Half as many as XP? Yes, I can accept that, but just how many did XP have to start with?
Okay, I know Vista had less reported vulnerabilities than a few Linux distros and OSX but the real question should be how long before patches are available? That is the real measure of things and as the article states, Vista certainly isn't in the lead there
Let's face it, corporate culture is generally abusive toward IT workers
This is because quite often people don't really understand what IT does so they don't see the need for it. It often seems to me that the best IT departments get the least recognition because they keep things running smoothly and are less visible whereas the ones who make the most mistakes can come swooping in to save the day to much praise
Flamebait? I thought it was a relevant point. Almost every Microsoft product feels as if it has been released just a little too early and isn't as 'finished' as most other companies products. It takes a while for it to get to the point where I feel it is a product I could be using and I don't see why this instance should be any different
It's not the ease of obtaining the information but the need to understand said information.
I can write an essay using online resources, just piecing together enough to make sense on almost any given topic but that does not equate to an understanding of the topic. Now, I could also choose to use those resources to develop a greater understanding of the subject by scanning through entire articles (which is necessary with books and journals) but the lazy option is much easier.
The "big problem" is that universities churn out people who know how to use a search engine with much less focus on the knowledge they have attained
*sigh* I'm being hopelessly inarticulate. The only thing I can really state definitely is that I don't think information should be restricted
There is an entirely different method to conducting research that many people are taught in schools these days, It's all about trying to use time as efficiently as possible although there is a definite trade off when it comes to quality and reliability of information.
Find your chosen subject in wikipedia, open all of the sources and briefly scan them while following links to their sources. Within minutes you have a plethora of information at your fingertips. For many students this is enough to provide all they need on their chosen topic. For the more dedicated few it will provide references to books which they will go to the library to browse.
The benefit of this is that assignments take much less time and a wider range of information is available, however there are many disadvantages. Patience is a valuable skill which is being eroded and much less is learned by just searching through a page for relevant words. When having to trawl through books or interviewing people there is much deeper context that it is almost impossible to ignore.
When someone can easily write a 4000 word essay on a subject they previously had almost no knowledge of in one night and still get an A, there is a big problem.
I agree with you here mostly, though the statement "I WANT bad guys doing bad things caught. I guess I'm in the minority here on/." is a good way to make people feel hostile towards you.
I think that this is actually one of the most effective methods that could be employed as existing screening methods can only detect known threats. If some form of unknown explosive was in a bag, maybe a book soaked in an explosive liquid, traditional screening would not detect this. The person involved would most likely be showing some behavior that would get picked up for screening and if the search is done properly, the item would be detected.
I would much rather face the risk of being pulled aside for extra screening than just relying on traditional detection methods, although said screening has a long way to go before i would consider it even remotely efficient. Ideally it would be completed with plenty of time for the inconvenienced person to make their flight, at which point i would find it perfectly acceptable.
Bruce Schneier writes about this subject quite regularly and I agree with much (but not all) of what he says. personally i feel that america is far to paranoid but if there must be excessive measures taken, could they at least be the more effective ones?
Thanks!
I was demonstrating the differences between Firefox 3.0 and IE7 this morning and couldn't figure out how something it had 'stopped working' today. Downloaded beta 2 and was still scratching my head.
IE7 still makes a pigs ear out of both the webstandards and original authors ones though, so my point was still made.
The record companies must be getting a significant cut from the advertising then. I can't help wondering the amounts involved that cause such an abrupt about face.
In reality they are benefiting in two ways though. First of all monetarily and secondly with artists getting more exposure. The best kind of advertising is a friend mentioning something cool. More fans = more money being spent.
The company that I work at is getting increasingly frustrated with Microsoft products and had briefly been considering switching to Linux.
We are currently using XP but will eventually have to move to Vista, which will mean massive spending on hardware. There are probably 100 PCs here that wouldn't be able to run Vista (and are struggling with XP), as well as another 200 that might be able to do it.
Linux is not a viable option at the moment as there are not equivalent applications available at the moment, however this will be considered again when the next OS is forced upon us.
Microsoft really has to work to make their next release as polished as possible, or customers may well start moving away as opposed to just considering it. I wouldn't mind waiting longer and paying these kind of prices for the next OS if it felt like I was getting something extra (and the powers that be at work agree), or even something finished.
We couldn't use it for free, and don't particularly want to use it at all, so what is Microsoft giving businesses? After all, those are the biggest customers
That is why one of the few things I like about lotus notes is the... I'm not sure what it's called. The image on the screen that changes as you enter your password, so when it is entered correctly you will have the same image every time. It's reassuring to have some form of visual feedback to help avoid typos
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Half as many as XP? Yes, I can accept that, but just how many did XP have to start with?
Okay, I know Vista had less reported vulnerabilities than a few Linux distros and OSX but the real question should be how long before patches are available? That is the real measure of things and as the article states, Vista certainly isn't in the lead there
Let's face it, corporate culture is generally abusive toward IT workers
This is because quite often people don't really understand what IT does so they don't see the need for it. It often seems to me that the best IT departments get the least recognition because they keep things running smoothly and are less visible whereas the ones who make the most mistakes can come swooping in to save the day to much praise
Flamebait? I thought it was a relevant point. Almost every Microsoft product feels as if it has been released just a little too early and isn't as 'finished' as most other companies products. It takes a while for it to get to the point where I feel it is a product I could be using and I don't see why this instance should be any different
It's always scary when Microsoft go for the Next Big Thing.
Somehow their first attempts always seem so much worse than anyone elses first attempt. I imagine this endeavour will be no more successful than vista
It's not the ease of obtaining the information but the need to understand said information. I can write an essay using online resources, just piecing together enough to make sense on almost any given topic but that does not equate to an understanding of the topic. Now, I could also choose to use those resources to develop a greater understanding of the subject by scanning through entire articles (which is necessary with books and journals) but the lazy option is much easier. The "big problem" is that universities churn out people who know how to use a search engine with much less focus on the knowledge they have attained *sigh* I'm being hopelessly inarticulate. The only thing I can really state definitely is that I don't think information should be restricted
There is an entirely different method to conducting research that many people are taught in schools these days, It's all about trying to use time as efficiently as possible although there is a definite trade off when it comes to quality and reliability of information.
Find your chosen subject in wikipedia, open all of the sources and briefly scan them while following links to their sources. Within minutes you have a plethora of information at your fingertips. For many students this is enough to provide all they need on their chosen topic. For the more dedicated few it will provide references to books which they will go to the library to browse.
The benefit of this is that assignments take much less time and a wider range of information is available, however there are many disadvantages. Patience is a valuable skill which is being eroded and much less is learned by just searching through a page for relevant words. When having to trawl through books or interviewing people there is much deeper context that it is almost impossible to ignore.
When someone can easily write a 4000 word essay on a subject they previously had almost no knowledge of in one night and still get an A, there is a big problem.
I don't have the time or the patience to read this
I agree with you here mostly, though the statement "I WANT bad guys doing bad things caught. I guess I'm in the minority here on /." is a good way to make people feel hostile towards you.
I think that this is actually one of the most effective methods that could be employed as existing screening methods can only detect known threats. If some form of unknown explosive was in a bag, maybe a book soaked in an explosive liquid, traditional screening would not detect this. The person involved would most likely be showing some behavior that would get picked up for screening and if the search is done properly, the item would be detected.
I would much rather face the risk of being pulled aside for extra screening than just relying on traditional detection methods, although said screening has a long way to go before i would consider it even remotely efficient. Ideally it would be completed with plenty of time for the inconvenienced person to make their flight, at which point i would find it perfectly acceptable.
Bruce Schneier writes about this subject quite regularly and I agree with much (but not all) of what he says.
personally i feel that america is far to paranoid but if there must be excessive measures taken, could they at least be the more effective ones?
Thanks! I was demonstrating the differences between Firefox 3.0 and IE7 this morning and couldn't figure out how something it had 'stopped working' today. Downloaded beta 2 and was still scratching my head. IE7 still makes a pigs ear out of both the webstandards and original authors ones though, so my point was still made.
Microsoft would love if it was!
In the UK we have the MCPS-PRS alliance. They require payment for the use of a radio in any workplace.
"The rates in this section vary depending on the number of days in the year music is played in the workplace, canteens or staff rooms; the number of half-hour units per day music is played in the workplace, the number of employees in the workplace to whom the music is audible and the number of employees to whom the canteen/room is available." http://www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk/playingbroadcastingonline/music_for_businesses/officesandfactories/Pages/officesfactories.aspx
Still, it's reassuring that things are taking a step in the right direction in America.
The record companies must be getting a significant cut from the advertising then. I can't help wondering the amounts involved that cause such an abrupt about face. In reality they are benefiting in two ways though. First of all monetarily and secondly with artists getting more exposure. The best kind of advertising is a friend mentioning something cool. More fans = more money being spent.
The company that I work at is getting increasingly frustrated with Microsoft products and had briefly been considering switching to Linux. We are currently using XP but will eventually have to move to Vista, which will mean massive spending on hardware. There are probably 100 PCs here that wouldn't be able to run Vista (and are struggling with XP), as well as another 200 that might be able to do it. Linux is not a viable option at the moment as there are not equivalent applications available at the moment, however this will be considered again when the next OS is forced upon us. Microsoft really has to work to make their next release as polished as possible, or customers may well start moving away as opposed to just considering it. I wouldn't mind waiting longer and paying these kind of prices for the next OS if it felt like I was getting something extra (and the powers that be at work agree), or even something finished. We couldn't use it for free, and don't particularly want to use it at all, so what is Microsoft giving businesses? After all, those are the biggest customers
That is why one of the few things I like about lotus notes is the... I'm not sure what it's called. The image on the screen that changes as you enter your password, so when it is entered correctly you will have the same image every time. It's reassuring to have some form of visual feedback to help avoid typos