1. You will need need a passport account. If you do not have one yet, you can sign-up for one at the beta website listed below. 2. Goto http://beta.microsoft.com/ steps removed...... 7. Wait for the information to be sent to you through email. (May take a day or two) 8. Once you receive your confirmation email, log back into http://beta.microsoft.com/ for the content
Sweet Jesus - and to think that some people think that Microsoft software is easy to use.
As I've migrated my clients to better software and more robust operating system, I find that my business grows with them. Instead of spending my time patching and fixing - I spend more time programming and integrating. After migrating off of NT to OpenBSD for firewalls for example - they would ask me to firewall in users based on rank and lunch hour (port 80 would be open for all during lunch) for example.
Hm, motto should be "secure, until you install a few daemons".
The dirty little trick is to install OpenBSD on Spark (think $1000 Sun V100 boxes) - Sparc has built in stack protection, and OpenBSD has some neat stack randomization features that also help.
Not only is it an obscure platform - it's horrably secure. Good luck!
At my job we are NOT considering Linux, and probably will not anytime in the foreseeable future.
It starts out small. You say to yourself - Why are we paying Microsoft $5000 just to serve files for 20 people? You dink around with a Linux/*BSD box and manage to barely get Samba working. It takes you a day, but after that it works! A year later, you notice that you haven't had to reboot it or 'fix' it, or virus scan it, service pack it, change the CAL licenceing.... or anything.....
It starts out small.
But it is infectious.... after all it's 'viral' according to Balmer;)
Much better to sell them SuSE (bought by Novell) or some other commercial distribution. I'm sure Debian is fine too.
Agreed! I picked on Gentoo because it has a funny name - the kind of name that scares Windows people.
Of course, OpenbSD, FreeBSD and NetBSD are excellent choises too if you want stability
Shhhh..... Don't give away the secret. If my competition learns that you don't have to patch OpenBSD every month for security, I'll be out of business;)
Too bad for us that is with the XBOX, but congrats to Jeff for getting some eyeballs in front of his work.
Unity (Jeff's VLM/Game) for the Gamecube was cancelled too soon.
Sucks that it's an XBOX. I like the XBOX360 PowerPC clone of Nintedo's Revolution but hate the fact that Microsoft is using one monopoly in one market to buy their way into a second.
Some of us like to see people earn their sucess, and not steal it.
I think if you are going to compare drug dealing to McDonalds it is probably a case of preferring to make $100 illegally than to make $1 legally.
After you deduct what they snort up their nose, have to pay their pimp, and what have you - their lifestyle sucks. Shitty cars, beatup section 8 housing, bastard children running around, cops looking for them, health problems, never been to europe, skanky infected women, no teeth, cheap rims, can't read, government cheese. No dignity.
The reason they are doing "bad things" is because they can't get a job in the first place.
Tell that to the people two doors down from me - they're dealing drugs while the local McDonald's is has a 'help wanted' sign. Go figure. The kicker - these bums are also on welfare.
Some people would rather scheme and steak $1 instead of making $10 honestly.
I would agree in almost every contest but one of popularity.
I respectfully disagree - as a self professed geek, I studied the ways of the 'popular crowd' - and while it's not natural to me, I can emulate their natural ability at need.
It's not that hard at all at amass a shit-load of shallow type friends; In fact, it's disturbingly easy.
Remember, Al is they guy that lots of people didn't vote for because he was "too smart".
If Al Gore was so smart, how come he wasn't smart enough to 'play dumb.'
Somebody who is truly smart would know when it's best to disguise his/her intellect.
Therefore, I propose that while Al Gore is smart, he not nearly as brilliant as some people like to wish as evidenced by his inability to recognize and adapt to the changing political landscape, and therefore loosing to someone who has been described by the left as an 'idiot.'
To put it in simpler terms:
If you loose to an 'idiot', you're probably not too bright yourself.
Most will be very strong in their beliefs one way or another. It amazes me sometime that we can all work and live together in a fairly civil manner, with such conflicting views.
Conflicting views?!?!?
Everybody realizes that the issue is not important: Al gore is a minor politician who will be totally forgotten in ten years - like Jimmy Carters 2nd in command.
Even if we have opposing viewpoints - everybody realizes that's it's nothing to get worked up about. It's just another politician taking credit for the hard work of others - who gives a rip, it happens all the time.
So, as you can see, Vi is much better than Emacs.;)
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That reminds me of Linux zealots on Slashdot talking about Windows
That reminds me of Windows zealots....
oh wait...
nobody really likes Windows.
1. You will need need a passport account. If you do not have one yet, you can sign-up for one at the beta website listed below.
2. Goto http://beta.microsoft.com/
steps removed......
7. Wait for the information to be sent to you through email. (May take a day or two)
8. Once you receive your confirmation email, log back into http://beta.microsoft.com/ for the content
Sweet Jesus - and to think that some people think that Microsoft software is easy to use.
Republicans control White House, Senate, and House of Reps
Last time the Republicans had this much control - they freed the slaves. This time, they freed Iraq and Afganistan.
I'm starting to like these Republicans.
And all you want is to be out of a job?
As I've migrated my clients to better software and more robust operating system, I find that my business grows with them. Instead of spending my time patching and fixing - I spend more time programming and integrating. After migrating off of NT to OpenBSD for firewalls for example - they would ask me to firewall in users based on rank and lunch hour (port 80 would be open for all during lunch) for example.
Just my experience.
Well, what would you do?
Formatted and installed a different OS.
Hm, motto should be "secure, until you install a few daemons".
The dirty little trick is to install OpenBSD on Spark (think $1000 Sun V100 boxes) - Sparc has built in stack protection, and OpenBSD has some neat stack randomization features that also help.
Not only is it an obscure platform - it's horrably secure. Good luck!
What lala land do you live in where unpatched linux boxes don't get viruses?
Show me a virus for OpenBSD on Sparc and we'll talk.
At my job we are NOT considering Linux, and probably will not anytime in the foreseeable future.
.... or anything.....
;)
It starts out small. You say to yourself - Why are we paying Microsoft $5000 just to serve files for 20 people? You dink around with a Linux/*BSD box and manage to barely get Samba working. It takes you a day, but after that it works! A year later, you notice that you haven't had to reboot it or 'fix' it, or virus scan it, service pack it, change the CAL licenceing
It starts out small.
But it is infectious.... after all it's 'viral' according to Balmer
Much better to sell them SuSE (bought by Novell) or some other commercial distribution. I'm sure Debian is fine too.
;)
Agreed! I picked on Gentoo because it has a funny name - the kind of name that scares Windows people.
Of course, OpenbSD, FreeBSD and NetBSD are excellent choises too if you want stability
Shhhh..... Don't give away the secret. If my competition learns that you don't have to patch OpenBSD every month for security, I'll be out of business
have always mentioned Linux as an option
Don't sell them "Linux"
Sell the mom and pop company a "File Server" and a "Web Server" and an "Email Server"
Don't sell them a Gentoo box with Samba, Apache and Postfix. They'll say "WTF?!?!"
MS products generate so much revenue.
MS Products would generate a lot of revenue, but free software generates a lot more income for us.
OK republitard?
And to think... that some liberals wonder why others call them elitist.
Too bad for us that is with the XBOX, but congrats to Jeff for getting some eyeballs in front of his work.
Unity (Jeff's VLM/Game) for the Gamecube was cancelled too soon.
Sucks that it's an XBOX. I like the XBOX360 PowerPC clone of Nintedo's Revolution but hate the fact that Microsoft is using one monopoly in one market to buy their way into a second.
Some of us like to see people earn their sucess, and not steal it.
Windows team and an expert GNU/Linux team,
;)
Great idea! Here's the server spec:
Dual PowerPC.
No Mouse.
8 Megs of RAM.
No hard drive, but an open NFS system in on the network. Ok to boot off the CD-Rom.
Let's see Windows run on that!
No more donating to the ACLU for me - it's all EFF from now on.
The ACLU was needed in the age of McCarthy, but the work of the EFF seems more beneficial to me right now - in the short as well as the long term.
How did they get 80GB onto a CD?
gzip and arc
Brazil, Germany and many other countries have much longer vacation time than found in the U.S. or Canada.
Brazil and Germany have higher unemployment than the US or Canada as well. It's all pluses and minuses.
I think if you are going to compare drug dealing to McDonalds it is probably a case of preferring to make $100 illegally than to make $1 legally.
After you deduct what they snort up their nose, have to pay their pimp, and what have you - their lifestyle sucks. Shitty cars, beatup section 8 housing, bastard children running around, cops looking for them, health problems, never been to europe, skanky infected women, no teeth, cheap rims, can't read, government cheese. No dignity.
Drug dealing is it's own worst punishment.
Clicking the other side of what?
He means like this:
1) type in 'word'
2) move the pointer (caret) to the left 'w'.
3) Finish typing 'pass' - you now have 'password' but the keylogger recorded 'wordpass'
The reason they are doing "bad things" is because they can't get a job in the first place.
Tell that to the people two doors down from me - they're dealing drugs while the local McDonald's is has a 'help wanted' sign. Go figure. The kicker - these bums are also on welfare.
Some people would rather scheme and steak $1 instead of making $10 honestly.
I tried to hack into it and this stupid paperclip keeps getting in the way.." I looks like you're trying to hack a Website..."
I would agree in almost every contest but one of popularity.
I respectfully disagree - as a self professed geek, I studied the ways of the 'popular crowd' - and while it's not natural to me, I can emulate their natural ability at need.
It's not that hard at all at amass a shit-load of shallow type friends; In fact, it's disturbingly easy.
Remember, Al is they guy that lots of people didn't vote for because he was "too smart".
If Al Gore was so smart, how come he wasn't smart enough to 'play dumb.'
Somebody who is truly smart would know when it's best to disguise his/her intellect.
Therefore, I propose that while Al Gore is smart, he not nearly as brilliant as some people like to wish as evidenced by his inability to recognize and adapt to the changing political landscape, and therefore loosing to someone who has been described by the left as an 'idiot.'
To put it in simpler terms:
If you loose to an 'idiot', you're probably not too bright yourself.
Most will be very strong in their beliefs one way or another. It amazes me sometime that we can all work and live together in a fairly civil manner, with such conflicting views.
;)
Conflicting views?!?!?
Everybody realizes that the issue is not important: Al gore is a minor politician who will be totally forgotten in ten years - like Jimmy Carters 2nd in command.
Even if we have opposing viewpoints - everybody realizes that's it's nothing to get worked up about. It's just another politician taking credit for the hard work of others - who gives a rip, it happens all the time.
So, as you can see, Vi is much better than Emacs.
you know what I got that I can't get on any PC? I enjoy using a computer again. A bargain.
Well said! I realized the same thing a year ago - I had a FreeBSD server under the desk and a iMac on the desk - the fun was back!
It was like I had my old TRS-80 back again - I was fun using my computers again.
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