I can't VTFV because I'm at work (ha), but from the screenshots Aurora looks like it could do for the web what the 'lowfat' project could do for digital photo albums.
His webpage isn't very up-to-date, but you can find a Youtube video of the 'lowfat' software here.
It actually does not require XGL, I'm not sure why those Youtube videos seem to think that it does.
The actual webpage for the project is here. It's not too hard to get up and running if you're using a semi-recent version of GNU/Linux.:-)
Encryption works until they decide to block all encrypted traffic.
A protocol that encrypts traffic, and then masquerades it as other kinds of (unencrypted) traffic would be very interesting though, and a possible solution to this I think.
That doesn't change the fact that GNU is a copy of Unix. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with that, and I never said that FOSS doesn't innovate. I was just pointing out to the OP that (at least in the software business) everyone copies sometimes.
I think Microsoft's addition of tabs to Internet Explorer is a pretty good example of an idea they definitely got from the competition, rather than their own R&D. Do I think that it is hypocritical that they criticize FOSS for doing exactly what they do? Yes, but I do think that they made the right decision in biting the bullet and adding what is essentially a useful feature, despite what their PR machine may spin of it.
I'm not sure what set you off on the whole KDE4 vs Vista rant, but KDE/Gnome are pretty similar to Windows UI-wise. They're much more customizable which is a good thing, but that doesn't change the fact that (to the user) they usually work pretty much the same way.
I do not use Windows, but saying that desktop X is better than desktop Y is completely a matter of opinion. KDE4.1 is a better desktop for Vista than Vista's own desktop FOR YOU. I think you could probably manage to find someone who disagrees. Personally I'm a Gnome-kind of guy.:-)
If Futuremark is indeed enabling CPU features based upon the CPUID, then this situation is a lot like the webpages that render incorrectly in Firefox unless the user agent is set to Internet Explorer.
I don't think users should necessarily avoid point-O releases as much as they should avoid becoming early adopters. Sometimes those are the same thing, but not always.:-)
Maybe I just don't get out much, but I've never heard of that manufacturer.
If they are indeed falsely advertising ACPI compliance then yeah, something should be done, but at the same time I think the "you get what you pay for" mantra is applicable.
I have a couple dual-core PCs. I notice that some won't ever use 100% CPU even though they easily could. I check "set affinity" in task manager, which says the process should use both cores...but it only ever hits 50% of total CPU. Looking at the CPU graph, it shows that as usage goes up on one core, usage goes down on the other.
Is there any way to force a process to run over 2 cores at 100%?
If not...how would 300,000 cores help unless you are running 300,000 processes, or an app that you know will scale over that many cores?
The preceding was in fact a serious question.
My guess is that the Windows scheduler is doing it's job and preventing your processes from eating the CPU.
Seems like part of Apple's OSX success can be predicated on the fact that they release their own hardware too, which allows them to streamline the two in a much more elegant package. Microsoft packes their XBOX w/ their own software, which allows them much greater creative contro -- they should package Windows into their own computers too.
I think that despite all of the possible benefits that would have for the end user, it would not be possible due to the anti-trust ruling against Microsoft, not to mention how unhappy the current OEM distributors (ie. Dell, Compaq) would be.
Welcome to the dreadful hack that is the Windows graphics overlay system. It allocates a very specific color that will be treated as a video area by the video card, so that it won't overlap windows that should be on top. It's clever, but XVideo in the open source world is much better. As usual.
I don't know if this "bug" is still around, but when I was young (8-9?) on Windows 98SE, I figured out quite by accident that if you took a screenshot while a video was playing in Windows Media Player, the video would keep playing in the screenshot.
You could actually draw on the video in MS Paint. It was absolutely useless, but I found it so strange at the time. I had kind of forgotten about it until now.
This is going to sound a little corny, but thank you for answering a question I had roughly 10 years ago.:)
The developers need to continue designing better GUI apps without compromising on the CLI bundle that we still use.
Agreed.
Might be a bit OT, but last time I checked The GIMP actually had a CLI. I don't know who would use it for much besides (maybe) really advanced batch photo editing though.
I use ImageMagick for most things. The "convert" and "resize" programs are incredibly useful when editing folders of images.
I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned the price here, but from what I've read the OCZ Actuator will cost about $300 and can only be bought online.
IMO Nautilus is a pretty nice file-manager that suffers from horrible default settings.
Breadcrumbs and spatial navigation are two things I turn off immediately upon installation of Nautilus. I can't imagine who would actually want to use either.
Yes, it is pretty bloated. Most Gnome programs are, but for something I have open very rarely I could care less.
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Perhaps the Federation has been outsourcing ship construction to Ferenginar?
I can't VTFV because I'm at work (ha), but from the screenshots Aurora looks like it could do for the web what the 'lowfat' project could do for digital photo albums.
His webpage isn't very up-to-date, but you can find a Youtube video of the 'lowfat' software here.
It actually does not require XGL, I'm not sure why those Youtube videos seem to think that it does.
The actual webpage for the project is here. It's not too hard to get up and running if you're using a semi-recent version of GNU/Linux. :-)
Thanks, but it truly is a word. Check the dictionary.
Woohoo, grammar wars!
If you're going to prove me wrong you could at least link to the proper page. :-)
Yes it is, o non compos mentis.
No it's not.
Nice Latin by the way. :-)
s/Affecting/Effecting/
thank you :)
Effecting isn't a word.
This will be great until they sell out and try to put Windows XP on it.
Encryption works until they decide to block all encrypted traffic.
A protocol that encrypts traffic, and then masquerades it as other kinds of (unencrypted) traffic would be very interesting though, and a possible solution to this I think.
That doesn't change the fact that GNU is a copy of Unix. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with that, and I never said that FOSS doesn't innovate. I was just pointing out to the OP that (at least in the software business) everyone copies sometimes.
I think Microsoft's addition of tabs to Internet Explorer is a pretty good example of an idea they definitely got from the competition, rather than their own R&D. Do I think that it is hypocritical that they criticize FOSS for doing exactly what they do? Yes, but I do think that they made the right decision in biting the bullet and adding what is essentially a useful feature, despite what their PR machine may spin of it.
I'm not sure what set you off on the whole KDE4 vs Vista rant, but KDE/Gnome are pretty similar to Windows UI-wise. They're much more customizable which is a good thing, but that doesn't change the fact that (to the user) they usually work pretty much the same way.
I do not use Windows, but saying that desktop X is better than desktop Y is completely a matter of opinion. KDE4.1 is a better desktop for Vista than Vista's own desktop FOR YOU. I think you could probably manage to find someone who disagrees. Personally I'm a Gnome-kind of guy. :-)
That's true and I don't think anyone's saying that isn't the case.
A good example is the GNU project, "GNU's Not Unix", need I say more? :-)
However the issue here is that like usual, the Microsoft FUD machine is doing it's best to make FOSS look like communism.
That's a pretty good analogy.
If Futuremark is indeed enabling CPU features based upon the CPUID, then this situation is a lot like the webpages that render incorrectly in Firefox unless the user agent is set to Internet Explorer.
I don't think users should necessarily avoid point-O releases as much as they should avoid becoming early adopters. Sometimes those are the same thing, but not always. :-)
I've never really been a KDE user, but Amarok 2 does look pretty nice.
I can't say I'll actually use it, but I think it's one more thing I can recommend to people giving Linux a spin.
I don't mean to troll, but I've been able to use one media player for all of my needs for years. :-)
Ahhh seems you're correct, should have done my research.
Looks like just another case of cutting corners to make a cheap product, and management trying to cover it up.
I find it a bit disturbing than one company is in charge of manufacturing such a wide range of products...
Maybe I just don't get out much, but I've never heard of that manufacturer.
If they are indeed falsely advertising ACPI compliance then yeah, something should be done, but at the same time I think the "you get what you pay for" mantra is applicable.
Yes
Seriously:
I have a couple dual-core PCs. I notice that some won't ever use 100% CPU even though they easily could. I check "set affinity" in task manager, which says the process should use both cores...but it only ever hits 50% of total CPU. Looking at the CPU graph, it shows that as usage goes up on one core, usage goes down on the other.
Is there any way to force a process to run over 2 cores at 100%?
If not...how would 300,000 cores help unless you are running 300,000 processes, or an app that you know will scale over that many cores?
The preceding was in fact a serious question.
My guess is that the Windows scheduler is doing it's job and preventing your processes from eating the CPU.
Have you tried playing with process priorities?
/bin/bash
Someone should probably mod you +1 Funny but in all seriousness, several ports of BASH already exist for MS Windows.
Ignoring that, Microsoft has recently been pushing their Powershell program which seems to mimic many features from BASH.
Seems like part of Apple's OSX success can be predicated on the fact that they release their own hardware too, which allows them to streamline the two in a much more elegant package. Microsoft packes their XBOX w/ their own software, which allows them much greater creative contro -- they should package Windows into their own computers too.
I think that despite all of the possible benefits that would have for the end user, it would not be possible due to the anti-trust ruling against Microsoft, not to mention how unhappy the current OEM distributors (ie. Dell, Compaq) would be.
Welcome to the dreadful hack that is the Windows graphics overlay system. It allocates a very specific color that will be treated as a video area by the video card, so that it won't overlap windows that should be on top. It's clever, but XVideo in the open source world is much better. As usual.
I don't know if this "bug" is still around, but when I was young (8-9?) on Windows 98SE, I figured out quite by accident that if you took a screenshot while a video was playing in Windows Media Player, the video would keep playing in the screenshot.
You could actually draw on the video in MS Paint. It was absolutely useless, but I found it so strange at the time. I had kind of forgotten about it until now.
This is going to sound a little corny, but thank you for answering a question I had roughly 10 years ago. :)
The developers need to continue designing better GUI apps without compromising on the CLI bundle that we still use.
Agreed.
Might be a bit OT, but last time I checked The GIMP actually had a CLI. I don't know who would use it for much besides (maybe) really advanced batch photo editing though.
I use ImageMagick for most things. The "convert" and "resize" programs are incredibly useful when editing folders of images.
Damn. The one time that I didn't RTFA and I get called on it. Thank you, sir, for bruising my fragile ego!
Apparently you didn't read her signature either. ;-)
Might have something to do with the fact that TFA linked directly to their server for downloads, instead of one of the sourceforge mirrors.
I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned the price here, but from what I've read the OCZ Actuator will cost about $300 and can only be bought online.
IMO Nautilus is a pretty nice file-manager that suffers from horrible default settings.
Breadcrumbs and spatial navigation are two things I turn off immediately upon installation of Nautilus. I can't imagine who would actually want to use either.
Yes, it is pretty bloated. Most Gnome programs are, but for something I have open very rarely I could care less.