I know Oakland University used to offer the same class as either a masters level (5xx class) or a undergrad level (4xx class). The expectations for the masters level students are higher, but the lectures are the same. Since they cater their masters classes to working professionals all of the classes were 6pm or later starts.

I agree completely with you. I understand Microsoft's desire was that designers could use blend and developers could use VS to get things done, but most developers end up using blend more than the designers to tweak things or to develop interfaces when the designers just give them a photoshop rendering to use as a basis. And in the cases of small companies the developer is the designer, developer, tester and deployer, so they end up having to switch between all sorts of tools.

You could always get an old school headset and keep it at your desk.

Remember the ADA when coming up with your solution. If you use CAPTCHAs, make sure you provide one that has both audio and video. If you are using image links, make sure you support screen readers with the alt tag.

If people are posting documents make sure they are in an open format. Many municipalities use MS Office and will just post docx or xlsx files without thinking about it. I

Cost is not always measured solely in software costs. You typically need servers to support the software and last time I checked they cost money. Also, employee time is not free for setup of the repository, for training and for documentation of the process.

I love SVN for version control, but it is never free. It's just less expensive than other software alternatives.

Apparently there is a bug in Safari for IO6 that causes caching of POST requests, which is causing all sorts of web developers to scramble like crazy to implement cache busting in their apps.

Thanks apple.

There are so many integrations built on top of the Microsoft stack. Many users I know have 3-4 additional toolbars in Outlook and Excel that handle all sorts of different tasks. Some in excel will pull data automatically from the accounting system and massage the data to generate the report with a click of the button from a user. In outlook there are integrations with salesforce, CRM, and document management systems.

There are also a myriad of macro enabled spreadsheets that are constantly being updated and have been working just fine for a company for years. They are not going to take the time to try out a new office suite to see if they can save a relatively small sum of money. Most editions of MS Office for a user cost less than what they pay that typical office worker in a single 8 hour day.

I know Libre Office has made strides to be more compatible with the MS file formats, which is great. However, they will not be able to make much market penetration until they can offer 100% compatibility with all features of MS office. At the end of the day, people want things that just work. They have no ideology about free or open source software and most don't have any hatred towards Microsoft.

That is nothing, this cable runs 2694.75.

I think that is what was being implied by the summary. When I read it, I didn't assume that that was how PHPmyadmin came out of the box. They probably should have used better wording like "nd this application was configured to allow database access without a password", to ensure they got the correct point across.

Not entirely. I find it beneficial to take notes on the tablet with a stylus for things that don't type out well (workflow diagrams, server layouts) but I like having the option of typing when I want to describe the diagram I just drew.

The thing I don't like about the Zagg keyboards is that they are just a tad too small. I understand that they are trying to fit the form factor of the iPad for creating a nice looking and natural feeling case. So I use the Zagg when I am on the go, but use a standard apple wireless keyboard when I am at my desk. I can't say I have completely switched over to the iPad for productivity apps, though, I prefer a much larger screen for my workspace.

I thought they fixed that in iOS 5. Or at the least, you can have it activated at the store and then all updates can be done over wifi/3g.

Looking at the specs, does the 1GB RAM limitation have a negative impact on performance? I have also heard complaints on the responsiveness of the UI at times, is that still an issue?

Not quite an iphone, but one with a remote control