If you are running a Windows NT machine that doesn't have the MS03-041 Security Fix installed then Windows Update will not present you with the MS04-007 fix because you don't need it. Which is what I find interesting: that (for NT anyway) Microsoft seems to have introduced one exploit in an attempt to fix another.
According to Boing Boing Blog here the BBC has a special deal with Real Networks to provide a spy-free, nag-free version of the player. Apparantly to do with the fact that the British public already pay for the BBC content. I don't know the details but Real has special download pages for BBC readers.
While were talking spam, has anyone else noticed a considerable improvement in Hotmail's handling of it? Is Hotmail's "Report Junk Email" option similar to community based spam fighting technologies like Spamnet?
Explanation: DVD Video titles in general are so cheap because the movies fixed therein have already had a theatrical run. CDs don't have anything analogous.
CDs have nowhere near the production costs of even a typical Hollywood flick, they don't have as much to recoup. Secondly, CDs do so have a Theatrical run, most artists tour after the release of a new album.
One last point: Everyone talks about the cost of physically producing the CD falling over time, what I haven't heard much of is how IT has changed the cost of recording music. How much difference (in real dollars) was the price of recording Born to Run vs The Rising?
I've played Quake2 on a modded Xbox via this port. I was able to add the CTF files to it and it worked perfectly, well except for the fact that I was using the xbox controller and found it useless for a fps, I was playing guys on PC's and couldn't turn and aim nearly as fast. I'm not sure if the Q2 CTF files counts as a mod or not, I believe id put them out but I could be wrong.
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IANAAE (I am not an advertising executive) but I have to wonder how effective this type of advertising is. They are essentially comedy shorts that have little or nothing to do with the product, if it weren't for the tag line at the end you could "recycle" them to video as a package of skits.
As much as I hate to admit it I think that some annoying TV ads are more effective, I hate having to sit through another Jared Fogle Subway ad but when I'm looking for a quick lunch I feel less guilty about going to Subway because I know he lost a pile of weight eating it. I hate it but it works.
That being said I really do enjoy the "comedy" ads, Adcritic is sadly missed. My favorite is the one with the chick who's heading out on a date. After the guy opens the car door for her she gets in and rips a fart as he's going around to the driver's side door. When he gets in he introduces her to his friends that were in the backseat the whole time. Do you guys remember that one? Now do you remember what it was selling? Me neither.
You are totally right about this not being anything radically new. My point is more of a marketing argument than a technology or software one. I believe that Microsoft is afraid of Google's brand more than anything else, more specifically they are afraid of Google moving into other territories. Google is a private company and up until recently they seemed happy to stay that way, you have to wonder what they plan to do with the proceeds of their supposed $10 Billion IPO. Put it all into search? I don't think so.
I think the point is that MS sees that pop-up killing is quickly become a killer app. I don't think that they are worried about third party apps like Proxomitron because only a small subset of users can/will install them anyway. You could argue that this is being done partly to prevent a drift towards alternate browsers, especially Mozilla, but again only a relatively small audience have the knowhow or desire to change from IE.
Personally I think this is more about reigning in the power of Google, specifically the Google Toolbar which can block popups. Joe User knows Google (they do not know Proxomitron) and the Toolbar is easy to install and it is very popular. I bet the Google Toolbar is installed all over Microsoft's campus.
Google used to be just a search engine, now it does much more, including supplying software to Microsoft's end users. Have any of you checked out the new Google Deskbar. Think about it: this is an application which bypasses the browser.
I think Microsoft is very afraid of Google and thats why they made an offer to buy them. They were turned down, so now watch what happens, on Longhorn there will already be a "MSN Search Deskbar" on bootup. This is an opening salvo in a Microsoft war on Google.
Surely the most overpaid job in the world is supermodel photographer.
I wonder how much money is made by the graphic artist who airbrushes every wrinkle, blemish, and mole (except the perfectly placed fake ones) off of the photos of the models. I'm thinking the photoshop guy is just as important to a supermodel's image as a makeup artist or photographer.
Now really, is there anyone who reads Slashdot that is still dealing with popups? Between builtin popup blockers in the Mozilla family, Safari, and Opera and the Google Toolbar in IE why would any self-respecting geek ever have to see an X10 ad?
For a lot of these advisories, you can plug the hole at the firewall, or maybe the mail server.
There's one big gotcha here: notebooks. Your users are firewalled at work but once they get home they're probably wide open. Plug an infected notebook into your network of unpatched machines and a worm will bring you down in seconds.
Windows 2000 Service Packs 3 & 4 as well as XP Service Pack 1 already have the client software installed, thats the error you will get when you try to reinstall it, not very clear I know.
If your clients are 2K SP3/4 and XP SP1 all you need to do is configure them via policies to use your SUS server for updates. Or you can do it manually: in Win 2K its in the Control Panel under "Automatic Updates", in XP right-click "My Computer" and choose the "Automatic Updates" tab.
Modded up to +4 so far and no comments yet;) I'll offer another possible reason: the guy who set up the Linux box is no longer employed there and the new (cheaper?) guy put in a Windows box.
So where did these numbers come from? Can you cite your source(s)? I'm not accusing you of being deceitful or wrong its just that I hate seeing a supposedly objective ranking based on hard data when there are no sources provided.
As many others in this thread have noted, manufacturers will use any number available that may boost their respective sales positions. These numbers could be units manufactured, shipped to vendors, or sold at retail or any combination of the above. Having the sources of the data available allows others to identify potential errors or point out mitigating factors.
I'd say they are multi-tasking, look at a teenager's bedroom nowadays: TV and Radio for sure and a computer is very common as well. I'm sure the TV is often on in the background while they are online. Sure they might not be watching it attentively but that doesn't matter. I have to wonder about the radio time though, my guess is that more time is spent listening to MP3s than radio.
Its probably not a case of someone actually writing SQL, more than likely they will have something like Crystal Reports or Cognos Impromptu which can let users point and click their way to retrieving all sorts of data. If the backend is MSSQL Server then even Microsoft Access can act as a front end.
I can see this working for lower-priced items but damn, we're talking real money here. Really, who thinks to themselves "the apple at $1999 is cheaper than the orange at $2000"? It gets even more ridiculous when you look at automobile and house prices. Is there any evidence that the.99 theory works with big budget items?
Maybe we're not looking far enough ahead. If its true that people will migrate to Linux from Windows, what do you think will happen when they discover a platform that can run all their Linux apps and do it with a first class user-friendly environment that is even better than Windows?
Of course price will be a huge factor but lets face it, the Linux desktops, while steadily progressing, are nowhere near as slick and consistent as that of OS X. Sure, true geeks won't really care but I'm willing to bet that "Average Joe" or his boss would pay more for the increased usability.
Does Apple or anyone else post iTunes' best selling tracks and albums on a website? I'm curious to see the difference between the music industry charts and what iTunes users buy. I know you can see it from within iTunes but I am not yet an Apple owner.
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If you are running a Windows NT machine that doesn't have the MS03-041 Security Fix installed then Windows Update will not present you with the MS04-007 fix because you don't need it. Which is what I find interesting: that (for NT anyway) Microsoft seems to have introduced one exploit in an attempt to fix another.
According to Boing Boing Blog here the BBC has a special deal with Real Networks to provide a spy-free, nag-free version of the player. Apparantly to do with the fact that the British public already pay for the BBC content. I don't know the details but Real has special download pages for BBC readers.
sniff sniff Is that vapor I smell the morning before Jobs' MacWorld address?
While were talking spam, has anyone else noticed a considerable improvement in Hotmail's handling of it? Is Hotmail's "Report Junk Email" option similar to community based spam fighting technologies like Spamnet?
CDs have nowhere near the production costs of even a typical Hollywood flick, they don't have as much to recoup. Secondly, CDs do so have a Theatrical run, most artists tour after the release of a new album.
One last point: Everyone talks about the cost of physically producing the CD falling over time, what I haven't heard much of is how IT has changed the cost of recording music. How much difference (in real dollars) was the price of recording Born to Run vs The Rising?
I've played Quake2 on a modded Xbox via this port. I was able to add the CTF files to it and it worked perfectly, well except for the fact that I was using the xbox controller and found it useless for a fps, I was playing guys on PC's and couldn't turn and aim nearly as fast. I'm not sure if the Q2 CTF files counts as a mod or not, I believe id put them out but I could be wrong.
You mean something like this?
IANAAE (I am not an advertising executive) but I have to wonder how effective this type of advertising is. They are essentially comedy shorts that have little or nothing to do with the product, if it weren't for the tag line at the end you could "recycle" them to video as a package of skits.
As much as I hate to admit it I think that some annoying TV ads are more effective, I hate having to sit through another Jared Fogle Subway ad but when I'm looking for a quick lunch I feel less guilty about going to Subway because I know he lost a pile of weight eating it. I hate it but it works.
That being said I really do enjoy the "comedy" ads, Adcritic is sadly missed. My favorite is the one with the chick who's heading out on a date. After the guy opens the car door for her she gets in and rips a fart as he's going around to the driver's side door. When he gets in he introduces her to his friends that were in the backseat the whole time. Do you guys remember that one? Now do you remember what it was selling? Me neither.
You are totally right about this not being anything radically new. My point is more of a marketing argument than a technology or software one. I believe that Microsoft is afraid of Google's brand more than anything else, more specifically they are afraid of Google moving into other territories. Google is a private company and up until recently they seemed happy to stay that way, you have to wonder what they plan to do with the proceeds of their supposed $10 Billion IPO. Put it all into search? I don't think so.
I think the point is that MS sees that pop-up killing is quickly become a killer app. I don't think that they are worried about third party apps like Proxomitron because only a small subset of users can/will install them anyway. You could argue that this is being done partly to prevent a drift towards alternate browsers, especially Mozilla, but again only a relatively small audience have the knowhow or desire to change from IE.
Personally I think this is more about reigning in the power of Google, specifically the Google Toolbar which can block popups. Joe User knows Google (they do not know Proxomitron) and the Toolbar is easy to install and it is very popular. I bet the Google Toolbar is installed all over Microsoft's campus.
Google used to be just a search engine, now it does much more, including supplying software to Microsoft's end users. Have any of you checked out the new Google Deskbar. Think about it: this is an application which bypasses the browser.
I think Microsoft is very afraid of Google and thats why they made an offer to buy them. They were turned down, so now watch what happens, on Longhorn there will already be a "MSN Search Deskbar" on bootup. This is an opening salvo in a Microsoft war on Google.
Surely the most overpaid job in the world is supermodel photographer.
I wonder how much money is made by the graphic artist who airbrushes every wrinkle, blemish, and mole (except the perfectly placed fake ones) off of the photos of the models. I'm thinking the photoshop guy is just as important to a supermodel's image as a makeup artist or photographer.
The similarity to Apple's piles is the first thing that jumped out at me too. There's more on piles here
Now really, is there anyone who reads Slashdot that is still dealing with popups? Between builtin popup blockers in the Mozilla family, Safari, and Opera and the Google Toolbar in IE why would any self-respecting geek ever have to see an X10 ad?
There's one big gotcha here: notebooks. Your users are firewalled at work but once they get home they're probably wide open. Plug an infected notebook into your network of unpatched machines and a worm will bring you down in seconds.
Anyone know if its IE thats rendering the Music Store in the Windows port? And if not...
Windows 2000 Service Packs 3 & 4 as well as XP Service Pack 1 already have the client software installed, thats the error you will get when you try to reinstall it, not very clear I know.
If your clients are 2K SP3/4 and XP SP1 all you need to do is configure them via policies to use your SUS server for updates. Or you can do it manually: in Win 2K its in the Control Panel under "Automatic Updates", in XP right-click "My Computer" and choose the "Automatic Updates" tab.
Modded up to +4 so far and no comments yet ;) I'll offer another possible reason: the guy who set up the Linux box is no longer employed there and the new (cheaper?) guy put in a Windows box.
As many others in this thread have noted, manufacturers will use any number available that may boost their respective sales positions. These numbers could be units manufactured, shipped to vendors, or sold at retail or any combination of the above. Having the sources of the data available allows others to identify potential errors or point out mitigating factors.
OK Mr. Tough Guy, put a database on the backend and serve up some dynamic content. Then we'll see if you can really survive a slashdotting.
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I'd say they are multi-tasking, look at a teenager's bedroom nowadays: TV and Radio for sure and a computer is very common as well. I'm sure the TV is often on in the background while they are online. Sure they might not be watching it attentively but that doesn't matter. I have to wonder about the radio time though, my guess is that more time is spent listening to MP3s than radio.
Its probably not a case of someone actually writing SQL, more than likely they will have something like Crystal Reports or Cognos Impromptu which can let users point and click their way to retrieving all sorts of data. If the backend is MSSQL Server then even Microsoft Access can act as a front end.
I can see this working for lower-priced items but damn, we're talking real money here. Really, who thinks to themselves "the apple at $1999 is cheaper than the orange at $2000"? It gets even more ridiculous when you look at automobile and house prices. Is there any evidence that the .99 theory works with big budget items?
Of course price will be a huge factor but lets face it, the Linux desktops, while steadily progressing, are nowhere near as slick and consistent as that of OS X. Sure, true geeks won't really care but I'm willing to bet that "Average Joe" or his boss would pay more for the increased usability.
Does Apple or anyone else post iTunes' best selling tracks and albums on a website? I'm curious to see the difference between the music industry charts and what iTunes users buy. I know you can see it from within iTunes but I am not yet an Apple owner.