Steve,
If we can talk her into it, I'd love to (c:
Anyone else interested in the results?
FYI, we're going to be conducting a test next month of the time it takes for a person who has no idea how to use a computer to set up a running web server on two OSs...One will be 2000 Server w/ IIS 5.0, the other Debian w/ Apache.
Feel free to email either myself or Steve if you think we should set up a page for the expirement, or if you're just interested in seeing the results (c:
--Laramie
Good Lord.
3.1 has been around for, let's see, at least 6 years. If you haven't figured out it's intricacies (sic?) by now, shoot yourself.
Better yet, why are you even running it? I highly doubt most modern software written within the past 3 years will work on it. I may set up a test machine at home to test this theory...
When you can get an OS from an AbandonWare Website, chances are you shouldn't be running it
And when was the last time you called MS Tech Support?? I don't think I ever have.
And I don't know where you got the idea that Win2K is harder to setup then BSD or Solaris...for a prime example, my webserver, took me 6 hours to finally get Linux limping on it.
So I rebuilt it...using Win2K Server.
Total time till my DHCP server, Web Server, FTP server and Domain Controller were up using Win2K setup wizard...1.5 hours.
I'm just going to go ahead and assume that you've never installed Win2K Server...
Laramie 99 wrote... When did Distributed Computing become an issue on this?
Whoops...this is why you should read the entire article before posting, kids...
My apologies for being an idiot.
--Laramie
When did Distributed Computing become an issue on this? They're using the data for usage reporting, aka ClickStreaming. Lots of companies use it, including, I believe, Nike.com. They know where you're coming from so they can decide what kind of content to serve up on the main page. It's common practice, and Juno's probably selling this information to marketing agencies, that's all. Nothing is free.
--Laramie
Seriously, tho, Microsoft is not worried about the home user's PC. The money they lose there is pocket change. They're alot more concerned with the enterprise level. I'm not disagreeing that this is still a shistey policy on Juno's behalf, but I also don't think that they're going to make your computer dial up in the middle of the night for usage reporting. It's in there in case they need to use it, more than likely just a CYA in case the VCs are like "Hey, where's this usage data you promised us. I doubt they use it on a regular basis.
Just MHO.
--Laramie
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29.99 a month, static IP, and average about 300KB/s...You'll never hear me utter a single bad word about @home.
--Laramie
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I get straight ill, ridin' my motorcycle down the street...
Steve,
If we can talk her into it, I'd love to (c:
Anyone else interested in the results?
FYI, we're going to be conducting a test next month of the time it takes for a person who has no idea how to use a computer to set up a running web server on two OSs...One will be 2000 Server w/ IIS 5.0, the other Debian w/ Apache.
Feel free to email either myself or Steve if you think we should set up a page for the expirement, or if you're just interested in seeing the results (c:
--Laramie
Good Lord.
...puts up the flame shield...
3.1 has been around for, let's see, at least 6 years. If you haven't figured out it's intricacies (sic?) by now, shoot yourself.
Better yet, why are you even running it? I highly doubt most modern software written within the past 3 years will work on it. I may set up a test machine at home to test this theory...
When you can get an OS from an AbandonWare Website, chances are you shouldn't be running it
And when was the last time you called MS Tech Support?? I don't think I ever have.
And I don't know where you got the idea that Win2K is harder to setup then BSD or Solaris...for a prime example, my webserver, took me 6 hours to finally get Linux limping on it.
So I rebuilt it...using Win2K Server.
Total time till my DHCP server, Web Server, FTP server and Domain Controller were up using Win2K setup wizard...1.5 hours.
I'm just going to go ahead and assume that you've never installed Win2K Server...
--Laramie
Laramie 99 wrote...
When did Distributed Computing become an issue on this?
Whoops...this is why you should read the entire article before posting, kids...
My apologies for being an idiot.
--Laramie
When did Distributed Computing become an issue on this? They're using the data for usage reporting, aka ClickStreaming. Lots of companies use it, including, I believe, Nike.com. They know where you're coming from so they can decide what kind of content to serve up on the main page. It's common practice, and Juno's probably selling this information to marketing agencies, that's all. Nothing is free.
--Laramie
Seriously, tho, Microsoft is not worried about the home user's PC. The money they lose there is pocket change. They're alot more concerned with the enterprise level. I'm not disagreeing that this is still a shistey policy on Juno's behalf, but I also don't think that they're going to make your computer dial up in the middle of the night for usage reporting. It's in there in case they need to use it, more than likely just a CYA in case the VCs are like "Hey, where's this usage data you promised us. I doubt they use it on a regular basis.
Just MHO.
--Laramie
29.99 a month, static IP, and average about 300KB/s...You'll never hear me utter a single bad word about @home. --Laramie