Was probably a hardware issue..... Steve Greenberg Thin Client Computing 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 Scottsdale, AZ 85266 (602) 432-8649 www.thinclient.net steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Simondson Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:17 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun I was in the middle of creating a plug and play device for my wife's iphone called a flexible oscillating erectile comforter, but the driver would keep failing. -- Warren Simondson Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy Pty Ltd Website: http://www.ctrl-alt-del.com.au Quoting "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx>: > now that would be cool but can't apple just turn the iPhone in to the > wii? they don't need Nintendo, do they? heck, with the 3.0 > release of the iPhone will come new rights for ISVs which allows them > to create more detailed plug-in for the iPhone. For example, > someone will be able to create a blood pressure reader and have it > plug directory in to the bottom of the iPhone. OR, they could > create a steering wheel, joy sticks, all sorts of stuff as now you > have the ability to plug in to the device, where currently we can't > do that. Imagine a box, like the old Atari where you just slap the > iPhone in the box uses it but also has its own added processing and > graphics power. Other than the games I don't see why they would want > Nintendo. Maybe customer base but come on, Apple has EVERY one, > except for the Gates and Ballmer families, as customers in some way. > > > > > I think the iPhone 3.0 will really change a lot. It will be flipping > cool to see the devices people make for it. I can think of a slew. > The box is open with 3.0 OS and the SDK... (almost, I want background > processes but then that would destroy battery life and I would love > to see Apple open the app store but then they have to bend over for > ATT&T, which I find funny. ATT&T should do what Apple wants vs. the > other. > > > > DB > > > > Douglas A. Brown > CEO and Founder > > Microsoft MVP, Windows Server > Citrix Technology Professional > > DABCC, Inc. > > Phone: (954) 778-9558 > Fax: (941) 827-9073 > > E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx > > LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc > > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown > > Web: http://www.dabcc.com > > > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Greg Reese > Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:12 AM > To: Thin > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun > > > > I still want to see Apple buy nintendo. The wii joins the appletv, > iPhone and ds combine. Nintendo game downloads on iTunes. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 20, 2009, at 10:14 PM, "Douglas A. Brown" <dbrown@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > I agree with you Steve. Oracle is one of the biggest funders and > participants in the Xen open source project, and many others... I > have a good friend that works there now, in the Oracle VM group, and > he is constantly telling me how much they love open-source... > > > > I think this is a very interesting buy. However, I wish Microsoft > would have bought them and just shut them down. I wish Gates would > have spent his money (billions) on just buying up all the > competition... lol... A billion here, 5 billion there... I'm a PC. > LOL! > > > > DB > > > > Douglas A. Brown > CEO and Founder > > Microsoft MVP, Windows Server > Citrix Technology Professional > > DABCC, Inc. > > Phone: (954) 778-9558 > Fax: (941) 827-9073 > > E-mail: dbrown@xxxxxxxxx > > LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc > > Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/douglasabrown > > Web: http://www.dabcc.com > > > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Steve Greenberg > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:09 PM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun > > > > I seriously doubt Oracle will kill long standing OPEN SOURCE > projects!! > > > > Steve Greenberg > > <image003.jpg>Thin Client Computing > > 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453 > > Scottsdale, AZ 85266 > > (602) 432-8649 > > www.thinclient.net > > steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Greg Reese > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:02 PM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Oracle buys Sun > > > > You can kiss MySQL goodbye too. IBM might try to take over > OpenOffice if possible. > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms > <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sorry here is the link to the press release > > http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363 > Jim Kenzig > Blog: http://www.techblink.com > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kenzig > Twitter: http://twitter.com/InternetPilot > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > This is so terrible in so many ways. I proclaim Java to be on its > deathbed. Openoffice will die a slow death also. My Sun severs are > weeping. > > Jim Kenzig > Please excuse any typos. > Sent from my iPod > > > > > > ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin Follow ThinList on Twitter http://twitter.com/thinlist Thin List discussion is now available in blog format at: http://thinmaillist.blogspot.com Thinlist MOBILE Feed http://thinlist.net/mobile ************************************************ ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin Follow ThinList on Twitter http://twitter.com/thinlist Thin List discussion is now available in blog format at: http://thinmaillist.blogspot.com Thinlist MOBILE Feed http://thinlist.net/mobile ************************************************