Of all of the web editing products I have used throughout the years, Dreamweaver has had staying power.
I learned HTML way back when by fiddling with it in Netscape composer in WYSIWYG Mode and seeing what it produced, then reading docs and writing my own code.... then I wanted to do some more advanced stuff, so I switched to doing everything in Notepad, and eventually FrontPage 2003 because it was included with MS Office. (not anymore...imagine that)
When my company wanted to start making it so everyone could do web editing, we had to find a Window/Mac compatible program, there was GoLive and Dreamweaver. Adobe had already bought Macromedia so we could see GoLive being killed soon, and as much as I love Open Source, NVU/Kompozer/BlueGriffon/Seamonkey just aren't a choice because they screw up my hand-coded stuff, and Aptana often gets in the way of how I work. (I could probably get used to it if I used it for a few years) Quanta looked promising until it stopped being developed (Kate is OK), Bluefish is OK too, but it still feels more like a text editor than an HTML editor.
Even if you never touch Design mode, Dreamweaver does it right. Tag hinting, Auto-closing when you type / (though it would be nice if it highlighted matching braces and tags like PSPad does) TopStyle's CSS hinting, the ability to expand the tag library, DOM Hinting in JavaScript, an expandable/organized code snippet library, flexible templates, the ability to make a website editable with Contribute (which is handy for when non-technical types have to be able to update the site without screwing up the design) and everything a great Web development IDE should have, as well as the WYSIWYG editor.
At work, we have CS3, and are trying to get the board to move up to CS5 (more for our design staff), but here at home, I use Macromedia Studio 8. It installs and works perfectly under WINE, and with how I work (mostly in code, with some visits to design view), it works fine for coding HTML5. The only things I really miss from newer versions of Dreamweaver are things like built in CVS Support and improved testing/production server support.
I second the vote for old PCW and Byte. I miss the codes you could type into debug on DOS, and things like Byte's CD full of compilers.... the stuff that inspired you to try some new programming language because you want to do something neat. Some of these old mags also developed some cool tools like notepad alternatives, disk format utilities, and things you might not always care about, but are useful.
Some of the things they could to that might bring in money
1. Bring the Tandy name back to computers. Offer up a Tablet (Tandy 11 - x86, resistive touch screen, SSD, OS on SSD, NOT in ROM.), Netbook (Tandy 11+ - WIndows or Linux), Notebook (Tandy 110), and All-in-one desktop (Tandy 11000), and a Barebones kit with build instructions/video (Tandy 11500). (the 11 being the last two digits of the year - All in Windows or a Radio shack branded Ubuntu derivative)
2. Build/Brand a media center device. Blu-Ray/DVD/PVR, USB/SD/Firewire (a lot of people stull use MiniDV Camcorders), Bluetooth remote and game controllers, the 25 licensed Sega games you see included with every $25 gaming toy preinstalled, some motion sensor games, and an interface built with XBMC or MythTV
3. Good selection of Digital cameras, camcorders, and accessories. A few high end/prosumer grade some mid grade, and a small selection of cheapos.
4. Selection of Tandy branded computer components. Video cards... some for people who want to work with Adobe apps, some for gamers, and some using chips a few generations back as Value cards. USB Hubs, SD Card Readers,cpu/case fans, some CPUs, Motherboards based on AMD and Intel reference boards....nothing fancy
Stuff that appeals to the mainstream crowd with more technical versions that appeal to the "techy" (or wannabe) crowd.
So he has porn. I bet there are plenty of Slashdotters who have more illustrious collections than he did.
Why is this news for nerds?
Why is this news anyway?
I'll tell you why, because the whole "War on Terror" is just the Crusades continuing on, and many Christian religions will tell you "porn is bad" or "fornication is bad". They have even gone so far as to get it passed into public lewdness laws so everyone has to abide by it. Guess what people, I'm pretty sure that if you go to church, about half or more of the adult congregation probably owns porn, but are afraid to mention it because their fellow Christians (of which many also own porn) will look down their noses at them.
Look at who they list as parents' age and subtract the average age of pregnancy based on their location.
It's not perfect, because a lot of girls (over 13 into their 20s) list their friends as parents for whatever reason, (seen kids of friends do that as well as changing last names, etc) but for the ones that do that, you also get a fair portion of ones who don't list parents.... so drop all of both and you can still say "over x amount" since that would include any results you dropped since you are saying higher than this number.
A Linux-based gaming system would be pretty awesome.
There are a lot of great games available in the Ubuntu repos, and even more that aren't but can be run pretty easy. The biggest hurdle I have seen is that input is inconsistent between games. Sometimes the gamepad works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes a game uses few enough buttons, and sometimes you need to use the whole keyboard.
What really needs to be done to make it work is to choose the right hardware. A reasonably powerful CPU, a GPU that is good for gaming in Linux, bluetooth and usb with gamepads or remotes that work out of the box, and all of the games in the system's repos preconfigured to work with these gamepads.
For the main interface, a fork of XBMC with a game chooser menu, and a repo browser that lets you browse and install games easily.
Up to now this post doesn't mention a plan for making much money....
The solutions: Charge just above break-even on the main console, charge a profit on accessories, and add a micro-payment system for certain online games, and a general payment system for commercial games in the repos. Want new games? Don't bother going to the store, just find it, and buy it right there on your console. The easier it is to do, the more likely people are to do it.
Some other features could be having it preconfigured for easy integration with your Amazon media library, Pandora, Netflix, Vudu, etc. so people also have a media center that it is easy to buy and rent media with.
I buy imported Coke from the grocery store because it contains real sugar rather than HFCS, and it all comes in glass bottles.
Also, glass bottles can be quite durable. When I was home brewing beer, I fell down a flight of stairs to a concrete floor with two cases in my arms....bottles flew everywhere but not a one of them broke.
In my experience, the walls on the bottles of my home brew are thinner than the walls of the imported coke bottles, so I bet the coke bottles are more durable.
Oh, and we washed and reused our glass bottles. I'm sure coke does (or at least could) too.
Just think of PC as an abbreviation for IBM Personal Computer, or IBM Personal Computer clone, since that was the product that defined this particular use of the term in the first place. Aside from that, desktop computers used to be referred to as microcomputers in that era. So, while "PC" is defined as personal computer, it mostly stands for IBM Personal Computer.
So, for the record, personal computer is the generic term while Personal Computer (capitalisation for proper names) refers to the IBM Personal Computer. Maybe that will help with your rage, maybe not. I honestly don't care, but it helps to know where something came from before ranting about it.
On another note, I do agree that these days, Macs are just PC clones running another operating system. Same as a Linux box.
I remember installing windows on computers when Bing was somewhat new . I tried finding security essentials with it a few times, and always had to switch to Google because it usually was never in the first few pages of results. You'd figure an MS branded search would be able to find MS Products.....could never find Word, Excel or Powerpoint viewer either.... maybe it was just the free products, since "Buy Office" always came up first.
I bet they can use Micro-USB for a lot of that. I have an HD camcorder that uses it's Mini-USB port for USB data, analogue component A/V (stereo), and charging. It also has a separate HDMI plug.
Granted that doesn't cover RS-232 or Firewire, but if they make it USB3 capable, that won't be as much of a problem, since most people probably won't use the RS-232.
This would apply to hosted services, free or paid, as well, such as Gmail or Yahoo.
Maybe I'm being ridiculous, but I'd be more comfortable with the federal government reading my mail than Google.
Really? Google doesn't have the power to prosecute you based on the contents of your e-mail, and deprive you of your liberty.
Google is a business. They don't care about your criminal activities, as long as it is in some way profitable to them. Hell, being a business, they might even encourage them as long as they get their cut.
The federal government lately, has been looking for ways and reasons to take your freedom away. Think about the Patriot Act, DMCA, ACTA, Illegal Wire Taps, and all of the other gems that have come from DC since 2001. I would rather have Google's script look at my email, pick out keywords and headers and deliver some ads, than the government trying to decide if me telling my brother we're going door busting on black Friday is planning a terrorist activity. (Google would probably show an ad for Black Friday deals, or teaser ads)
I think that would have to fall within the confines of both your origin and destination.
If you are going to a destination where they are forbidden, then as soon as you are there, you may no longer legally carry it. It would be a shame to have such an item confiscated.
I also think that would probably also fall to the policy of the airline that owns the airplane. For example, if I ask you not to bring your weapon on my property, your permit does not allow you to bring it onto my property. Likewise, once you board the plane, you are on airline property.
Otherwise, I see no problem with it. As long as you aren't being an unruly passenger (ex: using it in a way your permit forbids you to in the first place) it's your own business. They may ask you to present your permit if someone should notice it. I am well aware of the requirements to get such a permit (at least in NY State) so I would imagine you have been conditioned to handle a concealed firearm responsibly.
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Of all of the web editing products I have used throughout the years, Dreamweaver has had staying power.
I learned HTML way back when by fiddling with it in Netscape composer in WYSIWYG Mode and seeing what it produced, then reading docs and writing my own code.... then I wanted to do some more advanced stuff, so I switched to doing everything in Notepad, and eventually FrontPage 2003 because it was included with MS Office. (not anymore...imagine that)
When my company wanted to start making it so everyone could do web editing, we had to find a Window/Mac compatible program, there was GoLive and Dreamweaver. Adobe had already bought Macromedia so we could see GoLive being killed soon, and as much as I love Open Source, NVU/Kompozer/BlueGriffon/Seamonkey just aren't a choice because they screw up my hand-coded stuff, and Aptana often gets in the way of how I work. (I could probably get used to it if I used it for a few years) Quanta looked promising until it stopped being developed (Kate is OK), Bluefish is OK too, but it still feels more like a text editor than an HTML editor.
Even if you never touch Design mode, Dreamweaver does it right. Tag hinting, Auto-closing when you type / (though it would be nice if it highlighted matching braces and tags like PSPad does) TopStyle's CSS hinting, the ability to expand the tag library, DOM Hinting in JavaScript, an expandable/organized code snippet library, flexible templates, the ability to make a website editable with Contribute (which is handy for when non-technical types have to be able to update the site without screwing up the design) and everything a great Web development IDE should have, as well as the WYSIWYG editor.
At work, we have CS3, and are trying to get the board to move up to CS5 (more for our design staff), but here at home, I use Macromedia Studio 8. It installs and works perfectly under WINE, and with how I work (mostly in code, with some visits to design view), it works fine for coding HTML5. The only things I really miss from newer versions of Dreamweaver are things like built in CVS Support and improved testing/production server support.
I second the vote for old PCW and Byte. I miss the codes you could type into debug on DOS, and things like Byte's CD full of compilers.... the stuff that inspired you to try some new programming language because you want to do something neat. Some of these old mags also developed some cool tools like notepad alternatives, disk format utilities, and things you might not always care about, but are useful.
Some of the things they could to that might bring in money
1. Bring the Tandy name back to computers. Offer up a Tablet (Tandy 11 - x86, resistive touch screen, SSD, OS on SSD, NOT in ROM.), Netbook (Tandy 11+ - WIndows or Linux), Notebook (Tandy 110), and All-in-one desktop (Tandy 11000), and a Barebones kit with build instructions/video (Tandy 11500). (the 11 being the last two digits of the year - All in Windows or a Radio shack branded Ubuntu derivative)
2. Build/Brand a media center device. Blu-Ray/DVD/PVR, USB/SD/Firewire (a lot of people stull use MiniDV Camcorders), Bluetooth remote and game controllers, the 25 licensed Sega games you see included with every $25 gaming toy preinstalled, some motion sensor games, and an interface built with XBMC or MythTV
3. Good selection of Digital cameras, camcorders, and accessories. A few high end/prosumer grade some mid grade, and a small selection of cheapos.
4. Selection of Tandy branded computer components. Video cards... some for people who want to work with Adobe apps, some for gamers, and some using chips a few generations back as Value cards. USB Hubs, SD Card Readers,cpu/case fans, some CPUs, Motherboards based on AMD and Intel reference boards....nothing fancy
Stuff that appeals to the mainstream crowd with more technical versions that appeal to the "techy" (or wannabe) crowd.
So he has porn. I bet there are plenty of Slashdotters who have more illustrious collections than he did.
Why is this news for nerds?
Why is this news anyway?
I'll tell you why, because the whole "War on Terror" is just the Crusades continuing on, and many Christian religions will tell you "porn is bad" or "fornication is bad". They have even gone so far as to get it passed into public lewdness laws so everyone has to abide by it. Guess what people, I'm pretty sure that if you go to church, about half or more of the adult congregation probably owns porn, but are afraid to mention it because their fellow Christians (of which many also own porn) will look down their noses at them.
He's a guy, he owns porn.... big whoopty doo
Look at who they list as parents' age and subtract the average age of pregnancy based on their location.
It's not perfect, because a lot of girls (over 13 into their 20s) list their friends as parents for whatever reason, (seen kids of friends do that as well as changing last names, etc) but for the ones that do that, you also get a fair portion of ones who don't list parents.... so drop all of both and you can still say "over x amount" since that would include any results you dropped since you are saying higher than this number.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=l33t
It might explain the slugishness of the interface and short battery life on some Android devices.
A Linux-based gaming system would be pretty awesome.
There are a lot of great games available in the Ubuntu repos, and even more that aren't but can be run pretty easy. The biggest hurdle I have seen is that input is inconsistent between games. Sometimes the gamepad works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes a game uses few enough buttons, and sometimes you need to use the whole keyboard.
What really needs to be done to make it work is to choose the right hardware. A reasonably powerful CPU, a GPU that is good for gaming in Linux, bluetooth and usb with gamepads or remotes that work out of the box, and all of the games in the system's repos preconfigured to work with these gamepads.
For the main interface, a fork of XBMC with a game chooser menu, and a repo browser that lets you browse and install games easily.
Up to now this post doesn't mention a plan for making much money....
The solutions: Charge just above break-even on the main console, charge a profit on accessories, and add a micro-payment system for certain online games, and a general payment system for commercial games in the repos. Want new games? Don't bother going to the store, just find it, and buy it right there on your console. The easier it is to do, the more likely people are to do it.
Some other features could be having it preconfigured for easy integration with your Amazon media library, Pandora, Netflix, Vudu, etc. so people also have a media center that it is easy to buy and rent media with.
Dress codes...
This is not much different from requiring slacks, a button-down shirt and a tie. It's just on the opposite end of the spectrum.
Maybe he's saying these things more out of respect than dislike.
.... or $1 a year.
There are apps that "fake" the GPS in the Android Market Place.
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/gps%20fake
I use it on my Archos 28 for developing HTML5/Google Location API pages for mobile devices.
As for tablets, the Archos 32 is a good choice. The only reason I got the 28 is because the 32 wasn't in stock when I went to buy it.
If I was more patient, I would have gotten it off Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/ARCHOS-32-3-2-Inch-Touchscreen-Android/dp/B003X26VNM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1300874100&sr=8-2
You're allergic to corn and drink soda that contains Hight Fructose Corn Syrup...and you're worried about the bottle?
I buy imported Coke from the grocery store because it contains real sugar rather than HFCS, and it all comes in glass bottles.
Also, glass bottles can be quite durable. When I was home brewing beer, I fell down a flight of stairs to a concrete floor with two cases in my arms....bottles flew everywhere but not a one of them broke.
In my experience, the walls on the bottles of my home brew are thinner than the walls of the imported coke bottles, so I bet the coke bottles are more durable.
Oh, and we washed and reused our glass bottles. I'm sure coke does (or at least could) too.
Just think of PC as an abbreviation for IBM Personal Computer, or IBM Personal Computer clone, since that was the product that defined this particular use of the term in the first place. Aside from that, desktop computers used to be referred to as microcomputers in that era.
So, while "PC" is defined as personal computer, it mostly stands for IBM Personal Computer.
Also, while I wrote the above before looking, here is the Wikipedia Article saying the same thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer
So, for the record, personal computer is the generic term while Personal Computer (capitalisation for proper names) refers to the IBM Personal Computer.
Maybe that will help with your rage, maybe not. I honestly don't care, but it helps to know where something came from before ranting about it.
On another note, I do agree that these days, Macs are just PC clones running another operating system. Same as a Linux box.
I remember installing windows on computers when Bing was somewhat new . I tried finding security essentials with it a few times, and always had to switch to Google because it usually was never in the first few pages of results. You'd figure an MS branded search would be able to find MS Products.....could never find Word, Excel or Powerpoint viewer either.... maybe it was just the free products, since "Buy Office" always came up first.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twatted&defid=4054036
The Pirate Bay has - http://piratedate.com/zp/go.php?to=lobby
I have a similar connector on a 3-in-1 cook pot I bought at Wally world a few years ago.
I bet they can use Micro-USB for a lot of that. I have an HD camcorder that uses it's Mini-USB port for USB data, analogue component A/V (stereo), and charging. It also has a separate HDMI plug.
Granted that doesn't cover RS-232 or Firewire, but if they make it USB3 capable, that won't be as much of a problem, since most people probably won't use the RS-232.
....as soon as Consumer/SOHO routers that support it are in the right price range.
Right now, the lowest priced item on Newegg that comes up for IPv6 is a cable modem, which I don't need, and that's $77.
Then there is the Cisco router starting at ~$133 on sale.
OpenWRT does it, and it looks nice, but I don't have the time to fiddle with flashing a router right now.
When are we going to see a company hack something together with inexpensive chips, and flash that is dedicated to just running OpenWRT, then sell it?
This would apply to hosted services, free or paid, as well, such as Gmail or Yahoo.
Maybe I'm being ridiculous, but I'd be more comfortable with the federal government reading my mail than Google.
Really? Google doesn't have the power to prosecute you based on the contents of your e-mail, and deprive you of your liberty.
Google is a business. They don't care about your criminal activities, as long as it is in some way profitable to them. Hell, being a business, they might even encourage them as long as they get their cut.
The federal government lately, has been looking for ways and reasons to take your freedom away. Think about the Patriot Act, DMCA, ACTA, Illegal Wire Taps, and all of the other gems that have come from DC since 2001. I would rather have Google's script look at my email, pick out keywords and headers and deliver some ads, than the government trying to decide if me telling my brother we're going door busting on black Friday is planning a terrorist activity. (Google would probably show an ad for Black Friday deals, or teaser ads)
Maybe they should sue Rambus, who from what I can hear is suing everybody again.... seems like their patents might infringe on some of these patents.
I think that would have to fall within the confines of both your origin and destination.
If you are going to a destination where they are forbidden, then as soon as you are there, you may no longer legally carry it. It would be a shame to have such an item confiscated.
I also think that would probably also fall to the policy of the airline that owns the airplane. For example, if I ask you not to bring your weapon on my property, your permit does not allow you to bring it onto my property. Likewise, once you board the plane, you are on airline property.
Otherwise, I see no problem with it. As long as you aren't being an unruly passenger (ex: using it in a way your permit forbids you to in the first place) it's your own business. They may ask you to present your permit if someone should notice it. I am well aware of the requirements to get such a permit (at least in NY State) so I would imagine you have been conditioned to handle a concealed firearm responsibly.
GM: Roll 1d4 for Save vs. One Night Stand.
Player: Hey, why would I want to save vs. That
GM: Ok, don't say I didn't warn you.