This is not true. I also installed Windows 7 off of TechNet at launch, but a lot of stuff is broken.
You will not get external audio jack support with Windows 7 OEM drivers on iMac 2009 machines.
You will also not get internal microphone or mixer support with Windows 7 OEM drivers on iMac 2009 machines.
If you intend on using any Voice over IP applications, Cisco IP Communicator, Ventrilo, Microsoft OCS - install Vista.
And, updated sound drivers will not fix your problem. The Intel chipset drivers that ship native to boot camp are what are needed to map the mixer.
Windows 7 driver support on iMac's are a sorry state of affairs.
Take a look at network-based WAN acceleration products that will significantly reduce the overhead of SMB/CIFS traffic. This will make it easier to index, cache frequently used documents locally and improve your WAN utilization company wide. It will even cache directory lookups and they will "feel" instant to the end user.
My finding has been the exact opposite. I can use two fingers to type on the screen. Most typos are auto corrected and my words per second has increased the more I text. I tend to not abbreviate anything and spell it out. The new patch (1.1.1) adds the not publicized ability to auto-punctuate as well by hitting space bar twice at the end of a sentence. I really enjoy texting on the iPhone, there was a very small learning curve on the on-screen keyboard but it is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Nothing beats being able to type full-sized e-mails and messages on the iPhone and I don't feel the same level of frustration as I did on my Samsung Blackjack or my Treo 670. The click sound provides audible feedback as well. iPhone's SMS application has multiple threads so you can follow along with different conversations at once and pull them back up too. I wish there was a way to save them offline or e-mail them.
I wish I had read a review before I purchased my Apple Airport Extreme router. This is the most problematic, bug-ridden router I've used - and I've used a ton of routers. The software is so bad, that Apple pulled older firmware so people couldn't downgrade.
Trauma Center is like no other game I've played. Never have I had my hands shaking with cold palms frantically trying to save some poor shmuck's life on a video game. When I put that game down I feel exhausted.
I quit WoW for EVE. After leveling 5 characters to 60 and decking out my Mage in Tier 1 epics. EVE is so much better, gangs are cool. Awesome graphics, cool soundtrack. The strategy in skill planning and ship building is awesome, and running a corporation is so much more fun. Next build gets built in voice chat too. You can level in EVE without even being logged in. Plus, it made my wife happy. She gets to see more then the back of my head.
My comparison of City of Villians, coming from World of Warcraft:
There are NO items, just experience points to get you additional powers. No goofy loot system.
Each spell gets a number of buff slots, and as you kill mobs you get buffs to apply to your powers. (i.e. +heal, +dmg, +accuracy) You can do `instances' (kill quests) with 1 person, 3 people or whatever. It will scale difficulty automatically and spawn more mobs. No sitting around waiting for people shouting LFG.
If your buddy just started the game at lvl 2, he can help you with lvl 10 quests by making him a sidekick. He will then be 1 level lower then your level. Same thing, you can help a lvl 2 guy with his quests by being his "malefactor"
You can summon people across the map with just yourself. Travel powers kick butt, teleport, portal, fly, hover, the whole gambit.
The UI is streamlined, and took some time to get used to coming from WoW. I'm not sure entirely if I like the chat system yet though. Thats all I can think of for now.
I just got a Mac Mini BTO 1.42 with 512Mb of RAM and it runs WOW terrible. It is very choppy and barely playable, especially in Ironforge or around any water/fire effects.
Does this improve by moving to 1G of RAM? Running top I see a lot of paging activity, but I want to see wht you think.
Wireless Internet connection on an Apple ][e and an IBM PC huh. I wonder with what TCP/IP stack they were using...
Do you mean 1200 baud packet radio? I call bullshit.
I have several large store chains as customers I support. Not a single one of them use the same bleeding edge methodologies (RFID, data warehousing, etc.) to use IT to grow their businesses like Wal-Mart. This is a really good article and really highlights how using IT can grow your business, versus seeing it as a "requirement" and treating it that way.
Some store chains "like" treating their customers like a vintage bank, i.e. do everything on paper, no redundancy, very low bandwidth links, long credit card validation times, etc. I think that Wal-Mart's success continues to hinge on them utilizing IT and that says a lot about their business.
Alternately, because of a lot of what they do is bleeding edge - they don't get the same level of application and vendor support because other stores have implemented the same systems. While the risk is a lot higher in adopting new systems (i.e. RFID), the gain from being the first adopter and being able to profit off the technology will make up for it if they are successful.
What the heck is a "VoIP network packet dump"? What type of signalling are you talking about? It sounds like you or your customer isn't educated enough to Layer 3 switch and deny outside access to their call control server and their voice services VLANs.
I talk to people all day who spout off this kind of crap - "VoIP is not secure." "Power over Ethernet can blow up my computers."
Don't blame the technology if you can't secure your network. Your voice network is only as good as your data network. If you use POS Linksys switches and non-hardened Windows 2000 servers, you really get what you pay for.
"466. Every person having upon him or her in his or her possession a
picklock, crow, keybit, crowbar, screwdriver, vise grip pliers,
water-pump pliers, slidehammer, slim jim, tension bar, lock pick gun,
tubular lock pick, floor-safe door puller, master key, ceramic or
porcelain spark plug chips or pieces, or other instrument or tool
with intent feloniously to break or enter into any building, railroad
car, aircraft, or vessel, trailer coach, or vehicle as defined in
the Vehicle Code, or who shall knowingly make or alter, or shall
attempt to make or alter, any key or other instrument named above so
that the same will fit or open the lock of a building, railroad car,
aircraft, vessel, trailer coach, or vehicle as defined in the Vehicle
Code, without being requested to do so by some person having the
right to open the same, or who shall make, alter, or repair any
instrument or thing, knowing or having reason to believe that it is
intended to be used in committing a misdemeanor or felony, is guilty
of a misdemeanor. Any of the structures mentioned in Section 459
shall be deemed to be a building within the meaning of this section."
I interpret this as owning lockpicks are legal, using them to commit a crime is a misdemeanor. Complete lockpicking laws - From FindLaw.
I concur. I have a red Ximeta 160Gb with the Samsung drive (actually the same hard disk I have in my desktop as well) As a USB 2.0 drive it is zippy and very reliable. But the NDAS based network support is terrible, drivers are buggy on Windows and on Mac OS X (they are "beta" - I couldn't even get them to mount a disk) They use a goofy generated security key that is very cumbersome and multiple users can only get READ access and not write access.
I would check out Linksys's new storage products...
Bought a Sidekick, switched my unlimited GPRS account on T-mobile to SK plan. Used the crap out of it for 2 weeks. Returned it.
And I got the dev account, uploaded the small smattering of somewhat workable apps. Also, couldn't SIM unlock it even though I paid retail. T-mobile processed the unlock but never sent it - and calling Danger was futile. Terrible customer support from both of them.
I agree with every single of your downsides as I experienced them first hand. It was nice to AIM in the car or at the doctors office, but other then that. Worthless! I've been through a Treo and a Sidekick. Someday I'll find a decent device.
I waited 3 hours to buy a $3k Samsung HDTV at Best Buy.. while Demon customers with no intention to buy anything monopolized 3 separate clerks. After the customers left, the clerks were so frustrated they left me standing while they bumbled around elsewhere. I had to ask 2 other clerks from other departments to help me before I got service.
While I did end up buying my HDTV at Best Buy, I think that they have the worst, most horrible customer service you could encounter. This was in Fresno.
I now do everything I can to avoid Best Buy, hoping that CompUSA and someday maybe Frys will have the items I am looking for, or I go to PC Club or newegg.com. I feel sorry for the miserable pre-college teenagers that have to work in that hellhole.
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This is not true. I also installed Windows 7 off of TechNet at launch, but a lot of stuff is broken. You will not get external audio jack support with Windows 7 OEM drivers on iMac 2009 machines. You will also not get internal microphone or mixer support with Windows 7 OEM drivers on iMac 2009 machines. If you intend on using any Voice over IP applications, Cisco IP Communicator, Ventrilo, Microsoft OCS - install Vista. And, updated sound drivers will not fix your problem. The Intel chipset drivers that ship native to boot camp are what are needed to map the mixer. Windows 7 driver support on iMac's are a sorry state of affairs.
A good example is Cisco WAAS, a cool video showing how it works is here: http://www.cisco.com/cdc_content_elements/flash/ans/index.html
See here for data sheets and specs: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5680/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html
Cisco's solution is inexpensive and you can use your existing router investment to do all the heavy lifting.
Pat
That's too bad, I always wanted Speakeasy. They seemed like one of the few ISPs that had it together.
I enjoyed this post, I have a Blackberry and I agree. :)
My finding has been the exact opposite. I can use two fingers to type on the screen. Most typos are auto corrected and my words per second has increased the more I text. I tend to not abbreviate anything and spell it out. The new patch (1.1.1) adds the not publicized ability to auto-punctuate as well by hitting space bar twice at the end of a sentence. I really enjoy texting on the iPhone, there was a very small learning curve on the on-screen keyboard but it is not as bad as everyone is making it out to be. Nothing beats being able to type full-sized e-mails and messages on the iPhone and I don't feel the same level of frustration as I did on my Samsung Blackjack or my Treo 670. The click sound provides audible feedback as well. iPhone's SMS application has multiple threads so you can follow along with different conversations at once and pull them back up too. I wish there was a way to save them offline or e-mail them.
This URL below is a good video "Change Log" in the new iPhone version that talks about some of the new keyboard features: http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
Disclaimer: I'm a phone company employee..but I don't know that it matters.
I have a Shoutcast Feed up of the San Diego Fire Department radio traffic. It is at http://sdfire.blogsite.org:8000/
I wish I had read a review before I purchased my Apple Airport Extreme router. This is the most problematic, bug-ridden router I've used - and I've used a ton of routers. The software is so bad, that Apple pulled older firmware so people couldn't downgrade.
Trauma Center is like no other game I've played. Never have I had my hands shaking with cold palms frantically trying to save some poor shmuck's life on a video game. When I put that game down I feel exhausted.
I quit WoW for EVE. After leveling 5 characters to 60 and decking out my Mage in Tier 1 epics. EVE is so much better, gangs are cool. Awesome graphics, cool soundtrack. The strategy in skill planning and ship building is awesome, and running a corporation is so much more fun. Next build gets built in voice chat too. You can level in EVE without even being logged in. Plus, it made my wife happy. She gets to see more then the back of my head.
Learn 2 Play!
My comparison of City of Villians, coming from World of Warcraft:
There are NO items, just experience points to get you additional powers. No goofy loot system.
Each spell gets a number of buff slots, and as you kill mobs you get buffs to apply to your powers. (i.e. +heal, +dmg, +accuracy) You can do `instances' (kill quests) with 1 person, 3 people or whatever. It will scale difficulty automatically and spawn more mobs. No sitting around waiting for people shouting LFG.
If your buddy just started the game at lvl 2, he can help you with lvl 10 quests by making him a sidekick.
He will then be 1 level lower then your level. Same thing, you can help a lvl 2 guy with his quests by being his "malefactor"
You can summon people across the map with just yourself. Travel powers kick butt, teleport, portal, fly, hover, the whole gambit.
The UI is streamlined, and took some time to get used to coming from WoW. I'm not sure entirely if I like the chat system yet though. Thats all I can think of for now.
I just got a Mac Mini BTO 1.42 with 512Mb of RAM and it runs WOW terrible. It is very choppy and barely playable, especially in Ironforge or around any water/fire effects. Does this improve by moving to 1G of RAM? Running top I see a lot of paging activity, but I want to see wht you think.
I'd hope Cisco Catalyst 6500s weren't processing 911 calls..
Skinny is not a standard. It is proprietary for Cisco products only.. unlike MGCP and SIP which are wide open.
Wireless Internet connection on an Apple ][e and an IBM PC huh. I wonder with what TCP/IP stack they were using... Do you mean 1200 baud packet radio? I call bullshit.
I have several large store chains as customers I support. Not a single one of them use the same bleeding edge methodologies (RFID, data warehousing, etc.) to use IT to grow their businesses like Wal-Mart. This is a really good article and really highlights how using IT can grow your business, versus seeing it as a "requirement" and treating it that way.
Some store chains "like" treating their customers like a vintage bank, i.e. do everything on paper, no redundancy, very low bandwidth links, long credit card validation times, etc. I think that Wal-Mart's success continues to hinge on them utilizing IT and that says a lot about their business.
Alternately, because of a lot of what they do is bleeding edge - they don't get the same level of application and vendor support because other stores have implemented the same systems. While the risk is a lot higher in adopting new systems (i.e. RFID), the gain from being the first adopter and being able to profit off the technology will make up for it if they are successful.
Pat
What the heck is a "VoIP network packet dump"? What type of signalling are you talking about? It sounds like you or your customer isn't educated enough to Layer 3 switch and deny outside access to their call control server and their voice services VLANs. I talk to people all day who spout off this kind of crap - "VoIP is not secure." "Power over Ethernet can blow up my computers." Don't blame the technology if you can't secure your network. Your voice network is only as good as your data network. If you use POS Linksys switches and non-hardened Windows 2000 servers, you really get what you pay for.
Your state public utility comission regulates telco tarriffed pricing AND features they can offer. Not your telco. Next.
MGCP is not proprietary. Next.
"466. Every person having upon him or her in his or her possession a picklock, crow, keybit, crowbar, screwdriver, vise grip pliers, water-pump pliers, slidehammer, slim jim, tension bar, lock pick gun, tubular lock pick, floor-safe door puller, master key, ceramic or porcelain spark plug chips or pieces, or other instrument or tool with intent feloniously to break or enter into any building, railroad car, aircraft, or vessel, trailer coach, or vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code, or who shall knowingly make or alter, or shall attempt to make or alter, any key or other instrument named above so that the same will fit or open the lock of a building, railroad car, aircraft, vessel, trailer coach, or vehicle as defined in the Vehicle Code, without being requested to do so by some person having the right to open the same, or who shall make, alter, or repair any instrument or thing, knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used in committing a misdemeanor or felony, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any of the structures mentioned in Section 459 shall be deemed to be a building within the meaning of this section."
I interpret this as owning lockpicks are legal, using them to commit a crime is a misdemeanor. Complete lockpicking laws - From FindLaw.
Pat
stat-muxing is not compression. that is all.
I concur. I have a red Ximeta 160Gb with the Samsung drive (actually the same hard disk I have in my desktop as well) As a USB 2.0 drive it is zippy and very reliable. But the NDAS based network support is terrible, drivers are buggy on Windows and on Mac OS X (they are "beta" - I couldn't even get them to mount a disk) They use a goofy generated security key that is very cumbersome and multiple users can only get READ access and not write access.
I would check out Linksys's new storage products...
Pat
And I got the dev account, uploaded the small smattering of somewhat workable apps. Also, couldn't SIM unlock it even though I paid retail. T-mobile processed the unlock but never sent it - and calling Danger was futile. Terrible customer support from both of them.
I agree with every single of your downsides as I experienced them first hand. It was nice to AIM in the car or at the doctors office, but other then that. Worthless! I've been through a Treo and a Sidekick. Someday I'll find a decent device.
-Pat
Pat
Word. I thought the support was only for dedicated server. How about that... a native Linux game release!