BaseQI makes a MicroSD adapter that will fit flush in a macbook (there is a couple of different sizes depending on which model you have)

T-mobile isn't cutting 2G until at least 2020 [https://www.reddit.com/r/tmobile/comments/47eunc/commitment_to_gsm_for_m2m_through_2020/]
AT&T has cut 2G in most major markets, and 100% by the end of 2016 [https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1084805]

Actually, they are working on adding JavaScript to the Office Suite as the new cross-platform api/language.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...

Uh, The Federal Government has already paid $400 Billion to the major telcos (including verizon) to build an extensive fiber optic network...

http://www.newnetworks.com/Sho...

Exactly. In the United States, the speed limit is 20mph. What you buy is often capable of more than that as a top speed (to deal with steep hills,etc) but the speed is artificially limited

There is also different sub-categories which can vary considerably depending on state
e.g.
"Electric-assist" bicycle (where the user still needs to pedal to some extent keep accelerating)
"Motorized bicycle" where it can be self-propelled (controlled by throttle) after a the user used the pedals from a stop
"Motor-Driven cycle" can be self-propelled from a start, and often allows a higher top-speed but must be smaller than a motorcycle. Per State, may or may not require a full motorcycle license and/or follow motorcycle safety regulations.

See Wikipedia for more
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E...

This looks very similar to the bionx system that has excited for several years, except it's using your smartphone instead of a dedicated display unit
http://ridebionx.com/products/...

There is a number of smaller companies out there as well making similar conversion kits (or even pre-built systems).

Blogtrottr https://blogtrottr.com/

-Email is accessible on all my devices, don't need to install yet another app and don't have to worry about compatibility issues because email is already everywhere.
-They do real-time feeds, which allows me to get get service outage notifications that are only available via RSS to the work pager address *cough* salesforce*cough*
-I can give different sites different priorities. Some sites I read every day, others I only want to check once a week.
Most readers are purely chronological, so I'm forced to ready everything all the time.
-I can delete what I've read, so I don't have to keep stumbling over the same thing and I can easily save what I want forever.
-My email provider [Fastmail.fm] has an option to automatically delete emails in folders after so many days, which keeps things from getting out of hand.
-They support half-day and daily digests (in addition to realtime), so I am only getting sidetracked reading slashdot once a day without having to worry about missing something.
-Did I mention it's free?

It all about her needs and expectations.

When we finally convinced our grandma (now 93) to get a computer for email almost 10 years ago, we initially gave her an older mac thinking it would be easy for her.

However, she has basically zero computer experience so understanding basic UI interfaces is out the window.

However, over time she starting having problems because she couldn't understand how to manage overlapping windows.

She would accidentally minimize a window, couldn't figure out where it went and would open up a new one.

Repeat this 30+ times on a computer with 512MB of ram and you life becomes utterly painful... It would take like 3-5 minutes to open up a new window, because there was like 2GB of swap in use.

I tried to explain to her what she had been doing many times, but the concept of overlapping windows was just beyond her comprehension.

I ended up installing linux on it and hard coding x to run firefox at startup, bypassing a window manager entirely.
When she quits firefox, it kicks her out to the login screen.

That's it. No menu bars,no tabs,no background processes - just one big window.
In this case, KISS isn't just a goal - it's a requirement.

If it's humanly possible to switch to a different program, it will happen with her and she can't figure out what happened.

True, It drives any visitors crazy (until they read the sticky note that says use the guest account that brings up a conventional desktop) but it's has caused the least grief.

It would be very difficult to do something similarly with windows/mac.
I had looked around and there was a number of KIOSK type programs, but they wanted $100+ for the trouble.

All she cares about is her email. I setup the homepage as her email and it auto-logins in with the remembered password.
She doesn't even use Google for searches.

Don't ask me why The Cousins switched her to Google mail (which is a horrible choice because the UI changes every few months and I have to re-explain everything over again). I've tried to switch her back to the simpler thing I had but she doesn't want to budge...

If I were to start over again, I'd probably get her a chromebox (needs a big desktop screen) or maybe an ipad (if she could get comfortable with the whole swiping thing).

If you want a XP like experience, LXDE is really hard to beat (not to mention super lightweight).
Icewm is another option, if you want something that is even simpler with a similar layout.

I know it's not free, but you can host the software on a linux box (even a cheap VPS will do nicely) and their pricing is *significantly* better than team viewer/etc, especially in bulk,. I also know they offer heavily discounted non-profit pricing.

It's mainly designed for the "run it for a few minutes, solve the issue and automatic uninstall when done" model.
The problem with join.me/teamviewer, is that the person has to read you numbers off the screen before you connect.
With Screen connect, they just run the app and you are automatically connected to the support rep.

I really like the way their software works because you can setup a "one click" installer, send them a webpage to pick a queue or make a separate queue for each rep. It works great between restarts and with UAT, as well has the option of letting you securely store the users password (so you don't have to keep asking them each time and the user doesn't have to tell you what it is either).

http://www.screenconnect.com/

First part of your comment was good, even funny. Your tagline, "I've taught at both union and non-union schools. Unions are better for students and teachers." not so much. All 'public (dis)service' unions, and that includes the teachers' unions -- which are the proximate cause of the demonstrable stupidity of the last two generations -- are simply extortionate groups preying on the public purse.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned them yet, but they make damn good gear and very reasonable prices.
There is more of a learning curve to set them up but you can get a router (not just NAT, but with OSPF,BGP, RIP,etc) starting around $40.

I've gone through quite a bit of business grade IT gear, and their interface is still one of my favorites.
I had spent a solid 2-3 days trying to get a port mirroring into a vlan working correctly with a couple of netgear/hp/ciscoSMB switches, but it took me less than 5 minutes with a RB250G (~$40). Define virtual interface, in, out and done.

http://routerboard.com/RB951-2n

The project TOR was based upon (Onion Routing) that was a research project by the U.S. Navy.
https://www.torproject.org/about/overview

For a quite some time, Tor was getting code contributions/updates from them.

So, at the very least, the US government has known about it's existence from the very beginning.

There is a non-zero probability that there is a backdoor has been put into the TOR system.
As for how likely that is, would be anyone's guess. ::Insert conspiracy theory here::

It is worth mentioning that the NSA *has* been caught putting in a backdoor in encryption stands in the past - see the DES Standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard).

Take it as you will

Fine, a hardened arduino. Standards exist for this. Military enclosures are a solved problem.

Yep, that job's gonna suck, I'm not going to deny it. That's why the Sergeant will set up the program, then hand the (hardened!) programmer to the <= E3 for doing the rounds. Possibly multiple times daily. I expect the programmer to get thrown across the room more than once out of frustration and boredom.

Nope, that system hasn't changed, thank $diety. I don't think you gave your armorer enough credit, though; he probably had a list of every weapon and whose card it was matched to, I know mine did. Today, if he's good, it's both on paper and in the computer.

And this is where the two of us agree completely. The day the U.S. Army adds something like this to the arsenal I'll know we finally stopped taking combat seriously. There's no way Combat Arms would get talked into adding another point of failure to the M16, it's bad enough already. And fielding a rifle that requires both a clean connector and fresh batteries to operate is a non-starter. My point wasn't that this system would be a good idea.

All I was trying to say is that the logistics of data management isn't as bad as it seems at first glance. Most of the data should already be in place in the Armory; add a fingerprint scanner to the armorer's laptop (Admin's laptop already has one, so the supply chain is in place) and you've got everything you need even if Admin doesn't want to share their toys. A flat file, a folder of data, and a small script give you the data load. All that's missing is a documented procedure and I can easily see this system being logistically manageable. A useless, potentially deadly, worse-than-worthless pain in the third point of contact, but totally manageable.

I don't know; with the right equipment (arduino board with a memory card?) all the armorer would have to do is walk down the rack with his interface deck and upload the relevant files. I'd assume that either the entire unit would be authorized for all weapons or that each unit would be keyed to its assigned bearer. The Admin branch has all of the fingerprints on file, and the armorer should have a list matching arms to soldiers. The work to make this job suitable for a private would be fairly minimal, especially if the programming equipment can query the weapon for its serial number - plug in, wait while the program checks the serial and uploads the appropriate print profiles, unplug; lather, rinse, repeat.

That's the exact opposite of my experience; when my U.S. Army armorer issued my weapon it was always the same one. I had a card I'd hand him with the weapon buttstock number and serial number printed on it; we'd both verify that the weapon issued matched my card at check-in and check-out. I also had my serial number memorized, so the card was somewhat redundant.

I rather appreciated being the only one to handle, fire, and care for it; I don't think I'd have the same confidence in a weapon that was subject to the tragedy of the commons. When I'm issued a weapon I'd like to be sure that it's well-maintained and ready to function immediately, not spend the next hour or so cleaning and inspecting it for deficiencies. This is definitely one of those times when if you want something done right you really ought to do it yourself.

Furthermore, rifles ought to be sighted in to the user; you can't pick up a random M-16 and expect to hit a target at 300 yards. I had my own sighting numbers written down as well, should the case arise that I would need to pick up a random rifle and use it; however, changing the front sight on an M16 or M4 is cumbersome without a specialized key, and the person a rifle is assigned to can get huffy if you return it with the sights changed.

tl;dr:
I don't know where you served, but if you were not always issued the same weapon then your armorer was lazy and didn't care enough about your welfare. Please tell me what organization that was so I can make sure I never join it.