But a total shot in the dark: Google assistive technology, and see if you can find a site that may have something that will be of use to you. Hey, I am serious--friend of mine is hemiplegic--paralyzed on 1 side--and has a really sweet computer set up.
That's a great idea! All of that info (home address and all) is public record! Also include their campaign contributions--all info on that site is taken from FEC filings, which are also pubic record!
Put some pants on, instead of those swim trunks you think pass for shorts. And for god's sake, put on some real shoes. We're tired of looking at your nasty toenails hanging over those flip-flops.
Pretty good, but I'm not a Californian. (No offense intended to any Californians out there.)
One of my friends (male) wears his hair longer than mine and is always "selected" for a random search when he flies.
I bet if I fly (wearing jeans, a t-shirt, tennis shoes) I'd be "selected". And I wouldn't be if I was dressed up!
Thanks. IMO, the replies that explain everything clearly w/o any bs are always at the end of the thread...guess that means I should start reading there, maybe?
Maybe you sat down to help grandma sign up for the new Medicare Prescription Drug plan this year? If you and gramps ended up staring at a HTTP 500 response code, you weren't alone. The Medicare website, a mishmash of Microsoft ASP and ASP.NET pages, has been overwhelmed by activity, and, from most reports, is suffering from frequent outages.
I don't know how many saw the site last year (helping a relative enroll in Medicare D, maybe), but it damn near impossible! I can't even imagine someone who is not internet-literate following all everything, the way that it was originally designed (and subsequently changed). But, maybe that was the whole idea.
Remember this past spring--you helped me carry a desk up 3 flights of stairs to my place, and started going on and on about your computer and software? I told you that IE was crap and to download Firefox. (You don't know how difficult it was for me to not laugh when you asked, "What the hell's that?")
don't care if their computers have problems and don't want to learn to fix it. they want it done for them. and this doesn't go for just the girls either.
I guess I'm an exception. (Learning, actually teaching myself.)
"your average computer user that uses a computer for itunes, web browsing, and email"
That was me awhile back, until I started having problems w/my computer.
"you not-so-average computer user who wants to know more about computers but isn't a 'computer guy'"
Think I'm at that phase now, but I am finding that computers are a hell of a lot more interesting than I thought. (Also, IMO, should be 'computer person.')
Maybe its me (and very well could be), but the analogy that you used doesn't make any sense, as I looked up trusted computing and thought it was a bunch of bullshit. At least, the way that I read it, the company who produces the product appears to be more concerned w/telling a user how it must be used, and bullying or treating the user as being too stupid to know (or even try to learn or care) about how to use it best. If that interpretation is anywhere near semi-accurate, I find it pretty insulting.
So, from your definition, would it be fair to say that DRM has created more of a leasing practice than a sales practice that can be changed at will by the producer of the product? (Taking a wild guess here, and I'm not finished w/this thread yet.)
please don't make generalizations like that. This less expereinced PC user is interested, self-taught, and realizes there is a hell of a lot more to know than I currently do. (And I am actually finding this to be a damn helpful thread!)
But, when I signed up for service, the installer actually showed up in the afternoon close enough to the scheduled time and told me not to use the comcast email, because they were having problems w/their email servers at the time. Completely blew me away!
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But a total shot in the dark: Google assistive technology, and see if you can find a site that may have something that will be of use to you. Hey, I am serious--friend of mine is hemiplegic--paralyzed on 1 side--and has a really sweet computer set up.
Sounds like you may be asleep until 2009, at the earliest!
That's a great idea! All of that info (home address and all) is public record! Also include their campaign contributions--all info on that site is taken from FEC filings, which are also pubic record!
Pretty good, but I'm not a Californian. (No offense intended to any Californians out there.)
One of my friends (male) wears his hair longer than mine and is always "selected" for a random search when he flies. I bet if I fly (wearing jeans, a t-shirt, tennis shoes) I'd be "selected". And I wouldn't be if I was dressed up!
How about Ken Blackwell?
Thanks. IMO, the replies that explain everything clearly w/o any bs are always at the end of the thread...guess that means I should start reading there, maybe?
How it will be resolved: a single payer health care system, maybe? (I know, I'm dreaming.)
Here's a thought: If Google expects me to do something for them, how about a FREE broadband connection as compensation?
I don't know how many saw the site last year (helping a relative enroll in Medicare D, maybe), but it damn near impossible! I can't even imagine someone who is not internet-literate following all everything, the way that it was originally designed (and subsequently changed). But, maybe that was the whole idea.
Remember this past spring--you helped me carry a desk up 3 flights of stairs to my place, and started going on and on about your computer and software? I told you that IE was crap and to download Firefox. (You don't know how difficult it was for me to not laugh when you asked, "What the hell's that?")
Still wondering why I won't go out with you?
Good explanation--thanks!
You're not the only one!
And I would rather be online than talk to some of my loser neighbors. And I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Maybe its me (and very well could be), but the analogy that you used doesn't make any sense, as I looked up trusted computing and thought it was a bunch of bullshit. At least, the way that I read it, the company who produces the product appears to be more concerned w/telling a user how it must be used, and bullying or treating the user as being too stupid to know (or even try to learn or care) about how to use it best. If that interpretation is anywhere near semi-accurate, I find it pretty insulting.
So, from your definition, would it be fair to say that DRM has created more of a leasing practice than a sales practice that can be changed at will by the producer of the product? (Taking a wild guess here, and I'm not finished w/this thread yet.)
please don't make generalizations like that. This less expereinced PC user is interested, self-taught, and realizes there is a hell of a lot more to know than I currently do. (And I am actually finding this to be a damn helpful thread!)
That helps even more--thanks!
Straight and to the point, no bullshit! Thanks.
But, when I signed up for service, the installer actually showed up in the afternoon close enough to the scheduled time and told me not to use the comcast email, because they were having problems w/their email servers at the time. Completely blew me away!
One of my do-nothing Senators is up for re-election this year! I'm going to call her and raise hell about this crap!!
In 2003, Ellsberg was quoted in an interview as saying, "The system really failed on Irangate, Contragate. I didn't believe Reagan and Bush could get away without being impeached, and they did."
And, if anyone would know, it would be a former Washington insider.