Heh, you think they'll stay home and just deal with the occasional BSOD? You've never worked with end users have you? Users taking time to actually work through problems... OMG LMAO! No, they come to me. And, yes, for the record, we have the occasional person come in to complain.
But not for the OS being unstable. They come in because they can't get their ten year old printer to work. Or, because their friend told them that the Vista is bad. Or, because they're so afraid of computers that they can't handle change.
Look, I'm not saying that Vista is all flowers and puppies, but I only have two issues with it. 1. x64 adoption and support is not nearly wide enough to support the resource requirements. 2. GNS3 / Dynamips doesn't play nice with the UAC and that made for a long afternoon trying to do my Cisco lab for the first time after I installed Vista.
But then the second issue could have been solved if the GNS3 developers had taken a little more time to test it with Vista.
Well, that kind of missed the point though. MS did a presentation a little while back which pointed out that their biggest competition is pirated copies of Windows (and not by a small margin).
The point is that people can say all they want that Vista caused an explosion in Linux installs. But in reality, so very few people have switched to Linux or OSX that it hardly matters. MS said that they were worried about Linux, but its like the Olympics being worried about competition from the Special Olympics.
There's lots of really great, skilled people working on Linux, but no one cares. At least, not in the mainstream.
You know, I work in a retail store as a break/fix monkey. I hardly ever see people downgrading. Most 'regular' people are perfectly fine with Vista. Especially now that hardware has caught up to it.
I'd be really curious to see some actual statistics re: downgrading. I doubt it'd be as high as Slashdot seems to think.
It can't be. Just look at the former PS models. One of the things that Sony had going for it was the gigantic collection of games that were out for the PS1 and PS2.
Sure, not all of them were great, but there were so many games that it was hard to not to find something that you liked. Even if the majority of them played like No More Heroes.
With 4GB I've got my lab machine running three instances of 2K3 (one running Exchange 2007), one instance of CentOS, two instances of the Cisco IOS on Dynamips, all running on a Vista box. And that's just a Pentium D.
It doesn't run super quick, but everything except the Exchange machine runs okay.
Why? Because while you may be able to navigate it, most users can't or won't. Microsoft has shown people that they can use computers without having to remember commands. They don't want to go back.
And, frankly, they shouldn't have to just because Linux is a 'technically' better operating system. Just look at Apple's recent sales increases - you think people are getting Macs because they are better for video editing? Of course not, they're getting Macs because they have great marketing, and they're still pretty enough that people will justify a small learning curve.
While Ubuntu is getting better, it is still Linux. It still requires the terminal to do many things, and people don't want to. People are inherently lazy. And this is especially true when Linux gives them little reason to switch (no, the hundred dollar difference between Windows and Ubuntu is a good enough reason).
Inflated titles are everywhere. Hell, right now I'm doing a project for a company that has me updating small business series routers with exact directions. Ideally, I'd be called a Deployment Monkey, but instead I'm a network analyst.
The question though, isn't whether or not it is child porn. Rather, what is the motivation behind child pornography laws? To stop children from being harmed in the making of, or because it is against social norms.
I would suggest that the judge is making his decision based on the later rather than the former which is a limitation of freedom of speech.
No person is hurt in the making of Simpsons cartoon porn (other than perhaps the author), so there is no reason for it to be illegal.
You joke. But then, I'm guessing you've never had the experience of a customer approaching you, deeply concerned about the security impacts of airborne viruses in relation to wireless networking.
Many expanding companies see this as training your replacement. If you can do that then you're good for management because you're already kind of doing it.
I just couldn't believe that it was even sent out. Isn't it illegal for government to ask me what my religion is?
I mean, it wasn't, "Which school board would you like your taxes to go to." It was, "You must affirm to whether or not you are Roman Catholic."
Thats like when we purchased our house. The first piece of mail we received was from the city, and asked me to affirm whether or not I was Roman Catholic so that the right school district would receive my taxes.
I threw it in the garbage. My religion (or lack thereof) is none of their mother fucking business.
As of Windows XP all HP desktops, and most Compaq desktops used recovery partitions. HP/Compaq switched their notebooks over to partitions approximately 1.5 to 2 years ago. Gateway/eMachines first moved to only providing an OS disk and having the apps and drivers on a partition, then moved just recently to a complete recovery partition. Acer not shipped recovery disks at least since Future Shop has been carrying them (approximately 1.5 years). Toshiba changed over to recovery partitions shortly after the release of Vista.
As well, many of the newer Dells that I have worked on also come with recovery partitions, but we don't sell them so I can't giver you an accurate time frame for that.
The creation of recovery disks is a SERVICE that is offered to customers. Generally it is accompanied by a system setup including, among other things, Windows updates, removal of bloatware, etc. Customers are told that they can create disks themselves. Customers make the decision to have retailers perform this SERVICE because they a) are not confident in their abilities, or b) don't want to spend the time. If customers are willing to pay for this SERVICE, who are we to deny them.
Recovery partitions were not a decision made by retailers. I'll let you guess who was behind the push to recovery partitions and recovery disks (hint: MS). Retailers are not responsible for the things that they sell. They are simply a reseller. If a company offers a SERVICE (ie. return policy, price matching, recovery CD creation) that is an option that you can choose to take advantage of. They are in no way responsible for creating disks for a computer that they had nothing to do with the manufacture of. They do these things out of customer service.
Sorry, I forgot to clarify that I work in a computer repair shop for a Best Buy spin off. Every other manufacturer will allow us to send the customer's stuff away for them. Best Buy had to bully Acer into paying the shipping for customers (and it only works for Best Buy customers). Acer has the lowest overhead in North America for a reason. Its because they cut as many corners as they can.
Acer has the absolute worst notebook warranty service of any company. Gateway / eMachines has the second worst. Just goes to show you that price beats quality every time.
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Umm... I guess.
Now, you realise that server admins are only a very tiny fraction of computer users?
Heh, you think they'll stay home and just deal with the occasional BSOD? You've never worked with end users have you? Users taking time to actually work through problems... OMG LMAO! No, they come to me. And, yes, for the record, we have the occasional person come in to complain.
But not for the OS being unstable. They come in because they can't get their ten year old printer to work. Or, because their friend told them that the Vista is bad. Or, because they're so afraid of computers that they can't handle change.
Look, I'm not saying that Vista is all flowers and puppies, but I only have two issues with it. 1. x64 adoption and support is not nearly wide enough to support the resource requirements. 2. GNS3 / Dynamips doesn't play nice with the UAC and that made for a long afternoon trying to do my Cisco lab for the first time after I installed Vista.
But then the second issue could have been solved if the GNS3 developers had taken a little more time to test it with Vista.
Oh, and 'the rest of us' is not the majority.
Well, that kind of missed the point though. MS did a presentation a little while back which pointed out that their biggest competition is pirated copies of Windows (and not by a small margin).
http://www.osnews.com/story/21035/Ballmer_Linux_Bigger_Competitor_than_Apple
The point is that people can say all they want that Vista caused an explosion in Linux installs. But in reality, so very few people have switched to Linux or OSX that it hardly matters. MS said that they were worried about Linux, but its like the Olympics being worried about competition from the Special Olympics.
There's lots of really great, skilled people working on Linux, but no one cares. At least, not in the mainstream.
You know, I work in a retail store as a break/fix monkey. I hardly ever see people downgrading. Most 'regular' people are perfectly fine with Vista. Especially now that hardware has caught up to it.
I'd be really curious to see some actual statistics re: downgrading. I doubt it'd be as high as Slashdot seems to think.
Seriously. More people are currently running Vista than have ever used Linux. Hell, more people have pirated Vista than have ever used Linux.
I can't believe that the GP was modded insightful.
It can't be. Just look at the former PS models. One of the things that Sony had going for it was the gigantic collection of games that were out for the PS1 and PS2.
Sure, not all of them were great, but there were so many games that it was hard to not to find something that you liked. Even if the majority of them played like No More Heroes.
Is it common for router startup configs to be left blank like that?
With 4GB I've got my lab machine running three instances of 2K3 (one running Exchange 2007), one instance of CentOS, two instances of the Cisco IOS on Dynamips, all running on a Vista box. And that's just a Pentium D.
It doesn't run super quick, but everything except the Exchange machine runs okay.
Why? Because while you may be able to navigate it, most users can't or won't. Microsoft has shown people that they can use computers without having to remember commands. They don't want to go back.
And, frankly, they shouldn't have to just because Linux is a 'technically' better operating system. Just look at Apple's recent sales increases - you think people are getting Macs because they are better for video editing? Of course not, they're getting Macs because they have great marketing, and they're still pretty enough that people will justify a small learning curve.
While Ubuntu is getting better, it is still Linux. It still requires the terminal to do many things, and people don't want to. People are inherently lazy. And this is especially true when Linux gives them little reason to switch (no, the hundred dollar difference between Windows and Ubuntu is a good enough reason).
Inflated titles are everywhere. Hell, right now I'm doing a project for a company that has me updating small business series routers with exact directions. Ideally, I'd be called a Deployment Monkey, but instead I'm a network analyst.
Figure that one out.
In the same kind of vein, there are plenty of events out there that you could pick up as a project.
World Skills, for instance is coming to North America this year.
http://www.worldskills2009.com/
http://ubuntuclips.org/
The question though, isn't whether or not it is child porn. Rather, what is the motivation behind child pornography laws? To stop children from being harmed in the making of, or because it is against social norms. I would suggest that the judge is making his decision based on the later rather than the former which is a limitation of freedom of speech. No person is hurt in the making of Simpsons cartoon porn (other than perhaps the author), so there is no reason for it to be illegal.
Never mind, I guess their updater just crashed.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FKBCX4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top "There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first" The negative reviews were closing on 700.
You joke. But then, I'm guessing you've never had the experience of a customer approaching you, deeply concerned about the security impacts of airborne viruses in relation to wireless networking.
Obligatory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sdVZqVKMBg
Many expanding companies see this as training your replacement. If you can do that then you're good for management because you're already kind of doing it.
I just couldn't believe that it was even sent out. Isn't it illegal for government to ask me what my religion is? I mean, it wasn't, "Which school board would you like your taxes to go to." It was, "You must affirm to whether or not you are Roman Catholic."
Thats like when we purchased our house. The first piece of mail we received was from the city, and asked me to affirm whether or not I was Roman Catholic so that the right school district would receive my taxes. I threw it in the garbage. My religion (or lack thereof) is none of their mother fucking business.
Incorrect.
As of Windows XP all HP desktops, and most Compaq desktops used recovery partitions. HP/Compaq switched their notebooks over to partitions approximately 1.5 to 2 years ago. Gateway/eMachines first moved to only providing an OS disk and having the apps and drivers on a partition, then moved just recently to a complete recovery partition. Acer not shipped recovery disks at least since Future Shop has been carrying them (approximately 1.5 years). Toshiba changed over to recovery partitions shortly after the release of Vista.
As well, many of the newer Dells that I have worked on also come with recovery partitions, but we don't sell them so I can't giver you an accurate time frame for that.
The creation of recovery disks is a SERVICE that is offered to customers. Generally it is accompanied by a system setup including, among other things, Windows updates, removal of bloatware, etc. Customers are told that they can create disks themselves. Customers make the decision to have retailers perform this SERVICE because they a) are not confident in their abilities, or b) don't want to spend the time. If customers are willing to pay for this SERVICE, who are we to deny them.
Recovery partitions were not a decision made by retailers. I'll let you guess who was behind the push to recovery partitions and recovery disks (hint: MS). Retailers are not responsible for the things that they sell. They are simply a reseller. If a company offers a SERVICE (ie. return policy, price matching, recovery CD creation) that is an option that you can choose to take advantage of. They are in no way responsible for creating disks for a computer that they had nothing to do with the manufacture of. They do these things out of customer service.
Sorry, I forgot to clarify that I work in a computer repair shop for a Best Buy spin off. Every other manufacturer will allow us to send the customer's stuff away for them. Best Buy had to bully Acer into paying the shipping for customers (and it only works for Best Buy customers). Acer has the lowest overhead in North America for a reason. Its because they cut as many corners as they can.
Acer has the absolute worst notebook warranty service of any company. Gateway / eMachines has the second worst. Just goes to show you that price beats quality every time.