Luckily, T-Mobile is better at just about everything else, for a quarter of the price. Sure, I only get EDGE speeds. Then again, I'm not spending $80/month for data access.
Have you ever used Macs in a corporate deployment? Open Directory + ARD gives you distributed authentication, smart card authentication, centralized certificate management, and distributed policy management. Not to mention the distribution of packaged software -- all the things you're cranky about.
It does need some improvement, but god knows, so does the Microsoft solution.
See, none of the schools around here want my old equipment. If they are truly 486-era machines, I'd be happy to unload some Pentium 3 machines. Around here in the Seattle area, if it isn't at least a P4, no one wants it.
Not really true. Windows Media Player for WinMo is quite limited in what it can do, Pocket IE still has a terrible renderer, and messaging is limited to Windows Messenger. Replacing these products costs money. Agile Messenger is the only decent multi protocol messenger, and that's a monthly fee. Opera for WinMo costs money. Minimo is coming along, but a user interface nightmare, and slower than Pocket IE. There are a few media players that are starting to become worth their salt, but that's it.
Mylo and the 770 are more similar than you think. All it needs is a snap on keyboard, someone must find a way to do that -- Nokia, are you listening? The thing already supports bluetooth devices, and USB host mode provided you rig up a power source for the device, and send it back up the USB port. It's hacky, but someone could theoretically create a finished product to take care of that. Where they differ are littler things -- the Mylo has a horribly small screen, the same resolution as most modern phones these days. Mylo doesn't offer bluetooth. Mylo does offer a keyboard. The 770 has no keyboard, but has bluetooth and 802.11g. It also takes advantage of most of the GTK2 framework, rather than paying for the QTopia development kit or releasing everything open source.
I don't know. I see the 770 as an open ended device open to new expansions and ways of using it, similar to the iPod. I see the Mylo as another NGage -- a closed device with limited appeal after the initial run. Not to mention the fact that Sony is leaving a bad taste in many people's mouths.
Either way, it should be interesting to watch this happen.
So you aren't stuck with Windows Mobile, having to pay for any good tool to use on it, or installing freeware that barely works. Windows Mobile itself is alright, I've certainly been using various iterations of CE since 1997 or so. It really doesn't take advantage of a device very well. Nokia's 770 is brilliant in implementation, but doesn't have the market share.
Nope. A third party created a QuickTime plugin that plays Windows Media files better than the Mac player. They just released an Intel version of this plugin.
Microsoft has released nothing to date that is a Universal Binary. They are currently promising a universal version of Messenger 6.0 later this year, and a free universal version of Remote Desktop Client. There isn't a date set on the next version of Office. Virtual PC and Windows Media Player for Mac have been cancelled.
Darwin's still active. The outside project, OpenDarwin, called it quits for a variety of reasons. The only thing in question is the ability to build an X86 kernel, which was rumored to have been killed off, but isn't necessarily the case -- they're just trying to figure out where that middle ground is to avoid pirating of the Intel version of OS X.
That whole thing is really dumb, IMHO.
But with regard to the KonquerorWebKit issue, that was a big deal long ago, but with the cross patches and open subversion repository, a lot of that rift has been taken care of. Apple could always be more open, but they aren't doing a terrible job.
"How could the Newton be made better and still be a Newton?"
Well, check out the Nokia 770 for inspiration. I just got one, and it may just be the closest thing to what I want, in terms of form factor. If Einstein gets off the ground, I/do/ have a better Newton.
We've changed a lot of things, but we can't change nature, as hard as we try. It's not projecting, it's just the way it is. You can change yourself, but you start out with basic self-interest, as you're trying to stay alive.
Don't make it sound like he's damning humanity. Humanity does pretty well on its own.
I agree on amaroK. I use iTunes a lot, but using amaroK on my linux box is a whole new experience. Really really neat -- and definitely go for the bleeding edge version.
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You seem to be under the impression that most CIOs know what a service pack /is/, much less care about what happens.
Considering I had to Google them, no. ;)
I heard 'less' works really well.
Luckily, T-Mobile is better at just about everything else, for a quarter of the price. Sure, I only get EDGE speeds. Then again, I'm not spending $80/month for data access.
Because Netscape was the one to really bring it to the masses. Mosaic was a project. Firefox was the second coming.
No one was quoted -- that was a summary of the feeling they get.
Have you ever used Macs in a corporate deployment? Open Directory + ARD gives you distributed authentication, smart card authentication, centralized certificate management, and distributed policy management. Not to mention the distribution of packaged software -- all the things you're cranky about.
It does need some improvement, but god knows, so does the Microsoft solution.
Of course, because the company always authorizes money for backup. :P
See, none of the schools around here want my old equipment. If they are truly 486-era machines, I'd be happy to unload some Pentium 3 machines. Around here in the Seattle area, if it isn't at least a P4, no one wants it.
So, uh, WMA?
Not really true. Windows Media Player for WinMo is quite limited in what it can do, Pocket IE still has a terrible renderer, and messaging is limited to Windows Messenger. Replacing these products costs money. Agile Messenger is the only decent multi protocol messenger, and that's a monthly fee. Opera for WinMo costs money. Minimo is coming along, but a user interface nightmare, and slower than Pocket IE. There are a few media players that are starting to become worth their salt, but that's it.
Mylo and the 770 are more similar than you think. All it needs is a snap on keyboard, someone must find a way to do that -- Nokia, are you listening? The thing already supports bluetooth devices, and USB host mode provided you rig up a power source for the device, and send it back up the USB port. It's hacky, but someone could theoretically create a finished product to take care of that. Where they differ are littler things -- the Mylo has a horribly small screen, the same resolution as most modern phones these days. Mylo doesn't offer bluetooth. Mylo does offer a keyboard. The 770 has no keyboard, but has bluetooth and 802.11g. It also takes advantage of most of the GTK2 framework, rather than paying for the QTopia development kit or releasing everything open source.
I don't know. I see the 770 as an open ended device open to new expansions and ways of using it, similar to the iPod. I see the Mylo as another NGage -- a closed device with limited appeal after the initial run. Not to mention the fact that Sony is leaving a bad taste in many people's mouths.
Either way, it should be interesting to watch this happen.
So you aren't stuck with Windows Mobile, having to pay for any good tool to use on it, or installing freeware that barely works. Windows Mobile itself is alright, I've certainly been using various iterations of CE since 1997 or so. It really doesn't take advantage of a device very well. Nokia's 770 is brilliant in implementation, but doesn't have the market share.
I don't get the addition of VB.NET, except if it was a matter of "Well, TopCoder had it available". Even Microsoft doesn't want to believe it exists.
:)
Maybe I'm just irritated that Perl isn't an option. Then again, we'd know what language made it.
Nope. A third party created a QuickTime plugin that plays Windows Media files better than the Mac player. They just released an Intel version of this plugin.
Microsoft has released nothing to date that is a Universal Binary. They are currently promising a universal version of Messenger 6.0 later this year, and a free universal version of Remote Desktop Client. There isn't a date set on the next version of Office. Virtual PC and Windows Media Player for Mac have been cancelled.
I think he's implying that those blobs support ATI and nVIDIA cards, which are, on average, of a higher performance than any chipset Intel has out.
Darwin's still active. The outside project, OpenDarwin, called it quits for a variety of reasons. The only thing in question is the ability to build an X86 kernel, which was rumored to have been killed off, but isn't necessarily the case -- they're just trying to figure out where that middle ground is to avoid pirating of the Intel version of OS X.
That whole thing is really dumb, IMHO.
But with regard to the KonquerorWebKit issue, that was a big deal long ago, but with the cross patches and open subversion repository, a lot of that rift has been taken care of. Apple could always be more open, but they aren't doing a terrible job.
It almost sounds like you believe Apple doesn't generally give anything back.
"How could the Newton be made better and still be a Newton?"
/do/ have a better Newton.
Well, check out the Nokia 770 for inspiration. I just got one, and it may just be the closest thing to what I want, in terms of form factor. If Einstein gets off the ground, I
Yeah, that's the Chrysler/GM codesign hybrid. The Durango is going to get the same system.
Hm, I've been doing OO perl for some time, I would say that I do things that are more than "remotely" object oriented.
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This reeks of fanboy, sorry.
... when they rely on outside suppliers.
We've changed a lot of things, but we can't change nature, as hard as we try. It's not projecting, it's just the way it is. You can change yourself, but you start out with basic self-interest, as you're trying to stay alive.
Don't make it sound like he's damning humanity. Humanity does pretty well on its own.
This is what happens when you put Qt in the wrong hands.
They aren't all that good at cars, either.
I agree on amaroK. I use iTunes a lot, but using amaroK on my linux box is a whole new experience. Really really neat -- and definitely go for the bleeding edge version.