Agreed. Over the years, long ago, the first thing anybody did was ditch Gnome and install KDE. Then at some time, when exactly I don't recall, it became apparent that KDE was a little confusing and the clean, easy old grandpa Gnome was easier to use. Or maybe I've just gotten older and don't want to fuss with the interface anymore, who knows. I've been using Gnome for a couple of years now but I think I'll give the new KDE a shot this time.
The goal at any large corporation is to leverage their market position, which in technical terms is "fuck-ton huge." They're way past the innovation stage, except there they have to be
Zune is a good example. They came up with a solid product pretty quickly when they put their minds to it. Sure, they're getting their asses kicked, but it's a good product.
This tactic requires you to install software on the target's phone without their knowledge. That doesn't render the encryption faulty, it's just stealing the voice signal before it gets encrypted. I like this part from the vendor's web site:
"$PRODUCT_NAME for iPhone is professional grade spy phone software that takes minutes to install on a jailbroken iPhone, and instantly starts sending data to a secure web account where you can log in and view records..."
MS is a business, not a freedom fighter in the human rights movement. I supposed Ballmer could come out and take a stand and stop doing business with China. Only to see their stock price plummet. Then he'd be shown the door.
A lot of companies were overjoyed by Google's stand in China. It'll open the door for more business. This is just the first move in an orchestrated PR campaign to kiss China's ass.
Am I proud of the whoring, evil profit-above-all motives of our companies? Not especially... I noticed the other day that Google's founders are selling off their shares and could lose control of Google. I am terrified to think of what Google will become in the hands of Wall Street.
Doesn't matter what we, the end users, want. The customer is big record labels. They want a format to "combat piracy while adding value and opportunities for marketing synergy in strategic channels."
The folks who designed the format know perfectly well it will never go anywhere. So what! They're getting paid.
That's why they have the concept of "support levels." In most cases if you have Basic support it means you get access to their private online knowledge base and a VoIP line to an outsourced guy behind a desk on the other side of the planet.
If you're an Enterprise then you have direct access to a bunch of very smart guys who come buy your team dinner when they're in town.
A large enterprise would almost never deploy something in production without support. For my small consulting gigs I have never bought support. I think you can see where this is going...
The local city and county library systems here have e-book lending already. They have DRM'd ePub, Mobipocket and PDF. The lending period selectable, 7, 14 or 21 days with up to 20 books checked out at a time. The waiting list works pretty much like it does for a real book. I imagine those variables can be changed depending on what the library wants to do.
I don't really have a problem with DRM in libraries. I check out a lot more books this way because it saves me a trip to the library.
I was with AT&T for over 10 years then switched to T-Mobile because AT&T had no signal in my new house. T-Mobile and Verizon stores let me borrow a phone and bring it home, which was really cool of them I think. I went with T-Mobile because I could get 2-3 bars at home my old GSM phones would work.
Anyway I am 100% happy with T-Mobile. Their 3g service is NOT oversubscribed and will go to 21mbps (HSPA+) in 2010, everywhere. The price is lower and their customer service is far better, hands down.
AT&T has better coverage in remote areas. Their 2g signal is pretty much everywhere, while T-Mobile is in the metro areas and along the highways only.
I am envious of the Droid, which makes my Cliq look like a toy, but Android phones seem to be falling from the sky these days. One equal to the Droid should come around this year.
I was just handed a memo from a collection of all major software and hardware vendors on Earth, saying that security will be put ahead of profits from now on! It was delivered by a Unicorn, who got here on the gumdrop express via the rainbow highway.
They're all doing it. Because they realize all of these devices - tablets, laptops, Android phones, iPhones, Boxie things, are all just different ways to consume the same digial crap, er, Content.
Just to prove a point, we should all turn off our electric gadgets for a week, go outside and have a snowball fight or something, then come in the house and read a book. A book made of paper.
New phones are coming out so fast now I doubt we'll ever see a major leap in hardware again.
Probably the most significant difference is selling direct and unlocked. T-Mobile has adjusted rate plans to accommodate, it can't be far behind with the other carriers. This could be the beginning of the break from the carrier-centric model (aka the "Hold em down and screw em" plan).
They also stated more devices are coming down the line. Even if Google just breaks even on these phones, look at all the free press they're getting for Android.
The N900 is $469 at Buy.com right now with a rebate. I think the N900 is a superior device to just about everything out there right now, but the key deciding factor will be which OS has more support. For the plain old consumer market Android is going to appeal to more people.
I agree. I was up early and on a whim went to the local Walmart to check out this "Black Friday" phenomenon. It was a ridiculous mess of rude people and massive lines. I got a coffee and went home, and calculated that most of the deals at Newegg are exactly the same and sometimes cheaper, minus the long lines and degrading experience. In any case, it'd be worth it to spend some extra money to AVOID Black Friday crowds.
It was a fascinating experience but I won't do it again.
How exactly do you detect employees accessing data they are being paid to access? Every company has some level of trust in its own employees. When one goes rogue there's not much to do but fire him and prosecute.
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Agreed. Over the years, long ago, the first thing anybody did was ditch Gnome and install KDE. Then at some time, when exactly I don't recall, it became apparent that KDE was a little confusing and the clean, easy old grandpa Gnome was easier to use. Or maybe I've just gotten older and don't want to fuss with the interface anymore, who knows. I've been using Gnome for a couple of years now but I think I'll give the new KDE a shot this time.
The goal at any large corporation is to leverage their market position, which in technical terms is "fuck-ton huge." They're way past the innovation stage, except there they have to be Zune is a good example. They came up with a solid product pretty quickly when they put their minds to it. Sure, they're getting their asses kicked, but it's a good product.
Don't date Wendy from the admissions office. Spectacular failure.
This tactic requires you to install software on the target's phone without their knowledge. That doesn't render the encryption faulty, it's just stealing the voice signal before it gets encrypted. I like this part from the vendor's web site: "$PRODUCT_NAME for iPhone is professional grade spy phone software that takes minutes to install on a jailbroken iPhone, and instantly starts sending data to a secure web account where you can log in and view records..."
A lot of companies were overjoyed by Google's stand in China. It'll open the door for more business. This is just the first move in an orchestrated PR campaign to kiss China's ass.
Am I proud of the whoring, evil profit-above-all motives of our companies? Not especially... I noticed the other day that Google's founders are selling off their shares and could lose control of Google. I am terrified to think of what Google will become in the hands of Wall Street.
Doesn't matter what we, the end users, want. The customer is big record labels. They want a format to "combat piracy while adding value and opportunities for marketing synergy in strategic channels."
The folks who designed the format know perfectly well it will never go anywhere. So what! They're getting paid.
That's why they have the concept of "support levels." In most cases if you have Basic support it means you get access to their private online knowledge base and a VoIP line to an outsourced guy behind a desk on the other side of the planet.
If you're an Enterprise then you have direct access to a bunch of very smart guys who come buy your team dinner when they're in town.
A large enterprise would almost never deploy something in production without support. For my small consulting gigs I have never bought support. I think you can see where this is going...
Good one. Replying to remove my mistaken Overrated.
The local city and county library systems here have e-book lending already. They have DRM'd ePub, Mobipocket and PDF. The lending period selectable, 7, 14 or 21 days with up to 20 books checked out at a time. The waiting list works pretty much like it does for a real book. I imagine those variables can be changed depending on what the library wants to do.
I don't really have a problem with DRM in libraries. I check out a lot more books this way because it saves me a trip to the library.
I was with AT&T for over 10 years then switched to T-Mobile because AT&T had no signal in my new house. T-Mobile and Verizon stores let me borrow a phone and bring it home, which was really cool of them I think. I went with T-Mobile because I could get 2-3 bars at home my old GSM phones would work.
Anyway I am 100% happy with T-Mobile. Their 3g service is NOT oversubscribed and will go to 21mbps (HSPA+) in 2010, everywhere. The price is lower and their customer service is far better, hands down.
AT&T has better coverage in remote areas. Their 2g signal is pretty much everywhere, while T-Mobile is in the metro areas and along the highways only.
I am envious of the Droid, which makes my Cliq look like a toy, but Android phones seem to be falling from the sky these days. One equal to the Droid should come around this year.
All the Chinese Govt needs to do is hang an unsecured WiFi access point off their core network. Then they can blame the neighborhood kids.
Yeah. Next thing you know, they'll resort to price fixing to keep the profit margins nice and fat.
I was just handed a memo from a collection of all major software and hardware vendors on Earth, saying that security will be put ahead of profits from now on! It was delivered by a Unicorn, who got here on the gumdrop express via the rainbow highway.
They're all doing it. Because they realize all of these devices - tablets, laptops, Android phones, iPhones, Boxie things, are all just different ways to consume the same digial crap, er, Content.
Just to prove a point, we should all turn off our electric gadgets for a week, go outside and have a snowball fight or something, then come in the house and read a book. A book made of paper.
Man I must be getting old.
New phones are coming out so fast now I doubt we'll ever see a major leap in hardware again.
Probably the most significant difference is selling direct and unlocked. T-Mobile has adjusted rate plans to accommodate, it can't be far behind with the other carriers. This could be the beginning of the break from the carrier-centric model (aka the "Hold em down and screw em" plan).
They also stated more devices are coming down the line. Even if Google just breaks even on these phones, look at all the free press they're getting for Android.
I bet she was growing weed under her clothes. You should have arrested her ass.
How could you not?
If they want to avoid the snow they should just invade Spain and move there. Of course, their hockey tradition would die pretty quickly.
The N900 is $469 at Buy.com right now with a rebate. I think the N900 is a superior device to just about everything out there right now, but the key deciding factor will be which OS has more support. For the plain old consumer market Android is going to appeal to more people.
I got color on my 80x24 terminal running at 9600 baud full duplex, bitches. Lynx screams now.
I agree. I was up early and on a whim went to the local Walmart to check out this "Black Friday" phenomenon. It was a ridiculous mess of rude people and massive lines. I got a coffee and went home, and calculated that most of the deals at Newegg are exactly the same and sometimes cheaper, minus the long lines and degrading experience. In any case, it'd be worth it to spend some extra money to AVOID Black Friday crowds.
It was a fascinating experience but I won't do it again.
All they need is a sticker that says "Windows 2008 Server Ready."
That is covered in Chapter 6: "Steal Facebook's Millions of Users and Become Rich."
How exactly do you detect employees accessing data they are being paid to access? Every company has some level of trust in its own employees. When one goes rogue there's not much to do but fire him and prosecute.