It's sad that today people have to choose between usefulness (current defaults) and better privacy (what-should-be-default), and they don't know either way. Perhaps the option should be moved somewhere into the installation. Would that help? Methinksnot. But...
My post's parent talked about Chrome, obviously, and therefore so did mine.
Here's a screenshot of Chrome 5.0.342.7 beta, on Mac. It's in Croatian, but the option I'm talking about is the second visible checkbox, the one unchecked and which reads "Koristite uslugu prijedloga kao pomoc pri popunjavanju pretrazivanja i URL-ova unesenih u traci adrese". When translated, this is approximately "Use the suggestion service as help when typing searches and URLs in the address bar". Sorry, but it's a bit late and I couldn't be bothered to find language switch.
So, by unchecking this single checkbox I don't seem to be getting any more suggestions. The firewall seems to agree -- and when I turn that option back on, there's definitely some traffic to a server that's reverse-DNS-resolving to something in.google.com.
I like the idea of Java, and I like Sun. (The old one, don't know what Oracle will do.) And I don't like Flash.
But having Java block my entire browser for 10-20 seconds because some jerk put an applet on his page is completely unacceptable. Being thankful for crossplatform support has nothing to do with dissatisfaction with 10-20 sec blockade of my browser to display a small button that says "Click me".
I haven't had a random encounter with an applet for a few years now, and "praiz teh lord" for that. But that also makes me unaware if there have been any changes in that field. If the Java applets now appear instantly (at least their login screen) and don't block the entire browser while the plugin (not the applet!) is loading, well, that might change my opinion.
If I dislike Flash blocking the browser for 2-3 sec on my various machines and OSes, why should I praise Sun just because it "went to the trouble of competently [disputable] implementing cross-platform support". I like Sun, and I like the idea of Java. I like the benchmarks which say that Java is hyper-fast. But...
Oh, and I also slightly dislike the fact that many Java apps don't feel native anywhere, either because of the theme or due to... just... some feeling. And don't get me started on my experiences with J2ME (a small hello-world piece of code behaves completely differently on 4 test devices). Let's leave it at that.
A hat may as well be the source; no matter how much I like FSF they're not very active in Croatia nor versed in Croatian matters. As I said, HNZ mostly defaults to taking ISO standards and translating them into Croatian language. You may also want to link to original source in the future, with a better explanation and a better quote.
The spokesman adds this does not mean that ODF will be a mandatory document format for the country's public authorities. "Most if not all public authorities in our country use Microsoft Office. I have no idea if our approval of ODF will mean they will change that. Our institute has simply decided that ODF is something that can be used in Croatia."
In a big step forward for interoperability, Microsoft’s recently-released Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 includes built-in support for a range of additional file formats including the OpenDocument Format (ODF).
When using SP2, customers will be able to open, edit and save documents using ODF and save documents into the XPS and PDF fixed formats from directly within the application without having to install any other code. It will also allow customers to set ODF as the default file format for Office 2007.
Hm. No plugin, because no plugin is necessary, I presume.
I just received a few.docx files. I tried opening them in Office 2008 (mac, obviously). It failed, claiming corruption, then "recovered" the contents of these simple documents. All of them were "corrupted". Same archive contained one stray.doc file. Office 2008 opened it perfectly. If you want, I can mail you these files so you can open them on a mac yourself so it isn't anecdotal anymore.
Q.E.D. While it may have "recovered" the contents, it still failed in opening it initially. If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will.
It is the standard in Belgium, Croatia, the Netherlands, and
I have no idea where are you pulling this asinine information from, but as a Croatian citizen (which means I have a fair share of dealings with the government administration) I can assure you that, other than perhaps being accepted as an ISO standard by the Croatian Standards Institute (Hrvatski Zavod za Norme) -- they accept ISO standards by default btw, ODF is in no way a standard in practice. In government operation, paper is standard. In other operation, there is no standard; it's mostly paper, and only then.doc,.pdf, and rarely.docx and.odt. Spreadsheets are pure.xls domain.
Before pulling random countries out of hat, look at who was one of partners in implementing so called eGovernment initiative in Croatia. Guess what: it wasn't Sun.
Disclaimer: My views have nothing to do with practical reality in Croatia. Otherwise I wouldn't hang on Slashdot.
Bit like the DNA-as-evidence which is a similar joke. If I can plant
your DNA or your fingerprint, I can go killing as you and good luck
trying to explain that to the Police.
I hope they slay each other. Not because "inventions" are worthless (every idea is worth something) but because everyone in software patent "business" in the US is abusing the system.
In context of this lawsuit, I'd also like to nominate the following as relevant: 203 New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back. And while we're talking about Microsoft and Ferengi, I'd also mention one unrelated to this suit, but related to MS and FLOSS: 76 Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.
Yep, I experienced problems with networking in QEMU a few years ago. I had little problems after setting it up tho. And didn't OSR2 introduce FAT32 lifting the 2GB partition limit? I'm too lazy to check this on wikipedia:-)
On at least two configurations I had serious issues with Windows 98 SE, and have witnessed numerous crashes of entire system. I don't remember ad for Windows ME on the local library mentioning anything about it being a media PC OS. Really, Windows 95 was the most stable for me. Plus, I like small and compact OSes.
But I like the new info, so thanks for posting it.
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So nice of them :-)
It's sad that today people have to choose between usefulness (current defaults) and better privacy (what-should-be-default), and they don't know either way. Perhaps the option should be moved somewhere into the installation. Would that help? Methinksnot. But...
I see Omnibox as a feature, not a bug. But, I use Safari nowadays, anyway, so I don't care.
See my other post.
My post's parent talked about Chrome, obviously, and therefore so did mine.
.google.com.
Here's a screenshot of Chrome 5.0.342.7 beta, on Mac. It's in Croatian, but the option I'm talking about is the second visible checkbox, the one unchecked and which reads "Koristite uslugu prijedloga kao pomoc pri popunjavanju pretrazivanja i URL-ova unesenih u traci adrese". When translated, this is approximately "Use the suggestion service as help when typing searches and URLs in the address bar". Sorry, but it's a bit late and I couldn't be bothered to find language switch.
So, by unchecking this single checkbox I don't seem to be getting any more suggestions. The firewall seems to agree -- and when I turn that option back on, there's definitely some traffic to a server that's reverse-DNS-resolving to something in
Unless you go to Preferences->Advanced and turn off the appropriate option in the Privacy category.
/. didn't see that option? I saw only a comment or two mentioning that.
Or am I missing something major here? Is it possible that most people on
I like the idea of Java, and I like Sun. (The old one, don't know what Oracle will do.) And I don't like Flash.
... just ... some feeling. And don't get me started on my experiences with J2ME (a small hello-world piece of code behaves completely differently on 4 test devices). Let's leave it at that.
But having Java block my entire browser for 10-20 seconds because some jerk put an applet on his page is completely unacceptable. Being thankful for crossplatform support has nothing to do with dissatisfaction with 10-20 sec blockade of my browser to display a small button that says "Click me".
I haven't had a random encounter with an applet for a few years now, and "praiz teh lord" for that. But that also makes me unaware if there have been any changes in that field. If the Java applets now appear instantly (at least their login screen) and don't block the entire browser while the plugin (not the applet!) is loading, well, that might change my opinion.
If I dislike Flash blocking the browser for 2-3 sec on my various machines and OSes, why should I praise Sun just because it "went to the trouble of competently [disputable] implementing cross-platform support". I like Sun, and I like the idea of Java. I like the benchmarks which say that Java is hyper-fast. But...
Oh, and I also slightly dislike the fact that many Java apps don't feel native anywhere, either because of the theme or due to
Maybe because Flash, as a plugin, will always require extra time to load itself? Have we learned nothing from the Java applet lesson?
Infinite p-p-p-p-power!
International != Intranational.
Being a standard != being the standard.
I'll take the bait and post this despite my dislike for Microsoft.
link
Also, their PR
Hm. No plugin, because no plugin is necessary, I presume.
I just received a few .docx files. I tried opening them in Office 2008 (mac, obviously). It failed, claiming corruption, then "recovered" the contents of these simple documents. All of them were "corrupted". Same archive contained one stray .doc file. Office 2008 opened it perfectly. If you want, I can mail you these files so you can open them on a mac yourself so it isn't anecdotal anymore.
Q.E.D. While it may have "recovered" the contents, it still failed in opening it initially. If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will.
Oh, and I should probably mention rampant piracy too.
I have no idea where are you pulling this asinine information from, but as a Croatian citizen (which means I have a fair share of dealings with the government administration) I can assure you that, other than perhaps being accepted as an ISO standard by the Croatian Standards Institute (Hrvatski Zavod za Norme) -- they accept ISO standards by default btw, ODF is in no way a standard in practice. In government operation, paper is standard. In other operation, there is no standard; it's mostly paper, and only then .doc, .pdf, and rarely .docx and .odt. Spreadsheets are pure .xls domain.
Before pulling random countries out of hat, look at who was one of partners in implementing so called eGovernment initiative in Croatia. Guess what: it wasn't Sun.
Disclaimer: My views have nothing to do with practical reality in Croatia. Otherwise I wouldn't hang on Slashdot.
FTFY.
Get your Jacks right, it must be Jack Thompson.
I hope they slay each other. Not because "inventions" are worthless (every idea is worth something) but because everyone in software patent "business" in the US is abusing the system.
In context of this lawsuit, I'd also like to nominate the following as relevant: 203 New customers are like razor-toothed gree-worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back. And while we're talking about Microsoft and Ferengi, I'd also mention one unrelated to this suit, but related to MS and FLOSS: 76 Every once in a while, declare peace. It confuses the hell out of your enemies.
Work/Money*Work = (Work/Money)*Work. Not Work/(Money*Work). Therefore, Work/Money*Work = Work*Work/Money = Work^2/Money. Jeez.
It may be innovative, but certainly not to grant a monopoly for 20 years. In case of this patent, 2 years, max.
You dropped one half of the rule, dummy.
1. If it makes money and it's legal, do it.
2.If it makes money and it's illegal, change the law.
Let's see what the Grand Nagus will say!
Similar reasons for which people suggest Bing, I suppose :-(
Just wondering, how do you like OS/2?
Yep, I experienced problems with networking in QEMU a few years ago. I had little problems after setting it up tho. And didn't OSR2 introduce FAT32 lifting the 2GB partition limit? I'm too lazy to check this on wikipedia :-)
On at least two configurations I had serious issues with Windows 98 SE, and have witnessed numerous crashes of entire system. I don't remember ad for Windows ME on the local library mentioning anything about it being a media PC OS. Really, Windows 95 was the most stable for me. Plus, I like small and compact OSes.
But I like the new info, so thanks for posting it.
XFCE is actually cool. This is a matter of personal preference though.
CDE was not. And I don't think anyone can disagree.