While I had downloaded Firefox 1.0 more than 10 times I have installed it far more times than that. I downloaded it once at my work, it is now on 50 workstations here. I downloaded it once at home...that was 3 computers. I downloaded it another time and threw it on my thumbdrive...that has found its way onto atleast 10-15 machines. 25 Million downloads...I would say a good number more machines using it!
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Microsoft does in fact compete with the iPod. The iPod's file format of choice is of course AACs' bought from iTunes. Microsoft has a lot of money invested in their DRM music format (WMA). WMA's will not play on your iPod at all. So while they don't compete with the "hardware" per say, they most definitly compete with the file format that is used.
Seems like it would make more sense for them to team up with Nintendo. The Gamecube uses a PowerPC processor and ATI graphics chip. It is also rumored that the "revolution" will use a PowerPC chip and another ATI graphics chip. Apple and Nintendo also seem to have similiar idea's about being "different".
I used to work for a web hosting company. Any site that in any way pissed people off or even irritated someone a little bit often lead to someone trying to DDoS the stupid site. I can only image how many people are trying to break into/bring down this site because something they said made them mad. I am not saying that what they say is right or wrong, but it is sure to rub someone the wrong way.
It wouldn't suprise me at all if The Planet was just done dealing with the crap. I know we terminated more than one customers account due to that.
In response to their lame inclusion of spyware in this application everyone should post this link (or one like it):
http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=7
in:
irc://irc.suprnova.org/suprnova.org
Enjoy...it is too bad suprnova is dead:(
As microsoft pushes more and more of their crap like this to using ActiveX will it be used as a way to hinder the usage of Firefox? For me I don't really care if I have to load 1-2 webpages in IE, but for some "average" users this could be a real bother.
So, lets try reading this data. If you are running version 1.0 of Firefox, version 1.0 of Thunderbird or version 1.7.5 of Mozilla (all the latest versions) you have NONE of these issues. Geez....
I first got into programming when I was about 7 years old. My dad had given me his old Epson Equily II+ (8mhz 8088 processor, 640KB RAM, dual 5.25 floppy drives, 20MB HD...it was the stuff!). It had a number of games on it. The two I remember the best are Test Drive and some wierd wanna be 3Dish pacman style game. After playing these two to death I got sick of them and found the GW-BASIC manual that came with it. It is all history from there. I am now 23 and have been programming ever since then. I still program for a living this day and credit it all to that silly ugly green monster.
Will kids today be able to do this? I don't know. What impressed me back then wouldn't impress a five year old today. There is a HUGE barrier to programming "cool" applications now. When I was in Junior High I could write LoRD modules for a BBS a friend and I ran and that would impress...you just can't do that now it seems....
There is already an MP3/MPEG4 player coming out for the Nintendo DS and the GameBoy Advance DS. It is an official add-on from Nintendo. You can read more about it here:
ds.ign.com's coverage
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Many areas are not populated enough to get Cable or close enough to an exchange get DSL. Try getting either of these in Kansas, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Alaska and many other states in the more rural areas. At least until the phone companies all go fibre like Verizon is.
I live in Plainville, KS a lovely town of 2000 people and have the following choices:
DSL from SBC
Wireless from Nex-Tech
Cable from Nex-Tech (they just bought our cable company).
So, even butt nowhere Kansas gets the luvin!
And Nex-Tech is doing Wireless in a lot of the small towns out here.
I live in Plainville, KS a lovely town of 2000 people. I am pretty sure I am like 50% of the tech population that isn't in High School here. I do rather enjoy my job though. I am the Network Admin for a company that employee's around 70 people here in town, 5 in Chicago and around 20 in LA. So the outlook for tech jobs in Plainville in late 2004 looks bad...since I took the only position around:)
I know this might be hard to believe but I live in a town of 2000 people and work as a Sys Admin/DBA for a company here (in Plainville, KS). We aren't a bunch of "hicks"). I don't speak like a readneck like many posts have already implied and I don't feel like I make turd for salary (put cost of living into effect and I make more than YOU!). So, please people don't be idiots and assume we are all what the movies make us out to be.
Who else is reminded of the PS2 launch? There were no where near enough consoles to meet the need and it caused a huge buzz and lots of high priced ebay sells!
The thing is, Dish could do the exact same thing to us (I have a DVR522). Since there is NOTHING stopping them from pushing updates to you.
Good thing Dish programmers are to busy trying to fix all the bugs in the 522 to stick us with that kinda crap;P
While they mentioned the $4.99 a month DVR fee from DirecTV, they failed to mention the $4.98 fee from DishNetwork/EchoStar. If you have a DVR with any hard drive > 80GB you get hit with their Video On Demand service fee for $4.98 a month (I get tagged with that on my 522 for its 120GB hd). You can however get this fee waived if you signup for the America's Everything Package which is 180 channels + locals (if your market is supported) + all the premium content channels for $77.99 a month. If you are the AT60,120, or 180 you have to pay the $4.98 though.
I wonder how this all plays into their partnership with Dish Networks (Echo Star). Could we see a Dish Network receiver that supports SBC DSL based HDTV and VoD?
I was just talking with someone about the current state of doing business on the internet and I have to say that a pretty picturing isn't getting painted. I work for a webhosting company that right now has to filter out 90% of all incoming orders because they are fraud's. I just had someone try and fraud me out of $5.01 on an eBay auction (I mean really...FIVE DOLLARS?!?!?). The thing is, no one is doing anything about it. They just find another credit card and try again. Until there are real penalties commerce on the net will get worse.
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While I had downloaded Firefox 1.0 more than 10 times I have installed it far more times than that. I downloaded it once at my work, it is now on 50 workstations here. I downloaded it once at home...that was 3 computers. I downloaded it another time and threw it on my thumbdrive...that has found its way onto atleast 10-15 machines. 25 Million downloads...I would say a good number more machines using it!
"CDs" it is plural....try again.
"an incorrect leg in will lock them out"
Does their leg say locked in still?
Microsoft does in fact compete with the iPod. The iPod's file format of choice is of course AACs' bought from iTunes. Microsoft has a lot of money invested in their DRM music format (WMA). WMA's will not play on your iPod at all. So while they don't compete with the "hardware" per say, they most definitly compete with the file format that is used.
Seems like it would make more sense for them to team up with Nintendo. The Gamecube uses a PowerPC processor and ATI graphics chip. It is also rumored that the "revolution" will use a PowerPC chip and another ATI graphics chip. Apple and Nintendo also seem to have similiar idea's about being "different".
I used to work for a web hosting company. Any site that in any way pissed people off or even irritated someone a little bit often lead to someone trying to DDoS the stupid site. I can only image how many people are trying to break into/bring down this site because something they said made them mad. I am not saying that what they say is right or wrong, but it is sure to rub someone the wrong way.
It wouldn't suprise me at all if The Planet was just done dealing with the crap. I know we terminated more than one customers account due to that.
In response to their lame inclusion of spyware in this application everyone should post this link (or one like it): http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=7 in: irc://irc.suprnova.org/suprnova.org Enjoy...it is too bad suprnova is dead :(
I stand corrected :)
Actually according to the eXeem Lite FAQ eXeem Lite doesn't contain spyware. No were in the FAQ do they actually say that eXeem does.
But you then have to RUN it from IE :) So you can download it anyway you like. But the end result is your butt in IE.
As microsoft pushes more and more of their crap like this to using ActiveX will it be used as a way to hinder the usage of Firefox? For me I don't really care if I have to load 1-2 webpages in IE, but for some "average" users this could be a real bother.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
1 mozilla / < 1.7.5 / >= 1.7.5
2 mozilla-bin / < 1.7.5 / >= 1.7.5
3 mozilla-firefox / < 1.0 / >= 1.0
4 mozilla-firefox-bin / < 1.0 / >= 1.0
5 mozilla-thunderbird / < 0.9 / >= 0.9
6 mozilla-thunderbird-bin / < 0.9 / >= 0.9
So, lets try reading this data. If you are running version 1.0 of Firefox, version 1.0 of Thunderbird or version 1.7.5 of Mozilla (all the latest versions) you have NONE of these issues. Geez....
I first got into programming when I was about 7 years old. My dad had given me his old Epson Equily II+ (8mhz 8088 processor, 640KB RAM, dual 5.25 floppy drives, 20MB HD...it was the stuff!). It had a number of games on it. The two I remember the best are Test Drive and some wierd wanna be 3Dish pacman style game. After playing these two to death I got sick of them and found the GW-BASIC manual that came with it. It is all history from there. I am now 23 and have been programming ever since then. I still program for a living this day and credit it all to that silly ugly green monster.
Will kids today be able to do this? I don't know. What impressed me back then wouldn't impress a five year old today. There is a HUGE barrier to programming "cool" applications now. When I was in Junior High I could write LoRD modules for a BBS a friend and I ran and that would impress...you just can't do that now it seems....
There is already an MP3/MPEG4 player coming out for the Nintendo DS and the GameBoy Advance DS. It is an official add-on from Nintendo. You can read more about it here: ds.ign.com's coverage
I am pretty sure what you just said here will make one of my friends day. He was looking for something exactly like this just yesterday. Thank you.
1)Not Available Many areas are not populated enough to get Cable or close enough to an exchange get DSL. Try getting either of these in Kansas, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Alaska and many other states in the more rural areas. At least until the phone companies all go fibre like Verizon is.
I live in Plainville, KS a lovely town of 2000 people and have the following choices: DSL from SBC Wireless from Nex-Tech Cable from Nex-Tech (they just bought our cable company).
So, even butt nowhere Kansas gets the luvin!
And Nex-Tech is doing Wireless in a lot of the small towns out here.
I live in Plainville, KS a lovely town of 2000 people. I am pretty sure I am like 50% of the tech population that isn't in High School here. I do rather enjoy my job though. I am the Network Admin for a company that employee's around 70 people here in town, 5 in Chicago and around 20 in LA. So the outlook for tech jobs in Plainville in late 2004 looks bad...since I took the only position around :)
- Nothing to see here...
- But I just emerged 2004.2!
- I will tell you how it works in 4 weeks when it is done emerging...
Did I miss any?I know this might be hard to believe but I live in a town of 2000 people and work as a Sys Admin/DBA for a company here (in Plainville, KS). We aren't a bunch of "hicks"). I don't speak like a readneck like many posts have already implied and I don't feel like I make turd for salary (put cost of living into effect and I make more than YOU!). So, please people don't be idiots and assume we are all what the movies make us out to be.
Who else is reminded of the PS2 launch? There were no where near enough consoles to meet the need and it caused a huge buzz and lots of high priced ebay sells!
Well, atleast I have mine already preordered!
The thing is, Dish could do the exact same thing to us (I have a DVR522). Since there is NOTHING stopping them from pushing updates to you. Good thing Dish programmers are to busy trying to fix all the bugs in the 522 to stick us with that kinda crap ;P
While they mentioned the $4.99 a month DVR fee from DirecTV, they failed to mention the $4.98 fee from DishNetwork/EchoStar. If you have a DVR with any hard drive > 80GB you get hit with their Video On Demand service fee for $4.98 a month (I get tagged with that on my 522 for its 120GB hd). You can however get this fee waived if you signup for the America's Everything Package which is 180 channels + locals (if your market is supported) + all the premium content channels for $77.99 a month. If you are the AT60,120, or 180 you have to pay the $4.98 though.
:)
Just offering that heads up
And I am happy with my 67F that my house sits at!
I wonder how this all plays into their partnership with Dish Networks (Echo Star). Could we see a Dish Network receiver that supports SBC DSL based HDTV and VoD?
I was just talking with someone about the current state of doing business on the internet and I have to say that a pretty picturing isn't getting painted. I work for a webhosting company that right now has to filter out 90% of all incoming orders because they are fraud's. I just had someone try and fraud me out of $5.01 on an eBay auction (I mean really...FIVE DOLLARS?!?!?). The thing is, no one is doing anything about it. They just find another credit card and try again. Until there are real penalties commerce on the net will get worse.