I love FireFox. It's all I use unless I'm confronted with some horrible IE-only site... but, are we really going to try and force Microsoft to stop including IE with the OS? If you have no web browser how are you supposed to go about getting one? Memorize an FTP address? Conveniently have one on a thumb drive or CD ready to go? Mozilla has already said they don't want to be included.
The answer to this is obviously less important to techies such as ourselves. I can, however, imagine the sad conversation I'd end up having with one of my less savvy peers.
I haven't laughed so hard on slashdot in a while. That was awesome. I have no mod points at the moment so a simple, "you're bloody hilarious" will have to suffice.
I think that's because this entire project was all arranged with google. Some people must have signed a release or opted out of facial censorship. When I usually use streetview all of the faces I see are censored.
Amen to that. Before I had an LCD taking my PC anywhere wasn't really an option. My old 19" CRT was ridiculously heavy and bulky. Now I regularly take my desktop over to a friend's house for casual game nights.
The gradient banding is the most frustrating thing. It's infuriating as a designer to create a smooth gradient and then when you see it on someone else's machine it looks like crap. There's not much you can do about it though. It's just unfortunate that the salespeople at stores aren't doing a good enough job of dissuading people from buying that crap. If no one bought it they'd quit making the garbage.
I don't understand how those people could "still be learning Vista". They probably all just use a word processor, the Internet, an e-mail client, and maybe some application specific to their job. To do those tasks in Vista is negligibly different from XP. The task bar is pretty much the same and the start menu isn't much different. They probably attribute changes to the software their running to changes in Windows.
Exactly. Anything that makes the UI slower does decrease functionality. That's why I immediately disable all window / menu effects as soon as I install windows. I want the menu to be shown instantly so that I can click on what I want. I have no desire to sit there for 1/2 a second while it fades in or floats across the screen or whatever this year's idiotic new idea is.
Personally I'm just baffled by Microsoft listening to the community. I think that guy that got a job to spy on them also must have started putting something in the coffee. They're obviously in an altered state of mind at the moment. They'll go back to normal in a week or two and realize this was all a mistake. At that point we can look forward to our usual dose of, "we're microsoft and you're not" when we complain.
The Internet has officially been ruined. I thought AOL was bad. This is ridiculous. Now if only their was a way for us to senD Over a meSsage about how we feel...
That's a taxpayer funded vacation I could get behind. The only downside is we'll need to buy him a lot of ammo. We already know how good he is at aiming... and apparently those lawyers are bloody resilient.
Not to mention the fact that the white house would end up being turned into the most ridiculously awesome technologically advanced robot the world has ever seen. For defending the president - of course.
You mean like Rhapsody? Or you could just listen to any music you like for free by going to GrooveShark. Or you can let Pandora pick music for you but still enjoy it for free.
Just be glad they went with 4G is instead of ASDF2.1 or something. At least this way you've got the "it's 4G so it's obviously better than 3G" consumer logic going for you.
For the awesome extras of course! Aren't you hella stoked at the idea of spending twice as much as home premium so that you can get regular extras from Microsoft!? They're awesome too! You can get a soundpack and a couple of new animated wallpapers! Even a game! Totally worth the $200. Did I mention that they're awesome!?
The trouble here is that you're acting like all of those enterprise features represent some huge chunk of the OS - and Microsoft is too. That's what makes the pricing ridiculous. The bulk (let's say 99%) of the code is identical across all versions. People are basically paying double the price just to get remote desktop and the ability to join a domain. That's complete insanity.
It'd be like Ford selling an "ultimate" F-150 that includes an extra cup holder and costs twice as much.
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I love FireFox. It's all I use unless I'm confronted with some horrible IE-only site... but, are we really going to try and force Microsoft to stop including IE with the OS? If you have no web browser how are you supposed to go about getting one? Memorize an FTP address? Conveniently have one on a thumb drive or CD ready to go? Mozilla has already said they don't want to be included.
The answer to this is obviously less important to techies such as ourselves. I can, however, imagine the sad conversation I'd end up having with one of my less savvy peers.
I haven't laughed so hard on slashdot in a while. That was awesome. I have no mod points at the moment so a simple, "you're bloody hilarious" will have to suffice.
I think that's because this entire project was all arranged with google. Some people must have signed a release or opted out of facial censorship. When I usually use streetview all of the faces I see are censored.
You'd also see hordes of nerds with kindles in their hands running in slo-mo and pressing the page turn button every step.
I thought it was going to be the MiiToo
Amen to that. Before I had an LCD taking my PC anywhere wasn't really an option. My old 19" CRT was ridiculously heavy and bulky. Now I regularly take my desktop over to a friend's house for casual game nights.
The gradient banding is the most frustrating thing. It's infuriating as a designer to create a smooth gradient and then when you see it on someone else's machine it looks like crap. There's not much you can do about it though. It's just unfortunate that the salespeople at stores aren't doing a good enough job of dissuading people from buying that crap. If no one bought it they'd quit making the garbage.
I don't understand how those people could "still be learning Vista". They probably all just use a word processor, the Internet, an e-mail client, and maybe some application specific to their job. To do those tasks in Vista is negligibly different from XP. The task bar is pretty much the same and the start menu isn't much different. They probably attribute changes to the software their running to changes in Windows.
Exactly. Anything that makes the UI slower does decrease functionality. That's why I immediately disable all window / menu effects as soon as I install windows. I want the menu to be shown instantly so that I can click on what I want. I have no desire to sit there for 1/2 a second while it fades in or floats across the screen or whatever this year's idiotic new idea is.
Apparently 1/10 enjoys studying fecal matter.
Personally I'm just baffled by Microsoft listening to the community. I think that guy that got a job to spy on them also must have started putting something in the coffee. They're obviously in an altered state of mind at the moment. They'll go back to normal in a week or two and realize this was all a mistake. At that point we can look forward to our usual dose of, "we're microsoft and you're not" when we complain.
The Internet has officially been ruined. I thought AOL was bad. This is ridiculous. Now if only their was a way for us to senD Over a meSsage about how we feel...
In half? If you're going to break optical media you need to be making it explode. The MythBusters method - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxo8YKo53Og
*ahem* I was just trying to perform CPR! I swear!
Because he has "Dr." before his name.
If you're racing and your car runs under a 14 (I think it's 14) you're required to wear a helmet. At least, where I used to race it was.
That's a taxpayer funded vacation I could get behind. The only downside is we'll need to buy him a lot of ammo. We already know how good he is at aiming... and apparently those lawyers are bloody resilient.
Not to mention the fact that the white house would end up being turned into the most ridiculously awesome technologically advanced robot the world has ever seen. For defending the president - of course.
As seen on scrubs when the janitor eats the homing beacon.
You mean like Rhapsody? Or you could just listen to any music you like for free by going to GrooveShark. Or you can let Pandora pick music for you but still enjoy it for free.
Just be glad they went with 4G is instead of ASDF2.1 or something. At least this way you've got the "it's 4G so it's obviously better than 3G" consumer logic going for you.
Yeah, but there are no awesome Office Space quotes that involve county jail!
Why would I want ultimate?
For the awesome extras of course! Aren't you hella stoked at the idea of spending twice as much as home premium so that you can get regular extras from Microsoft!? They're awesome too! You can get a soundpack and a couple of new animated wallpapers! Even a game! Totally worth the $200. Did I mention that they're awesome!?
The trouble here is that you're acting like all of those enterprise features represent some huge chunk of the OS - and Microsoft is too. That's what makes the pricing ridiculous. The bulk (let's say 99%) of the code is identical across all versions. People are basically paying double the price just to get remote desktop and the ability to join a domain. That's complete insanity.
It'd be like Ford selling an "ultimate" F-150 that includes an extra cup holder and costs twice as much.
No, but armed robbery will land him in a federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison.