RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-12 Thread Harkins, Patrick
How are things shaping up for you with this idea, Ian? regards, Pat -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 9, 2004 9:19 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-12 Thread Ian Skinner
. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -Original Message- From: Harkins, Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:23 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing How are things shaping up for you with this idea, Ian

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-12 Thread Harkins, Patrick
No surprise there, eh? Actually that sounds very conservative to me. I'd be surprised if you could do it for twice that! Pat -Original Message- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 12, 2004 10:27 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Looking like

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
Kevin Thanks for your helpful information.To further the discussion... - How many computers/devices are you going to want to hook up at a location? A At the moment, it is one computer per location.But I could see that growing as they come to expect more from the capabilities of remote

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Shawn Regan
- From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:38 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Thanks, we're looking into the hardware concerns first.What is there available that does what we want it to do?The idea that some of these locations will be rather

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Kevin Graeme
type wireless. -Kevin - Original Message - From: Ian Skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Kevin Thanks for your helpful information.To further the discussion... - How many computers/devices

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -Original Message- From: Shawn Regan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:06 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Here is a path we have done in the past to over come remote locations with no connection to internet both

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Kevin Graeme
with aluminum foil umbrellas on top. Good luck. -Kevin - Original Message - From: Ian Skinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:33 AM Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Thanks, that is our current operation. We have a couple dozen

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Ian Skinner
To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Mobile Computing >From your answers it sounds like the key is that it will all work over a slow connection. Given that, I'd look into the options of either landline modems or cellphone modems. What contracts and coverage are available? That kind of thing. But I'd st

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-09 Thread Kevin Graeme
I would presume that this Digital Cellular is the same kind used by digital PCS phones and devices?Or does Blackberry use their own technology? Same thing. You mentioned about users of Blackberry's complain about sites they can't use?Is that websites or physical sites in the city?Are they

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Heald, Tim
Cell modems are only 19K so slow as hell. Flash works on a lot of different platforms and I think can be very useful for remote computing. -- Timothy Heald Web Portfolio Manager Overseas Security Advisory Council U.S. Department of State 571.345.2319 The opinions expressed here do not

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Matthew Small
connection through the cable to the phone.The connection is actually kind of fast as it runs about 115k - much faster thana modem. - Matt Small - Original Message - From: Heald, Tim To: CF-Community Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:27 PM Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Cell modems

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Ian Skinner
at other options. -- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA -Original Message- From: Heald, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:28 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Mobile Computing Cell modems are only 19K so

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
We get asked this kind of question occasionally because we support agents in rural counties. There isn't a really good answer, and it's probably not going to be easy. - Is the mobile blood drive being conducted from a truck or is it set up at a local facility like a school, library, etc.? - How

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Harkins,Patrick
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 8, 2004 4:14 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Mobile Computing We get asked this kind of question occasionally because we support agents in rural counties. There isn't a really good answer, and it's probably not going to be easy. - Is the mobile blood drive

Re: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Kevin Graeme
system IIRC. -Kevin - Original Message - From: Harkins,Patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:39 PM Subject: RE: Mobile Computing I would second most of what Kevin says except for the satellite part. When it comes to dynamic

RE: Mobile Computing

2004-01-08 Thread Harkins,Patrick
Ah yes, If I understand it correctly, Lotus Notes uses a kind of file-based replication. Pat -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 8, 2004 4:48 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Mobile Computing I haven't used a satellite link in a long, long