And your computer needs are no replacement for a server with 128GB RAM and 32+ cores... the point is that tablets are an effective replacement for every day computing, not for every conceivable business and hardcore gaming need.
I use Opera as my primary browser and I absolutely love it, but I have to admit that it's not as idiot-friendly as Fx or Chrome so I rarely recommend it to other people. Opera is great for power users who appreciate the fact that you don't need to install plugins, extensions, add-ons or bells and whistles to make it a useable browser. However, I do highly recommend Opera Mini to users with mobile devices due to the fact it tends to be faster thanks to Oepra Turbo as well as more user friendly and intuitive than the native Android, etc browsers.
That's why I went with Virgin Mobile... their coverage isn't as good as Verizon, but the fact my phone bill is $35/mo for unlimited data plus twice the voice I need... I'll happily stick with them. Oh, and no contract. I would still love for someone to explain to me why 2 year phone contracts still cost more monthly than non-contract carriers - even after you figure in the cost of subsidizing the phone. I'm no economist, but that seems ass backwards to me.
As for cable provided Internet - I have Time Warner. I pay $35/mo (soon to be $45) for "up to" 10mbps. Benchmarks show I typically get 20-25mbps during peak hours and as high as 35mbps during off-peak hours. Yet they still call me up every month to try to get me to upgrade to "up to" 15mbps for $10/mo more.
Please sign me up for this no-wait tech support for business accounts. I've dealt with numerous ISPs on behalf of businesses with business accounts (and not just small businesses) and I've always had to wait... sometimes five minutes sometimes over an hour.
That's the idea... use the current 10% of users as a benchmark to come up with a GB figure (the drawing a line analogy) rather than pulling a number out of thin air. From there forward, that GB figure owuld be used, not a figure that changes monthly.
I could get behind this if it's done reasonably. Figure out what the top 10% of users use, draw a line there and say it's an extra $5 each month you surpass it. Likewise, figure out what the bottom 20% use, draw a line there and knock off $10 for each month they don't surpass it.
Of course, asking these guys to be reasonable is like asking Apple fanboys to use Windows...
Ink is not toner. Toner is reasonably priced compared to inkjet cartridges, which is why there's only silver in toner cartridges. And I saw this with my hands covered in toner after spending the past hour digging through a HP LaserJet looking for a damned stuck sensor.
I used to own numerous 2.6.20's (they bred a lot) and I currently have a 2.6.21. I was also attacked by a 2.6.28-rc1 once, although it could have been a 2.6.36.
Companies already pay to wrap cars in visual advertisements, this could open up auto-auditory advertisements. You'd get paid a couple hundred bucks a month to drive around blasting an add for Cialis.
Homeland Security will be called in to strip search you and go through your house after every sale. If you have a garage sale, you may request a Homeland Security agent to be stationed in your garage for the duration of the sale. For $40 extra, they'll use lube.
It may be DRM, but it's the least intrusive DRM I've seen in a long time. Especially the part where it will still let you play even if it can't contact the server.
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But then how will people click on their links?
Invent cheap microSD to proprietary adapter
Sell adapter bundled with SD cards for half Sony's price
Profit
???
Get sued by Sony
And your computer needs are no replacement for a server with 128GB RAM and 32+ cores... the point is that tablets are an effective replacement for every day computing, not for every conceivable business and hardcore gaming need.
I use Opera as my primary browser and I absolutely love it, but I have to admit that it's not as idiot-friendly as Fx or Chrome so I rarely recommend it to other people. Opera is great for power users who appreciate the fact that you don't need to install plugins, extensions, add-ons or bells and whistles to make it a useable browser. However, I do highly recommend Opera Mini to users with mobile devices due to the fact it tends to be faster thanks to Oepra Turbo as well as more user friendly and intuitive than the native Android, etc browsers.
That's why I went with Virgin Mobile... their coverage isn't as good as Verizon, but the fact my phone bill is $35/mo for unlimited data plus twice the voice I need... I'll happily stick with them. Oh, and no contract. I would still love for someone to explain to me why 2 year phone contracts still cost more monthly than non-contract carriers - even after you figure in the cost of subsidizing the phone. I'm no economist, but that seems ass backwards to me.
As for cable provided Internet - I have Time Warner. I pay $35/mo (soon to be $45) for "up to" 10mbps. Benchmarks show I typically get 20-25mbps during peak hours and as high as 35mbps during off-peak hours. Yet they still call me up every month to try to get me to upgrade to "up to" 15mbps for $10/mo more.
How is our economy still working at all?
Please sign me up for this no-wait tech support for business accounts. I've dealt with numerous ISPs on behalf of businesses with business accounts (and not just small businesses) and I've always had to wait... sometimes five minutes sometimes over an hour.
That's the idea... use the current 10% of users as a benchmark to come up with a GB figure (the drawing a line analogy) rather than pulling a number out of thin air. From there forward, that GB figure owuld be used, not a figure that changes monthly.
I could get behind this if it's done reasonably. Figure out what the top 10% of users use, draw a line there and say it's an extra $5 each month you surpass it. Likewise, figure out what the bottom 20% use, draw a line there and knock off $10 for each month they don't surpass it.
Of course, asking these guys to be reasonable is like asking Apple fanboys to use Windows...
Is driver is engaging in intercourse? Add 2
Is driver playing Angry Birds? Add 2
Does driver own any Apple products? Revoke license
From what I've seen, the worst red light runners go through after it's already turned green for the other direction
It's good that they know fear. Not many inanimate objects are capable of that emotion. Although many can smell it.
Ink is not toner. Toner is reasonably priced compared to inkjet cartridges, which is why there's only silver in toner cartridges. And I saw this with my hands covered in toner after spending the past hour digging through a HP LaserJet looking for a damned stuck sensor.
I'm guessing the total of the four robots is 60,000km \ 37,000 miles, which would average to a much more realistic 15,000km \ 9,250 miles each.
I used to own numerous 2.6.20's (they bred a lot) and I currently have a 2.6.21. I was also attacked by a 2.6.28-rc1 once, although it could have been a 2.6.36.
Kids will take as much tech as they can hide in their baggy pants without being caught
We're only putting them on robots because we ran out of sharks. Once we run out of robots, then I suppose we'll start putting them on lawyers.
Stop taking flights over the Bermuda Triangle. Problem solved.
But now it's passed to 3rd parties AND 3rd graders!
Companies already pay to wrap cars in visual advertisements, this could open up auto-auditory advertisements. You'd get paid a couple hundred bucks a month to drive around blasting an add for Cialis.
Maybe the neutrinos went so fast they traveled around the Universe and had lapped light by the time it reached us.
The Borg have to start somewhere...
Homeland Security will be called in to strip search you and go through your house after every sale. If you have a garage sale, you may request a Homeland Security agent to be stationed in your garage for the duration of the sale. For $40 extra, they'll use lube.
I'm confused. Do I have to keep sacrificing goats or not?
Predicting that the new ten billion core processors will usher in the year of Linux on the desktop and IPv6 finally overtaking IPv4.
It may be DRM, but it's the least intrusive DRM I've seen in a long time. Especially the part where it will still let you play even if it can't contact the server.