Microsoft felt that customers were better served by using Apple's browser, noting that Microsoft does not have the access to the Macintosh operating system that it would need to compete
When is Microsoft going to realize that tying their products into the operating system isn't synonymous with competition.
No, not Outlook. They did create a brand-new Email/PIM program, Entourage, that ships with Office v.X, and from what I understand it either supports Exchange, or said support is imminent.
"Steve, we've had a good run..." - Bill Gates "Aww come on, I was just havin' some fun" - Steve Ballmer "I want to get out while we're still ahead" - Bill Gates
Thats a good point though. Alot of people leave their AIM accounts (or ICQ/MSN) online 24/7, regardless of their presence at the computer. I know I do this, in fact, I think most people in college do.
but, AIM does that too... and, If I remember the olden days correctly, ICQ used to have a feature where you could see the other person typing, as they typed.
As a college student, I have observed the following:
1) EVERYONE has AIM 2) Some people (mostly international students) use ICQ 3) Nobody uses MSN - well, one girl did, but she was weird, and nobody liked her...
1) Ever accidentally close an AIM window before you could read an incoming IM? I hate having to admit to doing that, and then, having to request a repeat of that comment.
2) Sometimes people say hilarious shit. My AIM logs provide hours of entertainment.
3) I rarely use AIM logs to quote people's mistakes, and am not paranoid about others quoting mine. I know my friends are logging me -- and I don't say things that I want off the record via IM.
The Mac version of AIM has automatic logging features, and allows you to talk while having an away message up -- works great when I want to impress my friends.
Now that I've said that, the next release will disable this.
AOL owns ICQ... why do you think they don't promote it to the same extent as they do AIM?
BTW, I prefer AIM because the vast majority of people that I want to IM use it. However, I have always felt that ICQ was in many ways superior. Perhaps I'll switch...
I wouldn't think it were nearly as odd if they did it that way. Great Britain (.gb) and the United Kingdom (.uk) are, for all intents and purposes, synonymous.
Oh god, not Logo. I learned very little about actual programming from that. My 8th grade "computer programming" class consisted of Logo and Hypercard...
this is true, but the lack of a signature on an email won't prevent the same communication from being enforced. Assuming your offer meets all of the requirements to make it enforceable, then it would be better than a verbal contract, because it would be documented.
better, of course, in the sense that the courts don't have to dig through alot of "he said/she said" evidence in order to make a ruling, if it was disputed, of course.
Don't forget Warcraft. Before I transferred, we used to play Warcraft 3 in class at Babson College. Other games were also played, but not as much. Warcraft 3 and AIM were the professor's arch nemesis. And, while the profs could turn off their classroom's Internet connection, the LAN still worked.
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I doubt it could be a lack of test macs... They can easily afford to buy more macs.
Microsoft felt that customers were better served by using Apple's browser, noting that Microsoft does not have the access to the Macintosh operating system that it would need to compete
When is Microsoft going to realize that tying their products into the operating system isn't synonymous with competition.
No, not Outlook. They did create a brand-new Email/PIM program, Entourage, that ships with Office v.X, and from what I understand it either supports Exchange, or said support is imminent.
Perhaps they'll just call it quits altogether.
"Steve, we've had a good run..." - Bill Gates
"Aww come on, I was just havin' some fun" - Steve Ballmer
"I want to get out while we're still ahead" - Bill Gates
or something to that effect.
IE is embarrassingly out-of-date on the Mac. Its so bad that having purchased my first Mac a year and a half ago, I still haven't upgraded IE.
Chat at your own risk!
I think that is essentially the moral of the story. If you can't trust the person you are chatting with, then you should always mind what you say.
Thats a good point though. Alot of people leave their AIM accounts (or ICQ/MSN) online 24/7, regardless of their presence at the computer. I know I do this, in fact, I think most people in college do.
sorry to burst your bubble...
but, AIM does that too... and, If I remember the olden days correctly, ICQ used to have a feature where you could see the other person typing, as they typed.
my AIM sn doesn't have a single number in it.
my ICQ # is all digits, and I can't remember it for the life of me.
As a college student, I have observed the following:
1) EVERYONE has AIM
2) Some people (mostly international students) use ICQ
3) Nobody uses MSN - well, one girl did, but she was weird, and nobody liked her...
Now, AIM, next to cell phones and SMS, is the basically a way for teens today to flirt with each other,
this is so true. I would also like to add that the above statement is further evidence of the "revenge of the nerds" effect.
I love auto-logging for these reasons:
1) Ever accidentally close an AIM window before you could read an incoming IM? I hate having to admit to doing that, and then, having to request a repeat of that comment.
2) Sometimes people say hilarious shit. My AIM logs provide hours of entertainment.
3) I rarely use AIM logs to quote people's mistakes, and am not paranoid about others quoting mine. I know my friends are logging me -- and I don't say things that I want off the record via IM.
The Mac version of AIM has automatic logging features, and allows you to talk while having an away message up -- works great when I want to impress my friends.
Now that I've said that, the next release will disable this.
AOL owns ICQ... why do you think they don't promote it to the same extent as they do AIM?
BTW, I prefer AIM because the vast majority of people that I want to IM use it. However, I have always felt that ICQ was in many ways superior. Perhaps I'll switch...
I don't really get that much spam on AIM. Maybe one ad every two months. Compared to the 50 or so spam emails I get, that's nothing.
I was simply referring to its use as a TLD. I was fully aware of that -- my father is from Scotland, and won't let me ever forget that.
Perhaps i could have worded that better, but, alas, I did not.
Hence why I said they were the equivalent "for all intents and purposes." I was very careful about my wording, as I am fully aware of that fact.
That still doesn't justify a second TLD
I wouldn't think it were nearly as odd if they did it that way. Great Britain (.gb) and the United Kingdom (.uk) are, for all intents and purposes, synonymous.
technically, aren't .com .org and .mil universal TLDs?
Luxembourg is larger than a city.
Nor is Hong Kong
they are small, yes, but note the other "dots" on those maps.
That link presents an interesting question to me... Why does the UK have 2 TLD's? .uk and .gb???
Oh god, not Logo. I learned very little about actual programming from that. My 8th grade "computer programming" class consisted of Logo and Hypercard...
this is true, but the lack of a signature on an email won't prevent the same communication from being enforced. Assuming your offer meets all of the requirements to make it enforceable, then it would be better than a verbal contract, because it would be documented.
better, of course, in the sense that the courts don't have to dig through alot of "he said/she said" evidence in order to make a ruling, if it was disputed, of course.
i'm studying to be a gynecologist... its all part of my homework...
Don't forget Warcraft. Before I transferred, we used to play Warcraft 3 in class at Babson College. Other games were also played, but not as much. Warcraft 3 and AIM were the professor's arch nemesis. And, while the profs could turn off their classroom's Internet connection, the LAN still worked.
I wasted so much of my life playing that game.