Yes, this is extremely handy. I generally have 30+ tabs open, and it would be impossible to keep track of them without TST. It's not perfect for small screens, but on a widescreen with decent resolution it really works better than the tabs across the top.
We know exactly where you live: Hazzard County, GA. To further elaborate, you drive a Plymouth Fury at work, wear a gun, have a hound named Flash, and your middle name is Purvis.
I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but Qnext would do exactly what you're looking for. It has video chat, video-conferencing (up to 4 users), VOIP, even P2P. It works with its own network, as well as MSN/AOL/Yahoo/etc. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It even has a remote desktop function. I've been using it for about 6 months now, since I got mad at Pidgin one day and deleted it.
Well, I don't know about you, but "double size of a PDA" is far too big for me. I'm still using my Palm E2. Why? Because it fits rather nicely in my shirt pocket. Lots of the new PDAs I've looked at need a carry strap to be able to use while standing. If that's what you want, fine. But I want something smaller and lighter. Something that doesn't make my shirt pocket sag to my belt.
Oh, and on the "Just a cell phone" phone, I've had an LG VX3200 for more than 3 years now. It doesn't have a camera, web browser, email, games, etc. It has a phone, an alarm clock, and a calculator. That's it. It's a tri-mode phone (CDMA800/1900,AMPS) so it works anywhere. I have an extendable aftermarket antenna, and it gets reception just about anywhere. And I live in a very rural area. I'm on my third battery, so that should tell you good things about it's durability (And bad things about LG's batteries...). All in all a good phone that is just that: A good phone.
As far as the low highway speeds? I don't know about over in Europe, but we have tons of semis on the roads here. Maybe y'all's can go faster, but my Freightliner has a top speed of between 80-90MPH loaded. And that's pushing it. And down here in South Carolina, 90%+ of the roads are two-lane. So there ARE practical reasons for the lower speeds. I could stand an increase from 55 though. But around here, at least, the cops won't pull you unless you're doing 20+ over the limit.
Oh, and I completely, 100% agree with you about the idiot drivers. They give a kid a car at 15, and tell him to go drive. Thank the Lord you can't drive a semi until you're 21...
Now trying to get another activation code out of an OEM... I'd be willing to believe that is a headache.
No, actually, in my experience it's not a problem. I work on systems for folks on the side, and it's fairly often that I have to replace an OEM mainboard with a retail one. Every time I've done so (I can remember at least 5 times), I've called Microsoft and after answering yes to "Is this the only computer this key is used on?", received an activation code.
Or you can just decrease the pressure. I remember seeing a demonstration once where water was placed in a beaker that was sealed at a near-vacuum. Even whenever submerged in liquid nitrogen, the water was still boiling and steaming.
Yeah, I can't even view the page. There's all sorts of overlaid crap on the left side, and I can't read anything. Though I did make out something about "Unsupported Operating System"... (SuSE 10.1 for the record)
I think winter forgot us this year. Temperature today: 71f in Manning, SC, USA. It's normally around 40 this time of year. And it's been like this since September!
Now, I can't speak for Ubuntu, but I use SUSE 10.1 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro M15. It works like a dream, right out of the box. The install took about an hour, from "put disk in drive" to "take disk out." On first boot, with no configuration, my sound worked right, my display (Using nv drivers, of course) worked right, all ACPI functions worked including suspend to disk or RAM. My wifi card even worked!
Now, for comparison, last time I installed XPPro on this system, it took about 2 hours for the install, and none of the function keys or ACPI stuff worked. I had no wifi, and none of the hotkeys worked. They all worked fine on SUSE. Even the hotkeys.
Now, admittedly, I normally only work with Toshiba laptops, but every one I've ever seen has a volume wheel. That includes my brother's Tecra 9100, and my Satellite Pro. And come to think of it, my Dad's Compaq Armada has one too...
My school thought of a rather ingenious (At least I see it that way) method of getting good quality sysadmins: Make the job available to Junior and Senior IT majors. We get paid little (I think it's like $8/hour, it all goes towards my loan anyway) but they have a team of 8 people up-to-date in all the latest technologies. We do have a supervisior, but he basically just makes sure we don't go altering the records databases, etc.
Now, I'm a linux-user myself, but I can see how trying to get X running on Slackware could be a daunting task NOW, not to mention 8 years ago. Incidentally, I tried Slackware first myself, and was extremely annoyed with it. I was ready to give up on Linux and go back to WinME (See why I wanted Linux?) when a friend suggested I try Debian. I did, and it was MUCH easier. As a matter of fact, it's my main system today.
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Yes, this is extremely handy. I generally have 30+ tabs open, and it would be impossible to keep track of them without TST. It's not perfect for small screens, but on a widescreen with decent resolution it really works better than the tabs across the top.
We know exactly where you live: Hazzard County, GA. To further elaborate, you drive a Plymouth Fury at work, wear a gun, have a hound named Flash, and your middle name is Purvis.
It isn't hidden when the page is loading; look at the right end of the address bar.
I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but Qnext would do exactly what you're looking for. It has video chat, video-conferencing (up to 4 users), VOIP, even P2P. It works with its own network, as well as MSN/AOL/Yahoo/etc. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It even has a remote desktop function. I've been using it for about 6 months now, since I got mad at Pidgin one day and deleted it.
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Umm, did Ron Paul not withdraw from the race several months ago? Perhaps you're thinking of Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate?
Computer, activate self-destruct sequence, authorization Janeway Pi-One-One-Seven.
"Warp core overload initiated"
That's how they should do it...
Well, I don't know about you, but "double size of a PDA" is far too big for me. I'm still using my Palm E2. Why? Because it fits rather nicely in my shirt pocket. Lots of the new PDAs I've looked at need a carry strap to be able to use while standing. If that's what you want, fine. But I want something smaller and lighter. Something that doesn't make my shirt pocket sag to my belt.
Oh, and on the "Just a cell phone" phone, I've had an LG VX3200 for more than 3 years now. It doesn't have a camera, web browser, email, games, etc. It has a phone, an alarm clock, and a calculator. That's it. It's a tri-mode phone (CDMA800/1900,AMPS) so it works anywhere. I have an extendable aftermarket antenna, and it gets reception just about anywhere. And I live in a very rural area. I'm on my third battery, so that should tell you good things about it's durability (And bad things about LG's batteries...). All in all a good phone that is just that: A good phone.
As far as the low highway speeds? I don't know about over in Europe, but we have tons of semis on the roads here. Maybe y'all's can go faster, but my Freightliner has a top speed of between 80-90MPH loaded. And that's pushing it. And down here in South Carolina, 90%+ of the roads are two-lane. So there ARE practical reasons for the lower speeds. I could stand an increase from 55 though. But around here, at least, the cops won't pull you unless you're doing 20+ over the limit.
Oh, and I completely, 100% agree with you about the idiot drivers. They give a kid a car at 15, and tell him to go drive. Thank the Lord you can't drive a semi until you're 21...
He's not saying THIS is an API, but that they have released one. Which is true; I've dabbled with it a bit myself.
Actually, it's not. They faked the date. But look at the URL :P
Just use the U3 version of Skype. No install, runs off your flash drive, and you can turn it off when you like :)
'course you have to have a U3 drive, but they're easy to come by and extremely useful...
Linux IS ready for the desktop. The desktop just isn't ready for it...
What? Didn't you see the episode of Mythbusters where they showed that wrong?
openSUSE 10.1 comes up correctly out-of-the-box.
Thanks for the tip!
No, actually, in my experience it's not a problem. I work on systems for folks on the side, and it's fairly often that I have to replace an OEM mainboard with a retail one. Every time I've done so (I can remember at least 5 times), I've called Microsoft and after answering yes to "Is this the only computer this key is used on?", received an activation code.
Or you can just decrease the pressure. I remember seeing a demonstration once where water was placed in a beaker that was sealed at a near-vacuum. Even whenever submerged in liquid nitrogen, the water was still boiling and steaming.
Yeah, I can't even view the page. There's all sorts of overlaid crap on the left side, and I can't read anything. Though I did make out something about "Unsupported Operating System"... (SuSE 10.1 for the record)
Thirded. I was never particularly fond of the Borg.
I think winter forgot us this year. Temperature today: 71f in Manning, SC, USA. It's normally around 40 this time of year. And it's been like this since September!
IIRC, Black-something is supposed the last version to carry the Windows brand. That's not to say, however, that it will be Microsoft's last OS.
Now, I can't speak for Ubuntu, but I use SUSE 10.1 on my Toshiba Satellite Pro M15. It works like a dream, right out of the box. The install took about an hour, from "put disk in drive" to "take disk out." On first boot, with no configuration, my sound worked right, my display (Using nv drivers, of course) worked right, all ACPI functions worked including suspend to disk or RAM. My wifi card even worked!
Now, for comparison, last time I installed XPPro on this system, it took about 2 hours for the install, and none of the function keys or ACPI stuff worked. I had no wifi, and none of the hotkeys worked. They all worked fine on SUSE. Even the hotkeys.
You say that like $270 million isn't much. Hell, I'd take $2.7 million and be ecstatic...
Now, admittedly, I normally only work with Toshiba laptops, but every one I've ever seen has a volume wheel. That includes my brother's Tecra 9100, and my Satellite Pro. And come to think of it, my Dad's Compaq Armada has one too...
My school thought of a rather ingenious (At least I see it that way) method of getting good quality sysadmins: Make the job available to Junior and Senior IT majors. We get paid little (I think it's like $8/hour, it all goes towards my loan anyway) but they have a team of 8 people up-to-date in all the latest technologies. We do have a supervisior, but he basically just makes sure we don't go altering the records databases, etc.
Slackware. Eight years ago.
Now, I'm a linux-user myself, but I can see how trying to get X running on Slackware could be a daunting task NOW, not to mention 8 years ago. Incidentally, I tried Slackware first myself, and was extremely annoyed with it. I was ready to give up on Linux and go back to WinME (See why I wanted Linux?) when a friend suggested I try Debian. I did, and it was MUCH easier. As a matter of fact, it's my main system today.