Yeah it's kinda funny. They ask for ASP, MS SQL, VB, PHP, MySQL, Perl.
Why would I apply for a job where I don't know which platform I'll be using? You can't have half a site done in ASP and the other in PHP.
I've been asking this question for years and that's the part that frustrates me the most about Linux. Solving this would be a huge step forward for the OS.
MS created the MSWord format, so don't you think it might be more effective if they asked Microsoft for info on how they can make their documents MS Word compatible? It's a no brainer:)
I like the interface, it's simple and to the point. It's one of the easiest websites to use.
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euh yeah I clicked on those large buttons because I have no idea what the hell they do, where as with labelled buttons I know exactly what I'm clicking at so I don't have to click on each and every button to get the app I want.
I guess users like me didn't have any part in the usability studies? I always setup my IE toolbar icons to be smaller.
yes sure, tradeoffs like : lengthy startups, no DVD support, slow as hell interface, no root password, limited games choice, limited hardware choice, limited apps choice.
That's all stuff you can live without
Installation:
Although I have not had a chance yet to play with OS X, I just finished setting up my system to dual boot Windows 2000 Professional and Mandrake 8.0. The Mandrake installation was by far the easiest and fastest installation I have ever performed. If you take the recommended install, you click yes a few times, set a root password, and 15 minutes later you have a working system with a boatload more programs and possibilities than Win2K. It just blows me away how fast an easy the install was. Win2K took over an hour on my 400Mhz system and was generally more difficult. I like Mandrake's built-in and easy to use partition utility too.
I installed Win2k then installed Mandrake 8.0 on another harddisk with it's GUI boot interface. And when I tried choosing to go to the windows partition it didn't respond. I did fdisk/mbr and that boot interface was still here. Then I found out that I had to remove all the partitions and then do a fdisk/mbr. So I had to redo all the installations from scratch. That was the most frustrating Mandrake install I went through, other than that, Mandrake and KDE are my favorites.
On the other hand, I have no idea how to use OS X, meaningless icons everywhere, one button mouse. Geez am I supposed to guess what icon does what? Am I also supposed to guess which combination of keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks will do what? Sorry but OS X is terrible in terms of user-friendliness.
Why not? StarOffice is may not be perfect, but it is cheap and "good enough". Being "good enough" is the big success secret behind the PC (and also behind Microsoft).
We tried it, it doesn't stand a chance in the desktop publishing business. StarOffice is lacking way too many features in that area. Trust me if it was any good, we would have used it and saved a lot of money.
I was talking about the new Windows XP. If you buy Windows, would you like to have AOL, Real, and all kinds of useless apps bundled with it? Of course not. By protecting their users from all those useless programs how could they be abusing of their monopoly?
If Redhat or Mandrake came bundled with AOL, I would definitively look for another distribution.
And if MS refuses to advertise AOL on their Windows desktop, all of a sudden it becomes illegal to do so, they're abusing their monopoly power, antitrust violation, etc.
You think MS is Dr evil? They're just "mini Me" compared to the others.
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Yeah it's kinda funny. They ask for ASP, MS SQL, VB, PHP, MySQL, Perl.
Why would I apply for a job where I don't know which platform I'll be using? You can't have half a site done in ASP and the other in PHP.
okay but they should at least have the decency to include the libraries instead of making us search and download them the whole day.
I've been asking this question for years and that's the part that frustrates me the most about Linux. Solving this would be a huge step forward for the OS.
Jakob Nielsen thinks it's a useful feature and he says so on his homepage.
She's very pretty to
Looks to me like he was talking about his pr0n pics not the meteor ones.
MS created the MSWord format, so don't you think it might be more effective if they asked Microsoft for info on how they can make their documents MS Word compatible? It's a no brainer :)
what? I was buried? when did that happen?
I like the interface, it's simple and to the point. It's one of the easiest websites to use.
euh yeah I clicked on those large buttons because I have no idea what the hell they do, where as with labelled buttons I know exactly what I'm clicking at so I don't have to click on each and every button to get the app I want.
I guess users like me didn't have any part in the usability studies? I always setup my IE toolbar icons to be smaller.
did it have over 64 megs of RAM and more than 1gig harddisk? Why not boot with a DOS or win98 boot disk and install win2k?
and very secure indeed :)
heuh what version of win2k are you using? It installed my nic automatically and asked me if I wanted to use DHCP or a static IP.
Read the hardware requirements before installing Win2k. It doesn't run on 486 cpus.
yes sure, tradeoffs like : lengthy startups, no DVD support, slow as hell interface, no root password, limited games choice, limited hardware choice, limited apps choice.
That's all stuff you can live without
I come home to my * Wife
*:She's a PII-400 with WinXP and Mandrake.
Well actually that's the reason why they don't wannt to port it. It's too hard for them to make it work on so many hardware components.
Installation: Although I have not had a chance yet to play with OS X, I just finished setting up my system to dual boot Windows 2000 Professional and Mandrake 8.0. The Mandrake installation was by far the easiest and fastest installation I have ever performed. If you take the recommended install, you click yes a few times, set a root password, and 15 minutes later you have a working system with a boatload more programs and possibilities than Win2K. It just blows me away how fast an easy the install was. Win2K took over an hour on my 400Mhz system and was generally more difficult. I like Mandrake's built-in and easy to use partition utility too. /mbr and that boot interface was still here. Then I found out that I had to remove all the partitions and then do a fdisk /mbr. So I had to redo all the installations from scratch. That was the most frustrating Mandrake install I went through, other than that, Mandrake and KDE are my favorites.
I installed Win2k then installed Mandrake 8.0 on another harddisk with it's GUI boot interface. And when I tried choosing to go to the windows partition it didn't respond. I did fdisk
On the other hand, I have no idea how to use OS X, meaningless icons everywhere, one button mouse. Geez am I supposed to guess what icon does what? Am I also supposed to guess which combination of keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks will do what? Sorry but OS X is terrible in terms of user-friendliness.
Why not? StarOffice is may not be perfect, but it is cheap and "good enough". Being "good enough" is the big success secret behind the PC (and also behind Microsoft).
We tried it, it doesn't stand a chance in the desktop publishing business. StarOffice is lacking way too many features in that area. Trust me if it was any good, we would have used it and saved a lot of money.
I would say that IBM is still dominant. Look at all the profits they're making dude.
The Mafia is in control of all governments and I don't see anybody complaining about it. When it's MS, suddenly it's another story.
ah dude, talking some sense into them is useless. They just want to bash MS, so any little thing MS does becomes a conspiracy to take over the world.
I was talking about the new Windows XP. If you buy Windows, would you like to have AOL, Real, and all kinds of useless apps bundled with it? Of course not. By protecting their users from all those useless programs how could they be abusing of their monopoly?
If Redhat or Mandrake came bundled with AOL, I would definitively look for another distribution.
And if MS refuses to advertise AOL on their Windows desktop, all of a sudden it becomes illegal to do so, they're abusing their monopoly power, antitrust violation, etc.
You think MS is Dr evil? They're just "mini Me" compared to the others.
it will be bad for Open Source in general. Patents are anti open source.