Well, any doctor that wants to use enterprise software probably does have an IT team to fall back on. This actually seems pretty straightforward and usable. They (doctors) are going to need to have a system with a traceable security path so having applications with signed certs is needed. Otherwise, it looks like a fairly simple method of distributing software across many "workstations".

Yes. I do technical writing using both Framemaker and, gasp, Word. With either of them, or most any other writing program, you can push the distracting bits out of the way. Granted, they use a lot more resources than vi. But Word in full screen mode, with spell check off if that's your thing, is pretty much a blank sheet of paper. Well, one does have to wrestle the auto-magic self correcting stuff under control, and I don't like the new ribbon. Oh, and of course if I it wasn't for the foul overlords in IT at work I'd use Open Office. :) I do have to a plug Framemaker though. For large documents the ability to smoothly break everything out by chapters and then apply all your formatting is wonderful.

I tend to agree, but then every once in awhile I run into a site where it works pretty darn well. So, not being a programmer, is it Flash or poor execution of Flash? I'm actually looking for a real answer.....

But Seumas - isn't data the plural of anecdote?

Yeah, "ill fated" indeed. How about "amazingly resilient and long lived" instead? These two missions have been amazing, lasting well beyond what they could have possibly hoped for at launch.

Hmm - totally not my experience in Portland. For $19/month (subsidized by my employer) I have a 15-25 minute door to door commute by MAX. It costs $5/day to park near the office and about 15 minutes to drive in through morning traffic past 3 school zones. So on my fourth work day of the month I'm ahead. With Portland it all depends on 1) understanding the system and how to use Google Transit and 2) living someplace near a MAX stop. We paid a bit more for our house and sold one car - basically a wash over the long haul.

Exactly. I have an eight year old. He has access to his own account on our Mac and (at least partial) internet access via the Wii. Mac OSX comes with a variety of parental controls, some of which are enabled on his account. I've explained what the controls are, what they do, and why - about 20% of which he probably understands. I've not limited the Wii with the understanding that if he misuses it (buys games without permission) that it can be locked down. The idea is to let him run till he pushes the limits - then expand them in a rational way. If he wants to exceed the boundaries he knows that he can ask. I'm setting up a couple of old computers with linux and we're planning to explore that together. Basically, until he's ready to wander around town on his own he's not ready to wander the Internet without some filtering.