Switch to the US International layout in Windows - you will find it to be far superior than the Alt+Number method.
This has nothing to do with "switching" and everything to do with most users in the US not needing to type accents very often. Those who do can turn on the proper layout.
Although this is a somewhat lame answer, consider switching to Windows Server 2003. It has an "enhanced" lock-down mode that eliminates most of the holes in it's default configuration.
Now, it makes some pages break, but that's the price.
That's funny, a lot of the TV around here (over the air, at least) is 1080i widescreen. Even Fox and WB are getting in on the action, albeit only with 480P.
Part of the reason for slow adoption is that the cable networks do not want to alienate their customers with SDTVs. And a surprising number of people have cable. Satellite is no different.
I live in the US. I get 2.5Mbps (3-5 Mbps on a good day) down, 512K up access for $40 per month. No filtering, no proxies, DHCP and a dynamic IP (but my IP has been the same for years). Unlimited bandwidth. They don't want you to run a webserver, but in reality they don't care. My modem was free.
I get my digital TV service by satellite. I get 140 channels for $40 per month. It's $5 extra for my DirecTV/TiVo service and $5 extra to connect my second DirecTV/TiVo box. Each box can record 2 programs at once on it's 40GB HDD. I got both boxes, installation, and a dish for $150 because I agreed to sign up for a year.
I get my phone from Sprint. It's 500 peak minutes, unlimited off-peak (After 9PM Monday-Friday, All day Saturday and Sunday). I get free calls to my friends who also have Sprint phones. I also get free long distance to any phone in the US. I get unlimited SMS and unlimited 2.5G data service (It usually runs about 150msec latency and 7-10kbytes/sec). I pay $45 for that, and I got a free Samsung phone with a color screen and a camera.
As far as I know, Microsoft has NO plans on removing compatibility with older applications. I'm running Windows Server 2003, and I can still run Win16 apps as well as most DOS apps.
The parent is nothing but a troll. Yes, DRM in the OS is not a good thing. No, it will not have the profound impact that you think it will have. No one will stop you from running Linux on your computer.
DRM in the OS means very little. Application developers know that the adoption of a new OS is slow, and they will not do anything that would reduce their userbase.
We are evolved to be resistant to cancers. Our cells have many built in mechanisims to prevent and destroy cancerous cells.
Unfortunately, our body's mechanisms aren't quite good enough. But by that point in our life, we've already reproduced, and evolution can no longer help us.
Because a computer program is really just a machine that can do a function. If you can patent a machine that can "magically" compress music to 1/12 it's size, why can't you patent a computer program that does the same thing?
You can't patent a book because the book does not function. You can't patent a music track or a JPEG for the same reason. You can patent a method of encoding a music track or a JPEG.
"Diversity in available technologies is only beneficial to consumers if those consumers are free to easily switch between technologies, and if the technologies are interoperable from the consumers' point of view. This is an often-forgotten tenet of competition; if there are barriers to switching between competing providers, you don't have competition, you have overlapping monopolies."
That's why the new regulation that allows you to keep your number is so important. It's about time.
For most people, switching handsets is not a big deal. Most companies are happy to give you a free handset if you agree to stay with them for a year.
"and imagine that Internet devices could only speak either TCP/IP and HTTP or the other (proprietary) standard, not both."
HTTP is a protocol built on top of TCP/IP, so your example doesn't work.
"I'm not arguing that GSM is superior to CDMA, or the reverse - they both have good and bad points. But don't be fooled into believing that it was the "free market" which put CDMA in place and keeps it there in North America; it's quite the reverse"
No, it's not. No one forced Verizon or Sprint to choose CDMA. No one forced T-Mobile or Cingular to choose GSM. Each company chose the protocol which was the best for their needs. GSM has it's advantages. So does CDMA. The US government kept it's hands out and let the free market decide.
"Having a diverse set of transport protocols is good for consumers. Being locked into fast-aging TCP/IP and HTTP is bad."
Wow... that's true! Being locked into TCP/IP and HTTP IS bad. If someone can develop a better technology, I'm all for it!
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Microsoft gives you a free .NET compiler with the CLR. You can compile VB.NET or VC#. There's even a free IDE called SharpDevelop.
Wow, you managed to bash the US, inflate Europe, and make a valid point all in a single post! That's worth six points.
I see that you cower behind spam filtreing. Minus one.
Your user ID is above 200,000. Minus one.
You use Hotmail. Minus four.
You include a website. Plus two.
Your Slashdot cumulative score is +2, which will get you a 1 in 10 chance at winning a Slashdot clasic ballpoint pen (actual retail value $0.39).
Thanks for playing!
Switch to the US International layout in Windows - you will find it to be far superior than the Alt+Number method.
This has nothing to do with "switching" and everything to do with most users in the US not needing to type accents very often. Those who do can turn on the proper layout.
I had a 450MHZ Celeron system and it ran Jedi Knight just fine - at least with the detail and resolution turned down.
Although this is a somewhat lame answer, consider switching to Windows Server 2003. It has an "enhanced" lock-down mode that eliminates most of the holes in it's default configuration.
Now, it makes some pages break, but that's the price.
That's funny, a lot of the TV around here (over the air, at least) is 1080i widescreen. Even Fox and WB are getting in on the action, albeit only with 480P.
Part of the reason for slow adoption is that the cable networks do not want to alienate their customers with SDTVs. And a surprising number of people have cable. Satellite is no different.
Whistler (Windows XP) is a ski resort in British Columbia (just north of Redmond). Longhorn is a bar/pub at the base of Whistler mountain.
I live in the US. I get 2.5Mbps (3-5 Mbps on a good day) down, 512K up access for $40 per month. No filtering, no proxies, DHCP and a dynamic IP (but my IP has been the same for years). Unlimited bandwidth. They don't want you to run a webserver, but in reality they don't care. My modem was free.
I get my digital TV service by satellite. I get 140 channels for $40 per month. It's $5 extra for my DirecTV/TiVo service and $5 extra to connect my second DirecTV/TiVo box. Each box can record 2 programs at once on it's 40GB HDD. I got both boxes, installation, and a dish for $150 because I agreed to sign up for a year.
I get my phone from Sprint. It's 500 peak minutes, unlimited off-peak (After 9PM Monday-Friday, All day Saturday and Sunday). I get free calls to my friends who also have Sprint phones. I also get free long distance to any phone in the US. I get unlimited SMS and unlimited 2.5G data service (It usually runs about 150msec latency and 7-10kbytes/sec). I pay $45 for that, and I got a free Samsung phone with a color screen and a camera.
And I live on the outskirts of a town of 100,000.
We don't live in the stone age, you know.
Quicktime is a container format (like AVI), not a codec.
Huh? Where did you get this?
As far as I know, Microsoft has NO plans on removing compatibility with older applications. I'm running Windows Server 2003, and I can still run Win16 apps as well as most DOS apps.
The parent is nothing but a troll. Yes, DRM in the OS is not a good thing. No, it will not have the profound impact that you think it will have. No one will stop you from running Linux on your computer.
DRM in the OS means very little. Application developers know that the adoption of a new OS is slow, and they will not do anything that would reduce their userbase.
As of IE6SP1, the about: protocol is disabled, and this no longer works (you can still get it, of course, by going to a page).
"I'm sure that could burn out a processor that would survive 8000 hours of activity without a hitch."
Actually, nearly every CPU would either fail within the first few days or not fail for years, so long as it has decent cooling.
You're probably using a P4, which throttles down as it gets hotter.
We are evolved to be resistant to cancers. Our cells have many built in mechanisims to prevent and destroy cancerous cells.
Unfortunately, our body's mechanisms aren't quite good enough. But by that point in our life, we've already reproduced, and evolution can no longer help us.
No, just keep your PC.
Windows Key + U
Choose "Magnifier" for magnification
Choose "Narrator" for audio
Or just turn on the high-contrast, large font theme.
Windows has had accessibility features like a magnifier and high constrast since 1995. Apple is just catching up.
Sorry, Apple zealot.
"Ever wonder why you can emulate an x86 on a Mac but why you can't emulate a Mac platform beyond the old M68k systems on an x86?"
There are PowerPC emulators for Windows. They don't run Mac OS, but they do run Linux.
"the limited range of motion of your finger makes scrolling long distances with it painful"
I removed the "clickiness" from my Logitech MX300 mouse, and it's simple as pie to scroll long distances. I just spin the wheel.
Instead of installing a firewall that messes with your IP stack and adds spyware, just disable the stinking service.
That's why a major new feature in Windows Server 2003 was a much-improved set of command-line tools.
That, and XML configuration files for IIS.
Windows is no longer a joke. Don't laugh at it.
The Linux community laughed at Windows for the past five years. In that time, it went from a joke to a serious contender.
Because a computer program is really just a machine that can do a function. If you can patent a machine that can "magically" compress music to 1/12 it's size, why can't you patent a computer program that does the same thing?
You can't patent a book because the book does not function. You can't patent a music track or a JPEG for the same reason. You can patent a method of encoding a music track or a JPEG.
"Why do people insist on comparing a celeron to a P4 or athlon?
These cpus are targeted to different markets."
Not when an Athlon XP 2100+ is only $80. Same as a Celeron 2.0 ghz.
And the Athlon 2100+ wastes the Celeron 2.0 ghz.
"Do you people not proofread the submissions around here?"
You must be new here.
AMD will probably also have a 65nm process, if the're still in business.
"Diversity in available technologies is only beneficial to consumers if those consumers are free to easily switch between technologies, and if the technologies are interoperable from the consumers' point of view. This is an often-forgotten tenet of competition; if there are barriers to switching between competing providers, you don't have competition, you have overlapping monopolies."
That's why the new regulation that allows you to keep your number is so important. It's about time.
For most people, switching handsets is not a big deal. Most companies are happy to give you a free handset if you agree to stay with them for a year.
"and imagine that Internet devices could only speak either TCP/IP and HTTP or the other (proprietary) standard, not both."
HTTP is a protocol built on top of TCP/IP, so your example doesn't work.
"I'm not arguing that GSM is superior to CDMA, or the reverse - they both have good and bad points. But don't be fooled into believing that it was the "free market" which put CDMA in place and keeps it there in North America; it's quite the reverse"
No, it's not. No one forced Verizon or Sprint to choose CDMA. No one forced T-Mobile or Cingular to choose GSM. Each company chose the protocol which was the best for their needs. GSM has it's advantages. So does CDMA. The US government kept it's hands out and let the free market decide.
"Having a diverse set of transport protocols is good for consumers. Being locked into fast-aging TCP/IP and HTTP is bad."
Wow... that's true! Being locked into TCP/IP and HTTP IS bad. If someone can develop a better technology, I'm all for it!
3DNow! is essentially a subset of SSE. Removing it would not save a signifigant number of transistors.