Apple has been quite consistent when it comes to the web. They've always supported and defend open web standards. Their maintenance of Webkit (which is used for Google Chrome) is a prime example.
Try and name one Apple-sponsored proprietary web technology.
While I too have my complaints about Microsoft most of what you complain about can be mitigated by turning on the Windows XP firewall prior to going online. In fact if you're installing Windows XP with SP2 integrated it's on by default. This shouldn't be an issue.
My problem with this article's statement about Windows XP being infected so quickly is that on an unpatched XP system the OS is over 4 years old. That's 4 years of known insecurities, it's not surprising that it would be compromised so quickly. Are the Linux systems that are being compared also 4 years old?
Patched Windows systems, however, remained untouched throughout the test, backing both its and Microsoft's advice to patch regularly, and patch promptly. "Applying patches in a timely manner is an important component of an effective security strategy," the report read.
Or is this just convenient editing to bash Microsoft. Oh wait sorry, I forgot this is Slashdot.
Alberta is pretty much EXACTLY how it's portraed on TV. You just haven't lived here long enough to realize it. We're the rednecks of Canada unless you go North to Edmonton.
Gotta disagree with this. I've lived in 5 provinces and now have been in Calgary for a number of years and I think Alberta gets a raw deal in the media. When I lived in Ottawa I could drive less than an hour outside the city and find rednecks and attitudes that would put some conservative Albertans to shame.
Calgary is Canada's fastest growing city and infrastructure is not keeping up. This causes traffic problems and crowded transit systems. Despite that I still find Calgary to be an extremely livable city. You really have to live elsewhere to really appreciate it.
Thanks for that, if only I had mod points. I too was raised in Ontario but now live in Calgary and I have railed against that stupid stereotype of Alberta. Calgary is an amazingly progressive city. It's culturally diverse (only Toronto and Vancouver are more diverse), young (lowest average popluation) and environmentally concerned (the only place in Canada that uses wind power to generate electricity). I too, as do many people I know, support gay marriage. And yes I have no qualms about wearing a cowboy hat during Stampede.
Hey we only pull it out of the ground. It's the rest of the world that buys it and pumps CO2 into the atmosphere. There wouldn't be an Alberta oil industry if it wasn't for demand elsewhere.
6)I can run web/ftp/mail servers. If you want to do this with Windows, you'll need to either buy the expensive MS offerings, or go get Apache and thank the same geeks you are dissing.
Windows XP Pro does come with a web server, it's just not installed by default.
7)I can remotely access both Windows Terminal Services and VNC, or run a VNC server. This will require 3rd party software in windows.
Windows XP (Home and Pro) comes with a Terminal Services client out of the box. It's called Remote Desktop Connection (Yes it really does work with Terminal Services too). I can easily install free VNC if I need it. VNC is also 3rd party software on Linux.
8)I can play DVDs. Again, 3rd party software does this for windows.
Windows Media Player can play DVDs I can even navigate the menus.
9)I can burn CDs. Same story.
Windows XP has built-in CD burning but I personally prefer Nero.
10)I can take a blank hard drive, write DOS partitions to it, and format it for FAT32, in any size, in under 1 minute. Windows XP will only create up to a 32GB partition, and takes over an hour to accomplish it.
I agree with the FAT32 32MB limitation but there is a quick format option in Windows XP that will do the job in seconds. It's even available during the Windows installation. And why would you need 250GB FAT32 partitions? It's a lousy file system anyway.
Most civilized countries have a system called Loser Pays. Where if the plaintiff of a lawsuit loses then they have to pay the legal fees of the defendant.
With the current system the plaintiff can bombard the defendant with paperwork until they give up and decide it's cheaper to settle out of court.
Loser pays would make people seriously consider the validity of their lawsuit before going ahead with it.
Of course you realize that 90% of what you're complaining about can be reconfigured. It's a snap to put icons like My Computer, Internet Explorer etc back on the desktop. Yes you can drag and drop to and from the Start Menu. You can even make the Start Menu and the rest of XP look like Windows 2000. It's also quite easy to change the Control Panel look and get rid of those damn side panels.
You don't have to accept the default WinXP settings.
The english word tungsten comes from old norse and it literally means just that, heavy rock. Tungsten is also a metallic element and is sometimes called wolfram. It is very hard and has a high melting point. I'm sure Palm is using the name to imply that the new Palms are tough or indestructable.
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Do people think before posting idiotic comments like this?
My Mac already has many codecs installed that Apple doesn't officially support. Nothing Apple can do about it. What's one more?
What incentive would MS or Apple have in blocking it?
Apple licenses H.264 too. Probably due to the lack of any decent open alternatives at the time (2003).
How is iTunes a proprietary web technology?
Google uses H.264 too and is a codec that's free to use for video playback on the Internet.
I was referring to web technologies unique to Apple.
eWorld?
That was an dialup service (like AOL) and it died 14 years ago.
Apple has been quite consistent when it comes to the web. They've always supported and defend open web standards. Their maintenance of Webkit (which is used for Google Chrome) is a prime example.
Try and name one Apple-sponsored proprietary web technology.
They were the first to offer it on a personal computer. The Star was a $75,000 workstation, hardly a personal computer.
You can remote wipe with Activesync too.
Can't use a netbook while standing or walking
Can't use a netbook on a music stand
Can't use a netbook easily while reading on my back in bed
It's the form factor stupid.
While I too have my complaints about Microsoft most of what you complain about can be mitigated by turning on the Windows XP firewall prior to going online. In fact if you're installing Windows XP with SP2 integrated it's on by default. This shouldn't be an issue.
My problem with this article's statement about Windows XP being infected so quickly is that on an unpatched XP system the OS is over 4 years old. That's 4 years of known insecurities, it's not surprising that it would be compromised so quickly. Are the Linux systems that are being compared also 4 years old?
that stated:
Patched Windows systems, however, remained untouched throughout the test, backing both its and Microsoft's advice to patch regularly, and patch promptly. "Applying patches in a timely manner is an important component of an effective security strategy," the report read.
Or is this just convenient editing to bash Microsoft. Oh wait sorry, I forgot this is Slashdot.
Hmm... I was using Firefox on Windows XP and didn't have any problems. Although the scroll bar really does suck.
I'm not sure what the hell you guys are talking about.
Entering Linux returned over 98 million hits, with linux.org at number 1.
Google returned over 69 million, with google.com at number 1.
Misspelling Slashdot, it suggested the correct spelling and returned 1.7 million hits with slashdot.org at number 1.
All results returned quickly.
...until June 30, 2006
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I'm aware of that small problem that's why I wrote to turn the firewall on prior to going online.
Obviously turning on the Windows XP firewall prior to going online never occurred to you.
Gotta disagree with this. I've lived in 5 provinces and now have been in Calgary for a number of years and I think Alberta gets a raw deal in the media. When I lived in Ottawa I could drive less than an hour outside the city and find rednecks and attitudes that would put some conservative Albertans to shame.
Calgary is Canada's fastest growing city and infrastructure is not keeping up. This causes traffic problems and crowded transit systems. Despite that I still find Calgary to be an extremely livable city. You really have to live elsewhere to really appreciate it.
Thanks for that, if only I had mod points. I too was raised in Ontario but now live in Calgary and I have railed against that stupid stereotype of Alberta. Calgary is an amazingly progressive city. It's culturally diverse (only Toronto and Vancouver are more diverse), young (lowest average popluation) and environmentally concerned (the only place in Canada that uses wind power to generate electricity). I too, as do many people I know, support gay marriage. And yes I have no qualms about wearing a cowboy hat during Stampede.
Hey we only pull it out of the ground. It's the rest of the world that buys it and pumps CO2 into the atmosphere. There wouldn't be an Alberta oil industry if it wasn't for demand elsewhere.
Yes they can, just install this extension.
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http://www.pryan.org/mozilla/site/TheOneKEA/tabpr
Here are a few corrections:
6)I can run web/ftp/mail servers. If you want to do this with Windows, you'll need to either buy the expensive MS offerings, or go get Apache and thank the same geeks you are dissing.
Windows XP Pro does come with a web server, it's just not installed by default.
7)I can remotely access both Windows Terminal Services and VNC, or run a VNC server. This will require 3rd party software in windows.
Windows XP (Home and Pro) comes with a Terminal Services client out of the box. It's called Remote Desktop Connection (Yes it really does work with Terminal Services too). I can easily install free VNC if I need it. VNC is also 3rd party software on Linux.
8)I can play DVDs. Again, 3rd party software does this for windows.
Windows Media Player can play DVDs I can even navigate the menus.
9)I can burn CDs. Same story.
Windows XP has built-in CD burning but I personally prefer Nero.
10)I can take a blank hard drive, write DOS partitions to it, and format it for FAT32, in any size, in under 1 minute. Windows XP will only create up to a 32GB partition, and takes over an hour to accomplish it.
I agree with the FAT32 32MB limitation but there is a quick format option in Windows XP that will do the job in seconds. It's even available during the Windows installation. And why would you need 250GB FAT32 partitions? It's a lousy file system anyway.
It's not hard in Outlook Express. There's been an option to read email in plain text for quite some time now.
Most civilized countries have a system called Loser Pays. Where if the plaintiff of a lawsuit loses then they have to pay the legal fees of the defendant.
With the current system the plaintiff can bombard the defendant with paperwork until they give up and decide it's cheaper to settle out of court.
Loser pays would make people seriously consider the validity of their lawsuit before going ahead with it.
Of course you realize that 90% of what you're complaining about can be reconfigured. It's a snap to put icons like My Computer, Internet Explorer etc back on the desktop. Yes you can drag and drop to and from the Start Menu. You can even make the Start Menu and the rest of XP look like Windows 2000. It's also quite easy to change the Control Panel look and get rid of those damn side panels.
You don't have to accept the default WinXP settings.
The english word tungsten comes from old norse and it literally means just that, heavy rock. Tungsten is also a metallic element and is sometimes called wolfram. It is very hard and has a high melting point. I'm sure Palm is using the name to imply that the new Palms are tough or indestructable.
I still have my MS BASIC cart but I no longer have the computer. :(
I loved my 800 too. My first introduction to assembly language and and it had great graphics (for the time).
Good news is that I can emulate the 800 on my PC if I want to reminisce.