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PC Makers Try To Pinch Seconds From Their Boot Times
Some computers are never turned off, or at least rarely see any state less active than "standby," but others (for power savings or other reasons) need rebooting — daily, or even more often. The New York Times is running a short article which says that it's not just a few makers like Asus who are trying to take away some of the pain of waiting for computers, especially laptops, to boot up. While it's always been a minor annoyance to wait while a computer slowly grinds itself to readiness, "the agitation seems more intense than in the pre-Internet days," and manufacturers are actively trying to cut that wait down to a more bearable length. How bearable? A "very good system is one that boots in under 15 seconds," according to a Microsoft blog cited, and an HP source names an 18-month goal of 20-30 seconds.
How is it that the more power we get, the -longer- this takes? And why is it that the solution always involves hardware makers?
IMO the state of software is decades behind hardware. Like seriously, the only real developments are from hardware. And I don't see this changing anytime soon, with programmers too pussy to suck it up and use the right tools for the job, even if it doesn't hold your hand (and clean up your garbage)
Excuse the rant, I've just "upgraded" to gnome 2.24, where 6 months of development has ment replacing working C with slow-ass buggy python crap.
... I need to pinch off a copy of Vista
Faith: n. -- That human impulse that drives them to steal appliances when the power goes out
The PS3 is by far the fastest BluRay player out there and the most upgradeable and useful as a media center, as well as the most powerful. It is the ONLY player worth buying for the non-rich.
Nobody misses the 80s and nobody misses VHS tapes. You're a fucking liar and you should be modded down!