Saturday, September 24, 2005

Operation Eden

by alec on September 24, 2005

This is an unbelievable blog.  I am speechless.

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Thin Clients Suck

by alec on September 24, 2005

Larry O’Brien, writing about the possibility of a mobile phone being the consumers only client, had this to say:

Having used Sun’s SunRay thin clients back in the dot-com days, I can attest to the user-friendliness of “plug and play” computing – put your smart card into any computer in the company and get your desktop. Very, very nice experience. However, I think the idea of a dumbed-down appliance-based OS has been tried and failed – WebTV springs to mind, Audrey, all of those things.

He continues relating his experience with SunRay clients at a recent tradeshow, and concludes "Thin clients suck". 

At VON last week there were SunRay stations for attendees to log into and check email, etc, everywhere.  Screens painted slowly, with frequent tears.  The Sun browser was substandard, with obvious paints / repaints as CSS pages were rendered.  The included VoIP phone had a primitive UI, and voice quality was substandard. 

I think Sun makes great servers, but their thin clients, and their thin client religion, sucks.

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Canadian Politics are Boring

September 24, 2005

Last week one of my readers complained to me that the blog was more fun when I wrote about politics. Perhaps.  Certainly I have a viewpoint!  Canadian politics are pretty boring right now, though.  We’ve had a dull summer recess, and the only noteworthy item at the moment is elements of the Conservative Party calling for [...]

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D’Arenberg “The Galvo Garage” 2002: redux

September 24, 2005

It’s almost three hours since we opened the d’Arenberg Galvo Garage.  Dinner was one of my favorite fall dinners — beef, stewed with a medley of root vegetables, mushrooms and a few of those serrano peppers I’ve been harvesting all summer. The wine was a terrific accompaniment.  The tannins cut the richness of the beef, [...]

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Cascading Style Sheets

September 24, 2005

You may have noticed some layout changes in my blog over the last few weeks.  I have Eric A. Meyer’s Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition to thank for this.  This book really is the definitive guide to how CSS 2 and 2.1 work.  Contains a complete reference, plus comprehensive information on browser support [...]

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D’Arenberg “The Galvo Garage” 2002

September 24, 2005

I’ve just decanted a bottle of d’Arenberg’s "The Galvo Garage" 2002, which I found in my local LCBO for C$29.95. I picked it up on a whim, not knowing anything about it other than the fact that I’ve enjoyed just about every d’Arenberg wine I’ve purchased.  It’s a classic Bordeaux blend — cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, [...]

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The Register: Mobile Users Are Bloody Rude

September 24, 2005

In typical, irreverent fashion, the Register reports on a T-Mobile study that says cellular phone users are rude.  For those currently awaiting instructions from above, T-Mobile offers a handy list on how to avoid infuriating your co-workers: Ensure your mobile phone is off or on silent mode during meetings Do not answer calls during meetings [...]

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Mill of Kintail

September 24, 2005

Mill, Downstream, originally uploaded by Alec Saunders. I took the friday, post-VON, off and spent the day walking the dogs with Janice. We went to the Mill of Kintail, which is part of the historic woolen mill industry around the village of Almonte, a little east of Ottawa. Kintail is now a conservation area, and [...]

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