Lots of government procurement already depends on your product being IPv6 capable.
The problem is really the ISPs. I'm ready to switch on IPv6 tomorrow, but my ISP doesn't support it, so I'm stuck tunneling.
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Trouble is, they're getting wise to that. Now the GotY editions are starting to come with download codes, rather than the DLC on the disc--thus reducing the value of the GotY edition.
e.g. PS3 Borderlands, it's basically as cheap to buy the original game and DLC as it is to buy the GotY edition.
...and poor company name support (for example, it is impossible to search for your contact at Widgetco.
Huh? I type widgetco in the Google search box and it finds my four contacts with widgetco mentioned in their records. What's the problem?
(And yes, I just verified that this works on my phone with a real example.)
Yes, it's relevant to end users, because
(a) it means the contact details don't show up in Google contacts, as you point out;
(b) you can't access the information from any other Android app that does address book lookups;
(c) if Facebook changes its mind about its app or your friend changes privacy settings, the contact information disappears;
(d) the information won't sync with your desktop computer.
I basically had to go through my Facebook friends and copy their contact information into the actual address book in order to be able to do stuff like send them SMS messages.
So how come the official Android Facebook app imports all Facebook contacts' E-Mail addresses directly into the Android contacts database?
It doesn't. As you point out yourself:
Sure, it's not a permanent sync/merge (the addresses are removed if you uninstall the Facebook app)...
The Facebook app keeps the contact data in its own separate database, and patches into the contacts app to show it alongside the Android contact database data. The Facebook data is never added to the Android contact database. You can verify this by attempting to read it using the contacts API, or noting that it doesn't sync with Gmail Contacts.
Because Firefox is slow and crash-prone on Mac and Linux in my experience. I switched to Chrome so I could run the same browser everywhere, but Mac-only people tend to switch to Safari.
I had to use Firefox on Linux for a particular web site last week, and it crashed within 10 minutes.
I have to assume Firefox is a lot better on Windows.
This clearly indicates bribery, no one hears "Microsoft" and thinks enhanced security.
Does Google's professional mail solution support S/MIME? Gmail doesn't, and it's a gaping hole in their messaging offering when compared to pretty much any popular messaging application on the market.
No kidding. If your goal is to pick Office over Google Docs, you can list about a thousand things Office does that GD doesn't.
This wasn't about office applications, it was a messaging solutions deal.
Can you find 1,000 things that Exchange does that Google Gmail, Calendar and Docs don't do?
[Yeah, I know, crash if you have more than 1,000 users...]
What mystifies me is that Apple would store the time internally as UTC instead of going pure local time.
Because date and time calculations are a bit more complicated than you think. In general there is no right answer to the problem of time zones, other than making them explicit on every appointment. (See "Automatically adjusting dates and times in a calendar is hard" in my linked article.)
All the software distributed through the Apple App Store is subject to iOS DRM; the devices are built to prevent any code that Apple has not approved from running.
This is not true. If you pay $100 you can compile and run whatever you want.
But you can't distribute it through the App Store, which is what's being discussed here.
I avoid reading hardback books because they're so heavy and awkward. One of the reasons I love the Kindle is that I can read even a big thick book comfortably in bed.
Bullshit, Apple has license agreements with Sun, now Oracle. Or rather they are in the process of ripping them up.
My guess is that Oracle said to Apple "Hey guys, here's how much you're going to have to pay us for Java in 2011..." and Apple laughed and started ripping Java out of OS X.
I would hate to see a distant future where we still use i386 binary browsers with compatibility layers on top of compatibility layers on top of compatibility layers, just because no browser needs more than 4GB.
That'd be almost as bad as having processors implement the crappy x86 instruction set as a layer of microcode on top of a clean new RISC design.
Just because you'd like to keep something from general knowledge doesn't mean it's incriminating.
We live in a world where everyone has Internet access and everyone has a digital camera. The genie isn't going to go back in the bottle, so I suggest adjusting what you'd like so that it's compatible with reality.
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Lots of government procurement already depends on your product being IPv6 capable. The problem is really the ISPs. I'm ready to switch on IPv6 tomorrow, but my ISP doesn't support it, so I'm stuck tunneling.
I decided to make my threat even more absurd.
Trouble is, they're getting wise to that. Now the GotY editions are starting to come with download codes, rather than the DLC on the disc--thus reducing the value of the GotY edition. e.g. PS3 Borderlands, it's basically as cheap to buy the original game and DLC as it is to buy the GotY edition.
Huh? I type widgetco in the Google search box and it finds my four contacts with widgetco mentioned in their records. What's the problem? (And yes, I just verified that this works on my phone with a real example.)
Have you tried developing for Java ME? If Google had taken that route, Android would suck, and Apple would own the smartphone market.
Yes, it's relevant to end users, because (a) it means the contact details don't show up in Google contacts, as you point out; (b) you can't access the information from any other Android app that does address book lookups; (c) if Facebook changes its mind about its app or your friend changes privacy settings, the contact information disappears; (d) the information won't sync with your desktop computer. I basically had to go through my Facebook friends and copy their contact information into the actual address book in order to be able to do stuff like send them SMS messages.
It doesn't. As you point out yourself:
The Facebook app keeps the contact data in its own separate database, and patches into the contacts app to show it alongside the Android contact database data. The Facebook data is never added to the Android contact database. You can verify this by attempting to read it using the contacts API, or noting that it doesn't sync with Gmail Contacts.
Because Firefox is slow and crash-prone on Mac and Linux in my experience. I switched to Chrome so I could run the same browser everywhere, but Mac-only people tend to switch to Safari. I had to use Firefox on Linux for a particular web site last week, and it crashed within 10 minutes. I have to assume Firefox is a lot better on Windows.
Works fine for me, in Chrome on Linux and Chrome on Mac OS X. Maybe you have an extension that's adgering it?
Does Google's professional mail solution support S/MIME? Gmail doesn't, and it's a gaping hole in their messaging offering when compared to pretty much any popular messaging application on the market.
This wasn't about office applications, it was a messaging solutions deal. Can you find 1,000 things that Exchange does that Google Gmail, Calendar and Docs don't do? [Yeah, I know, crash if you have more than 1,000 users...]
Because date and time calculations are a bit more complicated than you think. In general there is no right answer to the problem of time zones, other than making them explicit on every appointment. (See "Automatically adjusting dates and times in a calendar is hard" in my linked article.)
politics /retarded:
Impressive.
All the software distributed through the Apple App Store is subject to iOS DRM; the devices are built to prevent any code that Apple has not approved from running.
This is not true. If you pay $100 you can compile and run whatever you want.
But you can't distribute it through the App Store, which is what's being discussed here.
Do you know of an "Android pod touch" for sale to the general public in the United States?
Archos 28, 32 or 43, starting at $99, all running Android 2.1 or greater, available from Sears.
Maybe you've never hit a DVD with RPC restrictions. Quite a few companies have given up on them. Or maybe you have an old drive which is RPC-1.
Sears sells Archos Android media players.
Yes there is. Archos 28, 32 or 43, starting at $99, all running Android 2.1 or greater, available from Sears.
Here. Starting at $99.
I avoid reading hardback books because they're so heavy and awkward. One of the reasons I love the Kindle is that I can read even a big thick book comfortably in bed.
Don't forget the horrible hacks on SMTP for lines that consist of just a period "."
Also, if you want to see a brand new bad protocol, look at XMPP.
I think the all time worst protocol I've seen is SyncML. vCards wrapped in XML, with embedded plaintext passwords.
My guess is that Oracle said to Apple "Hey guys, here's how much you're going to have to pay us for Java in 2011..." and Apple laughed and started ripping Java out of OS X.
Yeah, but we're talking about Java.
e.g. look at the date and time classes...
That'd be almost as bad as having processors implement the crappy x86 instruction set as a layer of microcode on top of a clean new RISC design.
We live in a world where everyone has Internet access and everyone has a digital camera. The genie isn't going to go back in the bottle, so I suggest adjusting what you'd like so that it's compatible with reality.