That is just one "theme" in XP. It has many different ones, including the "standard" Windows look and feel. The one you are talking about did look a little like OSX though. There are many many themes other than this, and you can of course even make your own with XP.
. I played The Sims for the first time last week. What an amazing game.
I got that game last Christmas, I would have said the same thing a week after Christmas. Since New Year's, I haven't played it. I'm sure you'll be doing the same in about 1 or 2 more weeks. It is a good idea and a fun game, but after the initial wow factor, it is very very boring. You'll see.
Early 90's : Street Fighter II and 5 years of rip offs.
Late 90's : Wolf3D/Doom and a decade of ripoffs.
Now I know there were other great games during these times, original ones too, trust me I've played them. But this is how I have seen the gaming industry "progress."
My PocketPC has 3 input modes. A soft keyboard. Another one is one letter at a time (I guess like you might enter graffiti. In fact, I think all the graffiti characters are supported in this mode, but plain letters work fine. Lastly, and most importantly, is MS Transcriber. This software is amazing. You can write just like you normally write, even in cursive if you choose, and transcriber will then change your input into text. This is one of the "wow" features I use to show off my PocketPC to friends, it never fails. The accuracy of this software is amazing right "out of the box" and it gets better because it will tailer itself to your handwriting. So no more 1 letter at a time, you can write just like you normally do, trust me I've seen transcriber work with some really really bad handwriting. So that is how it is done.
I just downloaded the WinCE Development Kit from MS. Granted it was rather large, but what I got was two fully functioning IDE's (1 for Embedded VB, one for Embedded C/C++) and all the documentation I could ever want. You can also order CD's from them for free (you pay shipping.)
Ipaq's need adapters to plug stuff in like this. But there is both a PCMCIA one and a Compact flash one. There are ethernet adapters for CF slots too. There are tons of Internet apps already, besides browsers. There are IRC clients, icq clients, telnet clients, even ssh clients. It is cool to go to the library and plug in and be on IRC:)
for those wondering what this is about, this story never made slashdot the other day even though it was submitted by many people. check it out, then decide for yourself.
Zdnet story
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I disagree, I find it much easier, more rewarding, and more FUN to do it on your own than following a cirriculum. That is just the way I am though. I think you can learn it just as well, if not better, on your own. Just two different ways of doing things though.
I first started in CIS at a small school. Very easy stuff, almost to the point of too easy. That didn't bother me too much though, I had TONS of time to study things that I wanted to study on my own, so I'd write programs and read books that I wanted to. Then I transferred to a large school for true CS. Well, I dropped both my CS classes that semester. It isn't that they were that hard, just that I had very little time to do things I wanted to do for myself. Now I'm back in CIS with time for myself again. I don't know about jobs, all the grads from my school have no problem finding jobs. So I'm graduating in CIS (and also Math) and learning about CS on my own time. CS is one of those subjects where you can learn a good deal on your own without classroom instruction. OK, just my thoughts.
From the people I know who do this, they never report it to authorities, but rather to CERT's and the like. The goal is to learn new cracker techniques and watch behavior once they break into the system. A lot of DDOS tools get found this way, because crackers will upload them to machines they have broken into. The goal is to then share this information with the security community, not just to bust a couple unsuspecting people.
Back in my high school days, we only had 2 pc's on the internet. Both faced the librarians and were about 5 feet away from them. Well, right below the computers were homemade signs that said "NO CHAT OR EMAIL", and my friend and I looked up at the monitor and there was a bright green flashing banner ad with large text saying "CHAT HERE!" We were so tempted but thought it was more funny than anything. Must...chat...
Obviously the most addictive will be different for everyone. Quake One was (and still is) perhaps #1 on my all time list. I got this game my sophomore year in high school. Online gaming was just coming of age but I knew little about it. I played the one player Quake for a bit of time and liked it but didn't think it was too revolutionary.
One night I found some Quake web sites (planetquake I think) and found a list of IP addresses with active games. At this time I barely knew what an IP address was, but I typed it into the Quake multiplayer game.
The first thing I remember is spawning in a hall and getting blown up by a rocket launcher, seeing the culprit jump over me and frag another guy into a hundred pieces.
This is when (for better or worse) my life changed. I just couldn't get it through my head that these were REAL people playing. Well, years later (6 years now?) and I am STILL playing Quake. I never moved on to the sequels, I just didn't find them as interesting.
my boss must have something like this set up. i think it makes a high pitched "uh oh" noise. it must do this whenever he gets something done. man, he must be busy because that's all i hear from his office.
I'm an inexperienced programmer who has been following the Open Source movement for a few years now, and recently I've been looking for opportunities to write some code and contribute to an Open Source project.
As someone who's worked on numerous open source projects and reviewed some too, I can say if they need anything, it is definitely more inexperienced programmers. It's just too hard to find them these days!
On a serious note, think of something YOU want to do, and start out on it. Even if no one joins up to help you, you will then have this to your credit. The inspiration for a program needs to come from you though, good luck.
It doesn't mean fraud was committed, it just means the counting procedure (both human and machine) is inexact. The margin of error on these counts is much more than the difference between the two tallies (something like 500 votes) so I guess no one will really know who had the most votes for certain until we implement an entirely electronical means of doing things. I'm not suggesting we do this as then fraud may possibly be worse, but it is a trade off.
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Why is 15$ for a CD unreasonable, and 50$ for a game reasonable. Same media. Both take large amounts of talent to produce.
That is just one "theme" in XP. It has many different ones, including the "standard" Windows look and feel. The one you are talking about did look a little like OSX though. There are many many themes other than this, and you can of course even make your own with XP.
. I played The Sims for the first time last week. What an amazing game.
I got that game last Christmas, I would have said the same thing a week after Christmas. Since New Year's, I haven't played it. I'm sure you'll be doing the same in about 1 or 2 more weeks. It is a good idea and a fun game, but after the initial wow factor, it is very very boring. You'll see.
At the least it's an interesting read which gets the brain going...
Isn't that what I'm not supposed to be doing on a Friday night?
Most game companies are just "me too" companies.
I see my limited history of gaming like this.
1980's : Mario brothers and a decade of rip offs.
Early 90's : Street Fighter II and 5 years of rip offs.
Late 90's : Wolf3D/Doom and a decade of ripoffs.
Now I know there were other great games during these times, original ones too, trust me I've played them. But this is how I have seen the gaming industry "progress."
"Venture capitalists, in particular. That's why these people are pouring money into the field right now.
Q: Because they don't know how difficult it really is?
Y: Right. They give money to people that really should be unemployed, and they in turn round up some friends..."
Does this sound like any web board you guys have heard of?
My PocketPC has 3 input modes. A soft keyboard. Another one is one letter at a time (I guess like you might enter graffiti. In fact, I think all the graffiti characters are supported in this mode, but plain letters work fine. Lastly, and most importantly, is MS Transcriber. This software is amazing. You can write just like you normally write, even in cursive if you choose, and transcriber will then change your input into text. This is one of the "wow" features I use to show off my PocketPC to friends, it never fails. The accuracy of this software is amazing right "out of the box" and it gets better because it will tailer itself to your handwriting. So no more 1 letter at a time, you can write just like you normally do, trust me I've seen transcriber work with some really really bad handwriting. So that is how it is done.
I just downloaded the WinCE Development Kit from MS. Granted it was rather large, but what I got was two fully functioning IDE's (1 for Embedded VB, one for Embedded C/C++) and all the documentation I could ever want. You can also order CD's from them for free (you pay shipping.)
Ipaq's need adapters to plug stuff in like this. But there is both a PCMCIA one and a Compact flash one. There are ethernet adapters for CF slots too. There are tons of Internet apps already, besides browsers. There are IRC clients, icq clients, telnet clients, even ssh clients. It is cool to go to the library and plug in and be on IRC :)
Why all the negative references about Pocket Pool, I happen to think it is a fun game.
for those wondering what this is about, this story never made slashdot the other day even though it was submitted by many people. check it out, then decide for yourself. Zdnet story
I disagree, I find it much easier, more rewarding, and more FUN to do it on your own than following a cirriculum. That is just the way I am though. I think you can learn it just as well, if not better, on your own. Just two different ways of doing things though.
I first started in CIS at a small school. Very easy stuff, almost to the point of too easy. That didn't bother me too much though, I had TONS of time to study things that I wanted to study on my own, so I'd write programs and read books that I wanted to. Then I transferred to a large school for true CS. Well, I dropped both my CS classes that semester. It isn't that they were that hard, just that I had very little time to do things I wanted to do for myself. Now I'm back in CIS with time for myself again. I don't know about jobs, all the grads from my school have no problem finding jobs. So I'm graduating in CIS (and also Math) and learning about CS on my own time. CS is one of those subjects where you can learn a good deal on your own without classroom instruction. OK, just my thoughts.
From the people I know who do this, they never report it to authorities, but rather to CERT's and the like. The goal is to learn new cracker techniques and watch behavior once they break into the system. A lot of DDOS tools get found this way, because crackers will upload them to machines they have broken into. The goal is to then share this information with the security community, not just to bust a couple unsuspecting people.
Back in my high school days, we only had 2 pc's on the internet. Both faced the librarians and were about 5 feet away from them. Well, right below the computers were homemade signs that said "NO CHAT OR EMAIL", and my friend and I looked up at the monitor and there was a bright green flashing banner ad with large text saying "CHAT HERE!" We were so tempted but thought it was more funny than anything. Must...chat...
Obviously the most addictive will be different for everyone. Quake One was (and still is) perhaps #1 on my all time list. I got this game my sophomore year in high school. Online gaming was just coming of age but I knew little about it. I played the one player Quake for a bit of time and liked it but didn't think it was too revolutionary.
One night I found some Quake web sites (planetquake I think) and found a list of IP addresses with active games. At this time I barely knew what an IP address was, but I typed it into the Quake multiplayer game.
The first thing I remember is spawning in a hall and getting blown up by a rocket launcher, seeing the culprit jump over me and frag another guy into a hundred pieces.
This is when (for better or worse) my life changed. I just couldn't get it through my head that these were REAL people playing. Well, years later (6 years now?) and I am STILL playing Quake. I never moved on to the sequels, I just didn't find them as interesting.
On the console front, it's all Mario Kart 64.
Thank you.
my boss must have something like this set up. i think it makes a high pitched "uh oh" noise. it must do this whenever he gets something done. man, he must be busy because that's all i hear from his office.
how come i'm always hearing birds chirping at work and i don't have this thing installed?
I'm an inexperienced programmer who has been following the Open Source movement for a few years now, and recently I've been looking for opportunities to write some code and contribute to an Open Source project.
As someone who's worked on numerous open source projects and reviewed some too, I can say if they need anything, it is definitely more inexperienced programmers. It's just too hard to find them these days!
On a serious note, think of something YOU want to do, and start out on it. Even if no one joins up to help you, you will then have this to your credit. The inspiration for a program needs to come from you though, good luck.
Hmm I understood your post until "etc", what is that?
:)
I use Win2k so I never have to worry about this stuff. Could someone tell me what these terms mean? Just curious...
It doesn't mean fraud was committed, it just means the counting procedure (both human and machine) is inexact. The margin of error on these counts is much more than the difference between the two tallies (something like 500 votes) so I guess no one will really know who had the most votes for certain until we implement an entirely electronical means of doing things. I'm not suggesting we do this as then fraud may possibly be worse, but it is a trade off.
Or encrypt it ?
It is not a graphics format, it is a document format. The article was wrong.
grep the homepage for gif, you'd be surprised...