I would mod you funny if i could, because you've gotta be kidding. The Kindle Fire is little more than an amazon portal that puts up the facade of being an android tablet. If you want a basic android offering that includes a web browser and limited media player by all means get a Kindle Fire. There is no way it can even compete with a tablet that offers an expandable SD slot, camera, mic and presumably android updates down the line.
I work retail and I have had plenty of time to play with our display model. The UI is a bit too simple and it's content-focused. That's great if you plan to consume amazon content, but i'd rather have an android UI and navigation
Remember folks, this is the same RIM/Blackberry that wouldn't grant UAE and a few other countries a private BBM server so they got pissed and shut down the service. This article holds a little more than bias. The summary could read "The evil blackberry services were shutdown and our country is safer for it" and the overall message would remain the same.
I have it on good authority that a tech company or two whose technical support team consists of highly trained monkeys. The monkeys who dont make the cut for the tech support gig are given typewriters. Thats how user agreements and TOS contracts are born.
Disclaimer: I have never owned an android device, and my experience is quite limited.
AFAIK, when you install an app it asks your permission to do a number of tasks(update x, send messages, place calls ect...) Perhaps this limitation allows apps to do only one of those things. EG. a multimedia app that formerly played audio over bluetooth(task 1) and prevented your phone from sleep mode(task 2) is now crippled so it can do just one of those things
Sure, the world has it's share of deadbeats but there are plenty of parents out there who would do anything to watch their kids succeed. Isn't that what an application is to its developer?
Maybe its something else though. I know that when i was going through my programming lessons I really wanted to get things done perfectly. Sure, the lessons from the texts were cookiecutter, but i went on to play with the concepts learned from the text. I played with my own small applications and wrote features I thought would be interesting or necessary. It wasn't anything big. It would never be a huge success, but it was mine.
I was a bit shocked to hear that Steve Jobs resigned from Apple. What shocked me moreso is that I heard from a coworker that I wouldnt necessarily consider tech savvy. Jobs is the face of Apple; the personality. I can probably count on one hand the number of CEOs that are the public face of their company. Steve Jobs wasnt a corporate suit. In fact, he didnt wear a suit. His attire is often the butt of a joke. I guess the bottom line here is that Joe and Jane Public have heard of Steve Jobs.
Will the change of power change the company image as well? Will Apple become dull, grey and boring?
The iPad has become the "Windows of Tablets". The two arguments above are exactly why Windows still rules on the desktop.
Windows is an operating system. It can be installed on anything with the right components. Do you remember the "Vista Capable" fiasco? Just because a box has a CPU, RAM, a hard disk and a video card doesnt mean those components have to be specced high enough to run the software smoothly. Additionally, Windows doesnt rely on a walled garden of apps. Its the exact opposite. If you wanna install the latest application from www.iwannastealyourbankinfos.net you are entirely free to do so.
The ipad took off for a few reasons:
- It was the first trustworthy tablet to market
- It had the familiar interface and functionality that people loved with their ipod touch and iphone
- It's got the developers behind it. As much as I hate to say "$x - theres an app for that" is pretty damned accurate. If you want something its probably out there. If not, you may be able to find a competent developer to write an app for you.
Im not a fan of Apple at all, but the above points are true for the most part. These are the reasons why i told my mom to return her touchpad and get an ipad.
What is really new news is that (1) these fairly obvious truths haven't yet dawned on economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, CEOs, accountants, politicians, among others
All of the above, except maybe the economist, are concerned with their bottom line OR whose lining their pocket. They wont bring their business back to the US without big incentives. At the moment, other countries provide greener pastures
The question was simple flat rate or no. For example, Boost Mobile(Sprint/Nextel) has a $50 plan that's just that.....$50. This differs from the more traditional $50 + tax and fees. Additionally, she wasnt your typical billing or support drone. The person who transfered me to her said she was their "Unlimited4G promotion representative" To me that implies sales knowlege of the service.
better than this honest example from T-Mobile customer service.....
IVR: "Please tell me what youre calling about in your own words"
ME: "Billing"
IVR: "I didnt understand your request. Im going to disconnect this call, and you can try again later"
I also tried "representative", "account","help" and "support." I eventually got to a person who transferred me to the right department. and then the real fun started.....I asked the rep about a service plan and whether or not it was a flat rate or it included other taxes and fees. She told me i would have to ask an in-store rep for the answer.
Sure, but this article complains to what is essentially taking mail from the postman, recording the address block, and putting the mail in the box untouched.
afaik, your street address is NOT private information. Barring the boonies and any illegal housing projects youre on a map somewhere. I havent seen a dead tree copy of yellowpages in a few years, but in some places residential addresses are listed in the book along with name and landline #
I was their web lackey. I designed and coded their website. I helped put the ecommerce software in place because they wouldnt learn, and i kept the product listing updated. The sales side of this business was just the two of them. They handled everything; shipping goods from our store, direct from manufacturer, from other third-party suppliers. I talked with the two of them frequently about the process, but it was never simple. You wouldnt ask the BOFH to explain the inner workings of his system to the intern would you? It can't be done
Im not excusing them, but your solution is utterly laughable. If they were unable to work they did, in fact, close the store
where do you draw the line? Aren't ALL businessmen scum in someone's eyes?
I used to work for a small mom and pop motorcycle accessory shop that did a lot of e-commerce nationwide. The owners were the nicest people around who would do anything for anyone. One day they get slammed by a drunk driver. The mess of medical and legal drama pretty much forced their business to go bust. If you search them on Google nowadays there's nothing but a bunch of dissatisfied customers and generally grumpy people ranting about how they are bad people.
In my community these people are in good standing, and to know them is to know how much drama a car crash can bring to one's life. Across the country they are known as assholes who couldnt deliver.
Another user pointed out that this is a pre-trial ruling, but imagine if a ruling like this was passed down to the final verdict. Most all schools like to "lease" their laptops. A ruling with a measure like this attached could harm future cases.
I wish i had mod points. This is 100% correct, and for many games it is a death sentence. There have been games that initially receive a rating M for Mature(17 years old to buy) which have been rated AO upon review after some "think of the children" mob sinks their teeth in.
A R18 rating will do nothing for the Aussie gaming market
As a few others mentioned, Apple has only closed the most obvious hole that hackers have been using to jailbreak the device. There are probably others, and they have been/will be found. If theres anything that we've learned over the past year or so its that you shouldnt rattle the cage. Im not saying that anyone will go about breaking iTMS and exposing the infos of Apple's userbase, but who knows....
If anything this will serve as a good pentest for future releases. Apple has known about the pdf exploit for quite some time and hasnt completely closed it, so people were able to get comfortable knowing their exploit could work with a bit of tweaking. This will get them off their asses and hunting for new ways to break free of he walled garden once again.
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I would mod you funny if i could, because you've gotta be kidding. The Kindle Fire is little more than an amazon portal that puts up the facade of being an android tablet. If you want a basic android offering that includes a web browser and limited media player by all means get a Kindle Fire. There is no way it can even compete with a tablet that offers an expandable SD slot, camera, mic and presumably android updates down the line.
I work retail and I have had plenty of time to play with our display model. The UI is a bit too simple and it's content-focused. That's great if you plan to consume amazon content, but i'd rather have an android UI and navigation
what is this 8-track you speak of? and will it play in my disc player?
....well, so much for that one format for all devices argument
Isn't HP in bed with MS in that regard? As in, any HP printer you buy will have a basic print driver loaded on plug-in to a MS Windows based machine
Remember folks, this is the same RIM/Blackberry that wouldn't grant UAE and a few other countries a private BBM server so they got pissed and shut down the service. This article holds a little more than bias. The summary could read "The evil blackberry services were shutdown and our country is safer for it" and the overall message would remain the same.
corporations are scared of monkeys? Are you sure?
I have it on good authority that a tech company or two whose technical support team consists of highly trained monkeys. The monkeys who dont make the cut for the tech support gig are given typewriters. Thats how user agreements and TOS contracts are born.
Disclaimer: I have never owned an android device, and my experience is quite limited.
AFAIK, when you install an app it asks your permission to do a number of tasks(update x, send messages, place calls ect...) Perhaps this limitation allows apps to do only one of those things. EG. a multimedia app that formerly played audio over bluetooth(task 1) and prevented your phone from sleep mode(task 2) is now crippled so it can do just one of those things
Sure, the world has it's share of deadbeats but there are plenty of parents out there who would do anything to watch their kids succeed. Isn't that what an application is to its developer?
Maybe its something else though. I know that when i was going through my programming lessons I really wanted to get things done perfectly. Sure, the lessons from the texts were cookiecutter, but i went on to play with the concepts learned from the text. I played with my own small applications and wrote features I thought would be interesting or necessary. It wasn't anything big. It would never be a huge success, but it was mine.
for games? .....no way!
ya know.... APPL just may tumble all the way down by 2021. I guess $1million @ $1/share aint so bad either
I was a bit shocked to hear that Steve Jobs resigned from Apple. What shocked me moreso is that I heard from a coworker that I wouldnt necessarily consider tech savvy. Jobs is the face of Apple; the personality. I can probably count on one hand the number of CEOs that are the public face of their company. Steve Jobs wasnt a corporate suit. In fact, he didnt wear a suit. His attire is often the butt of a joke. I guess the bottom line here is that Joe and Jane Public have heard of Steve Jobs.
Will the change of power change the company image as well? Will Apple become dull, grey and boring?
....if only i had the mod points
Windows is an operating system. It can be installed on anything with the right components. Do you remember the "Vista Capable" fiasco? Just because a box has a CPU, RAM, a hard disk and a video card doesnt mean those components have to be specced high enough to run the software smoothly. Additionally, Windows doesnt rely on a walled garden of apps. Its the exact opposite. If you wanna install the latest application from www.iwannastealyourbankinfos.net you are entirely free to do so.
The ipad took off for a few reasons:
Im not a fan of Apple at all, but the above points are true for the most part. These are the reasons why i told my mom to return her touchpad and get an ipad.
All of the above, except maybe the economist, are concerned with their bottom line OR whose lining their pocket. They wont bring their business back to the US without big incentives. At the moment, other countries provide greener pastures
The question was simple flat rate or no. For example, Boost Mobile(Sprint/Nextel) has a $50 plan that's just that.....$50. This differs from the more traditional $50 + tax and fees. Additionally, she wasnt your typical billing or support drone. The person who transfered me to her said she was their "Unlimited4G promotion representative" To me that implies sales knowlege of the service.
better than this honest example from T-Mobile customer service.....
,"help" and "support." I eventually got to a person who transferred me to the right department. and then the real fun started.....I asked the rep about a service plan and whether or not it was a flat rate or it included other taxes and fees. She told me i would have to ask an in-store rep for the answer.
IVR: "Please tell me what youre calling about in your own words"
ME: "Billing"
IVR: "I didnt understand your request. Im going to disconnect this call, and you can try again later"
I also tried "representative", "account"
Sure, but this article complains to what is essentially taking mail from the postman, recording the address block, and putting the mail in the box untouched.
afaik, your street address is NOT private information. Barring the boonies and any illegal housing projects youre on a map somewhere. I havent seen a dead tree copy of yellowpages in a few years, but in some places residential addresses are listed in the book along with name and landline #
I was their web lackey. I designed and coded their website. I helped put the ecommerce software in place because they wouldnt learn, and i kept the product listing updated. The sales side of this business was just the two of them. They handled everything; shipping goods from our store, direct from manufacturer, from other third-party suppliers. I talked with the two of them frequently about the process, but it was never simple. You wouldnt ask the BOFH to explain the inner workings of his system to the intern would you? It can't be done
Im not excusing them, but your solution is utterly laughable. If they were unable to work they did, in fact, close the store
where do you draw the line? Aren't ALL businessmen scum in someone's eyes?
I used to work for a small mom and pop motorcycle accessory shop that did a lot of e-commerce nationwide. The owners were the nicest people around who would do anything for anyone. One day they get slammed by a drunk driver. The mess of medical and legal drama pretty much forced their business to go bust. If you search them on Google nowadays there's nothing but a bunch of dissatisfied customers and generally grumpy people ranting about how they are bad people.
In my community these people are in good standing, and to know them is to know how much drama a car crash can bring to one's life. Across the country they are known as assholes who couldnt deliver.
Evolution? Psh, any Texan worth his salt would have you learning creation; and liking it.
but I thought movie studios were in Hollywood CA?
Another user pointed out that this is a pre-trial ruling, but imagine if a ruling like this was passed down to the final verdict. Most all schools like to "lease" their laptops. A ruling with a measure like this attached could harm future cases.
I wish i had mod points. This is 100% correct, and for many games it is a death sentence. There have been games that initially receive a rating M for Mature(17 years old to buy) which have been rated AO upon review after some "think of the children" mob sinks their teeth in.
A R18 rating will do nothing for the Aussie gaming market
no but the title is sensationalist at best.
As a few others mentioned, Apple has only closed the most obvious hole that hackers have been using to jailbreak the device. There are probably others, and they have been/will be found. If theres anything that we've learned over the past year or so its that you shouldnt rattle the cage. Im not saying that anyone will go about breaking iTMS and exposing the infos of Apple's userbase, but who knows....
If anything this will serve as a good pentest for future releases. Apple has known about the pdf exploit for quite some time and hasnt completely closed it, so people were able to get comfortable knowing their exploit could work with a bit of tweaking. This will get them off their asses and hunting for new ways to break free of he walled garden once again.
Its a shame you posted as AC because this is a good idea.