well, actually it IS easy to learn syntax. This fallacy is just sniping at inexperience. No one teaches you how to write great code, even the greatest C hackers learned their loops one at a time. And, most of the rationale behind spaghetti code nowadays is due to extreme commercial pressure, not any lack of aesthetic sense.
- Teach Yourself C++ in 14 Easy Lessons
- Brain Surgery in 14 Easy Lessons
its completely arrogant to equate Brain surgery to C++. For one thing, lives are not at stake. This analogy is delusional with extreme grandeur.
Fallacy 2: Computers Allow People to Do things They Could Not Do Otherwise
As a matter of fact, they DO empower us. With Word I can do mass mailings in an hour, instead of all day. A great word processor will do a lot of the annoying things like spellcheck and thesaurus and automatic formatting of headings and footnotes and equations - which used to be a severe drain of time. A great spreadsheet lets you analyse numbers with impressive ease - ask any accountant how much the spreadsheet has transformed their parctice. This power of analysis has allowed professionals to actually expand their business instead of being mired down in drudgery.
Fallacy 3: Computers Increase Productivity
yes, they do, if used with discipline. See above. The idiots who waste all day adding sound effects are the same ones who in eth 40's used to while the day way lobbing sharp pencils into the ceiling. Procrastination has evolved with technology but is essentially the same.
the point about typos in letters written in 1945 illustrates the opposite point.
quote: "Nowadays, we rewrite the letter many, many times, changing fonts, format etc.
We are no better off in terms of letters produced."
really? you call a letter produced with no typos, "no better off" ? and all of the ways we can edit documents today, can be done effortlessly. The default templates that come with Word do all of this already. Its only the "power users" who seem to obsess like that, when people who actually use computers daily for their profession simply get the work done.
Fallacy 4: Programs Help Their Users
true, software companies try to ensnare their users. Also true that DVD makers try to snsnare their consumers, that groceries and airlines and car salesmen all use deceptive marketing, schemes, and even planned obsolescence to suck your wallet drier. You shoudl blame capitalism, not computers.
Fallacy 5: If It's Graphical, It's Easy
the vast majority of GUIs make simple tasks much easier. If you think that arcane text codes and comands are easier than just clicking the Underline button, then you're a/etc/conf hacker, not someone working in an office relying on Word to get the memo done.
with a gui, you dont NEED to be a "sysadmin, programmer, typesetter, etc." to get work DONE. You just get work done. In a CLI you have to be all these things and more.
also, the paperclip has NEVER interrupted me to tell me a joke. Document the allegation!
Fallacy 6: Computers are Getting Faster
yes, they are. NO software I can buy today can really tax my 2 GHZ Pc, not even the most bloated WINXP install. My Pentium DOES boot faster than my old 386, Word loads in a few seconds, my web page is limited by my dial in connection (which i am forced to use because of monopolies and lack of regulation in telecom, not because of any computer issue). Its obvious that a Pentium 4 compiles faster than a 486, and the programs of today have more functionality anyway. EVERYTHING took FAR LONGER 5, 10 years ago.
Hardware is SO FAR AHEAD of software that only Id Siftware can really claim to have tested the metal. And can YOU tell the difference between 100 and 200 fps ? NO! stick your head out of the benchmark app!
Fallacy 7: Programs are Getting Better
Yes they are. True many obscure functionalities are barely used but they are there - and they barely slow things down in todays 2 GHz age.
I dont buy the anecdote about a single hyperlink inflating a 800K document to 2.2 MB. I just tried it myself, but taking 800 K of raw text and pasting it into Word. Then i added a link. The file size difference is negligible, but dont take my word for it, TRY IT YOURSELF! And then stop propagating foolish incendiary lies.
Fallacy 8: Programmers are Getting Better
well, if they all bitch and moan like this, maybe this really is a fallacy. But, I doubt it. Most of teh programmers I know are able to switch between languages and adapt to different environments. Most old time programmers are surgically attached to the Language of Choice for them and will never change. Look at the quality of coding being done on the Linux Kernel, in Oracle's 8i, in Windows'.NET. These are true advances in computing complexity and it is a continuing process.
BTW, ANY student who majors in CS will know what a core dump is, dont be alarmist. Any student who isnt CS, has no reason to know. So what?
the jab about knowing how to write excel memos being a mark of qualification is just arrogant snobbery. And the average retention time is from the dotcom boom, it surely isnt true anymore. YOu have a problem with people cashing in on their skills while they could?
Fallacy 9: Programming is About Date Structures and Algorithms
this is an extremely provincial accusation - probably better to just nod and agree with you rather than set off a religious war.
Agreed that programmers are not taught to design. Well, who taught you? If experience sufficed for you to become a self-declared expert, then it will suffice for others also.
Fallacy 10: Open Source is the Answer
The Answer? The Answer to what? with apologies to DOuglas Adams, first off you better figure out just what the Question is!
"What's important to keep in mind is that you do not actually use the Windows API in.NET - you use the.NET API - the classes [sic.] they have defined."
hello, what exactly needs further explanation? its brilliant.
I thought this bug was claimed to be universal. It turns out that it only appears in the following products:
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 ,
5.5 , for Windows 98 Second Edition
these are all obsolete OSes - people either use NT or 2000 or above. I don't buy the AC claiming the bug on OE6 or XP either. Overall, this seems to be a nonissue.
If you are going to claim that there is a bug in a piece of software, you should at the very least have the courtesy to indicate what versions of code/OS it appears on. IT was disingenious of you to imply (by omission) that it was universal when it actually is not.
These kind of semantic tricks are what are used by Microsoft to impugn Free Software (its unamerican, etc). You've just stooped to their level, congrats.
Please give more info on this bug - i tried sending mail to myself, consisting of two paragrpahs of text separated by the word "begin" on a line by itself. It rendered just fine. There was no attachment bogosity
I think it would be instructive to just compare Apple, Sony, Dell, IBM, and Compaq. I bet that the PC market share numbers at least can be separated out, which would at least be SOME kind of comparison (better than none). lets forget about the OS aspect - a choice of convenience rather than principle.
i dont have access to dataquest so i cant run the numbers. But i am extremely curious now.
I didnt (intentionally) claim that the Apple ][ was competing directly against the other machines I listed. I said the Apple line was competing against them.
The buzz about Woz is misplaced IMHO because it was the Mac which really launched Apple as a Serious Contender in the consumer market, to really challenge {IBM|Compaq|etc} - the Apple I and ][ for all their whiz-bangery were still in the infant days of computing where only the elite had them.
Woz had nothing much to do with the Mac - which was a quantum leap ahead of the old Apple line. Yet teh buzz in the media seems to imply association where there isnt any.
Woz was the genius behind the Apple ][ - but was he behind the Mac? It's the Mac that really launched Apple, not their old line which weren't any more or less revolutionary than the competition at teh time (ie, the Compaq and IBM PCs, as well as the Pc Jr). Remember folks - Apple computers had command-line interfaces!
I don't think that Woz will be the Wireless Messiah. There's no guarantee of success, especially since he has spent the past few decades out of the loop.
IMHO, his name lends his cachet only because of association to Apple, and Apple brings cachet only because of Jobs:)
where can we find actual data on this? we can pull numbers like 4.5 % and 8% out of the air all we want, but it would be better if we actually had a source reference.
who cares about market share. The real question is, how do Apple's profit earnings compare to Microsoft and to Dell (need to compare both since Apple does OS and the box).
Also a good question to ask is, how does Apple's growth (in terms of profit percentage) compare to Dell and Microsoft?
If Apple has better growth/profit than Dell/Microsoft (D/M$), then 4.5% means good news - there's still 95.5% of the market that can potentially be consumed.
If Apple makes the same profit (in terms of bottom-line $$$) as Dell, but does it in only 4.5% market share as opposed to Dell's insanely huge 35% or whatever, then which is the stronger company?
Note, I havent looked up the numbers. I'm just suggesting that these are more interesting demographic/statistic metrics than merely repeating market share market share like a mantra. Market share isnt everything.
I have a question for you, which is somewhat related to this. As an actor, are you also subject to these kind of restrictions on speech? Not only for fear of being sued, but even the simpler reason that it could affect your career?
For example, you had posted a glowing comment about the quality of the Star Trek : Nemesis script on your website. I don't doubt that you thought the script was great, but your opinion seems to be in the minority compard to other script reviews I have seen - for example, see this one:
http://www.darkhorizons.com/reviews/t010815a.htm
this is no hack review - its a well thought out piece by someone who is a fan and who has made a comprehensive analysis compared to previous films in the franchise. I urge you to read it and comment, I am extremely interested in your rebuttal.
In a related question: Do you feel obligated to promote the script? Suppose you had thought the script sucked donkey balls, would you be comfortable expressing those opinions? This is a moot question since you liked the script anyway, but (especially in light of the main topic) there's a murky interface between you as an actor, participating in a production of Paramount's intellectual property, and you as an individual with a website and a clever nick name (sic.) on Slashdot.
thats an excellent approach, especially since they guarantee "highest quality" downloads - so you have extra SNR in the data to spend while doing your D-A-D conversion!:)
I suspect that "remastered" versions from a few brave sould willing to pay will end up out on Gnutella.
He predicted the Y2K problem (Ghost from the Grand Banks), and communications satellites (The Fountains of Paradise), and also invented the concept of the space elevator. He didnt invent the AI, but he certainly popularized the concept in film and text (2001 A Space Odyssey). Not to mention a realistic look at the role large corporations would play in space travel (Pan Am flights to the Space Station). I've never read The Deep Range, but it is supposed to be quite visionary as well regarding undersea exploration.
Many people disagree with RMS. Many people hate him, many people flame him, many people have honest and sincere disagreements with him, many people have sterotypical understanding of who he is and many have an understanding of who he is based on extensive personal contact.
In all of this, RMS has been a constant - he promotes Free Software.
is presence on teh GNOME board would be a case of Tough Medicine. Without an avowed extremist to act as a "conscience" of sorts, it is easy to imagine that GNOME might be tempted to compromise a little here and a little there. As long as you have RMS standing in the corner, reminding everyone (obstinately, ruthlessly, pick your adjective) exactly when we are moving towards the many slippery slopes that can be stumbled across, the concept of Free Software will benefit.
IMHO, RMS deserves a place on that board solely because of his constancy and vision. I personally may disagree with any number of his ideals or issues, but IMHO you need the full spectrum to ensure that the integrity of the project is maintained.
Only be listening to the extremes can you triangulate the middle ground.
Would you be interested in auditioning for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie, which is currently on indefinite hold due to the sad passing of DOuglas Adams?
Do you see yourself more as Zaphod Beeblebrox, or Ford Prefect?
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Wil Wheaton is a geek overlord. He reads Known Space, listens to Nerf Herder, Save Ferris, and TMBG, is a comedy improv veteran, has survived the linux install, has survived the linux uninstall, likes to discuss politics, gets excited about a no. 42 boarding pass, prefers the Bavarians to the Gnomes, and also did some movies and television, I've heard.
I liked your brief appearance in the Sprite commercial:) My question is, have you thought about sticking with the Star Trek franchise? With Enterprise, the franchise is taking a new direction, in which the characters are more human and not ultra-competent Utopians. Have you considered trying for a part, recurring or otherwise?
I have to disagree with him that it is an abuse. The main
arena where this could be theoretically leveraged over the user is in
media - especially video and audio file types. However, the main
alternatives, RealPlayer and QuickTime for video, and Winamp and Sonique for
audio, all make it very *easy* to change the default registered file types.
For example, if you take a Windows installation and then install QuickTime
on it, QuickTime will assume control of the.mov extension automatically
during installation. If you decide later you want to change it, then you can
do so easily from within QuickTime's controls.
And this is how philosophically the Operating System should operate. The
default settings should be for native apps that are bundled, because that
way you can be fully functional immediately. However, then if you prefer a
separate program, you simply install it and let that program assume control
(which all media apps do, especially Real, which is actually sometimes TOO
aggressive).
For non-media applications, like word processing, who really wants to open
an Excel document in Lotus? The truth is that there are so many programs,
all of which try to define their own new extension, that it's basically a
zoo. The less we users have to deal with it the better, honestly - and I say
that as a power user, not a newbie:)
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Fallacy 1: Computing is Easy
/etc/conf hacker, not someone working in an office relying on Word to get the memo done.
.NET. These are true advances in computing complexity and it is a continuing process.
well, actually it IS easy to learn syntax. This fallacy is just sniping at inexperience. No one teaches you how to write great code, even the greatest C hackers learned their loops one at a time. And, most of the rationale behind spaghetti code nowadays is due to extreme commercial pressure, not any lack of aesthetic sense.
- Teach Yourself C++ in 14 Easy Lessons
- Brain Surgery in 14 Easy Lessons
its completely arrogant to equate Brain surgery to C++. For one thing, lives are not at stake. This analogy is delusional with extreme grandeur.
Fallacy 2: Computers Allow People to Do things They Could Not Do Otherwise
As a matter of fact, they DO empower us. With Word I can do mass mailings in an hour, instead of all day. A great word processor will do a lot of the annoying things like spellcheck and thesaurus and automatic formatting of headings and footnotes and equations - which used to be a severe drain of time. A great spreadsheet lets you analyse numbers with impressive ease - ask any accountant how much the spreadsheet has transformed their parctice. This power of analysis has allowed professionals to actually expand their business instead of being mired down in drudgery.
Fallacy 3: Computers Increase Productivity
yes, they do, if used with discipline. See above. The idiots who waste all day adding sound effects are the same ones who in eth 40's used to while the day way lobbing sharp pencils into the ceiling. Procrastination has evolved with technology but is essentially the same.
the point about typos in letters written in 1945 illustrates the opposite point.
quote: "Nowadays, we rewrite the letter many, many times, changing fonts, format etc.
We are no better off in terms of letters produced."
really? you call a letter produced with no typos, "no better off" ? and all of the ways we can edit documents today, can be done effortlessly. The default templates that come with Word do all of this already. Its only the "power users" who seem to obsess like that, when people who actually use computers daily for their profession simply get the work done.
Fallacy 4: Programs Help Their Users
true, software companies try to ensnare their users. Also true that DVD makers try to snsnare their consumers, that groceries and airlines and car salesmen all use deceptive marketing, schemes, and even planned obsolescence to suck your wallet drier. You shoudl blame capitalism, not computers.
Fallacy 5: If It's Graphical, It's Easy
the vast majority of GUIs make simple tasks much easier. If you think that arcane text codes and comands are easier than just clicking the Underline button, then you're a
with a gui, you dont NEED to be a "sysadmin, programmer, typesetter, etc." to get work DONE. You just get work done. In a CLI you have to be all these things and more.
also, the paperclip has NEVER interrupted me to tell me a joke. Document the allegation!
Fallacy 6: Computers are Getting Faster
yes, they are. NO software I can buy today can really tax my 2 GHZ Pc, not even the most bloated WINXP install. My Pentium DOES boot faster than my old 386, Word loads in a few seconds, my web page is limited by my dial in connection (which i am forced to use because of monopolies and lack of regulation in telecom, not because of any computer issue). Its obvious that a Pentium 4 compiles faster than a 486, and the programs of today have more functionality anyway. EVERYTHING took FAR LONGER 5, 10 years ago.
Hardware is SO FAR AHEAD of software that only Id Siftware can really claim to have tested the metal. And can YOU tell the difference between 100 and 200 fps ? NO! stick your head out of the benchmark app!
Fallacy 7: Programs are Getting Better
Yes they are. True many obscure functionalities are barely used but they are there - and they barely slow things down in todays 2 GHz age.
I dont buy the anecdote about a single hyperlink inflating a 800K document to 2.2 MB. I just tried it myself, but taking 800 K of raw text and pasting it into Word. Then i added a link. The file size difference is negligible, but dont take my word for it, TRY IT YOURSELF! And then stop propagating foolish incendiary lies.
Fallacy 8: Programmers are Getting Better
well, if they all bitch and moan like this, maybe this really is a fallacy. But, I doubt it. Most of teh programmers I know are able to switch between languages and adapt to different environments. Most old time programmers are surgically attached to the Language of Choice for them and will never change. Look at the quality of coding being done on the Linux Kernel, in Oracle's 8i, in Windows'
BTW, ANY student who majors in CS will know what a core dump is, dont be alarmist. Any student who isnt CS, has no reason to know. So what?
the jab about knowing how to write excel memos being a mark of qualification is just arrogant snobbery. And the average retention time is from the dotcom boom, it surely isnt true anymore. YOu have a problem with people cashing in on their skills while they could?
Fallacy 9: Programming is About Date Structures and Algorithms
this is an extremely provincial accusation - probably better to just nod and agree with you rather than set off a religious war.
Agreed that programmers are not taught to design. Well, who taught you? If experience sufficed for you to become a self-declared expert, then it will suffice for others also.
Fallacy 10: Open Source is the Answer
The Answer? The Answer to what? with apologies to DOuglas Adams, first off you better figure out just what the Question is!
quote:
.NET - you use the .NET API - the classes [sic.] they have defined."
"What's important to keep in mind is that you do not actually use the Windows API in
hello, what exactly needs further explanation? its brilliant.
are your vast generalizations aimed at me, or just into the ether?
aaargh
read this:
http://www.perl.com/language/misc/virus.html
The. Last. Word.
in other words, it's okay to be silly, immature, and asinine, because Microsoft is, too?
whatever happenned to taking the High Road?
I thought this bug was claimed to be universal. It turns out that it only appears in the following products:
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 95
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 , 5.5 , for Windows 98
Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5 , 5.01 ,
5.5 , for Windows 98 Second Edition
these are all obsolete OSes - people either use NT or 2000 or above. I don't buy the AC claiming the bug on OE6 or XP either. Overall, this seems to be a nonissue.
If you are going to claim that there is a bug in a piece of software, you should at the very least have the courtesy to indicate what versions of code/OS it appears on. IT was disingenious of you to imply (by omission) that it was universal when it actually is not.
These kind of semantic tricks are what are used by Microsoft to impugn Free Software (its unamerican, etc). You've just stooped to their level, congrats.
Please give more info on this bug - i tried sending mail to myself, consisting of two paragrpahs of text separated by the word "begin" on a line by itself. It rendered just fine. There was no attachment bogosity
I think it would be instructive to just compare Apple, Sony, Dell, IBM, and Compaq. I bet that the PC market share numbers at least can be separated out, which would at least be SOME kind of comparison (better than none). lets forget about the OS aspect - a choice of convenience rather than principle.
i dont have access to dataquest so i cant run the numbers. But i am extremely curious now.
I didnt (intentionally) claim that the Apple ][ was competing directly against the other machines I listed. I said the Apple line was competing against them.
The buzz about Woz is misplaced IMHO because it was the Mac which really launched Apple as a Serious Contender in the consumer market, to really challenge {IBM|Compaq|etc} - the Apple I and ][ for all their whiz-bangery were still in the infant days of computing where only the elite had them.
Woz had nothing much to do with the Mac - which was a quantum leap ahead of the old Apple line. Yet teh buzz in the media seems to imply association where there isnt any.
Woz was the genius behind the Apple ][ - but was he behind the Mac? It's the Mac that really launched Apple, not their old line which weren't any more or less revolutionary than the competition at teh time (ie, the Compaq and IBM PCs, as well as the Pc Jr). Remember folks - Apple computers had command-line interfaces!
I don't think that Woz will be the Wireless Messiah. There's no guarantee of success, especially since he has spent the past few decades out of the loop.
IMHO, his name lends his cachet only because of association to Apple, and Apple brings cachet only because of Jobs
where can we find actual data on this? we can pull numbers like 4.5 % and 8% out of the air all we want, but it would be better if we actually had a source reference.
who cares about market share. The real question is, how do Apple's profit earnings compare to Microsoft and to Dell (need to compare both since Apple does OS and the box).
Also a good question to ask is, how does Apple's growth (in terms of profit percentage) compare to Dell and Microsoft?
If Apple has better growth/profit than Dell/Microsoft (D/M$), then 4.5% means good news - there's still 95.5% of the market that can potentially be consumed.
If Apple makes the same profit (in terms of bottom-line $$$) as Dell, but does it in only 4.5% market share as opposed to Dell's insanely huge 35% or whatever, then which is the stronger company?
Note, I havent looked up the numbers. I'm just suggesting that these are more interesting demographic/statistic metrics than merely repeating market share market share like a mantra. Market share isnt everything.
Wil,
m
I have a question for you, which is somewhat related to this. As an actor, are you also subject to these kind of restrictions on speech? Not only for fear of being sued, but even the simpler reason that it could affect your career?
For example, you had posted a glowing comment about the quality of the Star Trek : Nemesis script on your website. I don't doubt that you thought the script was great, but your opinion seems to be in the minority compard to other script reviews I have seen - for example, see this one:
http://www.darkhorizons.com/reviews/t010815a.ht
this is no hack review - its a well thought out piece by someone who is a fan and who has made a comprehensive analysis compared to previous films in the franchise. I urge you to read it and comment, I am extremely interested in your rebuttal.
In a related question: Do you feel obligated to promote the script? Suppose you had thought the script sucked donkey balls, would you be comfortable expressing those opinions? This is a moot question since you liked the script anyway, but (especially in light of the main topic) there's a murky interface between you as an actor, participating in a production of Paramount's intellectual property, and you as an individual with a website and a clever nick name (sic.) on Slashdot.
thats an excellent approach, especially since they guarantee "highest quality" downloads - so you have extra SNR in the data to spend while doing your D-A-D conversion! :)
I suspect that "remastered" versions from a few brave sould willing to pay will end up out on Gnutella.
He predicted the Y2K problem (Ghost from the Grand Banks), and communications satellites (The Fountains of Paradise), and also invented the concept of the space elevator. He didnt invent the AI, but he certainly popularized the concept in film and text (2001 A Space Odyssey). Not to mention a realistic look at the role large corporations would play in space travel (Pan Am flights to the Space Station). I've never read The Deep Range, but it is supposed to be quite visionary as well regarding undersea exploration.
Many people disagree with RMS. Many people hate him, many people flame him, many people have honest and sincere disagreements with him, many people have sterotypical understanding of who he is and many have an understanding of who he is based on extensive personal contact.
In all of this, RMS has been a constant - he promotes Free Software.
is presence on teh GNOME board would be a case of Tough Medicine. Without an avowed extremist to act as a "conscience" of sorts, it is easy to imagine that GNOME might be tempted to compromise a little here and a little there. As long as you have RMS standing in the corner, reminding everyone (obstinately, ruthlessly, pick your adjective) exactly when we are moving towards the many slippery slopes that can be stumbled across, the concept of Free Software will benefit.
IMHO, RMS deserves a place on that board solely because of his constancy and vision. I personally may disagree with any number of his ideals or issues, but IMHO you need the full spectrum to ensure that the integrity of the project is maintained.
Only be listening to the extremes can you triangulate the middle ground.
Would you be interested in auditioning for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie, which is currently on indefinite hold due to the sad passing of DOuglas Adams?
Do you see yourself more as Zaphod Beeblebrox, or Ford Prefect?
"I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you"
-- Da Vinci, 1502 AD
"No Thanks"
-- Sultan Bajazet II, 1502 AD
"Where do I sign?"
-- Norwegian Highway Department, 2001 AD
Wil Wheaton is a geek overlord. He reads Known Space, listens to Nerf Herder, Save Ferris, and TMBG, is a comedy improv veteran, has survived the linux install, has survived the linux uninstall, likes to discuss politics, gets excited about a no. 42 boarding pass, prefers the Bavarians to the Gnomes, and also did some movies and television, I've heard.
Wesley who?
I liked your brief appearance in the Sprite commercial
how can you endorse something that doesn't support OGG? will upgrades for ogg support be available? can it be hacked?
grrrrrr
Let's teach these pretty-boy billionaires a lesson. Boycott Oracle, use Postgres SQL. Boycott Sun, go for Linux boxen.
don't fuck with the geeks. especially if you are one of our own... it's an honor thing.
I have to disagree with him that it is an abuse. The main
arena where this could be theoretically leveraged over the user is in
media - especially video and audio file types. However, the main
alternatives, RealPlayer and QuickTime for video, and Winamp and Sonique for
audio, all make it very *easy* to change the default registered file types.
For example, if you take a Windows installation and then install QuickTime
on it, QuickTime will assume control of the
during installation. If you decide later you want to change it, then you can
do so easily from within QuickTime's controls.
And this is how philosophically the Operating System should operate. The
default settings should be for native apps that are bundled, because that
way you can be fully functional immediately. However, then if you prefer a
separate program, you simply install it and let that program assume control
(which all media apps do, especially Real, which is actually sometimes TOO
aggressive).
For non-media applications, like word processing, who really wants to open
an Excel document in Lotus? The truth is that there are so many programs,
all of which try to define their own new extension, that it's basically a
zoo. The less we users have to deal with it the better, honestly - and I say
that as a power user, not a newbie
I think you are thinking of T'Pau
yeah, I'm a geek
moderators - please mod nagora's post up!