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- Install XP Pro Over XP Home... "Essence of the PC"???
- Actually, I haven't done this yet... I bought a Win XP Pro SP2 package from a suggested vendor, waited a week for overnight shipping UPS sent it the wrong way over the weekend, then had internal receiver deliver to wrong office, where they said "Huh..." and set it aside. Once...
- Tags: PC, longtex, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Robert Heinlein, United Parcel Service of America Inc., TANSTAAFL, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Geek Trivia: Action-pact science fiction
- Earlier AcknowledgementIn my copy of Arthur Clarke's 1966 anthology "Time Probe" (hardcover, published by Delacorte) Clarke begins his introduction to Heinlein's "Not Final!" thus: "In accordance with my half of the Clarke-Asimov Treaty, conclud
- Tags: Arthur Clarke, Clarke, clarke heinlein asimov, feedback, gfisher@..., Isaac Asimov
- Discussion threads 2006-11-01
- aaaakkkk!!!!
- danged HSBC "Celebration of Light" event starts wednesday.250,000 people packing onto the beach to watch fireworks display.. wednesday, saturday, wednesday, saturday.drunken fools by the time they leave.hmmm, anyone got a few tonnes of tnt sitting around?mining the beaches could be fun. ]:)edited for typo and to add:not a stutter, it's...
- Tags: fireworks, Google Inc., Jaqui, Karma, mandatory tagging sucks, off-topic, Robert Heinlein
- Discussion threads 2006-07-25
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- Everyone's favorite spaceflight in-jokes
- In our June 21, 2006 edition of Geek Trivia, "Space ship, too," I challenged my readership to select four spaceship namesakes for four future Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft, preferably inspired by science and/or science fiction. Over 100 entries later, seven spacecraft (and/or auteurs of same) rose above...
- Tags: Spacecraft, Constellation, Science Fiction, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-06-26
- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- Brin similar to Clarke.David Brin's works have a Clarkian feel. Check out "Sundiver" or "Startide Rising", the first two loosely connected books in the first Uplift trilogy. Clarke himself has co-authored at least two books this century, so if you like him you can still find new works.If...
- Tags: SECURITY, David Brin, Palmetto, Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- MSDN Webcast: Visual Studio Tools for Office Straight From the Experts: Robert Green (Level 200)
- The presenter of this webcast interviews Robert Green, expert in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System VSTO. Robert shares some of his experiences with using VSTO and provides an example of the types of solutions he has built. Finally, the attendee of this webcast will learn...
- Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Visual Studio, Webcast, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Robert, Microsoft Development Tools, Digital Media, Productivity, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- TechRepublic member lcallander asked me for some suggested reading material, with a rather intriguing sci-fi stipulation: "I was rereading an old post, where guys were reminiscing about reading 'Heinlein, Asimov, and Clark,' my personal favorites. I got out of reading SF in the '80s and am bewildered by the...
- Tags: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Scalzi, Games, C/C++, Personal Technology, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- IT consulting: The customer isn't always right
- When a customer is wrong, it can be difficult to get them to come around to your way of thinking. Robert L. Bogue explains why listening, teaching, and giving them time to process information can go a long way. by Robert Bogue
- Tags: Information Technology, Customer, Consulting, Person, Robert Bogue, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Why are there always more books than time?
- A few weeks ago, SFSignal asked all sci-fi bibliophiles to show their stacks of unread books, knowing that most speculative fiction fans have a chronic habit of buying books at a much faster rate than they can read them. I'm certainly of that ilk, even if I read and buy...
- Tags: Stack, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-05-30
- Turbo Pizza (exe)
- Rebecca and Robert are avid restaurateurs ready to start their next adventure. With a secret family recipe they can turn any dive into a pizza paradise. Help Rebecca and Robert build a successful franchise through turbo service, great food, a welcoming atmosphere, and a reputation making Turbo Pizza the best...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
- Software downloads 2007-07-25
- Why are there always more books than time?
- Gosh...My list doesn't have titles right now. Michel Foucault is on the list, as is Kant and Kierkegaard. I'm working on Schaeffer right now. I want to get to the Heinlein I haven't yet read, as well as some more Andre Norton (one I had forgotten about...
- Tags: boxfiddler
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- Novell Logon Screen and Legal Notice
- Hi,I'm currently running Novell Client 4.91 SP3 and Netware 6.5 SP5. Here is my problemWe are implimenting a NEW Internet Usage Policy and would LIKE to have this Policy to be VIEWED and ACCKNWLEGED by a ueser BEFORE logging in to our network. Any suggestions on how to...
- Tags: Robert.Lisi@..., Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-13
- Wired: What's wrong with NASA
- Heinlein, Asimov and ClarkI believe all of theose gentleman knew and stated that government will never do space exploration right.It will take commercial business efforts for humans to occupy, use and achieve our destiny of at least inhabiting our solar system.Waiting for government to solve an issue is often a...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, BFilmFan, NASA, Wired Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- Turbo Subs (exe)
- Fans of fast-action time management games are about to embark on a tasty new venture...this time in New York City! Players will help Rebecca and Robert in their continued adventures as they create successful sandwich shops in the most peculiar sites around The Big Apple! It's a tough town, so...
- Tags: Time Management, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-01-29
- Graphs from Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report - Q3 2007
- The seven charts show a breakdown of the data from the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report for Q3 2007.
- Tags: Technology IT Hiring Index, Skills Report, Q3 2007, Robert, breakdown
- Image galleries 2007-06-07
- Dell and Robert Half Technology Smoothly Transition to Standard
- One of the largest youth rehabilitation organizations in the nation, headquartered in Sacramento, California Youth Authority CA wanted to transit to a standardized desktop computer environment while securing end-user support and performing installations within tight deadlines in security-sensitive rehabilitation facilities. As a solution CYA deployed 1,932 Dell desktops with a...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Desktops, Hardware
- Case studies 2006-02-14
- Finished 'Mote in God's Eye' last night
- Well, I polished off the first item in my aforementioned used book store haul--Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Mote in God's Eye--last night. I enjoyed the book, though I wasn't blown away by it. Considering that the pull quotes on the back cover had no less of...
- Tags: Science Fiction, PDAs, Handhelds, Hardware, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-02-28
- BlackBerry Supports Customer and Sales Efforts for Forward-Thinking Transport Company
- Robert Transport is the 2nd largest transportation company in Quebec, Canada. Robert Transport needed to increase performance in their local city operations by improving the dispatch system, which relied on satellite technology and push-to-talk phones. They also wanted to wirelessly connect sales people to the existing CRM solution. Soluteo, a...
- Tags: AvNet Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Satellite, CRM, Robert Transport, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Transportation, Enterprise Software, Handhelds, Sales, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Geek Trivia: Science-fiction double feature
- No!! There HAS to be a mistake!!In looking over the list I was dismayed at the absence of one name... Robert A Heinlein! This man was the Jolly Green Giant of SF in the 60s. I feasted on works by Isamov, Clarke, and Heinlein using a...
- Tags: career, Clarke, Dune, Heinlein, Hugo, movie, Nebula Awards, quibble, Retro Hugos, semantics, TomMerritt
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- The Harry Potter withdrawal recovery program
- Dark Materials trilogyBrilliant reading for young adultsDiskworld PratchettSomewhat accessible for kids but, like Swift, biting sarcasm and satire for adults.Fantasy - Young AdultTerry Pratchett's "Tiffany Aching" series for early teens is a great follow-up to HP. It's the story of an apprentice witch.Wee Free MenHat Full of SkyWintersmithSF -...
- Tags: AndyB-UK, Mote, fantasy, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
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