TheStreet.com is reporting that the 360 has captured the hype machine for this Christmas season.
Too bad the hype card is only played when the product fails to meet expectations and fails to gain word-of-mouth marketing (which great products always have).
Oh wait, I think I misread the article. Maybe the Hype Machine is the name (or codename) of the next generation of XBox.
I just got confused prematurely (my girlfriend hates it too).
Windows: 1) Copy 2) Are you sure you want to not replace but also overwrite the existing content? 3) Reread and then analyze the dialog box for exactly what it doesisn't want you to do. 4) Hesitate 5) Paste and hope you interpreted the dialog box correctly.
[ Try it: Open a document in Excel 2003 and try to save it in a Tab delimited (industry standard) format. "Do you not want to not save this document and lose important features? -> Yes, No, "Learn More about the benefits of keeping your spreadsheet in our proprietary format")]
Sheesh. Having a Monopoly is one thing; but thinking you can force your sheep to work in your prescribed manner is another. No thanks.
1) Over-hype a product because you think people are stupid and will buy it because it's "sold out" 2) Place a few units on eBay for super-high prices, hoping people will believe the 'hype' 3) Make sure you don't produce enough units to meet demand (which _no_ business model ever does, unless it's just trying to push a device down "the people's" throats for marketshare purposes) 4) profit! 5) Introduce a subscription model and increase the price whenever it suits your corporation. 6) mega-profit!
It's the same business model as the Oil/Gasoline companies. That's why you can't "buy" anything anymore, you have to "license" it. Because when you license it, they can make you pay for it forever, and raise the price whenever they feel like it.
Vote Democrat - preserve your consumer rights.
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In more ways than one. It will also keep the users PC's as benign viewer stations.
On the opposite side of the same token, it will make security breaches at the Web Application level much more dangerous.
Put them on their own network segment. Also, if you'll use them in a mission-critical capacity (like a call center), make sure you keep in mind that if the network goes down, so do the phones.
Lastly, your price per phone is going to be somewhat higher.
Microsoft has equal rights to any US Citizen and they should have their voice heard. US Corporations have to fight like hell these days to get their voices heard by Congress, and it's just unfair to not grant them equal rights! You progressives are all about "civil liberties, blah blah", so why don't you unite this country and [wait] Hey look! - There's a WAR over there...! I'm pulling for the guys in the grey outfits!
The survey also revealed that 57% of active gamers have played online
Wow, I remember when 80% of computers weren't on the internet. Now, an PC that isn't connected to the internet isn't really useful. I think the same trend will happen with games - it's just going to take time for grandma to discover Yahoo! solitaire instead of her Windows one. I think that's where the numbers are getting skewed.
Seriously. Install only the core number of applications that you need. In Windows, every program you install ends up creating registry entries. That registry DB grows over time, and needs to get parsed all the time - resulting in sluggishnes.
Use sensible applications wherever you can (like Firefox; it stores its config info in flat files).
Also, Microsoft products are the worst offenders - Visual Studio, Office, etc.. all become bloated pigs.
Component availability is as ubiquitous to a major product provider as UPS'es are to Sys Admins. There is _zero_ possiblity that "oops, a critical component didn't come through" would happen in a production environment.
This is clearly marketing hype and a way to artificially create demand even when there is plenty of supply.
They didn't have a supply shortage for any other of their boxes (that I know of), and if they did it was completely strategic.
The only time a company will intentionally limit supply (or make people think the supply is insufficient), is when they have an inferiour product and know that their device can't compete on it's merits alone.
As Public Enemy said back in '88 - "Don't believe the hype!"
a) 4 Nigerian officals were killed in a helicopter crash a couple of weeks ago. b) They were also purportedly selling "Yellow Cake" enriched Uranium to Iraq (which has clearly been proven false). c) Profit!
As an American, I'd ordinarily recommend moving here and becoming a citizen. Because you could then gain international trust, be part of a democracy, and profit! However, these days I'm not sure that's a great idea. The entire world hates US (probably moreso than Nigeria!) because our so-called leader is an absolute dolt.
Yeah, I knew it wasn't really a practical suggestion, but vampires just bug the hell out of me.
In your case, using x10 didn't save you energy because of your habit of using it (leaving the lights on). In my case, I might be able to save a decent amount by using it, so I think that will be my next step.
As for your sig, if you think about your average person, just know that half of the world is stupider than they are.
Wrong. People aren't going to be willing to pay $300 for an operating system that intrudes ADVERTISEMENTS on them.
I'm still pissed off that I have to watch commercials on the CABLE content that I pay for. I can understand broadcast television having advertisements; but XM? That's nonsense. I'm _paying_ for the OS - I'll be damned if I have to pay TWICE!
How about a switch in each room that turns off all the crap inside of it?
I've audited my home for vampires, and I've since been desoldering leds, and using X10 modules to turn off VCR clocks (I have both a watch and a cellphone - but thanks for the valueadd of a clock on my microwave, coffee maker, vcr, phone, scale, etc.)
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TheStreet.com is reporting that the 360 has captured the hype machine for this Christmas season.
Too bad the hype card is only played when the product fails to meet expectations and fails to gain word-of-mouth marketing (which great products always have).
Oh wait, I think I misread the article. Maybe the Hype Machine is the name (or codename) of the next generation of XBox.
I just got confused prematurely (my girlfriend hates it too).
Thank god we now have OS X:
1) Copy
2) Paste
Windows:
1) Copy
2) Are you sure you want to not replace but also overwrite the existing content?
3) Reread and then analyze the dialog box for exactly what it doesisn't want you to do.
4) Hesitate
5) Paste and hope you interpreted the dialog box correctly.
[ Try it: Open a document in Excel 2003 and try to save it in a Tab delimited (industry standard) format. "Do you not want to not save this document and lose important features? -> Yes, No, "Learn More about the benefits of keeping your spreadsheet in our proprietary format")]
Sheesh. Having a Monopoly is one thing; but thinking you can force your sheep to work in your prescribed manner is another. No thanks.
Let's see:
1) Over-hype a product because you think people are stupid and will buy it because it's "sold out"
2) Place a few units on eBay for super-high prices, hoping people will believe the 'hype'
3) Make sure you don't produce enough units to meet demand (which _no_ business model ever does, unless it's just trying to push a device down "the people's" throats for marketshare purposes)
4) profit!
5) Introduce a subscription model and increase the price whenever it suits your corporation.
6) mega-profit!
It's the same business model as the Oil/Gasoline companies. That's why you can't "buy" anything anymore, you have to "license" it. Because when you license it, they can make you pay for it forever, and raise the price whenever they feel like it.
Vote Democrat - preserve your consumer rights.
In more ways than one. It will also keep the users PC's as benign viewer stations.
On the opposite side of the same token, it will make security breaches at the Web Application level much more dangerous.
If I didn't know any better, I'd think you worked for a Cable company.
Be aware, suspect may also be wearing 80's Hypercolor T-Shirt...
Seriously. It looks like they are stonewalling for MSFT.
So how exactly does Nielson work?
Isn't Guantanamo Base in Cuba? ... Oh wait ...
That's probably going to be the "best" integration of the technologies.
I'm not sure what a PAP2 is. This tech is somewhat new, so please forgive my naivete...
1) I doubt this thing will be fast enough to transcode a TV show in a timeframe deemed acceptable to Apple's high QA standards.
Ever hear of QuickTime?
Put them on their own network segment. Also, if you'll use them in a mission-critical capacity (like a call center), make sure you keep in mind that if the network goes down, so do the phones.
Lastly, your price per phone is going to be somewhat higher.
Microsoft has equal rights to any US Citizen and they should have their voice heard.
US Corporations have to fight like hell these days to get their voices heard by Congress, and it's just unfair to not grant them equal rights! You progressives are all about "civil liberties, blah blah", so why don't you unite this country and [wait] Hey look! - There's a WAR over there...! I'm pulling for the guys in the grey outfits!
w00t - Go Longhorn Devils!
The survey also revealed that 57% of active gamers have played online
Wow, I remember when 80% of computers weren't on the internet. Now, an PC that isn't connected to the internet isn't really useful. I think the same trend will happen with games - it's just going to take time for grandma to discover Yahoo! solitaire instead of her Windows one. I think that's where the numbers are getting skewed.
Seriously. Install only the core number of applications that you need. In Windows, every program you install ends up creating registry entries. That registry DB grows over time, and needs to get parsed all the time - resulting in sluggishnes.
Use sensible applications wherever you can (like Firefox; it stores its config info in flat files).
Also, Microsoft products are the worst offenders - Visual Studio, Office, etc.. all become bloated pigs.
They make the hardware and the software. Like Apple. Does it get better than that??
Yes! - you don't have to settle for like Apple, you hippie!
Component availability is as ubiquitous to a major product provider as UPS'es are to Sys Admins. There is _zero_ possiblity that "oops, a critical component didn't come through" would happen in a production environment.
This is clearly marketing hype and a way to artificially create demand even when there is plenty of supply.
They didn't have a supply shortage for any other of their boxes (that I know of), and if they did it was completely strategic.
The only time a company will intentionally limit supply (or make people think the supply is insufficient), is when they have an inferiour product and know that their device can't compete on it's merits alone.
As Public Enemy said back in '88 - "Don't believe the hype!"
With the buy, Cisco acquires one of the more dominant set-top-box makers.
One of the more dominant providers? I thought SA was the set top provider.
I've never seen any other box (however, I've only lived on the East Coast).
Well lets see:
a) 4 Nigerian officals were killed in a helicopter crash a couple of weeks ago.
b) They were also purportedly selling "Yellow Cake" enriched Uranium to Iraq (which has clearly been proven false).
c) Profit!
As an American, I'd ordinarily recommend moving here and becoming a citizen. Because you could then gain international trust, be part of a democracy, and profit! However, these days I'm not sure that's a great idea. The entire world hates US (probably moreso than Nigeria!) because our so-called leader is an absolute dolt.
*sigh*
Yeah, I knew it wasn't really a practical suggestion, but vampires just bug the hell out of me.
In your case, using x10 didn't save you energy because of your habit of using it (leaving the lights on). In my case, I might be able to save a decent amount by using it, so I think that will be my next step.
As for your sig, if you think about your average person, just know that half of the world is stupider than they are.
Yeah, but just think about how much harder it will be to pirate an "ad targeted" OS!
I'd hate to have Tampax ads stopping my intense FPS game mid-action just because I paid a discount price for it.
Or simply avoid the 360.
Wrong. People aren't going to be willing to pay $300 for an operating system that intrudes ADVERTISEMENTS on them.
I'm still pissed off that I have to watch commercials on the CABLE content that I pay for. I can understand broadcast television having advertisements; but XM? That's nonsense. I'm _paying_ for the OS - I'll be damned if I have to pay TWICE!
How about a switch in each room that turns off all the crap inside of it?
I've audited my home for vampires, and I've since been desoldering leds, and using X10 modules to turn off VCR clocks (I have both a watch and a cellphone - but thanks for the valueadd of a clock on my microwave, coffee maker, vcr, phone, scale, etc.)