My parents just got this installed in Dallas. It comes into the house via fiber (apparently, I didn't see the box) and distributes through coax. Two HD tuners, one HD tuner with DVR, one network bridge, and phone service for much less than I'm paying for analog cable and cable modem. The speed was good (didn't have a chance to try) and the DVR software was decent (WinCE based something or other). I wish I had more time to play with it.
Let's face it, you're never going to convince an OSS developer to name their music player app "Music Player" or "LinTunes". Instead we get XMMS, Banshee, amaroK, etc.
I do think that some distributions are trying to solve this problem from a different angle: attaching a functional description to the application name wherever possible. For example, if I want to find an application to edit graphics on Kubuntu, I open the applications menu (conveniently in the same place as the Windows start menu), mouse over the "Graphics" menu, and choose "GIMP Image Editor". If I can't find such an application, I can go to "System"->"Add/Remove...", look under the "Graphics" tab, and browse graphics apps by description.
Intel sold off StrongARM/XScale to Marvell some time ago. Besides, there are much better solutions for ARM SOCs than XScale right now.
Apple probably switched to Intel because they had the lowest power mobile offering, and mobile products are their biggest seller (for full PCs anyway). Apple, just like other big manufacturers are privy to new product information years before the public knows about them. They had made the decision to port OSX and redesign their platforms when we were still bashing the P4 architecture and it looked like Intel was about to fold.
Nobody here knows (or is allowed to admit to knowing) what Intel and AMD are developing in their skunkworks. AMD has never had the upper hand in the mobile segment. Maybe AMD is planning to get serious about mobile too...
Uh... DS carts do have a filesystem. If you're asking about why the DS doesn't support off-cart storage of game data and media, well, that's one reason the DS is $70 less than the PSP, is two-thirds the size, and runs about three times as long on a charge.
The Messagepad 2000 and 2100, which were released right before the product was canned, had two slots. They were also freaking huge (current UMPC-big).
The 1xx series had one PCMCIA slot, while the original Messagepad had one underpowered slot that was pretty much good only for SRAM cards. Apple's intent for connectivity on these models was to subscribe to Apple's dial-up email service, eWorld, with a cigarette pack sized modem that connected to the serial port.
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Fools! This is merely a viral marketing gimmick for the upcoming "Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: Lady Nocturne: A Tek Jansen Adventure" movie.
My parents just got this installed in Dallas. It comes into the house via fiber (apparently, I didn't see the box) and distributes through coax. Two HD tuners, one HD tuner with DVR, one network bridge, and phone service for much less than I'm paying for analog cable and cable modem. The speed was good (didn't have a chance to try) and the DVR software was decent (WinCE based something or other). I wish I had more time to play with it.
Let's face it, you're never going to convince an OSS developer to name their music player app "Music Player" or "LinTunes". Instead we get XMMS, Banshee, amaroK, etc.
I do think that some distributions are trying to solve this problem from a different angle: attaching a functional description to the application name wherever possible. For example, if I want to find an application to edit graphics on Kubuntu, I open the applications menu (conveniently in the same place as the Windows start menu), mouse over the "Graphics" menu, and choose "GIMP Image Editor". If I can't find such an application, I can go to "System"->"Add/Remove...", look under the "Graphics" tab, and browse graphics apps by description.
Because #2 in the Executive Branch is terrifying.
Your premise needs more Robocop.
That anecdote is false.
The RIAA man in the black suit, Dude. Worthy fsckin' adversary.
Pushing preview plus proofreading prevents provoking punctuation problem posts.
Intel sold off StrongARM/XScale to Marvell some time ago. Besides, there are much better solutions for ARM SOCs than XScale right now.
Apple probably switched to Intel because they had the lowest power mobile offering, and mobile products are their biggest seller (for full PCs anyway). Apple, just like other big manufacturers are privy to new product information years before the public knows about them. They had made the decision to port OSX and redesign their platforms when we were still bashing the P4 architecture and it looked like Intel was about to fold.
Nobody here knows (or is allowed to admit to knowing) what Intel and AMD are developing in their skunkworks. AMD has never had the upper hand in the mobile segment. Maybe AMD is planning to get serious about mobile too...
-Ninjas always use RAII. They leave no tracks behind.
/home and kill you in your sleep().
-A ninja can stealthily break into your
-When a ninja closes his eyes, he sees only objdump.
but computers are one industry that isn't run by the jews...
So true, since Michael Dell and Andy Grove are two bit nobodies. Asshat.
Or like say, Keith Richards.
Could that be because most laptops are based on Phoenix BIOS, and laptops have more complex ACPI calls than desktops or servers?
It's not a good night unless you get a traffic cone!
If Duke Nukem Forever is announced as going gold on Monday, the Universe will suddenly cease to exist.
Not entirely. Megaman and the block from Tetris will be involved too. The release title will be "Branding Quest".
Is that also the gene for compulsive goatee growing?
This wouldn't be the first time they've murdered DEC.
Unfortunately, it doesn't. However, lower temperatures should allow a CPU to run at the same speed at a lower voltage.
As a time-saving method, the soliders of the future will be no-clean.
Uh... DS carts do have a filesystem. If you're asking about why the DS doesn't support off-cart storage of game data and media, well, that's one reason the DS is $70 less than the PSP, is two-thirds the size, and runs about three times as long on a charge.
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Liquid explosives... within city limits... that ain't legal either.
Also, foam is not the preferred nomenclature. Insulation, please.
Not all did.
The Messagepad 2000 and 2100, which were released right before the product was canned, had two slots. They were also freaking huge (current UMPC-big).
The 1xx series had one PCMCIA slot, while the original Messagepad had one underpowered slot that was pretty much good only for SRAM cards. Apple's intent for connectivity on these models was to subscribe to Apple's dial-up email service, eWorld, with a cigarette pack sized modem that connected to the serial port.