This brings up the age-old question; Why are we even using windows?
Sure, on the desktop, windows has the largest user base. Why? Application compatibility, all you apps run on windows. No, its not the most secure, the fastest, the most stable. Its compatible.
Why use windows as a server?
Simple, your desktops are running windows, why not run windows as the server. You get easy configuration, tight intergration, etc. Very rarely will a server run windows, just for the heck of it, nor will a windows server power a network full of linux boxes.
Why use windows as a datacenter server?
I honestly cant answer this question. Unix is known specifically for its scalability to run on the biggest and baddest boxes around (read mainframes). IBM and Sun have been in this market for years. Microsoft is a new contendor in this market. Sure, ibm and sun both made their own hardware, but their mainframes were designed with a few specific tasks in mind.
Sure, a datacenter server shouldnt be exposed to the internet, but microsoft has the ability to expose these vital machines to the net. Generally, for an application of this magnitude, the os with the highest performance which fits the needs of the people owning the server gets chosen. I dont have numbers to back this up, but i highly dobut that windows is winning that race.
Which brings me to another point.
Why do we use any os in particular?
Why do we use linux as a server?
Its scalable, runs on many platforms, fast, secure, plays nice with others, open source (big + for developrers using machines this big, so they can fine tune it to their specifications), and most of all, secure (yes i know i said secure twice... its that important)
Why use linux on a desktop?
No reason in particular. Only that it's free. It isnt very usable (Jakob Neilsen definition of usable, as in intuitiveness, rather than if it works or not). Its confusing, and few desktop apps run on it. But, its secure and stable, and thats a big +
Why use mac os (classic)as a desktop os (or beos or any of those niche oses)
They're usable, theyre not necessarily secure or extremely stable, but they have a lot of desktop apps, and are relatively easy to use, yet remain powerful enough for the demanding user.
While your hands are REALLY far apart, the controller's manipulation is really simple.
You put the monstrosity on your lap (assuming you're sittingon a couch or chair or something...)
and since its REALLY EXTREMELY WIDE, the edges hang over both sides of your legs. Just simply use the controller with it resting on your lap. All that is needed to swith from movement to typing, you just need to reposition your hands.
Of course, for those of us with weight problems.....
Indeed, capsela is one of those great inventions that never really became popular like lego and erector. Sure, it had some limitations, and the fact that nobody bothered to make a "programmable capsule:-)" but, it was really neat and versaitile... I built boats, land rovers, cpu coolers (Yes... i know...) , wall climbers, string walkers.... you name it, capsela could do it.
I have had problems two drives; with a 30gb (only shows up as 25...) IBM hard drive (i have no clue as to the model number)
When i first got it, bad sectors poped up left and right, and the drive was junked in about a month. I sent it back to the oem and they sent me a new one. No problems since
The second junked ibm hdd i have had problems with was in a pc i built for a friend. After about a month, he got horrible clicking and scratching noises whenever he did a disk intensive task in a 32-bit enviornment.
Whenever the clicking took place, the drive failed to read or write for about 10 minutes, then it stopped and everything was normal (for about 30 seconds:-)
Call the isp to trace when your account was last used, and what phone number he is using (caller id or call trace or *69...call trace is what is used by authorities, and is most likely what they are using)
If your isp doesnt keep these records, wait for the next time he dials in, and trace the call.
Shame on you! You didnt fill your case with cement!
It seems as the government is being favorable to Businesses, rather than individuals...
Pity, pity
For those of you who dont have as much...
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I dont personally own a nice audio system, but if i did, i would definitely use components from a company such as outlaw. They are a small, direct order company. They make very high quality components, with no extraneous features, and keep the price VERY low.
Personally, i dont buy all the sony, bose, panasonic and circuit city garbage. They just rip you off
If something like this could be adopted to the web, banner advertising would be saved. All we need is an official standard, and advertisers could run ads that are relavent and useful to the consumer.
A good example of this is google's adwords. Those ads HAVE influenced many purchasing decisions of mine.
When i read a popular science article over a year ago pertaining to this subject, i laughed. Now, i see that many of the predictions that were made are coming true...
Airships are simply safer and more economical... I dont think that anyone would think of using hydrogen anymore:-)... and if the engines die, it doesnt crash, and can be controlled slowly down to the ground, or it can wait for help.
They're more economical because they dont need engines to support them, and the helium (or whatever) can be reused.
Great idea, just two problems...
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This is a great idea, which only leaves us with two problems.
1) NTSC tvs are limited to 640x480.... and looking at that on a 27" tv, you can clearly see just about every pixel. Sure, ive seen some pretty intresting methods for avoiding this in ptv apps (such as using a VERY strange color pallate) but, most mainstream linux programs dont have this.
2) The ps2 has no read/write pernament storage (other than the bios) This is a huge problem for storage and temporary files... once the ram fills up, it puckers out. When using this as a desktop system, that would probably happen rather quickly. The cost could be made up by substituting the dvd drive for a cheap cd-rom and installing a hard drive (or using a low-end gfx chipset...)
Other than that, you have a killer pc for $300
This is just more proof that the x86 is a horrible architecture. Just look at how well the ppc (specifically the g4) performs in comparison to the x86... and most people dont optimize their code for it either!! This is why there is (or will be) a software based ppc emulator.
I believe i read in an old (about a year old) popular science issue that the military is testing these displays, and planning on deploying them in the field in favor of lcds, due to their resistance to glare and their low power consumption.
This seems like some sort of elaborate hoax to me. This seems to be a vehicle of merciless destruction. Thats not what the army is about.. its about protecting.
In addition, to my knowledge, there is no such thing as a laser gun (that could fit on this type of truck):-)
This is what steve jobs was talking about when he promised to base osx on unix. Almost all unix apps will be ported over, which opens a whole new market for those software developers (imagine what loki is thinking now:-). Apple believes in freeware/shareware/public domain software. They want to spread that message. While i dont know much about qt, i do know that this is helping both osx and unix.
You must remember that an lcd, you can view the WHOLE screen, so a 15 in lcd is comprable to a 17 inch CRT.
I do agree that color is slightly inaccurate when using lcds, but graphics pros already know to pick colors out of an ink book. Although this is true, it still helps to have a crt. My little solution to this problem is placing an old 15" crt on the floor (which is what i did for awhile til i got tired of kicking it)
I own an apple 21" crt, and love it. Apple makes better monitors than most oems. I also remember that that crt cost about $1200 when it first came out. (I brought it used)
Also, these are VERY good prices. A (very) nice 17" monitor will cost you about $400. The 15" lcd costs 600. The 17" lcd is revolutionary. I dont believe i have EVER seen a 17" lcd (and a nice one at that) for $999.
My ONLY complaint. The propriatery mac-only interface. Thats why the sgi monitor just makes more sense. It takes digital and analog input, and works on both a pc and mac.
Also remember that apple pcs still come with vga connectors. The adc is just VERY CONVIENENT. It turns 3 wires into 1. (Usb, video, power). The usb hub in the monitor is also nice
Hmm... I thought that most g4s came with scsi cards installed?:-)
Anyway, they're not that expensive either. The g4 is also VERY easy to upgrade. Installing a scsi card wouldnt even require a screwdriver. The g4 case is something that has to be seen to be believed. In addition, firewire is being adapted as a replacement to scsi. Apple's main reason for using it is the fact that most dvi cameras use it. External firewire hard drives and cd drives work quite well (better than some scsi models), and firewire can be hubbed. So could scsi, but you needed terminators, unique ids, and so on and so forth.
anyway, i forgot a crucial comment. COMPUTER PEOPLE DONT OWN GOOD COMPUTERS for awhile. While the pentium hype was out, i was still using an ibm xt (which i could operate since the age of 6:-)
Teach the kid on a 286 or 386. Have him start with a blank hard drive and a cd with linux on it (preferably a distro that is incredibly hard to install!!! He will learn the basics of how an operating system works. After that, if he hasnt already, teach the kid html. You can pratically learn it in one day. Then, after that (this part is up to you) teach the kid a web scripting language. PHP is a great place to start, but so is asp, its up to you, try to make it include a database (great to learn how relational data works). After that, he will have grasped the concept of basic programming, and learned relational data. After that, a c language is a great place to go, since most operating systems are written in. Then, like someone said, go over to sourceforge.net and work on open source software. This is a much better place to start than writing from scratch. Also, just make sure the kid knows how the pc works. Take all the parts out of a relatively new one (make sure its a standard atx system, i.e. no riser cards or any of that garbage. And have him put it back in and install device drivers for it.
(my $2.00 (since i wrote so much (hmm am i allowed to put a comma inside a comma (oh well...))))
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This brings up the age-old question; Why are we even using windows?
Sure, on the desktop, windows has the largest user base. Why? Application compatibility, all you apps run on windows. No, its not the most secure, the fastest, the most stable. Its compatible.
Why use windows as a server?
Simple, your desktops are running windows, why not run windows as the server. You get easy configuration, tight intergration, etc. Very rarely will a server run windows, just for the heck of it, nor will a windows server power a network full of linux boxes.
Why use windows as a datacenter server?
I honestly cant answer this question. Unix is known specifically for its scalability to run on the biggest and baddest boxes around (read mainframes). IBM and Sun have been in this market for years. Microsoft is a new contendor in this market. Sure, ibm and sun both made their own hardware, but their mainframes were designed with a few specific tasks in mind.
Sure, a datacenter server shouldnt be exposed to the internet, but microsoft has the ability to expose these vital machines to the net. Generally, for an application of this magnitude, the os with the highest performance which fits the needs of the people owning the server gets chosen. I dont have numbers to back this up, but i highly dobut that windows is winning that race.
Which brings me to another point.
Why do we use any os in particular?
Why do we use linux as a server?
Its scalable, runs on many platforms, fast, secure, plays nice with others, open source (big + for developrers using machines this big, so they can fine tune it to their specifications), and most of all, secure (yes i know i said secure twice... its that important)
Why use linux on a desktop?
No reason in particular. Only that it's free. It isnt very usable (Jakob Neilsen definition of usable, as in intuitiveness, rather than if it works or not). Its confusing, and few desktop apps run on it. But, its secure and stable, and thats a big +
Why use mac os (classic)as a desktop os (or beos or any of those niche oses)
They're usable, theyre not necessarily secure or extremely stable, but they have a lot of desktop apps, and are relatively easy to use, yet remain powerful enough for the demanding user.
While your hands are REALLY far apart, the controller's manipulation is really simple.
You put the monstrosity on your lap (assuming you're sittingon a couch or chair or something...)
and since its REALLY EXTREMELY WIDE, the edges hang over both sides of your legs. Just simply use the controller with it resting on your lap. All that is needed to swith from movement to typing, you just need to reposition your hands.
Of course, for those of us with weight problems.....
Indeed, capsela is one of those great inventions that never really became popular like lego and erector. Sure, it had some limitations, and the fact that nobody bothered to make a "programmable capsule :-)" but, it was really neat and versaitile ... I built boats, land rovers, cpu coolers (Yes... i know...) , wall climbers, string walkers.... you name it, capsela could do it.
I have had problems two drives; with a 30gb (only shows up as 25...) IBM hard drive (i have no clue as to the model number)
:-)
When i first got it, bad sectors poped up left and right, and the drive was junked in about a month. I sent it back to the oem and they sent me a new one. No problems since
The second junked ibm hdd i have had problems with was in a pc i built for a friend. After about a month, he got horrible clicking and scratching noises whenever he did a disk intensive task in a 32-bit enviornment.
Whenever the clicking took place, the drive failed to read or write for about 10 minutes, then it stopped and everything was normal (for about 30 seconds
Sighs..... i always associate quality with ibm...
Call the isp to trace when your account was last used, and what phone number he is using (caller id or call trace or *69...call trace is what is used by authorities, and is most likely what they are using)
If your isp doesnt keep these records, wait for the next time he dials in, and trace the call.
Shame on you! You didnt fill your case with cement!
It seems as the government is being favorable to Businesses, rather than individuals...
Pity, pity
I dont personally own a nice audio system, but if i did, i would definitely use components from a company such as outlaw. They are a small, direct order company. They make very high quality components, with no extraneous features, and keep the price VERY low.
Personally, i dont buy all the sony, bose, panasonic and circuit city garbage. They just rip you off
If something like this could be adopted to the web, banner advertising would be saved. All we need is an official standard, and advertisers could run ads that are relavent and useful to the consumer.
A good example of this is google's adwords. Those ads HAVE influenced many purchasing decisions of mine.
When i read a popular science article over a year ago pertaining to this subject, i laughed. Now, i see that many of the predictions that were made are coming true... :-)... and if the engines die, it doesnt crash, and can be controlled slowly down to the ground, or it can wait for help.
Airships are simply safer and more economical... I dont think that anyone would think of using hydrogen anymore
They're more economical because they dont need engines to support them, and the helium (or whatever) can be reused.
This is a great idea, which only leaves us with two problems.
1) NTSC tvs are limited to 640x480.... and looking at that on a 27" tv, you can clearly see just about every pixel. Sure, ive seen some pretty intresting methods for avoiding this in ptv apps (such as using a VERY strange color pallate) but, most mainstream linux programs dont have this.
2) The ps2 has no read/write pernament storage (other than the bios) This is a huge problem for storage and temporary files... once the ram fills up, it puckers out. When using this as a desktop system, that would probably happen rather quickly. The cost could be made up by substituting the dvd drive for a cheap cd-rom and installing a hard drive (or using a low-end gfx chipset...)
Other than that, you have a killer pc for $300
This is just more proof that the x86 is a horrible architecture. Just look at how well the ppc (specifically the g4) performs in comparison to the x86... and most people dont optimize their code for it either!! This is why there is (or will be) a software based ppc emulator.
I believe i read in an old (about a year old) popular science issue that the military is testing these displays, and planning on deploying them in the field in favor of lcds, due to their resistance to glare and their low power consumption.
This seems like some sort of elaborate hoax to me. This seems to be a vehicle of merciless destruction. Thats not what the army is about.. its about protecting.
:-)
In addition, to my knowledge, there is no such thing as a laser gun (that could fit on this type of truck)
This is what steve jobs was talking about when he promised to base osx on unix. Almost all unix apps will be ported over, which opens a whole new market for those software developers (imagine what loki is thinking now :-). Apple believes in freeware/shareware/public domain software. They want to spread that message. While i dont know much about qt, i do know that this is helping both osx and unix.
Portable code is good code
You must remember that an lcd, you can view the WHOLE screen, so a 15 in lcd is comprable to a 17 inch CRT.
I do agree that color is slightly inaccurate when using lcds, but graphics pros already know to pick colors out of an ink book. Although this is true, it still helps to have a crt. My little solution to this problem is placing an old 15" crt on the floor (which is what i did for awhile til i got tired of kicking it)
I own an apple 21" crt, and love it. Apple makes better monitors than most oems. I also remember that that crt cost about $1200 when it first came out. (I brought it used)
Also, these are VERY good prices. A (very) nice 17" monitor will cost you about $400. The 15" lcd costs 600. The 17" lcd is revolutionary. I dont believe i have EVER seen a 17" lcd (and a nice one at that) for $999.
My ONLY complaint. The propriatery mac-only interface. Thats why the sgi monitor just makes more sense. It takes digital and analog input, and works on both a pc and mac.
Also remember that apple pcs still come with vga connectors. The adc is just VERY CONVIENENT. It turns 3 wires into 1. (Usb, video, power). The usb hub in the monitor is also nice
Hmm... I thought that most g4s came with scsi cards installed? :-)
Anyway, they're not that expensive either. The g4 is also VERY easy to upgrade. Installing a scsi card wouldnt even require a screwdriver. The g4 case is something that has to be seen to be believed. In addition, firewire is being adapted as a replacement to scsi. Apple's main reason for using it is the fact that most dvi cameras use it. External firewire hard drives and cd drives work quite well (better than some scsi models), and firewire can be hubbed. So could scsi, but you needed terminators, unique ids, and so on and so forth.
parentheses.
:-)
anyway, i forgot a crucial comment. COMPUTER PEOPLE DONT OWN GOOD COMPUTERS for awhile. While the pentium hype was out, i was still using an ibm xt (which i could operate since the age of 6
Teach the kid on a 286 or 386. Have him start with a blank hard drive and a cd with linux on it (preferably a distro that is incredibly hard to install!!! He will learn the basics of how an operating system works. After that, if he hasnt already, teach the kid html. You can pratically learn it in one day. Then, after that (this part is up to you) teach the kid a web scripting language. PHP is a great place to start, but so is asp, its up to you, try to make it include a database (great to learn how relational data works). After that, he will have grasped the concept of basic programming, and learned relational data. After that, a c language is a great place to go, since most operating systems are written in. Then, like someone said, go over to sourceforge.net and work on open source software. This is a much better place to start than writing from scratch. Also, just make sure the kid knows how the pc works. Take all the parts out of a relatively new one (make sure its a standard atx system, i.e. no riser cards or any of that garbage. And have him put it back in and install device drivers for it.
(my $2.00 (since i wrote so much (hmm am i allowed to put a comma inside a comma (oh well...))))