I would like a Windows powered tablet personally, and now that there's a way to deliver software outside of the Windows store, I've got a bit more incentive to buy one.
The problem is that they are the distributors (through Steam) for a bunch of publishers that aren't Mac friendly.
Take it a step farther, and they're not friendly to macs. There are plenty of titles available for Windows on Steam and Mac on the App Store, but not as SteamPlay for whatever reason.
Because some people like video games, and some people like Linux as a primary OS. There's a lot more overlap than you seem to think there is here, especially with people who would rather spend the money on a custom-built gaming rig than on a Mac Pro.
Actually, this causes a huge headache for the largely democrat dominated entertainment industry more so than normal consumers, especially when looking at the recent cease of manufacture of PAR38 lamps and when trying to build a practical lighting unit of a specific look the 100W ban is already being problematic.
as far as I know, finding an iOS exploit in the wild is one google search for "iOS jailbreak" away...
And there hasn't been a remote jailbreak exploit for iOS since a Zero Day for iOS 4. Every jailbreak since has required you to have USB access to the device
But if their "Linux machines" means a specific distribution (probably Ubuntu) installed with a specific set of default applications, using the OEM's 3rd party repository for drivers that aren't in mainstream linux yet. Wel... in this case the situation isn't much more complicated than supporting Windows.
Unfortunately, when Dell does this, they don't plan for any OS upgrades and in fact kill their repos 2 years down the line. I have a Dell Mini that I ordered preinstalled with Ubuntu, and I can't use the OEM OS and expect any sort of up to date software on it, because the Dell Ubuntu Repos aren't there anymore.
But it's the assumption he lives on campus, and therefore, does not have the ability to distinguish between the two (especially since it specified "university" not "community college" or "local college")
The fact that this seems to be an issue with professors as well as students (and one can assume you live on campus) means that something should be done about this, including but not limited to, resolutions from student and faculty government (assumg you do have an open and somewhat transparent student government) and petitions of appeal to trustees or even to other members of school administration. There is honestly no reason why so many of these services should be limited and blocked at the University level, especially when the blocked content borders on censorship.
As for slashdotters, don't be surprised that they're not answering your question, because it's a common theme to either ridicule the asked from question misunderstanding, or tell them they're asking for something wrong. Anybody telling you to "suck it up because it's free" probably hasn't lived on-campus for a long time, (and did before the internet was standard) and doesn't see the social and general importance of unrestricted internet (except to malware, and occasionally pornography) on college Campuses, especially those who claim that YouTube never has educational value.
was wondering if this is common, and if anyone has any suggestions on how to go about protesting the issue. I've spoken to the lecturers and they have the same frustrations I do.
No, I'm PRETTY sure he's asking about ways of protesting and getting this fixed, not about circumventing blocks in place...
And yet, you would be surprised at the number of professors who use YouTube videos in class because they're better than the VHS tapes and film strips they used to use, or just better quality of the same videos...
Actually you will just have twice the time to download from torrent seeds. "Free broadband market" will take care of this.
That's not how it generally works in the real world in my experience. Whenever an Ubuntu release happens it almost always puts our netwok links to the max. I can't imagine doubling that. A lot of people still download directly and don't bother with torrents.
Don't forget those of us with University connections that don't let us torrent
Yes. But unlike the iPhone, you can transfer eBooks from other sources to your kindle with a plain usb cable. (or even by email). DRM is no way mandatory on the kindle.
Actually, you can put DRM Free ePubs onto your iPhone through iTunes, so DRM isn't mandatory on either device...
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Have a dedicated Linux boot just for them, and if they give you funny looks tell them too bad.
I would like a Windows powered tablet personally, and now that there's a way to deliver software outside of the Windows store, I've got a bit more incentive to buy one.
That's where most of the theatres actually make their money on first-week releases, though, because of how much goes to the studio in ticket revenue.
There's a fair chance that Google was asked to hide the airport though...
The problem is that they are the distributors (through Steam) for a bunch of publishers that aren't Mac friendly.
Take it a step farther, and they're not friendly to macs. There are plenty of titles available for Windows on Steam and Mac on the App Store, but not as SteamPlay for whatever reason.
Because some people like video games, and some people like Linux as a primary OS. There's a lot more overlap than you seem to think there is here, especially with people who would rather spend the money on a custom-built gaming rig than on a Mac Pro.
Actually, this causes a huge headache for the largely democrat dominated entertainment industry more so than normal consumers, especially when looking at the recent cease of manufacture of PAR38 lamps and when trying to build a practical lighting unit of a specific look the 100W ban is already being problematic.
As far as I know iOS is pretty secure.
as far as I know, finding an iOS exploit in the wild is one google search for "iOS jailbreak" away...
And there hasn't been a remote jailbreak exploit for iOS since a Zero Day for iOS 4. Every jailbreak since has required you to have USB access to the device
The FCC tends to do things good for the consumer when it's NOT related to commercial broadcast TV and Radio spectrums.
As far as anyone can tell, indefinitely.
But if their "Linux machines" means a specific distribution (probably Ubuntu) installed with a specific set of default applications, using the OEM's 3rd party repository for drivers that aren't in mainstream linux yet. Wel... in this case the situation isn't much more complicated than supporting Windows.
Unfortunately, when Dell does this, they don't plan for any OS upgrades and in fact kill their repos 2 years down the line. I have a Dell Mini that I ordered preinstalled with Ubuntu, and I can't use the OEM OS and expect any sort of up to date software on it, because the Dell Ubuntu Repos aren't there anymore.
NSS said that “Internet Explorer 9 was by far the best at protecting against socially-engineered malware
Meaning what? Malware that you need to activate yourself because you're a moron?
Recent versions of OWA play nice with IE 7+, FireFox 3.x+ and Safari... nothing else though
Mod parent up, it's one of the most intelligent not-rage posts on this article
The majority of Racks i work with on the wall actually swing open so you can access the rear of the equipment.
Granted, the majority of racks i work with are actually free-standing not wall-mounted
if you're pushing them to Google apps, why even push LibreOffice at all instead of Google docs?
(not trolling, legitimately curious)
I actually need to include my radio station's call sign in computer names so ITS doesn't fuck with our computers on the network...
But it's the assumption he lives on campus, and therefore, does not have the ability to distinguish between the two (especially since it specified "university" not "community college" or "local college")
The fact that this seems to be an issue with professors as well as students (and one can assume you live on campus) means that something should be done about this, including but not limited to, resolutions from student and faculty government (assumg you do have an open and somewhat transparent student government) and petitions of appeal to trustees or even to other members of school administration. There is honestly no reason why so many of these services should be limited and blocked at the University level, especially when the blocked content borders on censorship.
As for slashdotters, don't be surprised that they're not answering your question, because it's a common theme to either ridicule the asked from question misunderstanding, or tell them they're asking for something wrong. Anybody telling you to "suck it up because it's free" probably hasn't lived on-campus for a long time, (and did before the internet was standard) and doesn't see the social and general importance of unrestricted internet (except to malware, and occasionally pornography) on college Campuses, especially those who claim that YouTube never has educational value.
was wondering if this is common, and if anyone has any suggestions on how to go about protesting the issue. I've spoken to the lecturers and they have the same frustrations I do.
No, I'm PRETTY sure he's asking about ways of protesting and getting this fixed, not about circumventing blocks in place...
And yet, you would be surprised at the number of professors who use YouTube videos in class because they're better than the VHS tapes and film strips they used to use, or just better quality of the same videos...
(On that note, has anyone ever heard of someone using KDE on Windows seriously?)
Hard to use it seriously when programs do not launch half the time, nor work for their intended purposes when they do (Amarok, I'm looking at you)
Actually you will just have twice the time to download from torrent seeds. "Free broadband market" will take care of this.
That's not how it generally works in the real world in my experience. Whenever an Ubuntu release happens it almost always puts our netwok links to the max. I can't imagine doubling that. A lot of people still download directly and don't bother with torrents.
Don't forget those of us with University connections that don't let us torrent
Actually, I know that a Godzilla alert, unlike a test, would not set off the EAS at the radio station that i'm at present engineer of
Yes. But unlike the iPhone, you can transfer eBooks from other sources to your kindle with a plain usb cable. (or even by email). DRM is no way mandatory on the kindle.
Actually, you can put DRM Free ePubs onto your iPhone through iTunes, so DRM isn't mandatory on either device...