I haven't delved deep into the workings of either... but is the Azure/Microsoft lockin any different than lockin would be in writing apps for Google's App Engine?
The scary thing which isn't getting much play is that the terms of service indicate that if you use their hosting/gallery service, Adobe has a royalty-free, unlimited license to use your photos in any way they choose...
Are you unable to bookmark the Google Groups search? If you're complaining it takes you too many clicks to get there, perhaps you should change your starting point...
I did tech. support for an ISP back in '97-98... once we had a lady call in who couldn't connect. She was pretty sure what was wrong... before I could start troubleshooting, she wanted to know if the internet was closed for Memorial Day...
Slashdot isn't about news... everything that's on Slashdot has already been discussed in the blogosphere for a couple days. The value here is in the community and user comments.
I think FeedDemon - http://www.feeddemon.com/ - has a feature called "Watches" which will do what you desire. I use the program, but don't use that feature.
Ever tried typing an address into the search field on that google.com page you were talking about? The first thing listed will be links to Google, Mapquest, and Yahoo maps for that address...
If you've identified that there's a need for this type of community (since you say there's no centralized source), then wouldn't you already know what information you want included?
Building an online community is no different than building a successful website, successful blog, or successful discussion forum: you need to have something that differentiates you from the hundreds or thousands of other related websites out there. If you've identified something unique you can offer, or offer in a better way, then you've already answered your own question. If you just want another site to do the same things as existing sites, then you will fail.
I'm not sure on current pricing, but in 2003 purchasing Visual Studio Enterprise Developer Edition was $1800. MSDN Universal (which basically means every piece of software MS releases) was $2100.
To me, for $300, it makes sense. There's a lot more than a "help menu" as you call it. Unlimited newsgroup support with guaranteed response times, as well as phone support.
Actually there's only one step. You don't need an account. Gee, what other site do I know that allows anonymous random folks to spout off nonsense... *looks around*
Re:They really need to fix autoupdate
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Interesting practice, but imagine the outcry that would happen if Microsoft did this...
"What! They know there's a security problem but they only release it in some places! And auto-update doesn't work for a couple days! This is ludicrous... switch to open source!"
Yikes. So not only do they try to be corny and clever and show they're "hip", they do it and also make themselves look retarded. Version 2 is the Ocho? I wonder what they'll call Version 8...
Bullshit. The 9-11 victims were a result of the criminal terrorist actions of several individuals who crashed planes into buildings. Why the hell would Richard Clark apologize?
Oh, that's right. Nobody is personally responsible for any of their own actions anymore.
The guy reported financial information that hadn't been publicly disclosed. When you're a publicly traded corporation, that qualifies as "Evil".
Re:I'm by far not a pro-web developer...
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Is this because each browser interprets the standard differently?
...and some choose not to implement standards at all, and some choose to make up their own way of doing things. Most of the sites that are tweaked for IE are done so because IE does a lot of things in its own way. If every browser followed standards, this would be a non-issue.
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They simply need to ask themselves: Is this good for the company?
I haven't delved deep into the workings of either... but is the Azure/Microsoft lockin any different than lockin would be in writing apps for Google's App Engine?
The scary thing which isn't getting much play is that the terms of service indicate that if you use their hosting/gallery service, Adobe has a royalty-free, unlimited license to use your photos in any way they choose...
Today I received an e-mail from US Centcom in what can only be interpreted as them wanting to include me on a mailing list for thier "corrected" news. More details on my blog: http://www.anotherblogger.com/2006/10/31/us-centco m-contacted-me-for-thier-propaganda-program/
He might as well get green, because the reality is that the greenies' spokesman Mr. Gore in reality lives a life of excess.
Are you unable to bookmark the Google Groups search? If you're complaining it takes you too many clicks to get there, perhaps you should change your starting point...
A 400mb video file? Is this a joke? WTF is everyone thinking that everything on the web needs to be on video all of a sudden. I just blogged about this today: http://www.anotherblogger.com/2006/08/02/please-no -more-gratuitous-videoblogging/
I did tech. support for an ISP back in '97-98... once we had a lady call in who couldn't connect. She was pretty sure what was wrong... before I could start troubleshooting, she wanted to know if the internet was closed for Memorial Day...
Slashdot isn't about news... everything that's on Slashdot has already been discussed in the blogosphere for a couple days. The value here is in the community and user comments.
I think FeedDemon - http://www.feeddemon.com/ - has a feature called "Watches" which will do what you desire. I use the program, but don't use that feature.
Go read the FAQ: http://slashdot.org/faq/editorial.shtml#ed850
How many Americans were killed due to Soviet attack?
How many Americans have been killed by middle-eastern based terrorists?
I think we should allocate money toward preventing the latter...
Wouldn't Ballmer think that the Windows were more important than the chair?
Ever tried typing an address into the search field on that google.com page you were talking about? The first thing listed will be links to Google, Mapquest, and Yahoo maps for that address...
If you've identified that there's a need for this type of community (since you say there's no centralized source), then wouldn't you already know what information you want included?
Building an online community is no different than building a successful website, successful blog, or successful discussion forum: you need to have something that differentiates you from the hundreds or thousands of other related websites out there. If you've identified something unique you can offer, or offer in a better way, then you've already answered your own question. If you just want another site to do the same things as existing sites, then you will fail.
I'm not sure on current pricing, but in 2003 purchasing Visual Studio Enterprise Developer Edition was $1800. MSDN Universal (which basically means every piece of software MS releases) was $2100.
To me, for $300, it makes sense. There's a lot more than a "help menu" as you call it. Unlimited newsgroup support with guaranteed response times, as well as phone support.
> "These edits range from benificial and informative to libelous and childish."
That pretty much sums up Wikipedia
Actually there's only one step. You don't need an account. Gee, what other site do I know that allows anonymous random folks to spout off nonsense... *looks around*
"What! They know there's a security problem but they only release it in some places! And auto-update doesn't work for a couple days! This is ludicrous... switch to open source!"
Yikes. So not only do they try to be corny and clever and show they're "hip", they do it and also make themselves look retarded. Version 2 is the Ocho? I wonder what they'll call Version 8...
Interesting. For some reason I just can't see an industry dominated by the MPAA to get behind open source...
Bullshit.
The 9-11 victims were a result of the criminal terrorist actions of several individuals who crashed planes into buildings. Why the hell would Richard Clark apologize?
Oh, that's right. Nobody is personally responsible for any of their own actions anymore.
The guy reported financial information that hadn't been publicly disclosed. When you're a publicly traded corporation, that qualifies as "Evil".
...and some choose not to implement standards at all, and some choose to make up their own way of doing things. Most of the sites that are tweaked for IE are done so because IE does a lot of things in its own way. If every browser followed standards, this would be a non-issue.
Have you ever considered, just for a moment, that perhaps not every blogger agrees with you? That there might be, gasp, bloggers who support Bush?