Um, you do know who Raph Koster is don't you? He's the guy who played a pretty large part in this game, you may have heard of it. It's called Ultima Online.
Last time I looked at GnuCash (about a month ago), they didn't have online bank statement downloading and reconciling. Until that functionality is present, my fiancee has to stick with Quicken and, sadly, a Microsoft OS.
I've watched Kapital for about a year and keep hoping they'll add the critical features that make Quicken so great-- mostly the online bank statement downloading and reconciling features. This doesn't appear to be in Kapital now although it is mentioned on their site, and a roadmap is nowhere to be found.
Thanks dude, but they don't do application software. That's why the company is called TransGAMING. From the Business Model page (emphasis added):
TransGaming Technologies has created the dominant software portability solution that facilitates cross-platform compatibility and simultaneous multi-platform release of popular games.
I just wish the same level of effort went in to providing compatibility for Windows apps that are desperately needed on the Linux desktop -- like Quicken.
Games are important, but Linux is still seriously lacking in the finance department. Getting Quicken to work it would do more for long term usability of the OS.
Bought two Sony FXA-32s and was able to dump XP for W2k-- albeit with pain.
But the FXA32 wouldn't run Mandrake, so I returned one and got a Compaq 2710 which kicks ass in Mandrake. 15" screen with DVD and CDRW. =)
-B
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Fair enough. And I agree that Debian's packaging system is superior to that of RPM-based distros for reasons noted elsewhere by others in this thread.
However, your definition of "extra crap" is clearly not mine.
I'm willing to pay more in terms of download time and cost to assure something works. I'm quite sure I'm not alone in this.
And really, even downloading an extra 10mb on a 33k modem for those 20 programs only adds 41 minutes. Whoopdeedoo. How much time do you think you'd spend on chasing down just one dependency issue?
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So you'd have the entire world stick to a broken or painful standard so you can install by floppy? Are you kidding?
And who cares if a tiny 100k program swells by a whopping 500k if it installs correctly. Wow, this might amount to a whole megabyte of wasted space on my 80gb drive!
I encourage you to swing by your local computer parts store and check out prices on hard drives, tiger. While you're there, check into a new system for that 8088 you're using.
Another article by a clueless engineer
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The author is smoking crack if he thinks the mass of Mandrake users are going to switch to Gentoo. Any OS that is so arrogant as to demand a huge investment in learning idiosyncracies just to get it installed is doomed to be used only by the tiny fraction of people who have a lot of two things: free time and technical knowledge.
One of the reasons us Mandrake users are asked to "download 2gb of ISOs" every six months is because Mandrake is a for-profit business. They are attempting to derive substantial revenue from new versions. And I gladly support them in this.
About the only thing that could possibly alter this ISO downloading kick would be a change in the way North Americans are charged for bandwidth. Once per-meg limits kick in, and they will, the situation will change in a hurry.
For your AVERAGE consumer something has to be exponentially better before they will eschew it in favor of the bundled item.
Killing popups *is* exponentially better than IE.
Having actually talked to quite a few "average users" who don't care about technological superiority, when I say "Mozilla kills popups dead" their eyes bug out and they immediately want it.
I've seen films of him when he was younger-- in his 40s and he was much more aggressive, handling simultaneous attacks by numerous opponents. By numerous I mean more than 5 simultaneously. There were no subtle movements, his attackers went down hard.
Back in his day, he was quite the badass. Some rank him as the second best martial artist that ever lived, after Musashi.
So it didn't surprise me a bit when Yoda turned out to be an amazing swordsman.
- Wireless and GPS automapping with audible directions (ie "Turn left") and very well integrated 'yellow pages' info. (ie "Find me the nearest public restroom, gas station, bookstore, vegetarian restaurant")
- Better integration between applications. I'd like to have recurring todo's with alarms, appointments that pop up address book entries (ie alarm pops up phone number or plays tones through speaker), etc.
- Video out at a resolution at least 640x480 with a standard VGA and TV cable.
- USB-type jack so I can chain keyboard, video out, mouse, etc through one port.
- More memory, say 1gb. Need space for those MP3s.
I'm not arguing the merits of the technology, which I believe in strongly.
I'm merely pointing out that it would take an FAA mandate to make this really effective at saving lives. And the chances of this passing are pretty slim, figuring that this would amount to an "aircraft tax" of what, ten thousand dollars?
Look how long it has taken GPS to penetrate GA. There are thousands of GA aircraft in operation without GPS, and this is the single most useful technology for navigation we have.
By the way, do you happen to know at what point in the future we will be able to receive a broadcast of ground-based radar with 100% coverage over North America?
Sure, nobody uses ATC for avoiding the ground. And the pilot is in command, not ATC, yes. And the pilot had better think about ATC orders before executing as I can attest. When night flying recently over Palm Springs, ATC diverted me from my original course and forgot about me. The course would have flown me into a mountain (which was basically invisible). I knew the mountain was there and was able to remind ATC get my original course back.
However, aircraft flying under reduced visiblity rely on ATC for traffic separation and may be effectively unable to see and take action should ATC fail to notify or give incorrect information. I can't count the number of times I've been in a commercial airliner and not been able to see 50 feet for substantial lengths of time.
And I wouldn't put too much faith in GPS-based anti-collision devices just yet. For those to work, every single aircraft that files has to have one. Are you suggesting the FAA mandate avionics upgrades for all aircraft? Because that is what it would take for such devices to be truly useful.
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Are you open sourcing them? If so, where's the page, your tools sound very interesting.
Um, you do know who Raph Koster is don't you? He's the guy who played a pretty large part in this game, you may have heard of it. It's called Ultima Online.
They have other expenses you know. Like say, rent. Wake up and smell the coffee!
Anyway, what is to keep the PTP guys from just changing the frequency?
Check out this interview from Codeweaver's CEO-- turns out they didn't have to figure out much at all of wacky API calls to get Quicken working.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7614463206
BTW I bought Crossover Office today and it does in fact seem to run Quicken very well. Still a bit rough, but runs well enough to use.
I never said don't do games. =)
Just heard back from Codeweavers, they have a Quicken crossover coming out in a few days!
Thanks, I just did. Already own Crossover plugin, love it.
Last time I looked at GnuCash (about a month ago), they didn't have online bank statement downloading and reconciling. Until that functionality is present, my fiancee has to stick with Quicken and, sadly, a Microsoft OS.
I've watched Kapital for about a year and keep hoping they'll add the critical features that make Quicken so great-- mostly the online bank statement downloading and reconciling features. This doesn't appear to be in Kapital now although it is mentioned on their site, and a roadmap is nowhere to be found.
So because it's harder we shouldn't attempt it? Obviously it is more difficult.
Thanks dude, but they don't do application software. That's why the company is called TransGAMING. From the Business Model page (emphasis added):
TransGaming Technologies has created the dominant software portability solution that facilitates cross-platform compatibility and simultaneous multi-platform release of popular games.
I just wish the same level of effort went in to providing compatibility for Windows apps that are desperately needed on the Linux desktop -- like Quicken.
Games are important, but Linux is still seriously lacking in the finance department. Getting Quicken to work it would do more for long term usability of the OS.
Here's a quick test, FOOL
The article has nothing to do with spam. It talks about emailing questions.
This is about the fifth time this has happened recently and I'm starting to become concerned about the quality of the journalists here.
Of course spam works. I'm not a spammer myself, but obviously it works, or it wouldn't be done by the same people over and over.
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At least one, although my story hasn't been posted yet.
=)
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Bought two Sony FXA-32s and was able to dump XP for W2k-- albeit with pain.
But the FXA32 wouldn't run Mandrake, so I returned one and got a Compaq 2710 which kicks ass in Mandrake. 15" screen with DVD and CDRW. =)
-B
Fair enough. And I agree that Debian's packaging system is superior to that of RPM-based distros for reasons noted elsewhere by others in this thread.
However, your definition of "extra crap" is clearly not mine.
I'm willing to pay more in terms of download time and cost to assure something works. I'm quite sure I'm not alone in this.
And really, even downloading an extra 10mb on a 33k modem for those 20 programs only adds 41 minutes. Whoopdeedoo. How much time do you think you'd spend on chasing down just one dependency issue?
So you'd have the entire world stick to a broken or painful standard so you can install by floppy? Are you kidding?
And who cares if a tiny 100k program swells by a whopping 500k if it installs correctly. Wow, this might amount to a whole megabyte of wasted space on my 80gb drive!
I encourage you to swing by your local computer parts store and check out prices on hard drives, tiger. While you're there, check into a new system for that 8088 you're using.
The author is smoking crack if he thinks the mass of Mandrake users are going to switch to Gentoo. Any OS that is so arrogant as to demand a huge investment in learning idiosyncracies just to get it installed is doomed to be used only by the tiny fraction of people who have a lot of two things: free time and technical knowledge.
One of the reasons us Mandrake users are asked to "download 2gb of ISOs" every six months is because Mandrake is a for-profit business. They are attempting to derive substantial revenue from new versions. And I gladly support them in this.
About the only thing that could possibly alter this ISO downloading kick would be a change in the way North Americans are charged for bandwidth. Once per-meg limits kick in, and they will, the situation will change in a hurry.
My point exactly. Except I quite miss some of that midget porn.
For your AVERAGE consumer something has to be exponentially better before they will eschew it in favor of the bundled item.
Killing popups *is* exponentially better than IE.
Having actually talked to quite a few "average users" who don't care about technological superiority, when I say "Mozilla kills popups dead" their eyes bug out and they immediately want it.
I've seen films of him when he was younger-- in his 40s and he was much more aggressive, handling simultaneous attacks by numerous opponents. By numerous I mean more than 5 simultaneously. There were no subtle movements, his attackers went down hard.
Back in his day, he was quite the badass. Some rank him as the second best martial artist that ever lived, after Musashi.
So it didn't surprise me a bit when Yoda turned out to be an amazing swordsman.
- Wireless and GPS automapping with audible directions (ie "Turn left") and very well integrated 'yellow pages' info. (ie "Find me the nearest public restroom, gas station, bookstore, vegetarian restaurant")
- Better integration between applications. I'd like to have recurring todo's with alarms, appointments that pop up address book entries (ie alarm pops up phone number or plays tones through speaker), etc.
- Video out at a resolution at least 640x480 with a standard VGA and TV cable.
- USB-type jack so I can chain keyboard, video out, mouse, etc through one port.
- More memory, say 1gb. Need space for those MP3s.
I'm not arguing the merits of the technology, which I believe in strongly.
I'm merely pointing out that it would take an FAA mandate to make this really effective at saving lives. And the chances of this passing are pretty slim, figuring that this would amount to an "aircraft tax" of what, ten thousand dollars?
Look how long it has taken GPS to penetrate GA. There are thousands of GA aircraft in operation without GPS, and this is the single most useful technology for navigation we have.
By the way, do you happen to know at what point in the future we will be able to receive a broadcast of ground-based radar with 100% coverage over North America?
FWIW, I'm a licensed private pilot.
Sure, nobody uses ATC for avoiding the ground. And the pilot is in command, not ATC, yes. And the pilot had better think about ATC orders before executing as I can attest. When night flying recently over Palm Springs, ATC diverted me from my original course and forgot about me. The course would have flown me into a mountain (which was basically invisible). I knew the mountain was there and was able to remind ATC get my original course back.
However, aircraft flying under reduced visiblity rely on ATC for traffic separation and may be effectively unable to see and take action should ATC fail to notify or give incorrect information. I can't count the number of times I've been in a commercial airliner and not been able to see 50 feet for substantial lengths of time.
And I wouldn't put too much faith in GPS-based anti-collision devices just yet. For those to work, every single aircraft that files has to have one. Are you suggesting the FAA mandate avionics upgrades for all aircraft? Because that is what it would take for such devices to be truly useful.
That said, an upgrade is clearly needed to ATC.