If NT4 Server is set up properly it can run forever. I had an NT4 domain controller in my old shop that I would just totally forget about. Never crashed. It was running SQL Server 7 and IIS 4 as well so it wasn't just passing hashes.
You're talking about the client right? XP has the RDP server built in and - in my opinion - this is the singular reason that a well-run business would want to upgrade. Unless you use Premiere or any other desktop app that requires XP.
Yeah me too. I pirated Doom, Descent, Quake, and many other games when I was younger. But those games are the very reason why I bought Doom 3, Doom 3 ROE, Far Cry, Half Life 2, Halo, and Final Fantasy XI just within the past year or so - I've been legit since Quake 2;-). I wouldn't dream of pirating a game these days.
Just about every piece of software that I use professionally now - Photoshop, Visual Studio, Oracle, SQL Server, NT Server, Netware - I pirated as a teen. I probably wouldn't have learned them otherwise. What is wouldn't - not couldn't.
Now that I am gainfully employed, I am very vigilant about making sure that my employers always keep me equipped with the very latest versions of them all, even if I don't use them.
I'm not saying that what I did as a teen was right, but I know for a fact that a few pirated copies in 1996-1999 have resulted in thousands of dollars in purchases over the past 6 years or so.
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Boy these people's heads are stuck so far up their asses that they can see through their mouths... you just can't make this stuff up.
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The EV6 whipped ass too, so it's possible that there was another reason.
o this day, a Dual 2.5GHz G5 still pounds a 3+GHz P4/AMD whatev into the ground (unless you're gaming).
I think that a dual 2.5 GHZ G5 would have all kinds of problems going against 2x AMD64s at 3+ GHz. Also, you probably need to take a look at some server benchmarks before you make comments like that.
I remember that time as well. I think that it was sometime in 2000. I don't agree that it was superior in every way, the IE renderer was way better, but there were still a number of very features at the time that IE didn't have e.g. roaming profiles, print preview (which IE finally got in 5.5), a vastly superior email client (LDAP alone was enough to make Outlook Express obsolete for me), a much more efficient way of handling bookmarks, and a few others.
I used IE for about 6 months until Mozilla was even remotely usable (M18 or so?). Even though it lacked many of those features that Netscape 4 had as well, the renderer was still more advanced than IE and it had the Netscape interface that I personally liked better.
It could, but when you're dealing with critical flaws then I don't think that you can be too careful. Especially - again - when your marketing is based on security.
But of course, this wouldn't be as much of an issue if their update mechanism used some sort of incremental patching and an update didn't require a total reinstall.
Good point. But when "security" is part of your marketing spiel, it would seem to me that repackaging CD-ROMs would be a reasonable amount of crow to eat.
For me, the best feature is the per-site controls of various technologies like Java, Javascript, and Active X. That and the engine switcher are two very compelling features.
Now if I could only use the Web Developer extension...
Exactly. I'm a huge AMD supporter but all you have to do is look at last quarter's financial reports to see the bottom line here. The Athlon 64s have pretty much been kicking Intel's ass all over the place in the applications that most people use for the past couple of years and they still make a small fraction of what Intel makes.
I would agree with other posters that right now AMDs largest issues are capacity and marketing (people need to ask for AMD) as the technology is there.
If you listen to the commentary track on the DVD, the director directly addresses this by saying something to the effect of: "Look, when I was a kid envisioning myself fighting my arch-enemy, he didn't get a good lick or two in. It was always pretty decisive."
Access allows you to distribute a relational database, a user interface, and reporting capabilities in one file. That alone is worth tons in a small shop. Access has its problems (like incessant corruption with too many users poking around), but to say that there is nothing redeeming about it seems a bit harsh.
I would have to agree with you on the stability, at least with Dreamweaver. But still, it is so much better than the competition that dealing with it is just a foregone conclusion.
I never had much of a beef with Macromedia's design, but their MX suite was a big improvement over the earlier versions of Dreamweaver. I understand that they made these improvements across the board.
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If NT4 Server is set up properly it can run forever. I had an NT4 domain controller in my old shop that I would just totally forget about. Never crashed. It was running SQL Server 7 and IIS 4 as well so it wasn't just passing hashes.
You're talking about the client right? XP has the RDP server built in and - in my opinion - this is the singular reason that a well-run business would want to upgrade. Unless you use Premiere or any other desktop app that requires XP.
Yeah me too. I pirated Doom, Descent, Quake, and many other games when I was younger. But those games are the very reason why I bought Doom 3, Doom 3 ROE, Far Cry, Half Life 2, Halo, and Final Fantasy XI just within the past year or so - I've been legit since Quake 2 ;-). I wouldn't dream of pirating a game these days.
Just about every piece of software that I use professionally now - Photoshop, Visual Studio, Oracle, SQL Server, NT Server, Netware - I pirated as a teen. I probably wouldn't have learned them otherwise. What is wouldn't - not couldn't.
Now that I am gainfully employed, I am very vigilant about making sure that my employers always keep me equipped with the very latest versions of them all, even if I don't use them.
I'm not saying that what I did as a teen was right, but I know for a fact that a few pirated copies in 1996-1999 have resulted in thousands of dollars in purchases over the past 6 years or so.
Boy these people's heads are stuck so far up their asses that they can see through their mouths... you just can't make this stuff up.
The EV6 whipped ass too, so it's possible that there was another reason.
Except that 3+ghz AMD cpus don't exist.
That was my point.
o this day, a Dual 2.5GHz G5 still pounds a 3+GHz P4/AMD whatev into the ground (unless you're gaming).
I think that a dual 2.5 GHZ G5 would have all kinds of problems going against 2x AMD64s at 3+ GHz. Also, you probably need to take a look at some server benchmarks before you make comments like that.
I remember that time as well. I think that it was sometime in 2000. I don't agree that it was superior in every way, the IE renderer was way better, but there were still a number of very features at the time that IE didn't have e.g. roaming profiles, print preview (which IE finally got in 5.5), a vastly superior email client (LDAP alone was enough to make Outlook Express obsolete for me), a much more efficient way of handling bookmarks, and a few others.
I used IE for about 6 months until Mozilla was even remotely usable (M18 or so?). Even though it lacked many of those features that Netscape 4 had as well, the renderer was still more advanced than IE and it had the Netscape interface that I personally liked better.
It could, but when you're dealing with critical flaws then I don't think that you can be too careful. Especially - again - when your marketing is based on security.
But of course, this wouldn't be as much of an issue if their update mechanism used some sort of incremental patching and an update didn't require a total reinstall.
Good point. But when "security" is part of your marketing spiel, it would seem to me that repackaging CD-ROMs would be a reasonable amount of crow to eat.
For me, the best feature is the per-site controls of various technologies like Java, Javascript, and Active X. That and the engine switcher are two very compelling features.
Now if I could only use the Web Developer extension...
This is where the monthly MS Patch Soup comes into play.
If that's so, a real diamond is pretty artificial as well.
No, but he can
Exactly. I'm a huge AMD supporter but all you have to do is look at last quarter's financial reports to see the bottom line here. The Athlon 64s have pretty much been kicking Intel's ass all over the place in the applications that most people use for the past couple of years and they still make a small fraction of what Intel makes.
I would agree with other posters that right now AMDs largest issues are capacity and marketing (people need to ask for AMD) as the technology is there.
And what kind of entity would create something who's only sole purpose is supposed to be to worship them?
A human would.
He was right. They pay $50.
As far as I'm concerned, if Batman drives it, it's the fucking Batmobile. Plus to bears a small rsemblance to the Frank Miller Batmobile.
If you listen to the commentary track on the DVD, the director directly addresses this by saying something to the effect of: "Look, when I was a kid envisioning myself fighting my arch-enemy, he didn't get a good lick or two in. It was always pretty decisive."
Access allows you to distribute a relational database, a user interface, and reporting capabilities in one file. That alone is worth tons in a small shop. Access has its problems (like incessant corruption with too many users poking around), but to say that there is nothing redeeming about it seems a bit harsh.
Dude, it's debatable in every sense of the term.
There is no need to impose these peripheral - and unrelated - bitches that you have to pitch into this.
Well OS X is definitely "polished," and you can add "brushed" to the description as well.
Usability is debatable though.
Our relationships are all based upon emotion and mental stimulation, and not sexual reproduction.
Actually, it's debatable that this is the practice for majority of even humans. Unless you assume that all humans live in the West.
An even deeper debate could be made on whether this type of arrangement is best for the human race.
I would have to agree with you on the stability, at least with Dreamweaver. But still, it is so much better than the competition that dealing with it is just a foregone conclusion.
I never had much of a beef with Macromedia's design, but their MX suite was a big improvement over the earlier versions of Dreamweaver. I understand that they made these improvements across the board.