Wednesday, October 3, 7:00-10:00 pm
Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Programmers SIG
RUBY ON RAILS
Speaker: Brian Moelk, Brain Endeavor, LLC
Location:
Inter-American Development Bank (Annex Building)
1350 New York Avenue, NW, Room B-300, Washington, DC
Metrorail (two stations within two blocks):
I just helped a friend pick out a portable Mac (bought a Macbook Pro with a
15 monitor). The Macbook Pro came with a choice of monitors -- matte screen or
glare screen. My friend chose the matte screen. My guess (my hope!) is that
the iMacs also come with a choice of screens. The glare screen
My 15 MBP has the matte screen. Its not as matte as the older
white iBook screens, but is nothing like the new glossy. I'm very
happy with my choice. I work with lots of overhead light and the
reflections on other glossy screens is distracting to me. The glossy
is nice and makes for a
I'll admit it did seem a bit strange at first but it was explained in
the Acer Brochure:
http://static.tigerdirect.com/pdf/Acer-Widescreen-Guide.pdf
The different aspect ratio accommodates Vista's Live Sidebar features.
I'm not planning on watching HD movies nor do my video work on this so
the
Cell phone numbers going public tomorrow
REMINDERall cell phone numbers are being released
to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will start
to receive sale calls.
.YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the following number from your
cell phone:
From the FTC website http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall
Did you get an email claiming that your cell phone is about to be
assaulted by telemarketing calls because of a new cell phone number
database? Those claims are not true. In fact, federal law prohibits
telemarketers from using automated
Please check out your info before sending it to a list.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2007/02/dnccellphones.shtm
Stewart
At 02:57 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote:
Cell phone numbers going public tomorrow
REMINDERall cell phone numbers are being released
to telemarketing companies tomorrow and you will
From the governments web page:
Did you get an email claiming that your cell phone is about to be
assaulted by telemarketing calls because of a new cell phone number
database? Those claims are not true. In fact, federal law prohibits
telemarketers from using automated dialers to call cell
I was listening to NPR last night and they were discussing polls and
how accurate they are as they do not call those who have only a cell phone.
They mentioned that many pollsters do not call Cell phones as they
ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE AUTOMATIC Dialers on cell phones and it is not
worth their
I think it is necessary to register cellphones (unless you enjoy wasting
your time and minutes listening through all the voicemail spam before
you are allowed to delete it). Ours were inundated until we put them on
the list. We also got the occasional text message spam until we had it
Yes, with increasing use of cell phones, especially by those who have no
other phones (disproportionately younger folks so far) polling sampling
accuracy is becoming more problematic. Maybe this will ultimately be a good
thing, since polling now drives the political process as much as
At 04:06 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote:
I think it is necessary to register cellphones (unless you enjoy wasting
your time and minutes listening through all the voicemail spam before you
are allowed to delete it). Ours were inundated until we put them on the
list. We also got the occasional text
I am a webmaster for a local non-profit organization that has previously
had its web host supplied to the organization by a third party. That
party charges the organization for hosting but does not reveal any
details at all, such as the bandwidth supplied or used. I'm thinking
that the
Two separate questions.
Web hosting
Domain registration
I found this out earlier this year when ours was about to
expire. Many companies (who host websites) will gladly register your
domain name, but then their name gets attached to it somehow as they
are resellers of the registration (I
Hear, Hear!
I'm not a fan of cell phones either. They are frustrating to use, voice
quality is poor at best and non-existent at worst, the battery is dead
in a day (from my house) or in an hour (when I'm on vacation in the
mountains), the contracts offered boil my blood, the phones break
Thank you for your reply.
As I mentioned in my original message, the domain registration belongs
to the web host -- registered by it. If we were to switch web hosts,
how could we retain the same domain name?
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Two separate questions.
Web hosting
Domain
Technically it belongs to you not them. They registered it for you.
Ask them for it, and if they are reputable they should allow you to move it.
Otherwise get a new one.
Stewart
At 05:40 PM 10/2/2007, you wrote:
Thank you for your reply.
As I mentioned in my original message, the domain
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