Is this really light? I mean sure the pop-up blocking is nice... but is the rest really necessary?
Good point! I feel a light browser should just be a plain window with an unmarked bar where you obviously type the URL and hit enter to continue. No fancy GUI or any of that nonsense!
This browser is not 'light', it's just different. It does things which use less memory and are quicker than mozilla. It has slightly different features. It has less geek stuff in your face. It is simpler, not lighter.
I downloaded ver. 0.3... and it crashed the first time I opened it... not generally something I look for in a browser. IMHO they should fix bugs... not add new features.
I'm sure you reported the bug, right?
Do you think the browser crashing when it opens is something that happens to most people that use it? I mean, do you honestly think they'd be adding features if they had well known bugs that crashed it that easily? I'm thinking no...
Google is pretty much my sole search engine, though I wouldn't mind having dictionary and translate buttons. I'm not convinced that Phoenix's replacement can compare (Mozilla's couldn't.)
What exactly can't you get done in mozilla with google? I have google set as my main search engine, so when I type keywords in the URL bar, hit enter, it searches google. I have a special bookmark for google's "feeling lucky" search, so that I can type "gl " followed by keywords, and I go right to the first google search result. I have similar bookmarks for google groups, google images, google news.
And why oh why can't I hit ESC to stop animated GIFs?
Probably a low-priority bug on mozilla. However, you can control how many times animated images loop: never, once, or as many times as the image specifies.
Why I won't switch from Mozilla (yet)
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I just tried Phoenix 0.4, and really like it, even over Mozilla. But because I really like Mozilla's email program, I won't switch to Phoenix until and unless Mozilla Mail is offered standalone from the browser. There's no sense in using Mozilla Mail and not using Mozilla's web browser... most of the stuff needed is in memory, so I might as well use it!
Here's hoping Mozilla is split up into separately installable components in the future. I have no desire to go back to any of the other email programs I've ever used (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora mostly).
Good job on Phoenix though, very cool!
Awesome Tab Improvement over Mozilla!
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Did any other mozilla users notice tabs behave consistently in Phoenix? You can not only middle-click on links to open them in a new tab, but also on bookmarks!
Now I'd just like the same behavior on form buttons...
Honestly, in this day and age a 2,000 byte e-mail is NO load on our servers or infrastructure.
Ask the big boys if spam is a problem. The services like AOL, MSN/Hotmail, Earthlink, etc... ask them if "in this day and age a 2,000 byte email is NO load" on their servers or infrastructure.
It's a BIG load and a huge headache.
The problem is that 2KB might not be a lot, but 1,000,000 2KB emails *IS*, and who is footing the bill to process that crap? The consumers that pay for email service, NOT the people sending the spam.
When you force other people to pay for something, when you give them no choice, that's illegal.
There's one strange phenomenon I experience after a lot of coding: it feels like my hands are connected directly to my shoulders, and my eyes seem to zoom in so the screen fills my vision. I code faster and better, but it's really weird. Does anyone else get this?
Disregarding all of the comments on the 3.06 typo.
Actually they got that part right.
Geez, I remember the day when we use to comment on processors, peripherals, parts. Now the community is stuck on whining about typos.
What exactly is there to talk about in yet another processor speed improvement story? Some people will say "who needs this much power?" Some people will respond and explain to these dolts who needs it. Others will make fun of the article submission. And then there are people who complain that the article was posted in the first place.
This is not progress, this is almost not worthy reporting.
Okay, every time there's an OS X story on Slashdot, someone asks when they'll be able to use it on x86 hardware, and someone else responds and says, "Never!"
And every time there's an article on slashdot telling of the latest Darwin release, someone posts a question very similar to yours:
So here we have "the x86 version 6.0.2 of Darwin, the FreeBSD-based core of Mac OS X". Huh? Is it just the user interface part of OS X that there's no x86 version of? And exactly how much stuff does this "FreeBSD-based core" contain? Is it just a kernel, filesystem, and some basic utilities, or what?
It's basically the kernel. Nothing on the level of the user-friendly OS X.
The part you were unaware of, is that MS is miles ahead of them as Outlook 2002 can automatically run organic machine code without human intervention.
The irony here is that you are making fun of the first version of a Microsoft email program that does NOT give users access to executable attachments, and does NOT let an outside program use it to send email without approval gained from a popup window.
Nope. Car manufacturers are in the business of selling parts.
I know they are in the business of selling parts. They are also in the business of selling cars. They are also in the business of supplying car loans (most of the OEM's anyway).
Yet they stay in the black because they sell the cars for more than it costs to make them.
Many cars sell for less than what it costs to make them, Cavalier and Sunfire from the GM product line come to mind.
I don't doubt that some cars cost more than what they are sold for. My dad's got a Prius, which they are losing money on in the short term. But I seriously doubt "many" cars sell for less than what it costs to make them.
But what about the automotive industry? Where planned obsolesence will no longer work if this technology is introduced?
Calm down, man, we're talking about paint that MIGHT be able to make repair cracks in the paint job. This is not going to keep your car working.
Sure it's military technology now, but in a few years, it'll trickle into the main stream... and then what?
No, it's not even military technology now... they are in the EARLY EARLY EARLY planning stages. You're looking at many years from now before this technology is available.
Cuz right now planned obsolesence is what keeps them in the black...
Strange, I thought selling cars for more than it cost to make them is what kept them in the black.
If I could buy a car that would fix itself for years to come, I would.
But you can't, so you won't.
Why buy a new one every 3-5 years as we're required to now since all the damn parts break...
fixing paint cracks != fixing cars
YIKES!
(I bet you don't even change your oil and oil filter every 3000 miles, do you? Then you wonder why your engine breaks down.)
I did some more digging to followup on my previos post about TimeWarner's integrated DVR/Digital Cable box. They are testing it in Rochester, NY, and they have a page up here. There is a movie (infomercial) about the service where you can see what the UI looks like... does not resemble TiVo at all, so I doubt they are using TiVo. Probably custom software from Scientific-Atlanta, the people that make their digital cable box. It's called the Explorer 8000.
It will have an 80GB drive. It will allow for PIP, watching live TV while recording another show, or recording two shows at once.
There is no cost for the device from TW, you pay around $10 a month for the service. No installation charge if you already have TW service.
I heard that the TiVO for DirectTV can do this stuff? Anyone have one and is it true?
Yes it can do this because the TiVo is built into the DirecTV unit. In fact, it has two tuners, so you can record two shows at once, also. (That is how it allows you to watch TV while it's recording another show... dual tuners.)
Anyone know of a future release where the TiVO and the set-top boxes work together?
This would involve your cable company releasing a PVR, because the PVR and digital cable box have to be integrated in order to do what you're talking about. It would also need dual tuners.
I know TimeWarner announced plans to release their own PVR for their digital cable service, but no news lately. As a die-hard TiVo user, and a TW digital cable subscriber, I am torn. I love the TiVo, but if TW's PVR is integrated nicely with their digital cable, I would definitely consider switching over.
(When they made the announcement, they didn't specify who was providing the PVR technology... it could be "in-house" or perhaps they're leasing from TiVo or someone else.)
NEWS FLASH... I just did a news.google.com search, and found this article, which states they are already testing it in 2 markets, and hope to have it in 18 markets by year's end. It is $5-$10 per month for the PVR service, and you get the box at no extra charge!
I see... because you don't like the content of something, it shouldn't have been made. Ahhh yeah.
While most everyting "objectionable" in GTA is there for a reason, all the disgusting raunchy perverted sub-juvinile stuff in the game is just there to get publicity and the attention of horny people.
So what? Lots of people like pornography also, and it contains "disgusting, raunchy perverted sub-juvenile" stuff that's just there to get "the attention of horny people." Should pornography not be sold, also?
If yes, I know millions of people that would disagree with you. If no, then your argument against BMX XXX is flawed.
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Probably $143 million worth...
Is this really light? I mean sure the pop-up blocking is nice... but is the rest really necessary?
Good point! I feel a light browser should just be a plain window with an unmarked bar where you obviously type the URL and hit enter to continue. No fancy GUI or any of that nonsense!
This browser is not 'light', it's just different. It does things which use less memory and are quicker than mozilla. It has slightly different features. It has less geek stuff in your face. It is simpler, not lighter.
I downloaded ver. 0.3... and it crashed the first time I opened it... not generally something I look for in a browser. IMHO they should fix bugs... not add new features.
I'm sure you reported the bug, right?
Do you think the browser crashing when it opens is something that happens to most people that use it? I mean, do you honestly think they'd be adding features if they had well known bugs that crashed it that easily? I'm thinking no...
Google is pretty much my sole search engine, though I wouldn't mind having dictionary and translate buttons. I'm not convinced that Phoenix's replacement can compare (Mozilla's couldn't.)
What exactly can't you get done in mozilla with google? I have google set as my main search engine, so when I type keywords in the URL bar, hit enter, it searches google. I have a special bookmark for google's "feeling lucky" search, so that I can type "gl " followed by keywords, and I go right to the first google search result. I have similar bookmarks for google groups, google images, google news.
And why oh why can't I hit ESC to stop animated GIFs?
Probably a low-priority bug on mozilla. However, you can control how many times animated images loop: never, once, or as many times as the image specifies.
I just tried Phoenix 0.4, and really like it, even over Mozilla. But because I really like Mozilla's email program, I won't switch to Phoenix until and unless Mozilla Mail is offered standalone from the browser. There's no sense in using Mozilla Mail and not using Mozilla's web browser... most of the stuff needed is in memory, so I might as well use it!
Here's hoping Mozilla is split up into separately installable components in the future. I have no desire to go back to any of the other email programs I've ever used (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora mostly).
Good job on Phoenix though, very cool!
Did any other mozilla users notice tabs behave consistently in Phoenix? You can not only middle-click on links to open them in a new tab, but also on bookmarks!
Now I'd just like the same behavior on form buttons...
Honestly, in this day and age a 2,000 byte e-mail is NO load on our servers or infrastructure.
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Ask the big boys if spam is a problem. The services like AOL, MSN/Hotmail, Earthlink, etc... ask them if "in this day and age a 2,000 byte email is NO load" on their servers or infrastructure.
It's a BIG load and a huge headache.
The problem is that 2KB might not be a lot, but 1,000,000 2KB emails *IS*, and who is footing the bill to process that crap? The consumers that pay for email service, NOT the people sending the spam.
When you force other people to pay for something, when you give them no choice, that's illegal.
(Unless you're the government!
There's one strange phenomenon I experience after a lot of coding: it feels like my hands are connected directly to my shoulders, and my eyes seem to zoom in so the screen fills my vision. I code faster and better, but it's really weird. Does anyone else get this?
Nice try!
It's obvious you are a robot.
As illegal as downloading music you haven't bought?
Probably.
However, I don't see too many people uploading the latest Creed single and claiming they wrote it.
Too bad you copied it verbatim from another Slashdot user on the last time this article was posted.
That's illegal!
Apparantly so were they!
Disregarding all of the comments on the 3.06 typo.
Actually they got that part right.
Geez, I remember the day when we use to comment on processors, peripherals, parts. Now the community is stuck on whining about typos.
What exactly is there to talk about in yet another processor speed improvement story? Some people will say "who needs this much power?" Some people will respond and explain to these dolts who needs it. Others will make fun of the article submission. And then there are people who complain that the article was posted in the first place.
This is not progress, this is almost not worthy reporting.
See?
Uranus is no laughing matter!
Okay, every time there's an OS X story on Slashdot, someone asks when they'll be able to use it on x86 hardware, and someone else responds and says, "Never!"
And every time there's an article on slashdot telling of the latest Darwin release, someone posts a question very similar to yours:
So here we have "the x86 version 6.0.2 of Darwin, the FreeBSD-based core of Mac OS X". Huh? Is it just the user interface part of OS X that there's no x86 version of? And exactly how much stuff does this "FreeBSD-based core" contain? Is it just a kernel, filesystem, and some basic utilities, or what?
It's basically the kernel. Nothing on the level of the user-friendly OS X.
The part you were unaware of, is that MS is miles ahead of them as Outlook 2002 can automatically run organic machine code without human intervention.
The irony here is that you are making fun of the first version of a Microsoft email program that does NOT give users access to executable attachments, and does NOT let an outside program use it to send email without approval gained from a popup window.
Nope. Car manufacturers are in the business of selling parts.
I know they are in the business of selling parts. They are also in the business of selling cars. They are also in the business of supplying car loans (most of the OEM's anyway).
Yet they stay in the black because they sell the cars for more than it costs to make them.
Many cars sell for less than what it costs to make them, Cavalier and Sunfire from the GM product line come to mind.
I don't doubt that some cars cost more than what they are sold for. My dad's got a Prius, which they are losing money on in the short term. But I seriously doubt "many" cars sell for less than what it costs to make them.
But what about the automotive industry? Where planned obsolesence will no longer work if this technology is introduced?
Calm down, man, we're talking about paint that MIGHT be able to make repair cracks in the paint job. This is not going to keep your car working.
Sure it's military technology now, but in a few years, it'll trickle into the main stream... and then what?
No, it's not even military technology now... they are in the EARLY EARLY EARLY planning stages. You're looking at many years from now before this technology is available.
Cuz right now planned obsolesence is what keeps them in the black...
Strange, I thought selling cars for more than it cost to make them is what kept them in the black.
If I could buy a car that would fix itself for years to come, I would.
But you can't, so you won't.
Why buy a new one every 3-5 years as we're required to now since all the damn parts break...
fixing paint cracks != fixing cars
YIKES!
(I bet you don't even change your oil and oil filter every 3000 miles, do you? Then you wonder why your engine breaks down.)
You're talking about heating water with sunlight, and then using a thermoelectric generator to turn that heat into energy.
Wouldn't it be simpler and more efficient to install solar panels to directly turn the sunlight into energy?
Side note, it's funny to see that they are running an american OS and mail software..
Yes, astoundingly they didn't feel like using anything from the huge Iraqi software market!
I did some more digging to followup on my previos post about TimeWarner's integrated DVR/Digital Cable box. They are testing it in Rochester, NY, and they have a page up here. There is a movie (infomercial) about the service where you can see what the UI looks like... does not resemble TiVo at all, so I doubt they are using TiVo. Probably custom software from Scientific-Atlanta, the people that make their digital cable box. It's called the Explorer 8000.
It will have an 80GB drive. It will allow for PIP, watching live TV while recording another show, or recording two shows at once.
There is no cost for the device from TW, you pay around $10 a month for the service. No installation charge if you already have TW service.
I heard that the TiVO for DirectTV can do this stuff? Anyone have one and is it true?
... it could be "in-house" or perhaps they're leasing from TiVo or someone else.)
Yes it can do this because the TiVo is built into the DirecTV unit. In fact, it has two tuners, so you can record two shows at once, also. (That is how it allows you to watch TV while it's recording another show... dual tuners.)
Anyone know of a future release where the TiVO and the set-top boxes work together?
This would involve your cable company releasing a PVR, because the PVR and digital cable box have to be integrated in order to do what you're talking about. It would also need dual tuners.
I know TimeWarner announced plans to release their own PVR for their digital cable service, but no news lately. As a die-hard TiVo user, and a TW digital cable subscriber, I am torn. I love the TiVo, but if TW's PVR is integrated nicely with their digital cable, I would definitely consider switching over.
(When they made the announcement, they didn't specify who was providing the PVR technology
NEWS FLASH... I just did a news.google.com search, and found this article, which states they are already testing it in 2 markets, and hope to have it in 18 markets by year's end. It is $5-$10 per month for the PVR service, and you get the box at no extra charge!
Compare Newton to a Palm... sure.
Compare Newton to a Tablet PC... whatever!
(Have you actually tried one? I have!)
This game, IMNTBHO never should have been made.
I see... because you don't like the content of something, it shouldn't have been made. Ahhh yeah.
While most everyting "objectionable" in GTA is there for a reason, all the disgusting raunchy perverted sub-juvinile stuff in the game is just there to get publicity and the attention of horny people.
So what? Lots of people like pornography also, and it contains "disgusting, raunchy perverted sub-juvenile" stuff that's just there to get "the attention of horny people." Should pornography not be sold, also?
If yes, I know millions of people that would disagree with you. If no, then your argument against BMX XXX is flawed.
Does the tablet come with suction cups on the bottom or maybe a table locking device. I get it, you are going to hold it between your legs.
Huh? You will hold it like a book with one hand, and write on it with the other.
The keys to why Microsoft will be successful:
1) Good handwriting recognition.
2) Office w/good handwriting integration.
3) Developers, developers, developers...