It looks like Corel jumped the gun on their Linux support and Adobe might have a little better timing. Adobe porting to Linux reminds me of what Corel tried to do, and failed. I think the timing is better now and the Linux community has better backing now (at least in the news). Adobe might have the bucks to wait for their Linux line to mature while it gains acceptance (would your Windows/Mac shop run Adobe Photoshop 1.0 for Linux or wait for 2.0?)
Adobe seems to be a little better at selling things anyway, plus their products have a far loyal following than Corel.
Geez, imagine if Photoshop was ported to Linux. How many Photoshop workstations are there in the world? Probably tons. Of course, I'm getting all excited over rumors at this point, but I think it's only a matter of time.
I can appreciated that you posted this reply early, but you might want to read some of the other posts now. People are torn, and there are quite a few anti-Adobe comments, as well as pro-Adobe comments.
Also, nobody twisted your arm to donate money. You wield it around as if it were some sort of threat.
> Yes, and then they have to face the consequences of those mistakes.
Agreed, but everyone makes mistakes and I'm sure people here wouldn't appreciate it if they owned a business and were targetted as the root of all retail evils for making a marketing mistake. Then again, apparently I'm the troll here so don't listen to me.
> The joy of big-box retailers...eliminate any competition, then you get to do what you want.
My point was that they are often the only electronics retailer in/near a smaller community. It's like Walmart building in piddly towns. Yes, they remove the "little guy", but who gives a shit. It's still quality (relatively speaking anyway). If you don't like what you see at Best Buy, go online geeks. Best Buy is nice for things I need quickly, or for some things that often aren't that much cheaper online.
Agreed. And what fool is going to go to court for $130 anyway?
Nice try, cheapskates, but everyone makes mistakes.
And regarding the "Worst Buy" headline. Granted, their store isn't the best store in the world, but in many communities it's the only store of its kind.
heh, coming from a Help Desk I see this every day. How are we supposed to help them when they cannot communicate their problem effectively. *sigh* Now I know how a doctor must feel. Good thing we techies don't have to worry about malpractice insurance!
I haven't used Sony, but they have a SuperSlim Pro series that is very light-weight and seems to have good features, including FireWire and video out.
I have used and supported Dells and Toshibas extensively at our University, however, and they both seem to be rock solid machines. Although the Dell might have a slightly better looking display, I think I favor the Toshibas a bit more. They are a little sleeker looking and they just seem to be incredibly stable. (We are running Toshiba Satellite 1805's (new), 2800's (old) and 2060's (moldy)). Kudos to them for redisigning their touchpads, which have incredible accuracy in their newer models.
Yes, I like PayPal very much too, and I use the same practice you do - PayPal for small/medium amounts, credit card only for large amounts. The thing I like best is how fast it is. Minutes after the auctions closes the seller has my payment and can send out the package at his/her earliest convenience.
If I pay with a check, I have to wait for the damn thing to get there, wait for them to deposit it, and then they will finally send it. And a lot of people I buy from aren't merchants, so using a credit card is not feasible. I'm aware of the risks of PayPal, but it is worth it for me to use it the way I use it.
I'm sure PayPal will work something out with them. Maybe it will be good - increased cooperation with the CC companies could result in better service/protection?
> What matters is that my OLD audio CDs may NOT even survive the FAST spin during the SEARCH routine.
Heh, you might consider picking up a spool of CDs from your local Best Buy and spending the weekend burning all those CDs that are on the brink of destruction.
32x might be exxagerating a little, but I know my 50x sounds like a jet engine taking off when it spins up.
Future drives will have to take advantage of technologies like TrueX to be tolerable.
Then again, how fast do I really need my CD-ROM to be? I mean, I only use my CD-ROM to 1) reinstall the system and 2) to play music. A 32x CD-ROM is plenty fast to accomplish both of these tasks.
The point of this experiment wasn't to push technology but to do something silly to wow your geek friends. (Then again, I didn't read the link since it was Slashdotted after a measely 6 posts).
This is nice until I want to upgrade my brand new black machine. I go to Best Buy and pull the latest bargain drive off the shelf, put it in my box, and stare at my new black-and-beige creation, ugly as hell.
I suppose I could always paint it, but I never had to do that before and I don't really want to now. I suppose I could switch to all external devices *sigh*.
> If you're serious about trying out the software and would seriously consider purchasing it, giving them an e-mail so a representative can contact you for support makes sense.
No, it doesn't. If I'm looking for a solution, I might try a ton of demos until I find the right one. I don't want to be hounded by all of the ones I discounted as crap.
It's like shopping at JC Penney or Sears and the salespeople hound you EVERY 3 MINUTES. Thanks, but I already know how to shop and you just turned me off to your store.
Here's a shocking idea - How about if I need help I'll ask?
> So they're going to trust the information of every single citizen to a corporation that has a known criminal track record?
The courts decide what is criminal and what is not, and up until the latest DOJ lawsuit, they have been found mostly innocent. As far as being found guilty recently, even the hardest of criminals are released from prison after they serve their time.
> It federally mandates giving Microsoft business.
Yes, I don't like this anymore than Network Solutions having control over the original TLDs, but it has been done before. I don't like the idea of another national ID, but I think they should come up with their own system. But even then, they will probably be using technology from one of the big players (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM). I could see Oracle charging insanely high prices to the government to "ensure security" and offer "premium support", things they should be doing for other customers anyway.
Does it really matter? Whether you had these WAV files on it at the 6 months mark or when it died 5 years down the line, would you been any less pissed? Trusting a single mechanical medium to store important, unrecoverable data sounds like a Murphey's law waiting to happen.
Something similar has happened to me, and although I was pissed as hell, I can only blame myself for not having backups.
Can't back it up? Ever heard of mirroring? There is always a way if it's that important, just not necessarily a cheap one. I know it sucks, but that's the nature of the game. You face trade-offs.
If they are radical with their website, makes me wonder how radical they are with their GUI.
Does vi freeze the console window because emacs is preferred?
Not very professional, but I'm sure they don't care since most IE users probably won't have much of a use for PerlBox (I think only the *nix savvy will care, and those people probably don't use their spare IE box for surfing).
> Good Web Developers hit up w3.org's validators for testing compliance.
I don't know, that thing is awefully picky. It doesn't even validate with the Mozilla web site (although it is possible). Are the Mozilla developers bad at web development? Perhaps. More acurately, I think a good web site doesn't necessarily have to follow all the W3C standards (although it is nice, I suppose).
I've seen countless web sites that display very well in Mozilla that get torn apart by the validator. I know, by ensuring W3C compiance you can be sure it will work in almost all browsers, but I don't necessarily care. I only worry about Mozilla and Internet Explorer. (Sorry Opera users, but it's bad enough dealing with two browsers on 3 different operating systems.)
I guess that's not why I'm not a web development professional...
I think the point is to upgrade with USB devices. NICs and video are available for USB. Perhaps not the best support yet, but I think they are try to pioneer a move toward more development of more non-PCI devices.
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> And is exactly why Loki lasted as long as it did.
I don't know who's opinion this confirms more, the theme of the article or Chris' comment.
It looks like Corel jumped the gun on their Linux support and Adobe might have a little better timing. Adobe porting to Linux reminds me of what Corel tried to do, and failed. I think the timing is better now and the Linux community has better backing now (at least in the news). Adobe might have the bucks to wait for their Linux line to mature while it gains acceptance (would your Windows/Mac shop run Adobe Photoshop 1.0 for Linux or wait for 2.0?)
Adobe seems to be a little better at selling things anyway, plus their products have a far loyal following than Corel.
Geez, imagine if Photoshop was ported to Linux. How many Photoshop workstations are there in the world? Probably tons. Of course, I'm getting all excited over rumors at this point, but I think it's only a matter of time.
I can appreciated that you posted this reply early, but you might want to read some of the other posts now. People are torn, and there are quite a few anti-Adobe comments, as well as pro-Adobe comments.
Also, nobody twisted your arm to donate money. You wield it around as if it were some sort of threat.
> Yes, and then they have to face the consequences of those mistakes.
Agreed, but everyone makes mistakes and I'm sure people here wouldn't appreciate it if they owned a business and were targetted as the root of all retail evils for making a marketing mistake. Then again, apparently I'm the troll here so don't listen to me.
> The joy of big-box retailers...eliminate any competition, then you get to do what you want.
My point was that they are often the only electronics retailer in/near a smaller community. It's like Walmart building in piddly towns. Yes, they remove the "little guy", but who gives a shit. It's still quality (relatively speaking anyway). If you don't like what you see at Best Buy, go online geeks. Best Buy is nice for things I need quickly, or for some things that often aren't that much cheaper online.
Agreed. And what fool is going to go to court for $130 anyway?
Nice try, cheapskates, but everyone makes mistakes.
And regarding the "Worst Buy" headline. Granted, their store isn't the best store in the world, but in many communities it's the only store of its kind.
> Funny, they all seem to have something in common...
Yeah, I noticed that too. They were all developed for the most widely used desktop OS in the world.
Don't forget mapped network drives...
heh, coming from a Help Desk I see this every day. How are we supposed to help them when they cannot communicate their problem effectively. *sigh* Now I know how a doctor must feel. Good thing we techies don't have to worry about malpractice insurance!
I haven't used Sony, but they have a SuperSlim Pro series that is very light-weight and seems to have good features, including FireWire and video out.
I have used and supported Dells and Toshibas extensively at our University, however, and they both seem to be rock solid machines. Although the Dell might have a slightly better looking display, I think I favor the Toshibas a bit more. They are a little sleeker looking and they just seem to be incredibly stable. (We are running Toshiba Satellite 1805's (new), 2800's (old) and 2060's (moldy)). Kudos to them for redisigning their touchpads, which have incredible accuracy in their newer models.
Note: We are a Windows 2000 only shop.
There is an HTML version of the 163-page version on Microsoft's web site.
Would it have killed you to leave in the line breaks? Next time you do community service, do it right. Mod this punk down.
Yes, I like PayPal very much too, and I use the same practice you do - PayPal for small/medium amounts, credit card only for large amounts. The thing I like best is how fast it is. Minutes after the auctions closes the seller has my payment and can send out the package at his/her earliest convenience.
If I pay with a check, I have to wait for the damn thing to get there, wait for them to deposit it, and then they will finally send it. And a lot of people I buy from aren't merchants, so using a credit card is not feasible. I'm aware of the risks of PayPal, but it is worth it for me to use it the way I use it.
I'm sure PayPal will work something out with them. Maybe it will be good - increased cooperation with the CC companies could result in better service/protection?
> What matters is that my OLD audio CDs may NOT even survive the FAST spin during the SEARCH routine.
Heh, you might consider picking up a spool of CDs from your local Best Buy and spending the weekend burning all those CDs that are on the brink of destruction.
This one has no broken images.
32x might be exxagerating a little, but I know my 50x sounds like a jet engine taking off when it spins up.
Future drives will have to take advantage of technologies like TrueX to be tolerable.
Then again, how fast do I really need my CD-ROM to be? I mean, I only use my CD-ROM to 1) reinstall the system and 2) to play music. A 32x CD-ROM is plenty fast to accomplish both of these tasks.
The point of this experiment wasn't to push technology but to do something silly to wow your geek friends. (Then again, I didn't read the link since it was Slashdotted after a measely 6 posts).
This is nice until I want to upgrade my brand new black machine. I go to Best Buy and pull the latest bargain drive off the shelf, put it in my box, and stare at my new black-and-beige creation, ugly as hell.
I suppose I could always paint it, but I never had to do that before and I don't really want to now. I suppose I could switch to all external devices *sigh*.
> If you're serious about trying out the software and would seriously consider purchasing it, giving them an e-mail so a representative can contact you for support makes sense.
No, it doesn't. If I'm looking for a solution, I might try a ton of demos until I find the right one. I don't want to be hounded by all of the ones I discounted as crap.
It's like shopping at JC Penney or Sears and the salespeople hound you EVERY 3 MINUTES. Thanks, but I already know how to shop and you just turned me off to your store.
Here's a shocking idea - How about if I need help I'll ask?
> So they're going to trust the information of every single citizen to a corporation that has a known criminal track record?
The courts decide what is criminal and what is not, and up until the latest DOJ lawsuit, they have been found mostly innocent. As far as being found guilty recently, even the hardest of criminals are released from prison after they serve their time.
> It federally mandates giving Microsoft business.
Yes, I don't like this anymore than Network Solutions having control over the original TLDs, but it has been done before. I don't like the idea of another national ID, but I think they should come up with their own system. But even then, they will probably be using technology from one of the big players (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM). I could see Oracle charging insanely high prices to the government to "ensure security" and offer "premium support", things they should be doing for other customers anyway.
Yes, please e-mail them if you want your opinion to be ignored.
It's been said time and again on Slashdot - if you want to be taken seriously, send a letter. If you don't, why are you bothering with the e-mail?
Does it really matter? Whether you had these WAV files on it at the 6 months mark or when it died 5 years down the line, would you been any less pissed? Trusting a single mechanical medium to store important, unrecoverable data sounds like a Murphey's law waiting to happen.
Something similar has happened to me, and although I was pissed as hell, I can only blame myself for not having backups.
Can't back it up? Ever heard of mirroring? There is always a way if it's that important, just not necessarily a cheap one. I know it sucks, but that's the nature of the game. You face trade-offs.
LOL, I was just thinking the same thing! :)
If they are radical with their website, makes me wonder how radical they are with their GUI.
Does vi freeze the console window because emacs is preferred?
Not very professional, but I'm sure they don't care since most IE users probably won't have much of a use for PerlBox (I think only the *nix savvy will care, and those people probably don't use their spare IE box for surfing).
> No, that's why you're not a good web development professional.
I respect your opinion, Mr. AC, but Mozilla.org does not pass the W3C validator and I would dare to say it works in every browser out there.
Can anyone disconfirm this?
> Good Web Developers hit up w3.org's validators for testing compliance.
I don't know, that thing is awefully picky. It doesn't even validate with the Mozilla web site (although it is possible). Are the Mozilla developers bad at web development? Perhaps. More acurately, I think a good web site doesn't necessarily have to follow all the W3C standards (although it is nice, I suppose).
I've seen countless web sites that display very well in Mozilla that get torn apart by the validator. I know, by ensuring W3C compiance you can be sure it will work in almost all browsers, but I don't necessarily care. I only worry about Mozilla and Internet Explorer. (Sorry Opera users, but it's bad enough dealing with two browsers on 3 different operating systems.)
I guess that's not why I'm not a web development professional...
I think the point is to upgrade with USB devices. NICs and video are available for USB. Perhaps not the best support yet, but I think they are try to pioneer a move toward more development of more non-PCI devices.