A maybe they just designed for only the FF browser.
Looks fine in Opera and FF, can't you afford one of those?
Basically, I test and run in FF and Opera. I mean IE has this big corporation backing it, can't they get some developers to work on making their browser compatible with my website.
So your argument is, that we should spend more time on our designs, so that we can support one of the largest companies in the world?
Show them a salary survey for Scientists and Engineers.
Compare these salaries to the ones that are obtained working at Mac Donalds.
Don't mention MBA salaries.
This time MS has moved even further to break backwards-compatibility with earlier versions of office, which means you will find it even more difficult to share files with people you know who have older versions of the same.
Not true at all. You can save to different compatible version of office if you want (although if you use features introduced in newer versions, obviously you're formatting might get messed up) + there's an official free PDF exporter plugin (if you don't want to use the printer).
When you are truly sharing documents on the same file server though, you run into huge problems with document corruption. So much so in fact we had to start uninstalling Office 2007. Since we did this our problems have gone to having a document problem every 2 days, to once every 6 months.
The problems may lead to multiple bug reports.
He has no control over when the bugs get fixed.
Therefore it can't be entered into his determination of whether it's a go or no go to use OO. If it isn't working, it isn't working.
Unless his job is to work with OO to make it work for them, then he just has to drop it and move on.
I had a similar issue with OO about 3 years ago. It wasn't a bug that caused not using OO, it was a lack of a feature and it was reported. Now we have all of the MS licenses and there is no incentive to look at OO now.
I think as soon as it starts damaging the lives of congressmen then it will start seeing reform.
But how are you going to damage congressmen if they are already known as congressmen.
Geez, wish I could live in your world. or What the hell are you smoking?
If they have a number of candidates for a position and don't know who he is, then they will just drop him.
To the original poster, man that may be a really really bad break. You are really never going to know, unless they are stupid enough to tell you. They are not going to ask you about it.
To many of these revenue streams are dependent on the lockin which the OS supplies. If the code is open-sourced for the OS, then it will become much easier to make competing products.
I thought that Ubuntu was trying to fill that roll. Although I've never used Ubuntu, I thought that was the direction they were heading.
But for business needs I use and prefer something a little more stable such as RH or one of it's variants.
The one thing from a far that I see is that Ubuntu needs to come up with a variant which can be considered stable as in performance and version.
The main reason Linux can't gain market share is because they keep changing.
The main reason Linux is always in a state of flux, is that it is trying to come out with a version which can entice developers to build applications to work on it.
The main reason developers don't build applications for it, is because it's always in a state of flux.
Basically I look at one of the Desktop versions and say is this going to meet business needs for the next 3 years. If not then we move on.
The other issue is that you can't easily connect linux desktop systems into an existing network. That's a major hurdle.
I currently have 2 users with Linux desktops, one is a manager. This is all they need or want. So I know it can be done.
As far as servers go Linux is already there. I saw one of the earlier posts referring to linux as only being for Web Servers. Well the main role it fills here is Web Server, Mail Server, Database Server, and Domain Controller. Although the later is somewhat lacking.
I don't think Linux is lacking usefulness as much as it is lacking documentation. This fragmentation of documentation is crazy. Currently most who are looking for a smooth transition from MS to Linux usually get stopped when they are trying to replace a MS version of something to a Linux version. Until that hurdle is trimmed there isn't going to be much movement in the Linux market.
Try getting all of your videos to play on linux.
Try moving your domain controller over to linux.
Try moving your existing codebase for database interface over to linux.
Try moving your database over to linux.
Try taking advantage of the advantages offered by linux and software it currently supports. Such as a free database system with database replication. All of these are still major hurdles.
I've been working with linux and wouldn't advise anyone that hasn't worked with Linux 3 or more years to try and attempt any of the above.
We try to keep the names of the servers different from what there actual operations are for security reasons.
We don't want somebody to immediately know which are the database servers and which are the financial file servers.
So we use planets, moons of planets, constellations and major stars.
I have always been told that after I find 3 instances of child pornography on a computer. I am to stop disconnect and shutdown the computer and report it to the proper authorities.
The end.
Can't make copies, can't look through anything else.
I third this. It is a great way to look at data and determine meaningfulness of said data.
To many times I've seen people jump to conclusions about a small part of a data set, without looking at large sets of data.
Some people don't understand it until you put their fingers on the chart and make them follow the line.
Are you trying to be funny? or have you not been reading the financial pages?
In some states they are forecasting as high as 20+% unemployment. That's using the way they calculate it now, not the way they calculated it before the 80's.
I'm having to deal with it already and I agree with the parent post here.
I already have executives coming to my office insinuating that they are going to get me laid off because I don't do such and such for them. A lot of it involving security.
I just ignore them, if the company is going to be swayed by a couple of executive whiners, then I just as soon they let me go.
I sometimes just want to kick them in the balls and ask them whether their balls are more of a concern or the fact that they can't access all of the confidential files from home.
The last time I asked for more money for a secure implementation which would allow this to happen, I was asked "Can't you just download the software and borrow it for now".
But forget all that, SOA is already dead. That's because they didn't use a database:-).
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For someone with an MBA, you should read the requirements for
ISO
"quality"
six-sigma
Total Quality Management
If you read through these, you will see tools and information on how to manage more effectively.
And if you don't see it, you should either get more experience or get your money back from Pheonix
No, I am not a Quality Manager. My experience has been in Manufacturing, Engineering, Research and Development, and IT Management.
and demand to hear the person using the phrase describe what it means, and why they didn't use a more functional, existing name for it (which there inevitably is).
Proper Response
So you mean a CRM and an accounting app and a conference scheduler which are connected to a database.
Geez, what a novel idea. Wonder why Oracle, MS, and a bunch of database programmers hadn't thought of that.
Another Response (my favorite)
So you mean a selection of applications which can talk to a MySQL or a PostgreSQL database
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A maybe they just designed for only the FF browser. Looks fine in Opera and FF, can't you afford one of those?
Basically, I test and run in FF and Opera. I mean IE has this big corporation backing it, can't they get some developers to work on making their browser compatible with my website.
So your argument is, that we should spend more time on our designs, so that we can support one of the largest companies in the world?
Show them a salary survey for Scientists and Engineers.
Compare these salaries to the ones that are obtained working at Mac Donalds.
Don't mention MBA salaries.
Not true at all. You can save to different compatible version of office if you want (although if you use features introduced in newer versions, obviously you're formatting might get messed up) + there's an official free PDF exporter plugin (if you don't want to use the printer).
When you are truly sharing documents on the same file server though, you run into huge problems with document corruption. So much so in fact we had to start uninstalling Office 2007. Since we did this our problems have gone to having a document problem every 2 days, to once every 6 months.
Why would he file bug reports?
The problems may lead to multiple bug reports.
He has no control over when the bugs get fixed.
Therefore it can't be entered into his determination of whether it's a go or no go to use OO. If it isn't working, it isn't working.
Unless his job is to work with OO to make it work for them, then he just has to drop it and move on.
I had a similar issue with OO about 3 years ago. It wasn't a bug that caused not using OO, it was a lack of a feature and it was reported. Now we have all of the MS licenses and there is no incentive to look at OO now.
I believe that it is a self rectifying problem.
Two guys have a knife fight, one brings a game.
I just don't see the need to worry about it, eventually the gamers will get smart or diminish via attrition.
How about a reading, writing, science, mathematics, history, geography curriculum for all high schools.
It also depends on the state you are in. In Texas I am allowed to record any and all conversations.
I think as soon as it starts damaging the lives of congressmen then it will start seeing reform.
But how are you going to damage congressmen if they are already known as congressmen.
Geez, wish I could live in your world. or What the hell are you smoking?
If they have a number of candidates for a position and don't know who he is, then they will just drop him.
To the original poster, man that may be a really really bad break. You are really never going to know, unless they are stupid enough to tell you. They are not going to ask you about it.
For example, openoffice sucks, compared to MS Office. Be open about things.
Yes,very insightful.
To many of these revenue streams are dependent on the lockin which the OS supplies. If the code is open-sourced for the OS, then it will become much easier to make competing products.
I thought that Ubuntu was trying to fill that roll. Although I've never used Ubuntu, I thought that was the direction they were heading.
But for business needs I use and prefer something a little more stable such as RH or one of it's variants.
The one thing from a far that I see is that Ubuntu needs to come up with a variant which can be considered stable as in performance and version.
The main reason Linux can't gain market share is because they keep changing.
The main reason Linux is always in a state of flux, is that it is trying to come out with a version which can entice developers to build applications to work on it.
The main reason developers don't build applications for it, is because it's always in a state of flux.
Basically I look at one of the Desktop versions and say is this going to meet business needs for the next 3 years. If not then we move on.
The other issue is that you can't easily connect linux desktop systems into an existing network. That's a major hurdle.
I currently have 2 users with Linux desktops, one is a manager. This is all they need or want. So I know it can be done.
As far as servers go Linux is already there. I saw one of the earlier posts referring to linux as only being for Web Servers. Well the main role it fills here is Web Server, Mail Server, Database Server, and Domain Controller. Although the later is somewhat lacking.
I don't think Linux is lacking usefulness as much as it is lacking documentation. This fragmentation of documentation is crazy. Currently most who are looking for a smooth transition from MS to Linux usually get stopped when they are trying to replace a MS version of something to a Linux version. Until that hurdle is trimmed there isn't going to be much movement in the Linux market.
Try getting all of your videos to play on linux.
Try moving your domain controller over to linux.
Try moving your existing codebase for database interface over to linux.
Try moving your database over to linux.
Try taking advantage of the advantages offered by linux and software it currently supports. Such as a free database system with database replication. All of these are still major hurdles.
I've been working with linux and wouldn't advise anyone that hasn't worked with Linux 3 or more years to try and attempt any of the above.
We try to keep the names of the servers different from what there actual operations are for security reasons.
We don't want somebody to immediately know which are the database servers and which are the financial file servers.
So we use planets, moons of planets, constellations and major stars.
I have always been told that after I find 3 instances of child pornography on a computer. I am to stop disconnect and shutdown the computer and report it to the proper authorities.
The end.
Can't make copies, can't look through anything else.
And all this time the aliens have been probing my ass, when all's they had to do is make me swallow a pill.
Those bastards.
You'd be surprised at how many techies would find more information useful when fixing users problems.
I third this. It is a great way to look at data and determine meaningfulness of said data.
To many times I've seen people jump to conclusions about a small part of a data set, without looking at large sets of data.
Some people don't understand it until you put their fingers on the chart and make them follow the line.
Are you trying to be funny? or have you not been reading the financial pages?
In some states they are forecasting as high as 20+% unemployment. That's using the way they calculate it now, not the way they calculated it before the 80's.
I'm having to deal with it already and I agree with the parent post here.
I already have executives coming to my office insinuating that they are going to get me laid off because I don't do such and such for them. A lot of it involving security.
I just ignore them, if the company is going to be swayed by a couple of executive whiners, then I just as soon they let me go.
I sometimes just want to kick them in the balls and ask them whether their balls are more of a concern or the fact that they can't access all of the confidential files from home.
The last time I asked for more money for a secure implementation which would allow this to happen, I was asked "Can't you just download the software and borrow it for now".
But forget all that, SOA is already dead. :-).
That's because they didn't use a database
For someone with an MBA, you should read the requirements for
ISO
"quality"
six-sigma
Total Quality Management
If you read through these, you will see tools and information on how to manage more effectively.
And if you don't see it, you should either get more experience or get your money back from Pheonix
No, I am not a Quality Manager. My experience has been in Manufacturing, Engineering, Research and Development, and IT Management.
and demand to hear the person using the phrase describe what it means, and why they didn't use a more functional, existing name for it (which there inevitably is).
Proper Response
So you mean a CRM and an accounting app and a conference scheduler which are connected to a database.
Geez, what a novel idea. Wonder why Oracle, MS, and a bunch of database programmers hadn't thought of that.
Another Response (my favorite)
So you mean a selection of applications which can talk to a MySQL or a PostgreSQL database
So it's a network with clients and servers on it?
Well kind of, it's more like a network with clients and servers on it with synergy.
For a while I thought if I hear one more MBA talk about how this implementation will provide synergy, I might just get a gun and shoot them.
But then I realized that it helped me quickly identify sophist.
Nothing to see here. Move on.
Well down in Texas we don't call it stealing, we call it baiting lawyers. I mean deer season is over and paper targets just aren't any fun.