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« Last post by wraith808 on December 13, 2010, 08:55 AM »^ Maybe we can get a DC discount?
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These aren't drunken ramblings, they are talks between colleagues in order to spread opinions and snap analyses, and weren't spread publicly.-Stoic Joker (December 12, 2010, 12:58 PM)
), it's just that it's incorrect. In one case, there is no expectation of privacy. In the other case, there is, at least amongst your colleagues, considering the brand of classified. So you can make frank comments to your colleagues. Whether they should be is a whole different conversation, and one you have before outing someone's comments that were made under that seal. It would be like me telling you that I would hold what you say in confidence, then decide after you tell me in confidence that I think that everyone should hear it. And many of these communiques included information from third parties that were sources in the diplomatic community. I'm pretty sure that those sources are not very confident in our ability to keep communications private at this point... and for what concrete benefit was this done? Was there anything that came out of this that was an undeniable benefit to the people that this is supposedly serving?
But we've started paring down our lifestyle. I found a nice place to live with a job I loved that paid as a salary 25%+ less than what I was making. But we've made it work, and we're a lot happier. And we've been paring down further, in order to decrease the stress of dealing with money matters, and the stress of the economy. I recommend it to anyone in that capacity... it has definitely increased the quality of my life. I just wish I had embraced this at a younger age.I used to own a copy of LSB some time ago. I got it as a free one-day promo from the GOTD website. Unfortunately, I didn't realize the license was only for that version. So when I innocently upgraded it to the new edition that came out a few weeks later, I lost the free license.-40hz (December 10, 2010, 07:04 AM)
Actually, iirc, the GOTD promo also gave a lifetime license. He changed the license code system soon after and you had to send an email to get a new code. Really good guy and deserves the support from people buying the prog.-Dormouse (December 10, 2010, 08:30 AM)
But in these cases, the information is of questionable use, while causing real concern about diplomatic ties and future effectiveness. I think it's pretty dangerous, personally.-wraith808 (December 09, 2010, 11:08 AM)
Really? Why? Because some self important blow hard got caught popping off in an internal memo about a foreign dignitary? How about in the interest of professionalism (which isn't too much to expect given what they're paid...) they just kept the snide comments to themselves instead of documenting them on government servers where they're supposed to be archived forever?
It is absolutely no different then two IT pros leaving a location and (after accidentally butt-dialing said client) running the client into the ground. End result? somebody looses a client, and/or gets fired. Quite simple really, don't say anything that you're not willing to stand behind.
...This is the core premise behind why drunken ramblings are bad.-Stoic Joker (December 09, 2010, 05:54 PM)
Also great for retrieving GMail when you don't want to open the whole sideshow.
(see attachment in previous post)
I don't think I've entered GMail through the 'front door' even once since I found out about goosh.
If you regularly use Google, you just gotta lovethis thing.
-40hz (December 04, 2010, 12:09 PM)
Forthcoming (don't hold your breath) EditPad Pro discounted at Bits du Jour on December 18-rjbull (December 06, 2010, 02:15 PM)
You make it sound like the deal will take place on Dec. 18th, but that's actually the subject of a 2 year old thread. Confuzzling.-Deozaan (December 06, 2010, 03:10 PM)
I have this lighted keyboard.
I have used it for almost a year and I love it! It is not "clicky" like an old IBM AT, nor is it like the mush of most laptops. It is somewhere in between, but there is a positive feel to it, but your mileage may vary. The "almost-click" is perfect for me as it allows me to peck away late into the night without waking anyone. Mine has four-levels of light (High, Medium, Low and Off).
I don't know how similar mine is to the one in question, but I can vouch with confidence for the one I use. I just discovered the following statement is on both product pages... "Every stroke you make is comfortable, fluid, and whisper-quiet with the PerfectStroke™ key system."
Hope this helps.-CodeTRUCKER (November 07, 2010, 12:59 AM)
I have it too, and it's a good compromise for everyday typing.I do agree on the screen lock issue- seems pretty boneheaded, especially since the switch doesn't even operate like the iPhone (on the phone, it's a rocker sort of mechanism as opposed to the switch on the iPad.-wraith808 (December 01, 2010, 02:26 PM)
Actually it looks exactly like the volume switch on my iPod Touch (3G / 3GS equivalent components).-steeladept (December 02, 2010, 02:50 AM)
@ wraith808: Yes, I've read your reviews, thanks! So I understand you don't recommend SugarSync. On the other hand, there are reviews on SugarSync resulting in something like: "I'd never ever get back to DropBox!"You could also get away with #4 if the machines were on the same network with Dropbox, as it can sync across the network. It also syncs to the cloud, but you don't have to use the bandwidth twice that way.-wraith808 (November 29, 2010, 09:23 AM)
That's really something! Is it really so? I was not able to find this on theirs pages. For me this would change the situation dramatically, as my computers are 95% of time on the same LAN, so there's no need to sync them both via the same slow ADSL. But when they are apart it would be nice to have the sync running automatically via the internet, as the Live Sync still does—for the time being.-yksyks (November 29, 2010, 12:49 PM)
3. no hide and seek - you can finish game in "berserker mode",I didn't find it that way... I'm not done with it, and I'm having to 'thin the herd' in the criminal's hideout just to have a chance.-fenixproductions (November 29, 2010, 09:33 AM)
4. bogus mark & execute.I actually quite liked that mechanic. What didn't you like about it?-fenixproductions (November 29, 2010, 09:33 AM)
Thanks to all responses (and sorry for my impatience). It seems that it would be easier if I back off from #4, i.e., if I reconcile with the cloud storage. Let's see how it would be in a real operation. At the moment I'm tempted to use either DropBox or SugarSync (the latter now with 5 GB storage for free). Don't you know how these two handle conflicting changes?
@ Bamse: I've never heard of Gbridge, thanks. It seems to be a bit overkill for my needs, though. Besides, it does not perform a real bidirectional sync, but uses two one-way sync jobs instead. Because of that I suspect it of not handling the conflicts properly.-yksyks (November 29, 2010, 04:38 AM)
Not a single response... Is MS really so indispensable?
OK, so what it I back off from freeware?-yksyks (November 28, 2010, 12:14 PM)