I administer three full production sharepoint sites at a major university; currently for intranet use only. The reason we only use sharepoint for intranet use is licensing. Our webmaster, who is by no means a Microsoft fanatic, would love to implement sharepoint as a CMS, mostly because of the ability to manage content types and therefore content, and to make our C# developers happy. However, since a license to use sharepoint as the basis for a public-facing website would cost us approximately $1500 to $5000 per year, we have opted to use IIS and hand-rolled site management, which costs us exactly nothing, since windows server 2008 and IIS 7 are a part of our site license.
Yes, sharepoint can be an administrative nightmare due to its complex schema, but like any complicated system, once under its hood, it's really not that bad. The ability to easily code 'web parts' - the bits and pieces that make up a sharepoint site - and the centralized content management facilities make it an ideal platform. Unfortunately, the fact that it doesn't use any of IIS 7's caching or application routing facilities, in addition to the previously mentioned licensing issues, make me only hopeful that sharepoint 2010 will rise where sharepoint 2007 has so far failed.
With so many ISPs putting data caps on their services, with charges for any overages, aren't these data-hogging applications eventually going to cost you as much or more than just getting cable/satellite?
I have a Mac that I watch iTunes, Hulu, etc. on, and a Roku box which I love, in addition to regular web-surfing, WoW-playing. All that consumes a fair amount of data, and if it exceeds the cost of cable/satellite, what's the point? Especially if I can get on-demand services from my cable/satellite company.
From the article: 'Have you ever wanted to just sit on your couch and watch YouTube on your TV?...'
No, actually, I never have. And based on the quality of the content on YouTube, I never will.
This Gladwell character has quite the literary scam going:
Take an obvious and ancient truism.
Write 200-300 pages of anecdotes related to it.
Profit!
I heard his next book is going to be an analysis of the power of hand-washing to prevent disease!
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Efficiency is very vague. Your freedom and acknowledgment of getting future bugs fixed or features added isn't addressed by using a proprietary program. It's a shame you don't care about philosophical issues of software when these issues have direct effects on your ability to "get [your] job done" now and in the future.
I hate to break it to you, but getting future bugs fixed or features added isn't addressed by using FOSS either. Just ask someone who want to, oh I don't know, use CMYK with Gimp.
What people ALWAYS seem to forget, is that George Lucas always intended the Star Wars series for a young audience. Lucas doesn't make movies that fanboys will like, he makes movies for CHILDREN.
My natural reaction to any blog-sourced article is to ask who the hell is this person and why should consider their opinion credible at all. Unfortunately, there's no bio at all for this Brandon Watts. Another pointless blog-spam as far as I'm concerned.
The Syndicate has been trying for years to make itself out to be some kind of mythic uber-guild, largely by spinning tales about how big of an influence they've had on the MMO genre. To hear them talk, you'd think it would be impossible to create an MMO these days without letting them test it early on.
Like most close-knit online communities, there's a tendency to see your community as far more important and influential than it actually is (see: bloggers). This is just another example of a group with a charismatic leader believing its own hype.
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OK, pet peeve; why the hell is censored in quotes?
I administer three full production sharepoint sites at a major university; currently for intranet use only. The reason we only use sharepoint for intranet use is licensing. Our webmaster, who is by no means a Microsoft fanatic, would love to implement sharepoint as a CMS, mostly because of the ability to manage content types and therefore content, and to make our C# developers happy. However, since a license to use sharepoint as the basis for a public-facing website would cost us approximately $1500 to $5000 per year, we have opted to use IIS and hand-rolled site management, which costs us exactly nothing, since windows server 2008 and IIS 7 are a part of our site license.
Yes, sharepoint can be an administrative nightmare due to its complex schema, but like any complicated system, once under its hood, it's really not that bad. The ability to easily code 'web parts' - the bits and pieces that make up a sharepoint site - and the centralized content management facilities make it an ideal platform. Unfortunately, the fact that it doesn't use any of IIS 7's caching or application routing facilities, in addition to the previously mentioned licensing issues, make me only hopeful that sharepoint 2010 will rise where sharepoint 2007 has so far failed.
I'm typing this because Slashdot said so. Passerby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood. Try this: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=pc+diagnostic+hardware
Congratulations morons!
Can a billion people be wrong?
Stopped reading right there.
0.15 =/= 0.015
And is IE Microsoft's only product? No.
But Ubuntu is Canonical's only product.
With so many ISPs putting data caps on their services, with charges for any overages, aren't these data-hogging applications eventually going to cost you as much or more than just getting cable/satellite? I have a Mac that I watch iTunes, Hulu, etc. on, and a Roku box which I love, in addition to regular web-surfing, WoW-playing. All that consumes a fair amount of data, and if it exceeds the cost of cable/satellite, what's the point? Especially if I can get on-demand services from my cable/satellite company.
Try Microsoft's version: http://maps.live.com/
The imagery tends to be higher-resolution in most areas than the goog's.
From the article: 'Have you ever wanted to just sit on your couch and watch YouTube on your TV?...' No, actually, I never have. And based on the quality of the content on YouTube, I never will.
Hey knob, I turned off sigs for a reason. Stop forcing your stupid ad on me.
I heard his next book is going to be an analysis of the power of hand-washing to prevent disease!
I hate to break it to you, but getting future bugs fixed or features added isn't addressed by using FOSS either. Just ask someone who want to, oh I don't know, use CMYK with Gimp.
A cat is no trade for integrity!
What people ALWAYS seem to forget, is that George Lucas always intended the Star Wars series for a young audience. Lucas doesn't make movies that fanboys will like, he makes movies for CHILDREN.
You know, Trevor, I've turned off sig blocks for a reason. It's just plain rude to jam one into your post just to make sure that everyone sees it.
I'm sorry, but if you've never tried to develop an XUL application, then you're not qualified to judge whether not the previous poster is a troll.
As his CV makes clear, this guy is not a physicist.
Why people keep falling Ad Verecundiam arguments is beyond me.
My natural reaction to any blog-sourced article is to ask who the hell is this person and why should consider their opinion credible at all. Unfortunately, there's no bio at all for this Brandon Watts. Another pointless blog-spam as far as I'm concerned.
You know, I have sigs turned off so I don't see obnoxious ads like yours.
"All process are equal, but some are more equal than others."
The Syndicate has been trying for years to make itself out to be some kind of mythic uber-guild, largely by spinning tales about how big of an influence they've had on the MMO genre. To hear them talk, you'd think it would be impossible to create an MMO these days without letting them test it early on.
Like most close-knit online communities, there's a tendency to see your community as far more important and influential than it actually is (see: bloggers). This is just another example of a group with a charismatic leader believing its own hype.
D-Link makes a video-phone type device that seems to fit your requirements, but does require a broadband connection.