I can speak for NameCheap's technical support. They are quick and helpful. I only have certificates with them, but it's an ever-growing number:)
I have a reseller account with some other company for domains, which is tens of cents cheaper per domain (special offers not included). The only difference between going through NameCheap and reseller accounts is that the latter normally requires a little deposit. If they need no deposit, they're usually slightly more expensive. For just a few domains I'd go with NameCheap. If you hoard domains reseller accounts are for you.
I think banks were even earlier. They started making metal/paper tokens with different values on them, and eventually evolved into an elaborate system handled by the governments around the world. The money on my Visa debit account feels pretty virtual too.
Erica Sadun's book is full of hackery and use of private APIs. I can't recommend it. Any book but that if you actually want to get things on the AppStore, or even if you care about good programming practices.
I see people finding uses for tablet computers, and it looks like e-readers are turning into tablet PCs. Read books, play music and even install custom software? Yep, it's beyond a mere e-book reader at that point. Larger screens and somewhat usable on-screen keyboards make them usable for note-taking on the go. I know of at least a handful of journalists (they are small people - many fit in one hand) who love the iPad because it's so much easier to pull out and start taking notes on.
I'm not terribly interested in one for just plain use, but once I get an iPad or something like it, I'll find ways to make it useful. I would also be unable to resist developing stuff for it (already just mucking about with never-released tools and toys for iOS).
Yes, it does look to me like they're abusing Microsoft. I still think the whole business of a software company being able to send out goon squads to raid offices needs to end, though. See BSA abuse - rat on your ex-employer when fired and they're in a world of hurt whether their software is legal or not.
The support staff MS use for their Live service (and probably other divisions) are mindless automatons. They read from a script, and whenever they stray from it something stupid happens. Just hope you never have to call them for any reason at all, as they'll most likely only make matters worse.
I've got six of them (not counting the ones I've thrown away), and my sister has more than twice as many. Of course 5 billion is possible if we get tired of last month's tech that quickly:)
When people who actually sell the damn phones can't get it right (one major phone company sells "iPhone 4GS" here), I think most people aren't even sure how to spell most products they own. I've seen Toyota-owners misspell the brand of their car in creative ways too. Don't expect too much.
I thought that sum was rather modest. Remember all the RIAA cases? THOSE were excessive.
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WE'RE NOT WORTHY!
King of Chicago was one of the first five games I had for my A500 back in the day. It's the game that prompted me to get (read:beg my parents for) the RAM upgrade to play like it was meant to be played. Wow, how did we ever manage those loading times? Still waiting for a remake:)
Well, stay the fuck away from Submin (a Subversion web admin tool). There was a bug report about how it could not accept apostrophes in names. It was marked "wontfix", and people have given up. The author of that software strikes me as an arrogant prick. I don't like dicks slapping me, so he should cut that right out.
This is a general trend among English-speaking people with boring names. They can store their own name, so why bother making a system which can accept group members with foreign names?
A cheaper option, if the kid actually wants to code, is to just start with a game engine. Unity, UDK are free. Some games can be modded freely (any Valve game, Epic's desktop titles).
I have disabled Aero (I think it's ugly) on my gaming system, and I still run into issues related to it. When starting certain games, a "helpful" bubble pops up to tell me Aero has been disabled, but its appearance causes the game to end before it even has finished loading. At least Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer, with all those mentally handicapped developers. "Look at me! I detected a USB device!"
Will a future edition of Windows have a TREAT button for the system to be rewarded whenever it does something right?
Yeah, there are some useful replies from all those nerds.
I personally just have one key (house key). The rest is covered by keycards, which stack nicely in a pocket or wallet. In fact, I'm considering a deck protector (like for card games) at this point:P
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There's definitely something wrong with his setup, alright. I had 0.5% CPU usage for XMMS back in the day on an AMD K6-2.
I can speak for NameCheap's technical support. They are quick and helpful. I only have certificates with them, but it's an ever-growing number :)
I have a reseller account with some other company for domains, which is tens of cents cheaper per domain (special offers not included). The only difference between going through NameCheap and reseller accounts is that the latter normally requires a little deposit. If they need no deposit, they're usually slightly more expensive. For just a few domains I'd go with NameCheap. If you hoard domains reseller accounts are for you.
I think banks were even earlier. They started making metal/paper tokens with different values on them, and eventually evolved into an elaborate system handled by the governments around the world. The money on my Visa debit account feels pretty virtual too.
Updating most software on Mac is already one click per app (start the program, and it checks for a new version). Smart devs already use Sparkle.
Erica Sadun's book is full of hackery and use of private APIs. I can't recommend it. Any book but that if you actually want to get things on the AppStore, or even if you care about good programming practices.
I see people finding uses for tablet computers, and it looks like e-readers are turning into tablet PCs. Read books, play music and even install custom software? Yep, it's beyond a mere e-book reader at that point. Larger screens and somewhat usable on-screen keyboards make them usable for note-taking on the go. I know of at least a handful of journalists (they are small people - many fit in one hand) who love the iPad because it's so much easier to pull out and start taking notes on.
I'm not terribly interested in one for just plain use, but once I get an iPad or something like it, I'll find ways to make it useful. I would also be unable to resist developing stuff for it (already just mucking about with never-released tools and toys for iOS).
Yes, it does look to me like they're abusing Microsoft. I still think the whole business of a software company being able to send out goon squads to raid offices needs to end, though. See BSA abuse - rat on your ex-employer when fired and they're in a world of hurt whether their software is legal or not.
I decided to try this Bing thing. I guess it was bing.com, which only lead me to an Apache-style "It works!" page. I give up.
The support staff MS use for their Live service (and probably other divisions) are mindless automatons. They read from a script, and whenever they stray from it something stupid happens. Just hope you never have to call them for any reason at all, as they'll most likely only make matters worse.
With all the bandwidth some of these torrent trackers must have, I wouldn't be surprised to see these scumbags DDoSed out of business themselves :)
I've got six of them (not counting the ones I've thrown away), and my sister has more than twice as many. Of course 5 billion is possible if we get tired of last month's tech that quickly :)
When people who actually sell the damn phones can't get it right (one major phone company sells "iPhone 4GS" here), I think most people aren't even sure how to spell most products they own. I've seen Toyota-owners misspell the brand of their car in creative ways too. Don't expect too much.
He was always the quiet guy in the background. Perhaps he's the REAL mastermind behind all of Microsoft's evil schemes ;)
To pile up on the hatred: Live accounts will also occasionally expire. Accounts tied to purchases. Fuck MS.
That's how I tagged this article.
I thought that sum was rather modest. Remember all the RIAA cases? THOSE were excessive.
WE'RE NOT WORTHY!
King of Chicago was one of the first five games I had for my A500 back in the day. It's the game that prompted me to get (read:beg my parents for) the RAM upgrade to play like it was meant to be played. Wow, how did we ever manage those loading times? Still waiting for a remake :)
Agreed. Dead on arrival. I guess Visa aren't really following technology very closely, or they had their lawyers come up with the technical solution.
Your king might be harmless, but I'm not so sure about ours. Keep him under observation while he's there :)
What passes for defamatory in Thailand, anyway? Telling the truth?
Well, stay the fuck away from Submin (a Subversion web admin tool). There was a bug report about how it could not accept apostrophes in names. It was marked "wontfix", and people have given up. The author of that software strikes me as an arrogant prick. I don't like dicks slapping me, so he should cut that right out.
This is a general trend among English-speaking people with boring names. They can store their own name, so why bother making a system which can accept group members with foreign names?
"doofs"? You should look up some information on the author :)
A cheaper option, if the kid actually wants to code, is to just start with a game engine. Unity, UDK are free. Some games can be modded freely (any Valve game, Epic's desktop titles).
The parent post is modded funny, but I'm sure Joe's breaking an NDA! :P
I have disabled Aero (I think it's ugly) on my gaming system, and I still run into issues related to it. When starting certain games, a "helpful" bubble pops up to tell me Aero has been disabled, but its appearance causes the game to end before it even has finished loading. At least Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer, with all those mentally handicapped developers. "Look at me! I detected a USB device!"
Will a future edition of Windows have a TREAT button for the system to be rewarded whenever it does something right?
Yeah, there are some useful replies from all those nerds.
I personally just have one key (house key). The rest is covered by keycards, which stack nicely in a pocket or wallet. In fact, I'm considering a deck protector (like for card games) at this point :P