Comment Privacy (Score 1) 232
If you aren't doing anything wrong what do you have to be concerned about?
Comment No Tickets Used?? (Score 1) 321
We don't use trouble tickets here. Our VPs are well enough aware that I am busy, as are the other 3 IT staffers trying to keep everybody moving forward. Most issues are resolved on a FIFO basis and each staffer has their own AO. Barring ISP issues most problems get taken care of the same day. Good infrastructure+ good co-workers+ VP support= Happy and Efficient IT people
Comment There's always more work to be done (Score 1) 958
Do you really want to work for someone that doesn't or can't afford to play by the rules. You can get around it with OSS, but in the end is that the kind of business that is going to move and grow? If you educate them and they still won't/can't go legit, I think it's a good time to walk away before you invest too much of your time.
If they are willing to depart from their pirated software and move towards OSS, then you can help them usher in a new era of IT and save them some money down the road. BTW: One of my pet peeves is the line, "But the guy before you....". I'm not him/her so deal.
Comment Washing hands (Score 1) 224
I guess it never occurred to them to wash their hands and controllers. Someone is going to make a killing on gaming isotoners!
Comment Community Service Project (Score 3, Interesting) 378
During my work at a local University we held an e-waste drive. In addition to Freecycle, craigslist, slavation army, and goodwill we were able to provide computers for 2 classrooms (30 seats). We also put Edubuntu on those computers and they are still kicking, that was 2 years ago. Since then they have garnered funding from grants through the NSF and local business. It is now a student run organization with faculty supervision. They invite faculty, staff, and employees from local businesses to donate their time, expertise, and equipment to help outfit the schools.
If you have a connection to a local University you might want to consider doing the same. Get the compu-geeks and eco-trip hippies together. It is good press for the University and anybody involved. The students learn something. You do your part to save the earth. Kids get computers and slowly everyone is happy...slowly.
What Skills Should Undergrads Have? 587
kramed8 writes "As a student myself, after reading the recent 'Slam' article on Java I really began to be concerned with the path of my education. I am currently attending a small Canadian University as a 3rd year Computer Science and Business student set to graduate next year. What seems to have troubled me from reading the article and user comments is that I do not feel as confident as I want to be in C, ASM and other related low-level programming topics. I was taught C++ in my introductory courses, with subsequent classes using C# or Java. My education has not been particularly difficult or time consuming to get good grades, so I have spent my free time dabbling in topics and languages that interest me (ie Multiple GUI Toolkits, Python, Linux). How can I spend my free time in the next year to prepare to enter the work place with a proper toolbox of skills? From what I have been told, there are more jobs for Java and Data Warehouse development teams compared to lower-level programmers. As an undergrad, what skills should I be trying to attain now to further my employability in the future?"
Submission + - Verizon Embraces Google's Android (businessweek.com)
An anonymous reader writes: BusinessWeek has an article up on Verizon deciding to support Android. After passing on the iPhone and initially missing the Anroid boat, now Verizon says they're going to open their network to more devices, move their network to GSM-based radio technology (LTE), and now support Anroid. Is Verizon actually trying to become less evil or is this all for the press?
Journal Journal: OS X update 10.4.11: Judas Kiss from Apple?
From MacNN,11-26-07:
View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/11/26/tiger.update.data.loss/
Monday, November 26,2007 @ 7:15am
Tiger update forces some to reformat
Feed New Scientist: Tortoise shapes evolved to avoid 'turning turtle' (pheedo.com)
Feed The Register: Western Digital pitches pink product... for charity (theregister.com)
Are pocket hard drives, WD's forté?
Hardware Widow Western Digital is the latest drive maker to offer pocket-friendly storage that triggers a charity donation every time one's purchased. Like Sony, Belkin, Seagate and other before it, WD's targeting Breast Cancer, but it's not going to stop giving after a month.
Submission + - Tram runs on Lithium battery & charges in 60 s
SK writes: "The Railway Technical Research Institute in Kokubunji, Tokyo, has developed a streetcar powered by a lithium battery that can recharge in under a minute. The institute will start conducting test runs in Sapporo at the end of November to check the streetcar's capacity. Powered by the onboard battery, the vehicle runs at a maximum speed of 40 kph for 15 kilometers and is capable of converting 70 percent of its deceleration energy into electricity, which it sends back to the battery."
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