Google almost went bankrupt before Larry and Sergey figured out bodging advertising to search. Today Google's primary business is advertising. Not search, not email, not maps, not anything else. They use the $$$$$$$$$$ from advertising to fund everything else they do to the point where they have become the 1000 pound gorilla that makes it next to impossible to compete with.
There is no way anyone working for Starbucks is a 'barista' or "one who has acquired some level of expertise in the preparation of espresso-based coffee drinks" much less a "a professional who is highly skilled in coffee preparation with a comprehensive understanding of coffee". They just misappropriated the word. Yeah, yeah, I know, off-topic.
I'm still waiting for a eBook reader that supports PDFs without conversion. I want to be able to drop a downloaded PDF on an SD card, plug it into the reader and see it font for font, image for image.
I don't get the slow loading either. My Dell Inspiron 6400 (2GHz/2GB) laptop boots Windows XP from a cold power off to ready desktop in 20 seconds. I've even been called a liar because some putz's high falutin' desktop takes over 2 minutes to do the same thing.
who complains about the glossy screen neither owns one or uses one frequently
I have a laptop with a shiny screen. I hate it. The reflections of what is behind me bugs the crap out of me. I didn't have any choice in the matter - stupid manufacturer doesn't offer a matte version. I also can't stand the current pop culture fad to make everything shiny and blingy.
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Google almost went bankrupt before Larry and Sergey figured out bodging advertising to search. Today Google's primary business is advertising. Not search, not email, not maps, not anything else. They use the $$$$$$$$$$ from advertising to fund everything else they do to the point where they have become the 1000 pound gorilla that makes it next to impossible to compete with.
I'd rather have a $100 Linux Wall-E.
Every time you see the word "lawyers" replace it with "highly educated idiots".
This will explain everything and most of what is wrong with the world.
nuke from orbit
Problem with that is you might miss. Better to strap the disk right to the nuke and run far away very fast.
"epic fail" is outdated
Also, way outdated, and truly tired, is "In Soviet Russia ...".
WAG - Wild Arsed Guess.
For the Nth time, going from Vista to XP is an upgrade. Going from XP to Vista is a downgrade.
"Soviet Russia" ceased to exist last century. The meme also died back then.
He also needs to find out what wise ass coated his cables with peanut butter - and take appropriate retaliatory measures.
free downgrade to XP for all OEM Vista users
For the nth time, going from Vista to XP is an upgrade.
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=Web+site+Security
In Soviet Russia ...
1. Meme Very Tired. No Longer Wired.
2. 'Soviet Russia' ceased to exist last century.
3. Profit!!!
There is no way anyone working for Starbucks is a 'barista' or "one who has acquired some level of expertise in the preparation of espresso-based coffee drinks" much less a "a professional who is highly skilled in coffee preparation with a comprehensive understanding of coffee". They just misappropriated the word. Yeah, yeah, I know, off-topic.
In my day, we just ran nmap on remote Linux boxes.
I'm still waiting for a eBook reader that supports PDFs without conversion. I want to be able to drop a downloaded PDF on an SD card, plug it into the reader and see it font for font, image for image.
If a server BSODs 'in the cloud', will there be anyone there to see it?
Yes, "Obama-Man Can!".
That's called "character". If everyone sounded the same, we'd end up with, oh, Hip Hop for example.
very few USB ports provide enough power for hard drives
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 that can power an external 2.5" 320GB USB 2.0 drive just fine - even on batteries.
WiiHD
Pronounced "Weed". As in Gunja, Pakalolo, Mary Jane, Dona Juanita, Herb, 4:20.
>> Wii2
Tinkle2.
I don't get the slow loading either. My Dell Inspiron 6400 (2GHz/2GB) laptop boots Windows XP from a cold power off to ready desktop in 20 seconds. I've even been called a liar because some putz's high falutin' desktop takes over 2 minutes to do the same thing.
Sure looks like an axel with two wheels at either end. Looks like it needs a belay to go up and down. Hardly an autonomous robot that can climb.
who complains about the glossy screen neither owns one or uses one frequently
I have a laptop with a shiny screen. I hate it. The reflections of what is behind me bugs the crap out of me. I didn't have any choice in the matter - stupid manufacturer doesn't offer a matte version. I also can't stand the current pop culture fad to make everything shiny and blingy.
When the Apples are made from rock, there is no difference.