TECH: “Backup before using Beta or New Releases” but is that possible?

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.pcmech.com/newsletter/viewtip.php?tipid=704

Backup before using Beta or New Releases
Sent on October 15, 2006 | Category: General Software

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It is always a good idea to have a full backup of all your data before installing *any* beta or new release software.

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Hey, wonderful idea. Tell Microsoft!

With the auto update, you have zero control over forced updates. they even reboot your machine remotely. Even if you aren’t ready for it to happen. Or, they do annoying nags to reboot. Or, slip stuff into fixes and ilk.

Even with the other bozo software companies, it’s not that easy to control the versioning.

With web-based software, it virtually impossible.

There are at least two levels of change control that needs to be considered — at the program level and at the data level.

The trend is in the other direction as is evidenced by the virtual abandonment of version numbers. (I still don’t see what is wrong with version 1, 2, 3, 3.5, 7.02.) It implies that there is compatibility at some level between the old and the new. I remember when software would be graceful about versioning. Heck, the monster Microsoft allowed Word to write old format data.

The user is the version control?

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TECH: GOOGLEPAGES doesn’t do PDFs

Monday, October 16, 2006

I know everyone LOVES everything that Google does.

BUT it’s PAGES won’t host a PDF. My work around is to use PAPERPORT9 to convert a pdf into a jpg which Google Pages will host.

Comments?

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LIBERTY: Your right to just compensation, as recognized Fifth Amendment, not applicable here

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.njeminentdomain.com/state-of-new-jersey-eminent-
domain-date-of-valuation-blight-declaration-and-constitutional
-considerations.html

Eminent Domain: Date of Valuation, Blight Declaration and
Constitutional Considerations
State of New Jersey

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In the case before Judge Costello, the gap between the declaration of blight and the filing of the complaint was 18 months (April 12, 2004 – October 21, 2005). The Court felt there was no substantial time delay in pursuing the condemnation process. Therefore, no constitutional implications were raised by the use of a significantly earlier date. The Court referenced the New Jersey Supreme Court case Jersey City Redevelopment Agency v. Kugler, 58 N.J. 374 (1971), where the gap between the declaration of blight and filing of the complaint was 9 years.

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I think that this whole thing STINKS!

The dead old white guys would be taking down the long guns from over the mantle and strolling down to the Town Green to form the militia.

I think that the gubamint should have to get permission from the people to use eminent domain. It’s a blunt tool that is too easy to abuse.

For their friends, they condem and pay top dollar for a toxic waste dump to put schools on. For their enemies, they’ll condem your house for any reason. And the Intelligent Designer will have to have mercy on you, if your property is wanted by a campaign contributor.

We need to stuff this genie back in the box!

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FUN Shorthand explanation

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.aim.com/acronyms.adp?aolp=0

ROFL that they have to PUB a TLA list.

I notice the left out STFU or WTF or RTFM or W00T or … YMMV …

or my personal favorite TANSTAFL!

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GUNS: Deadly at three quarters of a mile

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.washtimes.com/world/20060115-111618-6393r.htm

U.S. Army sniper nails record shot
By Toby Harnden
LONDON SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
January 16, 2006

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A single shot hit the Iraqi in the chest and killed him instantly. It had been fired from a range of more than three-quarters of a mile, well beyond the capacity of the powerful Leupold sight, accurate to 3,300 feet.

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And, we put up with tyrants, dictators, and other bad guys why?

One would think that the dead old white guy’s ideas about marque and retort could be applied usefully today. It would seem that bad people could be returned to the Intelligent Designer as sort of a warranty claim. Not that we, or our government, would do it. We’d just pay off like a reward.

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LIBERTY: 60MINUTES may not be above reproach but they did put some fuel on the fire

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/11/
60minutes/main2082140.shtml

Duke Rape Suspects Speak Out
60 Minutes’ Ed Bradley Talks To The Accused Lacrosse Players,
Who Have Never Before Been Interviewed

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The three players are white, and come from wealthy families; the accuser is black, a local dancer hired to perform at a team party. Over the past six months, 60 Minutes has examined nearly the entire case file, more than 2,000 documents, including police reports, witness statements and medical records. The evidence 60 Minutes has seen reveals disturbing facts about the conduct of the police and the district attorney, and raises serious concerns about whether or not a rape even occurred.

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I wasn’t there. Innocent until proven guilty.

And, it does sound like the DA used the case for politics.

What a surprise, the gubamint abused it power.

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JOBSEARCH: What is LinkedIn’s value

Monday, October 16, 2006

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000703.html

Many people can’t find the value in LinkedIn.

I think it is:

(1) making yourself findable (i.e., to headhunters);

(2) finding others (i.e., to solve “problems” or exploit “opportunities”; and

(3) strengthening weak bonds.

There are 398 Yahoo Groups about LinkedIn. Here’s the list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=LinkedIn&sc=0&sg=0&ss=1

Here are the ones that I have found are useful.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LICM/

LICM is especially for users of the LinkedIn Contacts Management Application developed by Arnnei Speiser of Mega AS Consulting Ltd.

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/

Linkedin Power Forum is to help Linkedin users power up their networking in order to do business better. To do business better, we need to communicate better, faster, and WITH LESS STRESS! Communication is POWER – and at 7.5 million users, Linkedin represents a LOT of power for you!

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedinBloggers/

LinkedIn Bloggers is a forum for discussing how blogging and related technologies, such as podcasting, video blogging (vlogging)and wikis can support members’ professional networking using LinkedIn.

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MONEY: Get the old folks to prepare for the inevitable

Monday, October 16, 2006

Arghhh, I hate what old age does to the “old folks”. Sigh, and it will happen to all of us if we are lucky.

My thought this morning is very bleak. Old age, really old, not what I am, robs people of the facilities. Once vibrant intelligent people, capable of conducting their own affairs, are reduced by old age to mush. As you may or may not know, I have POA (power of attorney) on three old folks who are now in that state where they can’t comprehend their financial affairs and other arrangements. It’s sad. But, at least, I have the paperwork necessary to do it for them.

One should prepare for that day. Make your affairs as simple as possible and as automatic as possible. I am putting all my old folks on Paytrust. That service will receive their bills and present them to me via the web for disposition. I wish I had done that two years ago, when the first one started to falter.

Sigh, I’m not going to fall into that trap.

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