I know you are specifically requesting windows, but have you considered Kubuntu on a usb stick? You could configure it to use Firefox, flash, and windows media player via Wine (if you just HAVE to have media player). it's easy to use, update, and keep locked down. I gave up on windows for my kids, they just trashed it too often. went to Kubuntu and have had virtually no trouble since then; this may be a good solution for you as well.

I'd bet money you're talking about Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' [Journey Lyrics]

no, he sounds pretty tense to me...

terrific advice. the standard joke is, the first time you marry for love, the second time you marry for compatibility. there are a lot of opportunities for love, but compatibility is harder to come by, and absolutely crucial. it's very important to understand who YOU are. I'm on my 9th year marriage, but finally throwing the towel in, mostly due to differences in fighting styles and educational background. Love ain't enough by itself...

ouch, you toed me off...

the heads are probably being saved because the killer has switched to decapitated coffee

{takes a deep breath} "thighhh".... police admit defeet in ongoing investigation, promise to approach the problem from a different ankle.

Nethack? You're typing, attentive, and not surfing the net.. http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20030912[^] http://directory.google.com/Top/Games/Video_Games/Roleplaying/Rogue-like/NetHack/Humor/User_Friendly/[^]

Ravi Bhavnani wrote:

I have a bunch of Foo objects, all of which are controlled by a FooManager. What would you name an object that controls a collection of FooManagers?

how about FooDirector or FooController (apologies to MVC)? or redefining the level you call something a manager so that that: FooMgr | |FooCollection, FooCol, FooSum, or Foos (yes, plurals are usually a no-no). | | | | Foo, FooItem, or FooDet | | | | Foo | | |FooCollection | | | | Foo | | Foo or you could design the whole Foo to be recursive, such as in System.Collections.Specialized.NameValueCollection, whereby the uppermost level item becomes the parent, or 'manager'. moving to Parent/Child removes the whole Manager concept; that's how the Http Request object is structured. and if that doesn't cover it then this post is probably FooBar :-\

Ouch, I've been on both sides of that fence in my career. Clean location data is hard to come by. you'll need a smart data entry operator that doesn't know their own worth yet, such as a student just starting into IT. Unfortunately, a smart data entry operator is like military intelligence, pretty much an oxymoron. I'd also suggest letting the app kick the bad records (unrecognized city/state/zip) into a batch rather than requiring correction at that moment, so the normal flow isn't stopped. Operators tend to get cranky if something breaks their groove ;) Good luck!

If you are talking about manually entering the data, I would suggest an Analyst to build an application that encapsulates the validation rules, and then a data entry person to do the day day entry. Although the validation Application would cost a bit up front, it would allow you to use a regular data entry person and reduce long term costs. a temp agency in your local area could probably assist you in finding the correct fit for the data entry portion. If nothing else, they would help determine the correct terminology being used for the position in your area.