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02/22/2008 15:30 #43429
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02/12/2008 13:49 #43300
Wifi lunch updateI was going to Cafe Aroma on Elmwood for a wifi getaway, but today I hit Safari Grill across the street and they pick up the same signal! I prolly shouldn't be posting this because someone will read this who works there, but hey Safari Grill has lots of outlets, plenty of seats and so far pretty good food.
empireoflight - 02/13/08 12:42
I wish I could dive into a wireless setup like the ones you mention, but the data plans scare me $$$$$$$. Thanks for the info though and I'll keep it in mind for when I finally do evolve to that state.
It was still Sahara Grill when I was there.
I wish I could dive into a wireless setup like the ones you mention, but the data plans scare me $$$$$$$. Thanks for the info though and I'll keep it in mind for when I finally do evolve to that state.
It was still Sahara Grill when I was there.
paul - 02/12/08 21:29
Ya, Buffalo sucks for wifi. Its just not reliable or wide spread enough. Perhaps it is time to get a big boy phone that tethers and bring your network with you, lol. There is free software for windows mobile called wmwifirouter that turns your windows mobile phone into a wifi hotspot. Otherwise you can bluetooth tether with DUN on just about every phone. It's still okay fast but the speed is limited by the bluetooth vs the wifirouter software which transmits he full evdo or hspda speed. Both methods work perfect to provide connectivity for my macbook pro and nokia n810 not phone on the go.
Paired with AT&T HSPDA or Sprints EVDO, you have a really fast connection for any devices, anywhere you go. I prefer the AT&T network and the fact that it is sim driven so that you can put your sim card in multiple devices, depending on what you want to bring with you. One of the best all purpose devices on the market is the AT&T tilt.
On a totally separate note, did they change the name with new owners or is it Sahara Grill?
Ya, Buffalo sucks for wifi. Its just not reliable or wide spread enough. Perhaps it is time to get a big boy phone that tethers and bring your network with you, lol. There is free software for windows mobile called wmwifirouter that turns your windows mobile phone into a wifi hotspot. Otherwise you can bluetooth tether with DUN on just about every phone. It's still okay fast but the speed is limited by the bluetooth vs the wifirouter software which transmits he full evdo or hspda speed. Both methods work perfect to provide connectivity for my macbook pro and nokia n810 not phone on the go.
Paired with AT&T HSPDA or Sprints EVDO, you have a really fast connection for any devices, anywhere you go. I prefer the AT&T network and the fact that it is sim driven so that you can put your sim card in multiple devices, depending on what you want to bring with you. One of the best all purpose devices on the market is the AT&T tilt.
On a totally separate note, did they change the name with new owners or is it Sahara Grill?
jbeatty - 02/12/08 16:07
Thats pretty harsh punishment for using unprotected bandwidth. I mean if you really want to stop people from using it try putting a freaking password on it. Passing laws that make it a felony seems really stupid. I have 3 open networks that are accessible in my apartment and there has been more than once that I was one them (unknowingly for a short time) instead of my own because the airport got knocked out of the outlet. Does that make me a felon?
Thats pretty harsh punishment for using unprotected bandwidth. I mean if you really want to stop people from using it try putting a freaking password on it. Passing laws that make it a felony seems really stupid. I have 3 open networks that are accessible in my apartment and there has been more than once that I was one them (unknowingly for a short time) instead of my own because the airport got knocked out of the outlet. Does that make me a felon?
empireoflight - 02/12/08 14:59
Wow, as soon as I posted this they must have changed the password! At least I didn't end up like this guy: :::link:::
Oh well, Cafe aroma is so crowded and nowhere to sit or plug in. Still looking for a good place on Elmwood...
Wow, as soon as I posted this they must have changed the password! At least I didn't end up like this guy: :::link:::
Oh well, Cafe aroma is so crowded and nowhere to sit or plug in. Still looking for a good place on Elmwood...
empireoflight - 02/12/08 14:02
I got it a couple weeks ago and it still works!
I got it a couple weeks ago and it still works!
jenks - 02/12/08 13:53
but don't you have to get the wifi password from aroma?
but don't you have to get the wifi password from aroma?
01/30/2008 18:03 #43099
Email clientsI installed Thunderbird on my new mac 6 months ago and haven't transitioned to mail yet. I like how Tbird separates all my accounts. Maybe mail can do this, but I don't have time to figure it out.
One thing I hate about tbird is the way it doesn't soft-wrap replies; i.e., if I reply to someone's email the quoted email scrolls sideways.
One thing I hate about tbird is the way it doesn't soft-wrap replies; i.e., if I reply to someone's email the quoted email scrolls sideways.
jenks - 01/31/08 17:28
i'm not exactly sure what you mean by separating accounts- personally I love that leopard mail just funnels them all into one inbox- but if you click the triangle next to "inbox" etc, it will show you the individual ones under it... not sure if that helps. I've gotten so used to Mail that I like it- but I'm not a super power emailer.
i'm not exactly sure what you mean by separating accounts- personally I love that leopard mail just funnels them all into one inbox- but if you click the triangle next to "inbox" etc, it will show you the individual ones under it... not sure if that helps. I've gotten so used to Mail that I like it- but I'm not a super power emailer.
paul - 01/30/08 18:25
I really am not happy with email client I use. I have been using mail on leopard for a while but I am not sold on it. I think tbird is better. I am excited to see what the new entourage for Mac 2008 is like. We don't get our disks till mid February though.
I really am not happy with email client I use. I have been using mail on leopard for a while but I am not sold on it. I think tbird is better. I am excited to see what the new entourage for Mac 2008 is like. We don't get our disks till mid February though.
01/15/2008 14:09 #42892
wireless woesI just went to Spot on Elmwood for lunch and a surefire wireless signal; I mean, they ARE the biggest cafe in Buffalo, right?
Like an idiot I ordered lunch before asking the worker. His answer was "you can go up by the windows and try to piggyback on someone else's signal". Yeah... bad Karma but they were all locked up anyway.
There should be a list of local eateries/hotspot status somewhere...if not, anyone wanna help me build one?
Like an idiot I ordered lunch before asking the worker. His answer was "you can go up by the windows and try to piggyback on someone else's signal". Yeah... bad Karma but they were all locked up anyway.
There should be a list of local eateries/hotspot status somewhere...if not, anyone wanna help me build one?
jenks - 01/15/08 20:23
yeah i've always thought it was kind of lame that spot doesn't have free wifi.
yeah i've always thought it was kind of lame that spot doesn't have free wifi.
theecarey - 01/15/08 17:45
yes, (e:jbeatty) is correct, you can find wifi at Spot downtown. I think that whole area is a hot spot though, so I gather you could add Starbucks to the list.
Not in the city, but for wifi and coffee, I hit up Panera Breads (Sheridan or N.Falls Blvd) when I need a sure thing. Nice that loafing for several hours at a time is welcome!
yes, (e:jbeatty) is correct, you can find wifi at Spot downtown. I think that whole area is a hot spot though, so I gather you could add Starbucks to the list.
Not in the city, but for wifi and coffee, I hit up Panera Breads (Sheridan or N.Falls Blvd) when I need a sure thing. Nice that loafing for several hours at a time is welcome!
jbeatty - 01/15/08 14:47
Somebody told me that spot downtown has free wifi, but I have never been.
Somebody told me that spot downtown has free wifi, but I have never been.
zobar - 01/15/08 14:32
Here's a start:
Cafe 59, 59 Allen St at Franklin St
Caffe Aroma, 957 Elmwood Ave at Bidwell Pkwy
Both are free I believe; Cafe 59 also has computers available to borrow.
- Z
Here's a start:
Cafe 59, 59 Allen St at Franklin St
Caffe Aroma, 957 Elmwood Ave at Bidwell Pkwy
Both are free I believe; Cafe 59 also has computers available to borrow.
- Z
11/06/2007 22:26 #42017
What color is the past?I have to design a computer icon for "Undo". I'm making an arrow facing left, since in western culture (if that even exists any more), we think of things that face that way as looking backward. But what color? Red is no good; it just means stop; or alert, or something. Blue is mysterious but it doesn't signify time in any way. Green is good because it means go forward, and technically, red is the opposite of green, but as said above red is no good.
Arggh! Yellow?
Arggh! Yellow?
metalpeter - 11/07/07 17:23
I know this sounds like a stupid answer but from what I have seen on computers most of the icons are the same color. I myself like it that way cause when different functions are different colors it makes things stand out and somethings not and I believe that makes some functions harder to find but that is just me.
I know this sounds like a stupid answer but from what I have seen on computers most of the icons are the same color. I myself like it that way cause when different functions are different colors it makes things stand out and somethings not and I believe that makes some functions harder to find but that is just me.
empireoflight - 11/07/07 10:56
Yeah, basically "Oh shit I left my Queen hanging"
Yeah, basically "Oh shit I left my Queen hanging"
carolinian - 11/07/07 10:33
Is the undo basically a "I want to take back that move I just made" feature?
Is the undo basically a "I want to take back that move I just made" feature?
zobar - 11/07/07 10:07
I think I prefer the Gnome icons in general, but the KDE package is nice because it has a few different sets to choose from, including Locolor for limited devices. Have a look for 'kdeartwork'.
- Z
I think I prefer the Gnome icons in general, but the KDE package is nice because it has a few different sets to choose from, including Locolor for limited devices. Have a look for 'kdeartwork'.
- Z
empireoflight - 11/07/07 09:54
It's for Open Chess 3.0, a free Palm OS chess application. I would imagine chess geeks will use it a lot-it gets around 100 downloads a day. I'm building it in 4 sizes (1-bit at 9x9, 8-bit at 9x9, 12x12, 18x18) along with about 20 others. The palette is atrocious. I think I'm going with a purple after much consideration. I checked those Gnome icons and the undo looks like a good reference-thanks for the link! The KDE link didn't work...
It's for Open Chess 3.0, a free Palm OS chess application. I would imagine chess geeks will use it a lot-it gets around 100 downloads a day. I'm building it in 4 sizes (1-bit at 9x9, 8-bit at 9x9, 12x12, 18x18) along with about 20 others. The palette is atrocious. I think I'm going with a purple after much consideration. I checked those Gnome icons and the undo looks like a good reference-thanks for the link! The KDE link didn't work...
carolinian - 11/07/07 08:53
For me to give my input, I need to know more about the situation (first rule of HCI: know your terrain)
Is this an application running on a computer, or is it a web application (or something entirely different from any of these)?
Who will be the target users of said application/service using the icon?
How often will the target users use this software? Once in their lives or nine hours a day five days a week?
Are there any size restrictions? (e.g. is the icon for something on a tiny cell phone or a desktop with a 32" screen?)
If this is a computer application, will it be multi-platform or single platform?
What are the lighting conditions for the application using the icon? Will they have to see the icon in a very dark room or will they struggle to see it in extremely bright sunlight?
For me to give my input, I need to know more about the situation (first rule of HCI: know your terrain)
Is this an application running on a computer, or is it a web application (or something entirely different from any of these)?
Who will be the target users of said application/service using the icon?
How often will the target users use this software? Once in their lives or nine hours a day five days a week?
Are there any size restrictions? (e.g. is the icon for something on a tiny cell phone or a desktop with a 32" screen?)
If this is a computer application, will it be multi-platform or single platform?
What are the lighting conditions for the application using the icon? Will they have to see the icon in a very dark room or will they struggle to see it in extremely bright sunlight?
zobar - 11/07/07 07:41
You can download icon sets from both the Gnome and KDE projects that can save development time, whether you use Gnome/KDE or not.
:::link:::
:::link:::
Gnome uses a pale yellow arrow, flipped over itself and pointing to the left. KDE uses a blue arrow, flipped over itself and pointing to the left.
- Z
You can download icon sets from both the Gnome and KDE projects that can save development time, whether you use Gnome/KDE or not.
:::link:::
:::link:::
Gnome uses a pale yellow arrow, flipped over itself and pointing to the left. KDE uses a blue arrow, flipped over itself and pointing to the left.
- Z
drew - 11/06/07 23:51
I would go for pink, like the eraser on a pencil.
Or white (light blue?) like soap.
And I would make it an arced arrow to the left.
I would go for pink, like the eraser on a pencil.
Or white (light blue?) like soap.
And I would make it an arced arrow to the left.
empireoflight - 11/06/07 23:09
"Undo" is us reacting to the past, like we need to fix something. Grayscale is like set in stone, this is what happened, don't bother changing. Maybe I was wrong about blue; our blood cells are blue when they have given up their oxygen. Maybe blue means "fix me!!!"
"Undo" is us reacting to the past, like we need to fix something. Grayscale is like set in stone, this is what happened, don't bother changing. Maybe I was wrong about blue; our blood cells are blue when they have given up their oxygen. Maybe blue means "fix me!!!"
paul - 11/06/07 22:41
Maybe colors are too strong for something previously discarded. Maybe grayscale. Seems like that is definitely past, ghosts are grayish, black and white photos, B&W TV.
Maybe colors are too strong for something previously discarded. Maybe grayscale. Seems like that is definitely past, ghosts are grayish, black and white photos, B&W TV.
Thanks Ben, I like the white one. I am not a fan of the centered bold black e, as my eye gets stuck there, I tried that before - that's why I uncentered the e.
I might switch to the white one, the only reason I wouldn't is that on a multipage pamphlet, the really black e causes the reader to stop on the page more than the white.
My idea was, they would be flipping, they see the black e. It forces tehm to stop on the page. THe uncenteredness makes them slightly uncomfotable, they following the direction of the uncentereness up and end up at the logo. Plus the uncenteredness makes it pop out in a slightly 3d fashion.
I think in general no matter what people will look at the page though because you should see the other adverts. They are very businesscardesque. I will post some exmaples from the 2006 pamphlet tonight.