If this were Microsoft or BLizzard you guys would be raising holy h3ll. but since it's an "open source" tool it's * not that big of a deal * Shoulda been obvious to you n00b * Duh Read the EULA
Support has been good though sometimes the indian support reps can be annoying. I always get a resolution that I am happy with. Been buying dell for over 8 years, at home and work, wouldn't have it any other way.
Why not go after the sleaze in NY Cumo?? Oh thats right, because it's you.
Considering the developers are the ones who will make or break the console, I think thier opinion is super important. SONY needs these guys on board 100% or the PS3 will go the way of the Saturn.
The us went into iraq to enforce the UN sanctions against it that the UN was unwilling to enforce. Sanctions imposed upon it for invading it's nieghbor Kuwiat back in the 90-91. And for the record the us did not go into it alone. They went in with the other UN member states who did no have sweet back door oil drilling deals with Saddam.
I abosolutely HATE sorbs. We have roadrunner buisness class at work with a static IP. SORBS blocks our mail because according to thier "superior" knowledge our IP is dynamic. When I tried to get us delisted, I got an automated response that said basically This is an automated response, no human has read your request but we've denied your request to be delisted.
If I ever meet the guy who runs sorbs I believe I will punch him in the mouth.
I would have to agree with this to a point. I think it's a factor for sure. iTunes 7 regularly reboots my computer. There are videos I've purchased that I can't watch because when I select them to view or xfer to my ipod, the computer reboots.
It's to the point that I am afraid to buy anything because I won't be able to use it. My personaly spending went from $10/month to $0 since iTunes 7.
If you understand how adwords works you know that isn't true. No one knows how much to bid, so all google has to do is bid $1m per to get top ranking. Then the competitors get to bid top dollars to play 2nd fiddle to thier top ranking.
Reguardless of all that, they are being hypocrites by obviously exploiting thier placement as the top advertising/search network to get preferential treatment within the adwords system. Others like to complain about MS including IE in windows, or making Live.com the default search engine in IE7. Well this is no differnt.
Do no evil, please. Thats not a company slogan, it's a marketing campain. The real google, sneaks past the PR every now and then and it's as ugly as everyone else.
Considering Google complained that MS was making thier live.com search engine the default search engine I think google might be being hypocritical here.
If it's not ok to use your advatnage as the provider of the dominate web browser to promote another product of yours, then it's not ok to use your advtange as the domniate advertising network to promote your other offerings in the most advantageous position.
I think google's "Do no evil" marketing campain has sold too many of you into thinking they are benevolet. Google is as bad as any other company, microsoft included.
Windows mobile runs in 64mb of flash. Whos to say they don't modify that or it's base to run on the OLPC machine?
Also remember windows 95 ran fine on PCs with 64mb of ram. It's very possible for MS to get a working windowsish OS on there. They have 10 years of legacy code that fit into smaller footprints.
You should do the math yourself, if he added 5 million subs at 12.95 a month thats $51 million a month attributable to him. 10 months and sterns paid for in full. The other 4 years and 2 months is profit. And that doesn't include the $49+ a radio every one of those subs bought to listen.
Sirius knew what they were doing, and they made a good deal.
"Hey guys, APPLE is succesful with a closed ecosystem, maybe thats the magic mojo? Limiting customers choices! Brilliant!"
The only way to beat Apple is to make something thats more compelling then an ipod. If you want a music player are you going to buy an iPod or a device just like an iPod??
These companys need to raise the bar and come up with something compelling that Apple hasn't done already instead of trying to scamble for some of apples table scraps.
I too am not a big fan of the touch screen. For some games it's fine(Brain Age,Monkey Ball), but more times then not it feels forced. Like Nintendo throws a kick back to developers who use the touch screen for something. The marvel fighting game, Rise of the Imperfects(?) was like that, so was Vengful Joe.
IMO, game developers should avoid making games that require BOTH touch pad and joystick controls. It's too much work switching back and forth from stylus to thumbs and reminds me complexity of today console games with 20+ buttons on the controller. I want simple controls (yes I'm old) because I'm all thumbs.
This is the reason Mario Kart is my favorite DS game so far. Makes good use of the dual screen, does not require the stylus.
I found the story and the 'tactical' elements annoying. The acctual combat, while very fun, always felt too short. 30-60 seconds of fun combat, 2 minutes of story and psuedo-tactical actions.
The tactical part felt alittle lame too because there weren't really any options for me to explore. I either did it exactly the way they expected me to, or I lost the mission. That makes the tactical part more tedious. I would have prefered that part of the game to be more open ended with more then 1 solution to the problem.
In summary, the combat gameplay is excellent, the rest is crud.
I'm sorry but I own a DS and a PSP and adding a touch screen is not the holy grail of portable devices. Honestly it's been a bane for me on the DS. Everything wants to use the touch screen reguardless of the sensibility of it. Because it's "differnt". Differnt isn't always good.
The touch screen is nice and for certain games it's a perfect input device. But when you start applying it to games like star fox for flight control, it's a joke.
PSPs are doing poorly because the game selection is poor. There are only a couple of titles out there worth buying. This is what made me put my PSP down 2 months ago and not pick it up again, lack of titles worth buying.
The DS has some killer titles (Mario Kart, Brain Age, New Super Mario) plus maintains compatibility with the 500 or so great GBA titles out there. This is why the DS thrives when the PSP does not.
I think that should be the public's problem. If I want to get my hands dirty reading some very techincal jargon, maybe I will get it, maybe I won't. But I should have the opportunity to do so.
Any other markets you want to know if Linux will soon dominate? I'd be glad to offer my opinion, which is about as good as your own opinion.
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Unfortunately, for a beginner who is taking his first baby steps in GIMP, the interface might feel a bit kludgy
Photoshop has a really great interface. When I want to get work done I could care less if there is an "open source" alternative. I want the best tool for the job that's the easiest/quickest route to completeing that job. Not the tool that best suites my techno ideology.
Something the open source community needs to understand.
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If this were Microsoft or BLizzard you guys would be raising holy h3ll.
but since it's an "open source" tool it's
* not that big of a deal
* Shoulda been obvious to you n00b
* Duh Read the EULA
Hypocrites all
Support has been good though sometimes the indian support reps can be annoying. I always get a resolution that I am happy with. Been buying dell for over 8 years, at home and work, wouldn't have it any other way.
Why not go after the sleaze in NY Cumo?? Oh thats right, because it's you.
Considering the developers are the ones who will make or break the console, I think thier opinion is super important. SONY needs these guys on board 100% or the PS3 will go the way of the Saturn.
The us went into iraq to enforce the UN sanctions against it that the UN was unwilling to enforce. Sanctions imposed upon it for invading it's nieghbor Kuwiat back in the 90-91.
And for the record the us did not go into it alone. They went in with the other UN member states who did no have sweet back door oil drilling deals with Saddam.
I abosolutely HATE sorbs. We have roadrunner buisness class at work with a static IP. SORBS blocks our mail because according to thier "superior" knowledge our IP is dynamic. When I tried to get us delisted, I got an automated response that said basically This is an automated response, no human has read your request but we've denied your request to be delisted.
If I ever meet the guy who runs sorbs I believe I will punch him in the mouth.
Most new music has no staying power. TOP 10 songs/albums cycle in and out so fast that it's obvious that people are not digging what's being produced.
I would have to agree with this to a point. I think it's a factor for sure.
iTunes 7 regularly reboots my computer. There are videos I've purchased that I can't watch because when I select them to view or xfer to my ipod, the computer reboots.
It's to the point that I am afraid to buy anything because I won't be able to use it. My personaly spending went from $10/month to $0 since iTunes 7.
If you understand how adwords works you know that isn't true. No one knows how much to bid, so all google has to do is bid $1m per to get top ranking. Then the competitors get to bid top dollars to play 2nd fiddle to thier top ranking.
Reguardless of all that, they are being hypocrites by obviously exploiting thier placement as the top advertising/search network to get preferential treatment within the adwords system. Others like to complain about MS including IE in windows, or making Live.com the default search engine in IE7. Well this is no differnt.
Do no evil, please. Thats not a company slogan, it's a marketing campain. The real google, sneaks past the PR every now and then and it's as ugly as everyone else.
Considering Google complained that MS was making thier live.com search engine the default search engine I think google might be being hypocritical here.
If it's not ok to use your advatnage as the provider of the dominate web browser to promote another product of yours, then it's not ok to use your advtange as the domniate advertising network to promote your other offerings in the most advantageous position.
I think google's "Do no evil" marketing campain has sold too many of you into thinking they are benevolet. Google is as bad as any other company, microsoft included.
Windows mobile runs in 64mb of flash. Whos to say they don't modify that or it's base to run on the OLPC machine?
Also remember windows 95 ran fine on PCs with 64mb of ram. It's very possible for MS to get a working windowsish OS on there. They have 10 years of legacy code that fit into smaller footprints.
Well whats worse? Putting a bullet through thier head or freaking them out with microwave 'magic'?
After seeing a few pics of the red smear left after being hit with a machine gun, I think giving you a little sun burn is a pretty preferable.
You should do the math yourself, if he added 5 million subs at 12.95 a month thats $51 million a month attributable to him. 10 months and sterns paid for in full. The other 4 years and 2 months is profit. And that doesn't include the $49+ a radio every one of those subs bought to listen.
Sirius knew what they were doing, and they made a good deal.
are we seeing the rebirth of DIVX dvds as ipods??
"Hey guys, APPLE is succesful with a closed ecosystem, maybe thats the magic mojo? Limiting customers choices! Brilliant!"
The only way to beat Apple is to make something thats more compelling then an ipod. If you want a music player are you going to buy an iPod or a device just like an iPod??
These companys need to raise the bar and come up with something compelling that Apple hasn't done already instead of trying to scamble for some of apples table scraps.
Fortunately for all of us, it's not wrong to play lotto or the horse races. Those types of gambling are just fine.
Is it ok for Microsoft to try to make thier OS more secure or not?
I too am not a big fan of the touch screen. For some games it's fine(Brain Age,Monkey Ball), but more times then not it feels forced. Like Nintendo throws a kick back to developers who use the touch screen for something. The marvel fighting game, Rise of the Imperfects(?) was like that, so was Vengful Joe.
IMO, game developers should avoid making games that require BOTH touch pad and joystick controls. It's too much work switching back and forth from stylus to thumbs and reminds me complexity of today console games with 20+ buttons on the controller. I want simple controls (yes I'm old) because I'm all thumbs.
This is the reason Mario Kart is my favorite DS game so far. Makes good use of the dual screen, does not require the stylus.
I found the story and the 'tactical' elements annoying. The acctual combat, while very fun, always felt too short. 30-60 seconds of fun combat, 2 minutes of story and psuedo-tactical actions.
The tactical part felt alittle lame too because there weren't really any options for me to explore. I either did it exactly the way they expected me to, or I lost the mission.
That makes the tactical part more tedious. I would have prefered that part of the game to be more open ended with more then 1 solution to the problem.
In summary, the combat gameplay is excellent, the rest is crud.
I thought I was reading a press release. Whats up with this?
I'm sorry but I own a DS and a PSP and adding a touch screen is not the holy grail of portable devices. Honestly it's been a bane for me on the DS. Everything wants to use the touch screen reguardless of the sensibility of it. Because it's "differnt". Differnt isn't always good.
The touch screen is nice and for certain games it's a perfect input device. But when you start applying it to games like star fox for flight control, it's a joke.
PSPs are doing poorly because the game selection is poor. There are only a couple of titles out there worth buying. This is what made me put my PSP down 2 months ago and not pick it up again, lack of titles worth buying.
The DS has some killer titles (Mario Kart, Brain Age, New Super Mario) plus maintains compatibility with the 500 or so great GBA titles out there. This is why the DS thrives when the PSP does not.
I think that should be the public's problem. If I want to get my hands dirty reading some very techincal jargon, maybe I will get it, maybe I won't. But I should have the opportunity to do so.
Where is GEM, Geos and Star Desktop?
This is a hacks job of things.
Rails has a security flaw and it's not being detailed.
Come on where's the outrage?
Any other markets you want to know if Linux will soon dominate? I'd be glad to offer my opinion, which is about as good as your own opinion.
Unfortunately, for a beginner who is taking his first baby steps in GIMP, the interface might feel a bit kludgy
Photoshop has a really great interface. When I want to get work done I could care less if there is an "open source" alternative. I want the best tool for the job that's the easiest/quickest route to completeing that job. Not the tool that best suites my techno ideology.
Something the open source community needs to understand.
I've been sent to teletubbies and lego websites.
Something is amiss