I use Joomla! quite alot and in my experience once you get your head around how Joomla! views a "page" things are pretty easy.
The wealth of the extensions community is both a benefit and a burdon to Joomla!. There are huge numbers of commercial modules etc. for it. Often the "free" ones are so tight in with what the origional developer wanted that they are not of much use to everyone else.
Then there are the modules etc. that were coded before the API was even finalised. These are often the more mature products but not using any of the core Joomla! features means they are hard to install etc.
Take Docman for example. Because it does not use Joomlas file writing mechanism on install it requires allowing write access to the whole web root for the current vhost. Then you have to lock it back down.
Joomla! actually has a workaround for this (using local ftp access) but the "Wordpress" users often can't work this.
I actually enjoy using Joomla! as a developer and semi-admin. But I wouldn't just give it to my mum and see what happens.
Actually Facebook is probably could be claimed as being worth whatever the feck their servers etc.
Advertising potential to one side. The worth of their physical presence is probably quite substantial.
If open-sourcing software can make it more secure. Could open-sourcing these blueprints make the hardware more secure. Hell given its a big DoD contractor they could allow cash prizes to people finding security problems with the hardware. That way your pretty much guaranteed anyone who can have input on the design does have input.
2 heads are always better than 1.
Then fork the education the other way.
Don't teach kids how to use MS Word - teach them how to use a wordprocessor. I don't just mean how to use OOo Writer instead. I mean how to use a wordprocessor. What fonts are for and why. Why you should use headers, table of contents etc. Don't teach kids to insert a ToC by clicking this button then this button then this button and repeat.
Schools would do well to actually teach students to learn to use the machines in a much more broad sense. Not "this is the power button" but "a power button will have this symbole on it".
But the IE8 dev team has already proven they are working this crap out of the IE codebase.
Hell producing a list that admits what major sites WILL break in IE8 is about as good as they can actually do at this point.
Why is MS only being punished for things it did 10 years ago now. Just as its trying to turn things around?
Though not automatic - Opera beat them to it.
Although yes I am an Opera "fanboy" (if you will) I genuinly prefer to know what is where on that list. The main reason is Opera binds Ctrl+[1...9] to the "favorites" as a shortcut. You need them to stay static to have any hope of remembering them.
Safari have Googleitis.
Symptoms: releasing ALL software under the term Beta so that any bugs are just untested parts of the application.
Seriously - they seem to have removed all traces of Safari 3 from their website as well. This is not a "beta" app in the traditional sense. Its a "play-it-safe" release.
Through the power of open software many developers can group together allowing many more times the programming ability than MS or Apple could ever pay for. What you mean you've never considered giving back to the FF project.
This will always be a "disadvantage" (if you want to call it that) of Open software in a proprietary product world. But TBH who cares. If Safari and IE get better because of FF then FF has done its job as much as if it became the only browser in use.
Software popularity is something only a pretentious prick would aim for. Actually impacting others development and making all software better - now thats a worth goal.
Let me guess that iBench is an apple app designed to highlight every slow part of JS in every browser. Oh and to be quick and use anything that Safari actually does right.
Seems like a fair test to me. I bet even MS could make IE7 30 times quicker in some tests than Safari if they wanted too.
WTF?!?!?
It still looks out of place...even the screenshots can't make it blend in with vista. Native look and feel means a complete skin replacement, not just window chrome.
the decision to force ie away from people. All this will do is confuse my gran (et al.).
The decision would have been better placed to force MS to improce ie with a legally binding schedule agreed by apple, mozilla, microsoft and opera as to where browsers should ALL be in a years time. Fines for those that cannot achieve it. To ensure the "lowly" market holders don't get done over the standard could be the LCD of the "other" three.
No-one loses out. Everyone gains.
You just made me think then about "writing passwords on a post it" and actually how wonderfully secure a method it really is.
Exempt from in a public place (at work say) a hacker has no way of getting your details but breaking in to your house.
With the number of passwords I have I keep them in a password safe. Something that could be interfered with via the net. Possibly without me even noticing.
Twitter is doubly at fault here. First, it's not that hard to detect rapid-fire password attacks. Even Unix (way before Linux) knew to kick you out after 3 failed attempts.
Its a nice thought that you could do this but its actually not that easy to implement on a real world basis. Wouldn't it be funny to just write a bot to brute force the username and submit "a" as a password. Twitter/whoever becomes obsolete as no-one can log into their accounts. Worse still the bot works quicker than most because it doesn't even have to vaildate the return page. It can drop it entirely.
I must admit I was wondering why Wiki needs to be making money. I recently watched a program where the creator of Wikipedia was being interviewed and he was saying that they have hosting costs, around 10 employees mainly there to run servers and answer press calls and thats about it. The site is non-profit with that. The interviewer seemed amazed that the guy is not a dot com billionaire but at the same time the creator seemed not too fussed. He seemed more happy that he had the 8th most visited website in the world on his CV. That likely makes him plenty of money alone.
Actually I think its more than just a few people on Slashdot or other random forums on the net.
Also the term free pass is fitting.
The last few times M$ tried antyhign this stupid, arguably less stupid, they were sued by the EU unfer various acts. Why is it OK to sue M$ at an international level and not Apple.
To open an API, charge developers to use it and then say you dont like the work so its not being published is complete balls.
Is it possible to put together an alternative website of apps for the iPhone. That way the developers that are rejected can post there as well as those that are accepted if they wish. Apple can't be allowed to stop such a system otherwise they "should" be hit with unfair market practices. The developers do not have to say if the app has been rejected by apple or not. So they are not breaking the NDA.
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What does learnings mean?
And fucks the internet up.
I use Joomla! quite alot and in my experience once you get your head around how Joomla! views a "page" things are pretty easy. The wealth of the extensions community is both a benefit and a burdon to Joomla!. There are huge numbers of commercial modules etc. for it. Often the "free" ones are so tight in with what the origional developer wanted that they are not of much use to everyone else. Then there are the modules etc. that were coded before the API was even finalised. These are often the more mature products but not using any of the core Joomla! features means they are hard to install etc. Take Docman for example. Because it does not use Joomlas file writing mechanism on install it requires allowing write access to the whole web root for the current vhost. Then you have to lock it back down. Joomla! actually has a workaround for this (using local ftp access) but the "Wordpress" users often can't work this. I actually enjoy using Joomla! as a developer and semi-admin. But I wouldn't just give it to my mum and see what happens.
Not only was it a jab but the security vulnerabilities are in the very .pdf you just read.
Actually Facebook is probably could be claimed as being worth whatever the feck their servers etc. Advertising potential to one side. The worth of their physical presence is probably quite substantial.
If open-sourcing software can make it more secure. Could open-sourcing these blueprints make the hardware more secure. Hell given its a big DoD contractor they could allow cash prizes to people finding security problems with the hardware. That way your pretty much guaranteed anyone who can have input on the design does have input. 2 heads are always better than 1.
Then fork the education the other way. Don't teach kids how to use MS Word - teach them how to use a wordprocessor. I don't just mean how to use OOo Writer instead. I mean how to use a wordprocessor. What fonts are for and why. Why you should use headers, table of contents etc. Don't teach kids to insert a ToC by clicking this button then this button then this button and repeat. Schools would do well to actually teach students to learn to use the machines in a much more broad sense. Not "this is the power button" but "a power button will have this symbole on it".
But the IE8 dev team has already proven they are working this crap out of the IE codebase. Hell producing a list that admits what major sites WILL break in IE8 is about as good as they can actually do at this point. Why is MS only being punished for things it did 10 years ago now. Just as its trying to turn things around?
I want to write a new browser. Now MS have to include my browser on their install program.
Though not automatic - Opera beat them to it. Although yes I am an Opera "fanboy" (if you will) I genuinly prefer to know what is where on that list. The main reason is Opera binds Ctrl+[1...9] to the "favorites" as a shortcut. You need them to stay static to have any hope of remembering them.
Safari have Googleitis. Symptoms: releasing ALL software under the term Beta so that any bugs are just untested parts of the application. Seriously - they seem to have removed all traces of Safari 3 from their website as well. This is not a "beta" app in the traditional sense. Its a "play-it-safe" release.
Through the power of open software many developers can group together allowing many more times the programming ability than MS or Apple could ever pay for. What you mean you've never considered giving back to the FF project. This will always be a "disadvantage" (if you want to call it that) of Open software in a proprietary product world. But TBH who cares. If Safari and IE get better because of FF then FF has done its job as much as if it became the only browser in use. Software popularity is something only a pretentious prick would aim for. Actually impacting others development and making all software better - now thats a worth goal.
Let me guess that iBench is an apple app designed to highlight every slow part of JS in every browser. Oh and to be quick and use anything that Safari actually does right. Seems like a fair test to me. I bet even MS could make IE7 30 times quicker in some tests than Safari if they wanted too.
WTF?!?!? It still looks out of place...even the screenshots can't make it blend in with vista. Native look and feel means a complete skin replacement, not just window chrome.
> This seems like it has some potential. Yup, it'll be good for storing your router logs http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/09/02/20/131224.shtml?from=rss [slashdot.org]
the decision to force ie away from people. All this will do is confuse my gran (et al.). The decision would have been better placed to force MS to improce ie with a legally binding schedule agreed by apple, mozilla, microsoft and opera as to where browsers should ALL be in a years time. Fines for those that cannot achieve it. To ensure the "lowly" market holders don't get done over the standard could be the LCD of the "other" three. No-one loses out. Everyone gains.
You just made me think then about "writing passwords on a post it" and actually how wonderfully secure a method it really is. Exempt from in a public place (at work say) a hacker has no way of getting your details but breaking in to your house. With the number of passwords I have I keep them in a password safe. Something that could be interfered with via the net. Possibly without me even noticing.
Twitter is doubly at fault here. First, it's not that hard to detect rapid-fire password attacks. Even Unix (way before Linux) knew to kick you out after 3 failed attempts.
Its a nice thought that you could do this but its actually not that easy to implement on a real world basis. Wouldn't it be funny to just write a bot to brute force the username and submit "a" as a password. Twitter/whoever becomes obsolete as no-one can log into their accounts. Worse still the bot works quicker than most because it doesn't even have to vaildate the return page. It can drop it entirely.
I must admit I was wondering why Wiki needs to be making money. I recently watched a program where the creator of Wikipedia was being interviewed and he was saying that they have hosting costs, around 10 employees mainly there to run servers and answer press calls and thats about it. The site is non-profit with that. The interviewer seemed amazed that the guy is not a dot com billionaire but at the same time the creator seemed not too fussed. He seemed more happy that he had the 8th most visited website in the world on his CV. That likely makes him plenty of money alone.
Actually I think its more than just a few people on Slashdot or other random forums on the net. Also the term free pass is fitting. The last few times M$ tried antyhign this stupid, arguably less stupid, they were sued by the EU unfer various acts. Why is it OK to sue M$ at an international level and not Apple. To open an API, charge developers to use it and then say you dont like the work so its not being published is complete balls. Is it possible to put together an alternative website of apps for the iPhone. That way the developers that are rejected can post there as well as those that are accepted if they wish. Apple can't be allowed to stop such a system otherwise they "should" be hit with unfair market practices. The developers do not have to say if the app has been rejected by apple or not. So they are not breaking the NDA.
Any decent device driver should also not be writing to the firmware, which i'm guessing is how the device can become bricked.