Yes, really. The milieus in which superhero stories take place are commonly called "universes." They started planet-crossing in the 1950's, so "world" isn't big enough.
Every older person I know has a STRONG emotional attachment to their email archive, and stores it locally. Tablets are great if they're willing to work with on-line mailboxes, but I'd be willing to bet that if you asked her, she would not choose this option.
If you're griping about the drain on yourself for supporting her, I'd recommend picking up a Mac Powerbook (G4 processor, built-in 802.11g and Bluetooth), with OS 10.4 or 10.5. Total cost should just be a couple of bucks more than that tablet; it'll be completely immune to malware; backup and disaster recovery is a breeze; built-in Text Editor is compatible with MS Word.doc format (snag OpenOffice.org if you want to read/write.docx); Eudora can import just about everybody's mailboxes; and she'll be able to read the screen and use the keyboard.
The only thing she won't be able to do is watch Flash videos.
They need to step up and re-double their effort for Windows 9 and do it yesterday. Fix some really, reaallyyyy stupid bugs that have plauged daily life in IT shops.
I always figured that was exactly the point. The problems with Windows are job security for MSCE.
Most of them are dead, and their works are in the public domain. For those that aren't you just get a tiny snippet view which encourages you to buy the very expensive out of print books, or buy the books from a publisher.
OK, I'm giving up moderator rights to post this, so you can tell I'm serious. The statement above is absolutely incorrect. This is NOT about public domain. There's no question that Google (or anybody else) can redistribute PD works. This is about Google scanning and then re-selling out-of-print, but in-copyright works. The proposed settlement would give Google the exclusive right to violate copyright and re-sell these works. Sure, they would provide compensation to the authors, but the settlement is inherently anti-competitive in granting this privilege to a single entity.
So, I also violently disagree with the original poster that this decision provides any indication of the final disposition. The decision today only says that it's fair use to do the scanning. The judge shown that he is not predisposed to grant Google a monopoly in sales.
Meet me then. I do bike, but not to work. If I do wear a helmet, and bike the 8 miles, then the combined action of sweating and wearing a helmet makes my hair look like shit for the rest of the working-day, which I refuse to accept.
The solution to this problem is commonly called "bathing."
The only thing the Nexus 7 can't access are Prime Instant videos, which as you said, is kind of sparse
Mine can. I just had to sideload Flash (no root necessary), and pick up the xScope browser from the play store (Firefox beta works, but not quite as well).
I hadn't been paying much attention, but the last two DVD's I bought from Amazon also included "Instant" streaming licenses. Which is kind of cool.
No, you can't. Siri will be built into iOS 6. But it won't be included in every piece of hardware that is "compatible" with the OS in general. From Apple: "Siri is available on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad (3rd generation), and iPod touch (5th generation)". And the point that I was making is that two iOS-compatible devices that won't support Sire are available new at stores today. Hence, fragmentation.
Please enlighten us with this 'fragmentation'. Kindly list some apps that don't run on currently selling hardware.
iPhone 4, 4S, 5
iPad 2, New iPad
Your list is missing two pieces of curently-selling hardware: iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch 4th Gen. Siri will not be included in the iOS 6 install for either of these.
Of course there will be. It'll be an Apple original idea...patented.
You do know that the MacOS implementation of parental controls has had this capability as least far back as 10.4 (April 2005), right?
So, I would say that, yes, they have considered (and discarded) it for iOS.
The problem is that the responses aren't equivalent. Using your example, the IBM policy should be 'you can own an iPhone 4S, but don't ask it how to do your job.'
And you could do all kinds of tricks to the "set" without the remote (like turn it on/off, change channels, change the volume, etc) by jingling your key chain in front of the "set's" microphone.
Yeah, I remember how much trouble my brother and I caused when we realized that a Slinky could really make it go haywire.
Ditto. Bought it primarily to show support to indie author, and out of curiosity about 700 positive Amazon reviews calling it new and refreshing. apparently, Amazon.com customers don't read Philip K. Dick. So far, all I see is a modernized retread of ground from Dick's "The Defenders" (which he even re-tread himself in a novel, The Penultimate Truth).
The ONLY thing iTunes does nicely is create smart playlists.
Ironic, because the only thing that works over USB, but the "iCloud" sync feature of iOS5 fails to do is properly update smart playlists (at least the ones based on play count or last played date).
The OSX Dock bounce just provides confirmation that the user action was acted upon. It's not a progress indicator as such, and it stops bouncing after about 5 seconds even if the program hasn't displayed anything in its own yet.
Not necessarily so. The bouncing behavior must continue until the software that's loading reaches some "milestone" to trigger the stop. Most apps these days *do* load in 5-7 second, but remember back in the day of Classic? It could take over a minute for OS9 to load in the background, and that icon bounced the whole time.
Gone With the Wind: my personal example of absolutely the worst special effect ever. During the burning of Atlanta, it is painfully obvious that what you see burning has no resemblance whatsoever to a city. With a little bit of searching, you can learn that the filmmakers set fire to the Skull Island set from "King Kong." What a waste.
It gets better--following their math, 92 minutes a week gives a 14% reduction in mortality from all causes, and every additional 15 minutes gives an additional 4%. there's no point of diminishing returns identified. So, if you exercise 7 hours a week, you become immortal.
The number of people I've met who are concerned with cell phone "radiation" are extremely limited... and I don't recall any of their names. Purposefully.
By the time you realize you should be concerned, it may be too late. Thankfully, power levels have gone down in the last decade, but cell phone radiation is still suspected in the premature death of Lee Atwater.
The most recently made movie that I've seen that wasn't based on pre-existing literature is Inception, by Christopher Nolan.
AFAIK he wrote the original story, and had been thinking about making that movie since he was a child.
Hate to bust your bubble, but even if it's not an adaptation, the plot of Inception is too suspiciously close to that of a Donald Duck comic to believe that it's entirely original to Mr. Nolan.
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Yes, really. The milieus in which superhero stories take place are commonly called "universes." They started planet-crossing in the 1950's, so "world" isn't big enough.
I thought that was a Zune joke.
If you're griping about the drain on yourself for supporting her, I'd recommend picking up a Mac Powerbook (G4 processor, built-in 802.11g and Bluetooth), with OS 10.4 or 10.5. Total cost should just be a couple of bucks more than that tablet; it'll be completely immune to malware; backup and disaster recovery is a breeze; built-in Text Editor is compatible with MS Word .doc format (snag OpenOffice.org if you want to read/write .docx); Eudora can import just about everybody's mailboxes; and she'll be able to read the screen and use the keyboard.
The only thing she won't be able to do is watch Flash videos.
I always figured that was exactly the point. The problems with Windows are job security for MSCE.
OK, I'm giving up moderator rights to post this, so you can tell I'm serious. The statement above is absolutely incorrect. This is NOT about public domain. There's no question that Google (or anybody else) can redistribute PD works. This is about Google scanning and then re-selling out-of-print, but in-copyright works. The proposed settlement would give Google the exclusive right to violate copyright and re-sell these works. Sure, they would provide compensation to the authors, but the settlement is inherently anti-competitive in granting this privilege to a single entity.
So, I also violently disagree with the original poster that this decision provides any indication of the final disposition. The decision today only says that it's fair use to do the scanning. The judge shown that he is not predisposed to grant Google a monopoly in sales.
The solution to this problem is commonly called "bathing."
Mine can. I just had to sideload Flash (no root necessary), and pick up the xScope browser from the play store (Firefox beta works, but not quite as well). I hadn't been paying much attention, but the last two DVD's I bought from Amazon also included "Instant" streaming licenses. Which is kind of cool.
No, you can't. Siri will be built into iOS 6. But it won't be included in every piece of hardware that is "compatible" with the OS in general. From Apple: "Siri is available on iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad (3rd generation), and iPod touch (5th generation)". And the point that I was making is that two iOS-compatible devices that won't support Sire are available new at stores today. Hence, fragmentation.
Your list is missing two pieces of curently-selling hardware: iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch 4th Gen. Siri will not be included in the iOS 6 install for either of these.
You do know that the MacOS implementation of parental controls has had this capability as least far back as 10.4 (April 2005), right? So, I would say that, yes, they have considered (and discarded) it for iOS.
GP appears to desire minimal interaction with other humans, and the steps outlined would help achieve that.
Exactly. the biggest fail here is Honan's--using the same e-mail address with both social media and companies that know his credit card number.
Not sure what you're looking at, but I just went to yahoo to change mine, and the only characters allowed are letters, numbers, - and _ .
The problem is that the responses aren't equivalent. Using your example, the IBM policy should be 'you can own an iPhone 4S, but don't ask it how to do your job.'
Yeah, I remember how much trouble my brother and I caused when we realized that a Slinky could really make it go haywire.
Ditto. Bought it primarily to show support to indie author, and out of curiosity about 700 positive Amazon reviews calling it new and refreshing. apparently, Amazon.com customers don't read Philip K. Dick. So far, all I see is a modernized retread of ground from Dick's "The Defenders" (which he even re-tread himself in a novel, The Penultimate Truth).
Ironic, because the only thing that works over USB, but the "iCloud" sync feature of iOS5 fails to do is properly update smart playlists (at least the ones based on play count or last played date).
But it does. I've been told (but haven't tried it myself) that the best panoramic photo stitching app available on iOS is Photosynth, by Microsoft.
Not necessarily so. The bouncing behavior must continue until the software that's loading reaches some "milestone" to trigger the stop. Most apps these days *do* load in 5-7 second, but remember back in the day of Classic? It could take over a minute for OS9 to load in the background, and that icon bounced the whole time.
Now, there''s a Freudian slip worth investigating.
Gone With the Wind: my personal example of absolutely the worst special effect ever. During the burning of Atlanta, it is painfully obvious that what you see burning has no resemblance whatsoever to a city. With a little bit of searching, you can learn that the filmmakers set fire to the Skull Island set from "King Kong." What a waste.
The news is that in 2011, the vendor is taking something out of the package, claiming that the manufacturer is unfairly competing.
It gets better--following their math, 92 minutes a week gives a 14% reduction in mortality from all causes, and every additional 15 minutes gives an additional 4%. there's no point of diminishing returns identified. So, if you exercise 7 hours a week, you become immortal.
By the time you realize you should be concerned, it may be too late. Thankfully, power levels have gone down in the last decade, but cell phone radiation is still suspected in the premature death of Lee Atwater.
Hate to bust your bubble, but even if it's not an adaptation, the plot of Inception is too suspiciously close to that of a Donald Duck comic to believe that it's entirely original to Mr. Nolan.