I don't think it's changed too much. I recently found a Windows 3.1 laptop, and was surprised how similar MS Word's menu and organization was to my current 2003 version. I was able to pick-up and use the old Word with no learning curve whatsoever.
Well having owned both MS products and Apple products, I prefer the MS model of long-term support (so too do businesses apparently).
"The difference between the two companies is that Apple has been fearless about transformational change while Microsoft has been reluctant to leave its past behind," says Casey Ayers, president of MegatonApps.
That sounds really negative against Microsoft doesn't it?
But another way to look at this quote is that Apple abandons machines too fast, leaving users with computer than refuse to run the latest software. EXAMPLE: I used to have a Mac but since it could not be upgraded higher than 10.3 (2003), it was unable to run the latest browsers. They wouldn't even install.
In contrast I can still use my old Win98 laptop and run the latest browsers. Microsoft's willingness to maintain backwards-compatibility over approximately TWICE the lifespan of Apple makes MS more user-friendly. MS policy also more cost-efficient than Apple's insistence that you MUST upgrade to the newest machine, otherwise you won't be able to run the newer programs (not Safari 4, not iTunes, not Firefox).
>>>"then removed the hard drive and mailed it anonymously to the police, along with a note that identified the owner."
You don't provide proof that you broke into a private house.
Instead you go home, wait a few weeks, and then send an anonymous tip that the homeowner has been asking for underage photos on the net, and you suspect he downloaded child porn too. Let the police take it from there. THEY will do the breaking-and-entering, remove the drive, and investigate.
When I tried to install Firefox, everything appeared to install flawlessly, until I noticed that the Company's virus checker automatically deleted firefox.exe. Same thing happened with Winamp - the winamp.exe file was automatically deleted.
You cannot install anything except what is approved.
>>>Again, what we hear in the studio will never be put down digitally as we hear it...you are hearing a pale imitation of what we heard.
Perhaps but the CD format of said music is still closer to the studio than the MP3. And for those who claim, "You can't hear the difference," that is true with headphones but not when I'm playing it on my surround sound system. The CD preserves the rear "echo" while the MP3 produces weird sounds.
An easier way to fix this problem is to simply use the existing system, but with misspellings:
to: you@dweeb.com cc: tom@dweeb.com, dick@dweeb.com, harry@dweeb.com, thebigbosss@dweeb.com, cutesecretary@dweeb.com
Observant people will notice the mis-spelling, but most people won't and they'll think the Boss is watching, so they'd better get off their twinkie-fat ass and do some work.
The Xbox I bought off Ebay was modded (and banned from Xbox Live). Will it still be able to play legal copies of games like this new Tremulous or Final Fantasy 13?
But studies show that teens, college kids, and young adults *like* the "sizzle" found in compressed ipods and autotuned music. The industry is just giving them what they want. Right?
Correct?
Hello?
Okay maybe not. Fine. I'll toe the official line. Modern pop music sucks and has sucked since the 90s (or 80s) (or 70s) (depending on your age).
Didn't you watch the Matrix Text video that youtube put-up as an example? This is no joke. And yes the vid looked just fine. At last I watch youtube on my C=64.
BTW I've decided to quit engineering and join a convent. Maybe then I'll finally get some sisters.
The first 3D Zelda game did that same 4D deal, where you had to do a task in the Garoudo desert, travel backwards in time, and then finish the task. (Sorry I can't be more specific but it's been a while since I last played.) So you had to think in all 4 dimensions to solve the puzzles.
IE6. It's the only thing my employer lets me run. If I was using FF or Opera, then yeah I could turn-off the flash until I give permission for it to load (click "play"), but no such function in Microsoft's shit.
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I don't think it's changed too much. I recently found a Windows 3.1 laptop, and was surprised how similar MS Word's menu and organization was to my current 2003 version. I was able to pick-up and use the old Word with no learning curve whatsoever.
>>>Microsoft Olympic Decathlon
It was better on the Atari 800 or Commodore=64 machines. For one thing, it had music. For another, it was more than 4 colors.
IMHO
Well having owned both MS products and Apple products, I prefer the MS model of long-term support (so too do businesses apparently).
"The difference between the two companies is that Apple has been fearless about transformational change while Microsoft has been reluctant to leave its past behind," says Casey Ayers, president of MegatonApps.
That sounds really negative against Microsoft doesn't it?
But another way to look at this quote is that Apple abandons machines too fast, leaving users with computer than refuse to run the latest software. EXAMPLE: I used to have a Mac but since it could not be upgraded higher than 10.3 (2003), it was unable to run the latest browsers. They wouldn't even install.
In contrast I can still use my old Win98 laptop and run the latest browsers. Microsoft's willingness to maintain backwards-compatibility over approximately TWICE the lifespan of Apple makes MS more user-friendly. MS policy also more cost-efficient than Apple's insistence that you MUST upgrade to the newest machine, otherwise you won't be able to run the newer programs (not Safari 4, not iTunes, not Firefox).
In my humble opinion.
This conversation reminds me of a conversation I was having with an Amway rep about buying some kind of vitamins or lotion:
"It's all natural, so it's perfectly safe."
"Yeah... well... cyanide is also natural and it's definitely not safe."
The Amway person frowned and walked away. He didn't want to hear any negativity that might pull him out of his good-feeling cult group.
>>>why would I want to run this on my browser?
It's free.
It's easy to set up (just type google.com/quake2 or whatever).
>>>"then removed the hard drive and mailed it anonymously to the police, along with a note that identified the owner."
You don't provide proof that you broke into a private house.
Instead you go home, wait a few weeks, and then send an anonymous tip that the homeowner has been asking for underage photos on the net, and you suspect he downloaded child porn too. Let the police take it from there. THEY will do the breaking-and-entering, remove the drive, and investigate.
When I tried to install Firefox, everything appeared to install flawlessly, until I noticed that the Company's virus checker automatically deleted firefox.exe. Same thing happened with Winamp - the winamp.exe file was automatically deleted.
You cannot install anything except what is approved.
>>>Again, what we hear in the studio will never be put down digitally as we hear it...you are hearing a pale imitation of what we heard.
Perhaps but the CD format of said music is still closer to the studio than the MP3. And for those who claim, "You can't hear the difference," that is true with headphones but not when I'm playing it on my surround sound system. The CD preserves the rear "echo" while the MP3 produces weird sounds.
So the MP3 is "lossy" compared to the CD.
An easier way to fix this problem is to simply use the existing system, but with misspellings:
to: you@dweeb.com
cc: tom@dweeb.com, dick@dweeb.com, harry@dweeb.com, thebigbosss@dweeb.com, cutesecretary@dweeb.com
Observant people will notice the mis-spelling, but most people won't and they'll think the Boss is watching, so they'd better get off their twinkie-fat ass and do some work.
Quick off-topic trollish overrated question:
The Xbox I bought off Ebay was modded (and banned from Xbox Live). Will it still be able to play legal copies of games like this new Tremulous or Final Fantasy 13?
That would be funny if you had used your (quote)(/quote) tags properly.
ibeciles shouldn't post
til they
learn proper (404 error)
But studies show that teens, college kids, and young adults *like* the "sizzle" found in compressed ipods and autotuned music. The industry is just giving them what they want. Right?
Correct?
Hello?
Okay maybe not. Fine. I'll toe the official line. Modern pop music sucks and has sucked since the 90s (or 80s) (or 70s) (depending on your age).
"Cmon. Everyone knows the best years were 1990 and earlier. You, sir, have demonstrated you are a putz." - Simpsons comic store guy
>>>".0" version is always bug ridden. Just patch it and release 2.1 already.
Microsoft's already two steps ahead of you. They will +0.1 the version number from 2.0 to 2.1, and then call it "Web 3"
???. Or has the tech industry taken time off? No really, I'm serious. Jokes are cool but so are things like:
Obama announces plans to give Medicare funds to Kaiser-Permanente for Digitizing Medical Records
Give me $7000 and I'll put a tattoo anywhere you want, so long as it's only a temporary one.
I wonder if we'll see any REAL stories today?
>>>"Study biology and you too can get excited watching frogs fuck!"
This morning a girl kissed me.
Beware. The end is nigh.
Didn't you watch the Matrix Text video that youtube put-up as an example? This is no joke. And yes the vid looked just fine. At last I watch youtube on my C=64.
BTW I've decided to quit engineering and join a convent.
Maybe then I'll finally get some sisters.
>>>So will there be ID4, ID5, ID6, followed by a three-part prequel?
I think Lucas did a really effective job of showing how Lord Vader/Anakin Skywalker was actually just a ponce - i.e. like your typical tyrant.
ZELDA Ocarina of Time (N64).
The first 3D Zelda game did that same 4D deal, where you had to do a task in the Garoudo desert, travel backwards in time, and then finish the task. (Sorry I can't be more specific but it's been a while since I last played.) So you had to think in all 4 dimensions to solve the puzzles.
Switched to "low bandwidth" and "simple design" and the videos still load. I can't figure out how to turn them off.
IE6. It's the only thing my employer lets me run. If I was using FF or Opera, then yeah I could turn-off the flash until I give permission for it to load (click "play"), but no such function in Microsoft's shit.
+1 troll
-1 informative
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0 change to score ;-)
Well let's look I'm done with slashdot for the day.
Okay I admit it - The videos were funny at first, but now I'd like to be able to turn them off, and nobody seems to have included that ability.
And tomorrow get a notice from your Broadband provider that you're connection is terminated.