I'm no MS basher, but I have experiences similar to all those who are saying XP performance and reliability seem to be degrading w/ each new update. At first the problem was that my Athlon processor was overheating, but now I'm running around 80-84F (26-29C). That should be cool enough, right? Why am I still getting the BSoD even while just running the desktop? My system startup time is also take MUCH longer (and that was one of the things XP was supposed to be so great about). Based on your experience, it seems possible to configure a stable system. So, what's your secret?
I used to use Trillian for long time. I loved it for exactly the reason you say - one client, multiple messengers. IRC was a bonus. But there were too many other features missing at the time. Drag N' Drop file sending is a must. Group chat was also not so good in Trillian. Maybe I should head back to their site and review the latest version. Though, Anonymous Coward replied that he could filter the ads w/ his firewall. That sounds promising.
This news is completely inconsistent with my own experience. Until about a week or two ago I never saw a popup when I started up AOL IM. The app does launch a little browser window next to the IM client, but it's mostly content, not ads. Now all of a sudden I get this annoying avatar chick peddling "CokeMusic.com" every single time I start IM. To make matters worse, she also speaks. It's basically a commercial pushed to my box and I hate it. Do you suppose I will ever convince my grandmother to switch to UNIX talk?
Based only on my own experience, the very hypothesis that file swapping causes lower revenues is preposterous. Maybe I'm not in the norm. I'll admit that existing business models in the record industry probably aren't fit to deal with P2P, but I think P2P song swapping easily has the potential to generate more money than it loses. Here's what I mean by way of a narrative example:
A year or two ago, the band Wheatus was hot on the radio and they were coming to town. I'd never really heard of them, but my friends wanted to go to the show. So, I hopped onto Napster and downloaded whatever I could find. I decided, "hey these guys are pretty good - kinda funny, too." So I BOUGHT a ticket to their show. A couple of days later I BOUGHT the CD. I mean, having the tunes on my computer was cool, but I still have a "segregated" stereo system that sounds much better with a store-bought CD.
The same exact scenario occured last year when Carbon Leaf was getting big on the scene. I looked for some music to "test drive" the band, then I BOUGHT a ticket for the show, then I BOUGHT the CD. Probably lots of people BOUGHT t-shirts and stuff too.
The point is, I'm either going to buy a CD or I'm not. Having it there to download for free is in no way influencing that decision. For that matter, neither is the fact that even if/when all the P2P gets shut down, I'll STILL be able to burn copies of CDs that other people buy. RIAA just doesn't get it.
"moral media died decades ago" - maybe even centureis ago...if it ever existed at all. Wasn't it William Randolph Hearst who said, "you supply the pictures, I'll supply the war."?
The Register (U.K.) is running this article which reminds us that there are billions more people in this world who couldn't care less because they don't even have basic human needs met. BlowTheDotOutYourAss.com offers this take on it.
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I'm no MS basher, but I have experiences similar to all those who are saying XP performance and reliability seem to be degrading w/ each new update. At first the problem was that my Athlon processor was overheating, but now I'm running around 80-84F (26-29C). That should be cool enough, right? Why am I still getting the BSoD even while just running the desktop? My system startup time is also take MUCH longer (and that was one of the things XP was supposed to be so great about). Based on your experience, it seems possible to configure a stable system. So, what's your secret?
I used to use Trillian for long time. I loved it for exactly the reason you say - one client, multiple messengers. IRC was a bonus. But there were too many other features missing at the time. Drag N' Drop file sending is a must. Group chat was also not so good in Trillian. Maybe I should head back to their site and review the latest version. Though, Anonymous Coward replied that he could filter the ads w/ his firewall. That sounds promising.
This news is completely inconsistent with my own experience. Until about a week or two ago I never saw a popup when I started up AOL IM. The app does launch a little browser window next to the IM client, but it's mostly content, not ads. Now all of a sudden I get this annoying avatar chick peddling "CokeMusic.com" every single time I start IM. To make matters worse, she also speaks. It's basically a commercial pushed to my box and I hate it. Do you suppose I will ever convince my grandmother to switch to UNIX talk?
A year or two ago, the band Wheatus was hot on the radio and they were coming to town. I'd never really heard of them, but my friends wanted to go to the show. So, I hopped onto Napster and downloaded whatever I could find. I decided, "hey these guys are pretty good - kinda funny, too." So I BOUGHT a ticket to their show. A couple of days later I BOUGHT the CD. I mean, having the tunes on my computer was cool, but I still have a "segregated" stereo system that sounds much better with a store-bought CD.
The same exact scenario occured last year when Carbon Leaf was getting big on the scene. I looked for some music to "test drive" the band, then I BOUGHT a ticket for the show, then I BOUGHT the CD. Probably lots of people BOUGHT t-shirts and stuff too.
The point is, I'm either going to buy a CD or I'm not. Having it there to download for free is in no way influencing that decision. For that matter, neither is the fact that even if/when all the P2P gets shut down, I'll STILL be able to burn copies of CDs that other people buy. RIAA just doesn't get it.
"moral media died decades ago" - maybe even centureis ago...if it ever existed at all. Wasn't it William Randolph Hearst who said, "you supply the pictures, I'll supply the war."?
The Register (U.K.) is running this article which reminds us that there are billions more people in this world who couldn't care less because they don't even have basic human needs met. BlowTheDotOutYourAss.com offers this take on it.