Growl has been updated to V1.1.1. This is a MUST HAVE application for any Mac user, and without any further hesitation you can download it from the growl homepage.
Growl provides notifications, which “… are a way for your applications to provide you with new information, without you having to switch from the application you’re already in.”
macosxhints.com has a hint on how to run your MacBook with its lid closed. They link to this apple technote, but its not just for your MacBook. Powerbook G4 and MacBook Pro owners are just as capable, and can have the joy of their portable beasts plugged into an external monitor as a “faux desktop”. You just have to have an external keyboard or mouse plugged in.
Bluetooth keyboard users get their own technote.
The hint mentions a side effect is a quieter mac.
Telstra recently upgraded their mobile broadband speeds to give “… typical speeds of 550kbps to 3Mbps, bursting up to 6Mbps in CBD, metro and other areas with our BigPond wireless devices on a Super G Fast plan”
While I applaud the expanded infrastructure their pricing makes it useless.
Take a look at their business pricing for wireless data:
| Price per month | Data allowance | Excess cost per MB |
|---|---|---|
| $5 | 5 MB | $1.00 |
| $10 | 20 MB | $1.00 |
| $29 | 80 MB | $1.00 |
| $59 | 200 MB |
There are more expensive ones as well. Who in their right mind would pay for any of these plans. With a network that can burst up to 6Mbps, you would exceed your *5 MEGABYTES*!!!! in about 5 seconds. You would then be paying $1 per MB.
If they had the best infrastructure AND competitive pricing, everyone would flock to them.
I will continue to use my 3G bluetooth vodafone for data thank you very much Sol.
Looking in my inbox today I read this:
This message is being sent to confirm that all credit card information has been removed from the World of Warcraft account ********, effectively cancelling its recurring subscription as of September 23, 2007 5:47 AM UTC. The account will not bill or renew any further unless new payment information (credit card or game card) is manually entered in.
The account will remain playable for the remaining time it has already paid for.
So I did it… again. Cancelled. I was wasting money. Hadn’t played the game in weeks, and when I got on even with my mains and alts it was boring. I have BC expansion, but still am lvl 51 on my main, so I’ve never seen the new content except on the public test realms. Its all a pretty useless game at the moment. Having no one else I know who plays doesn’t help either.
They do say:
At this time, Blizzard has no plans to delete or “expire” characters, even if an account is deactivated
which means there will always be the nag in the back of my mind that I could go back - in fact they are betting on it. I think I’ll trade one addiction (WoW) for another (exercise) and I’ll be a lot healthier for it.
The MQ command level is an integer used by MQ clients that identify what version the WebSphere MQ servers is running. This in conjunction with the Platform attribute allows a client know what commands the MQ server supports. Both are required attributes to determine usable commands.
You may be asked by someone what command level your system supports. In the case of MQ V6.0 on Solaris, the following is true:
MQCMDL_LEVEL_600
Level 600 of system control commands.
This value is returned by the following:Websphere MQ for AIX V6.0
Websphere MQ for HP-UX V6.0
Websphere MQ for i/Series V6.0
WebSphere MQ for Linux V6.0
Websphere MQ for Solaris V6.0
Websphere MQ for Windows V6.0
Websphere MQ for z/OS V6.0
See IBM’s doco for further versions or systems.
