2000 was a server OS that people used as a desktop OS because ME was such crap. The list is only desktop OS's
Windows 2000 "Professional" was a desktop OS targeted at businesses, with Windows 2000 "Server", "Advanced Server" and "Datacenter Server" being server versions.
One benefit at the time of Win9x operating systems is that they would run better (faster) on machines with low amounts of RAM. I saw PC's sold in 2000 with 32MB RAM. Windows 98 was barely usable, and Windows 2000 is completely unusable with that little RAM. Businesses typically would be able to afford more RAM, and the workstation OS, though tons ran Windows98 desktops.
Typically a lot of ME users downgraded to 98SE rather than cross-grade to 2000. One reason is that ME ripped out a lot of DOS support, even though it was still (semi) based on DOS. Users would downgrade to 98SE to get back DOS-Mode, or ability to load real mode drivers in config.sys or autoexec.bat which 2000 lacked (due to NT based kernel).
either enter BR like Anonymous Coward suggested, or change posting options: -Upper right, arrow by account name -Account -Posting "Comment Post Mode" I set to "Plain old text" which will automatically split up paragraphs.
Kids who are not interested in XXX dont do XXX when they get out of high school! Also, water is wet
Very true. However, I think I speak for all of Slashdot when I say that XXX is one field where I'd prefer there not be an equal split between men and women. Please, continue to let women dominate the profession. You can have equality for men when you pry it from my warm, sticky hands!
Much like how straight men like their straight porn, gay men like their gay porn. According to best estimates, gay porn accounts for 5-15% of the market, which is in line with estimates of what percentage of the population is gay. So it seems like there is equality based on demand.
The gay market is unique in that they will pay for quality, they tend to be much more brand focused than straight porn consumers, and much more tech savvy.
Most people seem to forget that CES is more about the companies reaching the sales channels than the news media. It's all about the actual meetings not the bloggers.
nah.. There's plenty of SD content out there that's relevant. Its lower bandwidth makes it more manageable on networks that aren't google fiber or top tier cable. This holds for both viewers and uploaders.
How about nothing less than 480p? 240p 10fps videos should be illegal. 480p you can make out what the video is of. I tend to watch 480p due to bandwidth, and the inefficiencies of Flash. My older PC will struggle to play a full screen 720p Youtube video, yet I can download the raw MP4 file, and it runs smooth in VLC, MPC-HC, WMP, etc.
Here in the States, we solve that a different way. The NFL (professional handegg league) runs a channel called RedZone that compiles a real-time highlight reel of all matches in progress on any Sunday afternoon. Whenever a team gets the ball within 20 yards of the goal, RedZone cuts to that match until the team scores or otherwise loses possession.
Just did an end of the year analysis with a client and got to looking at their statistics and planning for 2014. I was shocked that the single largest block of users as far as OS & Browser were concerned was iPad @ 22% of all traffic. Chrome was 2nd @ 16.9% (about 1/3 of that is Android). 3rd was iPhone @ 16.2%. That means that roughly half their traffic is now from mobile devices and 1/3rd over all is iOS.
So much for that the plans for 2014 is now to look at building mobile apps for iOS & Android.
I don't think tablets are a fad. They are a zero maintenance and more mobile version of the laptop, much better for the vast majority of people that had to use a computer in the past 20 years only because of the Internet. They're now free from much of the hassle of managing a computer. Chromebooks might be a fat tablet for the guys that really need a keyboard but still don't need a traditional OS. Disclosure: I don't own a tablet because I don't have any clear use case for it. I need to use a "real" laptop and I have a smartphone, tertium non datur.
Agreed. People forget "Back in the day". There were "Workstations", then there were "Home Computers" (C64/Apple ][, etc). Home computers were simple appliances, workstations were powerful machines that took a lot of effort to administer. The traditional modern "PC" (whether Windows, Apple, or *NIX) is a workstation and a lot more work to administer than a tablet (or smart phone), and most users have no interest in fiddling around with their computer. If the mobile OS will do the majority of what you need, why wouldn't it be a preferred device? Saving the PC for "heavy lifting". You will see more homes with 1 PC shared by multiple people for heavy lifting, and mobile devices for everyone.
Myself, I used to always carry my laptop with me when I travel (eg: to see my parents or friends, or roadtrips). Now I rarely take my laptop with me. I have my Smartphone and Android tablet to check email, surf, etc, and I use their PC if I need heavy lifting. I'll also use the tablet if I want to surf on the couch, or load it with movies / TV shows (that I downloaded on a PC), to watch during a flight. A big advantage of a tablet over a laptop is the lack of setup time. Seems with a laptop you always need to find a flat surface near an outlet, then wait for it to boot. Tablet you just pull it out and start using it.
On longer trips I will take a laptop (typically my 12" Netbook) to back up photos off my camera, and in case I need medium lifting computing.
At work I don't foresee completely replacing my laptop with a tablet. However (for better or worse) I now rarely take my work laptop off site. Since I now have work email on my smartphone (which I don't check off-hours), if I'm on a work trip I don't need my work laptop. I can check my emails on my phone, and if I need computing power, I can just use my personal netbook rather than haul out my work laptop and wait for it to boot and connect to the VPN.
I have to hand it to the IT guys. For being computing professionals, in every company I've ever worked at, they always do a good job of junking up the computers. My netbook's puny AMD Neo boots up Windows 7 in under a minute and is ready to go. My work laptop is a newish Core i5 running Windows XP, and takes 5-10 minutes to become usable. At one previous company I bought my old PIII desktop as surplus in 2005. While under IT control Windows XP took over 5 minutes to boot and was almost unusable once booted. Brought it home, installed a clean copy of Windows XP, and it ran another 3 years a hell of a lot quicker than it did at work.
If GM had 70% of the car market and they wanted to start selling tires too I am sure they could FORCE the consumer to buy ONLY GM tires. How long would that last? Not sure as car buyers are not clueless like some consumers of compute devices.
Are you sure about that? Women pick cars based solely on colour, and influence 85% of car purchases.
Meanwhile I also see people that don't know that there's a toggle to put their rearview mirror in night mode, people who say "When I hit my brakes on the snow the pedal started vibrating so I let go", people that don't know that a red oil light, or a temp gauge on "H" while driving means pull over and shut the engine off immediately, people that don't know that a fast blinking turn signal means a bulb is out. People that don't know how to check oil level, or tire pressure. Or my mom who called because she couldn't start the car, or get the keys out "It's probably still in drive. Put it in park". What do you know the keys came right out.
As far as the tire example, look at run-flat tires. Some cars come equipped with them (I think so they can get rid of spares). Some trim line minivans are (or were) equipped with them. The run-flat tires cost more to replace, have very limited replacement options, lower life, and worse ride quality. As an example of how this can cause lock-in, Google "PAX Honda". Replacing the rims to allow normal tires is a very popular modification.
it is expected that multiple computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems, both Windows and Android, two different analysts said recently
they are doing it through emulation so they are running ONE operating system
Two articles in two days say two analysts say two computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems.
Microsoft will just release patches that break the Android emulator.
And if accused of doing it just to break the Android emulator, they would just say it was coincidence and it wasn't their intention.
Think otherwise? Prove it.
You're probably thinking of Netscape vs. Microsoft. In that case, and I expect in this case, Microsoft will need no help to break the application, it will run like crap from the get-go. Netscape was crap, and ran like crap on all platforms. At the time MSIE actually was a better browser. It wasn't until ~2003 or so when Firefox raised from the Netscape ashes with a good alternative to MSIE.
The only reason anyone should ever used iTunes is if they are forced to (they own an iPod or iPhone) or if they are an idiot.
I have an iPod Touch. Although a lot of Third party programs can sync normal iPods, most can't do iOS devices without iTunes drivers. Although it requires iTunes drivers (which there's ways of installing without the whole stupid program), I use CopyTransManager to sync music and videos to my iPod, and iFunbox to sync files with apps.
Only free as in beer, but a lot better than using iTunes.
Browse anonymously This is why I use EasyPrivacy list in adblock plus to keep Facebook from getting that info. They know you read a page if it has a "Like" button on it.
Seems like they should have split up the load to a smaller microcontroller. A cellphone under full load uses what? 5W? My Netbook will use 10W. Lots of computing power to be able to sit and wait for an app to connect, or a keyless entry system.
Don't know why this is rated Troll. Based on a quick Google check the voltage of EVs is typically in the range of 380-400VDC, obviously with lots of current available. Working in an industrial environment I have seen not only accidents on 4160V, but 460V. Out in our world meters have class ratings, and are much safer than a no name meter from Walmart. A Fluke 373 is less than $200 and is CATIII 600V rated, and CSA / UL listed. Is your cheap meter?
Did they have a really fancy multimeter or was it just a piece of shit digital multimeter?
I inherited an Ideal brand meter at work. Many people swear at these meters. On a 480V circuit I was measuring 380V. I got someone else's newer Ideal meter. 380V. I got someone's Fluke meter: 475V. Once someone at work was so pissed at their Ideal meter that they threw it from a scissor lift while measuring a lighting circuit.
On a more serious note, one benefit of modern (quality meters) is the voltage class rating (eg: 1000V Class III rated meter) means the meter won't blow up if you connect it to 480V while it's set to Ohms. Not necessarily the case of the unrated meters sold at Walmart. Though the rating won't help you if you connect a 600V rated meter to live 4160V, or 12470V. . . Apparently people at work have tried in the past. . .
1) Commercial buildings, like that school, must have minimally 20 Amp minimally circuits- never 15.
I work in an older industrial facility. All the old crap (1960s-1980s) typically has 15A circuits, with a lot more receptacles per circuit than the newer additions. That said it looks like this school dates from 2006, so it should have 20A circuits.
My company (largely) still runs Windows XP. When I started 3 years ago I inherited a laptop with a Vista license sticker (but XP installed). When the lease refreshed a few months later it was replaced with a laptop with a Windows 7 license (downgraded to XP).
We are only now starting to migrate workstations over to Windows 7, and some of the applications I use will keep me out of the group being upgraded (for now). Likely my machine will be refreshed again, and I'll be issued one with a Windows 8 licence, downgraded to XP. Although OEM copies of Windows 8 don't allow downgrade rights to XP, if the machine is covered under volume licence, or software assurance, it will be eligible to downgrade to XP.
So many people probably already have machines capable of running Windows 7, and already paid for the licence, they just aren't using it due to "software issues". End of life of support should push a drive to upgrade business OS installs though. Though I don't think the risk of unpatched XP machines is as grave as it's made out to be, as long as web browsers, shitty plugins (Java, Flash, Adobe reader), and AV software receive updates.
Being less secure (recovering data without the account password) is a feature?
Even on a desktop / laptop if secureboot were "forced", you could take the hard drive out and put it in an enclosure on another workstation and read the data. Having the option to use a boot disc (Be in Linux or WinPE based) is a lot more convenient.
Hell you can still use a boot disk to recover data off a locked out Linux account.
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Dude. Some shit ain't going to get upgraded no matter how many times you taze that dead horse.
Hell, I've still got SunOS 4.0 in production.
We still have PDP-11's in service. We though we had a solution with an emulator that will run on Windows XP.
Now we are working to upgrade the host OS to Windows 7 which brings along a whole 'nother round of headaches.
2000 was a server OS that people used as a desktop OS because ME was such crap. The list is only desktop OS's
Windows 2000 "Professional" was a desktop OS targeted at businesses, with Windows 2000 "Server", "Advanced Server" and "Datacenter Server" being server versions.
One benefit at the time of Win9x operating systems is that they would run better (faster) on machines with low amounts of RAM. I saw PC's sold in 2000 with 32MB RAM. Windows 98 was barely usable, and Windows 2000 is completely unusable with that little RAM. Businesses typically would be able to afford more RAM, and the workstation OS, though tons ran Windows98 desktops.
Typically a lot of ME users downgraded to 98SE rather than cross-grade to 2000. One reason is that ME ripped out a lot of DOS support, even though it was still (semi) based on DOS. Users would downgrade to 98SE to get back DOS-Mode, or ability to load real mode drivers in config.sys or autoexec.bat which 2000 lacked (due to NT based kernel).
either enter BR like Anonymous Coward suggested, or change posting options:
-Upper right, arrow by account name
-Account
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"Comment Post Mode" I set to "Plain old text" which will automatically split up paragraphs.
Kids who are not interested in XXX dont do XXX when they get out of high school! Also, water is wet
Very true. However, I think I speak for all of Slashdot when I say that XXX is one field where I'd prefer there not be an equal split between men and women. Please, continue to let women dominate the profession. You can have equality for men when you pry it from my warm, sticky hands!
Much like how straight men like their straight porn, gay men like their gay porn. According to best estimates, gay porn accounts for 5-15% of the market, which is in line with estimates of what percentage of the population is gay. So it seems like there is equality based on demand.
http://wordsbynowak.com/2010/04/15/how-much-of-porn-is-gay/
But apparently we're a much more demanding market:
The gay market is unique in that they will pay for quality, they tend to be much more brand focused than straight porn consumers, and much more tech savvy.
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you sound, like you never used t9.
The funniest T9 autocorrect was typing "onsite", it came up with "morgue". Imaging telling your boss "I'm morgue."
It took some adjusting but I do like Swype / Google Keyboard's equivalent. I do dread going to my iPod's hunt and peck keyboard.
Most people seem to forget that CES is more about the companies reaching the sales channels than the news media. It's all about the actual meetings not the bloggers.
What are you talking about? It's all about teh bloggers:
http://gizmodo.com/344447/giz-banned-for-life-and-loving-it-on-pranks-and-civil-disobedience-at-ces
nah.. There's plenty of SD content out there that's relevant. Its lower bandwidth makes it more manageable on networks that aren't google fiber or top tier cable. This holds for both viewers and uploaders.
How about nothing less than 480p? 240p 10fps videos should be illegal. 480p you can make out what the video is of. I tend to watch 480p due to bandwidth, and the inefficiencies of Flash. My older PC will struggle to play a full screen 720p Youtube video, yet I can download the raw MP4 file, and it runs smooth in VLC, MPC-HC, WMP, etc.
Here in the States, we solve that a different way. The NFL (professional handegg league) runs a channel called RedZone that compiles a real-time highlight reel of all matches in progress on any Sunday afternoon. Whenever a team gets the ball within 20 yards of the goal, RedZone cuts to that match until the team scores or otherwise loses possession.
Good for the short attention span generation?
Just did an end of the year analysis with a client and got to looking at their statistics and planning for 2014. I was shocked that the single largest block of users as far as OS & Browser were concerned was iPad @ 22% of all traffic. Chrome was 2nd @ 16.9% (about 1/3 of that is Android). 3rd was iPhone @ 16.2%. That means that roughly half their traffic is now from mobile devices and 1/3rd over all is iOS.
So much for that the plans for 2014 is now to look at building mobile apps for iOS & Android.
Obligatory:
http://xkcd.com/1174/
I don't think tablets are a fad. They are a zero maintenance and more mobile version of the laptop, much better for the vast majority of people that had to use a computer in the past 20 years only because of the Internet. They're now free from much of the hassle of managing a computer. Chromebooks might be a fat tablet for the guys that really need a keyboard but still don't need a traditional OS. Disclosure: I don't own a tablet because I don't have any clear use case for it. I need to use a "real" laptop and I have a smartphone, tertium non datur.
Agreed. People forget "Back in the day". There were "Workstations", then there were "Home Computers" (C64/Apple ][, etc). Home computers were simple appliances, workstations were powerful machines that took a lot of effort to administer. The traditional modern "PC" (whether Windows, Apple, or *NIX) is a workstation and a lot more work to administer than a tablet (or smart phone), and most users have no interest in fiddling around with their computer. If the mobile OS will do the majority of what you need, why wouldn't it be a preferred device? Saving the PC for "heavy lifting". You will see more homes with 1 PC shared by multiple people for heavy lifting, and mobile devices for everyone.
Myself, I used to always carry my laptop with me when I travel (eg: to see my parents or friends, or roadtrips). Now I rarely take my laptop with me. I have my Smartphone and Android tablet to check email, surf, etc, and I use their PC if I need heavy lifting. I'll also use the tablet if I want to surf on the couch, or load it with movies / TV shows (that I downloaded on a PC), to watch during a flight. A big advantage of a tablet over a laptop is the lack of setup time. Seems with a laptop you always need to find a flat surface near an outlet, then wait for it to boot. Tablet you just pull it out and start using it.
On longer trips I will take a laptop (typically my 12" Netbook) to back up photos off my camera, and in case I need medium lifting computing.
At work I don't foresee completely replacing my laptop with a tablet. However (for better or worse) I now rarely take my work laptop off site. Since I now have work email on my smartphone (which I don't check off-hours), if I'm on a work trip I don't need my work laptop. I can check my emails on my phone, and if I need computing power, I can just use my personal netbook rather than haul out my work laptop and wait for it to boot and connect to the VPN.
I have to hand it to the IT guys. For being computing professionals, in every company I've ever worked at, they always do a good job of junking up the computers. My netbook's puny AMD Neo boots up Windows 7 in under a minute and is ready to go. My work laptop is a newish Core i5 running Windows XP, and takes 5-10 minutes to become usable. At one previous company I bought my old PIII desktop as surplus in 2005. While under IT control Windows XP took over 5 minutes to boot and was almost unusable once booted. Brought it home, installed a clean copy of Windows XP, and it ran another 3 years a hell of a lot quicker than it did at work.
If GM had 70% of the car market and they wanted to start selling tires too I am sure they could FORCE the consumer to buy ONLY GM tires. How long would that last? Not sure as car buyers are not clueless like some consumers of compute devices.
Are you sure about that? Women pick cars based solely on colour, and influence 85% of car purchases.
Meanwhile I also see people that don't know that there's a toggle to put their rearview mirror in night mode, people who say "When I hit my brakes on the snow the pedal started vibrating so I let go", people that don't know that a red oil light, or a temp gauge on "H" while driving means pull over and shut the engine off immediately, people that don't know that a fast blinking turn signal means a bulb is out. People that don't know how to check oil level, or tire pressure. Or my mom who called because she couldn't start the car, or get the keys out "It's probably still in drive. Put it in park". What do you know the keys came right out.
As far as the tire example, look at run-flat tires. Some cars come equipped with them (I think so they can get rid of spares). Some trim line minivans are (or were) equipped with them. The run-flat tires cost more to replace, have very limited replacement options, lower life, and worse ride quality. As an example of how this can cause lock-in, Google "PAX Honda". Replacing the rims to allow normal tires is a very popular modification.
it is expected that multiple computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems, both Windows and Android, two different analysts said recently
they are doing it through emulation so they are running ONE operating system
Two articles in two days say two analysts say two computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems.
This should scare the heck out of Microsoft.
Microsoft will just release patches that break the Android emulator.
And if accused of doing it just to break the Android emulator, they would just say it was coincidence and it wasn't their intention.
Think otherwise? Prove it.
You're probably thinking of Netscape vs. Microsoft. In that case, and I expect in this case, Microsoft will need no help to break the application, it will run like crap from the get-go. Netscape was crap, and ran like crap on all platforms. At the time MSIE actually was a better browser. It wasn't until ~2003 or so when Firefox raised from the Netscape ashes with a good alternative to MSIE.
How about Streetview, and webpage indexing?
The only reason anyone should ever used iTunes is if they are forced to (they own an iPod or iPhone) or if they are an idiot.
I have an iPod Touch. Although a lot of Third party programs can sync normal iPods, most can't do iOS devices without iTunes drivers. Although it requires iTunes drivers (which there's ways of installing without the whole stupid program), I use CopyTransManager to sync music and videos to my iPod, and iFunbox to sync files with apps.
Only free as in beer, but a lot better than using iTunes.
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This is why I use EasyPrivacy list in adblock plus to keep Facebook from getting that info. They know you read a page if it has a "Like" button on it.
Seems like they should have split up the load to a smaller microcontroller. A cellphone under full load uses what? 5W? My Netbook will use 10W. Lots of computing power to be able to sit and wait for an app to connect, or a keyless entry system.
Don't know why this is rated Troll. Based on a quick Google check the voltage of EVs is typically in the range of 380-400VDC, obviously with lots of current available. Working in an industrial environment I have seen not only accidents on 4160V, but 460V. Out in our world meters have class ratings, and are much safer than a no name meter from Walmart. A Fluke 373 is less than $200 and is CATIII 600V rated, and CSA / UL listed. Is your cheap meter?
Did they have a really fancy multimeter or was it just a piece of shit digital multimeter?
I inherited an Ideal brand meter at work. Many people swear at these meters. On a 480V circuit I was measuring 380V. I got someone else's newer Ideal meter. 380V. I got someone's Fluke meter: 475V. Once someone at work was so pissed at their Ideal meter that they threw it from a scissor lift while measuring a lighting circuit.
On a more serious note, one benefit of modern (quality meters) is the voltage class rating (eg: 1000V Class III rated meter) means the meter won't blow up if you connect it to 480V while it's set to Ohms. Not necessarily the case of the unrated meters sold at Walmart. Though the rating won't help you if you connect a 600V rated meter to live 4160V, or 12470V. . . Apparently people at work have tried in the past. . .
How about something similar that perhaps goes into the headphones jack of a cell phone to add LED notification to THAT?
Blackberry got it right and while a smattering of other phones include notification LEDs, it's very rare.
Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Galaxy SIII, S4 are popular phones that include it.
1) Commercial buildings, like that school, must have minimally 20 Amp minimally circuits- never 15.
I work in an older industrial facility. All the old crap (1960s-1980s) typically has 15A circuits, with a lot more receptacles per circuit than the newer additions. That said it looks like this school dates from 2006, so it should have 20A circuits.
I doubt it will be huge.
My company (largely) still runs Windows XP. When I started 3 years ago I inherited a laptop with a Vista license sticker (but XP installed). When the lease refreshed a few months later it was replaced with a laptop with a Windows 7 license (downgraded to XP).
We are only now starting to migrate workstations over to Windows 7, and some of the applications I use will keep me out of the group being upgraded (for now). Likely my machine will be refreshed again, and I'll be issued one with a Windows 8 licence, downgraded to XP. Although OEM copies of Windows 8 don't allow downgrade rights to XP, if the machine is covered under volume licence, or software assurance, it will be eligible to downgrade to XP.
So many people probably already have machines capable of running Windows 7, and already paid for the licence, they just aren't using it due to "software issues". End of life of support should push a drive to upgrade business OS installs though. Though I don't think the risk of unpatched XP machines is as grave as it's made out to be, as long as web browsers, shitty plugins (Java, Flash, Adobe reader), and AV software receive updates.
Being less secure (recovering data without the account password) is a feature?
Even on a desktop / laptop if secureboot were "forced", you could take the hard drive out and put it in an enclosure on another workstation and read the data. Having the option to use a boot disc (Be in Linux or WinPE based) is a lot more convenient.
Hell you can still use a boot disk to recover data off a locked out Linux account.
You can install The Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation version for 90 days:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx