Another reason to get the TrackMeNot Firefox extension, which performs random Google queries constantly in the background. It frustrates attempts at identifying a user through search term frequency analysis.
Online Dvorak Tutorials A Basic Course in Dvorak - No frills tutorial, just make sure you repeat the lessons until you're actually proficient. You won't learn anything drilling through them only once. dvorak.nl tutorial - Very slick, remaps the keys for you if you want (convenient if you can't use Dvorak Assistant). Non-english languages available. Works better for experienced Dvorak typists.
Performance:
Dvorak is a more efficient layout. This comes not from the user's effort, but from the layout of the keys minimizing finger travel when typing english words. This has been proven repeatedly:
Letter Frequencies in the English Language - How many of the more frequent letters are on Dvorak's home row, and how many in Qwerty's? Did it ever seem completely stupid that "e" isn't on the home row in Qwerty? That's because it is, and Dvorak fixes that.
Words Possible on Certain Rows - One snippet: in Dvorak, using the home row alone one can type 99 of the 1000 most common English words. Qwerty's home row allows for only 15.
Dvorak was designed sensibly, reducing finger movement distance and frequency. Typing feels like drumming your fingers, noticeable even at basic Dvorak proficiency.
Also note that the 100 million includes the $80 iPod Shuffle and the iPod Nano. It's not hard to believe people owning multiple iPod models, either because they received them as gifts or for different uses (Shuffle for going on a jog, high-capacity standard iPod for long drives etc.).
The RAZR isn't the competition; the $500 iPAQ is. When you compare the iPhone to other devices with similar feature sets, the price seems much more reasonable. It's just unfortunate that Apple decided to name it as a phone, when it is much more.
As for whether the entire smartphone industry is dying, that's another question.
For those who don't know, the article's title is a reference to the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder, which tracks the development of the Data General Eagle microcomputer (VAX competitor). It should be required reading in university computer science/engineering programs.
Yes, the video is indeed about fusion. Yes, people say that fusion is a ways off. Yes, fusion is an ideal power source. Any other gems of wisdom you have to lend?
The article was actually written by John Dvorak for MarketWatch, not Microsoft. MSN MoneyCentral is just rehosting it. MarketWatch is a standard business news source.
The real reason is Greenpeace! They came out with a report on how environment friendly consumer electronics manufacturers actually are. And guess what? Apple is close to the last!
So Apple realized they suck at environmentally-friendly products, and now they're trying fix it. Would it have been better had Apple done nothing?
Yes, their motive is not altruistic; it's mostly marketing. Apple is a for-profit corporation, after all. Is a focus on image something new for Apple? Or for any company? Not really.
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Another reason to get the TrackMeNot Firefox extension, which performs random Google queries constantly in the background. It frustrates attempts at identifying a user through search term frequency analysis.
Utilities
Dvorak Assistant - Lets you change the Windows keyboard layout without administrator access. Useful for school lab computers.
Free Dvorak Tutor Software
KP Typing Tutor (Windows)
GNU Typist (*nix)
Online Dvorak Tutorials
A Basic Course in Dvorak - No frills tutorial, just make sure you repeat the lessons until you're actually proficient. You won't learn anything drilling through them only once.
dvorak.nl tutorial - Very slick, remaps the keys for you if you want (convenient if you can't use Dvorak Assistant). Non-english languages available. Works better for experienced Dvorak typists.
Performance:
Dvorak is a more efficient layout. This comes not from the user's effort, but from the layout of the keys minimizing finger travel when typing english words. This has been proven repeatedly:
- Java Demonstration of Dvorak and Qwerty Finger Movement Distances
- Letter Frequencies in the English Language - How many of the more frequent letters are on Dvorak's home row, and how many in Qwerty's? Did it ever seem completely stupid that "e" isn't on the home row in Qwerty? That's because it is, and Dvorak fixes that.
- Words Possible on Certain Rows - One snippet: in Dvorak, using the home row alone one can type 99 of the 1000 most common English words. Qwerty's home row allows for only 15.
Dvorak was designed sensibly, reducing finger movement distance and frequency. Typing feels like drumming your fingers, noticeable even at basic Dvorak proficiency.It's the man's name, not an acronym.
Also note that the 100 million includes the $80 iPod Shuffle and the iPod Nano. It's not hard to believe people owning multiple iPod models, either because they received them as gifts or for different uses (Shuffle for going on a jog, high-capacity standard iPod for long drives etc.).
Any comparisons available with the School of Hard Knocks?
Anyone else think Slashdot needs an aeronautics or aerospace news category for all these A380, UAV, F-22 articles?
Isn't this utterly incongruous? Open source developers have no income, how do they have taxes?
"...lies a vast multitude of the most innovative and creative search engines..."
They're innovative and creative, but nearly useless as well.
The RAZR isn't the competition; the $500 iPAQ is. When you compare the iPhone to other devices with similar feature sets, the price seems much more reasonable. It's just unfortunate that Apple decided to name it as a phone, when it is much more.
As for whether the entire smartphone industry is dying, that's another question.
Seriously, go check this out. They're going to print money with this thing.
That has nothing to do with the article.
For those who don't know, the article's title is a reference to the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Soul of a New Machine" by Tracy Kidder, which tracks the development of the Data General Eagle microcomputer (VAX competitor). It should be required reading in university computer science/engineering programs.
Terrible developer. Good technology but always seems to miss the mark in some way with their games.
Yes, the video is indeed about fusion. Yes, people say that fusion is a ways off. Yes, fusion is an ideal power source. Any other gems of wisdom you have to lend?
The article was actually written by John Dvorak for MarketWatch, not Microsoft. MSN MoneyCentral is just rehosting it. MarketWatch is a standard business news source.
Maybe they'll get rid of Cortana completely then. Such a stupid sidekick with such a lame sense of humor.
Yep, it's true: OS X is a better desktop OS than Linux. Who knew?
Dude, Starcraft fucking sucks.
Can I just say "As a mathematician/engineer/chef," to get modded up now?
Great. More 20/20 hindsight. So, is anyone predicting any upcoming terrorist attacks right now?
So Apple realized they suck at environmentally-friendly products, and now they're trying fix it. Would it have been better had Apple done nothing?
Yes, their motive is not altruistic; it's mostly marketing. Apple is a for-profit corporation, after all. Is a focus on image something new for Apple? Or for any company? Not really.
See everyone? This is why US education fails: no laptops! Heard about how Asian and European kids get better educations? It's the laptops.
Try reading it at +4. It's even worse.
Did you read the study?
Kryptonite recalled the locks and fixed the vulnerability years ago when it was discovered. Pens can't fit in the new locks, much less unlock them.