Given how many "manufacturers" of smartphones I saw at CES this year. They're almost all the same. They look like they came from the same factory with different trims. The one major difference was the MIPS based ones. Generally, the phones were very cheap, in lots of 500s they were about $135. I would pick up a couple of them for traveling since they were generally GSM unlocked.
Some of the "Google's Android TV" you could get at $45/unit for lots of 100s.
I still have like $18 in my Google Voice account. I needed to make some calls while out of the country a year ago, I couldn't get it working without latency or echoing. Had to switch to Skype, worked mostly OK. It's like Google is not even trying to fix their VoIP issues, just have it so some manager can check a feature off a list somewhere.
Computers have been getting better at not being room heaters. I remember when I had the Athlon 64 and ATI X1950 Pro, I didn't need to turn on the heat during the winter in that room. But with newer processors, that room is freezing and it's not even winter yet.
This is what happens when God allowed the star makers to unionized. They get lazy and production drops.
I'll be using this news to tell me wife why I'm just sitting on the couch and not doing house chores. I want minimize my contribution to the heat death of the universe.
What I'm not OK with is a tablet interface forced on desktop users. Why can't desktop users have the option to default to well... Desktop mode. I would say 90% of my program launching activities is done from the task bar, so no big lost for me if there's no Start Menu.
MSFT can buy AMD with their pocket change, then they can own the full stack (chips, graphics, server (SeaMicro), OS, and applications). Of course, Intel would be pissed. But it's not like Intel would stop supporting Windows. Mac OS X is not going to be able to make up the difference in lost Windows sales.
I've been there. It goes like this: a) hardware manager is require to get his cost of the project to a level required by upper management => he subcontracts to the cheapest guys around => gets promoted because he exceeded his target.
b) software manager is require to get his cost of the project to a level required by upper management => he subcontracts to the cheapest guys around => gets promoted because he exceeded his target.
c) QA manager says whatever because hardware and software is substandard => collects his salary and push the product out
It wouldn't knock MSFT out, MSFT already has a phone in development. Apple doesn't need some lead weight to drag it down. If you look at Apple's acquisition history, it's very frugal in that they only buy companies on the cheap. Apple doesn't really need maps, there's TeleAtlas so that they can buy from TomTom.
But your experience may vary. My first SSD was a Mushkin Chronos, terrible out of the box. BSODs all over the place, RMA'ed. Replacement Chronos has been solid and very fast. No crashes.
But do you really? It said it was reworked from the novel. Maybe it's really not Ender but a clone of him, hundreds of years later with implanted memories. Clone Ender is not fighting the Formics but a human rebellion. The true twist, the final planet is Earth because the Hegemony was displaced by the rebellion and is battling back to regain Earth.
Hey, I bought one of those and a Vista tablet. It was OK, I was dreaming that I could do quick and easy demo with clients or better Photoshopping. Yeah, that didn't exactly happen. It was stylus was inaccurate and viewing angle was too bad for working with clients across the table.
So MSFT sold at least two windows licenses to suckers like me.
Speaking of tablets, had so much hope for the OQO. I might try to buy one to add to my collection of relic computing. I can put it next to my 3dfx Voodoo 5500, Rendition V1000, HP Jornada, HP iPaq, Handspring Visor, SB Live and a SCSI controller.
Steve said a lot of things. What he meant was "we're working on something like that but we don't want to show our hand so we're going to be publicly dismissive of it."
I've installed or recommended OpenOffice/LibreOffice as a replacement for pirating MS Office a lot lately. It's not worth the hassle of dealing with MS Office's copy protection for most people. Plus, most people can't tell the functional difference anyway. Here's the usual list that I normally recommend for the average person.
VMWare/Parallel => VirtualBox Photoshop => Paint.net (it's good enough for most basic jobs) Nero => CDBurnerXP/ImgBurn MS Office => OpenOffice/LibreOffice
There's been enough time and technological progress for the XB-70 to be successful. Fly-by-wire would fix the stability issue, modern materials would create a lighter airframe, and modern engines would make it more reliable. And since they're Russians, I expect the plane to be able to take off from a dirt road or ice sheet (Firefox).
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Given how many "manufacturers" of smartphones I saw at CES this year. They're almost all the same. They look like they came from the same factory with different trims. The one major difference was the MIPS based ones. Generally, the phones were very cheap, in lots of 500s they were about $135. I would pick up a couple of them for traveling since they were generally GSM unlocked.
Some of the "Google's Android TV" you could get at $45/unit for lots of 100s.
I still have like $18 in my Google Voice account. I needed to make some calls while out of the country a year ago, I couldn't get it working without latency or echoing. Had to switch to Skype, worked mostly OK. It's like Google is not even trying to fix their VoIP issues, just have it so some manager can check a feature off a list somewhere.
Computers have been getting better at not being room heaters. I remember when I had the Athlon 64 and ATI X1950 Pro, I didn't need to turn on the heat during the winter in that room. But with newer processors, that room is freezing and it's not even winter yet.
This is what happens when God allowed the star makers to unionized. They get lazy and production drops.
I'll be using this news to tell me wife why I'm just sitting on the couch and not doing house chores. I want minimize my contribution to the heat death of the universe.
Totally been there. Not happening again.
Dell is thinking of buying AMD. We don't need that. Samsung buying AMD is better.
What I'm not OK with is a tablet interface forced on desktop users. Why can't desktop users have the option to default to well... Desktop mode. I would say 90% of my program launching activities is done from the task bar, so no big lost for me if there's no Start Menu.
I took too long checking her for breast cancer.
MSFT can buy AMD with their pocket change, then they can own the full stack (chips, graphics, server (SeaMicro), OS, and applications). Of course, Intel would be pissed. But it's not like Intel would stop supporting Windows. Mac OS X is not going to be able to make up the difference in lost Windows sales.
Intel needs MSFT more than MSFT needs Intel.
I've been there. It goes like this:
a) hardware manager is require to get his cost of the project to a level required by upper management => he subcontracts to the cheapest guys around => gets promoted because he exceeded his target.
b) software manager is require to get his cost of the project to a level required by upper management => he subcontracts to the cheapest guys around => gets promoted because he exceeded his target.
c) QA manager says whatever because hardware and software is substandard => collects his salary and push the product out
d) upper management doesn't know why projects keep failing.
I think that was between 2006-2010. That was my go to distribution for beginners and myself on older machines.
521 years is well within the range of the dodo. Time to get started scientists.
That's not how my Taiwanese friends feel about it. They get very offended if I mistakenly call them Chinese.
but most of those are FRAND anyway.
It wouldn't knock MSFT out, MSFT already has a phone in development. Apple doesn't need some lead weight to drag it down. If you look at Apple's acquisition history, it's very frugal in that they only buy companies on the cheap. Apple doesn't really need maps, there's TeleAtlas so that they can buy from TomTom.
But your experience may vary. My first SSD was a Mushkin Chronos, terrible out of the box. BSODs all over the place, RMA'ed. Replacement Chronos has been solid and very fast. No crashes.
But do you really? It said it was reworked from the novel. Maybe it's really not Ender but a clone of him, hundreds of years later with implanted memories. Clone Ender is not fighting the Formics but a human rebellion. The true twist, the final planet is Earth because the Hegemony was displaced by the rebellion and is battling back to regain Earth.
How is Klout useful for me?
Hey, I bought one of those and a Vista tablet. It was OK, I was dreaming that I could do quick and easy demo with clients or better Photoshopping. Yeah, that didn't exactly happen. It was stylus was inaccurate and viewing angle was too bad for working with clients across the table.
So MSFT sold at least two windows licenses to suckers like me.
Speaking of tablets, had so much hope for the OQO. I might try to buy one to add to my collection of relic computing. I can put it next to my 3dfx Voodoo 5500, Rendition V1000, HP Jornada, HP iPaq, Handspring Visor, SB Live and a SCSI controller.
Steve said a lot of things. What he meant was "we're working on something like that but we don't want to show our hand so we're going to be publicly dismissive of it."
for malware.
I've installed or recommended OpenOffice/LibreOffice as a replacement for pirating MS Office a lot lately. It's not worth the hassle of dealing with MS Office's copy protection for most people. Plus, most people can't tell the functional difference anyway. Here's the usual list that I normally recommend for the average person.
VMWare/Parallel => VirtualBox
Photoshop => Paint.net (it's good enough for most basic jobs)
Nero => CDBurnerXP/ImgBurn
MS Office => OpenOffice/LibreOffice
I've trained myself to just ignore games with Ubisoft on the label.
They already know, it's part of the plan.
"Another"? I don't remember seeing one operational.
There's been enough time and technological progress for the XB-70 to be successful. Fly-by-wire would fix the stability issue, modern materials would create a lighter airframe, and modern engines would make it more reliable. And since they're Russians, I expect the plane to be able to take off from a dirt road or ice sheet (Firefox).