I've had two DirecTivos for years since they came out and not a single failure of the modem. I also have experienced only a few odd lockups and not in recent memory.
You don't have to be a fanboy to speak well of a product. TiVo isn't just a DVR it's a damn good DVR.
There isn't much of a benefit to open source software if the drivers aren't available. I don't think many people would want to use Linux if they didn't have access to many of these closed source drivers.
Do you really believe that all these OSS developers are not for pay developers also? I don't think it's a matter of the skill level of the open vs the closed I think it's a matter of the open being developed in the free time of individuals and there is no monetary pressure to get something done sooner rather than later.
Developers who do programming for a living have to get paid so the money has to come from the product being sold and that leads to it needing to be done more quickly.
Those that are doing this work for fun don't have these pressures but they probably do when they are at their day jobs. I don't think a majority of the OSS developers do something other than programming for their wages.
I like Python and I agree that the whitespace having any meaning other than readability is bad. Brackets are easier to deal with than all the indentation level problems I've encountered in Python.
It's especially bad when your idea of what a tab is (ie 8 characters) vs mine (4) is.
I also don't like the tendency to output extra spaces in your output for you. I know there are ways to avoid it but it's not something you should have to avoid.
While I do prefer KDE I don't like the fact that the QT library that it's based on is not 100% free open source.
My reasoning is this, if KDE becomes the defacto standard that the expense of licensing the QT libraries required for KDE applications for commercial applications will be a deterrent to those who might otherwise produce quality commercial applications for the platform.
Even though the company I work for does not yet produce products for other platforms we would like to write against a library that provides the cross platform capabilities. The current costs for QT for commercial use are far to high for us to justify at this time. If they become the defacto standard the prices will likely stay the same or increase because of a monopoly.
If you use the TiVo to record your favorite show on channel X and it moves to a new time or there is a new showing this week or it's an extra long episode this week you change NOTHING on the TiVo. It's all automatic. With the Guide Plus you will have to manage and monitor these changes yourself. I pay a bit each month to have someone else worry about this. I can't believe that people complain about paying less than the price of going out to eat for a guide and features that save you so much hassle and time.
Multiple showings are still useful when you have a TiVo. Frequently I have a conflicting recording and having another airing of the program allows me to record both shows without the conflict.
I also do watch some commercials if they look interesting. If while skipping through them I see something that catches my eye I do backup and watch.
I do know that I wouldn't be paying for premium services if I didn't have a TiVo because I always sit down to watch a movie 15 minutes after it started or before it ends. With my TiVo I can find a future showing of the program and select it to record and see it later when it's recorded.
Let's see you invest a lot of time and money into developing a large product. Make sure you pay other developers too so it's not some lame one horse show. Then give away your source code. We'll all look on eargerly for how long your company stays in business.
Yeah is this guy high on crack or something? It's cheaper to pay Microsoft every few years for Windows even at $400 a pop than it would be to match up your payments to the EFF with your telcom for your DSL service. Hell around here DSL can go from anywhere from $80-100+ a month. I don't know how free software can cost more than commercial software.
Developing code based on how you see it behaving vs. coding to the API/documentation is precisely how you wind up with code that breaks from one version to the next. If the API is not documented properly then you can contact the author of that code and ask if the documentation is wrong or the code is wrong. This is the beauty of OSS you can contact the author of the module.
Plenty of code in Windows to handle legacy applications that relied on behavior quirks of older versions of the OS that no longer work once the bug/quirk in the OS is fixed.
And from what I understand they don't let VPN traffic through. They don't want companies having employees working from home even if it's just convinient way for those employees to avoid coming in a 3am or on weekends.
The reality is that most people will never be exposed to the security problems in their browsers. Most of the exploits would be implemented on pages you'd never visit. 99% of the time I never visit pages I don't otherwise visit on a regular basis.
People who aren't up to speed on their OO languages are most likely to poo-poo it. Those who fully understand AND use it daily see the others as being short sighted.
At least those services are not turned on by default on OS X. On Microsoft OSes you would havea default install with an HTTP server, FTP server and other services and they would get installed and started with default passwords and all. Some users wouldn't even realize they were running a web server and ftp server until their system was hacked.
It will hurt them if Amazon and other companies with these programs decide to make them illegible for the program. I would drop Limewire and the others like a rock if I were Amazon.com.
Another problem with the FTP build into Mozilla, Opera and IE is that you can't select multiple files or a folder and grab them all at the same time. With a real file manager you could.
It's also quite possible that MySQL isn't the answer to every customers wants and needs. Because it's open source doesn't make it the holy grail of DB products.
Companies that produce those products spend many years and a lot of money optimizing their products.
What will Harman Kardon come out with that is better than SACD or DVD-A? They surely won't come out with their own Disc standard so the only thing you will be waiting for is a Harman Kardon player that plays the same SACD/DVD-A discs as the other companies play. It won't output digital to your receiver either until the standard is defined and then everybody will do it.
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And Linux only costs $699 (SCO License included) for the First CPU!
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Man that sure beats running Windows and pay $199.
I've had two DirecTivos for years since they came out and not a single failure of the modem. I also have experienced only a few odd lockups and not in recent memory.
You don't have to be a fanboy to speak well of a product. TiVo isn't just a DVR it's a damn good DVR.
There isn't much of a benefit to open source software if the drivers aren't available. I don't think many people would want to use Linux if they didn't have access to many of these closed source drivers.
Do you really believe that all these OSS developers are not for pay developers also? I don't think it's a matter of the skill level of the open vs the closed I think it's a matter of the open being developed in the free time of individuals and there is no monetary pressure to get something done sooner rather than later.
Developers who do programming for a living have to get paid so the money has to come from the product being sold and that leads to it needing to be done more quickly.
Those that are doing this work for fun don't have these pressures but they probably do when they are at their day jobs. I don't think a majority of the OSS developers do something other than programming for their wages.
I like Python and I agree that the whitespace having any meaning other than readability is bad. Brackets are easier to deal with than all the indentation level problems I've encountered in Python.
It's especially bad when your idea of what a tab is (ie 8 characters) vs mine (4) is.
I also don't like the tendency to output extra spaces in your output for you. I know there are ways to avoid it but it's not something you should have to avoid.
You should ask for a refund on your subscription. That will hurt them in the pocket book.
No... hang on... it's not. I don't have a floppy in my P4 machine and I haven't missed it. My Mac also does not have a floppy.
From their website. "Infinium Labs is the inventor and manufacturer of the first broadband game console."
The XBox has a broadband adapter built in. I'd say it's the first "broadband" console.
While I do prefer KDE I don't like the fact that the QT library that it's based on is not 100% free open source.
My reasoning is this, if KDE becomes the defacto standard that the expense of licensing the QT libraries required for KDE applications for commercial applications will be a deterrent to those who might otherwise produce quality commercial applications for the platform.
Even though the company I work for does not yet produce products for other platforms we would like to write against a library that provides the cross platform capabilities. The current costs for QT for commercial use are far to high for us to justify at this time. If they become the defacto standard the prices will likely stay the same or increase because of a monopoly.
If you use the TiVo to record your favorite show on channel X and it moves to a new time or there is a new showing this week or it's an extra long episode this week you change NOTHING on the TiVo. It's all automatic. With the Guide Plus you will have to manage and monitor these changes yourself. I pay a bit each month to have someone else worry about this. I can't believe that people complain about paying less than the price of going out to eat for a guide and features that save you so much hassle and time.
Multiple showings are still useful when you have a TiVo. Frequently I have a conflicting recording and having another airing of the program allows me to record both shows without the conflict.
I also do watch some commercials if they look interesting. If while skipping through them I see something that catches my eye I do backup and watch.
I do know that I wouldn't be paying for premium services if I didn't have a TiVo because I always sit down to watch a movie 15 minutes after it started or before it ends. With my TiVo I can find a future showing of the program and select it to record and see it later when it's recorded.
Let's see you invest a lot of time and money into developing a large product. Make sure you pay other developers too so it's not some lame one horse show. Then give away your source code. We'll all look on eargerly for how long your company stays in business.
Yeah is this guy high on crack or something? It's cheaper to pay Microsoft every few years for Windows even at $400 a pop than it would be to match up your payments to the EFF with your telcom for your DSL service. Hell around here DSL can go from anywhere from $80-100+ a month. I don't know how free software can cost more than commercial software.
Developing code based on how you see it behaving vs. coding to the API/documentation is precisely how you wind up with code that breaks from one version to the next. If the API is not documented properly then you can contact the author of that code and ask if the documentation is wrong or the code is wrong. This is the beauty of OSS you can contact the author of the module.
Plenty of code in Windows to handle legacy applications that relied on behavior quirks of older versions of the OS that no longer work once the bug/quirk in the OS is fixed.
And from what I understand they don't let VPN traffic through. They don't want companies having employees working from home even if it's just convinient way for those employees to avoid coming in a 3am or on weekends.
The reality is that most people will never be exposed to the security problems in their browsers. Most of the exploits would be implemented on pages you'd never visit. 99% of the time I never visit pages I don't otherwise visit on a regular basis.
yes considering that TiVo has to pay for the guide information themselves. They'd be stupid to give it away.
Once you use a TiVo you will never go back to watching normal TV again. Never!
People who aren't up to speed on their OO languages are most likely to poo-poo it. Those who fully understand AND use it daily see the others as being short sighted.
At least those services are not turned on by default on OS X. On Microsoft OSes you would havea default install with an HTTP server, FTP server and other services and they would get installed and started with default passwords and all. Some users wouldn't even realize they were running a web server and ftp server until their system was hacked.
It will hurt them if Amazon and other companies with these programs decide to make them illegible for the program. I would drop Limewire and the others like a rock if I were Amazon.com.
Another problem with the FTP build into Mozilla, Opera and IE is that you can't select multiple files or a folder and grab them all at the same time. With a real file manager you could.
Until the OS X product takes over the Mac market Carbonized apps are the way to go. Your code runs on OS 9 (with the proper Carbon Library) and OS X.
If you write a Cocoa app it will only run on OS X.
It's also quite possible that MySQL isn't the answer to every customers wants and needs. Because it's open source doesn't make it the holy grail of DB products.
Companies that produce those products spend many years and a lot of money optimizing their products.
I have two pair of the HD 600's (one at work and one at home). You can find then for less than $250 a pair if you look.
The price of these headphones in Europe is far cheaper than they are here in the US.
What will Harman Kardon come out with that is better than SACD or DVD-A? They surely won't come out with their own Disc standard so the only thing you will be waiting for is a Harman Kardon player that plays the same SACD/DVD-A discs as the other companies play. It won't output digital to your receiver either until the standard is defined and then everybody will do it.