Logitech G19? As far as membrane keyboards go, that's one of the worst I've tried, on par with sub-20 buck bargain bin crap.
There're plenty of mechanical keyboards with modern features (the extra screen that I think the G19 has is a gimmick, and software support never got far). The price is higher because Cherry MX switches are inevitably more expensive because they're more complex than a simple scissor switch and membrane, plus the premium that can be charged for a better keyboard.
Besides, using Cherry MX switches means it's trivial to experiment with different types of switches, even combining several of them on one keyboard, plus easily available (and replaceable) aftermarket keycaps for common layouts.
While I'd rather not go through a backscatter x-ray scanner, it's far too early for any noticeable increase in cancer rates due to those scanners. Even if it weren't, I really doubt we could call it a "surge". Add to that the fact that plenty of scanners are mm-Wave (and thus use no ionising radiation), and there's no way in hell we can prove with statistics at this time that backscatter scanners really are causing cancer, unless those things put out a lot more radiation than they should.
It doesn't really matter if they end up paying for it - it's important to let would-be criminals know that justice will spend any amount of cash to grab one guy and worry about the financial side of it later.
So did Office 2010 and 2007 SP2 (except for the first choice being SkyDrive). However, activation isn't managed by a Microsoft account, as it is in Office 365.
That contradicts their usual practice of activating the software (OEM Windows usually, but some OEM-like office packages in the past) in case of a hardware failure.
Explain the situation on the phone and they'll activate it for you.
I had a similar experience the other day with a retail Home and Student 2010 license card, which, to my astonishment, ties the license to the machine, the motherboard specifically (like OEM Windows). I installed it on a nearly stillborn samsung tablet (should've waited the extra hours for it to definitely die) and couldn't activate Office on the replacement. So the person on the phone gave me the bad news and activated it for me.
Similar experiences have been reported with OEM Windows.
So, in the end, don't worry about hardware dying. Especially your HDD, no reasonable software would mind being reinstalled to a new hard drive.
iOS is excellent at keeping track of time, as far as I've seen. It's pretty horrible (by 21st century software standards) at correctly reacting to sudden changes in time that are expected and break pretty much no software.
As for GPS, a receiver only has to compare the times reported by the individual satellites, not keep atomic-accuracy time.
The issue is a bit trickier for TDMA, used by GSM, which does require decent time-keeping, but I'm guessing not much can go wrong with implementations of GSM, considering its age.
Unless you need to enter a federal building, you get the choice between the "enhanced patdown" and a non-ionising nude scanner (for now, another company may reintroduce backscatter x-ray scanners in the future, since Rapiscan's scanners were only removed for bureaucratic reasons).
Again, you're reading too much into what I've said. I merely said that if a document has a poorly-worded sentence, it can cause some inconveniences. These being bureaucrats and not experts, they'd gladly approve something endorsed by experts.
Again, I do not think they're incompetent. They've done plenty of good things, as I've mentioned. Sometimes it does sound like they spend a bit too much time with some minor issues, like the acceptable containers for oil and vinegar to be served in.
Don't assume that just because I'm skeptical of bureaucrats (who isn't?) I'm skeptical of the EU - I'm not.
Almanac - not strictly needed, as it's transmitted with the GPS signlas, but at sub-dialup speeds.
Maps - needed, but nobody said they have to be streamed. Google just pretty much decided they should and dragged everyone along. Nokia maps has long had the option of downloading local copies of the maps. There are also apps, like TomTom's, which provide essentially everything present on a standalone GPS device, usually with a subscription payment model.
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Could be worse. Could be Wingdings.
http://xkcd.com/1179/
ISO 8601
But, since you mention the overabundance of standards...
http://xkcd.com/927/
You could've saved some time just saying you use ISO 8601...
Tangential != Orthogonal
What's wrong with "tangential" is that its meaning is orthogonal to "orthogonal".
Logitech G19? As far as membrane keyboards go, that's one of the worst I've tried, on par with sub-20 buck bargain bin crap.
There're plenty of mechanical keyboards with modern features (the extra screen that I think the G19 has is a gimmick, and software support never got far). The price is higher because Cherry MX switches are inevitably more expensive because they're more complex than a simple scissor switch and membrane, plus the premium that can be charged for a better keyboard.
Besides, using Cherry MX switches means it's trivial to experiment with different types of switches, even combining several of them on one keyboard, plus easily available (and replaceable) aftermarket keycaps for common layouts.
Actually, the Nexus 7 (and other 7-inch tablets by extension, I suppose) does fit in a lot of pockets.
It probably isn't very comfortable, but it does.
While I'd rather not go through a backscatter x-ray scanner, it's far too early for any noticeable increase in cancer rates due to those scanners. Even if it weren't, I really doubt we could call it a "surge". Add to that the fact that plenty of scanners are mm-Wave (and thus use no ionising radiation), and there's no way in hell we can prove with statistics at this time that backscatter scanners really are causing cancer, unless those things put out a lot more radiation than they should.
Or fly planes into office towers. Just sayin...
In a way, if you replace "universe" with "our view of the universe", it's been true for quite some time...
It doesn't really matter if they end up paying for it - it's important to let would-be criminals know that justice will spend any amount of cash to grab one guy and worry about the financial side of it later.
I'm sure most taxpayers agree with that.
I'm quite sure democracy was proved to be possible a long time before the US was even a thought in someone's mind.
So did Office 2010 and 2007 SP2 (except for the first choice being SkyDrive). However, activation isn't managed by a Microsoft account, as it is in Office 365.
What's even worse is that Home and Student is the same price but is only valid for a signle computer, instead of three.
They're really pushing Office 365, and I'm not sure I enjoy the idea.
That contradicts their usual practice of activating the software (OEM Windows usually, but some OEM-like office packages in the past) in case of a hardware failure.
Explain the situation on the phone and they'll activate it for you.
I had a similar experience the other day with a retail Home and Student 2010 license card, which, to my astonishment, ties the license to the machine, the motherboard specifically (like OEM Windows). I installed it on a nearly stillborn samsung tablet (should've waited the extra hours for it to definitely die) and couldn't activate Office on the replacement. So the person on the phone gave me the bad news and activated it for me.
Similar experiences have been reported with OEM Windows.
So, in the end, don't worry about hardware dying. Especially your HDD, no reasonable software would mind being reinstalled to a new hard drive.
That's Office 365.
iOS is excellent at keeping track of time, as far as I've seen. It's pretty horrible (by 21st century software standards) at correctly reacting to sudden changes in time that are expected and break pretty much no software.
As for GPS, a receiver only has to compare the times reported by the individual satellites, not keep atomic-accuracy time.
The issue is a bit trickier for TDMA, used by GSM, which does require decent time-keeping, but I'm guessing not much can go wrong with implementations of GSM, considering its age.
Not nearly powerful enough to do that. Just powerful enough to be a cancer risk.
Unless you need to enter a federal building, you get the choice between the "enhanced patdown" and a non-ionising nude scanner (for now, another company may reintroduce backscatter x-ray scanners in the future, since Rapiscan's scanners were only removed for bureaucratic reasons).
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/irony
What you consider irony is not actually irony, as you can see in 4. If we started calling dogs "cats", it wouldn't make them cats, would it?
Ironic. And it's not irony.
At least that's open for debate.
There's no reason why some settings shouldn't be easier/quicker to access in iOS
As far as I know, 32-bit Windows 8 still supports 16-bit apps. 64-bit Windows dropped those quite some time ago.
Again, you're reading too much into what I've said. I merely said that if a document has a poorly-worded sentence, it can cause some inconveniences. These being bureaucrats and not experts, they'd gladly approve something endorsed by experts.
Again, I do not think they're incompetent. They've done plenty of good things, as I've mentioned. Sometimes it does sound like they spend a bit too much time with some minor issues, like the acceptable containers for oil and vinegar to be served in.
Don't assume that just because I'm skeptical of bureaucrats (who isn't?) I'm skeptical of the EU - I'm not.
The data connction is used for two things:
Almanac - not strictly needed, as it's transmitted with the GPS signlas, but at sub-dialup speeds.
Maps - needed, but nobody said they have to be streamed. Google just pretty much decided they should and dragged everyone along. Nokia maps has long had the option of downloading local copies of the maps. There are also apps, like TomTom's, which provide essentially everything present on a standalone GPS device, usually with a subscription payment model.