Hi Ed
Must be a giggle at your place when the power goes out... Your UPS will
probably run a small town!
Cheers
Earl
Ed Kummel wrote:
> Well,
> My equipment is rather varied and quite diverse. While
> I don't own that particular Ricoh camera, I do own
> several others. (as soon as I can come up with the
> $1700 for that Ricoh, I will though.)
> I have several servers in a cabinet that sits in my
> basement. They are connected to the internet through
> my DSL connection and I interact with them throughout
> my house via an SMC wireless network connection.
> My "workstations" are just minimal systems interacting
> with my servers as clients through Terminal Server. I
> have two keyboard-only computers. One is connected to
> a 15" LCD and the other is connected to a 17" monitor.
> I have several low end Dells with 17" monitors. All
> connected via wireless networking. I use several OS's,
> Win98, Win98se, WinME, Win2000, WinXP and WinNT (just
> to run my exchange server) and several Win2000 Server
> (several webservers).
> I connect with my MP3 players (I own an original
> RioPMP300 and just purchased a new one the Archos
> Studio 20 with the 20gb hard drive for $288!:
> http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10309215)
> Plus, I have an embedded WinCE in my Jeep with a
> wireless network card that I use to download my MP3s
> wirelessly whenever my Jeep is either in the garage or
> the driveway (sometimes, if I have to park on the
> street, my Jeep cannot make a wireless connection)
> I also have several Laptops (Dell again) with wireless
> cards so I can work out on the patio when the weather
> permits.
> Honestly though? I'm not into DVDs yet...I'm waiting
> for the market to stabilize first...
> (btw, my house is equipped with wireless plugs so that
> I can control my house from a computer. I also have my
> house floor plan loaded as a secure web page that I
> can view via a browser anywhere in the world and
> control just by point and click. Plus wireless camera
> and mic pickup. I can also change the front door
> digital lock via remote anywhere. If I don't have a
> computer, I can call into the house computer and using
> voice prompts make changes to any of house functions I
> choose. I'm working on having the house recognize
> who's in a room at any given time and create the
> environment that that person has programmed. Kinda
> like "computer, ed program 1 please" and the lights
> dim, the gas fireplace lights and the curtains
> lower... <yes, my blinds are motorized> It's amazing
> what can be done with those x-10 devices...don't be
> deceived by those ads either, that's not the real x-10
> company either!)
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
>
> --- Earl Wirth <ewirth_at_telusplanet.net> wrote:
> > Ed
> >
> > Am I to Believe that you own, use and benefit from
> > all these devices, or
> > are you speculating from a distant perch on the
> > fence?
> >
> > Some of us Mac folks have been enjoying the benefits
> > of same for
> > literally years.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Earl
> >
> > Ed Kummel wrote:
> >
> > > Uh, guys (and gals) This utopian view of the
> > future
> > > that $J has dictated to us "unwashed" masses is
> > kinda
> > > "Borg" like. Even more so than anything that Gates
> > has
> > > in mind for us...
> > > This "Zen" ability of knowing "what to leave out"
> > is
> > > freaky and in a way, insulting.
> > > iPhoto, iTunes, iWhatever as long as $J dictates
> > it it
> > > better...
> > > What if I don't want to use $J's "iSomething" in
> > order
> > > to communicate with his new Digital Hub?
> > > $J is back to his old tricks again. "You're free
> > to do
> > > what you want, as long as you do it the way I tell
> > you
> > > to" schtick! (remember his, freedom and the
> > removal of
> > > cursor keys?)
> > > That's the beauty of the Wintel world. You have
> > > freedom. If I don't want to use M$'s Media Player,
> > I
> > > can use some other. And it WILL WORK WITH ANY
> > DIGITAL
> > > HUB I CHOOSE!
> > > ACDsee? Sure! My favorite image cataloger is
> > > ImageEngine. It creates catalogs that can be
> > viewed
> > > via an embedded viewer, your existing viewer, or
> > even
> > > a web browser...
> > > Sure, iDVD and iMovie comes free with the Mac, but
> > if
> > > you go with a different product, will it work with
> > > $J's vision of Apple's Digital Hub? Doubtfull!
> > > If you want a "digital hub" stay away from
> > proprietary
> > > vendor specific Ricoh sells an awsome digital
> > camera
> > > that you set up with an IP!
> > > Bluetooth is finally taking off!
> > > Do you want $J's proprietary digital hub? Or an
> > > industry standard that is to become BlueTooth?
> > >
> > > Sheesh! I can't believe that $J is going to get
> > away
> > > with this yet again!
> > > Ed
> > > web/gadget guru!
> > >
> > > --- Luigi Giovanetti <loug_at_gftech.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hurry before they pull the site down...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.timecanada.com/
> > > >
> > >
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