I would like to buy a honda for the price of a nissan, but that's not in always in the cards, is it?
Apple has always been more expensive - now they are just a little bit more expensive, not near as bad as it used to be. Sometimes you gotta decide what's best for you and buy it. If that means you want all the niceties of an Apple and you are willing to pay for it, great.
Surely you are either trolling or joking, for no educated person would say such a thing. iBooks, aren't that expensive as far as laptops go. And, no, I don't go to a private University. I go to s public state university, and I pay my own tuition, rent, etc. No one helps me out. And, I payed for my own iBook.
I found for what I wanted (modem, ethernet, 802.11, small, light, long battery life, firewire), there is nothing that even came close at this price range. The iBook is not the fastest computer in the world, but it has everything I need to do almost anything.
If corporations use this software, I will show them what I think of them when I use their toilets. Unfortunately, the only one to get mad would be the custodial engineer.
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I also like scanning things in, and I can do it very quickly. However, three things about auto-checkout lines annoy me:
1) The scanning process is pretty quick itself, but the GUI is very slow to keypresses and when looking up items that don't have a barcode (produce, etc).
2) The payment process is painfully slow. It takes 30 seconds of sitting there to run my credit/debit card because every time (I'm assuming) it is dialing up a modem, connecting, transfering data, etc. Why not just have a dedicated connection to the bank that all the terminals share?
3) Seems like I always get really slow or dumb people in front of me. If you don't know what you are doing or don't use a computer much, please - let the cashier ring you up. It will be much faster for both of us.
Good point. I've often thought it would be fun to go back in time with maybe a new Linux box and a new Mac with OS X and show them what became of "their" Unix. I think it would suprise the heck out of them.
It really shows the flexibility of such systems, while retaining the good parts.
I don't think it's just OpenOffice. When I use MS Office v.X on my iBook 600, I sometimes have to wait for typing latency as well. annoying, that's for sure.
Haven't used open office on the mac, but on PC it seemed about as fast as it's competition.
That's exactly what will happen, as it has with Linux in general. Little shops can do with a little unstability and less features for a while as a program matures. They almost have to because they can't afford a legit copy of Exchange.
A year or two later, when most of the bugs have been worked out, Corporate IT get a whiff of it and sees dollar signs that can be saved. A few of these big Coporate companies employ it, then more and more want to save money, too.
This is how open source will rule in the long run, because you just can't stop it. If you don't belive me, check back in 10 years and see what your company is running.
This is not to say that Microsoft won't be around; if they are smart they will adapt to the changing situation where software is not the big business it once was.
It is just annoying when people ask questions like that. Because WE as slashdot readers can not tell a specific person how to dispose of their junk. It is all local. I can only tell someone how to get rid of their junk in my area.
There is a lot of lead in monitors, kids, so don't eat them.
For those who ask silly questions like, "Does anyone know how to dispose of a monitor?"
All you have to do is make a little effort. If you call your local trash people, they almost always have a way to handle waste computer stuff, waste oil, etc. Unless you live in a small town or something.
It wasn't environmentally sound in anyway, but the last monitor I "disposed of" was several years ago. I took it out into the desert and blew it to pieces with a shotgun and a pistol. I hope the environment forgives me.
My point is that if they have the passion and desire, they will be able to complete the task either by knowing how or learning how. It's not that hard and a programmer should be able to figure it out easily.
I would have them come in and instead of doing a technical interview, have a small project that they should be able to complete in a few hours.
Then sit them in a room with just an internet connection and a linux box. See if they can install their compiler of choice, get everything working, and begin coding. Best man wins.
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I would like to buy a honda for the price of a nissan, but that's not in always in the cards, is it?
Apple has always been more expensive - now they are just a little bit more expensive, not near as bad as it used to be. Sometimes you gotta decide what's best for you and buy it. If that means you want all the niceties of an Apple and you are willing to pay for it, great.
Surely you are either trolling or joking, for no educated person would say such a thing. iBooks, aren't that expensive as far as laptops go. And, no, I don't go to a private University. I go to s public state university, and I pay my own tuition, rent, etc. No one helps me out. And, I payed for my own iBook.
I found for what I wanted (modem, ethernet, 802.11, small, light, long battery life, firewire), there is nothing that even came close at this price range. The iBook is not the fastest computer in the world, but it has everything I need to do almost anything.
I am sure you were trolling, but oh well.
I use a mac ibook laptop. And I have seen more students at my university with mac laptops than pc laptops. So, yes, people do use macs.
Like JavaBeans?
I like your sig alot.
If corporations use this software, I will show them what I think of them when I use their toilets. Unfortunately, the only one to get mad would be the custodial engineer.
I also like scanning things in, and I can do it very quickly. However, three things about auto-checkout lines annoy me:
1) The scanning process is pretty quick itself, but the GUI is very slow to keypresses and when looking up items that don't have a barcode (produce, etc).
2) The payment process is painfully slow. It takes 30 seconds of sitting there to run my credit/debit card because every time (I'm assuming) it is dialing up a modem, connecting, transfering data, etc. Why not just have a dedicated connection to the bank that all the terminals share?
3) Seems like I always get really slow or dumb people in front of me. If you don't know what you are doing or don't use a computer much, please - let the cashier ring you up. It will be much faster for both of us.
Good point. I've often thought it would be fun to go back in time with maybe a new Linux box and a new Mac with OS X and show them what became of "their" Unix. I think it would suprise the heck out of them.
It really shows the flexibility of such systems, while retaining the good parts.
Just as another data point, I have also found that Mozilla seems to work better with proxies than IE 5 on OS X. Not sure why.
Now if only they could be more stable. IE and Mozilla seem to crash more on OS X than on a PC - Anyone else notice the same?
I don't think it's just OpenOffice. When I use MS Office v.X on my iBook 600, I sometimes have to wait for typing latency as well. annoying, that's for sure.
Haven't used open office on the mac, but on PC it seemed about as fast as it's competition.
Troll.RR We don't need ONE desktop, choice is good. I would rather have two good desktops.
It's not like having one won't let you run the other's apps - all you need is the libraries, and almost every distro has both available.
Not sure why I got modded up, I was just joking. But, hey, I'll take the karma.
Here'w a bunch of screenshots from the article to show what they are talking about:
Screenshots:
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20
Here's a link to the google mirror.
Hmm. I thought the open source movement was about... open source.
That's exactly what will happen, as it has with Linux in general. Little shops can do with a little unstability and less features for a while as a program matures. They almost have to because they can't afford a legit copy of Exchange.
A year or two later, when most of the bugs have been worked out, Corporate IT get a whiff of it and sees dollar signs that can be saved. A few of these big Coporate companies employ it, then more and more want to save money, too.
This is how open source will rule in the long run, because you just can't stop it. If you don't belive me, check back in 10 years and see what your company is running.
This is not to say that Microsoft won't be around; if they are smart they will adapt to the changing situation where software is not the big business it once was.
Wow the screenshots of that look pretty sweet. I particularly like the voicemail stuff. That would be really handy.
Toner is pretty much just plastic. Just mashed up into a plastic dust.
I am also in favor of shipping all our garbage into space. I will rely on huge technology advancements in the future to help clean it all up.
Question: What is the opposite of investigative reporting?
Answer: Slashdot.
It is just annoying when people ask questions like that. Because WE as slashdot readers can not tell a specific person how to dispose of their junk. It is all local. I can only tell someone how to get rid of their junk in my area.
There is a lot of lead in monitors, kids, so don't eat them.
For those who ask silly questions like, "Does anyone know how to dispose of a monitor?"
All you have to do is make a little effort. If you call your local trash people, they almost always have a way to handle waste computer stuff, waste oil, etc. Unless you live in a small town or something.
It wasn't environmentally sound in anyway, but the last monitor I "disposed of" was several years ago. I took it out into the desert and blew it to pieces with a shotgun and a pistol. I hope the environment forgives me.
My point is that if they have the passion and desire, they will be able to complete the task either by knowing how or learning how. It's not that hard and a programmer should be able to figure it out easily.
He just got promoted to management.
I would have them come in and instead of doing a technical interview, have a small project that they should be able to complete in a few hours.
Then sit them in a room with just an internet connection and a linux box. See if they can install their compiler of choice, get everything working, and begin coding. Best man wins.
You jackass, you called him a jackass!