My recommendation is to go straight to Windows XP Professional; the extra features for mobile users are worth it. See Which Edition is Right for You? for more information.
Hilarious... like an actual customer would go hunt down links to recommend people buy the most expensive workstation OS they sell. God Microsoft, keep 'em coming, soon you'll be as funny as the Onion!
This is a no-brainer... Ogg works great; support it, use it, and push it on the hardware player manufacturers. They have a good business case for supporting it.
Eweek, like much of the mainstream computer media, doesn't understand the nature of Free computing. They pick Red Hat to be "the next Microsoft" because Red Hat has a bold color scheme and a distinctive corporate logo.
It's all about brand identity to the uninformed journalist. They're looking to declare a "winner" in the "Linux war". I don't have to explain how silly that is to slashdot readers.;)
It's pretty amazing how much better the products get when even a small amount of competition is allowed to happen... I wonder what computing would be like if all software had such an opportunity.
Yup, I really wanted OO.o to work out as we're still using the very aged Office 97 where I work... I actually just emailed Lee Corbin (the name off the installation instructions page) to ask him if they have plans for simplifying it.
I simply don't have time to do all those user installs... especially not with all that support Office 97 needs.;) I'm just happy Mozilla 1.0 turned out so well... I load it on every machine that I set up now!
I'm very much aware of how to do it, it's just that running setup.exe for each and every user (or listening to them on the phone clicking and tapping) would be a harrowing experience at best.
If I had nothing but programmers or other computer-savvy people as users, this would be fine. In my case, it needs to be easier. MS Office doesn't require all this nonsense, and isn't that who OO/SO is competing against?
Makes me wonder why we need so many "settings" files for a single user who hasn't tapped a single keystroke yet...
I've heard the argument that as the cost of distributing an artform slide towards zero, the profit margin falls off and the art matures, as only those who truly believe in the artform continue to practice it...
The example is poetry... At one time poets were well paid and could achieve a certain amount of fame and occaisional hefty profits for their work. Nowdays very few poets can "make a living" solely from their art. People still write poems, but the high availability of cheap publishing ensures that they won't make much money at it.
Music is going through the same kind of schism... rock and roll music is a cheap commodity these days, as proven by the big labels that invent bands from thin air dozens of times a year. Distributing music via the internet is shockingly cheap, so naturally the profit motives will be lessened and the artform thinned out.
The problem is when the record companies buy laws to stave off the decline of their art as a cash cow. There interference merely delays the evolution of the artform and introduces serious questions about art, freedom, and copyrights.
Personally, I realize that record companies have legal grounds for trying to stop music sharing, but I don't believe they'll have much success in doing it. They might have an easier time of it searching for a new business model on which to rebuild the artform...
I'd love to switch my users to Open Office, but they've made it a near impossibility, as you have to "install" Open Office for each user that will use it, meaning many hours of work for yours truly.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, install OO on a Windows 2000 box, then log on as a regular user and try to run it... doesn't work at all. Maybe someday it'll work out of the box, and I'll be thrilled to make the switch.
Funny how when Apache had a hole released before they had a chance to fix it, they gave off a muted air of annoyance and fur that had been rubbed the wrong way.
Very mature compared to what big business does. "Wahh wahhh wahh!!! Help us Uncle Sam, we're poor defenseless transnational corporations!" Buncha whiners.
1. Computer labs. Students working on computers love their floppy disks, as they are perfectly suited to the task of transporting small files relatively hassle-free.
2. Network outages. I once heard about a girl who brought her whole iMac to campus because she couldn't get online to send her file to herself. $10 doesn't seem worth that kind of hassle.
3. Legacy software. There's always some stupid software that some user has to use for some reason that won't install from anything but 3.5" floppies. Not to mention a certain four-letter word of a computer manufacturer that forces admins to extract system drivers to floppy disks before installing them...
4. Disk Imaging. How the heck do you make an ImageCast/Ghost boot cd?
etc, etc... Floppies are one piece of PC design cruft that's going to be around a while...
Join the ACLU if you think this stuff is bullshit... I joined with a monthly contribution of $10. I never know it's gone. I figure I vote with my dollars when I buy a Pepsi or a pair of Nike's, I'd better vote for the good guys with at least a few bucks a month...
On the other hand, this is one stupid patent I'd love to see held up, just so that the licensing fees could discourage advertisers from attacking their potential clients.
Be careful applying judgements, CmdrTaco... remember that the Bill of Rights isn't just to protect the "good guys"...
They love to scare you into thinking they're going to press charges and levy fines, but it's just a good-cop, bad-cop routine -- the second the outrage hits, they're a different company; flexible and understanding.
At that point we're supposed to believe MS is a big cozy teddy bear and really wants to help. They've done this more times than I can remember. It's time to walk away from them and not look back...
It turns out AOL's "Mozilla Project" cost the company $34B, prompting AOL CEO Steve Case to utter, "Whatzilla? What the fuck?" The most blatant of the charges turned out to be the $12m on "foam dart toys and accessories" and the $17m line item simply labeled "caffiene."
Could you post your findings back to this comment? I might be able to get some time off work and I've got a sister in the Portland area I could stay with... I'll gladly drive the ten hours to help some schools give Bill Gates the finger...
I realized last night that I'm now completely dependent on the superior feature set of Mozilla's web browser.
I ran across a web site which had obviously been written to cater to MSIE browsers, and eschew web standards compliance. The pages didn't load (at all) in Mozilla 0.9.9, so I decided to give Konqueror a shot before giving up entirely. Konqueror rendered the pages (kudos to the K-people!) but made me realize why I like Mozilla so much. Pop-up windows, animated gif ads, and the clutter of multiple windows was enough to make me groan more than once while trying to navigate the site.
Oh, and before anyone posts "Konqueror does that, you moron!" realize that I'm not trying to rain on the K parade, just extoll the virtues of my fair web browser.
To avoid the dreaded Off-Topic, I'd just like to close by saying that I hope the experiment works, and Compuserve users get a chance to take control of their web browsing experience. Hopefully the privacy and anti-annoyance controls aren't removed when they turn it over to the consumer users.
They blame a 10% sales slump on piracy, when you can't swing a dead cat without hearing that we've been in a moderately serious recession? Who are they kidding?
Slashdot Mirror
Don't you think there are people as similarily pleased with Linux that would appear in ads if given half a chance?
Would seeing CowboyNeal on your tv make you want to switch?
Part of her "testimony" is this classic line:
My recommendation is to go straight to Windows XP Professional; the extra features for mobile users are worth it. See Which Edition is Right for You? for more information.
Hilarious... like an actual customer would go hunt down links to recommend people buy the most expensive workstation OS they sell. God Microsoft, keep 'em coming, soon you'll be as funny as the Onion!
If you're going to cut him down, at least do it right....
"I am Jack's shamelessly ripped off joke."
Better yet... how about a rendez-vous with Britney in space. Not that gravity has had any effect on her so far, but why risk it?
Up until now, if you didn't game, porn or warez, then getting off of dialup had no practicle applications.
:)
I'll agree with anyone who can get away with using the word 'porn' as a verb.
I porn
You porn
S/he porns
We porn
They porn
One porns
This is a no-brainer... Ogg works great; support it, use it, and push it on the hardware player manufacturers. They have a good business case for supporting it.
Digital music is dead. Long live digital music!
It's all about brand identity to the uninformed journalist. They're looking to declare a "winner" in the "Linux war". I don't have to explain how silly that is to slashdot readers. ;)
It's pretty amazing how much better the products get when even a small amount of competition is allowed to happen... I wonder what computing would be like if all software had such an opportunity.
Aw but seriously, any of the biggees would be nice... Braveheart, Star Trek First Contact, maybe 2001...
I simply don't have time to do all those user installs... especially not with all that support Office 97 needs. ;) I'm just happy Mozilla 1.0 turned out so well... I load it on every machine that I set up now!
If I had nothing but programmers or other computer-savvy people as users, this would be fine. In my case, it needs to be easier. MS Office doesn't require all this nonsense, and isn't that who OO/SO is competing against?
Makes me wonder why we need so many "settings" files for a single user who hasn't tapped a single keystroke yet...
The example is poetry... At one time poets were well paid and could achieve a certain amount of fame and occaisional hefty profits for their work. Nowdays very few poets can "make a living" solely from their art. People still write poems, but the high availability of cheap publishing ensures that they won't make much money at it.
Music is going through the same kind of schism... rock and roll music is a cheap commodity these days, as proven by the big labels that invent bands from thin air dozens of times a year. Distributing music via the internet is shockingly cheap, so naturally the profit motives will be lessened and the artform thinned out.
The problem is when the record companies buy laws to stave off the decline of their art as a cash cow. There interference merely delays the evolution of the artform and introduces serious questions about art, freedom, and copyrights.
Personally, I realize that record companies have legal grounds for trying to stop music sharing, but I don't believe they'll have much success in doing it. They might have an easier time of it searching for a new business model on which to rebuild the artform...
If you don't know what I'm talking about, install OO on a Windows 2000 box, then log on as a regular user and try to run it... doesn't work at all. Maybe someday it'll work out of the box, and I'll be thrilled to make the switch.
Very mature compared to what big business does. "Wahh wahhh wahh!!! Help us Uncle Sam, we're poor defenseless transnational corporations!" Buncha whiners.
2. Network outages. I once heard about a girl who brought her whole iMac to campus because she couldn't get online to send her file to herself. $10 doesn't seem worth that kind of hassle.
3. Legacy software. There's always some stupid software that some user has to use for some reason that won't install from anything but 3.5" floppies. Not to mention a certain four-letter word of a computer manufacturer that forces admins to extract system drivers to floppy disks before installing them...
4. Disk Imaging. How the heck do you make an ImageCast/Ghost boot cd?
etc, etc... Floppies are one piece of PC design cruft that's going to be around a while...
Join the ACLU if you think this stuff is bullshit... I joined with a monthly contribution of $10. I never know it's gone. I figure I vote with my dollars when I buy a Pepsi or a pair of Nike's, I'd better vote for the good guys with at least a few bucks a month...
...it's slashdotted. God I love this site.
On the other hand, this is one stupid patent I'd love to see held up, just so that the licensing fees could discourage advertisers from attacking their potential clients.
Be careful applying judgements, CmdrTaco... remember that the Bill of Rights isn't just to protect the "good guys"...
They love to scare you into thinking they're going to press charges and levy fines, but it's just a good-cop, bad-cop routine -- the second the outrage hits, they're a different company; flexible and understanding.
At that point we're supposed to believe MS is a big cozy teddy bear and really wants to help. They've done this more times than I can remember. It's time to walk away from them and not look back...
It turns out AOL's "Mozilla Project" cost the company $34B, prompting AOL CEO Steve Case to utter, "Whatzilla? What the fuck?" The most blatant of the charges turned out to be the $12m on "foam dart toys and accessories" and the $17m line item simply labeled "caffiene."
Something to replace my old gizmo!
http://www.fu-fme.com/
;)
Could you post your findings back to this comment? I might be able to get some time off work and I've got a sister in the Portland area I could stay with... I'll gladly drive the ten hours to help some schools give Bill Gates the finger...
I realized last night that I'm now completely dependent on the superior feature set of Mozilla's web browser.
I ran across a web site which had obviously been written to cater to MSIE browsers, and eschew web standards compliance. The pages didn't load (at all) in Mozilla 0.9.9, so I decided to give Konqueror a shot before giving up entirely. Konqueror rendered the pages (kudos to the K-people!) but made me realize why I like Mozilla so much. Pop-up windows, animated gif ads, and the clutter of multiple windows was enough to make me groan more than once while trying to navigate the site.
Oh, and before anyone posts "Konqueror does that, you moron!" realize that I'm not trying to rain on the K parade, just extoll the virtues of my fair web browser.
To avoid the dreaded Off-Topic, I'd just like to close by saying that I hope the experiment works, and Compuserve users get a chance to take control of their web browsing experience. Hopefully the privacy and anti-annoyance controls aren't removed when they turn it over to the consumer users.
They blame a 10% sales slump on piracy, when you can't swing a dead cat without hearing that we've been in a moderately serious recession? Who are they kidding?
Could you dub that... "Karmacide" ?