This may come as a shock but different people have different priorities. I loved the IDEA of those first Asus netbooks but, frankly, I needed more storage than they offered. When the Atom-based systems came out, they filled my need with their ability to accommodate a standard 2.5" SATA drive. I've had my system for quite a while now and it serves well but there are times when a faster processor would be nice and a few more pixels on the screen would go over well. If someone manages to put out a dual core atom system with a 1366x768 screen under 2.5 pounds I'll seriously consider upgrading.
I really don't care about having 5 hours of runtime or having the smallest possible footprint. I rarely need more than an hour of battery life and a keyboard that's too small for typing is useless. A keyboard big enough to type on is going to be wide enough for a 10" screen so why not use the space?
If I want a computer that fits in my pocket, I have my phone. 800x480 display, keyboard, 3G, WiFi, MicroSDHC slot, etc. Hours of runtime from a single charge.
Actually, you can get them from cable and satellite off the premium channels. I have literally hundreds of uncut/unedited movies from HBO, SHO, HDNet, etc. in 1080i that I recorded with my Tivo going back long before the titles were available in HD from any other source. And I've been able to siphon most of them off the Tivo without the slightest bit of hacking because Cox wasn't very good about setting the protection flag. Even if I couldn't pull them off for archiving, I'd still have nearly 2tb of space that I could use to hold an HD library.
And Dish's HD DVR lets you use as many USB drives as you want for external storage. You have to copy them back to the DVR for playback and they're tainted with DRM but it's still a way to create your own personal library of HD content without paying $20/title.
Of course, those methods are both limited to your personal use and only the Tivo method would let you play back the content on a PC. And that content would require minor "grooming" if you want to play it back without installing Tivo's software and your access key.
This isn't going to work with any of my home or office printers unless I (at home) or the IT department (at the office) do a lot of "behind the scenes" configuration and setup to make this work. If I'm going to do all of that work to provide the ability to print from anywhere, why wouldn't I just us up the VPN to provide access to ALL network resources? And do it without sending potentially confidential data through some Magic Box controlled by a third party.
"But when we now go after the very, very high users, the ones who camp on the network all day long every day doing things that--who knows what they're doing--those are the--"
He obviously doesn't comprehend the nature of he service and devices that his company sells. Srsly, just...wow.
That line was aimed at smartphone users. Smartphones are DESIGNED to "camp on the network all day long every day doing things". Like getting mail updates, weather updates (activated and enabled by default!), and the like. And those are just built-in services included with the phone that are designed to run constantly. There are also IM apps, twitter apps, navigation apps (one provided BY VERIZON!!!), etc. which are constantly generating network traffic.
A person who does not understand the product and/or service that his company sells should not be in a position to dictate policy and this guy's the freakin' CEO!
And it's all the government trying to stick their nose in and tell them how to run their business. Again, "wow". The government isn't forcing Verizon to advertise their services as unlimited. That's all Verizon. The government got involved when ISPs started to LIMIT the service provided to people with those UNLIMITED plans. If they want the government to stay out, don't advertise a product or service that you don't want to deliver. Offer the products and services that you're willing to provide. If people feel your product or service has value within the terms that it is offered, they will buy it.
And people who use the service they were sold are "abusers" because they're in the top 10 percent. That the hell is that crap? There will ALWAYS be a top 10 percent. Makes it awful convenient if you want to ensure there's always a villain.
This guy seems pissed that he might be forced to deliver the service that his company advertised and sold.
If I need to move a few hundred gigs of data from the LA office to the NY office, FedEx will get it there a lot faster than our entartube connections. A few optical discs would be much lighter and much less likely to be damaged than a hard drive when hurled across the loading dock. Sure, I could use a few huge thumb drives but those cost hundreds of dollars each.
Or, say you've got a freelance video editor who needs to get a fresh load of raw video on a regular basis. Burn it and ship it. He can live in a cabin in the woods with crackly, crusty dialup and this will get the material to him promptly and reliably. Again, no worries about handling or environmental conditions unless the driver does burnouts on the package.
Seriously. I'm asking for reals. Anyone with a room-temperature IQ (or higher) would look at those listings and say, "What the Hell is this crap?"
Generally, when I purchase something online, I either know exactly what I want or I base my purchasing decision on the description and reviews. These titles have absolutely nothing that would lead me to believe they would be useful or even interesting. A few random facts and that's it. There's nothing in those descriptions that would induce a rational, intelligent person to complete the purchase.
I'd say VDM is doing the world a favor by shifting a small bit of wealth away from people who are clearly too stupid to manage it. Maybe we should take the list of buyers and 5150 them.
It's communication between an individual and their attorney. That's legally protected six ways from Sunday far beyond normal communication. I'm pretty sure that is the thing that saved her.
It's absolutely dumb to be sending and receiving personal mail on work computers. Doubly so if you're communicating with a lawyer, discussing the possibility of filing a lawsuit against your company. I've seen some seriously dumb email usage in my day. Like using a company account to communicate with a mistress. That's my current favorite.:P I'm pretty sure I won't be allowed to filter out "my widdle pookie-wookie" if our email ever gets subpoenaed. In fact, there's a better chance of a subpoena requesting that phrase than excluding it.
Some taxi companies have custom texting rigs in the cars used for receiving dispatching info and sending status updates (usually sent by pressing one of the pre-programmed buttons). "On my way." "Picked up fare." "Dropped off fare." "Off duty." "Available." "Being hijacked/robbed!" (I'm just assuming that last one's in there.) Is that kind of thing also going to be banned?
Sure, but the rated write speed on the "V" series is 35MB/s compared to 70MB/s on the "M" series and 170MB/s on the "E" series. It's not like you're getting last year's $400 drive for $125.
It's getting better and I'll probably give SSD another look in a year or so but there's still significant room for improvement when balancing price and performance.
I had a 2 meg RAM drive back in the 80s. It was freakin' awesome! The computer was up and running in seconds. Apps launched instantly with the touch of a button, like frogs in a dynamite pond. It had a battery backup that would keep the data alive through power outages of up to 6 hours.
"Barely scientific"? It's barely a "test". I don't see my phone listed on there. I can use a virtual keyboard with or without vibration feedback in portrait or landscape. I can also slide the display to expose the 4-row, physical qwerty keyboard. And, now that I think about it, I wonder if I can pair this bluetooth keyboard with it......
I almost never took notes in class but I don't see how writing notes makes them stick in the mind any better than typing. Heck, I once had a class with a final based entirely on the text and it was worth an absurdly high percentage of the overall grade. (Basically, do nothing all semester and ace the final and you get a B.) So I did nothing all semester then typed the entire textbook into tedit the weekend before the final and aced it. All of that worthless "typing" anchored the material in my head long enough to take the test so, clearly, typing is an effective method of imprinting information. Whether there are differences in long-term retention, I have no idea but that material was in there solid for the time that I needed it and I'm sure it would have been available indefinitely if I'd made regular use of it after the test.
A dialup connection can pull a quarter gig per day. Malwarebytes is under 10 megs with all updates and patches. (More like 8 megs.) You can get 200k per minute on dialup without breaking a sweat. That's 5 minutes per meg. That's 40 minutes for the full Malwarebytes download including updates. How much time do you plan to spend investigating the source of every installed program? Sure, it would be nice if there was a big list of every application on the planet with happy faces and frowny faces next to them but that would be a heck of a thing to maintain. The few companies that maintain such lists aren't likely to give you direct access as they've got commercial products built around that information. And, even if you found such a list, you would still have to pick through the installed programs and compare then one-by-one with the list. How long will that take? And the bad ones won't announce themselves by hopping on the add/remove programs list so you still need to scan. Start downloading and have a beer while you wait.
Or, since you know what you're up against, load up the thumb drive before you go over next time. Bring a couple of good spyware removal programs (and their standalone update files) along with the complete installer for a good AV program.
Yeah, good plan there. 'cause other operating systems NEVER get patches. Nor does any of the software installed on it. Oh, hang on. Something just popped up. Microsoft AutoUpdate says there's a patch for Office. BRB. Dangit. Now there's like 3 more for various parts of CS4. And now 5 updates for OSX. CyberDuck says there's a new version. Firefox is installing updates.
Um...You might want to come back later. This is going to take a while.
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This may come as a shock but different people have different priorities. I loved the IDEA of those first Asus netbooks but, frankly, I needed more storage than they offered. When the Atom-based systems came out, they filled my need with their ability to accommodate a standard 2.5" SATA drive. I've had my system for quite a while now and it serves well but there are times when a faster processor would be nice and a few more pixels on the screen would go over well. If someone manages to put out a dual core atom system with a 1366x768 screen under 2.5 pounds I'll seriously consider upgrading.
I really don't care about having 5 hours of runtime or having the smallest possible footprint. I rarely need more than an hour of battery life and a keyboard that's too small for typing is useless. A keyboard big enough to type on is going to be wide enough for a 10" screen so why not use the space?
If I want a computer that fits in my pocket, I have my phone. 800x480 display, keyboard, 3G, WiFi, MicroSDHC slot, etc. Hours of runtime from a single charge.
I'm disappointed that I don't see a single Tesla vs. Edison reference. :(
Actually, you can get them from cable and satellite off the premium channels. I have literally hundreds of uncut/unedited movies from HBO, SHO, HDNet, etc. in 1080i that I recorded with my Tivo going back long before the titles were available in HD from any other source. And I've been able to siphon most of them off the Tivo without the slightest bit of hacking because Cox wasn't very good about setting the protection flag. Even if I couldn't pull them off for archiving, I'd still have nearly 2tb of space that I could use to hold an HD library.
And Dish's HD DVR lets you use as many USB drives as you want for external storage. You have to copy them back to the DVR for playback and they're tainted with DRM but it's still a way to create your own personal library of HD content without paying $20/title.
Of course, those methods are both limited to your personal use and only the Tivo method would let you play back the content on a PC. And that content would require minor "grooming" if you want to play it back without installing Tivo's software and your access key.
It's always in the last place you look.
This isn't going to work with any of my home or office printers unless I (at home) or the IT department (at the office) do a lot of "behind the scenes" configuration and setup to make this work. If I'm going to do all of that work to provide the ability to print from anywhere, why wouldn't I just us up the VPN to provide access to ALL network resources? And do it without sending potentially confidential data through some Magic Box controlled by a third party.
"But when we now go after the very, very high users, the ones who camp on the network all day long every day doing things that--who knows what they're doing--those are the--"
He obviously doesn't comprehend the nature of he service and devices that his company sells. Srsly, just...wow.
That line was aimed at smartphone users. Smartphones are DESIGNED to "camp on the network all day long every day doing things". Like getting mail updates, weather updates (activated and enabled by default!), and the like. And those are just built-in services included with the phone that are designed to run constantly. There are also IM apps, twitter apps, navigation apps (one provided BY VERIZON!!!), etc. which are constantly generating network traffic.
A person who does not understand the product and/or service that his company sells should not be in a position to dictate policy and this guy's the freakin' CEO!
And it's all the government trying to stick their nose in and tell them how to run their business. Again, "wow". The government isn't forcing Verizon to advertise their services as unlimited. That's all Verizon. The government got involved when ISPs started to LIMIT the service provided to people with those UNLIMITED plans. If they want the government to stay out, don't advertise a product or service that you don't want to deliver. Offer the products and services that you're willing to provide. If people feel your product or service has value within the terms that it is offered, they will buy it.
And people who use the service they were sold are "abusers" because they're in the top 10 percent. That the hell is that crap? There will ALWAYS be a top 10 percent. Makes it awful convenient if you want to ensure there's always a villain.
This guy seems pissed that he might be forced to deliver the service that his company advertised and sold.
If I need to move a few hundred gigs of data from the LA office to the NY office, FedEx will get it there a lot faster than our entartube connections. A few optical discs would be much lighter and much less likely to be damaged than a hard drive when hurled across the loading dock. Sure, I could use a few huge thumb drives but those cost hundreds of dollars each.
Or, say you've got a freelance video editor who needs to get a fresh load of raw video on a regular basis. Burn it and ship it. He can live in a cabin in the woods with crackly, crusty dialup and this will get the material to him promptly and reliably. Again, no worries about handling or environmental conditions unless the driver does burnouts on the package.
Seriously. I'm asking for reals. Anyone with a room-temperature IQ (or higher) would look at those listings and say, "What the Hell is this crap?"
Generally, when I purchase something online, I either know exactly what I want or I base my purchasing decision on the description and reviews. These titles have absolutely nothing that would lead me to believe they would be useful or even interesting. A few random facts and that's it. There's nothing in those descriptions that would induce a rational, intelligent person to complete the purchase.
I'd say VDM is doing the world a favor by shifting a small bit of wealth away from people who are clearly too stupid to manage it. Maybe we should take the list of buyers and 5150 them.
It's communication between an individual and their attorney. That's legally protected six ways from Sunday far beyond normal communication. I'm pretty sure that is the thing that saved her.
It's absolutely dumb to be sending and receiving personal mail on work computers. Doubly so if you're communicating with a lawyer, discussing the possibility of filing a lawsuit against your company. I've seen some seriously dumb email usage in my day. Like using a company account to communicate with a mistress. That's my current favorite. :P I'm pretty sure I won't be allowed to filter out "my widdle pookie-wookie" if our email ever gets subpoenaed. In fact, there's a better chance of a subpoena requesting that phrase than excluding it.
Some taxi companies have custom texting rigs in the cars used for receiving dispatching info and sending status updates (usually sent by pressing one of the pre-programmed buttons). "On my way." "Picked up fare." "Dropped off fare." "Off duty." "Available." "Being hijacked/robbed!" (I'm just assuming that last one's in there.) Is that kind of thing also going to be banned?
I am interested in your Time Machine technology. Please contact me at your earliest convenience to arrange a demonstration.
Yes, and they have for years. Surprised the heck out of me when my first ibook's origin was China.
Wait for it...
Yeah, I gave up on bitching about code inefficiency back in the early 90s. Do they even teach assembly any more?
Does this mean I'll finally be able to store my entire porn collection on a single volume?
Sure, but the rated write speed on the "V" series is 35MB/s compared to 70MB/s on the "M" series and 170MB/s on the "E" series. It's not like you're getting last year's $400 drive for $125.
It's getting better and I'll probably give SSD another look in a year or so but there's still significant room for improvement when balancing price and performance.
I had a 2 meg RAM drive back in the 80s. It was freakin' awesome! The computer was up and running in seconds. Apps launched instantly with the touch of a button, like frogs in a dynamite pond. It had a battery backup that would keep the data alive through power outages of up to 6 hours.
Wake me up when cheap SSDs don't choke on random writes and their performance doesn't degrade significantly over time.
A nuclear reactor consuming atomic waste? How perverse!
The "criminal" sites move to offshore hosts. Business as usual by Monday. A couple weeks at the latest if they're totally incompetent.
Hot diggity!
"Barely scientific"? It's barely a "test". I don't see my phone listed on there. I can use a virtual keyboard with or without vibration feedback in portrait or landscape. I can also slide the display to expose the 4-row, physical qwerty keyboard. And, now that I think about it, I wonder if I can pair this bluetooth keyboard with it......
I almost never took notes in class but I don't see how writing notes makes them stick in the mind any better than typing. Heck, I once had a class with a final based entirely on the text and it was worth an absurdly high percentage of the overall grade. (Basically, do nothing all semester and ace the final and you get a B.) So I did nothing all semester then typed the entire textbook into tedit the weekend before the final and aced it. All of that worthless "typing" anchored the material in my head long enough to take the test so, clearly, typing is an effective method of imprinting information. Whether there are differences in long-term retention, I have no idea but that material was in there solid for the time that I needed it and I'm sure it would have been available indefinitely if I'd made regular use of it after the test.
A dialup connection can pull a quarter gig per day. Malwarebytes is under 10 megs with all updates and patches. (More like 8 megs.) You can get 200k per minute on dialup without breaking a sweat. That's 5 minutes per meg. That's 40 minutes for the full Malwarebytes download including updates. How much time do you plan to spend investigating the source of every installed program? Sure, it would be nice if there was a big list of every application on the planet with happy faces and frowny faces next to them but that would be a heck of a thing to maintain. The few companies that maintain such lists aren't likely to give you direct access as they've got commercial products built around that information. And, even if you found such a list, you would still have to pick through the installed programs and compare then one-by-one with the list. How long will that take? And the bad ones won't announce themselves by hopping on the add/remove programs list so you still need to scan. Start downloading and have a beer while you wait.
Or, since you know what you're up against, load up the thumb drive before you go over next time. Bring a couple of good spyware removal programs (and their standalone update files) along with the complete installer for a good AV program.
Yeah, good plan there. 'cause other operating systems NEVER get patches. Nor does any of the software installed on it. Oh, hang on. Something just popped up. Microsoft AutoUpdate says there's a patch for Office. BRB. Dangit. Now there's like 3 more for various parts of CS4. And now 5 updates for OSX. CyberDuck says there's a new version. Firefox is installing updates.
Um...You might want to come back later. This is going to take a while.