I forwarded the invoice to you.  It contains all of the calculations.  Please let me know when you would like to meet. I can get Ina to set it up if you need me to.
-----Original Message-----
From: Grigsby, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 3:03 PM
To: Bike, Anne
Cc: Ward, Kim S (Houston)
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
Please define close?  Also, what is the outstanding issue with Redwood?  Please set up another meeting with a copy of the actual flows to Palo, sales prices, third party deals and an example of an invoice.  I would like to walk through the deal.
Thanks,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Bike, Anne
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 7:25 AM
To: Grigsby, Mike
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
I met with Settlements on Friday, and we were relatively close for the August invoice.  The Redwood Gas is an outstanding issue for us and Palo Alto.  When we finished on Friday we left a few action items, but my take on the meeting was that we have the deal in the system in a manner that will flow to the back office groups relatively smoothly.
I will keep you posted.
Thanks
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: Grigsby, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:54 PM
To: Bike, Anne
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
How is this issue?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bike, Anne
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 7:15 PM
To: Grigsby, Mike
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
I will set up a meeting with settlements to make sure that everything looks good from their end, and to clarify the payments that are made.  I also need to meet with volume management to emphasize how the volumes should be allocated when the actuals arrive from the pipeline statements.  I think that Daniel has the scheduling issues under control.  Jason, Daniel, and I worked to get everything straight for September.  October will not be much different.  The only exception for October is that we do not have any third party gas coming from Enron, only BP.   This actually makes life easier. As soon as I meet with the 2 back offices groups, I will report what I learned.  Based on my meetings with settlements during July's process, I am confident that the deal is booked as well as the system can handle. However, checking and double checking the processes will not hurt.
I will schedule something with you and Kim after my other meetings.  Hopefully next week.
Imbalances for Rockies and Citizens -  I will let you know.
We just finished cleaning up the SOCAL imbalances.  We are clear through June as far as P/L is concerned.  I think Matt Smith was working on July.  We did have some old issues to clean up as the process was passed from Kim O. to Jane, but we have worked through the problems.
Thanks for the note on the group.  I am holding a learning lunch tomorrow.  I want to make sure that our processes are as tight as possible, especially since bid-week is coming up.  We have a good method for checking that all of the failed desk to desk deals are booked correctly, so it should go more smoothly.  It will still be slow.  Also, Randy Bhatia is working with EOL on resolving their logic issues.  We are working towards a solution that will get the deals booked automatically.   I will let you know the time line soon.
I have a question.  What does the "Wood" report mean ?
See you.
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: Grigsby, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:51 PM
To: Bike, Anne
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
Disregard attachments.  How does the system know not to pay Palo for the gas daily deal at malin?  You did this because gas daily will not show up as risk and Kim puts together a manual invoice and will not pay them for the third party supply?  I want this deal to flow in the event Kim decides to travel the world.
Please set up another meeting to discuss this deal.  i will never understand.  is it just me?
Also, i still need to clean up imbalance deals from July with citizens and in the rockies.
By the way, you are doing a great job.  It seems like your group is getting their books run early.
Also, have you ever talked to your group about secrecy and the fact that we never tell anyone in the market about P&L and/or positions.  Just a reminder.  You may want to talk to them about confidentiality.  You never know who has a roommate from college at El Paso or Dynegy.  Right?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bike, Anne
Sent: Tue 9/18/2001 3:56 PM
To: Grigsby, Mike
Cc:
Subject: RE: Palo Alto historical loads
Mike:  Am I supposed to do something with the attachments ?  They did not transfer through on the e-mail you forwarded.  Kim has never given me any additional information regarding the loads.  All we did on this deal recently was book the newest fixed price deal at Malin, and book the BP volumes (3rd party deals) that have been projected at Malin.
On the BP gas: ..... We book a deal in which ENA purchases gas from Palo Alto at Gas Daily flat.  Daniel Schedules the gas on the transport directly from BP.  We enter the purchase in our system to show that you have 1,500 mmbtu/day at Malin that must be put on the transport to City Gate.
We have not rebooked the origination.  I am still using the estimated burns that were given to me at the inception of the deal.
Let me know if this clears everything up.
Thanks
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From:   Grigsby, Mike
Sent:   Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:52 PM
To:     Ward, Kim S (Houston); Bike, Anne
Subject:        RE: Palo Alto historical loads
Will show me how this deal and the orig was rebooked?  Also, please show me how the third party deals were booked.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From:   Ward, Kim S (Houston)
Sent:   Tuesday, August 28, 2001 6:44 PM
To:     Grigsby, Mike
Subject:        Palo Alto historical loads
>
>
>


The differences we had on Friday were mainly volume related. Correcting the deal in SITARA and UNIFY relates to volume actualizations.  It is not pricing related. As we talked about there are still some issues on the redwood gas.  Redwood gas is the gas relating to the underdelivereis.  In otherwords, when Palo Alto "Burns" less than we actualy schedule on the transport.  Presumably we sell this gas to other 3rd parties, and Palo Alto will be reimbursed for the variable transportation.  I do not think ther are additional fees we would pay on top of reimburseing them for the variable costs, but I am not 100% certain.
Please let me know if ther are any other questions.
Thanks
Anne
-----Original Message-----
From: 	Cashin, Janine
Sent:	Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:27 AM
To:	Ward, Kim S (Houston)
Cc:	Valderrama, Lisa; Bike, Anne
Subject:	Palo Alto Invoice
Kim -
Attached is a workbook with tabs reflecting the August 2001 Palo Alto calculation, Enron calculation and the manual invoice we sent to Palo Alto.  I will fax you the Enron Unify invoice and supply verification.  We met with Anne Bike to go over the deals and the Palo Alto calculation prior to forwarding the manual invoice.  We are now in the process of trying to get the deal correct in Sitara and Unity.  Please review and let me know when you are ready to discuss and how you want to go forward.
Janine Cashin
713-345-8472


Grigs,
As far as I know we not planning on deliviering for Jan. I will ask Cowan and Peggy and get back to you.
Chris
PS Hope you had a good Christmas!
-----Original Message-----
From: 	Grigsby, Mike
Sent:	Thursday, December 27, 2001 11:49 AM
To:	Cowan, Mike; Dorland, Chris; Christiansen, Suzanne; Zufferli, John; Sullivan, Patti
Subject:	Malin deliveries for January
Are we handling the PGT 75,000 of Malin deliveries in Jan just like we have in Dec?   Let us know.
Mike


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temper the near-term bearish outlook in the market. The March S&P 500
index posted its highest close in nearly two and a half weeks on
Thursday. The persistent rebound off the 25% retracement level of
this fall's rally crossing at 1120.66 has set the stage for a
possible test of December's high crossing at 1176 by early-January.
The Dow posted a quiet inside day with a modestly higher close on
Thursday as it consolidated above the 62% retracement level of the
May/September decline crossing at 10,094.10 at 10,088. Technology
stocks supported today's rally however, trading volume was light due
to the holidays.
INTEREST RATES
March T-bonds closed higher on Thursday and in the process posted a
key reversal up. Additional strength will be needed on Thursday to
confirm today's bullish reversal pattern. However, closes above
December's reaction high crossing at 102-05 will be need to confirm a
bottom and trend change has taken place. Until then look for sideways
trading to continue into early-January. Stochastics and the RSI are
bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible.
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with today's bearish reversal pattern.
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and Friday's OPEC meeting. The market is expecting this week's API
inventory report to be bullish, which has helped temper some of
today's losses. Light pressure also came from today's bearish AGA
inventor report for natural gas, which was the second-smallest draw
on inventories for the corresponding week in December since the AGA
started its weekly report in 1994.
February crude oil closed modestly lower on Thursday and settled
below the previous reaction high crossing at 21.05. A late day rally
tempered some of today's losses as February closed mid-range thereby
leaving the door open for sideways trading on Friday. A bullish API
inventory report on Friday could provide the catalyst needed to
extend this month's rally. The 38% retracement level of this fall's
decline crossing at 21.77, then November's high at 22.83 are
potential targets later this winter. Stochastics and the RSI are
bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible
near-term.
February heating oil closed lower on Thursday but remained above
broken resistance crossing at 57.80 thereby keeping the door open for
a possible test of November's reaction high crossing at 64.35 later
this winter. Today's mid-range close leaves the door open for
sideways trading on Friday. Stochastics and the RSI are bullish
signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible into
early-January.
February unleaded gas posted an inside day with a lower close on
Thursday as it consolidated some of Wednesday's gains, which appear
to have been overdone. However, today's mid-range close leaves the
door open for sideways trading on Friday. Momentum indicators are
bullish signaling that additional gains are possible into
early-January. If this week's rally continues, November's high
crossing at 62.31 is February's next target.
February Henry Hub natural gas closed sharply lower on Thursday
following today's bearish AGA inventory report. The report showed a
draw of 81 bcf on U.S. inventories, which was slightly above industry
expectations however, there were too many people caught in January
and were forced to liquidate, which pulled the rest of the contracts
lower on the day. Several long-term weather forecasts are calling for
a bitter cold snap towards mid-January, which might help limit, any
short-term losses. However, traders are cautious about cold-weather
predictions after two months of above normal temps this fall. Closes
below 2.58 would renew this fall's decline as we begin the new year.
CURRENCIES
The March Dollar closed lower on Thursday as it continues to
consolidate some of Monday's gains. A rebound ahead of the close
tempered some of today's loss leaving the door open for sideways
trading on Friday. March's failure to close above November's high
crossing at 118.27 on Thursday raises the possibility that this
week's high might have marked a double top. If the rally continues,
the 75% retracement level of this summer's decline crossing at 119.57
is March's next upside target.
The March Swiss Franc closed higher on Thursday due to short
covering. Session highs spiked above broken support crossing at .5973
however, March remained below this fall's trading range. I would not
be surprised to see March consolidate below broken trading range
support for the balance of the year. If the decline resumes, fib
support crossing at .5722 is March's next target.
The March Canadian Dollar posted a potential key reversal up on
Thursday after testing November's low at .6230 earlier in the day.
March's inability to push through this support level triggered a
short covering rally however, gains were tempered due to a late-day
sell off before the close. Today's mid-range close leaves the door
open for sideways trading on Friday.
The March Japanese Yen extended its decline off September's high on
Thursday and is poised to test monthly fib support crossing at .7568
in the near future. The daily ADX is bearish signaling that
additional weakness is possible into early-January.
PRECIOUS METALS
February gold closed lower on Thursday and is breakout out below
December's uptrend line crossing near 277.80. Multiple closes below
this support level are needed to confirm today's trendline breakout,
which would then open the door for sideways to lower prices into
early-January. Today's decline turned stochastics and the RSI neutral
to bearish hinting that a short-term top is in or near.
March silver closed lower on Thursday and below the 62% retracement
level of this fall's decline crossing at 4.51 thereby increasing the
odds that a short-term top is in place or near. Stochastics and the
RSI are very overbought and turning bearish with this week's setback
warning bullish traders to use caution. A downturn by the ADX is
needed to confirm that the rebound off November's high has come to an
end.
March copper closed lower on Thursday as it consolidated some of
Wednesday's gain. March has become range bound between the 50%
retracement level of November's rally crossing at 67.50 and below the
reaction high crossing at 69.45. A breakout in either direction of
this trading range is needed to clear up near-term direction in the
market. Short-term momentum indicators are turning bullish signaling
that sideways to higher prices are possible into early- January.
GRAINS
March corn closed higher on Thursday due to light short covering
ahead of this week's export sales report due out Friday morning.
Today's rebound fell short of testing broken support crossing at 2.10
1/4 thereby leaving the door open for a possible test of weekly
support crossing at 2.04 1/4 later this winter. Stochastics and the
RSI remain bearish signaling that sideways to lower prices are
possible into early-January. Producer selling is almost non-existent
and is likely to remain that way until mid-January when cash
merchandisers expect producers to resume cash sales.
March wheat closed higher on Thursday following today's announcement
that Egypt purchased up to 120,000 metric tonnes of U.S. soft red
winter wheat along with 180,000 metric tonnes of Australian standard
white wheat. This news triggered a short covering rally that erased
all of Wednesday's losses. Today's high-range close leaves the door
open for sideways to higher trading on Friday if tomorrow's export
sales report comes in neutral to friendly. From a broader
perspective, March wheat needs to close above trendline resistance
crossing near 2.94 or below trendline support crossing near 2.83 to
clear up near-term direction in the market. Stochastics and the RSI
returned to bullish modes with today's rally signaling that sideways
to higher prices are still possible near-term.
SOYBEAN COMPLEX
March soybeans closed steady on Thursday as positioning ahead of
January deliveries and year-end position squaring dominated today's
trading. Strong U.S. exports and domestic demand are being offset by
rising South American crop prospects and forecasts calling for record
global ending stocks. This week's breakout below trading range
support crossing at 4.32 1/2 has opened the door for a possible test
of weekly support crossing at 4.23 1/2 in the near future.
March soybean meal closed slightly higher on Thursday due to light
short covering amidst strong domestic demand. However, this week's
move to new lows for December has opened the door for a likely test
of April's low crossing at 142 later this winter. This week's export
sales report is not expected to hold any surprises for the market,
which will leave meal looking towards soybeans for near-term
direction. It will take closes above this summer's downtrend line
crossing near 151.90 to confirm a bottom and trend change has taken
place.
LIVESTOCK
February hogs posted an inside day with a higher close due to
spillover support from sharply higher belly prices. Short covering
ahead of Friday's quarterly hogs and pigs report also provided light
support to the market. The trade is expecting tomorrow's report to be
neutral to bullish. However, this month's run up in prices appears to
have already factored in a modest amount of bullish news in the
upcoming report. February hogs are poised to test this summer's
downtrend line crossing near 56.40. Closes above this resistance
level would open the door for a larger- degree rebound into
early-January.
February cattle posted a downside reversal on Thursday, as traders
were disappointed over the lack of an established cash price. While
temps are running below normal across cattle feeding country, there
are no storms to disrupt movement, which is short-term bearish.
Technically, the door remains open for February cattle to try and
test November's high crossing at 71.35. Momentum indicators are
bullish but nearing their respective overbought zones hinting that
February cattle may struggle to overcome this resistance level.
FOOD & FIBER
March coffee posted an inside day with a lower close on Thursday as
it consolidated some of last Friday's loss. Closes below 46.00 are
needed to confirm last Friday's key reversal down, which would then
set the stage for a likely test of this month's low crossing at
44.75. Closes below 44.75 would confirm a breakout into new contract
lows thereby opening the door for a possible test of psychological
support crossing at 40-cents later this winter. Expectations for a
bumper Brazilian crop this spring along with expectations that
Vietnam might be an aggressive seller of their crop after the first
of the year will likely keep pressure on the market into January.
March cocoa posted a key reversal on Thursday filling last week's gap
at 1297. Thin holiday trading allowed local traders to run buy stops,
which exaggerated today's rally. Meanwhile purchases at Ivory Coast
ports are running well ahead of last year's pace during the height of
the shipping season. March will need to close above 1365 or below
1212 to clear up near-term direction in the market.
March sugar gapped above December's downtrend line on Thursday
thereby confirming that last week's spike below the 50% retracement
level of this fall's rally crossing at 698 marked a short-term
bottom. However, the mid-range close leaves the door open for
sideways trading on Friday. Today's rally turned stochastics and the
RSI bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible
into early-January.
March cotton posted an inside day with a lower close on Thursday as
it consolidates above the Nov./Dec. downtrend line. Trading was
subdued ahead of tomorrow's weekly export sales report. Export demand
needs to remain strong in order to sustain this week's anemic
trendline breakout. News that China may see a significant cutback in
cotton acreage this coming year also provided light support to the
market.
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I don't go to many concerts, but that doesn't mean I don't
appreciate listening to good
music at every waking moment. Tonight, a handful of Bay
Gnomies and I watched They Might Be Giants rock the Fillmore.
Melanie, Steve, Brent, Missy, Robert, Patrick, Gretchen, Matt, and
Mindy had a total blast. Well, it wasn't much fun when Robert got
his digital camera confiscated - but this was a show worthy of
five megapixels
(believe me)! Brent went to
the show last night, and I saw them play on the set earlier this
afternoon. They were selling a new CD (which had JUST been
released the other day); "They Got Lost" is full of a few
previously-unavailable tracks. If you aren't sure about purchasing
it outright, I strongly urge you to sign up for a trial EMusic account and download
a few of their songs in MP3 format. Oh, and check out the opening
act: Noe Venable. She's got
a few free MP3s on
her site, too. Give "Boots" a shot - very nice.
Does anybody know how to set a binary clock? Melanie got it for me
as a gift (which was a very nice gesture). Sure, I could read the
manual - but the ones and zeros start to look eerily similar after
flipping past the first page. You know me: I'm not much of a math
guy. In fact, I just discovered the other day that 'byte' was
short for 'by eight' (even though I already knew that 'bit'
represented 'binary digit'). I'd stick with a digital timepiece,
but it just isn't geeky enough for me anymore. How sad is that?
I'm ready to walk on the wild side. Maybe I'll get my laptop
pierced tomorrow? It could happen. I've been known to do nutty
things on a moment's notice, like changing my default Web browser.
Courtesy of Asa
Dotzler, I have an official Mozilla sticker, CD, and t-shirt
(which you saw me model in my Webcam the other day). Don't be too
jealous; Mozilla.org has
plenty of goodies to go around.
Looks as though Jake
and Lori are already having a blast in St. Louis.
They're at the Shareware Industry Conference, along with hundreds
of well-known program programmers - the people who make our
computers work the way we want them to work! We're doing our best
to convince them to join us at Gnomedex. They ask: "Who else
is going to be there?" We answer: "People who don't know you yet."
They ask: "Then why should I come?" We answer: "Because it's a
business opportunity for you." They ask: "What if I don't want to
learn anything or meet anybody?" We answer: "We can't really help
you there, but here - have lunch on us." They ask: "Oh, the
admission price includes food at at Gnomedex?" We answer: "We
cannot provide every meal, but you won't go hungry." They ask:
"So, why Des Moines, when there's nothing to do there." We answer:
"You're 100% wrong. There *IS* something to do there: Gnomedex."
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{Peep show} I'm not always very patient, especially when it comes to my computer. Double-clicking on an image and waiting for it to come up in my image viewer is almost too much for me to handle. Lucky for me, Context Thumbview has made its way onto my system and I no longer have to wait to view an image. All I do now is right-click the image, choose "View Thumbnail," and there is the image, out there for me to see... all without me having to open up any programs! "As Express ThumbView is an Explorer extension, it is always ready and available for use. Moreover, it is available in any Explorer window, including Open and Save As... dialog boxes." As an added bonus, with Context Thumbview installed on my system, I can also turn off the thumbnail view if I want to save system resources.
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{Startup manager} This application bills itself as "Yet Another Startup Manager"... I don't think so! Starter isn't JUST another Startup Manager, it's a piece of programming art. One of my biggest problems with Windows Task Manager is that I don't know what all the processes on my machine are, or from where they are running. Starter not only gives me that information, but it also lets me save it as an HTML file. In addition, Starter lets me import and export registry keys or add a new task to be processed. Don't run all over your machine trying to find all the programs you need to control your PC, when you can do it all (and more!) with Starter.
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{Sticky notes} Did you know that Post-it(r) Notes were invented by accident? I use to have these notes all over my monitor. Now my screen is clean as a whistle! Aversoft Sticker is a program to help you remember "important information by displaying skinnable sticky notes on your Windows desktop." No more bland notes for me! With Sticker, I am surrounded with pictures of paradise (downloaded from Aversoft's website). These great features are no accident. Sticker also has a transparency feature that makes the notes only half visible, making it much easier to use while working on your other programs. Don't walk away yet though... Sticker also allows you to print your notes, lock them from accidentally being deleted, and set an alarm (repeating or one-time). Speaking of alarms, mine just went off and opened up Outlook. Time to send out today's newsletter!
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{We is smart} Those Saturday morning folks at ABC were right: it's great to learn, 'cause knowledge is power. I highly encourage everyone to learn something new each day, and with Wikipedia.com you can! Wikipedia is a free, and very thorough online encyclopedia; you'll be hard-pressed to stump this information tool with an undocumented topic. Know what you're looking for? Then just use the search tool. In the mood to fill your cranium with a few new thought processes? Just browse through any one of Wikipedia's many categories until you find a subject that piques your interest. From Physics to Opera; from Anthropology to Cooking, you will find it all here. Now, all that is missing is you! Take a look and beef up your gray matter.
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Gnomies are known for their willingness to help others and Alex Warren is no exception with a tip on copying text. Alex writes: "Did you know that you can copy the contents of a message/dialog box just by pressing Ctrl+C?" Alex also had this to say: "When you select text and then use the mouse to drag it to a new location, the original text moves to the new location and disappears from the old location. However, you can select text and then use the right mouse button to drag it to a new location. When you do this, releasing the right mouse button opens a menu from which you can choose to move or copy the text (along with several other options)." Those are some great time saving tips Alex! Following suit with using Ctrl + C to copy... you can also use Ctrl + X to cut and Ctrl + V to paste. You can also use all these tips on more then just text! The next time you need to copy some files on your PC, try the right-click and drag method and you will see what I mean... along with saving yourself some time.
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I thought I baked my Dell PowerEdge 1400SC server yesterday
when it refused to boot completely. I borrowed a data vac
from a friend and decided to clean all of the dust and cat
hair from my systems, then after reconnecting everything,
the server would boot to the initial splash screen, where
there is a POST progress bar, but would not proceed past
past about the first 1/5th of the bar. Uh-oh. What did I
fry?
As it turns out, it was another case of "always check the
small stuff". Oh, I had all of the cables plugged back in to
the server properly, I checked all of that, but it didn't
dawn on me until about a half dozen boot attempts later that
I should probably turn an eye toward the other end of the
cables. That server is connected to an 8-port Compaq KVM
switch and with all of the yanking, plucking and shuffling,
the keyboard cable had been eeked out of the switch just a
tad. Why the server didn't display a keyboard warning
message like every other computer on the planet, I can only
attribute to the BIOS developers. Server Satchel, running
Red Hat Linux 7.2 is now operating as it was previously. The
penguin is happy. The server case is even black. How
appropriate...
See You in August,              Randy Nieland
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With all of the security features crammed into Windows XP,
where does one start? Do you need VPN capability? Is NTFS an
appropriate file system choice for you? Is there any value
at all in Simple File Sharing? After much hounding, Bernie
Klinder has drawn up a healthy checklist of things you need
to address under Windows XP in order to maintain a system
that is both security and compatible with the rest of your
computing world.
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ATI Still Makes Video Cards?

Say it isn't so! Yes, apparently they do still have
something to say about NVIDIA's dominance in the video card
market. Seeing as how they've been all but dumped by the
majority of top-tier system makers, it's hard to believe
that they are capable of a serious comeback. Judging from
what AnandTech has to say about the forthcoming R300-based
cards, it appears that they haven't thrown in the towel just
yet. I'm all for competition, so I welcome the effective re-
entrance into the high end market. Let's all hope that their
driver development has improved as much as their hardware
seems to have.
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Odd. I liked that cup of Mocha (spelled M-O-C-H-A and I'll explain in a minute) I drank at Starbucks when Jake and I visited last week, but if I wanted to relay that to someone using a Yahoo email account, you might see an alternate word. Thus the additional hyphenated spelling just in case those of you using Yahoo to subscribe to Lockergnome actually received your issues and the word has been altered to suit their personal opinion of my choice in drinks. They've also had a terrible time interpretting our W3C standardized HTML lately, dropping in copious #message references throughout the text in their new Beta email client. So why the text replacement? It's another filtering technique to stop certain words that might relate to JavaScript functions. I guess I'll have to choose another beverage next time. Silly me.
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Yer Kidding... Really?

I'm all sorts of sarcastic today, aren't I? Those of us
that have had to manage budgets are used to dealing with
math in terms of hardware, software, maintenance and
personnel costs. It's not really that difficult. It's
certainly not hard to see that dropping a free version of
Linux on a server with less hardware requirements just to do
some file sharing, printing and maybe an Intranet page or
three is far cheaper than using Windows. At very long last,
Microsoft has admitted as much. Of course, they're quick to
point out that they have much more to offer than Linux,
which may indeed be true. But at the end of the day, when
you compare donuts to donuts and like functions against one
another, Linux is cheaper. For a shop of Windows-trained
staff, dealing with Linux will certainly be a challenge,
requiring additional training, suffer the odd blunder here
and there, and be less forgiving when it comes to detailed
configuration. On the same token, make a Linux whiz use
Windows and see how quickly you'll be searching for a
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Adios to options excess?
If the nation's politicians expect Silicon Valley to fall in line on the issue of expensing stock options, they're living in a fantasy world.
Flipping through my Rolodex this past week, I couldn't find one solitary technology type willing to support even the mildest proposal to change how corporations account for stock options. The more common response was a verbal "middle finger" shouted in the general direction of Washington.
No surprises, there. The options argument is not just about putting food on the table--make that a lot of food, in some cases--but about the way the computer industry views itself. Tech companies believe they belong in a different category, say, from the likes of Coca Cola, Washington Post Co. and Bank One Corp.--all which recently decided to begin expensing stock options.
Tech titans also served notice they will remember to support friends--and shun foes--in Washington next November. An empty threat? Perhaps, but consider this: in the last national election, the computer industry contributed more than $40 million (52 percent to Democrats, 46 percent to Republicans.) That was good for a seventh place ranking, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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I've very excited about the in-planning Penguin Shell volunteer project.
Apparently, you are too. I've received more than 100 emails from readers volunteering a wide range of IT skills for charitable organizations.
Linux users, Windows users, even a few Mac users are ready, willing and able to
spend their own precious off time providing qualified technical skills for a
good cause. I've also gotten more than two dozen suggestions for organizations that might be in need of such skills. And, I've
seen some very interesting suggestions for names for our project. Feel free to click through on any of the
above links to join the ever-growing bandwagon. Do me a favor, though. keep the
subject lines intact. It's the only way your messages will filter and sort
through my email system.
It looks like Apple may have crossed a line of irritation with its users.
According to this article on The Register, Apple has tacked a $100 annual fee on its
previously free mac.com email service. It's also set the price for an OS 10.2
upgrade at $129.
I won't question Apple's decision too much. Instead, it really proves how
difficult things have become in the tech world in the past few years. Revenues,
by and large, are still decreasing from the pie-in-the-sky late 90s and early
2000. That's left companies to scramble for new sources of income, some of which
were previously free. Even we at Lockergnome have felt the pinch in the past few
years. Never fear, though. Chris has assured us that the newsletters will remain
free. We have, however, begun to explore alternative income sources.
On a brighter note, it looks like Mandrake has found a sweet spot. According to their most
recent shareholder's report, the third quarter was the strongest in the
company's
history, with 1.6 million Euro (1.61 million US) in revenue. That doesn't put
them in the black, though. According to MandrakeSoft, the strong quarter will
only decrease operating losses. I have to wonder how much of this revenue was
the result of the Mandrake Linux User's
Club.
The news also makes me want to pay a bit more attention to Mandrake's newest
partnership venture, an agreement with Microtel to provide Mandrake-loaded computers for sale on WalMart.com.
I would never have guessed that WalMart would lead the consumer Linux machine
charge. They've had Mandrake boxes available for several months. Now, with the
addition of both Lindows
and Mandrake-equipped computers, they seem surprisingly ahead of the retail
computer pack. Let's hope for the best for all involved.
Have a great Wednesday.
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I've recently become a KDE convert - impressed enough with KDE-3 to move me from
my longtime desktop friend Gnome. While I use a combination of fetchmail,
procmail and pine for reading and filtering my email, KMail is a strong
contender in the email race. As you'd guess, it's fully integrated into the KDE
desktop, ready for a quick setup and easy use.
There's one drawback to KMail, though, in my opionion. That's that it doesn't
automatically check your email by default when the program is opened. As much
time as I spend talking about saving key and mouse strokes, you knew the
additional step to check your email after opening the program would be an
irritation to this Penguin. However, changing the problem is a quick and simple
configuration issue.
To force KMail to check your email when opened, right-click on the KMail icon in
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window, change the command line to read:
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Kernel Configuration - Part XIII
As you well know, Linux is simply the most robust operating system for
networking around. With its roots squarely in the network, Linux has managed to
stay ahead of the pack in virtually every respect related to networks. It should
come as little suprise, then, that the network section of your Linux kernel
configuration is dense with details and options.
I will say that I warned you on Monday - there are going to be some sections of
the kernel configuration series where I just can't give you a stock
configuration that will work in every case. Networking is one of those areas.
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July 18, 2002
--Janice Chen,
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Dear readers,
The majority of PC users may run Windows, but Microsoft can't
touch the passion that Mac users bring to computing. This week,
Apple devotees gathered in New York to find out what their guru,
Steve Jobs, has in store for them. They were not disappointed,
with offerings ranging from the new iMacs, which continue to push
the boundaries of the PC form factor, to updated iPods that
include more memory, better menus, and compatibility with
Windows. Read the
full coverage from
CNET's News.com.
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PIMs on the side
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PIM/contact managers, such as the ubiquitous Outlook and
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cost a fortune, one of these may tickle your fancy.
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Ideally suited to students living in small spaces and home
users with basic needs, the eMac is an attractive, adequately
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flat-panel? Read our review.
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MiniDV maestro
Sony's DCR-VX2000 gives prosumers a versatile tool for
capturing high-quality digital video. With three CCDs, smooth
performance, and excellent low-light capability, this
camcorder meets the demands of avid videographers where lesser
cameras fail.
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Readers mourn Gene Kan
Peer-to-peer pioneer dies, Macworld kicks off in Manhattan, and
the PayPal/eBay merger is not going so well.
--Laura Lindhe, executive editor, CNET Tech Trends
1
Gene Kan:
Gnutella open-source guru Gene Kan, who died on June
29 in an apparent suicide, was clearly beloved by the CNET
community. Last week, search requests for information on
25-year-old Kan far outweighed the kind of requests on
products and companies I usually see. A pioneer in the
peer-to-peer space, many credit him with legitimizing file
sharing--making it about more than music, according to Wired
News.
2
Macworld:
The annual Apple lovefest in New York is always a
good show, whether or not Steve Jobs has anything real to
announce. So far, it looks like Apple has already surprised a
few by announcing the release of QuickTime 6.0 (see No. 7),
which many thought would get bogged down in a licensing
quagmire.
3
PayPal:
It's been a rocky road thus far for the eBay and
PayPal deal. Soon after eBay announced it was buying PayPal
for $1.5 billion, shareholders filed a lawsuit claiming that
PayPal's price tag was too low. This week, PayPal is being
subpoenaed by the New York attorney general in regard to its
involvement with online gambling transactions.
4
Wi-Fi:
I'm just going to leave this common term for 802.11 up
on the Buzz Meter permanently. This time, Wi-Fi is getting
interest because of a possible pact between tech heavyweights,
including Intel, AT&T Wireless, and Verizon Communications, to
build wireless access places across the nation in public areas
where people would want to launch onto the Net, such as
airports.
5
eMac:
This is the for-education-only computer that consumers
wanted so badly that Apple released it to them. The CNET
review is out, and here's the word: the eMac is what the iMac
used to be. Basically, it's an easy-to-use, fairly inexpensive
computer for users who don't need to do much besides word
processing and accessing the Web.
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