I think he's referring to (and comparing) the weightlessness (such as that experienced in the so-called "vomit comet" for space training), rather than strapped-in red-out that you'd get from being in the MiG. I could be mistaken though.

Oh, not saying we can't. We're using the BlackBerry Enterprise stuff quite well, and are moving into the Apple and even Android areas.

It just gets difficult when we have a user come up and state, "I just bought personal Device XYZ and want you to hook it up to your network." We haven't tested, don't know that particular OS's layout, etc.

And some devices you just can't, for sake of policy reasons, etc. At least not yet. Lotus Domino is JUST NOW beginning to support full push to Android, and we're still in the testing phases. But users are always wanting to get their latest device up on the system, then have us support it sight unseen.

Thanks for the tips for air-watch and Mobileiron, however. Mobileiron looks a bit... pricey (I always get a bit turned off when I go to their "pricing page" and it's a contact form for permission for a salesperson that will never give me a moment's peace) and Air-watch.com isn't coming up...

Yeah, this is what we're currently using. However, it still feels pretty rudimentary and "bolted on", not really a part of the overall plan from Apple.

It would be nice if they built in the enterprise stuff a little more core to the OS, and just left it "turned off" for consumers. Then, if you're an enterprise, you can more closely integrate it into the environment.

It would also be nice to not have to use iTunes to do fine-tuning on the configuration, especially how they tie a device to a computer/Apple store account.

Consumer devices lack a lot of the safety features that are required in most corporate environments. For instance, the iDevices world make it difficult to make sure that the user locks their machines, and since they won't want to have to enter passwords/etc to get to their mail or important documents, it leaves the door wide open to anyone who swipes the device to retrieve the data. All because the user was too lazy to set a lock password.

One of our employees rushed us to finish the configuration of a brand-new iPad for them to take on a trip... and promptly left it in the seat pocket of the plane. Didn't have ownership of it for more than 6 hours.

It's gotten better recently with iDevices, and Blackberry has always been a bit better, but we're getting tickets such as "My manager just got a brand new droid and wants it hooked up to the mail system." They're not understanding the steps that are put in place to protect them, seeing them only as inconveniences. They'll disable them if they can half the time. We deal with a lot of confidential information and it's difficult from a security standpoint to let them out into the wild.

Taking a page from the Onion... I hope that you aren't suggesting that leaking classified material can get you assassinated by the government, because that's the kind of thing that can get you assassinated by the government...

Also, don't forget one of the biggest accusations of illegal activity was that it appears that the police were bribed by representatives of Murdoch Corp. We'll see how that portion comes out in court, but it appears that it might have gone all the way to the top, hence the resignations of the chief of Scotland Yard. We may see even more as apparently, one of the editors of the News of the World during the time of the phone hacking/alleged bribery went to join the Prime Minister's cabinet.

And... uh... a king is just two pawns stacked on top of each other. ...wait.

Hey now, that's not been proven in court, though they're willing to settle...

Good thing the inventor of the Pacemaker didn't think like that.

This was awesome and one of the first GOOD uses of multiple monitors; when I found out about this support and got it enabled, it was incredible to be able to have the tactical map on one monitor while doing the fine-control on the other. It's too bad we don't have more games that allow you to drag HUD components and other tactical information onto another monitor, either by extending the screen and having a more customizable layout or doing it photoshop-style, having separate windows for additional display units.

Well, just think if this guy's router had been used to download music and movies from bittorrent! The RIAA wouldn't have allowed that whole "It must have been someone else using my router" excuse and the guy would be on the hook for millions.

I'd say there's likely a good chance of that now, being (likely) penniless and without a girlfriend...

And I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Watson here didn't RTFA. :)

Yeah, on the DVD box was ME-MA-NY-OR-IA-HI-VT-CT 5c MI 10c; why Michigan would pay 10 cents for that movie is anyone's guess.

Wyden and Merkley (Senators from Oregon) both deserve praise for their efforts to put the people back in control of our government and preserve our rights. Merkley (the freshman senator) particularly has shown a strength of character that is unexpected for a first-timer.

Let's hope they stand as an example to the bought-and-paid-for corporatist weasels that currently hold the seats from many other states.