We use both XP and 2000 on the client. Without a doubt, XP is the biggest, buggiest piece of garbage to have come out of Redmond in a long time. SMB compatibility was broken in XP and has yet to have been acknolwedged, much less fixed. We just rolled out 30 brand-new XP machines. Whenever they attempt to access a file in a shared directory, they freeze. This happens in Office, Explorer and custom applications. We are now faced with the prospect of either upgrading the file servers to 2003 (with no guarantee of success) or downgrading the clients to 2000. We have never had a problem like this with our 2000 and NT clients.
In the interest of making a thorough post, the clients are all P4s, pre-built by Dell. Network drivers were updated and we even stripped one machine and rebuilt it from scratch using a retail version of XP (not the OEM version provided by Dell). Other manufacturer's machines in other environments have exhibited identical behavior, so I doubt that it's Dell's fault. This issue has been discussed quite a bit on the Web.
Incidentally, don't bother deploying Office 2003 if you are intending to connect to an Exchange 4 (yes, 4...I know...please, don't get up) server. Since Exchange 4 is no longer supported, MS neglected to test Outlook (and it's embedded Exchange client) against it. There are still many companies running on Exchange 4 (my client being one of them). For many of them, the cost of upgrading is prohibitive, even with SBS. In fact, even in you're on a "modern" mail server, stay away from Office 2003. It's been extremely buggy in areas too numerous to go into here.
In other news, SCO announced today that they intend to release a new line of operating system products designed to compete head-to-head with AIX and Dynix/ptx....just as soon as they get the source code from IBM.
Because some of us enjoy the occasional break from reading "The Bible of Google Linux Hacks" and "Teach Yourself How To Be An Ungrateful Slashdot Poster in 21 Days". There have been non-technical related books reviewed here and they have always been appreciated.
As for the technical relationship, the book takes place in the same world that many of us work in. It presents a romanticized notion of corporate espionage based in the technical industry. Thus, it is a subject that appeals to a significant amount of Slashdot's readership.
Slashdot exists to provide a community that fosters discussions on a wide range of topics. Let's try to keep that in mind before we start shooting down a book review that clearly took a significant amount of thought, time and effort.
Excellent work, Peter, and thank you for the recommendation.
I've got karma pouring out my ears, so I'll bite on this AC's asinine remark:
>>Phuck Wesley/Wil >>He's just another self promoting/blogging attention wh0re
And, yet, he still managed to land himself a role as a main character on a highly regarded television series. Which, I am willing to wager, is at least one more than you have, my dear AC.
Brave soul, convicted in your beliefs, true to your convictions as you are, next time step out of the darkness and show your cowardice in the light of day. Until then, show some respect to those who have realized their dreams, you bitter troll.
While some people are tired of the daily (hourly?) SCO update, I, for one, am not. This is a fascinating story and the first true (iirc) challenge to the open source movement. The outcome is much more important than the future of Linux, or even OSS in general. If you're tired of the stories, filter them out.
Seriously, getting an accountant to do your taxes is well worth the money and not as expensive as you might think. Tax software that I have seen is not that effective at getting every last drop out of available deductions and credits. Yes, tax software might cost you $50 and an accountant $300-500, but you stand to gain a lot more in return. This is especially true if you are: self-employed, own a business, are married, have children, own property, have investments or anything else beyond being single, living in an apartment and having one job as employee. An accountant knows exactly what questions to ask and can tailor the return to meet your exact needs as an individual. No tax software can do that. An accountant knows the right questions to ask and the right answers to provide. Also, an accountant is vital to have representing you should your return ever be audited.
Furthermore, and equally important, an accountant can look at your present tax situation and make recommendations on how to manage your finances in the coming year. This is called "tax planning" and it is critical to conduct it every year.
Remember that lower-income earners pay a higher percentage in taxes even though higher-income earners are taxed at a higher percentage rate. The difference is that the higher-earners know to get professional help. And I'm not referring to H&R Block and the like. The higher-earners know where to use their money to their advantage.
Essentially, the rich know how to get richer.
And with all of the time that you save by not doing your taxes yourself, you can spend it working out your financial strategy for the coming year. I recommend starting here.
I think you are missing the intention of that picture. Clearly, it is demonstrating how the device can be easily circumvented by grafting another person's finger onto your hand. The good news about this is that, since they have already shown how this works, you don't have to worry about violating the DCMA!
Here's an interesting history lesson for ya. The United States, tho while not in name, did exist in body prior to 1776. As did the corporations and their influence over the local politics.
How about "software"? Would it be better had I used software as my example? (yes, obviously, it would have).
Ok. Why is copying music ok and copying software not ok? Why is it alright to download a copy of Brittany Spears (apart from matters of taste, of course) but it is wrong to download a copy of Microsoft Office?
Corporations do not get tax incentives for outsourcing
Wrong.
Corporations are not required to pay labor/payroll tax on workers who are nationals of other countries.
Corporations are allowed to deduct the cost of outsourcing off of their reported earned income, thereby reducing their tax liability.
These are very strong, cost-saving incentives for a company to outsource to another country. The loss in tax revenue is made up by the rest of the citizenry.
No bullshit with unions There are no IT unions in the US.
no messy healthcare While the healthcare system in the US might need some work, an employers relationship is limited to paying the premiums.
no worries about ADA, OSHA, EEOC, Afirmitave action Yes, protecting the rights of an indivudual from discrimination and harrassment is just plain wrong. Until you become that individual. Perhaps you're too young to remember such agencies as TaTa and others and the disgusting manner in which they treated their employees, sent to the US and elsewhere as endentured servants. If you think that regulatory agencies are the primary motivating factors for outsourcing, you really are not understanding how corporations work. And OSHA?? What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have to do with IT?
Why just stop Corporate Welfare, when you can stop ALL Welfare! This is an asinine statement, to be sure. But just in case you truly don't understand the reason for welfare, just know that there are still some people in this world that feel they have a responsibility to help their fellow man. Beyond that, there are very compelling reasons for providing public assistance in any society.
Without "Corporate Welfare" of reasonable taxation, the Corps will go overseas. Again, nonsense. Companies have been operating in the US for over 300 years. While there have always been deals, favors, and preferential treatment afforded to corporations, I cannot think of a single instance where a major corporation packed up their operations and moved overseas. I'm sure there has to have been a couple, but they obviously did not have much of an impact. Ford might be making cars in Mexico, but the bulk of their operations is in the US.
The "working class" and the poor will finaly have to start paying thier fair share of taxes to support their way of life Let me assure you, they already do. They may not pay the same dollar amount but, percentage-wise, they pay the same, if not more. In fact, most poor people do not have the financial means to obtain the majority of tax deductions that higher income families do. But if you insist on sticking with your ill-conceived opinion that they are not "paying their fair share", consider the fact that its the poorer people who are doing the jobs that you don't want to.
There will be no more greedy capitalists left to subsidize your welfare way of life. Wow, you really do have a lot of disdain for lower-income people, don't you?
What makes YOUR work worth more than the same quality work from India? The fact that you are an American? Historically? American corporate history is rife with examples of the failures of outsourcing. Many industry watchers regard outsourcing as a bad idea. Not just for the displaced workers but for the companyies themselves. Maybe someday people will learn that cheaper does not equal better.
No one owes you a living. No one owes you a living wage. The accident of your birth does not grant you a right to the fruits of my labor. Nor does the fact that you are my neighbor require me to buy your products. No one is "owed" anything and no one is claiming that here. While American IT workers are affected by outsourcing, it is a short-term problem. Some salary adjustments have to be made, it's more difficult to find work, might have to move, but it can be done.
Having a car has little to do with obesity in America. Less excercise, yes, but not diet. General obesity (that is, non-genetic) is caused primarily by three things: 1) easy access to food, 2) excessive portion sizes (Super-Mega-Size those fries, for ya?) and 3) Americans eat more crap per capita than any other country. Without pinning the entire responsibility on any one fast food chain in particular, the amount of "fast" prepared, processed and fat-laden food available combined with the percentage of the average diet that is represented by said junk, is what makes us overweight. Also, our society (dietarily-speaking) seems to place a greater emphasis on meat rather than vegetables (no, I'm not a vegan).
For a very interesting, albeit disturbing treatment on the decline and fallout of the American diet, check out Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser.
No where in epiphani's post did he say that he was in favor of file trading, nor was he a file trader himself. Furthermore, no where in my post did I imply the same about me. So, your conclusion about support for file trading, by either myself or epiphani is wrong.
As for myself, I don't buy CDs any more. Not because I'm downloading them (I'm not) but because of two very fundamental reasons. One, there hasn't been anything released in the past couple of years that I have felt compelled to buy and two, I resent being treated as a criminal when I have committed no crime save that of being a consumer. When an industry views its customers, ALL of its customers, with the level of contempt, mistrust, and moral superiority that the entertainment industry does (and I know this, having worked in the industry myself), I have no desire to be one of their customers. Whatever a person's reasons for not wanting to purchase a product, they are entitled to those reasons.
As for being a misunderstood, I suggest that you exercise a little more care in wording your posts. When you say things like "if I thought I could do this, I'd be drafting a law and sending it to my congressperson today" and "I would gladly tax $100k a year from the gov't if they would give it to me", you are, in fact, giving the impression that you are in favor of such entitlements. Whether you feel that you are being sarcastic or not, this is your message.
"fucking moron", "what an idiot you truly are", "mighty troll"
Of course, your opinion should be taken with a grain of salt when considering it with your thoughtful and insightful response. Since you seem to be so quick to be a troll yourself and spew forth such lovely flamebaiting, your response really means little to me.
Remember, just because "on the Internet, no one knows that you're a dog" doesn't mean that they can't tell if you're an ass.
What really matters is there is hardly any loss of revenue due to stealing cars: It allows me to get cars that I wouldn't buy or rent anyway. There is simply no loss of money. If I don't have the garage, I just don't drive or park those cars I steal! How's that for an argument? Those Ford/GM/Honda/Toyota fools just don't get it, now do they?
I must have missed the memo...when did purchasing music become compulsory? If he doesn't want to buy a product, that is his decision as a consumer. But you raise an interesting point, one that I think underlines the basic problem with the music industry today. It seems that you, as a representative of the music industry, feel a sense of entitlement. It is apparent that you are under the impression that it is our civic responsibility to purchase your product without regard to whether we want your product or not. This is an unfortunate position but just goes to illustrate a fundamental and continuing flaw with the recording industry: not listening to and addressing the needs of its customers.
You accuse the parent of "sticking it to" and "shafting it to" "the rest of the world" as if he is some sick, depraved individual whose actions exist with the sole intent of causing harm to everyone else. "How dare you not purchase my product!" you seem to say. You even go so far as to admit that you are in favor of legistlation mandating the subsidizing of the music industry by leveling a tax on people.
Until you modify your attitude of entitlement and lose your contempt for your target market, your product will continue to become less relevant and desired.
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We use both XP and 2000 on the client. Without a doubt, XP is the biggest, buggiest piece of garbage to have come out of Redmond in a long time. SMB compatibility was broken in XP and has yet to have been acknolwedged, much less fixed. We just rolled out 30 brand-new XP machines. Whenever they attempt to access a file in a shared directory, they freeze. This happens in Office, Explorer and custom applications. We are now faced with the prospect of either upgrading the file servers to 2003 (with no guarantee of success) or downgrading the clients to 2000. We have never had a problem like this with our 2000 and NT clients.
In the interest of making a thorough post, the clients are all P4s, pre-built by Dell. Network drivers were updated and we even stripped one machine and rebuilt it from scratch using a retail version of XP (not the OEM version provided by Dell). Other manufacturer's machines in other environments have exhibited identical behavior, so I doubt that it's Dell's fault. This issue has been discussed quite a bit on the Web.
Incidentally, don't bother deploying Office 2003 if you are intending to connect to an Exchange 4 (yes, 4...I know...please, don't get up) server. Since Exchange 4 is no longer supported, MS neglected to test Outlook (and it's embedded Exchange client) against it. There are still many companies running on Exchange 4 (my client being one of them). For many of them, the cost of upgrading is prohibitive, even with SBS. In fact, even in you're on a "modern" mail server, stay away from Office 2003. It's been extremely buggy in areas too numerous to go into here.
So, yeah, my vote goes to Windows 2000.
>>by making it look more like other operating systems.
As long as they're made by Fisher-Price.
In other news, SCO announced today that they intend to release a new line of operating system products designed to compete head-to-head with AIX and Dynix/ptx....just as soon as they get the source code from IBM.
[heresy]Unless he utilized the Shakespearian method of scientific research[/heresy]
>>How is this news for nerds?
Because some of us enjoy the occasional break from reading "The Bible of Google Linux Hacks" and "Teach Yourself How To Be An Ungrateful Slashdot Poster in 21 Days". There have been non-technical related books reviewed here and they have always been appreciated.
As for the technical relationship, the book takes place in the same world that many of us work in. It presents a romanticized notion of corporate espionage based in the technical industry. Thus, it is a subject that appeals to a significant amount of Slashdot's readership.
Slashdot exists to provide a community that fosters discussions on a wide range of topics. Let's try to keep that in mind before we start shooting down a book review that clearly took a significant amount of thought, time and effort.
Excellent work, Peter, and thank you for the recommendation.
After all, looked at how well it worked for the Apple Lisa
Jakarta Tomcat, part of the Apache project, has no problem working with Apache. There is an Apache plugin available.
I've got karma pouring out my ears, so I'll bite on this AC's asinine remark:
>>Phuck Wesley/Wil
>>He's just another self promoting/blogging attention wh0re
And, yet, he still managed to land himself a role as a main character on a highly regarded television series. Which, I am willing to wager, is at least one more than you have, my dear AC.
Brave soul, convicted in your beliefs, true to your convictions as you are, next time step out of the darkness and show your cowardice in the light of day. Until then, show some respect to those who have realized their dreams, you bitter troll.
I guess someone has to watch his movies...
Maybe they mean the Royal "we"?
And remember...What better way to say "I love you", than with the gift of the Spatula?" ^_^
While some people are tired of the daily (hourly?) SCO update, I, for one, am not. This is a fascinating story and the first true (iirc) challenge to the open source movement. The outcome is much more important than the future of Linux, or even OSS in general. If you're tired of the stories, filter them out.
I forsee a bad zombie movie first-person shooter tie-in...John Romero, are you listening? The Dakatana of the Dot Com.
[sorry, couldn't resist]
Seriously, getting an accountant to do your taxes is well worth the money and not as expensive as you might think. Tax software that I have seen is not that effective at getting every last drop out of available deductions and credits. Yes, tax software might cost you $50 and an accountant $300-500, but you stand to gain a lot more in return. This is especially true if you are: self-employed, own a business, are married, have children, own property, have investments or anything else beyond being single, living in an apartment and having one job as employee. An accountant knows exactly what questions to ask and can tailor the return to meet your exact needs as an individual. No tax software can do that. An accountant knows the right questions to ask and the right answers to provide. Also, an accountant is vital to have representing you should your return ever be audited.
Furthermore, and equally important, an accountant can look at your present tax situation and make recommendations on how to manage your finances in the coming year. This is called "tax planning" and it is critical to conduct it every year.
Remember that lower-income earners pay a higher percentage in taxes even though higher-income earners are taxed at a higher percentage rate. The difference is that the higher-earners know to get professional help. And I'm not referring to H&R Block and the like. The higher-earners know where to use their money to their advantage.
Essentially, the rich know how to get richer.
And with all of the time that you save by not doing your taxes yourself, you can spend it working out your financial strategy for the coming year. I recommend starting here.
Or even the DMCA, for that matter....oops.
I think you are missing the intention of that picture. Clearly, it is demonstrating how the device can be easily circumvented by grafting another person's finger onto your hand. The good news about this is that, since they have already shown how this works, you don't have to worry about violating the DCMA!
Here's an interesting history lesson for ya. The United States, tho while not in name, did exist in body prior to 1776. As did the corporations and their influence over the local politics.
How about "software"? Would it be better had I used software as my example? (yes, obviously, it would have).
Ok. Why is copying music ok and copying software not ok? Why is it alright to download a copy of Brittany Spears (apart from matters of taste, of course) but it is wrong to download a copy of Microsoft Office?
Corporations do not get tax incentives for outsourcing
Wrong.
Corporations are not required to pay labor/payroll tax on workers who are nationals of other countries.
Corporations are allowed to deduct the cost of outsourcing off of their reported earned income, thereby reducing their tax liability.
These are very strong, cost-saving incentives for a company to outsource to another country. The loss in tax revenue is made up by the rest of the citizenry.
No bullshit with unions
There are no IT unions in the US.
no messy healthcare
While the healthcare system in the US might need some work, an employers relationship is limited to paying the premiums.
no worries about ADA, OSHA, EEOC, Afirmitave action
Yes, protecting the rights of an indivudual from discrimination and harrassment is just plain wrong. Until you become that individual. Perhaps you're too young to remember such agencies as TaTa and others and the disgusting manner in which they treated their employees, sent to the US and elsewhere as endentured servants. If you think that regulatory agencies are the primary motivating factors for outsourcing, you really are not understanding how corporations work.
And OSHA?? What does the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have to do with IT?
Why just stop Corporate Welfare, when you can stop ALL Welfare!
This is an asinine statement, to be sure. But just in case you truly don't understand the reason for welfare, just know that there are still some people in this world that feel they have a responsibility to help their fellow man. Beyond that, there are very compelling reasons for providing public assistance in any society.
Without "Corporate Welfare" of reasonable taxation, the Corps will go overseas.
Again, nonsense. Companies have been operating in the US for over 300 years. While there have always been deals, favors, and preferential treatment afforded to corporations, I cannot think of a single instance where a major corporation packed up their operations and moved overseas. I'm sure there has to have been a couple, but they obviously did not have much of an impact. Ford might be making cars in Mexico, but the bulk of their operations is in the US.
The "working class" and the poor will finaly have to start paying thier fair share of taxes to support their way of life
Let me assure you, they already do. They may not pay the same dollar amount but, percentage-wise, they pay the same, if not more. In fact, most poor people do not have the financial means to obtain the majority of tax deductions that higher income families do. But if you insist on sticking with your ill-conceived opinion that they are not "paying their fair share", consider the fact that its the poorer people who are doing the jobs that you don't want to.
There will be no more greedy capitalists left to subsidize your welfare way of life.
Wow, you really do have a lot of disdain for lower-income people, don't you?
What makes YOUR work worth more than the same quality work from India? The fact that you are an American?
Historically? American corporate history is rife with examples of the failures of outsourcing. Many industry watchers regard outsourcing as a bad idea. Not just for the displaced workers but for the companyies themselves. Maybe someday people will learn that cheaper does not equal better.
No one owes you a living. No one owes you a living wage. The accident of your birth does not grant you a right to the fruits of my labor. Nor does the fact that you are my neighbor require me to buy your products.
No one is "owed" anything and no one is claiming that here. While American IT workers are affected by outsourcing, it is a short-term problem. Some salary adjustments have to be made, it's more difficult to find work, might have to move, but it can be done.
The bigger concern is the shortsidedness of cor
How is this any different from people in the American film industry having to hire armed guards?
Having a car has little to do with obesity in America. Less excercise, yes, but not diet. General obesity (that is, non-genetic) is caused primarily by three things: 1) easy access to food, 2) excessive portion sizes (Super-Mega-Size those fries, for ya?) and 3) Americans eat more crap per capita than any other country. Without pinning the entire responsibility on any one fast food chain in particular, the amount of "fast" prepared, processed and fat-laden food available combined with the percentage of the average diet that is represented by said junk, is what makes us overweight. Also, our society (dietarily-speaking) seems to place a greater emphasis on meat rather than vegetables (no, I'm not a vegan).
For a very interesting, albeit disturbing treatment on the decline and fallout of the American diet, check out Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser.
No where in epiphani's post did he say that he was in favor of file trading, nor was he a file trader himself. Furthermore, no where in my post did I imply the same about me. So, your conclusion about support for file trading, by either myself or epiphani is wrong.
As for myself, I don't buy CDs any more. Not because I'm downloading them (I'm not) but because of two very fundamental reasons. One, there hasn't been anything released in the past couple of years that I have felt compelled to buy and two, I resent being treated as a criminal when I have committed no crime save that of being a consumer. When an industry views its customers, ALL of its customers, with the level of contempt, mistrust, and moral superiority that the entertainment industry does (and I know this, having worked in the industry myself), I have no desire to be one of their customers. Whatever a person's reasons for not wanting to purchase a product, they are entitled to those reasons.
As for being a misunderstood, I suggest that you exercise a little more care in wording your posts. When you say things like "if I thought I could do this, I'd be drafting a law and sending it to my congressperson today" and "I would gladly tax $100k a year from the gov't if they would give it to me", you are, in fact, giving the impression that you are in favor of such entitlements. Whether you feel that you are being sarcastic or not, this is your message.
"fucking moron", "what an idiot you truly are", "mighty troll"
Of course, your opinion should be taken with a grain of salt when considering it with your thoughtful and insightful response. Since you seem to be so quick to be a troll yourself and spew forth such lovely flamebaiting, your response really means little to me.
Remember, just because "on the Internet, no one knows that you're a dog" doesn't mean that they can't tell if you're an ass.
Bullocks.
What really matters is there is hardly any loss of revenue due to stealing cars: It allows me to get cars that I wouldn't buy or rent anyway. There is simply no loss of money. If I don't have the garage, I just don't drive or park those cars I steal! How's that for an argument? Those Ford/GM/Honda/Toyota fools just don't get it, now do they?
I must have missed the memo...when did purchasing music become compulsory? If he doesn't want to buy a product, that is his decision as a consumer. But you raise an interesting point, one that I think underlines the basic problem with the music industry today. It seems that you, as a representative of the music industry, feel a sense of entitlement. It is apparent that you are under the impression that it is our civic responsibility to purchase your product without regard to whether we want your product or not. This is an unfortunate position but just goes to illustrate a fundamental and continuing flaw with the recording industry: not listening to and addressing the needs of its customers.
You accuse the parent of "sticking it to" and "shafting it to" "the rest of the world" as if he is some sick, depraved individual whose actions exist with the sole intent of causing harm to everyone else. "How dare you not purchase my product!" you seem to say. You even go so far as to admit that you are in favor of legistlation mandating the subsidizing of the music industry by leveling a tax on people.
Until you modify your attitude of entitlement and lose your contempt for your target market, your product will continue to become less relevant and desired.
Curse you, Preview Button! Curse you!!!