...are generally aimed at those new to { insert book's technology topic } and not seasoned programmers / developers / architects.
Many of the comments so far are negative, doubting how someone can become a data architect / DBA from the book... which is not the target audience... IMHO
As one who has seen quite a few programmers use unstructured text files, excel spreadsheets and access (as if it were a spreadsheet) for data storage, I welcome a resource that offers a painless introduction to the "magic" of using a database and the various features it offers. This introduction to the "proper" way to manage data may be the stepping stone to spur further learning...
"I bought a G4 1ghz about 4 years ago...<snip>..I can do surfing and wordprocessing on it just fine, but I can't play any new games on it, and the latest graphics programs and compression codecs for movies will drag to a crawl unless all other programs are shut down." (emphasis mine)
that appears to be on par for a machine (mac or pc) that is 4 years old and running current video games or graphic programs... I assume it runs the games and video editing programs of the time well....
then don't buy the touch.... buy the classic that has twice the storage of the older iPod... you have choices... including not getting one if it doesn't meet your needs
To activate purchased software, I have to add a serial number...which can identify me since the software vendor knows who owns that serial. How is a "serial" of foobar@gmail.com different from a serial of 12345678 other than possibly being more discernable to casual observer?
I'm in the market for a cell phone...and the iPhone is exactly what I want.
The iPhone is a smart phone (cell phone++ ?) not a cell phone. Not a fair comparison between the two.... it's akin to saying you're in the market for a Mac and complaining that a Mac Pro is too expensive. If you're in the market for a Treo, it's a better comparison...
IMHO, this version of the iPhone is targeted at existing smart phone users and early adopters. I can't imagine that there won't be a consumer version of the iPhone by the end of the year.
The Boston Globe gave an overall favorable review... especially if you are a LOTR fan... the casual fan may be put off by the length and missing information (opposing forces)
Boston Globe Review
My company was planing on migrating from NT4 domain / Exchange 5.5 / SQL2000 / Win2k desktops to more platform independant solutions - Novell NDS / Groupwise / mix of SQL2k & PostgreSQL / mix of Linux & W2k desktops
The show stopper? PDA synch with shared calendar used by management. The PDAs synch through outlook. Outlook doesn't talk to Groupwise calendaring. Exchange 2003 requires Active Directory. Having AD makes SQL2005 directory integration an option now...
5 crappy PDAs and not wanting to retrain people on a new mail client is directing our infrastructure....*snif*
I worked at a very large financial institution in Boston. In the early morning hours, I would walk by the area where the Wizard Kings of the NT server ops group sat. They had a 30" TV bolted to the wall / ceiling that displayed their server monitoring status (openView I believe) for everyone to see at glance. At least 2 times a week it was hanging on a BSOD. After it was pointed out to them, they fixed it by scheduling a nightly reboot.
How many gentoo users would buy Learn Gentoo in 24 hours? Even if they all bought the book. Would that justify the expense of publishing it?
Redhat has the linux market share and mind share of the non-unix crowd to make it the right decision from a marketing point of view. This isn't a bad thing. New users will go with the name they know. After spending some time in the linux space, they will learn that there other choices and use what makes sense for them.
In contrast, manned spaceflight is an expensive activity in search of a real justification. That 'lack of will' the space faithful deride in the public is actually the failure of space to offer much that the public wants.
I'm sure Christopher Columbus heard similar arguments when he shopping his "sail around the world" idea. The mob mentality of the general public too often pushes for the staus quo. In order for big things to happen, somone has to be willing to leave the public line and think big
the U.S. space program -- which never recovered from Challenger's loss -- may soon be dead as well.
This appears to be a very common thought in the posts....my question is why? Airplanes have crashed, boats have sunk, and cars have had accidents yet we have not abandoned them. As flying to outer space an inherently more dangerous and risky proposition, why the shock that an accident has occurred and the concession to forgo further space exploration?
Many people have died exploring the earth, yet humans pressed on. Let us grieve for the families of the fallen, honor the astronauts for their bravery and desire to better human kind....and let us continue to press on.
that engineering is the only profession where your value to the company goes down the older you get.
dunno 'bout that...I've seen many Fresh kids out of college whimper and curl up in the fetal position when a senior manager in their 50's raises their voice while questioning them during a meeting...you can learn technology...experience and wisdom must be earned
having read the books before hand....you had a point of reference going into the movie and thoroughly detailed your opinion on where the movie strayed the book
I wonder if you would still classify those parts as Hollywood shtick had you not read the book....I think that was one Jackson's biggest challenges....make a movie that both the purists and newbies will enjoy
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There are many products that can do this... even a well crafted batch file making use of task scheduler....anything that can save time doing redundant work is a good thing...
The problem lies in the work order - and you have to apply three patches to 100 servers before Close of Business.... unless you are rolling out said patches to 100 identical servers (OS/Patch Level/Hardware) or uptime is optional, you have slim chance for success...where does integration testing, application QA and a controlled pilot fit in before the end of day?
The quote "Fast, cheap and stable...pick two" applies here...
Besides, Windows has a Recycle Bin, Mac has the Trash, etc. Novell isn't all that great.
Windows and Mac offer similar functionality...locally...the NetWare undelete offers undelete for mapped drives...you need 3rd party software for Windows...dunno 'bout Mac...
NetWare is actually "all that great"...she ain't very sexy...unless you're wrestling with a distributed AD environment...she looks damm good from there...
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What's next "Apple Employee Cuts Line at Starbucks"?
Hardly stuff that matters
you never know... it could be good
...are generally aimed at those new to { insert book's technology topic } and not seasoned programmers / developers / architects.
Many of the comments so far are negative, doubting how someone can become a data architect / DBA from the book... which is not the target audience... IMHO
As one who has seen quite a few programmers use unstructured text files, excel spreadsheets and access (as if it were a spreadsheet) for data storage, I welcome a resource that offers a painless introduction to the "magic" of using a database and the various features it offers. This introduction to the "proper" way to manage data may be the stepping stone to spur further learning...
"I bought a G4 1ghz about 4 years ago...<snip>..I can do surfing and wordprocessing on it just fine, but I can't play any new games on it, and the latest graphics programs and compression codecs for movies will drag to a crawl unless all other programs are shut down." (emphasis mine)
that appears to be on par for a machine (mac or pc) that is 4 years old and running current video games or graphic programs... I assume it runs the games and video editing programs of the time well....
then don't buy the touch.... buy the classic that has twice the storage of the older iPod... you have choices ... including not getting one if it doesn't meet your needs
Silverlight will give Flash a lot of healthy competition != will be displaced by Silverlight
I *think* the op believes that such competition will be beneficial to the end users ... having a choice often is... I may be wrong...
To activate purchased software, I have to add a serial number...which can identify me since the software vendor knows who owns that serial. How is a "serial" of foobar@gmail.com different from a serial of 12345678 other than possibly being more discernable to casual observer?
It blows my mind that after all these years, people still do this.
as it has worked all of these years, there's little motivation to change....
I'm in the market for a cell phone...and the iPhone is exactly what I want.
The iPhone is a smart phone (cell phone++ ?) not a cell phone. Not a fair comparison between the two.... it's akin to saying you're in the market for a Mac and complaining that a Mac Pro is too expensive. If you're in the market for a Treo, it's a better comparison...
IMHO, this version of the iPhone is targeted at existing smart phone users and early adopters. I can't imagine that there won't be a consumer version of the iPhone by the end of the year.
"If you actually had any morals, you would have realized that in the first place"
Or perhaps they made a moral mistake in the first place and have now realized it....
The Boston Globe gave an overall favorable review ... especially if you are a LOTR fan... the casual fan may be put off by the length and missing information (opposing forces)
Boston Globe Review
My company was planing on migrating from NT4 domain / Exchange 5.5 / SQL2000 / Win2k desktops to more platform independant solutions - Novell NDS / Groupwise / mix of SQL2k & PostgreSQL / mix of Linux & W2k desktops
The show stopper? PDA synch with shared calendar used by management. The PDAs synch through outlook. Outlook doesn't talk to Groupwise calendaring. Exchange 2003 requires Active Directory. Having AD makes SQL2005 directory integration an option now...
5 crappy PDAs and not wanting to retrain people on a new mail client is directing our infrastructure....*snif*
I worked at a very large financial institution in Boston. In the early morning hours, I would walk by the area where the Wizard Kings of the NT server ops group sat. They had a 30" TV bolted to the wall / ceiling that displayed their server monitoring status (openView I believe) for everyone to see at glance. At least 2 times a week it was hanging on a BSOD. After it was pointed out to them, they fixed it by scheduling a nightly reboot.
How many gentoo users would buy Learn Gentoo in 24 hours ? Even if they all bought the book. Would that justify the expense of publishing it?
Redhat has the linux market share and mind share of the non-unix crowd to make it the right decision from a marketing point of view. This isn't a bad thing. New users will go with the name they know. After spending some time in the linux space, they will learn that there other choices and use what makes sense for them.
like the drug dealer at the middle school play ground...the first one's free kid
In contrast, manned spaceflight is an expensive activity in search of a real justification. That 'lack of will' the space faithful deride in the public is actually the failure of space to offer much that the public wants.
I'm sure Christopher Columbus heard similar arguments when he shopping his "sail around the world" idea. The mob mentality of the general public too often pushes for the staus quo. In order for big things to happen, somone has to be willing to leave the public line and think big
the U.S. space program -- which never recovered from Challenger's loss -- may soon be dead as well.
This appears to be a very common thought in the posts....my question is why? Airplanes have crashed, boats have sunk, and cars have had accidents yet we have not abandoned them. As flying to outer space an inherently more dangerous and risky proposition, why the shock that an accident has occurred and the concession to forgo further space exploration?
Many people have died exploring the earth, yet humans pressed on. Let us grieve for the families of the fallen, honor the astronauts for their bravery and desire to better human kind....and let us continue to press on.
IIRC vbscript is history with .net, i think jscript remains however
dunno 'bout that...I've seen many Fresh kids out of college whimper and curl up in the fetal position when a senior manager in their 50's raises their voice while questioning them during a meeting ...you can learn technology...experience and wisdom must be earned
having read the books before hand....you had a point of reference going into the movie and thoroughly detailed your opinion on where the movie strayed the book
I wonder if you would still classify those parts as Hollywood shtick had you not read the book....I think that was one Jackson's biggest challenges....make a movie that both the purists and newbies will enjoy
There are many products that can do this ... even a well crafted batch file making use of task scheduler....anything that can save time doing redundant work is a good thing...
The problem lies in the work order - and you have to apply three patches to 100 servers before Close of Business .... unless you are rolling out said patches to 100 identical servers (OS/Patch Level/Hardware) or uptime is optional, you have slim chance for success...where does integration testing, application QA and a controlled pilot fit in before the end of day?
The quote "Fast, cheap and stable...pick two" applies here...
...to quote the great John Belushi from the movie Animal House..
the code / app is free to use...i still retain ownership but you can use it as you'd like....my take anyway....
When did taco pledge to *never* use non-open source software?
Just about every Windows admin with a clue is tired of MS's crappy security record
if only the admins were the decision makers instead of the phbs..
Besides, Windows has a Recycle Bin, Mac has the Trash, etc. Novell isn't all that great.
Windows and Mac offer similar functionality...locally...the NetWare undelete offers undelete for mapped drives...you need 3rd party software for Windows...dunno 'bout Mac...
NetWare is actually "all that great"...she ain't very sexy...unless you're wrestling with a distributed AD environment...she looks damm good from there...