Hilary Rosen: "I ask them, 'What have you done last week?' They may say they wrote a paper on this or that. So I tell them, 'Oh, you wrote a paper, and you got an A? Would it bother you if somebody could just take that paper and get an A too? Would that bug you?'
My response: Nope. That doesn't bother me one bit. Hell, I even make it more accessible. http://oostedorp.org/homework/ Want my homework? It's free. Take it!
First off, I'm not really a Walter Mossberg enthusiast. I take what he says at face value. I give him credit for writing for a creditable medium source, but I can honestly say I don't remember the last time I've read/heard him say he actually liked something. So you didn't like it Mossberg? What's new...
Second, I'd like to know if Mossberg has ever tried Linux. Seeing as he's a "tech" columnist, maybe he should try something outside the norm. Then again, the majority of WSJ readers are windoze users and probably aren't interested in whether or not something runs Linux anyway. But that's a totally different discussion.
Third, I love this excerpt from the article " I used a new Dell laptop running Windows XP. I installed the Sharp software successfully, following the company's instructions to the letter, and set it all up to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook. But, when I pressed the synchronize button on the unit's cradle, or clicked on the synchronize command in the synchronization software, nothing happened." Did you remember to reboot?
Forth (Disclaimer and Apology for flaming Mossberg), Mossberg and my options probably differ significantly seeing as I'm biased towards linux. I'm glad Mossberg threw this at the end, it actually makes me consider getting one, "All in all, my advice is to stay away from the Zaurus SL-5500, unless you're a hard-core Linux fan."
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Hilary Rosen: "I ask them, 'What have you done last week?' They may say they wrote a paper on this or that. So I tell them, 'Oh, you wrote a paper, and you got an A? Would it bother you if somebody could just take that paper and get an A too? Would that bug you?'
My response: Nope. That doesn't bother me one bit. Hell, I even make it more accessible. http://oostedorp.org/homework/ Want my homework? It's free. Take it!
Second, I'd like to know if Mossberg has ever tried Linux. Seeing as he's a "tech" columnist, maybe he should try something outside the norm. Then again, the majority of WSJ readers are windoze users and probably aren't interested in whether or not something runs Linux anyway. But that's a totally different discussion.
Third, I love this excerpt from the article " I used a new Dell laptop running Windows XP. I installed the Sharp software successfully, following the company's instructions to the letter, and set it all up to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook. But, when I pressed the synchronize button on the unit's cradle, or clicked on the synchronize command in the synchronization software, nothing happened." Did you remember to reboot?
Forth (Disclaimer and Apology for flaming Mossberg), Mossberg and my options probably differ significantly seeing as I'm biased towards linux. I'm glad Mossberg threw this at the end, it actually makes me consider getting one, "All in all, my advice is to stay away from the Zaurus SL-5500, unless you're a hard-core Linux fan."
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