Every time I get a new PC I try to live just within the standard Windows environment.
But I just can't take Internet Explorer. Specifically, IE6: company IT does not allow IE7 deployment. In any case, I don't think that IE7 fixes this problem.
I have lots of nice pixels on my screen. But this makes standard fontsize hard to read.
I tried increasing Windows display fonysize. But many, many, webpages break.
Moreover, even with the larger fonts, some webpages are still too hard to read.
Gotta have FireFix, with the ability to easily change fonts on a page by page basis. With more font sizes than MS IE supports. Just can't stand this laptop otherwise.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Implications of paying for data transfers at home
More and more broadband providers are starting to set limits on bandwidth available to home broadband users, and/or to charge for "excessive" bandwidth use.
This will impacting folks who download movies.
But it may also impact folks like me,who don't download movies, but who do work at home. My biggest bandwidth usages are:?
a) downloading software to install on my work PC
This includes both open source software like Open Office or Cygwin, as well as company provided software. I often do such downloads overnight, at home, instead of at work, so as not tio impact work time.
b) backing up my lapop PC - company provided backup software that mainly, again, runs overnight, typically when I am at home.
c) installing software updates, bug patches, etc.
Again, stuff pushed to me by IT.
If I run into such bandwidth limitations at home, how will it impact productivity at work?
This is another nail in the coffin
a) of the "free ride" companies have been getting on home broadband
b) of laptop PCs - if my work PC were a desktop at work, it could use company bandwidth
c) of PCs overall - keep the high bandwidth stuff on a centralized server.
This will impacting folks who download movies.
But it may also impact folks like me,who don't download movies, but who do work at home. My biggest bandwidth usages are:?
a) downloading software to install on my work PC
This includes both open source software like Open Office or Cygwin, as well as company provided software. I often do such downloads overnight, at home, instead of at work, so as not tio impact work time.
b) backing up my lapop PC - company provided backup software that mainly, again, runs overnight, typically when I am at home.
c) installing software updates, bug patches, etc.
Again, stuff pushed to me by IT.
If I run into such bandwidth limitations at home, how will it impact productivity at work?
This is another nail in the coffin
a) of the "free ride" companies have been getting on home broadband
b) of laptop PCs - if my work PC were a desktop at work, it could use company bandwidth
c) of PCs overall - keep the high bandwidth stuff on a centralized server.
It's not just me!
I often complain about how slow my PC is.
Evidence that it is not just me: my wife teaches preschool music, to the children of many of my co-workers.
She recently overhead one of her customers say something like "I could just check my computer- but my computer takes 20 minutes to power up!"
It's not just me.
Evidence that it is not just me: my wife teaches preschool music, to the children of many of my co-workers.
She recently overhead one of her customers say something like "I could just check my computer- but my computer takes 20 minutes to power up!"
It's not just me.
Patience during Hangings
My (new) laptop just froze. Happened twice, both times related to copy and paste from IE6 to Outlook.
Normally I might reboot, after 5 minutes of such hanging. However, this time I had a long, slow, download going on, and I did not want to run the risk of having to restart.
So, instead, I took a long break - 26 minutes - walking around the building. Hallelujah! It unfroze. Only to freeze again soon thereafter.
Normally I might reboot, after 5 minutes of such hanging. However, this time I had a long, slow, download going on, and I did not want to run the risk of having to restart.
So, instead, I took a long break - 26 minutes - walking around the building. Hallelujah! It unfroze. Only to freeze again soon thereafter.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
multiple
using my wife'S tabled PC. won't correct errors. Curious how much slower handwriting is on this machine than it was an my old Toshiba 3505. This is an HP* 1000.
nevertheless I like how easy it is to use. both fro extend feet lithe this (entering-text line this), are especially for handling Google email. I find Gmail's interface bad -but MUCh more pleasant using Tablet and pen.
But need bigger screen. Now using it as 800by 1280, but really need at least 1K wide
nevertheless I like how easy it is to use. both fro extend feet lithe this (entering-text line this), are especially for handling Google email. I find Gmail's interface bad -but MUCh more pleasant using Tablet and pen.
But need bigger screen. Now using it as 800by 1280, but really need at least 1K wide
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