I have crappy karma, so no one might ever read this, however....anecdotal evidence below (I have an HP iPaq 1940, use it ~10 times a day)
"If you want to hit the reset button twice a day, go with a PcoketPC"
I have had to reset the unit once since I got it (Christmas), and that was to properly finish a program install.
"(none of which are complete, or even usable in real terms)"
I'm curious to know what features you are talking about. Everything I have thrown at this machine (movies, mp3s, etc) have all been handled very well, and the syncing is excellent.
"and WindowsCE is keeping that tradition alive on low-end processors."
I find that apps launch instantaneously...maybe you're looking for some sort of predictive launching?
"Instead of a crappy text editor that can do nothing (WinCE), I got a whole office suite that could do 99% what the desktop equivalent could. Even embedding images, graphs, charts, or spreadsheets in word documents. My WindowsCE machine couldn't even print on it's own, meanwhile my Psion could print directly to an Infrared or Serial-port printer, without any other computer attached."
Word/Excel (as much as you may hate them) come free with the unit, and work much like their desktop equivalents. Printing, on the other hand, is somewhat hit or miss depending on what brand you buy, however the ipaq can print over a network or bluetooth (which is included on this one) if so desired.
"Windows CE sucks, hard, and I'm more than qualified to say so."
I'd like to hear these qualifications. Anecdotal evidence vs other anecdotal evidence never really gets anywhere, but you're saying these things like they are facts!
From my point of view, the new ipods aren't that bad of a deal (for me):
I save ~$75 (Canadian) by getting a minipod instead of the 15Gb. I also save ~$30 by not having to get a usb2 cable (or firewire card) to use it with my (gasp) PC. Also, since the buttons themselves are not touch sensitive, I probably wouldn't get the remote or case (a buddy of mine has a 20Gb, and he finds that if he doesn't lock it before he puts it in his pocket, the touch sensitive skip/play/pause buttons sometimes activate, YMMV). So, all things considered, I would save ~$140-150, not an inconsiderable amount of money for me (plus I only have ~2Gb of music).
at my school, they name different rooms of servers with different sports teams. One lab is all NBA basketball teams (Knicks, Magic, Jazz, etc), another could be NHL teams, MLB teams, you get the idea.
That's fine for physics...sometimes you have to let the mind wander and not care about precision, but if I'd ever design something using dickass approximations I'd be shot:)
oh yeah, and btw:
I count ~5 or so, and that's including the times internet was used instead of Internet, which is more grammar than spelling. So...
q-u-i-t y-e-r b-i-t-c-h-i-n-'
Ahhh, spoken like a true upper-Canadian snob. What have you got against the maritimes? It's a great place to live. Don't knock it just because you think Toronto or Ottawa is the king shit of Canada.
Slashdot Mirror
That is the greatest plugin ever!
Props to the dev team/guy/gal.
all intensive purposes => all intents and purposes
:)
I used to think it was 'intensive' as well
I for one welcome our new strong super-rat overloards.
I have crappy karma, so no one might ever read this, however....anecdotal evidence below (I have an HP iPaq 1940, use it ~10 times a day)
"If you want to hit the reset button twice a day, go with a PcoketPC"
I have had to reset the unit once since I got it (Christmas), and that was to properly finish a program install.
"(none of which are complete, or even usable in real terms)"
I'm curious to know what features you are talking about. Everything I have thrown at this machine (movies, mp3s, etc) have all been handled very well, and the syncing is excellent.
"and WindowsCE is keeping that tradition alive on low-end processors."
I find that apps launch instantaneously...maybe you're looking for some sort of predictive launching?
"Instead of a crappy text editor that can do nothing (WinCE), I got a whole office suite that could do 99% what the desktop equivalent could. Even embedding images, graphs, charts, or spreadsheets in word documents. My WindowsCE machine couldn't even print on it's own, meanwhile my Psion could print directly to an Infrared or Serial-port printer, without any other computer attached."
Word/Excel (as much as you may hate them) come free with the unit, and work much like their desktop equivalents. Printing, on the other hand, is somewhat hit or miss depending on what brand you buy, however the ipaq can print over a network or bluetooth (which is included on this one) if so desired.
"Windows CE sucks, hard, and I'm more than qualified to say so."
I'd like to hear these qualifications. Anecdotal evidence vs other anecdotal evidence never really gets anywhere, but you're saying these things like they are facts!
From my point of view, the new ipods aren't that bad of a deal (for me):
I save ~$75 (Canadian) by getting a minipod instead of the 15Gb. I also save ~$30 by not having to get a usb2 cable (or firewire card) to use it with my (gasp) PC. Also, since the buttons themselves are not touch sensitive, I probably wouldn't get the remote or case (a buddy of mine has a 20Gb, and he finds that if he doesn't lock it before he puts it in his pocket, the touch sensitive skip/play/pause buttons sometimes activate, YMMV). So, all things considered, I would save ~$140-150, not an inconsiderable amount of money for me (plus I only have ~2Gb of music).
Just my $0.02CDN
that if you're making >$41/hr in these times, you probably aren't the one who's going to make a big fuss over not getting overtime pay...
$0.02
is that he wanted to be 'leet' like the guys in Antitrust...
...yessir
shuck it trebek, shuck it long and shuck it hard
That's fine for physics...sometimes you have to let the mind wander and not care about precision, but if I'd ever design something using dickass approximations I'd be shot :)
oh yeah, and btw:
I count ~5 or so, and that's including the times internet was used instead of Internet, which is more grammar than spelling. So... q-u-i-t y-e-r b-i-t-c-h-i-n-'
hahah, so quick to correct, yet: "There's no suck think as USia" wow, you americans are a funny bunch...
Ahhh, spoken like a true upper-Canadian snob. What have you got against the maritimes? It's a great place to live. Don't knock it just because you think Toronto or Ottawa is the king shit of Canada.
That's what we let them think so that they don't get too rowdy and try to get a degree or something
Is CmdrTaco killing /. ???
ASCII, is there anything it can't do?