Google, barring any financial woes, seems like the logical successor to Yahoo in the category game, but they categary organization and search, IMO, is not nearly as good as Yahoo's yet. It has the potential, though, if they would spend some resources developing it. We already know what they are capable of.
You think Microsoft was the only one to destroy the pay-for-browser market? No, they were just ther first. You don't think another free browser would come along if Microsoft hadn't done it first? Does this mean StarOffice DESTROYED the market for Microsoft/Word Perfect office? What about the others?
I agree. Perhaps AOL knows that Netscape is a huge POS and it makes them mad that they bought it. As far as I'm concered, there are only 2 Windows browsers on the market - IE and Mozilla. Netscape is something of an antique that people used to use until something better came around. Until the very recent build of Mozilla (0.9.7), I didn't even consider it a contender. However, the new version is very slick and they got rid of some HUGE BIG annoying bugs. I still wish Control-Enter worked on the address bar though, and they didn't eliminate ALT tags on images:) Very annoying...
I think it's NEWS to those who are curious (like myself) and those who have an interest in the products in question. Some might think that it doesn't make a good DEBATE, although I've seen some interesting points of view here.
Sure, they can still pirate, but it will be in a different language. The article states they may "also halt the development of much of the company's Asian-language software."
So why would they care about trying to turn a profit in the Ukraine anyway? If people are making that little money, it seems pointless to try to sell them anything that they don't need to survive.
I agree that the webadmin is easy to use (and can be secure from the outside if you limit it through the firewall, since it usually runs on a different port). What happens when the Cobalt server goes down? If the thing won't boot or the service won't start, the webadmin isn't going to do you a lot of good.
For those of us who would gladly sacrifice speed for near perfect system stability and compatibility, I think articles detailing specific OS-hardware compatibility are important. This article did not strictly focus on that, however, but targetted those who wanted to drool over something they will not be able afford. Overall, I'm still not entirely sure which components I would by, with compatibility in mind, if I were to build a new Linux system.
And I'll die before I purchase another board with a VIA chipset in it. I've been told they're good with games, but I've had FAR too many stability problems, dating back to the K6 chips to newer Thunderbirds, and the stability on all was crap. And, yes, I always read the hardware guides before I buy a new system and usually buy the boards that are recommended. I work with video - give me Intel (and give me Windows, I suppose, at least until they port VirtualDub to the Macintosh or Linux).
I tend to agree with the Troll. I have not had good quality encodes with Real compared to Microsoft's MPEG4. It seems to me the best video encodes on your favorite file sharing applications are usually in MPEG4 or DivX. Is this a coincidence or is there another reason this format is preferred in that community?
The people this will service will likely have two options: 56k up and downstream OR 56k up and a faster Satellite/DTV downstream. Given these two choices, it wouldn't be a tough decision for me. The 56k up is a constant either way - why not have faster downloads?
I have a brand-new BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) in MIS, and you know what I see on nearly every *DECENT* job listing: X+ years of experience required or preferred. I have no experience and no one wants me. Granted, I live in a city of only 60k population (for personal reasons), but I've resorted to applying (and getting denied) for positions completely outside my career path like Police Officer, numerous secretary positions, a couple of loser customer service positions, etc. So far I've been rejected for them all, some nice enough to send a letter, but most not. Even the local Best Buy didn't want me. And here I sit wondering why I spent 4½ years of my life getting a degree they told me would be my ticket to a good career. Perhaps everyone goes through this and I'm just experiencing one of the many hardships in life.
Our campus implemented it poorly. They implemented limited access to "try it", and now the same limited access is acting like a reason not to implement it further. There are a lot of holes, and you have to be in specific places to use it (which nobody seems to know where they are), so you can get disconnected by wandering to the wrong place. Also, the different colleges within our University are beginning to develop their own networks (because they want a piece of it too), so there are different SIDs with ZERO communication with the Help Desk. Students will come to out Help Desk looking for assistance, and we can just tell them "Try finding a professor in that college. They might know." Sad. Plus, the University will ONLY support Cisco cards, which are far too expensive for the average student. If you're looking for the wrong way to implement wireless, try UWEC.
I don't know... I'm sick of the long arm of Microsoft too, and I've been trying to find an alternate browser, but Mozilla just doesn't cut it. I've *tried* to give it a chance time after time hoping it improves, but I have had HORRIBLE stability problems on EVERY machine I've installed it on (all Win2k except one WinXP box and two Linux boxes). Additionally, I'll puke before I will allow my browser to decide to open an extra "pane" on the screen when I use Google, which is every few minutes for me. WTF with the Google anti-feature?!
I might be prompted to installed the Flash plugin from Macromedia, but do you think I'm going to say no just so I don't see some ads? Even though it prompts me, somewhere along the line I am going to want to install it because I like to view some Flash content...
I work for a call center for cable modems. I run a firewall at home. There is no way in hell I want to walk a user who can't master the different between "right" and "left" clicking through configuring their firewall from God knows which manufacturer with God knows what interface. It's difficult enough getting them to find the Start menu (or Apple menu). My first question is "What operating system are you running?", and some of them don't even know that, so I have to ask them to describe it. These are the same damn people who go to Best Buy and purchase a router they don't know how to configure because it was the only box that said "Cable/DSL" on it (hubs usually don't).
*sigh* I think Firewalls are a must, but only if you know how to use them. Perhaps the general public isn't ready for this technology... Must have router, but must know how to run it = poor support and confused customers. An alternative to a router would be securing your box as best you can, which we all know people suck at...
I work for a call center, and my supervisors told me straight out "I can train anyone computers but you can't train good people skills". So basically they hire people who are "nice" but don't necessarily know a network cable from a hole in the ground.
Thank goodness I was hired before my supervisor:) I hate people and I hate customers, but I still think I do a good job talking nicely on the phone with them. Granted, I'm faking, but who cares as long as I solve their problem. And THAT is where technical skills come into play.
If other call centers have the same attitude as my supervisors, I am not surprised they tell you "Linux will NOT work" with their DSL. *sigh*
If you're running apache, you could have your web site display e-mail addresses as graphics. You could have it match the same fonts your site is using, so it would look like normal test but a spide couldn't read it.
I had wished he would have posted the article earlier. About a week before it was posted, my CPU fan died. It friend the chip and appears to have damaged the mainboard so not to be usable. I was highly disappointed because I stuck a lot of money into a system that was supposed to be the "hot" ticket. It didn't last long. Shortly thereafter, I switched to Intel. Not only do I not fear the thermal problems as much, but I have had a MUCH more stable system with ZERO compatibility problems with any of my devices. Having been a long time AMD customer, I can't remember the last time this was true.
Remind me again why I purchased AMD in the first place? Oh yeah, the price. Well a fried motherboard and CPU is hardly cheap...
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Google, barring any financial woes, seems like the logical successor to Yahoo in the category game, but they categary organization and search, IMO, is not nearly as good as Yahoo's yet. It has the potential, though, if they would spend some resources developing it. We already know what they are capable of.
You think Microsoft was the only one to destroy the pay-for-browser market? No, they were just ther first. You don't think another free browser would come along if Microsoft hadn't done it first? Does this mean StarOffice DESTROYED the market for Microsoft/Word Perfect office? What about the others?
I agree. Perhaps AOL knows that Netscape is a huge POS and it makes them mad that they bought it. As far as I'm concered, there are only 2 Windows browsers on the market - IE and Mozilla. Netscape is something of an antique that people used to use until something better came around. Until the very recent build of Mozilla (0.9.7), I didn't even consider it a contender. However, the new version is very slick and they got rid of some HUGE BIG annoying bugs. I still wish Control-Enter worked on the address bar though, and they didn't eliminate ALT tags on images :) Very annoying...
I think it's NEWS to those who are curious (like myself) and those who have an interest in the products in question. Some might think that it doesn't make a good DEBATE, although I've seen some interesting points of view here.
Sure, they can still pirate, but it will be in a different language. The article states they may "also halt the development of much of the company's Asian-language software."
So why would they care about trying to turn a profit in the Ukraine anyway? If people are making that little money, it seems pointless to try to sell them anything that they don't need to survive.
That's what metamoderating is for.
I agree that the webadmin is easy to use (and can be secure from the outside if you limit it through the firewall, since it usually runs on a different port). What happens when the Cobalt server goes down? If the thing won't boot or the service won't start, the webadmin isn't going to do you a lot of good.
For those of us who would gladly sacrifice speed for near perfect system stability and compatibility, I think articles detailing specific OS-hardware compatibility are important. This article did not strictly focus on that, however, but targetted those who wanted to drool over something they will not be able afford. Overall, I'm still not entirely sure which components I would by, with compatibility in mind, if I were to build a new Linux system.
And I'll die before I purchase another board with a VIA chipset in it. I've been told they're good with games, but I've had FAR too many stability problems, dating back to the K6 chips to newer Thunderbirds, and the stability on all was crap. And, yes, I always read the hardware guides before I buy a new system and usually buy the boards that are recommended. I work with video - give me Intel (and give me Windows, I suppose, at least until they port VirtualDub to the Macintosh or Linux).
All this and still under 140 decibels.
Where are you getting your prices from? Pricewatch shows a different story...
I tend to agree with the Troll. I have not had good quality encodes with Real compared to Microsoft's MPEG4. It seems to me the best video encodes on your favorite file sharing applications are usually in MPEG4 or DivX. Is this a coincidence or is there another reason this format is preferred in that community?
The people this will service will likely have two options: 56k up and downstream OR 56k up and a faster Satellite/DTV downstream. Given these two choices, it wouldn't be a tough decision for me. The 56k up is a constant either way - why not have faster downloads?
Whether they did or not, Tumbleweed patented it first.
I have a brand-new BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) in MIS, and you know what I see on nearly every *DECENT* job listing: X+ years of experience required or preferred. I have no experience and no one wants me. Granted, I live in a city of only 60k population (for personal reasons), but I've resorted to applying (and getting denied) for positions completely outside my career path like Police Officer, numerous secretary positions, a couple of loser customer service positions, etc. So far I've been rejected for them all, some nice enough to send a letter, but most not. Even the local Best Buy didn't want me. And here I sit wondering why I spent 4½ years of my life getting a degree they told me would be my ticket to a good career. Perhaps everyone goes through this and I'm just experiencing one of the many hardships in life.
*sigh* On to the next degree I guess...
Our campus implemented it poorly. They implemented limited access to "try it", and now the same limited access is acting like a reason not to implement it further. There are a lot of holes, and you have to be in specific places to use it (which nobody seems to know where they are), so you can get disconnected by wandering to the wrong place. Also, the different colleges within our University are beginning to develop their own networks (because they want a piece of it too), so there are different SIDs with ZERO communication with the Help Desk. Students will come to out Help Desk looking for assistance, and we can just tell them "Try finding a professor in that college. They might know." Sad. Plus, the University will ONLY support Cisco cards, which are far too expensive for the average student. If you're looking for the wrong way to implement wireless, try UWEC.
I don't know... I'm sick of the long arm of Microsoft too, and I've been trying to find an alternate browser, but Mozilla just doesn't cut it. I've *tried* to give it a chance time after time hoping it improves, but I have had HORRIBLE stability problems on EVERY machine I've installed it on (all Win2k except one WinXP box and two Linux boxes). Additionally, I'll puke before I will allow my browser to decide to open an extra "pane" on the screen when I use Google, which is every few minutes for me. WTF with the Google anti-feature?!
I might be prompted to installed the Flash plugin from Macromedia, but do you think I'm going to say no just so I don't see some ads? Even though it prompts me, somewhere along the line I am going to want to install it because I like to view some Flash content...
He never said he would pay for it "before anything else". He mentioned extra money after the car payment and house payments...
So we should ban cookies for everyone because a few don't like them? I think they should ban tomatos on mexican food because I don't like them.
I like cookies so I don't have to log on each time... I doubt I'm the only one.
Anyone who is smart/savvy enough to lie about their operating system probably isn't running XP anyway...
I work for a call center for cable modems. I run a firewall at home. There is no way in hell I want to walk a user who can't master the different between "right" and "left" clicking through configuring their firewall from God knows which manufacturer with God knows what interface. It's difficult enough getting them to find the Start menu (or Apple menu). My first question is "What operating system are you running?", and some of them don't even know that, so I have to ask them to describe it. These are the same damn people who go to Best Buy and purchase a router they don't know how to configure because it was the only box that said "Cable/DSL" on it (hubs usually don't).
*sigh* I think Firewalls are a must, but only if you know how to use them. Perhaps the general public isn't ready for this technology... Must have router, but must know how to run it = poor support and confused customers. An alternative to a router would be securing your box as best you can, which we all know people suck at...
I work for a call center, and my supervisors told me straight out "I can train anyone computers but you can't train good people skills". So basically they hire people who are "nice" but don't necessarily know a network cable from a hole in the ground.
:) I hate people and I hate customers, but I still think I do a good job talking nicely on the phone with them. Granted, I'm faking, but who cares as long as I solve their problem. And THAT is where technical skills come into play.
Thank goodness I was hired before my supervisor
If other call centers have the same attitude as my supervisors, I am not surprised they tell you "Linux will NOT work" with their DSL. *sigh*
If you're running apache, you could have your web site display e-mail addresses as graphics. You could have it match the same fonts your site is using, so it would look like normal test but a spide couldn't read it.
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I had wished he would have posted the article earlier. About a week before it was posted, my CPU fan died. It friend the chip and appears to have damaged the mainboard so not to be usable. I was highly disappointed because I stuck a lot of money into a system that was supposed to be the "hot" ticket. It didn't last long. Shortly thereafter, I switched to Intel. Not only do I not fear the thermal problems as much, but I have had a MUCH more stable system with ZERO compatibility problems with any of my devices. Having been a long time AMD customer, I can't remember the last time this was true.
Remind me again why I purchased AMD in the first place? Oh yeah, the price. Well a fried motherboard and CPU is hardly cheap...