Should we rush to the "common denominator" then? I don't think so ("Press that thingy and watch the blinky..."). Anyway - having skimmed the article - I don't see what's so "geeky" in "trojan" at least as opposed to "virus". What other non-newspeak-like word should we use for "spam" or "spyware"? If anything they'd better campaign against corporate-speak and legalese.
PS: WTF is "bamboozled"?:) I looked in my dictionary and I don't think it means what they think it means.
Because most computers are nothing more than media center + game console. And secure alternatives are only as secure as their "root"s are. And if you can manage a "secure alternative" than there are good bets that you can manage your Windows box secure. And there are far fewer games for "alternatives". Yes, an email + browser pre-set Linux box for grannies is generally (slightly) more secure than the same box running Windows.
What do they use for this field? Prolog still or something new(er) has been invented? Or they do what businesses do and use whatever comes handy or whatever is the current fad?
Can we have an option in Firefox to block any and all inline Flash at all. There's no legitimate reason why it should be allowed. Really, there's none. I know I can remove Flash plugin but it still annoys me with "Hey-hoo! click here to download bloody Flash!!!" panel (who thought about it? I want him tortured;) And then there are rarely flash games or something that could be ok when used full-screen.
First - it depends on a phone, of course. Width of about ~150..200px is probably where it starts to be comfortable. Second - this is how they teach you fast reading - by using text in narrow columns so that your eyes don't need to move left-right scanning the lines. Third - they used a pretty interesting writing system there in Japan you know.
BTW - reading on Palm is a sheer pleasure for me now (I've read several rather big books in the last couple of months). Beats paper books all the time. With RTA-like auto-scrolling (screen rotation style, hard to explain - you need to see it though) with text-density/speed AI adjustments and anti-aliased fonts (copiable from Windows, for example) the latest PalmFiction releases are eBook heaven. I guess something similar should exist for smartphones too. Why not?
Why in the hell a good app should cost _less_ than an OS? Are you serious about thinking that the OS, the piece of software required on every computer (don't flame me, I don't mean Windows, I wrote "_an_ OS") and that does basically nothing per se, but lets other apps run should cost a bundle? Sorry, but I'm just slightly amazed by your comparison.
I appologize for abusing the thread, but can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive or maybe free at all, Windows software for printing photos? All I want is cropping tool, borderless printing support (so I don't have to go thru all the "Page/printer setup" options every time), good noise remover (something like NeatImage built in), and some usual simple contrast, color cast, levels adjustment tools. Some basic organizer wouldn't hurt either. I checked PhotoShop Elements, but it's pig slow and totally unintuitive. Finding a "good" printing tool in the suite is a pain. EZPhotoPrint packaged with my Canon printer is kinda ok but lacks any image adjustment options and batch selection/reviewing is brain-damaged. Also the processing filters there ("Image optimizer" or something) result in totally wrong skintones. I presume it won't work with anything but Canon too. I just want something safe to recommend my friends/relatives and of course to use it myself. It's a frustration so far, I hate it when people argue that there are tons of software for Windows 'cos really most of it is crap, frankly. New photoshop is good and stuff for professionals I presume but something for the rest of us with digicams would've been nice. Will there be more user-friendly/faster/proper PS Elements?
Monoculture is bad. Moreso, Linux (or GNU/Linux if you fancy) is not perfect, far from it, just like other UNIXes. It reminds me C++ in certain ways. I wonder when it will outgrow itself and will go supernova (like C++ predictably did).
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Should we rush to the "common denominator" then? I don't think so ("Press that thingy and watch the blinky..."). Anyway - having skimmed the article - I don't see what's so "geeky" in "trojan" at least as opposed to "virus". What other non-newspeak-like word should we use for "spam" or "spyware"? If anything they'd better campaign against corporate-speak and legalese.
:) I looked in my dictionary and I don't think it means what they think it means.
PS: WTF is "bamboozled"?
Because most computers are nothing more than media center + game console. And secure alternatives are only as secure as their "root"s are. And if you can manage a "secure alternative" than there are good bets that you can manage your Windows box secure. And there are far fewer games for "alternatives". Yes, an email + browser pre-set Linux box for grannies is generally (slightly) more secure than the same box running Windows.
Slashdot editors look like a hope for the humankind in this field.
What do they use for this field? Prolog still or something new(er) has been invented? Or they do what businesses do and use whatever comes handy or whatever is the current fad?
But not real "real video" is much-much worse than not real animation, isn't it?
Can we have an option in Firefox to block any and all inline Flash at all. There's no legitimate reason why it should be allowed. Really, there's none. I know I can remove Flash plugin but it still annoys me with "Hey-hoo! click here to download bloody Flash!!!" panel (who thought about it? I want him tortured ;) And then there are rarely flash games or something that could be ok when used full-screen.
How many whores can you fit in the Library of Congress? (By volume I mean).
You shalt sacrifice fifty young bucks (or so) to your nearby Computer Shop Employee and he will bless you with an UPS. May your data be safe, amen.
No, he's serious, yeah.
If that's your cell's screen size.... Does it have rotary dialer?
First - it depends on a phone, of course. Width of about ~150..200px is probably where it starts to be comfortable. Second - this is how they teach you fast reading - by using text in narrow columns so that your eyes don't need to move left-right scanning the lines. Third - they used a pretty interesting writing system there in Japan you know.
BTW - reading on Palm is a sheer pleasure for me now (I've read several rather big books in the last couple of months). Beats paper books all the time. With RTA-like auto-scrolling (screen rotation style, hard to explain - you need to see it though) with text-density/speed AI adjustments and anti-aliased fonts (copiable from Windows, for example) the latest PalmFiction releases are eBook heaven. I guess something similar should exist for smartphones too. Why not?
... this is news.
I'm afraid consoles would always lack in hard-core simulators (auto & flight). Resolution is the stumbling block.
But then, no-one would be able to help you. :)
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/29/135925 3&tid=109
Repost. What else can you do?
I'm sure slashdot editors purge their histories and caches after the shift for.. uhm.. security reasons, yeah.
Forget desktop. I can buy plenty of beer for that! Who needs a desktop when they could buy _beer_!
See the point?
I even have a name for the first machine: "snowwhite"! Can't recall the names for the other seven.
I'm curious if it runs faster on Macs? Same thing about iTunes. Is it just some compatibility layer in Windows versions slowing things down?
Well, some time ago, yes. Does it support now pre-print cropping and borderless printing without "Printer Setup" dialogs?
Try v7. IME, it's maybe even faster than 5 even.
Why in the hell a good app should cost _less_ than an OS? Are you serious about thinking that the OS, the piece of software required on every computer (don't flame me, I don't mean Windows, I wrote "_an_ OS") and that does basically nothing per se, but lets other apps run should cost a bundle? Sorry, but I'm just slightly amazed by your comparison.
I appologize for abusing the thread, but can anyone recommend a decent, inexpensive or maybe free at all, Windows software for printing photos? All I want is cropping tool, borderless printing support (so I don't have to go thru all the "Page/printer setup" options every time), good noise remover (something like NeatImage built in), and some usual simple contrast, color cast, levels adjustment tools. Some basic organizer wouldn't hurt either. I checked PhotoShop Elements, but it's pig slow and totally unintuitive. Finding a "good" printing tool in the suite is a pain. EZPhotoPrint packaged with my Canon printer is kinda ok but lacks any image adjustment options and batch selection/reviewing is brain-damaged. Also the processing filters there ("Image optimizer" or something) result in totally wrong skintones. I presume it won't work with anything but Canon too. I just want something safe to recommend my friends/relatives and of course to use it myself. It's a frustration so far, I hate it when people argue that there are tons of software for Windows 'cos really most of it is crap, frankly. New photoshop is good and stuff for professionals I presume but something for the rest of us with digicams would've been nice. Will there be more user-friendly/faster/proper PS Elements?
Monoculture is bad. Moreso, Linux (or GNU/Linux if you fancy) is not perfect, far from it, just like other UNIXes. It reminds me C++ in certain ways. I wonder when it will outgrow itself and will go supernova (like C++ predictably did).