I've used Quicken since version 1 (yes, the very very first version of it, on a 486SX/25). I think it's an invaluable program, and the fact that it interfaces with TurboTax is a godsend (although it keeps assuming that all my income is "on the books" -- go figure). Until I get my USB QuickCam working, Quicken is the only app for which I boot into Windows now. Yes, the newest versions look more web-like, but the interface is still very customizable so you can make Quicken 99 look like older versions instead.
I appreciate the open-source movement, but until GNU Cash does everything Quicken does right down to online account access, identical file format, etc., it won't be good enough for me.
Agreed. If I had Quicken, a video-conferencing app, and STABLE USB support, I wouldn't ever need to boot into my Windows98 partition. VMWare looks to be ideal for the first two of these, but it won't support USB until Linux does.
Right now, for me, USB seems to be Windows' key advantage over Linux in the hardware department, neglecting all those WinPeripherals (modems, printers, etc.) Anyone know when we'll have this on the clear horizon?
Those 3D interface screenshots look a bit strange as still images, but I can only imagine how incredible it would be to see them in full 3D.
Anyone remember the TV show "Reboot," with windows popping up all over the place? 3D windowing manager + LCD visor monitor + wearable PC with touch sensor = the fscking FUTURE.
That Windows advocacy page was the FUNNIEST thing I've seen in ages! If you've ever seen Brak on Cartoon Planet or Space Ghost Coast to Coast, you know exactly the kind of humor that is just crazy enough to work. As a side note, I wonder if all those e-mails he posts are real. If so, there are some people out there who really need to learn what satire is.
As far as idiot humor goes, this blows "Diary of an AOL Luser" away. 'Nuff said.
There are already ad-free Instant Messenger clients, like QuickBuddy and Instant Messenger for Java. TiK, which is written in TCL/TK (and even runs on Windows, with proper runtime) is also ad-free.
Oh, and by the way, all of these ad-free services still work, even amidst all these IM wars.
We're all worried about Micros~1 & AOL taking over the world; who's watching the credit card people?
The credit card people are WAY ahead of those two. If you want to use an operating system, you can choose a non-Microsoft OS easily. If you want to go on the Internet, you can easily sidestep AOL. If you want to be able to spend money over the phone or Internet, you're pretty much dead in the water without a credit card. Checks are really being phased out, and even then not everyone (especially minors) has access to a checking account.
The credit card people have taken over the world of electronic commerce. There are dozens of operating systems and ISP's available worldwide to the general public, but there are only four major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover -- although that last one's a stretch) that you can use.
Boy, aren't we quick to pass judgment. Just because something isn't available yet doesn't mean it's vaporware. They set a release date of fall '99. If it's not available then, come back here and spread the word.
I could care less about whether they can run Linux, as long as I know the answer to the burning quesiton: How much will they cost? An 11TB drive could be the last one I'd ever buy, but that's what they said about my 1GB drive back in '94.
I had a feeling that the RH IPO would be available today.
Don't worry. It's not today. I checked their web site. From the looks of it, it would appear that they start entertaining indications of interest about a week or two before the IPO. In Red Hat's case, that would be next week or the week after.
SureTrade has $7.95 commissions with no minimum opening balance. However, I have no experience with them firsthand, so I don't know how good they are. Also, no broker will let you buy any stock without paying a commission, and they all require checks or money transfers for payment.
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D'oh. That was me -- for some reason my login didn't take.
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On the application forms, there was no question as to how many trades I make a year. They asked me to rate my level of investing knowledge and experience, subjectively. I answered as honestly as I could.
E*TRADE is one of the underwriters; I just filed to open an account with them yesterday. Although they're certainly not the cheapest in terms of commissions, I hope they'll do their best to entertain offers of interest in multiples of 100 shares.
I sent my check in to E*TRADE yesterday to open an account, and I'll soon send some additional cash to make sure I get this IPO, even if it prices above the $12 high end of the range (unlikely). Based on past credentials, E*TRADE investors can get 100 shares of an upcoming IPO when it prices.
As for Red Hat being a long-term investment, I firmly believe that they can last. Everyone here is always talking about (1) how fast Linux is growing, and (2) how Red Hat is becoming the Microsoft of Linux. If this second point is true, then as an investor I'm all for it! Microsoft's stock has skyrocketed in a long term view.
I figure, why not profit from Linux's rise to power? I'm putting my money where my mouth is as soon as I get account-opening confirmation from E*TRADE. I just hope I can get my 100 shares.
Does your 12-year-old kid know your credit card number, passport info, driver's license info, mother's maiden name, or any other info they can draw upon for validation purposes?
I've passed for my father over the phone many times (with his consent, of course) for things he just asked me to take care of, like ordering a new computer part with his CC or switching long distance plans. However, somehow I believe he wouldn't ask me to vote for him.;)
All of his 25,000 errant votes were deleted. Of course, other Bostonians managed to bring Nomar ahead. As a Yankee fan, I can't help but be a tiny bit bitter about the whole affair, but I would imagine that official voting would be more secure.
You can't compare voting for public office elections with voting for All-Star games... even at the ballparks there's no means of security. You could build a machine to punch holes in thousands of tickets to "hack" the process. To vote in a general election, you have to register, sign in, and proceed in an orderly fashion. 128-bit crypto allows for similar order on-line.
Even the WindowsCE devices are prone to feature bloat (that was the original point of this thread). The classic example: PalmPilots are strictly single-tasking environments, while WindowsCE still multitasks. Unfortunately, you can't see all the applications running in the background, so eventually if you keep switching apps as you would on a PalmPilot, the device crashes.
Microsoft not only insists that it knows what the consumer wants, it insists that its way is right for all platforms. I don't want my VCR, my organizer, and my remote control to crash because they're running WindowsCE... but hey, if "the consumer" wants it, "the consumer" can have it!
Uh, you didn't need to go to all that trouble to uncover that Slate is a Microsoft production. MSN is mentioned two or three times (depending on the banner ad) at the top of the page.
I don't find it surprising that Microsoft is promoting bloat, either. Many of the points do make sense, as long as you fit the SUV-driving, Windows-running, wasteful upper-middle-class stereotype that the article (and perhaps the whole 'zine) is aimed towards.
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Amazon and eBay are established Internet sites that were popular (albeit unprofitable) long before their IPO's. BeOS is an unpopular (from a mainstream viewpoint) company with a very closed niche market.
People bought AMZN and EBAY because they took advantage of a new medium, the Internet. BeOS has been trying to break into the OS market for far too long. If you're trying to buy a software company based on hype and promise, buy Red Hat. The technology community has far more faith in Linux than BeOS.
all attempts have failed and will always fail, i.m.h.o.
i.m.h.o.?! In my humble opinion? generic-man has always secretly admired daveo's liberal use of the third person. generic-man is puzzled by the neglect exhibited in the use of this acronym.
Have you ever used a GoType keyboard? It's great... not a "chicklet packet" at all. The keys are comparable to many laptops, although they're shorter from front to back. I've had a GoType since February, and it works very well for taking notes and such.
I've been touch-typing for a while, and I can certainly touch-type much more quickly than Graffiti. Even better, I can leave the keyboard behind, take just the organizer in my pocket, and still have a fully functional PDA. No laptop can disassemble and still be portable AND functional.
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I've used Quicken since version 1 (yes, the very very first version of it, on a 486SX/25). I think it's an invaluable program, and the fact that it interfaces with TurboTax is a godsend (although it keeps assuming that all my income is "on the books" -- go figure). Until I get my USB QuickCam working, Quicken is the only app for which I boot into Windows now. Yes, the newest versions look more web-like, but the interface is still very customizable so you can make Quicken 99 look like older versions instead.
I appreciate the open-source movement, but until GNU Cash does everything Quicken does right down to online account access, identical file format, etc., it won't be good enough for me.
Agreed. If I had Quicken, a video-conferencing app, and STABLE USB support, I wouldn't ever need to boot into my Windows98 partition. VMWare looks to be ideal for the first two of these, but it won't support USB until Linux does.
Right now, for me, USB seems to be Windows' key advantage over Linux in the hardware department, neglecting all those WinPeripherals (modems, printers, etc.) Anyone know when we'll have this on the clear horizon?
Those 3D interface screenshots look a bit strange as still images, but I can only imagine how incredible it would be to see them in full 3D.
Anyone remember the TV show "Reboot," with windows popping up all over the place? 3D windowing manager + LCD visor monitor + wearable PC with touch sensor = the fscking FUTURE.
Yeah baby!
That Windows advocacy page was the FUNNIEST thing I've seen in ages! If you've ever seen Brak on Cartoon Planet or Space Ghost Coast to Coast, you know exactly the kind of humor that is just crazy enough to work. As a side note, I wonder if all those e-mails he posts are real. If so, there are some people out there who really need to learn what satire is.
As far as idiot humor goes, this blows "Diary of an AOL Luser" away. 'Nuff said.
There are already ad-free Instant Messenger clients, like QuickBuddy and Instant Messenger for Java. TiK, which is written in TCL/TK (and even runs on Windows, with proper runtime) is also ad-free.
Oh, and by the way, all of these ad-free services still work, even amidst all these IM wars.
Also note the "Protocols" box in Network configuration in Windows95 and NT 4.0. Microsoft now also owns TCP/IP and IPX, apparently.
We're all worried about Micros~1 & AOL taking over the world; who's watching the credit card people?
The credit card people are WAY ahead of those two. If you want to use an operating system, you can choose a non-Microsoft OS easily. If you want to go on the Internet, you can easily sidestep AOL. If you want to be able to spend money over the phone or Internet, you're pretty much dead in the water without a credit card. Checks are really being phased out, and even then not everyone (especially minors) has access to a checking account.
The credit card people have taken over the world of electronic commerce. There are dozens of operating systems and ISP's available worldwide to the general public, but there are only four major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover -- although that last one's a stretch) that you can use.
Boy, aren't we quick to pass judgment. Just because something isn't available yet doesn't mean it's vaporware. They set a release date of fall '99. If it's not available then, come back here and spread the word.
I could care less about whether they can run Linux, as long as I know the answer to the burning quesiton: How much will they cost? An 11TB drive could be the last one I'd ever buy, but that's what they said about my 1GB drive back in '94.
I had a feeling that the RH IPO would be available today.
Don't worry. It's not today. I checked their web site. From the looks of it, it would appear that they start entertaining indications of interest about a week or two before the IPO. In Red Hat's case, that would be next week or the week after.
...what about Slashdot readers, and Red Hat Linux users? What are we, chopped liver? Do we get a crack at the IPO too?
Come on, I didn't open this E*TRADE account for my health.
SureTrade has $7.95 commissions with no minimum opening balance. However, I have no experience with them firsthand, so I don't know how good they are. Also, no broker will let you buy any stock without paying a commission, and they all require checks or money transfers for payment.
D'oh. That was me -- for some reason my login didn't take.
On the application forms, there was no question as to how many trades I make a year. They asked me to rate my level of investing knowledge and experience, subjectively. I answered as honestly as I could.
E*TRADE is one of the underwriters; I just filed to open an account with them yesterday. Although they're certainly not the cheapest in terms of commissions, I hope they'll do their best to entertain offers of interest in multiples of 100 shares.
I'm in.
I sent my check in to E*TRADE yesterday to open an account, and I'll soon send some additional cash to make sure I get this IPO, even if it prices above the $12 high end of the range (unlikely). Based on past credentials, E*TRADE investors can get 100 shares of an upcoming IPO when it prices.
As for Red Hat being a long-term investment, I firmly believe that they can last. Everyone here is always talking about (1) how fast Linux is growing, and (2) how Red Hat is becoming the Microsoft of Linux. If this second point is true, then as an investor I'm all for it! Microsoft's stock has skyrocketed in a long term view.
I figure, why not profit from Linux's rise to power? I'm putting my money where my mouth is as soon as I get account-opening confirmation from E*TRADE. I just hope I can get my 100 shares.
Does your 12-year-old kid know your credit card number, passport info, driver's license info, mother's maiden name, or any other info they can draw upon for validation purposes?
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I've passed for my father over the phone many times (with his consent, of course) for things he just asked me to take care of, like ordering a new computer part with his CC or switching long distance plans. However, somehow I believe he wouldn't ask me to vote for him.
Just for the record, Linus is a man of about normal body weight (correct me if I'm wrong). Tux is the fat penguin who we all know and love.
The "hacker" got caught.
All of his 25,000 errant votes were deleted. Of course, other Bostonians managed to bring Nomar ahead. As a Yankee fan, I can't help but be a tiny bit bitter about the whole affair, but I would imagine that official voting would be more secure.
You can't compare voting for public office elections with voting for All-Star games... even at the ballparks there's no means of security. You could build a machine to punch holes in thousands of tickets to "hack" the process. To vote in a general election, you have to register, sign in, and proceed in an orderly fashion. 128-bit crypto allows for similar order on-line.
Even the WindowsCE devices are prone to feature bloat (that was the original point of this thread). The classic example: PalmPilots are strictly single-tasking environments, while WindowsCE still multitasks. Unfortunately, you can't see all the applications running in the background, so eventually if you keep switching apps as you would on a PalmPilot, the device crashes.
Microsoft not only insists that it knows what the consumer wants, it insists that its way is right for all platforms. I don't want my VCR, my organizer, and my remote control to crash because they're running WindowsCE... but hey, if "the consumer" wants it, "the consumer" can have it!
Uh, you didn't need to go to all that trouble to uncover that Slate is a Microsoft production. MSN is mentioned two or three times (depending on the banner ad) at the top of the page.
I don't find it surprising that Microsoft is promoting bloat, either. Many of the points do make sense, as long as you fit the SUV-driving, Windows-running, wasteful upper-middle-class stereotype that the article (and perhaps the whole 'zine) is aimed towards.
Amazon and eBay are established Internet sites that were popular (albeit unprofitable) long before their IPO's. BeOS is an unpopular (from a mainstream viewpoint) company with a very closed niche market.
People bought AMZN and EBAY because they took advantage of a new medium, the Internet. BeOS has been trying to break into the OS market for far too long. If you're trying to buy a software company based on hype and promise, buy Red Hat. The technology community has far more faith in Linux than BeOS.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Have you seen 99% of all Geocities pages? Frankly, there isn't any intelligence to take property of.
all attempts have failed and will always fail, i.m.h.o.
i.m.h.o.?! In my humble opinion? generic-man has always secretly admired daveo's liberal use of the third person. generic-man is puzzled by the neglect exhibited in the use of this acronym.
Have you ever used a GoType keyboard? It's great... not a "chicklet packet" at all. The keys are comparable to many laptops, although they're shorter from front to back. I've had a GoType since February, and it works very well for taking notes and such.
I've been touch-typing for a while, and I can certainly touch-type much more quickly than Graffiti. Even better, I can leave the keyboard behind, take just the organizer in my pocket, and still have a fully functional PDA. No laptop can disassemble and still be portable AND functional.