There are lots of reasons to choose an SSD over an HDD. I really jostle my laptop quite a bit. Performance would degrade with an HDD when I would shake my leg but that never happens with an SSD. My SSD runs cooler, requires less battery, doesn't vibrate, is thinner and lighter and all around better than HDDs in every way. Speed and size are not the only factors here.
The iPhone was a decade late to the party behind feature phone (not to mention early Andriod phones). The iPad was years late to the party after the panaonic toughbooks and other Windows slates. Apple itself was on its last legs before coming roaring back It just goes to show that being late to the party doesn't mean anything. If your only hold on success comes from getting there first, you won't be successful for very long.
The iPad stinks for almost everything but simple web browsing. For some reason it's so hyped up that people think it's the solution to all their problems... until thy actually get one and the truth sets in. The media doesn't help. Every tablet is "my iPad" and every phone is "my iPhone".
When Windows 8 tablets come out next month anyone running the "Pro" (i.e. x86-based) versions will be able to run anything they can run on a PC. That includes, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans, you name it. I'm sure it won't be long before more touch-friendly versions of these apps will surface making the experience even better. Since coding makes up about 99.9% of what I do on a computer, I may actually find a tablet useful for the first time.
Write a simple script or program to create a md5 hash for each file and put the hash, along with the file path) in a database or flat file. Then, for each entry in the list, check the rest of the list (after that entry) for duplicate hashes. This will take several minutes to crunch through, but not days or weeks.
I think a second, smaller iPad will actually fragment the iPad market and send the message to the world that there are choices in the tablet market. Right now people are patrified to plunk down $600-$800 on "the wonrg" tablet. They know they can't go wrong with the iPad so they buy that. When there are two iPads to choose from that mentality should start to change. People will start asking themselves, "what's the right tablet for me?"
I've used both cloud platforms for the past few years and I really enjoy both of them. I do think that in the past few months the Azure tools have gotten a lot better and easier to use.
I am a product of the Microsoft hacker culture. If it weren't for C# Express and all the free and open source tools and libraries provided by MS I probably wouldn't have done a fraction of what I've been able to.
I know people freak out about Windows 8 very easily but why not just dual boot to Windows 7 and 8? That's what I do now. At first I found myself only using Windows 8 rarely. Now I find myself using it all the time and using Windows 7 less and less.
I think they should add libraries to the WinRT (metro) app API to allow developers to use a Kinect from WinRT (metro) apps. It should just be like any other sensor.
I'm very happy to see that they've increased the resolution. This will make hand and finger tracking possible. Has anyone heard about speed improvements? I think reducing lag would go a long way in yielding an even better experience.
As a developer of apps that use Kinect For Windows, I am frequently amazed at the creativity of the community in using this versatile devices to solve problems. I can't wait for the Kinect 2 and I hope it brings finger tracking, higher resolution video and most importantly, reduces lag. If it can do those things we will have another wave of applications that use it.
Sure it's wonderful when they happen to choose the side that you are on. But what about when they don't? No, it's not the place of some corporate CEO to decide the fate of your sexuality or how your tax dollars are spent. Let them focus on making great products. The moment they take their eye off that prize the products and consumers will suffer.
...using that fancy patent they have. We need more players in the tablet space to keep things competitive and innovative.
PS I think a fridge that could toast break would be genius. It would really clean up the cluttered kitchen countertop.
You can't put Windows Mobile 6 and 6.5 in the same camp as Windows Phone 7 and 8. Apples and Oranges. You might as well put Windows Phone inthe same camp as the Cray II. It doesn't make any sense.
As for WP7 vs WP8, the same apps in WP7 WILL run on WP8 unmodified. So they are totally compatible.
If "mature" means at it's peak (and ready to decline) then I agree that WP8's marketplace of apps isn't quite mature yet. There is still some room for developers to get their apps in there. But at the current rate of growth that won't last long. I submitted a science-related app a year ago and it was the first of its kind. Now there are about 10 other apps just like mine in the marketplace and I don't get as many downloads as I used to.
I am hoping that they still announce something for XNA developers at the upcoming BUILD conference. As I've said before, no language owns 3D, not even C++. Every language should have the ability to access a hardware-accelerated 3D rendering pipeline, even HTML. I really hope they provide a way for C# developers to integrate 3D into apps (not just games).
I can't believe they didn't release a WP7 version of the app. I know market share isn't as high as iOS but there are several million of us WP7 users. Every vote counts, right?
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I'm still holding out hope that Microsoft will set the example by pricing the Surface RT (not the Pro) at $200.
There are lots of reasons to choose an SSD over an HDD. I really jostle my laptop quite a bit. Performance would degrade with an HDD when I would shake my leg but that never happens with an SSD. My SSD runs cooler, requires less battery, doesn't vibrate, is thinner and lighter and all around better than HDDs in every way. Speed and size are not the only factors here.
The iPhone was a decade late to the party behind feature phone (not to mention early Andriod phones). The iPad was years late to the party after the panaonic toughbooks and other Windows slates. Apple itself was on its last legs before coming roaring back It just goes to show that being late to the party doesn't mean anything. If your only hold on success comes from getting there first, you won't be successful for very long.
The iPad stinks for almost everything but simple web browsing. For some reason it's so hyped up that people think it's the solution to all their problems... until thy actually get one and the truth sets in. The media doesn't help. Every tablet is "my iPad" and every phone is "my iPhone".
If the tablet runs a "real" OS then it starts to make more sense. Enter Windows 8.
When Windows 8 tablets come out next month anyone running the "Pro" (i.e. x86-based) versions will be able to run anything they can run on a PC. That includes, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Netbeans, you name it. I'm sure it won't be long before more touch-friendly versions of these apps will surface making the experience even better. Since coding makes up about 99.9% of what I do on a computer, I may actually find a tablet useful for the first time.
Siggraph has had several submissions doing this same thing. I hope the patent fails.
Write a simple script or program to create a md5 hash for each file and put the hash, along with the file path) in a database or flat file. Then, for each entry in the list, check the rest of the list (after that entry) for duplicate hashes. This will take several minutes to crunch through, but not days or weeks.
I think a second, smaller iPad will actually fragment the iPad market and send the message to the world that there are choices in the tablet market. Right now people are patrified to plunk down $600-$800 on "the wonrg" tablet. They know they can't go wrong with the iPad so they buy that. When there are two iPads to choose from that mentality should start to change. People will start asking themselves, "what's the right tablet for me?"
I can't belive Azure wasn't even mentioned. By some estimates it now holds more objects than Amazon (since iCloud and iTunes are hosted there).
I've used both cloud platforms for the past few years and I really enjoy both of them. I do think that in the past few months the Azure tools have gotten a lot better and easier to use.
I am a product of the Microsoft hacker culture. If it weren't for C# Express and all the free and open source tools and libraries provided by MS I probably wouldn't have done a fraction of what I've been able to.
I know people freak out about Windows 8 very easily but why not just dual boot to Windows 7 and 8? That's what I do now. At first I found myself only using Windows 8 rarely. Now I find myself using it all the time and using Windows 7 less and less.
I think they should add libraries to the WinRT (metro) app API to allow developers to use a Kinect from WinRT (metro) apps. It should just be like any other sensor.
I'm very happy to see that they've increased the resolution. This will make hand and finger tracking possible. Has anyone heard about speed improvements? I think reducing lag would go a long way in yielding an even better experience.
...mean they are picking a fight. I say let them submit it and let's see which one is better. Let the market decide.
Don't these cars have a guy in the passenger seat for safety? I want to know how many times he had to intervene to avoid a crash.
Is this just going to polarize the community more than it already is and lead to deadlock situations like we see in the American political arena?
As a developer of apps that use Kinect For Windows, I am frequently amazed at the creativity of the community in using this versatile devices to solve problems. I can't wait for the Kinect 2 and I hope it brings finger tracking, higher resolution video and most importantly, reduces lag. If it can do those things we will have another wave of applications that use it.
Sure it's wonderful when they happen to choose the side that you are on. But what about when they don't? No, it's not the place of some corporate CEO to decide the fate of your sexuality or how your tax dollars are spent. Let them focus on making great products. The moment they take their eye off that prize the products and consumers will suffer.
...using that fancy patent they have. We need more players in the tablet space to keep things competitive and innovative. PS I think a fridge that could toast break would be genius. It would really clean up the cluttered kitchen countertop.
You can't put Windows Mobile 6 and 6.5 in the same camp as Windows Phone 7 and 8. Apples and Oranges. You might as well put Windows Phone inthe same camp as the Cray II. It doesn't make any sense. As for WP7 vs WP8, the same apps in WP7 WILL run on WP8 unmodified. So they are totally compatible.
If "mature" means at it's peak (and ready to decline) then I agree that WP8's marketplace of apps isn't quite mature yet. There is still some room for developers to get their apps in there. But at the current rate of growth that won't last long. I submitted a science-related app a year ago and it was the first of its kind. Now there are about 10 other apps just like mine in the marketplace and I don't get as many downloads as I used to.
I am hoping that they still announce something for XNA developers at the upcoming BUILD conference. As I've said before, no language owns 3D, not even C++. Every language should have the ability to access a hardware-accelerated 3D rendering pipeline, even HTML. I really hope they provide a way for C# developers to integrate 3D into apps (not just games).
I can't believe they didn't release a WP7 version of the app. I know market share isn't as high as iOS but there are several million of us WP7 users. Every vote counts, right?