laptops

2011-04-07 Thread Englander, Irvin
Personally, I have had (and heard) bad recent personal experiences with both Dell (variable hardware, chosen for lowest cost and differing from machine to machine) and HP (lots of problems getting Linux/Fedora, to be specific, working properly.) The latter has been a particular headache, because

[Discuss] [OT] Compensation for Emeriti and Adjuncts teaching Grad Courses

2012-02-18 Thread Englander, Irvin
I'm retiring from full-time teaching CS courses at Bentley for the past 32 years, and have been invited to teach a grad course in the fall as an emeritus Professor. I am curious as to what other Colleges and Universities in the Boston area offer as compensation for Emeritus Professors and Adjunc

Re: [Discuss] installation problems

2012-07-09 Thread Englander, Irvin
I've been running Fedora 14 on my Acer Aspire for a number of years. There was an initial problem with the widescreen display (the default always seems to be 4 X 3. Does ANY laptop still have a 4 X 3 screen???) But there was a website that addressed the problem and I've had no trouble since. On

Re: [Discuss] Connecting a tablet to an overhead projector

2013-08-31 Thread Englander, Irvin
Jerry, I had a similar problem with a Samsung S3 phone. If you're passing thru Logan, there is an audio-video store inside the security area that sells a part that worked for me. We tested it in the store. It's actually made by Samsung, but doesn't seem to be available in the phone stores or at

Re: [Discuss] Connecting a tablet to an overhead projector

2013-09-01 Thread Englander, Irvin
le/dp/B005MR82GA Is it the same one. On 08/31/2013 11:36 AM, Englander, Irvin wrote: > Jerry, I had a similar problem with a Samsung S3 phone. If you're passing > thru Logan, there is an audio-video store inside the security area that sells > a part that worked for me. We tested it

Re: [Discuss] Have you done a technical book review?

2013-11-19 Thread Englander, Irvin
As a textbook author, I agree. When my editor sends out my work for technical review, I'm only interested in seeing that my manuscript is accurate throughout, and correct in every detail. Other than that, I would like to see suggestions for technical improvement, perhaps a different approach to

[Discuss] What was once old...

2016-06-24 Thread Englander, Irvin
Kurt, don't forget the new vacuum tube chips that are coming out soon. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss