Google it, if you don't know what it is (and why the hell are you on/. if you don't know).
I agree with someone above: this is a double edged sword. A lot of folks are starting to use lighter, reflective materials in order to handle other forms of radiating heat and insulation (you'll see this more in older construction vice newer). Issue is a lot of these materials rely on metallic foils (much akin to those space blankets we all started seeing back in the mid-80s), and people just don't have a good idea as to how these foils interact with radio waves.
I would say in either case (new or old construction), do your due diligence to do an adequate Wi-Fi survey (I'd recommend using ALL the 802.11 standards (a, b, g, AND n)) as well as determining if the residence is either wired or capable to be wired with Cat5e/Cat6. Personally, I'd go the wired route, as it's more secure and you can combine cabling with coax, phone, HDMI, etc. to multiple points in a room, allowing for maximum flexibility. Sure, costs a little extra, but in the end, it's definitely worth it.
Well, the Win7 install interface is much better than its predecessors, and besides, it's not like I had anything of real value (data wise) on my box to begin with. I've found that with certain Linux distros that reformat/reinstall also tends to work a lot better than getting your hands into the nuts and bolts (a lot of that occurred with Ubuntu). I think part of my issue there was the network interfaces weren't exactly compatible with Linux to begin with (the damned Broadcom 4318 chipset on my Compaq laptop), so that may have been a contributing factor.
Methinks MS had a good start with the Beta and RC testing, now they just need to get their acts together with the patching QC.
Well, took advantage of both 7HP and 7Pro, and I was having the same issue after I went from HP to Pro. Didn't get the "un-" genuine message, but things would slow up and freeze, but I suspect that the Digital River stuff once again is to blame...
Also helps I spent the extra $26 for both DVDs and doing fresh installs with those after getting pooch screwed by the DR download.
Gee, sounds like my old office. You know, the place that didn't let me access webmail, but could get to/. with no issue. Yeah, they were insistent on using IE6 as well as, and I kid you not, Netscape 7.2. When I arrived there, everyone was bitching about the fact the IT folks had recently REMOVED FF from the standard desktop image for whatever reason.
It's a freakin' IC component. You would think that they would have enough smarts to customize FF to ensure that nothing got through the browser. Dolts.
I just don't get why you'd pay more for something OLD that is expected to be there when you take it out of the box.
As I said, those discs didn't magically vanish when Microsoft said they were going to stop support. That's where I'm pointing out the confusion. Then again, the model appears to me to be used as a disincentive to get XP over Vista.
If the people want it, they shouldn't be penalized for it, that's all I'm saying. They'd still be able to get residuals because of the "OMG I can still get XP from this PC company!" reaction it'd generate, along with depleting the excess stock of now obsolete OS discs.
I also said that this is MS we're talking about. It's not supposed to make sense.
For something that was readily available not less than a year ago (do you really think that all those unsold XP CDs just vanished into thin air), it makes absolutely no sense to me that people should be charged EXTRA to use something that to many people and organizations is still considered a valued piece of software.
Then again, this is Microsoft we're talking about. It's not supposed to make any sense. Carry on.
Oddly enough, Rick Moranis revealed that the Mackenzie Brothers skit tacked on to the tail end of every episode of SCTV fulfilled the CRTC requirement. If someone could figure a way to do that for 'net content, you'd be golden.
Unfortunately, with the good efforts put on by the IC Enterprise Services (ICES) group and the big 6 orgs (CIA/DIA/NSA/NRO/NGA/DNI) to push the Intelink suite, a lot of the service organizations are still very reluctant to buy into the idea of a standard DoD Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) suite. A lot of the agencies are still playing the "that's my mission" job, and very reluctant to give users control of what tools/programs they can install on their workstations.
I would venture to guess that until you can get the programs to work completely separate from the OS, that's how it's going to be at most places. Oh, and good luck with that.
You all seem to forget that Logitech has (and probably continues to in some capacity) make mice for MS, even though the underlying technology is still Logitech's.
Well, ex-spook here, and at my organization, I was able to peruse/. before I left. Couldn't do normal things like webmail or eBay, but apparently wasting time at/. was perfectly acceptable.
Especially when they tell you about the Wall of Honor, and the fact that there are several individuals that cannot be revealed because those missions are still classified.
But, if you do get a chance to go, play with the Enigma machine they have on display. That was something that practically blew my mind when I first encountered it in the flesh.
If the declassification folks took the time to blot out some of the finer details that probably do need the use of some classified network to read, you would think they'd remove the particular classification compartments on the actual pages. Now everyone on the intarwebs can see it. Oh noes!
I forgot, this is apparently good enough for government work. Awesome.
I couldn't agree more with you. I had read an article a while back about a journalist stuck in Beruit at the height of the shenanigans between Hezbollah and Israel in the summer of 2006. He had been watching CNNi and seeing a lot of stories on the Israeli movements and their impact on the Lebanese caught in the middle of the bombings, but oddly enough, NOTHING on Hezbollah's retaliation and their impact on the Israelis or the Lebanese they were hiding amongst.
It's not just the satellite feeds going abroad that we need to be concerned with, it's also the outfits set up to provide that "international" flavor.
I've sworn off mainstream TV news, and my exposure to other outlets, such as Fox News and CNN, has been limited as well. Having the advantage of reading things over the Internet tends to help shape my perception of things, but there always needs to be a healthy skepticism when approaching ANY media outlet. To not do so is extremely dangerous and just keeps the proverbial ball rolling, so to speak.
It would be unwise to cut off the freedom of the press, but I would try to strive to get the rhetoric out of the reporting and just get back to REPORTING in general. We need to know what happened, but we don't necessarily need someone's opinion on WHY. Not everybody is going to agree on that second part.
For the record, I voted for neither Obama NOR McCain, as I felt neither person best represented my interests, much less the country's. That was regardless of media coverage.
Well, I just took a gander at the actual FCC OET report, and I'm not buying it. Here's why:
1. It was a bench test. Nice, but if you really want to stand up to any REAL interference, the only way you're going to find out what's wrong is to put it up in a live environment (such as what they were doing in Reno). 2. The report acknowledges omissions of several variables that WILL affect emissions when the system goes live. That's a disqualifier right there. 3. The speed of publication. I find it very hard to accept such a hastily written report about a bench test coming from OET when they still haven't figured out what's going on with the 700 MHz band.
And to think, I could have been working with these guys. Glad I decided to look elsewhere for employment. Sheesh.
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Google it, if you don't know what it is (and why the hell are you on /. if you don't know).
I agree with someone above: this is a double edged sword. A lot of folks are starting to use lighter, reflective materials in order to handle other forms of radiating heat and insulation (you'll see this more in older construction vice newer). Issue is a lot of these materials rely on metallic foils (much akin to those space blankets we all started seeing back in the mid-80s), and people just don't have a good idea as to how these foils interact with radio waves.
I would say in either case (new or old construction), do your due diligence to do an adequate Wi-Fi survey (I'd recommend using ALL the 802.11 standards (a, b, g, AND n)) as well as determining if the residence is either wired or capable to be wired with Cat5e/Cat6. Personally, I'd go the wired route, as it's more secure and you can combine cabling with coax, phone, HDMI, etc. to multiple points in a room, allowing for maximum flexibility. Sure, costs a little extra, but in the end, it's definitely worth it.
Because they figured you'd be dumb enough to pay the extra money to downgrade to a semi-functional OS.
In other news, water is wet...
Well, the Win7 install interface is much better than its predecessors, and besides, it's not like I had anything of real value (data wise) on my box to begin with. I've found that with certain Linux distros that reformat/reinstall also tends to work a lot better than getting your hands into the nuts and bolts (a lot of that occurred with Ubuntu). I think part of my issue there was the network interfaces weren't exactly compatible with Linux to begin with (the damned Broadcom 4318 chipset on my Compaq laptop), so that may have been a contributing factor.
Methinks MS had a good start with the Beta and RC testing, now they just need to get their acts together with the patching QC.
Well, took advantage of both 7HP and 7Pro, and I was having the same issue after I went from HP to Pro. Didn't get the "un-" genuine message, but things would slow up and freeze, but I suspect that the Digital River stuff once again is to blame...
Also helps I spent the extra $26 for both DVDs and doing fresh installs with those after getting pooch screwed by the DR download.
Gee, sounds like my old office. You know, the place that didn't let me access webmail, but could get to /. with no issue. Yeah, they were insistent on using IE6 as well as, and I kid you not, Netscape 7.2. When I arrived there, everyone was bitching about the fact the IT folks had recently REMOVED FF from the standard desktop image for whatever reason.
It's a freakin' IC component. You would think that they would have enough smarts to customize FF to ensure that nothing got through the browser. Dolts.
No, I'm not implying that.
I just don't get why you'd pay more for something OLD that is expected to be there when you take it out of the box.
As I said, those discs didn't magically vanish when Microsoft said they were going to stop support. That's where I'm pointing out the confusion. Then again, the model appears to me to be used as a disincentive to get XP over Vista.
If the people want it, they shouldn't be penalized for it, that's all I'm saying. They'd still be able to get residuals because of the "OMG I can still get XP from this PC company!" reaction it'd generate, along with depleting the excess stock of now obsolete OS discs.
I also said that this is MS we're talking about. It's not supposed to make sense.
For something that was readily available not less than a year ago (do you really think that all those unsold XP CDs just vanished into thin air), it makes absolutely no sense to me that people should be charged EXTRA to use something that to many people and organizations is still considered a valued piece of software.
Then again, this is Microsoft we're talking about. It's not supposed to make any sense. Carry on.
Oddly enough, Rick Moranis revealed that the Mackenzie Brothers skit tacked on to the tail end of every episode of SCTV fulfilled the CRTC requirement. If someone could figure a way to do that for 'net content, you'd be golden.
Unfortunately, with the good efforts put on by the IC Enterprise Services (ICES) group and the big 6 orgs (CIA/DIA/NSA/NRO/NGA/DNI) to push the Intelink suite, a lot of the service organizations are still very reluctant to buy into the idea of a standard DoD Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) suite. A lot of the agencies are still playing the "that's my mission" job, and very reluctant to give users control of what tools/programs they can install on their workstations.
I would venture to guess that until you can get the programs to work completely separate from the OS, that's how it's going to be at most places. Oh, and good luck with that.
Now, to be fair, are you talking the original, the Sears clone, or the repackaged version?
And sadly, Stella doesn't count, although you can pretty much find the entire library online with a little digging.
You all seem to forget that Logitech has (and probably continues to in some capacity) make mice for MS, even though the underlying technology is still Logitech's.
I'm sorry, but that 18% is a complete bunch of morons.
Maybe the OTA signal coming in may supposedly show up as HD when it's SD, but it's real easy to tell the difference if you're using cable or FiOS.
And I'm able to see this on a 46" Samsung 6 Series LCD with HDMI.
It all goes back to the source. If the OTA broadcast is crap, that's what you'll receive, and that's what the cable company will put out.
Yeah, like scanning the RFID tags in the cards (if so equipped). I miss the days of the regular ol' chip on my Blue from AMEX card.
Well, ex-spook here, and at my organization, I was able to peruse /. before I left. Couldn't do normal things like webmail or eBay, but apparently wasting time at /. was perfectly acceptable.
Especially when they tell you about the Wall of Honor, and the fact that there are several individuals that cannot be revealed because those missions are still classified.
But, if you do get a chance to go, play with the Enigma machine they have on display. That was something that practically blew my mind when I first encountered it in the flesh.
If the declassification folks took the time to blot out some of the finer details that probably do need the use of some classified network to read, you would think they'd remove the particular classification compartments on the actual pages. Now everyone on the intarwebs can see it. Oh noes!
I forgot, this is apparently good enough for government work. Awesome.
Thick McRunfast!
I couldn't agree more with you. I had read an article a while back about a journalist stuck in Beruit at the height of the shenanigans between Hezbollah and Israel in the summer of 2006. He had been watching CNNi and seeing a lot of stories on the Israeli movements and their impact on the Lebanese caught in the middle of the bombings, but oddly enough, NOTHING on Hezbollah's retaliation and their impact on the Israelis or the Lebanese they were hiding amongst.
It's not just the satellite feeds going abroad that we need to be concerned with, it's also the outfits set up to provide that "international" flavor.
I've sworn off mainstream TV news, and my exposure to other outlets, such as Fox News and CNN, has been limited as well. Having the advantage of reading things over the Internet tends to help shape my perception of things, but there always needs to be a healthy skepticism when approaching ANY media outlet. To not do so is extremely dangerous and just keeps the proverbial ball rolling, so to speak.
It would be unwise to cut off the freedom of the press, but I would try to strive to get the rhetoric out of the reporting and just get back to REPORTING in general. We need to know what happened, but we don't necessarily need someone's opinion on WHY. Not everybody is going to agree on that second part.
For the record, I voted for neither Obama NOR McCain, as I felt neither person best represented my interests, much less the country's. That was regardless of media coverage.
Well, I just took a gander at the actual FCC OET report, and I'm not buying it. Here's why:
1. It was a bench test. Nice, but if you really want to stand up to any REAL interference, the only way you're going to find out what's wrong is to put it up in a live environment (such as what they were doing in Reno).
2. The report acknowledges omissions of several variables that WILL affect emissions when the system goes live. That's a disqualifier right there.
3. The speed of publication. I find it very hard to accept such a hastily written report about a bench test coming from OET when they still haven't figured out what's going on with the 700 MHz band.
And to think, I could have been working with these guys. Glad I decided to look elsewhere for employment. Sheesh.