How in the hell did this get modded insightful? Writing HTML isn't programming, plain and simple. It's no more programming than going into Word, highlighting a string and hitting ctrl-B.
> And I do find the prompting in OS X to be excessive at times. When running software updates I must enter my password for each update.
Wrong. At least in Tiger (10.4), you're only prompted once at the beginning of the software update process (even if you're installing a dozen updates).
Maybe you meant "from the nothing-else-happening-in-september dept"
Or maybe nothing had happened in August, so the month decided not to change (because August felt like it didn't get its fair share of news, as if a hurricane isn't enough).
"The purchasing American public won't willingly give up what they perceive is their right to control thier hardware and software. The backlash will keep the worst offending vendors at bay."
Keep telling yourself that. That's what they want you to believe. Meanwhile I'm going to sit in my nuclear fallout shelter with my tin-foil hat on.
Also, there's a distinct difference between Quartz Extreme (which is enabled, assuming your graphics card supports it) and Quartz 2D Extreme (which is currently disabled).
You're confused. The splash graphic is "Core Image" at work. There's also a difference between Quartz Extreme and Quartz 2D Extreme. Read the Ars Technic article a little more closely...
So I can go out and download all the music and movies I want, because in the big picture I'm not doing damage to anyone. It will cause a new distribution mechanism to come out ("the mammals today are what they are _because_ that happened). Very cool!
Now to just convince the RIAA and MPAA of this, then... profit!!
What I don't get is when Linux users give these kind of responses, Windows users say "See! It's way too complex! Not ready for the desktop!!"
But, put the shoe on the other foot. If SP2 does something bad, they're brainwashed into thinking that all the hoops they have to jump through are perfectly normal.
The Neuros http://www.neurosaudio.com/ 20 GB hard drive player costs $249, supports Ogg Vorbis, Linux, has open-source firmware, several open-source synch managers, has a 90-day labor and 1-year parts warranty, a built-in FM modulator, and a modular backpack architecture so if you want to go running with it, you can swap to a flash backpack.
Oh yeah, and there's an active developer community around the open-source firmware and sync managers.
I had a bad experience. After reboot, the computer blue-screened. I listed some links where other users have experienced the same problem in my comments:
Given how many people are installing it, the odds you have this problem are slim. If you do run into it, hopefully these links will help...
I had to manually uninstall in recovery mode, then the system had to re-detect all my hardware and reinstall all necessary drivers. Looks like everything is working again, but I'm not running SP2.
While I agree with you in the general sense that savvy computer users should be able to deal with things like this, if my mom had just installed it on her own she would have been at a loss as to what to do.
With as much praise as Microsoft has gotten for "cracking down on security" and rolling this service pack out smoothly, my experience has been otherwise.
She's running a base install direct from Dell, with no added bells and whistles. She's installed 2 programs, none of which should have contributed to this at all.
Your sarcastic comment assumes that Linux users are the same non-computer-savvy point-and-click drones that Microsoft supposedly caters to. That is a faulty assumption.
By the way, I run Linux on almost all my computers, and upgraded to kernel 2.6 without a hitch. I would consider that a more intrusive upgrade than a service pack.
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I installed the official release of SP2 and installed it on my mom's laptop last night, only to be greeted with a nice informative blue screen upon reboot.
I had to boot into recovery mode and run a batch script to uninstall SP2, just like the article outlines. Then I had to go into the registry and change some keys, then do an uninstall via the add/remove programs wizard. Man, thanks Microsoft for a full night.
I'm not sure if I'm going to try again, we'll see how I feel after stewing about it all day...
A user looked at the possibility of adding a GCC target and was overwhelmed by the amount of work it would require. Not saying it won't/can't be done, but he moved on to writing a target for LCC.
There has already been talk on the Neuros forums that FLAC will be supported relatively quickly by the userbase writing the codec for it.
Very exciting times...
Multiple languages, good or bad?
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I realize that each language has its strengths and weaknesses, but bear with me for a moment. You get hired at a new job, where you inherit a.NET application. As far as anyone knows, it's C#. When you start looking at it further, you realize that it is actually made up of half a dozen languages, all of which you'll have to know at least remotely before you can understand the whole thing. Is this necessarily a _good_ thing? I don't think so. The argument Microsoft uses is "everyone can use what they know, and are most productive in". That's all well and good until those people leave.
I went through "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, second edition" by Timothy Budd in my C++ class in college, and it is great. It's very short, sweet, and to the point, and doesn't tie it down to any programming language. Shelf life for this one is awesome.
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How in the hell did this get modded insightful? Writing HTML isn't programming, plain and simple. It's no more programming than going into Word, highlighting a string and hitting ctrl-B.
> And I do find the prompting in OS X to be excessive at times. When running software updates I must enter my password for each update.
Wrong. At least in Tiger (10.4), you're only prompted once at the beginning of the software update process (even if you're installing a dozen updates).
I don't remember how it was in 10.3 or lower.
Maybe you meant "from the nothing-else-happening-in-september dept"
Or maybe nothing had happened in August, so the month decided not to change (because August felt like it didn't get its fair share of news, as if a hurricane isn't enough).
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"The purchasing American public won't willingly give up what they perceive is their right to control thier hardware and software. The backlash will keep the worst offending vendors at bay."
Keep telling yourself that. That's what they want you to believe. Meanwhile I'm going to sit in my nuclear fallout shelter with my tin-foil hat on.
Also, there's a distinct difference between Quartz Extreme (which is enabled, assuming your graphics card supports it) and Quartz 2D Extreme (which is currently disabled).
You're confused. The splash graphic is "Core Image" at work. There's also a difference between Quartz Extreme and Quartz 2D Extreme. Read the Ars Technic article a little more closely...
Man, give me some of what you're smoking!
So I can go out and download all the music and movies I want, because in the big picture I'm not doing damage to anyone. It will cause a new distribution mechanism to come out ("the mammals today are what they are _because_ that happened). Very cool!
Now to just convince the RIAA and MPAA of this, then... profit!!
I picked up 2 1 GB versions from MicroCenter in Denver 3 days ago. They had a whole stand full of them.
When the Apple Store doesn't have them, sometimes you have to think outside the box.
No, it doesn't come with a keyboard and mouse.
What I don't get is when Linux users give these kind of responses, Windows users say "See! It's way too complex! Not ready for the desktop!!"
But, put the shoe on the other foot. If SP2 does something bad, they're brainwashed into thinking that all the hoops they have to jump through are perfectly normal.
Double standard?
The Neuros http://www.neurosaudio.com/ 20 GB hard drive player costs $249, supports Ogg Vorbis, Linux, has open-source firmware, several open-source synch managers, has a 90-day labor and 1-year parts warranty, a built-in FM modulator, and a modular backpack architecture so if you want to go running with it, you can swap to a flash backpack.
Oh yeah, and there's an active developer community around the open-source firmware and sync managers.
I'm not trying to sound depcrecating so don't get me wrong, but Windows has a MUCH larger userbase than Linux and it's a tough problem.
Agreed.
I had a bad experience. After reboot, the computer blue-screened. I listed some links where other users have experienced the same problem in my comments:
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http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=119447&cid
Given how many people are installing it, the odds you have this problem are slim. If you do run into it, hopefully these links will help...
I had to manually uninstall in recovery mode, then the system had to re-detect all my hardware and reinstall all necessary drivers. Looks like everything is working again, but I'm not running SP2.
While I agree with you in the general sense that savvy computer users should be able to deal with things like this, if my mom had just installed it on her own she would have been at a loss as to what to do.
With as much praise as Microsoft has gotten for "cracking down on security" and rolling this service pack out smoothly, my experience has been otherwise.
She's running a base install direct from Dell, with no added bells and whistles. She's installed 2 programs, none of which should have contributed to this at all.
Your sarcastic comment assumes that Linux users are the same non-computer-savvy point-and-click drones that Microsoft supposedly caters to. That is a faulty assumption.
By the way, I run Linux on almost all my computers, and upgraded to kernel 2.6 without a hitch. I would consider that a more intrusive upgrade than a service pack.
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http://www.windowsforumz.com/General-Discussion-s
I installed the official release of SP2 and installed it on my mom's laptop last night, only to be greeted with a nice informative blue screen upon reboot.
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I had to boot into recovery mode and run a batch script to uninstall SP2, just like the article outlines. Then I had to go into the registry and change some keys, then do an uninstall via the add/remove programs wizard. Man, thanks Microsoft for a full night.
I'm not sure if I'm going to try again, we'll see how I feel after stewing about it all day...
The original Neuros (Neuros I) and the Neuros II both run the same firmware, so yes, it does.
A user looked at the possibility of adding a GCC target and was overwhelmed by the amount of work it would require. Not saying it won't/can't be done, but he moved on to writing a target for LCC.
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You can read about it here: http://www.neurosaudio.com/community/forum/topic.
You can order through one of their official resellers: either http://www.americantechpushers.com or http://www.cool4u2view.com
You can order from one of their official resellers, either http://www.cool4u2view.com or http://www.americantechpushers.com.
A Neuros user is already working on getting the TI DSP supported in LCC http://www.neurosaudio.com/community/forum/topic.a sp?TOPIC_ID=3655&whichpage=5
There has already been talk on the Neuros forums that FLAC will be supported relatively quickly by the userbase writing the codec for it.
Very exciting times...
I realize that each language has its strengths and weaknesses, but bear with me for a moment. You get hired at a new job, where you inherit a .NET application. As far as anyone knows, it's C#. When you start looking at it further, you realize that it is actually made up of half a dozen languages, all of which you'll have to know at least remotely before you can understand the whole thing. Is this necessarily a _good_ thing? I don't think so. The argument Microsoft uses is "everyone can use what they know, and are most productive in". That's all well and good until those people leave.
I would like to know how close the backbone through the US is to being IPv6 ready. Anyone that knows care to respond?
I went through "An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, second edition" by Timothy Budd in my C++ class in college, and it is great. It's very short, sweet, and to the point, and doesn't tie it down to any programming language. Shelf life for this one is awesome.