I think adware does make sense for trialware. About half the apps on my phone are free ones, because I barely use them, or because I'm testing them out. For test purposes, I'd rather have a full app with ads, than a neutered app that won't let me test the advanced features I'm probably most interested in. For apps I barely use... I understand the dev's need to make some money.
What I can't stand is pure adware apps, that don't let me pay up to get rid of the ads.
the thing is, contrary to the Ouya, devs don't have to support each and every device: Android offers a Gamepad API (since 2.3, I think). Implement/support that, and you've opened up the market of *all* Android devices with a gamepad. Not just the MK808B, but every Android phone, tablet, stick... I'm even wondering if the Ouya isn't using that very same API, in which case work is essentially zero.
The advantage of the "standard" approach is that there are millions of devices out there, probably hundreds of thousands with access to a gamepad, and more willing to get one once games are available.
Look at it the other way round: the low %age of tablet/phone/stick users that *are* willing to pay for and carry a gamepad is quite a large market, compared to the Ouya and Gamestick users:-p
As for price: go for the $50 MK808B and you don't suppass the Ouya... and don't forget you can do a whole lot more.
Ouya competes with non-hyped Android sticks. I just got $50 MK808B and Neo G4 ($75) and X5 ($100, but more I/O) sticks that I'm setting up to do Skype, Internet, email... and games... for friends and family. Dual-core A9, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash, 2x or 3xUSB, BT, Wifi, Android 4.1 (4.2 on the way), SD slot, HDMI (and SPDIF for the X5)... and the full Android PlayStore,which Ouya and GameStick don't offer.
Add a $50 gamepad (a really good one, xbox or DualShock), any old keyboard and mouse, or a Logitech K400 if you want to get fancy, and you get something that can play almost as well as the Ouya/Gamestick, and do a whole lot more thanks to the PlayStore.
There aren't a whole lot of games that support gamepads or kb+ms, and quite a few games won't run at all because of lack of touch/accelerometer/gyroscope, and the portrait mode... but there are still quite a few good games, a whole bunch of emulators... and this is a lot more than what the OuyaSticks have right now. And there's a good chance that OuyaStick games will find their way to the PlayStore, too, devs would be crazy not to port them: very little extra work, a way bigger market.
I think it all comes down to the games: if Ouya or GameStick not only catch up to the PlayStore but snag good, exclusive games, it might be worth pay as much for them as for a true Android device, in spite of Ouya/GameStick being as expensive, more limited, and having bad controllers.
and...what features are supported ? export is not a yes/no situation. some features export well, others not well, others not at all, others don't even exist in the exporting WP....
and then you got to work with others, who use Office, and you can't edit their docs, or you can, but the layout is all screwed up, or you can, but then you screw the layout for everyone else
why not install a VM, making it act as a sandbox ? And there are options to not make it read-only, so it goes back to a pristine state everytime it starts up. The one issue is that the guests have to willingly stay in the VM, there's nothing preventing them from alt-tabbing out of it.
Other than that: - a guest account with no admin rights; - a cheap tablet that you restore to factory default between guests, with a dummy account that has no credit card liked to it for activation - even a net/notebook or PC which you re-image between guests. there's plenty of free imaging software.
1- if you're good at what you do, there'll be work for you. Just make sure to get the message out that you *are*good, on top of being good. Network ! 2- Maybe widening your scope is wise, but build on your strengths, don't branch off in a completely unrelated domain. Maybe if you do Android, that means iOS, or maybe that means looking into revenue generation so you can get into independent developing, or maybe looking into low-level (OS, drivers) programming, or maybe graphics, security, databases... Look around you: what skills would help you do your job better ? Which skills are most needed and rewarded in projects around you ? 3- The App bubble will burst for some, and strengthen non-bubbly others. Try and find a good company that's here to stay, with a business plan and credible income projections... not a flash-in-the-pan outfit that's mostly here to part investors from their money. Subcontractors/consultants are usually safer, inquire about the good ones in your area and make yourself known. 4- Don't forget the non-technical stuff. Dress sharp. Be pleasant to work with. Be frank and honest about issues, but don't be a bitchy diva, learn as much tech and relational stuff as you can...
Android does everything Chrome does, plus lots more. At least for the consumer: I understand the need for.Corp ,.Gov and.Edu to have dumb clients, but Consumers can benefit more from a more independent OS.
I agree with you (and MS) that Free RAM is wasted RAM. Probably upcoming versions of apps will check if they need to swap/release before doing so ?
As for "When connected to WiFi or 3G/LTE, there's no reason why multiple simultaneous downloads shouldn't be used." Yes there is: whatever is limiting the speed of your download/install (it(s not instantaneous yet, is it) will also impact simultaneous downloads. Plus thrashing.
Getting locals onboard is the most important thing. Dropping a bunch of PCs and running away is the easy part. You need someone local to take care of them, and someone (else ?) to teach on/with them.
Depending on the goal, PCs are probably a bad idea: transport alone costs you more than buying a bunch of $40 Android USB keys, let alone power and security issues. Android keys are OK for Internet stuff, even light Office work. Some can even take Ubuntu, if you want to force your philosophy at the cost of practicality. You'll need HDMI screens and keyboard+mouse.
In many cases, tablets will actually turn out cheaper, taking the screen into account. OLPC for edu cred, or any sufficiently solid chinese one.
In any case, you should ask the users. Depending on their setting, their goals, their expectations and constraints, whatever you get told on Slahsdot can be way off the mark and utterly wasteful of time and money.
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They might require more milk though ?
So, Maths teachers should also be tops in history, english, PE, biology, IT... etc, etc ?
I think adware does make sense for trialware. About half the apps on my phone are free ones, because I barely use them, or because I'm testing them out. For test purposes, I'd rather have a full app with ads, than a neutered app that won't let me test the advanced features I'm probably most interested in. For apps I barely use... I understand the dev's need to make some money.
What I can't stand is pure adware apps, that don't let me pay up to get rid of the ads.
Try against ?
lol
Are you saying more guns = less rapes ? do you have any data to backup that up ?
http://smartgunlaws.org/gun-deaths-and-injuries-statistics/
31,076 gun deaths in 2012. that's 85 per day.
Yes. But luckily, you've got plenty of guns, which once again proved their usefulness on this occasion, by... Oh, never mind.
to put things in perspective, guns kill about 100 people per day in the US.
the thing is, contrary to the Ouya, devs don't have to support each and every device: Android offers a Gamepad API (since 2.3, I think). Implement/support that, and you've opened up the market of *all* Android devices with a gamepad. Not just the MK808B, but every Android phone, tablet, stick... I'm even wondering if the Ouya isn't using that very same API, in which case work is essentially zero.
The advantage of the "standard" approach is that there are millions of devices out there, probably hundreds of thousands with access to a gamepad, and more willing to get one once games are available.
Look at it the other way round: the low %age of tablet/phone/stick users that *are* willing to pay for and carry a gamepad is quite a large market, compared to the Ouya and Gamestick users :-p
As for price: go for the $50 MK808B and you don't suppass the Ouya... and don't forget you can do a whole lot more.
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/MK808B-Dual-Core-Android-4-1-Jelly-Bean-TV-BOX-RK3066-Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-Mini-PC-TV-Box---Black-313213.html
Add a brand-name controller, you're all set.
Ouya competes with non-hyped Android sticks. I just got $50 MK808B and Neo G4 ($75) and X5 ($100, but more I/O) sticks that I'm setting up to do Skype, Internet, email... and games... for friends and family. Dual-core A9, 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash, 2x or 3xUSB, BT, Wifi, Android 4.1 (4.2 on the way), SD slot, HDMI (and SPDIF for the X5)... and the full Android PlayStore,which Ouya and GameStick don't offer.
Add a $50 gamepad (a really good one, xbox or DualShock), any old keyboard and mouse, or a Logitech K400 if you want to get fancy, and you get something that can play almost as well as the Ouya/Gamestick, and do a whole lot more thanks to the PlayStore.
There aren't a whole lot of games that support gamepads or kb+ms, and quite a few games won't run at all because of lack of touch/accelerometer/gyroscope, and the portrait mode... but there are still quite a few good games, a whole bunch of emulators... and this is a lot more than what the OuyaSticks have right now. And there's a good chance that OuyaStick games will find their way to the PlayStore, too, devs would be crazy not to port them: very little extra work, a way bigger market.
I think it all comes down to the games: if Ouya or GameStick not only catch up to the PlayStore but snag good, exclusive games, it might be worth pay as much for them as for a true Android device, in spite of Ouya/GameStick being as expensive, more limited, and having bad controllers.
And quad-cores are on the way for less than $100.
explain again how music players need to know your phone number and that of everyone you ever call ?
natively export ?
and.. .what features are supported ? export is not a yes/no situation. some features export well, others not well, others not at all, others don't even exist in the exporting WP....
and then you got to work with others, who use Office, and you can't edit their docs, or you can, but the layout is all screwed up, or you can, but then you screw the layout for everyone else
Actually, yes, in 2 ways:
1- Google Docs works offline in a number of OSes (Chomre OS...)
2- QuickOffice, from Google, is a regular, client-side Office suite.
why not install a VM, making it act as a sandbox ? And there are options to not make it read-only, so it goes back to a pristine state everytime it starts up. The one issue is that the guests have to willingly stay in the VM, there's nothing preventing them from alt-tabbing out of it.
Other than that:
- a guest account with no admin rights;
- a cheap tablet that you restore to factory default between guests, with a dummy account that has no credit card liked to it for activation
- even a net/notebook or PC which you re-image between guests. there's plenty of free imaging software.
limit republican-leaning closed-source and un-auditable voting machines.
independent, as in "not dependent on a connexion".
1- if you're good at what you do, there'll be work for you. Just make sure to get the message out that you *are*good, on top of being good. Network !
2- Maybe widening your scope is wise, but build on your strengths, don't branch off in a completely unrelated domain. Maybe if you do Android, that means iOS, or maybe that means looking into revenue generation so you can get into independent developing, or maybe looking into low-level (OS, drivers) programming, or maybe graphics, security, databases... Look around you: what skills would help you do your job better ? Which skills are most needed and rewarded in projects around you ?
3- The App bubble will burst for some, and strengthen non-bubbly others. Try and find a good company that's here to stay, with a business plan and credible income projections... not a flash-in-the-pan outfit that's mostly here to part investors from their money. Subcontractors/consultants are usually safer, inquire about the good ones in your area and make yourself known.
4- Don't forget the non-technical stuff. Dress sharp. Be pleasant to work with. Be frank and honest about issues, but don't be a bitchy diva, learn as much tech and relational stuff as you can...
Android does everything Chrome does, plus lots more. At least for the consumer: I understand the need for .Corp , .Gov and .Edu to have dumb clients, but Consumers can benefit more from a more independent OS.
you're a typical "US site moron". We're refined "international site elites".
I agree with you (and MS) that Free RAM is wasted RAM. Probably upcoming versions of apps will check if they need to swap/release before doing so ?
As for "When connected to WiFi or 3G/LTE, there's no reason why multiple simultaneous downloads shouldn't be used." Yes there is: whatever is limiting the speed of your download/install (it(s not instantaneous yet, is it) will also impact simultaneous downloads. Plus thrashing.
Getting locals onboard is the most important thing. Dropping a bunch of PCs and running away is the easy part. You need someone local to take care of them, and someone (else ?) to teach on/with them.
Depending on the goal, PCs are probably a bad idea: transport alone costs you more than buying a bunch of $40 Android USB keys, let alone power and security issues. Android keys are OK for Internet stuff, even light Office work. Some can even take Ubuntu, if you want to force your philosophy at the cost of practicality. You'll need HDMI screens and keyboard+mouse.
In many cases, tablets will actually turn out cheaper, taking the screen into account. OLPC for edu cred, or any sufficiently solid chinese one.
In any case, you should ask the users. Depending on their setting, their goals, their expectations and constraints, whatever you get told on Slahsdot can be way off the mark and utterly wasteful of time and money.