer of a company, or have specifically requested to get a certain mailing, then you may still get that mailing.
3) If there are multiple last names in your household, you may need to submit the form multiple times with those combinations (there are some stupid list maintainers out there).
Here is why it works. The mailer doesn't want to waste money on postage and printing costs to send a mail piece to you, if all you are going to do is throw it away. There are enough people out there that are on this list, and it adds up to some serious savings quickly. Also, there may be some shifty advertisers out there, but by in large they take their mailings to reputable commercial mail houses to prepare the mail. These mail houses will often do the right thing.
Final thought: if you like paying money to keep your mailbox clean of this sort of thing, there are now services such as GreenDimes who will do this for you more proactively.
I almost said IronCOBOL, but there is already a compiler for COBOL to MSIL (Fujitsu NetCOBOL) that has been around for a few years now. No need to interpret COBOL when you can compile to directly to MSIL.
1) because of this specifically, probably not, but they are adding Python for XUL scripting
2) IronPython and IronRuby provide the ability to run Python and Ruby code with a CLR environment (e.g..NET Framework, Silverlight, Mono and Moonlight). Right now, your Python/Ruby code is running in an interpreter directly in the OS using code written in something like C or C++. IronPython and IronRuby are this interpreter, but they are instead written in C#, and run on the CLR which itself runs within the OS. SilverLight/MoonLight are just plugins, similar to how Flash is a plugin.
If someone wanted to invest the effort, you could similarly create IronPerl, IronVBA, IronVBScript, IronJavaScript, IronTCL... Though, I've got to say that IF I were to target Silverlight, I would just skip all that overhead and write directly in C#.
Neighboring Argonne National Laboratory, which has ties to the DOE and Fermi might be behind this.
The phone number (630) 508-2812 appears to be for a cell phone in the greater Chicago area, however, in the classified ad of an ANL newsletter, a (630) 508-xxxx number can be found, as can another reference in a nearby Clarendon Hills, IL newsletter. It might be reasonable to think that these numbers were allocated from a nearby store.
I have utmost respect for the OLPC and it's superior screen design when it comes to power consumption and daylight readability. If you haven't heard Mary Lou Jepsen speak on the subject, here is presentation she gave the other day. http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/20/mary-lou-jepsen-at-greener-gadgets/
FWIW, I was contrasting the battery life of the Eee PC against it's current version and other readily available low-cost notebooks, not the XO or Classmate (which likely is comparable to the Eee). I could have been more clear. The 3.5 hours the 4G and 8G models get is much better than what I get on either of my notebooks. That is primarily due to the small screen requiring less power, and the solid state "disk" not needing to spin like a conventional drive. A 9 inch screen based on the same technology would draw more power, and would drain the battery quicker.
I knew it was coming, but didn't realize it had been announced yet. 9 inch screen and more RAM and storage for 100 Euros more ($150 US). 399 Euro's equates to $600 at today's rates. Like I said, you can get a low-end full-size notebook (with the Vista tax even) for that price or less. The only thing you lose with the full size, well, is the compact and easy to carry size. Battery life might be better with the Eee, though that is hard to compare without specifics.
If the speakers weren't there, I doubt the screen would be an inch bigger. The 7 inch screens are a commodity (think portable DVD player) and as such are cheapish to produce. A 9 inch screen (the next logical step up in my mind), are more expensive now, likely because their demand is lower. I'm sure they could offer a larger screen, but at a much much higher cost, one that wouldn't compete well with the $500 low-end notebooks.
Slashdot Mirror
Do Evernote and thebrain/personalbrain have an "offline" mode? That is, can I keep things nicely organised locally instead of having to upload to the cloud? Evernote seems to suggest this is the case but at a very cursory perusal both seem to stop short of actually saying "you can use this to organise the files on your hard drive".
You can have local only, as well as synchronized Evernote notebooks.
The notes are search-able and files are embedded in the notes as attachments of a sort. It is not a file system organizer - it is more of a document database.
Evernote notebooks don't have to be synchronized to the cloud, you can have local-only notebooks if you have sensitive data. Just make sure to back it up; I use their script engine to perform regular dumps to a network backup location.
Actually, the cable companies do pay to rebroadcast the content of "broadcast" networks.
This has led to cable companies temporarily losing service while a new agreement is worked out.
For example Mediacom vs. Sinclair
SQLite databases are small, powerful and platform independent and might be a good choice to fit your database needs. The code is public domain.
Where in Wisconsin did you move from? From the Time article, it looks like mood is worse in SE Wisconsin (go figure) than the rest of the state.
As I said last time, this info is available freely from our own US Government.
You can search and retrieve with Lat/Long a list of these "soft targets" using the US Governments own Geographic Names Information Services (GNIS) system.
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
You can search and retrieve with Lat/Long a list of these "soft targets" using the US Governments own Geographic Names Information Services (GNIS) system.
http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
That information is in the public domain, it is not going anywhere.
View source, copy and paste. Isn't that part of the challenge ;)
Is LOC data accessed through Z39.50 or their MARC gateway in the Public Domain?
I know they are a Federal Government body, and their work might be public domain, but I am not entirely clear. Other Federal Agencies restrict access to their data based on privacy laws, or by working through contractors (who might not be subject to the Public Domain rule, I'm not sure).
I understand they might charge a fee for distribution of media, but I'm talking about access of the data via the Internet gateways.
Or instead of the version number in the about box, just put the build date (with month and day). Meaningful to you for tracking releases, but meaningless to the user.
Microsoft needs Silverlight penetration in order to compete with Flash. Windows is not where MS makes their money, software and tools like Office and Visual Studio is where they make money. Not to mention their want to compete with Google for ad revenue.
Silverlight gives them the ability to deploy rich web versions of Office for a subscription. .NET developers, as well as allowing .NET developers access to newer platforms with the skills and software they already own.
Silverlight gives them the ability to compete and control some of the advertisement market.
Silverlight helps them sell servers and Visual Studio.
Silverlight helps them gain more
Silverlight helps them maintain control over Internet technologies, or at least stops some of their loss of control.
As far as Microsoft doing this because Adobe changed their policy, I think the opposite is true. Adobe changed their policy as a stop-loss against Silverlight and XPS. Adobe needs to maintain their market share in light of their new competition from Microsoft.
$100MM seems like a lot, but is this an under the table way to fund Moonlight (Mono version of Silverlight) to help them gain traction on Flash?
BiX is long dead, and AOL owns CompuServe.
Off the top of my head, options for heat to make the process more cost effective (presuming you can get past regulatory hurdles).
1) Waste heat from "base load" electric generation stations (i.e. use the waste steam from a coal or nuclear power plant)
2) Waste heat from other industrial processes
3) Solar oven. Concentrate the suns rays at a heat exchanger; throw it in the desert in Arizona if you want.
Now these may not provide all the heat capacity needed, but they may pre-heat the processes such to make them more cost effective.
In the same week, a group of New Mexico utilities have announced a RFP for a new solar project. This is interesting since a significant amount of land in rural New Mexico is Federally controlled, either by the BLM or military.
I don't know that I would consider The DMA evil, I just wouldn't trust them with my email address.
As for postal mail, your address is known to pretty much every credit bureau and list vendor anyhow. Adding your name to The DMA's Mail Preference Service (MPS) list will not result in more mail, but less. Nearly every sizable list vendor and mail house is a member of The DMA, and one of the criteria for membership in The DMA is that you must suppress addresses from the MPS list from your mailings unless the person has a pre-existing business relationship with the mailer.
If you think about the economics of this, there are about 4 million US addresses on the MPS list. If a mailer were to pay to send a piece of mail to everyone of those, Postage + Creative + Paper + Printing = $1/piece minimum likely. That is $4 Million to mail to people who will promptly throw away your mailing. It is in the best interest of the direct marketer to have this list, to save themselves tons of money.
I'm talking about postal direct mail, not email.
The cost incentive for them is not there for email yet, and I also wouldn't trust them currently.
I've said it before.
Opt out of direct mail and credit offers if you don't want them. It is easy, and while no longer entirely free, is very cheap ($1).
Sign up for the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA), "Mail Preference Service" (MPS), it will reduce the amount of unwanted mail coming to you, including credit card offers, and it really works.
However, a few notes on the service:
1) It can easily take 6 months for a mailing list to be updated removing your address from it. This has to do with the frequency that marketers update and certify their lists for the USPS.
2) Some of those catalogs that you have been getting for no apparent reason that you like getting, they may stop. If you are an existing customer of a company, or have specifically requested to get a certain mailing, then you may still get that mailing.
3) If there are multiple last names in your household, you may need to submit the form multiple times with those combinations (there are some stupid list maintainers out there).
Here is why it works. The mailer doesn't want to waste money on postage and printing costs to send a mail piece to you, if all you are going to do is throw it away. There are enough people out there that are on this list, and it adds up to some serious savings quickly. Also, there may be some shifty advertisers out there, but by in large they take their mailings to reputable commercial mail houses to prepare the mail. These mail houses will often do the right thing.
Final thought: if you like paying money to keep your mailbox clean of this sort of thing, there are now services such as GreenDimes who will do this for you more proactively.
I almost said IronCOBOL, but there is already a compiler for COBOL to MSIL (Fujitsu NetCOBOL) that has been around for a few years now. No need to interpret COBOL when you can compile to directly to MSIL.
1) because of this specifically, probably not, but they are adding Python for XUL scripting .NET Framework, Silverlight, Mono and Moonlight). Right now, your Python/Ruby code is running in an interpreter directly in the OS using code written in something like C or C++. IronPython and IronRuby are this interpreter, but they are instead written in C#, and run on the CLR which itself runs within the OS. SilverLight/MoonLight are just plugins, similar to how Flash is a plugin.
If someone wanted to invest the effort, you could similarly create IronPerl, IronVBA, IronVBScript, IronJavaScript, IronTCL... Though, I've got to say that IF I were to target Silverlight, I would just skip all that overhead and write directly in C#.2) IronPython and IronRuby provide the ability to run Python and Ruby code with a CLR environment (e.g.
Neighboring Argonne National Laboratory, which has ties to the DOE and Fermi might be behind this.
The phone number (630) 508-2812 appears to be for a cell phone in the greater Chicago area, however, in the classified ad of an ANL newsletter, a (630) 508-xxxx number can be found, as can another reference in a nearby Clarendon Hills, IL newsletter. It might be reasonable to think that these numbers were allocated from a nearby store.
I'll go fishing...
I have utmost respect for the OLPC and it's superior screen design when it comes to power consumption and daylight readability. If you haven't heard Mary Lou Jepsen speak on the subject, here is presentation she gave the other day.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/02/20/mary-lou-jepsen-at-greener-gadgets/
FWIW, I was contrasting the battery life of the Eee PC against it's current version and other readily available low-cost notebooks, not the XO or Classmate (which likely is comparable to the Eee). I could have been more clear. The 3.5 hours the 4G and 8G models get is much better than what I get on either of my notebooks. That is primarily due to the small screen requiring less power, and the solid state "disk" not needing to spin like a conventional drive. A 9 inch screen based on the same technology would draw more power, and would drain the battery quicker.
I knew it was coming, but didn't realize it had been announced yet.
9 inch screen and more RAM and storage for 100 Euros more ($150 US).
399 Euro's equates to $600 at today's rates. Like I said, you can get a low-end full-size notebook (with the Vista tax even) for that price or less. The only thing you lose with the full size, well, is the compact and easy to carry size. Battery life might be better with the Eee, though that is hard to compare without specifics.
In addition, a larger screen would draw more power; something the Eee and it's small battery try to sip.
If the speakers weren't there, I doubt the screen would be an inch bigger.
The 7 inch screens are a commodity (think portable DVD player) and as such are cheapish to produce. A 9 inch screen (the next logical step up in my mind), are more expensive now, likely because their demand is lower. I'm sure they could offer a larger screen, but at a much much higher cost, one that wouldn't compete well with the $500 low-end notebooks.