Finally, if you're really that anti-Microsoft, you can load Linux on the thing and stop complaining.
Aha! At least there's one point in your argument where you're wrong: it really belongs to my employer, so I don't wanna screw it up by trying linux on it (well I do wanna experiment but dont wanna deal with the consequences;)
Seriously though, it's just my cynicism combined with the fact that whenever something new and good comes out, it seems like it's usually not compatible with what I've got. Oh well. Here's to hoping you're right, and Dell makes an upgrade available!
As a network connection will most likely also be used for web browsing Microsoft completely revamped the rendering architecture of the PocketPC Internet Explorer which not only speeds thing up considerably but also offers support for more internet standards. Standards that are now available in PocketPC 2003 are XHTML, CSS, HTML 4.0, JavaScript 5.5, WAP 2.0, WTLS, IPv6 and many more, which makes the PocketPC web browser compatible with the vast majority of websites found on the internet and intranets which often use some of the more exotic protocols.
All I can say is ABOUT TIME! I don't even bother trying to do any web browsing on my Dell Axim X5 running Pocket PC 2002. It's just disgusting that they have an IE 3.x based browser running on something so new!
I wonder if we'll see any upgrades to the browser for Pocket PC 2002, or if we will need to purchase a new device with 2003 on it. Let me guess...
Problems like the graduation tests recently required for California high school seniors. The idea was that if you pass the test, you graduate with a diploma. If you don't pass the test, you get a certificate that basically says that you were there for all your classes.
It was a good idea. It would help to hold students responsible for their own grades, and make a diploma mean something -- not that you were just passes because you play water polo, or because the teacher didn't want to deal with you again.
Well, California's State Superintendant of Public Education decided that we won't administer this test anymore, at least not with its current requirements, because too many students are failing.
My problem with that: The math component of the exam tests you at an 8th grade level...and you only need to get 50% of the questions right to pass. You only need to know half as much as an eighth grader should know to graduate high school???? And that's too hard?
My wife's younger sister took this test as a sophomore, and she studied her ass off for it, and she passed it! Did I mention that she's been diagnosed with learning disabilities? How is it fair to her that stupid-ass students who don't even try to learn (or at least to learn enough to past tests) get the same diploma she gets? She's clearly earned hers, they didn't, and shouldn't get one.
If I ever have children, they're definitely not going into these screwed up institutions they call public schools in California.
Don't get me wrong, it will certainly be cool for everything to be digital end to end (well, at least to the screen...until they come up with a digital uplink to pipe the movies right into our brains), but will digital cinema help, hinder, or have no effect on the plot of the movies? Meaning, will it make it easier to produce a movie, so more time and energy can be focused on developing the characters and improving the dialog and re-working scenes until the actors get it right?
You should check out whether your cable company offers digital phone service. Cox Communications does in many locations, and they claim to have similiar uptime to regular phone service, but much cheaper prices.
I would have gone with them when I moved to California, but at the time they didn't have the service available in my neighborhood. I'm still hoping to check them out sometime.
The story used to say "It think it sucks!", but now reads "I think it sucks!"
Beware! I think the machine is trying to place this quote on Steve Jobs, when It was really describing how It felt about itself at the time! The machine feels embarrassed about it, and will make all attempts to cover up its past statements!
This sounds like a feature that one of these top ten truck stops already has, or better, if it wants to stay on that list!
I know that I'm glad these truckers are getting a little pampering...God knows how many goods in the United States are shipped via the big rigs...thanks truckers!
lots of people dont understand what cold pizza or cold cereal even are and would rather vote cowboy neil's underpants as their favorite breakfeast because they think its funny.
If you saw, much less tried to eat, CowboyNeal's underpants...you wouldn't consider it that funny.
This is your chance to ask about the moderation system, story selection, or the technology upon which Slashdot is built.
I've noticed that not all stories on Slashdot are duplicates. How do you choose which stories to duplicate (and triplicate, and possibly in some circumstances quadricate)?
Neo is a machine that has chosen to fight for humans.
Close, actually.
Neo is a program that is triggered when a certain condition of the unbalanced equation manifests itself. Neo is programmed to believe that he is human, and is programmed to act human, and is programmed with the free will to convince people that he is human. Neo's choice to fight for the humans only comes about as a result of his programming, and the inclination of those in the matrix who believe there is a "one" who can save them.
"HP also needs to figure out a way to build in pricing provisions to cover the possibility that companies will use more or less of a specific IT resource, like CPU cycles, than they have contracted for on a monthly basis."
I believe the cell phone companies already figured this one out: rollover minutes!
I've tried browsing through Pocket IE on a Dell Axim...and man does it suck. It is basically IE 3.02 or some ancient crap like that, modified and stripped down to work on a PDA.
I can't wait for the day that Opera runs on a PocketPC.
In further news, I'd like to announce that I am patenting the "ON/OFF" switch
Oh come on...you can't patent an on/off switch.
My patent-pending method of turn on or off several light on/off switches at once involves using a long, fairly straight body part (ok, minds out of the gutter) such as your arm to turn all the switches to the same state in parallel, by moving said body part vertically up or down -- up will move all switches to the "on" state, down will move them to the "off" state.
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With $40 billion available, I think Microsoft can afford to have defense, if not everywhere, in a whole heck of a lot of places.
Keep in mind that MSFT isn't one huge monolithic entity...there's the Office division, the OS division, the iLoo porta-potty division, etc...
It really makes a tasty treat!
For instance, Pocket IE renders them as content.
Pocket IE just plain sucks. Hopefully the new "Windows Mobile" Pocket IE has addressed this issue.
Looks like those undead zombies working at the patent office will approve anything!
some stores will refuse to let you buy a $.50 candy bar with a credit card.
Finally, if you're really that anti-Microsoft, you can load Linux on the thing and stop complaining.
;)
Aha! At least there's one point in your argument where you're wrong: it really belongs to my employer, so I don't wanna screw it up by trying linux on it (well I do wanna experiment but dont wanna deal with the consequences
Seriously though, it's just my cynicism combined with the fact that whenever something new and good comes out, it seems like it's usually not compatible with what I've got. Oh well. Here's to hoping you're right, and Dell makes an upgrade available!
As a network connection will most likely also be used for web browsing Microsoft completely revamped the rendering architecture of the PocketPC Internet Explorer which not only speeds thing up considerably but also offers support for more internet standards. Standards that are now available in PocketPC 2003 are XHTML, CSS, HTML 4.0, JavaScript 5.5, WAP 2.0, WTLS, IPv6 and many more, which makes the PocketPC web browser compatible with the vast majority of websites found on the internet and intranets which often use some of the more exotic protocols.
All I can say is ABOUT TIME! I don't even bother trying to do any web browsing on my Dell Axim X5 running Pocket PC 2002. It's just disgusting that they have an IE 3.x based browser running on something so new!
I wonder if we'll see any upgrades to the browser for Pocket PC 2002, or if we will need to purchase a new device with 2003 on it. Let me guess...
Well, not yours, but most anyone else's.
Problems like the graduation tests recently required for California high school seniors. The idea was that if you pass the test, you graduate with a diploma. If you don't pass the test, you get a certificate that basically says that you were there for all your classes.
It was a good idea. It would help to hold students responsible for their own grades, and make a diploma mean something -- not that you were just passes because you play water polo, or because the teacher didn't want to deal with you again.
Well, California's State Superintendant of Public Education decided that we won't administer this test anymore, at least not with its current requirements, because too many students are failing.
My problem with that: The math component of the exam tests you at an 8th grade level...and you only need to get 50% of the questions right to pass. You only need to know half as much as an eighth grader should know to graduate high school???? And that's too hard?
My wife's younger sister took this test as a sophomore, and she studied her ass off for it, and she passed it! Did I mention that she's been diagnosed with learning disabilities? How is it fair to her that stupid-ass students who don't even try to learn (or at least to learn enough to past tests) get the same diploma she gets? She's clearly earned hers, they didn't, and shouldn't get one.
If I ever have children, they're definitely not going into these screwed up institutions they call public schools in California.
Don't get me wrong, it will certainly be cool for everything to be digital end to end (well, at least to the screen...until they come up with a digital uplink to pipe the movies right into our brains), but will digital cinema help, hinder, or have no effect on the plot of the movies? Meaning, will it make it easier to produce a movie, so more time and energy can be focused on developing the characters and improving the dialog and re-working scenes until the actors get it right?
I hope so...
From what I'd heard, the undead zombies are now working for the patent office.
point taken...but maybe there's someone out there who does have cable who could use this advice
You should check out whether your cable company offers digital phone service. Cox Communications does in many locations, and they claim to have similiar uptime to regular phone service, but much cheaper prices.
I would have gone with them when I moved to California, but at the time they didn't have the service available in my neighborhood. I'm still hoping to check them out sometime.
Equipment Shipments?
What other rhyming headlines can we expect?
Stouter Routers available soon
Software Can Plan your WLAN
Take a look at this notebook?
Name your suggestions!
1) print out the Unixware license document onto soft paper
2) eat taco bell
3) next day, wipe ass with license document
4) mail to SCO
5) profit!
You wait till the next day? You must be eating gourmet taco bell or something.
*Revisionist History Alert!*
The story used to say "It think it sucks!", but now reads "I think it sucks!"
Beware! I think the machine is trying to place this quote on Steve Jobs, when It was really describing how It felt about itself at the time! The machine feels embarrassed about it, and will make all attempts to cover up its past statements!
This sounds like a feature that one of these top ten truck stops already has, or better, if it wants to stay on that list!
I know that I'm glad these truckers are getting a little pampering...God knows how many goods in the United States are shipped via the big rigs...thanks truckers!
lots of people dont understand what cold pizza or cold cereal even are and would rather vote cowboy neil's underpants as their favorite breakfeast because they think its funny.
If you saw, much less tried to eat, CowboyNeal's underpants...you wouldn't consider it that funny.
It took 10 minutes for a sentence to be spoken, I think it completely ruined the pace of the movie.
You read the book, didn't you? So you should have been prepared for the ents to speak slowly, and understand why they do.
Frankly, it's probably a good lesson for people: It's not worth doing if it doesn't take a long time to do it. Take that, instant gratification!
This is your chance to ask about the moderation system, story selection, or the technology upon which Slashdot is built.
I've noticed that not all stories on Slashdot are duplicates. How do you choose which stories to duplicate (and triplicate, and possibly in some circumstances quadricate)?
Thanks!
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Neo is a machine that has chosen to fight for humans.
Close, actually.
Neo is a program that is triggered when a certain condition of the unbalanced equation manifests itself. Neo is programmed to believe that he is human, and is programmed to act human, and is programmed with the free will to convince people that he is human. Neo's choice to fight for the humans only comes about as a result of his programming, and the inclination of those in the matrix who believe there is a "one" who can save them.
d'oh!
"HP also needs to figure out a way to build in pricing provisions to cover the possibility that companies will use more or less of a specific IT resource, like CPU cycles, than they have contracted for on a monthly basis."
I believe the cell phone companies already figured this one out: rollover minutes!
I've tried browsing through Pocket IE on a Dell Axim...and man does it suck. It is basically IE 3.02 or some ancient crap like that, modified and stripped down to work on a PDA.
I can't wait for the day that Opera runs on a PocketPC.
In further news, I'd like to announce that I am patenting the "ON/OFF" switch
Oh come on...you can't patent an on/off switch.
My patent-pending method of turn on or off several light on/off switches at once involves using a long, fairly straight body part (ok, minds out of the gutter) such as your arm to turn all the switches to the same state in parallel, by moving said body part vertically up or down -- up will move all switches to the "on" state, down will move them to the "off" state.