Or just buy a Linux mobile device and write everything in just about any language.
I have an N810 and I can write applications in c, c++, python, shell scripts, assembling or fucking BINARY for that matter!
It's time for mobile companies to stop trying to control hardware they have already sold. Would you buy a car if you knew that you were forbidden from changing the engine or using a no-name-brand oil???
I hate responding to anymous cowards, but this is a statement to all of slashdot. Every time one of these laws comes out that most people (on slashdot at least) find morally wrong, there are calls for change and for people with power to make the change happen.
News Flash: GOOGLE HAS POWER!
So why the hell are people bitching about a company doing something RIGHT in regards to changing laws?
With the amount of power Google has (not to mention their marketing business), you should be counting your lucky big toes that they aren't trying to legalize snooping, etc. In fact they tend to do the OPPOSITE (well, except for China).
Sorry for the rant, but if you guys are going to bitch for change, then don't bitch when someone tries to make it happen!
Windows machines that are used with normal limited accounts don't have that curve.
Since when are limited accounts "normal" in XP?!? It is very, very rare for me to find ANY XP machine not running as administrator (except businesses of course). Might I also mention, that there needs to be an administrator account to install 95% of the software typical users use? Each of these programs (especially java) want updates at least once a week, which must be done as, oh yeah, administrator!
Don't get me wrong, I am strongly apposed to ANY operating system running all users as administrator by default, but saying that it is this type of account that cause slowdowns is B.S.
Not to mention the way she worded the Office problem. She said that she didn't have Office, not that it wouldn't install. Event when you buy a Windows machine, it does not come with Office, you must buy it extra (some come with "Works", but not Office). If she had even TRIED to get Office, she would be complaining about THAT setup.exe not working as well.
If the other 2 were working, she would have used those up to use the Internet and get her school work. She claimed she could not do her work, not that she simply couldn't use the laptop to do it. This implies that the laptop was her only functional computer.
While IE Tab may work for you, it would be useless in this context. She is using a laptop with Ubuntu, thus now Windows, thus no IE, thus IE Tab will not run. She would need a VM to run windows in or IEs4Linux (which if she did not own another machine with Windows would technically be illegal).
Windows computers slow themselves down over time. There are 2 speed curves in windows machines. The first is the "uptime" curve and the second is the "instaltime" curve. The first is the amount your computer will slow down between reboots (usually you need to reboot every 2-4 days depending on use). The second is the speed you lose simply having windows installed over a period of time. Windows has a way of filling the registry with crap due to installs, uninstalls, updates and just plain running. Windows machines typically like to be reinstalled every 6-24 months.
Running utilities will speed up a computer, but not NEARLY as much as reinstalling and removing all the crap windows itself creates.
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Wrong. Because most people assume windows is free since it came with their computer.
From my experience, the only people who actually "purchase" Windows off a shelf are businesses and people who build custom gaming rigs.
What get command?
Have you ever tried to use "get" in windows?!?
Or just buy a Linux mobile device and write everything in just about any language.
I have an N810 and I can write applications in c, c++, python, shell scripts, assembling or fucking BINARY for that matter!
It's time for mobile companies to stop trying to control hardware they have already sold. Would you buy a car if you knew that you were forbidden from changing the engine or using a no-name-brand oil???
goto helloWorld
Make sure you get some custom case mods for them. Even if it's just a cool looking sticker, it will make the PHB's feel special.
Then steal all your neighbors' girlfriends when they find out you're the only fertile male for 20 miles!
If Google is successful in reversing Proposition 8, people may be less reluctant to move there. I'm sure lots still won't, but some will.
Citation Needed
I hate responding to anymous cowards, but this is a statement to all of slashdot. Every time one of these laws comes out that most people (on slashdot at least) find morally wrong, there are calls for change and for people with power to make the change happen.
News Flash: GOOGLE HAS POWER!
So why the hell are people bitching about a company doing something RIGHT in regards to changing laws?
With the amount of power Google has (not to mention their marketing business), you should be counting your lucky big toes that they aren't trying to legalize snooping, etc. In fact they tend to do the OPPOSITE (well, except for China).
Sorry for the rant, but if you guys are going to bitch for change, then don't bitch when someone tries to make it happen!
If this is where the future recording artists are going to cum from I am happy
Remind me never to look at your browser history...
I'm sorry, but now all I can picture is a drunk navy seal trying to play solitaire on a spinning green radar screen...
AisleRiot Solitaire
Why not?
C:\>apt-get update
'apt-get' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Damnit!
Compromise? Accepting defeat? Admission of being wrong?!?
sigh...
You must be new here.
No, because if they were using a Norton trial (which are typically user versions only), they would have been infected a LONG time ago!
Windows machines that are used with normal limited accounts don't have that curve.
Since when are limited accounts "normal" in XP?!? It is very, very rare for me to find ANY XP machine not running as administrator (except businesses of course). Might I also mention, that there needs to be an administrator account to install 95% of the software typical users use? Each of these programs (especially java) want updates at least once a week, which must be done as, oh yeah, administrator!
Don't get me wrong, I am strongly apposed to ANY operating system running all users as administrator by default, but saying that it is this type of account that cause slowdowns is B.S.
I guess that will make USB lights a little easier to make :D
Assuming they don't use IR or something...
Do you sleep (like 99% of people)?
;)
Are your keys on a shelf (like 75% of people)?
If so, there is a 74.999% chance that you do...
Disclaimer: I am assuming 1% of the population are geeks, who don't sleep
I actually saw a fake add for linux that said something similar.
:(
It was along the lines of "70% of porn sites use linux. Using linux has ensured that I am compatible with more porn sites. Use linux for Porn!"
Damned if I can find it...
Not to mention the way she worded the Office problem. She said that she didn't have Office, not that it wouldn't install. Event when you buy a Windows machine, it does not come with Office, you must buy it extra (some come with "Works", but not Office). If she had even TRIED to get Office, she would be complaining about THAT setup.exe not working as well.
If the other 2 were working, she would have used those up to use the Internet and get her school work. She claimed she could not do her work, not that she simply couldn't use the laptop to do it. This implies that the laptop was her only functional computer.
Hopefully the first class this woman is going to take is a "Introduction to using linux".
There fixed that for you.
Every "Introduction to computer" course I have EVER seen has been windows only, unless specifically stated otherwise.
While IE Tab may work for you, it would be useless in this context. She is using a laptop with Ubuntu, thus now Windows, thus no IE, thus IE Tab will not run. She would need a VM to run windows in or IEs4Linux (which if she did not own another machine with Windows would technically be illegal).
Windows computers slow themselves down over time. There are 2 speed curves in windows machines. The first is the "uptime" curve and the second is the "instaltime" curve. The first is the amount your computer will slow down between reboots (usually you need to reboot every 2-4 days depending on use). The second is the speed you lose simply having windows installed over a period of time. Windows has a way of filling the registry with crap due to installs, uninstalls, updates and just plain running. Windows machines typically like to be reinstalled every 6-24 months.
Running utilities will speed up a computer, but not NEARLY as much as reinstalling and removing all the crap windows itself creates.