consumer model laptops from almost any maker generally have issues. the business line of HP laptops is rock solid, much like their computers. dell's business line (the latitude) is pretty decent, not as good as HP if you ask me though. HP consumer laptops are far and away better than dell's inspiron line, which are basically just expensive door stops.
i've worked in computer repair for too long to really suggest anything but HP if you're going with one of the big companies. if you're going desktop, you're probably better off getting from a local guy who builds them himself and gives like a 1 year warranty. it'll cost less, but you'll have to support it yourself. if that doesn't work, i'd suggest HP. they have some pretty nice desktops.
windows actually has very few open ports since XP SP2, and even fewer with vista, especially if you choose public location for when you plug into any network.
i think it's the RIAA trying to get money from the sale of used cd's while pretending they're trying to stop pirating of hard copies.
i live in rhode island. i just wrote to my state senator and rep in the general assembly and urged them to vote against any bill that restricts the sale of used used cd's. i also wrote the governor and urged him to veto any bills that do this, should they make it out of the general assembly. if there happen to be any other rhode islanders here, please do the same. i buy used cd's often, and i want to continue to be able to do so (i rarely sell them back because i like music too much).
i urge anyone in a state that might be affected by something similar to write your state reps and senators.
so kind of like that quiz leisure suit larry made you take to make sure you were the right age... the same quiz i was answering when i was 12.
but seriously... the issue with a quiz is that it would have to be able to be taken again in the future if your knowledge increases. it would also have to be called something nice and happy or else the user would think it's something that prevents them from using their computer to the fullest. something like "user experience survey" would work. the issue is that some people will guess and if they guess correctly, they end up with an advanced setup.
if the school doesn't have a rule that explicitly bans the use of proxies to get around their websense blocking software or explicitly prohibits the use of liveCD's, then the student should not punish the students for doing this.
the argument is often that graphics should come first. while it has been proven that graphics take a second to gameplay. it has nothing to do with making a good game with good graphics.
if you've ever played any of the top dollar games for the wii, you'd find them worth every dollar.
i have a similar story, but i didn't follow the cop.
at one of the busiest intersections in the city i live in, there are 3 sets of signals. it's a 4 way intersection, but only east-west gets green at the same time. north and south get green at alternating times. so the order is east-west, south, north. the cop was coming north and hit the light right after it turned red. so he had to wait through 2 other green lights before he got the green. as the east-west light turned yellow, he started creeping into the intersection, and by the time the southbound light was green for a few seconds, he was practically in the intersection because he was too impatient (it seemed to me that he wasn't used to that light). flips on his lights, drives through a few cars that have to stop quickly for him, and turns them off. he doesn't speed off, he just cruises around the speed limit or not a whole lot more (rare for a cop), so it was obvious he probably wasn't going on a call. cops that do that just piss me off. they are not allowed to even drive through a red light with their lights on. it's a public safety issue. same goes for ambulances and fire engines. imagine if they got into an accident because someone coming didn't see them, it just makes things worse and they're held liable. they can only go through the red light if they've stopped and saw that no one is coming (in this case, this cop was lucky that there wasn't as much traffic as there usually is, so he only cut off 3 or 4 cars). of course, the following day, i met with the nicest cop. i was at a red light turning left (no left turn signal here) and he was going straight. he waved me through before he went, knowing i'd never get through because of the line of cars behind him. that had never happened before that day and never happened since.
cops have the freedom to investigate, but their investigation cannot put other lives at risk. running a red light with their lights off puts other lives at risk. not only other drivers, but also pedestrians who might not be expecting it. i'm glad the city of dallas is fining these cops and not letting them get away with it. they can't arbitrarily decide when they can break the law.
i can play wii tennis all day everyday and i'll be happy. rayman is a great game. my fiancee, who has no interest whatsoever in video games is addicted to it. she also has no interest in zelda (and i've lost interest in zelda, but i also love rayman).
someone recommended trauma center: second opinion. it's really blah.
warioware: smooth moves is crazy fun, but you need to get through the single player stuff before you can have fun with others (it's fun watching people try to do it and fun trying to do it yourself).
excite truck is a ton of fun, but pretty difficult. i think that's next on our list to purchase.
wiiplay kind of sucks, but if you want another controller, that's the way to go. it's got some neat games (pong-type air hockey and billiards are the best), but many are blah.
you try dialing one handed without looking at the screen on your iphone, while i dial one handed without looking at the keypad on my ugly LG VX6100. we'll see whose phone is more usable. looks aren't everything with phones. apple is entering a market they have not tried before and are completely changing the design of the phone. the iphone, from what i can tell is not for people who want a functional phone. it's for people who want a toy and nothing more. i predict it will be a quite difficult to use phone, but a pretty and very expensive mp3 player.
i'm from the biggest city in the most urban state in the country. we're trying to stop the transition at least here in the city. let the suburbs have their big boxes.
if the local bookstores days are at an end, so are the local butcher, the local grocer, the local record shop, the local clothing boutique, the local computer shop, local hardware store, etc, etc, etc. pretty soon, all we'll have is walmart, target, barnes and noble, borders, best buy, macy's, jc penny, circuit city, compusa, and home depot.
i can see the argument for either side of the debate. forcing retailers to use manufacturer's retail pricing will level the playing field between the local retailers, the big box retailers, and the online retailers. it does so at the cost of the consumer, but the consumer can talk with their wallet and only buy the less expensive manufacturer's goods, forcing the higher end manufacturers to lower their price requirements. i'm all for supporting the local retailer, and many times, i'll pay more money to have a knowledgeable staff, but only for certain items. the biggest cost to the local retailer in many cases is rent, which the online retailer avoids.
Jobs stated during the unveiling that the Apple TV is not meant to replace a set top box or a Tivo, but rather to be a companion device. What's the point of it as a companion device when my tivo already does everything that apple tv does, and more. this is the point i've been trying to make. tivo does all this already, in addition to the normal "tivo" functions of recording. people don't want 18 devices connected to their tv's, they want 1 or 2 devices that does it all. tivo helps keep that number down.
no, but the ipod was in a market that didn't have already popular products. this is entering as a product that lacks features that products already on the market have, that are already very easy to use, and already have millions of users.
what sort of bitching about unbox? i rented a movie once so far just to try it and the movie was really good quality, but it took about an hour and a half to arrive.
i've had tivo now since christmas and i have to say that i absolutely love it and can't imagine watching tv without it.
i don't know if unbox sells HD stuff to HD tivos. the HD tivo costs more, but it also does a whole lot more than apple tv and it holds 300 hours and records HD content off tv in HD.
the tivo is cheaper if you don't pay for the subscription, which is not needed to record shows. you just need to know the time and date of what you want to do and you don't get the guide feature. tivo's interface is extremely easy to use.
i just don't see the point. there's other products out there (like tivo) that do a lot more. i just don't see the point in buying one.
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nooo... that's fiddle hero.
consumer model laptops from almost any maker generally have issues. the business line of HP laptops is rock solid, much like their computers. dell's business line (the latitude) is pretty decent, not as good as HP if you ask me though. HP consumer laptops are far and away better than dell's inspiron line, which are basically just expensive door stops.
i've worked in computer repair for too long to really suggest anything but HP if you're going with one of the big companies. if you're going desktop, you're probably better off getting from a local guy who builds them himself and gives like a 1 year warranty. it'll cost less, but you'll have to support it yourself. if that doesn't work, i'd suggest HP. they have some pretty nice desktops.
i am 99% sure that in vista, if you select public network, it closes the normally open ports.
windows actually has very few open ports since XP SP2, and even fewer with vista, especially if you choose public location for when you plug into any network.
i think it's the RIAA trying to get money from the sale of used cd's while pretending they're trying to stop pirating of hard copies.
i live in rhode island. i just wrote to my state senator and rep in the general assembly and urged them to vote against any bill that restricts the sale of used used cd's. i also wrote the governor and urged him to veto any bills that do this, should they make it out of the general assembly. if there happen to be any other rhode islanders here, please do the same. i buy used cd's often, and i want to continue to be able to do so (i rarely sell them back because i like music too much).
i urge anyone in a state that might be affected by something similar to write your state reps and senators.
true... and i understand what you're saying. but this will protect some people while allowing others to learn without destroying their primary system.
so kind of like that quiz leisure suit larry made you take to make sure you were the right age... the same quiz i was answering when i was 12.
but seriously... the issue with a quiz is that it would have to be able to be taken again in the future if your knowledge increases. it would also have to be called something nice and happy or else the user would think it's something that prevents them from using their computer to the fullest. something like "user experience survey" would work. the issue is that some people will guess and if they guess correctly, they end up with an advanced setup.
if the school doesn't have a rule that explicitly bans the use of proxies to get around their websense blocking software or explicitly prohibits the use of liveCD's, then the student should not punish the students for doing this.
the argument is often that graphics should come first. while it has been proven that graphics take a second to gameplay. it has nothing to do with making a good game with good graphics.
if you've ever played any of the top dollar games for the wii, you'd find them worth every dollar.
you just insulted spinal tap.
i have a similar story, but i didn't follow the cop.
at one of the busiest intersections in the city i live in, there are 3 sets of signals. it's a 4 way intersection, but only east-west gets green at the same time. north and south get green at alternating times. so the order is east-west, south, north. the cop was coming north and hit the light right after it turned red. so he had to wait through 2 other green lights before he got the green. as the east-west light turned yellow, he started creeping into the intersection, and by the time the southbound light was green for a few seconds, he was practically in the intersection because he was too impatient (it seemed to me that he wasn't used to that light). flips on his lights, drives through a few cars that have to stop quickly for him, and turns them off. he doesn't speed off, he just cruises around the speed limit or not a whole lot more (rare for a cop), so it was obvious he probably wasn't going on a call. cops that do that just piss me off. they are not allowed to even drive through a red light with their lights on. it's a public safety issue. same goes for ambulances and fire engines. imagine if they got into an accident because someone coming didn't see them, it just makes things worse and they're held liable. they can only go through the red light if they've stopped and saw that no one is coming (in this case, this cop was lucky that there wasn't as much traffic as there usually is, so he only cut off 3 or 4 cars). of course, the following day, i met with the nicest cop. i was at a red light turning left (no left turn signal here) and he was going straight. he waved me through before he went, knowing i'd never get through because of the line of cars behind him. that had never happened before that day and never happened since.
cops have the freedom to investigate, but their investigation cannot put other lives at risk. running a red light with their lights off puts other lives at risk. not only other drivers, but also pedestrians who might not be expecting it. i'm glad the city of dallas is fining these cops and not letting them get away with it. they can't arbitrarily decide when they can break the law.
it was a stratocaster with a whammy bar...
i can play wii tennis all day everyday and i'll be happy. rayman is a great game. my fiancee, who has no interest whatsoever in video games is addicted to it. she also has no interest in zelda (and i've lost interest in zelda, but i also love rayman).
someone recommended trauma center: second opinion. it's really blah.
warioware: smooth moves is crazy fun, but you need to get through the single player stuff before you can have fun with others (it's fun watching people try to do it and fun trying to do it yourself).
excite truck is a ton of fun, but pretty difficult. i think that's next on our list to purchase.
wiiplay kind of sucks, but if you want another controller, that's the way to go. it's got some neat games (pong-type air hockey and billiards are the best), but many are blah.
you try dialing one handed without looking at the screen on your iphone, while i dial one handed without looking at the keypad on my ugly LG VX6100. we'll see whose phone is more usable. looks aren't everything with phones. apple is entering a market they have not tried before and are completely changing the design of the phone. the iphone, from what i can tell is not for people who want a functional phone. it's for people who want a toy and nothing more. i predict it will be a quite difficult to use phone, but a pretty and very expensive mp3 player.
i'm from the biggest city in the most urban state in the country. we're trying to stop the transition at least here in the city. let the suburbs have their big boxes.
if the local bookstores days are at an end, so are the local butcher, the local grocer, the local record shop, the local clothing boutique, the local computer shop, local hardware store, etc, etc, etc. pretty soon, all we'll have is walmart, target, barnes and noble, borders, best buy, macy's, jc penny, circuit city, compusa, and home depot.
i can see the argument for either side of the debate. forcing retailers to use manufacturer's retail pricing will level the playing field between the local retailers, the big box retailers, and the online retailers. it does so at the cost of the consumer, but the consumer can talk with their wallet and only buy the less expensive manufacturer's goods, forcing the higher end manufacturers to lower their price requirements. i'm all for supporting the local retailer, and many times, i'll pay more money to have a knowledgeable staff, but only for certain items. the biggest cost to the local retailer in many cases is rent, which the online retailer avoids.
agreed, especially to the point that it'll only be available to cingular customers. their service isn't as good as verizon.
nevermind the fact that it's $500.
no, but it'll wirelessly play music and movies without DRM.
no, but the ipod was in a market that didn't have already popular products. this is entering as a product that lacks features that products already on the market have, that are already very easy to use, and already have millions of users.
by media, you mean it lets you move apple-approved media, which is a very slim amount of file types.
yeah... sounds like a waste of money to me. more DRM'd stuff from apple who claims they don't like DRM.
what sort of bitching about unbox? i rented a movie once so far just to try it and the movie was really good quality, but it took about an hour and a half to arrive.
i've had tivo now since christmas and i have to say that i absolutely love it and can't imagine watching tv without it.
i don't know if unbox sells HD stuff to HD tivos. the HD tivo costs more, but it also does a whole lot more than apple tv and it holds 300 hours and records HD content off tv in HD.
i still don't see the point of apple tv.
the tivo is cheaper if you don't pay for the subscription, which is not needed to record shows. you just need to know the time and date of what you want to do and you don't get the guide feature. tivo's interface is extremely easy to use.
i just don't see the point. there's other products out there (like tivo) that do a lot more. i just don't see the point in buying one.