Well if you're comparing MSSQL to Oracle, then no. MSSQL is much cheaper, and is almost, if not as fast as Oracle. Access isn't even a competitor in this market. Access, like FoxPro, etc are desktop db apps and not really meant for high-availability web apps.
As for open source solutions I don't have enough experience to honestly compare. I've been using MSSQL / ASP at work for years and they really rock.
I use PostgreSQL / Perl on my personal home Linux website and it's pretty quick and efficient.
1. Make sure the client knows your solutions is nearest completion...
2. Use all your vacation time now to complete the project.
3. Botch the job for your employer while they don't know you're competition.
4. Cash in big!:o)
Fact is, if something like this is implemented, within a week you'll see "GPS Signal Squelchers", and / or "Short Range GPS Transmitters" to fool your dishwasher into thinking it's still in Cambodia. I think development of this type of gps technology is good, as is most development. But if it's being used for no-good, then people will just take the power back. That's our theme here at Slashdot isn't it?
You say you'd be upset if websites started telling you to go away until you upgraded your browser, and you say you'll "upgrade when you're ready.", but fact is, if even 20% of the site you wanted to go turned you away for using an old browser, I guarantee you most people would upgrate immediately. Pressing technology forward is necessary for improvement and sometimes you have to anger some people to make the technology better.
Heck, just use non-server-grade machines. I mean you can build your own server-class machine with APC support on a high-end desktop motherboard combo, and it will perform pretty close to spec with most server-class machines.
I jumped into DSL pretty early on to secure myself a static IP address while PacBell, my provider, was still giving them out.
My opinion on PacBell's DSL Service is this: It's gotten a whole hell of a lot better. When I first got DSL installed it litterally worked about half the time. I placed countless calls to 611 to be told, "we don't know anything about any problems in your area" And of course the "Network Status" webpage they offer can only be accessed through your DSL connection. ie. so if DSL is down you can't even confirm it with the Network Status. Aggrivating to say the least.
BUT... Like I said it's gotten A LOT better. Now, maybe once every month or two I'll lose service for five or six hours, but overall, much, much better than when it was first installed.
It says that the judge is trying to send a message to the "Internet Community" that copyright infringement can not continue.
Who exactly does he think the "Internet Community" is? A limited bunch of hacker punks who are going to see this, get scared, and stop trading MP3?!
Does he not realize that the "Internet Community" is millions strong, and includes his neighbors, friends, co-workers, kids, and what not? These are the people using services like BeamIT.
As long as it's available, everyone will trade music and other media as long as it's practical to do so.
And I agree with previous messages that there really isn't any indication that any copyright infringement ever took place.
This whole situation is just wrong, and MP3.com is getting the shit end of the stick.
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I completely agree. I work in an IS position where the CIO has been working the trade for eons, and he's got some amazing stories that can be told.
One of his favorite topics is in finding "new-technology" that has been around for years. Like things that have failed in the past, but are coming around again.
I too wish there was a formal class in the computer history field in college. It would be great!
I currently work a quasi-government job in a great building on the California Delta. All the I.S. staff there works in offices closer to the water, and other, data-entry type positions work in cubes in the middle of the building.
The water has a very calming effect that everyone there loves. Especially our lunchroom with a patio that hangs out over the water. Very nice.
Though I love my office, if I could change one thing about the structure, I would like the I.S. team to work in a single, large work area close to the water. And big desks are the best!
Teach them DirectX. I know it's very anti-Linux:-) but they will love you for it. Learning the API will apply a lot of advanced programming techniques far beyond will typically be needed by most IS Departments, and creating something they can actually see: They will love you for it!
IRC is cool, but to my knowledge there's no way to keep in running and alert you when you have personal messages. I've never used AOL's IM, but being a user of ICQ, I see this as a major drawback to IRC.
On the same note... I've never used AOL's IM, but isn't ICQ a much more popular "instant messaging" client? What's so great about AOL's IM and ICQ doesn't have?
This article mentioned that Origina Ultima Online is availble for Linux. This is the first I've heard of this, and is the reason Linux is sitting on a 486 in my corner instead of on my PII 400. I've already E-Mailed Origin for more information, but would like to ask you folks: First, is this a hoax? Is there really UO for Linux? Second, what OWO will never tell me: what is the qualtiy of the UO client for Linux. I mean UO even sucked on NT; Win9x were the only platform it ran well on.
This is the best post I've seen. Come on folks, Microsoft has stepped up to the plate, and we resort to name calling, and saying all the mean things we'd like to do to Mr. Gates.
Fact is, advocacy is great! But post intelligently, and articulately. Fact is NT IS better than Linux in many respects. BUT, the nature of Linux gives it the advantage to quickly take the lead. We must support the Linux developers, advocate Linux, admit that it needs some work (nothing is ever complete), and most of all not give up.
As long as we stay dedicated to Linux, more people will become dedicated to Linux, and more companies will become dedicated to Linux, and Linux will improve, and Linux will succeed, and Linux will kick NT's ass.
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Well if you're comparing MSSQL to Oracle, then no. MSSQL is much cheaper, and is almost, if not as fast as Oracle. Access isn't even a competitor in this market. Access, like FoxPro, etc are desktop db apps and not really meant for high-availability web apps.
As for open source solutions I don't have enough experience to honestly compare. I've been using MSSQL / ASP at work for years and they really rock.
I use PostgreSQL / Perl on my personal home Linux website and it's pretty quick and efficient.
1. Make sure the client knows your solutions is nearest completion... :o)
2. Use all your vacation time now to complete the project.
3. Botch the job for your employer while they don't know you're competition.
4. Cash in big!
Fact is, if something like this is implemented, within a week you'll see "GPS Signal Squelchers", and / or "Short Range GPS Transmitters" to fool your dishwasher into thinking it's still in Cambodia. I think development of this type of gps technology is good, as is most development. But if it's being used for no-good, then people will just take the power back. That's our theme here at Slashdot isn't it?
You say you'd be upset if websites started telling you to go away until you upgraded your browser, and you say you'll "upgrade when you're ready.", but fact is, if even 20% of the site you wanted to go turned you away for using an old browser, I guarantee you most people would upgrate immediately. Pressing technology forward is necessary for improvement and sometimes you have to anger some people to make the technology better.
they can sue joo foo! but fakt iz joo protected by 1st ammendment. so phaqem!
Heck, just use non-server-grade machines. I mean you can build your own server-class machine with APC support on a high-end desktop motherboard combo, and it will perform pretty close to spec with most server-class machines.
I jumped into DSL pretty early on to secure myself a static IP address while PacBell, my provider, was still giving them out.
My opinion on PacBell's DSL Service is this: It's gotten a whole hell of a lot better. When I first got DSL installed it litterally worked about half the time. I placed countless calls to 611 to be told, "we don't know anything about any problems in your area" And of course the "Network Status" webpage they offer can only be accessed through your DSL connection. ie. so if DSL is down you can't even confirm it with the Network Status. Aggrivating to say the least.
BUT... Like I said it's gotten A LOT better. Now, maybe once every month or two I'll lose service for five or six hours, but overall, much, much better than when it was first installed.
It says that the judge is trying to send a message to the "Internet Community" that copyright infringement can not continue.
Who exactly does he think the "Internet Community" is? A limited bunch of hacker punks who are going to see this, get scared, and stop trading MP3?!
Does he not realize that the "Internet Community" is millions strong, and includes his neighbors, friends, co-workers, kids, and what not? These are the people using services like BeamIT.
As long as it's available, everyone will trade music and other media as long as it's practical to do so.
And I agree with previous messages that there really isn't any indication that any copyright infringement ever took place.
This whole situation is just wrong, and MP3.com is getting the shit end of the stick.
I completely agree. I work in an IS position where the CIO has been working the trade for eons, and he's got some amazing stories that can be told.
One of his favorite topics is in finding "new-technology" that has been around for years. Like things that have failed in the past, but are coming around again.
I too wish there was a formal class in the computer history field in college. It would be great!
I currently work a quasi-government job in a great building on the California Delta. All the I.S. staff there works in offices closer to the water, and other, data-entry type positions work in cubes in the middle of the building.
The water has a very calming effect that everyone there loves. Especially our lunchroom with a patio that hangs out over the water. Very nice.
Though I love my office, if I could change one thing about the structure, I would like the I.S. team to work in a single, large work area close to the water. And big desks are the best!
Teach them DirectX. I know it's very anti-Linux :-) but they will love you for it. Learning the API will apply a lot of advanced programming techniques far beyond will typically be needed by most IS Departments, and creating something they can actually see: They will love you for it!
Sounds like a pretty cool network appliance like the NetWinder. How much did this cost? Can you get it from Gateways site?
You go emmett... Great editorial, it really opened a can of worms.
IRC is cool, but to my knowledge there's no way to keep in running and alert you when you have personal messages. I've never used AOL's IM, but being a user of ICQ, I see this as a major drawback to IRC.
On the same note... I've never used AOL's IM, but isn't ICQ a much more popular "instant messaging" client? What's so great about AOL's IM and ICQ doesn't have?
Retail or Open-Source? Last I read, their FAQ said they had no intention of making a client for anything but 9x.
This article mentioned that Origina Ultima Online is availble for Linux. This is the first I've heard of this, and is the reason Linux is sitting on a 486 in my corner instead of on my PII 400. I've already E-Mailed Origin for more information, but would like to ask you folks: First, is this a hoax? Is there really UO for Linux? Second, what OWO will never tell me: what is the qualtiy of the UO client for Linux. I mean UO even sucked on NT; Win9x were the only platform it ran well on.
This is the best post I've seen. Come on folks, Microsoft has stepped up to the plate, and we resort to name calling, and saying all the mean things we'd like to do to Mr. Gates.
Fact is, advocacy is great! But post intelligently, and articulately. Fact is NT IS better than Linux in many respects. BUT, the nature of Linux gives it the advantage to quickly take the lead. We must support the Linux developers, advocate Linux, admit that it needs some work (nothing is ever complete), and most of all not give up.
As long as we stay dedicated to Linux, more people will become dedicated to Linux, and more companies will become dedicated to Linux, and Linux will improve, and Linux will succeed, and Linux will kick NT's ass.