Ping: Cheryl Isaak

[AlanG]

Can I ask you something via e-mail?

[Jangchub]

Pardon my querry, what does the Ping do in the subject line?

[Scott Hildenbrand]

It's a computer term used mainly in reference to cross server communications in which a "ping" (small packet of data) is sent to confirm that the other server is alive (connectible). In the event that a server receives a ping, a pong is sent back which is a conformation data packet made up of EPOCH time.

But in this case, consider it a "hey you".. :p

[Cheryl Isaak]

Sure - I'm not around the rest of the day, so wait until late tonight or first thing tomorrow AM. C

[Cheryl Isaak]

And reveals who the ancient computer geeks are! LOL C

[Jangchub]

thanks for explaining. I've seen it over the years and always wondered what it meant!

V

[Leon Fisk]

Not sure just what flavor Windows you are running, but if you can bring up a command prompt, type in:

ping yahoo.com

Then try it again with something made up, like this:

ping

Have fun!

[Val]

*P*acket *IN*ternet *G*roper = PING A small program used to test the connection and function of remote destinations by sending out messages and waiting for replies.

I'm beyond ancient, Cheryl..~chuckle~...I was a "nerd" and that was before geek (General Electrical Engineering Knowledge) was an acknowledged computer related title and a hacker was revered as an awe inspiring Wizard instead of, as now, some nefarious, destructive criminal. I programmed with zeros and ones (binary machine language) using machines chiseled from rock and fueled by the skimming of tar pits ;)

"All Your Base Are Belong To Us" Val

[Cheryl Isaak]

What is this Windows? Are they some thing you open to make air move about?

Cheryl (I hate the evil empire)

[William Wagner]

We used to call some folks Wizards.

Bill who knows what VAX notes were and grew up with the notion that I was always addressing my best friend.

Looking for Leopard slowly.

[Travis]

Why are you using a Microsoft product if that is how you feel?

[Eggs Zachtly]

Then, don't use it. =)

[Ann]

Travis expounded:

Ever heard of a Mac?

[Jangchub]

Vista. I say Vista Shmista. I have a gig of RAM and this Vista really needs two gigs to run properly. I find it a bit slow. I was using XP Pro (husband works at Dell) and I have a new 9400 Inspiron to replace the lemon 9300 I returned after two years. Please, anyone buying a Dell, buy the three year complete care package.

rant off

[Cheryl Isaak]

It was a joke man.

Actually, I'm stuck with some Microsoft products until the last kid is out of HS. There are at least three teachers a year that require all papers to be also turned in as a Word file on a CD. No other format is allowed.

Actually, I keep wondering how Entourage got to be so useable.

C

[Cheryl Isaak]

Oh and by the way, I'm on a Mac. Sadly running a few microsoft products.. C

[John McWilliams]

Write a stern E-mail to the school board. Include such phrases as "economics"; "forced purchases" [Word and CDs]; "discrimination"; "PDF"[free, universal, and uncopyable]; "resource waste", and so forth. Also note that it's a waste of time, energy and resources (burning a CD) for a tiny bit of info that could be easily e-mailed if the "teacher" had a brain and a will to stop such waste and rigidity. I bet they have to turn in a printed copy, too, no?

Aaaaaaccchhhhh!

[Cheryl Isaak]

Of course they do - waste paper and don't get the CD back half the time. (which is why there is a stack on write onlys and a stack of read-writes)

Honestly, I'm just way too tired right now to deal with that fight. But, I'm wondering about sending the younger one to a private HS.

I actually understand some of the .doc only format; it allows the teacher to run a program that checks for plagiarism with a web search (oh the sites out there for essays on just about any subject, book, etc and desired grade you want to get.)

I'd love to be a fly on the wall if/when a freeware guru runs in to those teachers. Cheryl

[dr-solo]

interesting. I require all files as .rtf since I WONT accept word.doc documents.

[dr-solo]