The last thing I want is a cell phone that uses the iPod wheel thingy. Feel is important for a phone. That way I don't have to go fumbling around to dial a number.
Plus, we've already got PDA phones that can do a wide array of USEFUL things in addition to playing mp3's. What would the iPod be able to offer that they don't?
Oh yeah... a "cooler" look. Whatever. No thanks. I'd rather have my Treo 650. It kicks the crap out of an iPod phone any day.
I'm glad they've finally decided to add in removable batteries. I have an Archos AV120, and after a year's usage, the battery started to crap out. Its battery life is much shorter now.
About the only other complaint I have about Archos is their GUI. It's just not very pretty nor is it very user friendly. Takes some getting used to.
With that said, this device looks to be awesome! I mean, having wireless access, being able to connect to the net. Nice!
I think it was mostly hype by the media and by businesses that had an financial incentives to make companies worry.
The media because hype and emotions garner eyeballs, which lead to more advertising revenue.
Businesses because many of them were involved in Y2K solutions and services.
This reminds me of the "shark attack" news tidbits that used to come out during the summer when there was nothing new to report. Studies later had found that shark attacks didn't in fact increase suddenly. It had always been the same. It was all due to the media bastards hyping it up.
Untrue. It's much easier to track a bunch of mass pirates than it is to track down a lone virus writer. Pirates, by virtue of trading and grouping, must preserve their presence. Virus writers, on the other hand, can just write code, send it off, and disappear.
From what history has shown Aol to be, I could care less what they offer.
Aol is the king of shameless advertising. Back in the 97-98 I had Aol. Every time I logged on there would be popup ads. Everywhere I turned I would get more of the same, ads ads ads. With a 28kbps modem, it was pure hell having to wait for their damn ads when all I wanted to do was check my mail.
Then there was Netscape, after Aol bought them out. I used to like their browser, but then it turned to crap fast. I couldn't use the Netscape browser for more than 2 minutes without seeing some lame link to netscape.com. It was all over the place, links in my bookmarks, links in the main browser window, links in the menu, links in many functions, etc.
Aol is one annoying adware company just like Real.com. At least with the Real Player I see they've gotten the hint. Aol? I don't think so.
One of the biggest flaws of third-party plugins and activeX controls is the ease with which they are installed. All you see is a popup prompt asking if you want to go ahead with it. With IE, you even have a checkbox saying "Trust all controls from this company".
And all that's required to get the plugin installed is a press of the spacebar. Often times I'll be typing in another window (IM usually), when the popup hijacks the focus and jumps out at me. It scares me sometimes that a mistaken press of the spacebar would be all that's required.
Instead, they should make it so that:
1) Installing a plugin requires more than just a space bar press. More like, type in a string or sign it with your name.
2) Allow the user to specify a white list, so that only plugins from XXX companies can be installed, PERIOD.
To be truly secure, you'd want to use different usernames and passwords for every single item that requires it, except for those non-important throw-away accounts.
This is where things get messy. I literally have over 50 different logins. Good luck remembering them all!
It's pretty obvious this is a really dumb idea. Most of the previous responses have detailed the reasons why.
What I really see is PDA phones having WIFI or better yet, WIMAX, connecting to a network and doing VOIP that way, thereby completely bypassing the cell phone company.
That way, when you have WIFI, you call for free (or very low cost). When you don't have WIFI coverage, you dial out using the cell phone network.
Now THAT'S cell phone VOIP! Not this load of crap lol.
So, you are saying that it's better to go some university, lets name one in particular: Southwestern University, and get a 4 year CS degree.
I did not say ANY college. There are always going to be exceptions. As the title of the original discussion says, the name and rank of the college matters. With MCSE/A++, first of all they don't really teach you anything you can't pick up in 6 months, and second, with those degrees there is no such thing is what school you went to or their ranks.
You are saying that going to college and getting a degree, a degree which an employer (unless they went there) has no idea what merits that gives to your knowlege IS BETTER than getting a certification from the company who built the product that you are certified in.
College grades are usually based on a curve. With each course you also get a letter grade. With A++/MCSE all you have to do is pass some tests, without any grading or any competition amongst your peers.
Sure I never finished college. Did you know I only have 8 hours left to finish my degree? I left because my college required foreign languages, which I could never pass.
Again, trying to use an exception to justify yourself.
Put it this way, the fact that you weren't able to finish college also tells a potential employer something about you, that you're not someone who can finish the job. Sure it ain't the only litmus test, but it sure tells the employer something that you went to college, and dropped out because you couldn't finish up a general requirements course.
Where did I say "DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE"? I guess your lack of a proper education has impaired your critical thinking.
A professor, with a Masters degree? Geez thanks for the vote of confidence but you're incorrect on both.
My reply was merely to counter the ridiculous downplay of a good college degree. I mean, to bring up A++ and MCSE certifications is laughable. Those are about worthless as paper.
Everything else being equal, there's no way I would take an A++/MCSE graduate over a college graduate with a 4-year BS degree in CS.
You "claim" to be an exception, well lucky for you then, if that's even true. However, for the general public, it isn't wise to be spreading dumb crap like that. It's like saying, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but became a billionaire. Therefore a college education is worthless.
You sound like a high school dropout who went to Devry or some cheap trade school, and are trying to justify your existence based on worthless paper degrees such as an MCSE.
I took an MCSE course many years back. Most of the people were unemployed folks who were jumping into computers for the first time. They might have passed their exams, but knew DIDDLY about computers.
An A++? Come on! It's a basic course in putting together a computer. They teach you things that you'll never need to know in real life anyways. This is something one can learn in less than a week!
I'd gladly take a CS graduate over a paper MCSE/A++ dude ANY DAY.
Has anyone noticed that there's been a serious lack of browser innovations since the death of Netscape? I remember how during the good old days of the browser wars both camps would come out with new features and nifty ideas all the time.
With Netscape's passing, all M$ has been doing is sitting around on their fat a$$es and doing NOTHING. Not even fixing bugs that have been out for months!
Hopefully with the rise in popularity of Firefox, competition will heat up again, which ultimately leads to better products for consumers.
One downside though, is that during the "innovation" periods, competing browsers hijack standards so much (especially M$) that most websites break upon rendering, and required lots of ridiculous re-work.
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The last thing I want is a cell phone that uses the iPod wheel thingy. Feel is important for a phone. That way I don't have to go fumbling around to dial a number.
Plus, we've already got PDA phones that can do a wide array of USEFUL things in addition to playing mp3's. What would the iPod be able to offer that they don't?
Oh yeah... a "cooler" look. Whatever. No thanks. I'd rather have my Treo 650. It kicks the crap out of an iPod phone any day.
I'm glad they've finally decided to add in removable batteries. I have an Archos AV120, and after a year's usage, the battery started to crap out. Its battery life is much shorter now.
About the only other complaint I have about Archos is their GUI. It's just not very pretty nor is it very user friendly. Takes some getting used to.
With that said, this device looks to be awesome! I mean, having wireless access, being able to connect to the net. Nice!
I think it was mostly hype by the media and by businesses that had an financial incentives to make companies worry.
The media because hype and emotions garner eyeballs, which lead to more advertising revenue.
Businesses because many of them were involved in Y2K solutions and services.
This reminds me of the "shark attack" news tidbits that used to come out during the summer when there was nothing new to report. Studies later had found that shark attacks didn't in fact increase suddenly. It had always been the same. It was all due to the media bastards hyping it up.
No MS is not the internet, AOL IS! :p
Untrue. It's much easier to track a bunch of mass pirates than it is to track down a lone virus writer. Pirates, by virtue of trading and grouping, must preserve their presence. Virus writers, on the other hand, can just write code, send it off, and disappear.
From what history has shown Aol to be, I could care less what they offer.
Aol is the king of shameless advertising. Back in the 97-98 I had Aol. Every time I logged on there would be popup ads. Everywhere I turned I would get more of the same, ads ads ads. With a 28kbps modem, it was pure hell having to wait for their damn ads when all I wanted to do was check my mail.
Then there was Netscape, after Aol bought them out. I used to like their browser, but then it turned to crap fast. I couldn't use the Netscape browser for more than 2 minutes without seeing some lame link to netscape.com. It was all over the place, links in my bookmarks, links in the main browser window, links in the menu, links in many functions, etc.
Aol is one annoying adware company just like Real.com. At least with the Real Player I see they've gotten the hint. Aol? I don't think so.
Funny how it took them 8+ years to figure this out, and only after most of their competitors have started offering it.
More like, those greedy Aohell basturds were forced into it.
'best of breed' LOL. You have been to too many conference shows, my monkey friend.
So... if you don't agree with someone's price, you're justified in stealing right? Great. what's your address?
A flawed way of thinking. What would be the incentive for these companies to work their a$$es off?
One of the biggest flaws of third-party plugins and activeX controls is the ease with which they are installed. All you see is a popup prompt asking if you want to go ahead with it. With IE, you even have a checkbox saying "Trust all controls from this company".
And all that's required to get the plugin installed is a press of the spacebar. Often times I'll be typing in another window (IM usually), when the popup hijacks the focus and jumps out at me. It scares me sometimes that a mistaken press of the spacebar would be all that's required.
Instead, they should make it so that:
1) Installing a plugin requires more than just a space bar press. More like, type in a string or sign it with your name.
2) Allow the user to specify a white list, so that only plugins from XXX companies can be installed, PERIOD.
So, basically by joining that blackmarketmoney site, you get to download a whole list of active email addresses?
"Oh please don't rob that guy, even though he's got money. Here's his address so please, don't go by there ok? *wink* *wink*"
About the only comment I have on this subject is:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
To be truly secure, you'd want to use different usernames and passwords for every single item that requires it, except for those non-important throw-away accounts.
This is where things get messy. I literally have over 50 different logins. Good luck remembering them all!
Hurray for phone sex...
Lobotomies are no longer performed...
It's pretty obvious this is a really dumb idea. Most of the previous responses have detailed the reasons why.
What I really see is PDA phones having WIFI or better yet, WIMAX, connecting to a network and doing VOIP that way, thereby completely bypassing the cell phone company.
That way, when you have WIFI, you call for free (or very low cost). When you don't have WIFI coverage, you dial out using the cell phone network.
Now THAT'S cell phone VOIP! Not this load of crap lol.
So, you are saying that it's better to go some university, lets name one in particular: Southwestern University, and get a 4 year CS degree.
I did not say ANY college. There are always going to be exceptions. As the title of the original discussion says, the name and rank of the college matters. With MCSE/A++, first of all they don't really teach you anything you can't pick up in 6 months, and second, with those degrees there is no such thing is what school you went to or their ranks.
You are saying that going to college and getting a degree, a degree which an employer (unless they went there) has no idea what merits that gives to your knowlege IS BETTER than getting a certification from the company who built the product that you are certified in.
College grades are usually based on a curve. With each course you also get a letter grade. With A++/MCSE all you have to do is pass some tests, without any grading or any competition amongst your peers.
Sure I never finished college. Did you know I only have 8 hours left to finish my degree? I left because my college required foreign languages, which I could never pass.
Again, trying to use an exception to justify yourself.
Put it this way, the fact that you weren't able to finish college also tells a potential employer something about you, that you're not someone who can finish the job. Sure it ain't the only litmus test, but it sure tells the employer something that you went to college, and dropped out because you couldn't finish up a general requirements course.
Where did I say "DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE"? I guess your lack of a proper education has impaired your critical thinking.
A professor, with a Masters degree? Geez thanks for the vote of confidence but you're incorrect on both.
My reply was merely to counter the ridiculous downplay of a good college degree. I mean, to bring up A++ and MCSE certifications is laughable. Those are about worthless as paper.
Everything else being equal, there's no way I would take an A++/MCSE graduate over a college graduate with a 4-year BS degree in CS.
You "claim" to be an exception, well lucky for you then, if that's even true. However, for the general public, it isn't wise to be spreading dumb crap like that. It's like saying, Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard but became a billionaire. Therefore a college education is worthless.
You sound like a high school dropout who went to Devry or some cheap trade school, and are trying to justify your existence based on worthless paper degrees such as an MCSE.
I took an MCSE course many years back. Most of the people were unemployed folks who were jumping into computers for the first time. They might have passed their exams, but knew DIDDLY about computers.
An A++? Come on! It's a basic course in putting together a computer. They teach you things that you'll never need to know in real life anyways. This is something one can learn in less than a week!
I'd gladly take a CS graduate over a paper MCSE/A++ dude ANY DAY.
HAHAHHAHAHAH this comment had me laughing out loud! Good one.
Has anyone noticed that there's been a serious lack of browser innovations since the death of Netscape? I remember how during the good old days of the browser wars both camps would come out with new features and nifty ideas all the time.
With Netscape's passing, all M$ has been doing is sitting around on their fat a$$es and doing NOTHING. Not even fixing bugs that have been out for months!
Hopefully with the rise in popularity of Firefox, competition will heat up again, which ultimately leads to better products for consumers.
One downside though, is that during the "innovation" periods, competing browsers hijack standards so much (especially M$) that most websites break upon rendering, and required lots of ridiculous re-work.
I don't know what's funnier, the seriousness of the parent post, or the modding of it to "funny". :D
So does this mean JLO should be good at running? How about 90% of the /. readers?
Now why would a heterosexual man want head? Unless you think he's gay, or you are?