Because there is currently a lot of niche software out there that only runs on windows. While I was in college I had 2 computers, one was a desktop with linux on it, the other a powerbook with OS X. I did ok with maybe 99% of the stuff out there but for one class we had this neural network program (I can't remember the name now) that was only available for windows. Fortunately since I was in college I just went down to the computer lab and did my work there.
I also knew a bunch of engineers who had programs that would also only run in windows. Plus there's the whole games thing that people keep whining about.
Personally I'd like a program like wine for OS X.... only stable and useable.
Mac's have always been PC's. (It stands for personal computer.... nothing specific about IBM, windows or intel about it)
Also technically they were IBM PCs before because IBM made the powerpc chip that they ran on. Kindof ironic that they are now considered IBM Compatable PCs after they ditched IBM.
Do you know the difference between VirtualPC and VMWare? VMWare lets you run an OS on top of your currently running OS, VirtualPC emulates an x86 machine on a powerpc machine. Therefore, VirtualPC has to emulate the CPU which VMWare doesn't.
Not that VMWare isn't a great product, but it's completely different than VirtualPC.
Personally I'm waiting for a product like wine or rosetta that would translate windows api calls->mac api calls. That way I could just run windows programs next to my mac programs.
First, as of right now, there's no 17" MacBook so it would be real hard to compare.
Secondly apple's quality is a lot higher than gateway. I still have my 667Mhz Powerbook which is probably a little over 5 years old. It's just finally started to go but I think it's just the hard drive. I imagine if I really wanted to I could swap out the hard drive with a new one and be fine.
It's been through hell though, including being dropped onto a tile floor from about desk height, landing on it's edge. It also got constant use. Most of my other laptops (all PC) Usually only lasted about 2, maybe 3 years and I had to treat them much more carefully.
So you get what you pay for. Apple has a lot of small touches that make a big difference to me. If you just want a cheap laptop, don't go to Apple.
Sure these numbers don't make sense if you can bill your time at $250/hr but let's also stop and think about this for a minute...
$55/ticket*2=$110 for two tickets. $110/4hours = $27.50/hour.
A salary of $40000/12/4/5/8~$20.83/hour (12 months in a year, 4 weeks in a month and 5 work days in a week and 8 hours in a work day)
So at $40k/year, sitting in on a 4 hour talk, one hour of which was lunch doesn't seem like a bad idea. But in reality, it's $27.50/hour more than he could be making... there's a difference.
Odds are if he's salary, he's getting paid for his vacation and at most places, they don't pay you more for overtime. If you're lucky you can get comp-time. So while sitting at this speal, he's still getting $20.83/hour as part of his vacation time + the $27.50/hour that he is getting in the form of free disney tickets. That means technically he's earning $84.33 for those 4 hours.
The main difference between the lawyer and the $40k/year salary guy is that the lawyer probably doesn't get paid for his vacation time. So if this guy is salary with no chance to work overtime, he just more than doubled what he would have normally made for 4 hours.
The first link is for the band James. Or you could use - to exclude items like: James -brown -taylor
In this case, it's the second link, to make it the first you could also try: The first link is for the band James. Or you could use - to exclude items like: James music -brown -taylor
Sometimes it helps to learn how to use a search tool as this is a common problem when searching for a lot of things.
I don't think you necessarily need an ergonomic keyboard, changing your seating position and how you type can make a big difference. I've been typing for years and years for hours on end and never had a problem. After college I got my first real job and after a few months I started getting symptoms similar to CT. I also noticed that the way my desk, keyboard and mouse were setup caused slight discomfort when I typed and used the mouse. I rearranged my desk to something a little more comfortable and the pains went away. I still use a regular mouse and a regular keyboard. I think the ergonomic keyboards just force you into a different, more comfortable position but I also think that you can get the same effect by changing your position. It helped me.
It's not exactly the same as bottled water. There are times when I've been out and I've been thirsty and I didn't want a bunch of flavored carbonated sugar with some water mixed in, so I opt for the bottled water instead of the water fountain that looks like a science experiment.
Also many homes water tastes like chlorine and requires you to have a filter. I guess some people don't want a filter so they opt for bottled water instead. Granted it's still a silly idea, get a water filter for home and then just use a sports bottle of some sort to carry it with you.
However, many Un*x systems (e.g. Mac OS X) also have root accounts that don't have a password (and thus you cannot log in as root)
Not exactly, the root account is disabled. If it had no password you could log in with no password but by putting an '*' in the beginning of a password field in the passwd file, you disable that user account. This is the way that OS X ships. Once you remove the *, you can log in as the root user.
Did you read my post? I don't talk about the themes so much as give actual quotes by the Author... ie, C.S. Lewis. And you're right, it's not an allegory because Lewis didn't write it as such, instead he wrote it as a Christian "what if" of sorts. Ie. What would happen if Jesus went to the mythical land of Narnia. Aslan isn't an allegory for Jesus, Aslan is Jesus. I'd say that would make it quite specifically Christian.
Sure you can say that each of the individual themes themseleves aren't unique to Christianity but you can say that about every general theme of Christianity. The fact that Lewis wrote a story about what would happen if Jesus visited Narnia and closely paralleled what Jesus [supposedly] did here on earth and you have a Christian novel. Sorry if it ruins the movie for you but it is what it is.
Some quotes from Lewis himself: If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality however he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, 'What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all.
"Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument, then collected information about child psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them. This is all pure moonshine. I couldn't write in that way. It all began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord."
The Magician's Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia, The Lion etc. - the Crucifixion and Resurrection, Prince Caspian - restoration of the true religion after a corruption, The Horse and His Boy - the calling and conversion of the heathen, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep), The Silver Chair - the continuing war against the powers of darkness, The Last Battle - the coming of Antichrist (the ape). The end of the world and the last judgement.
So there's a little more than just the Death and Rebirth cycle. There's just so much in it that points to a christian supposition. Tolkien also had a undertone of religion thrown in but it was much more subtle. I can enjoy Tolkien's works as they don't shove down the notion of a Jesus, but rather the notion of good vs. evil. I can't stand Narnia because the religious overtones are abundant, sorry you can't see them.
Lewis was very much a Christian writer and has even said that while Narnia wasn't really an allegory for Christ's death and resurrection, it was more of a story of what would happen if he visited the world of Narnia. Lewis himself said that Aslan=Jesus so between that and the whole death/resurrection thing, I'd say it's a piece of work designed to ensnare kids into a christian mindset.
Google is your friend if you don't believe me, there's tons of stuff on the internet about the correlation.
I mean come on.... Ban all sites with music lyrics?!?!? What kindof discussion leads to this?
Did you know they have internet sites with lyrics to songs that we own that they can download for free?
Oh no, now John Doe can download it and sing it without having to buy the song!!!! It's like stealing, we should sue them!!!
No, I've got a better idea, let's throw them in jail!
I mean seriously, I can see their argument that downloading an exact copy of a song can hurt their sales (though I think sueing grannies, children, et al is stupid on their part) but lyrics and tabs? I mean, I've downloaded my share of tabs for songs I know, in fact I usually own the song. I've even used lyric sites to find out exactly what it is they are saying in that Barenaked Ladies song or to find a song that I only know a snippet of. But to say that my sad attempts at trying to play from a guitar tab is hurting them is laughable at best.
I mean, I thought they were going overboard when they were suing filesharers left and right without going after the big time pirates who profit from their piracy. Now I think they've gone off the deep end. I forcee RIAA becoming obsolete within the next 10 years.
I just installed it today so I don't know a lot about it yet but I'll go over what I've seen so far.
Before Aperture, I was using iPhoto to organize my photos. It was ok but slow with large files and really not meant for a large library. While I haven't imported my whole iPhoto library over yet, it seems a lot faster loading up photos and such. When I insert my card, a preview comes up showing me a thumbnail of the pictures on my card.... before I import them. I thought that was cool and useful because I can now select what I want right off the card. It was quick but I also only had a handful of pictures on the card.
I've been shooting in fine JPEG mode lately because of the faster workflow so I can't really comment on the quality of the RAW files. However the editing adjustments you can make are limited and you will still probably need a program such as photoshop.
My favorite feature so far is the loop. I know it's just a zoom but it's quick (just hit `) and it's pretty smooth moving it around.
So far I'm kindof impressed but I don't really think it's $500 impressive especially because you still need something like photoshop in addition to it.
The bad: The UI is confusing and takes some getting used to because it doesn't conform to apple's GUI standards. (just like Final Cut Pro) You can edit levels, whitebalance and exposure but the only one I like even a little is the whitebalance. All the others, i'd prefer to just use photoshop. It's pricetag.... $500?!?!? for this?!?!? File Vault looks promising but I would have really liked to see would be a way to backup the main photo to cd/dvd/tape and keep a thumbnail locally and have it keep track of which cd/dvd/tape it was on so you didn't need massive ammounts of hard drive space which many of us don't have. Sure, I'd love to have a multi-terrabyte disk array but I can't afford that. Of course with the high price tag of the software, I don't think i'm their main target which is a shame because I think this would be perfect for the prosumer market.
So basically I'd say don't buy it unless the price drops dramatically.
Two people are out on a lake, in a canoe. Two morons can't swim. Boat starts to sink so they call 911 from a cell phone. They didn't know what lake they were on or what city/town they were in. Dispatcher can't help them because there are several lakes in the area. Morons drown.
I got an idea, let's blame the phone company!
Really as long as you know where you are and can convey that to the dispatcher, they can get help to you. If it's routed to another state, it may take a little longer, but as long as you can say "I'm at 1234 Main Street whatever, XX" then they can get help to you. Sure I think it's important that calls get routed to the right dispatcher and they have your address in case you can't talk, but people die even while using the current POTS 911. I think people are blowing this way out of proportion.
Somehow cable companies are going to make it work for them. I would like to believe I can get a handful of channels (the ones I actually watch) for less than I am paying now. However, somehow I see them jacking prices up to compensate and I'll be paying at least as much as I am now.
However I'd love to see this work assuming the consumer doesn't get screwed.
To upgrade from Windows XP Home to XP Pro from Dell, it's another $119. There is no price for no windows. Office basic is included in price and you can downgrade to Microsoft works suite 2005 and take off $80.
Toshiba doesn't have any option to upgrade or downgrade (at least on the random model I choose) but to install Office 2003, it's $249.
IBM/Lenovo comes with XP home and no option to upgrade. However you can upgrade to office basic edition 2003 for $122.99, or Office Pro Edition 2003 for $329.00
Gateway comes with XPhome and upgrading to XP Pro is $100.
So there's no real way to see what it would cost if there was no OS or Office on most of these but the upgrades are certainly outrageous. I know some college campuses won't let you on the network with XP Home and instead require XP Professional. Of course any computer user that knows anything would suggest that and that's quite an expensive upgrade.
Also by not providing an OS, it wouldn't cost most OEMs more because most OEMs will just tell you "Oh, I'm sorry, we don't support [Linux|FreeBSD|Whatever]"
I'll be the first to say that I never saw this one coming.
Maybe Microsoft is realizing that it's monopoly is starting to end and that they should play nice in the sandbox or get kicked out. With increasing competition from both linux and apple I'd be willing to bet they are starting to feel the pinch.
Oh well, whatever the reasons, I think it's a good move on their part.
There is a difference between a software bug that allows an attacker to take over your computer and deliberately installing a backdoor to allow anyone who knows how to take over your computer.
I'd say no. Even if I did use windows though, I'd still have to pass. Screen real estate is at a premium to begin with, adding adds to it would only piss me off.
IPv6 has some good features, but solving address scarcity isn't one of them.
Sure it is, you make the comment that no one wants to exclude the ipv4 community so no one will goto ipv6... Why not run both with the eventual goal of pulling the plug on ipv4 when it's outdated?
I think we need to address the problem before it gets to be a really bad problem. NAT is nice and usefull and will continue to be useful in the ipv6 world, but ignoring the problem won't make it go away.
Ok, I'm not suggesting there's no need to upgrade to ipv6 but why do all devices need their own static ip address? If my toaster or fridge or tv or whatever is network capable, I don't want it accessible to anyone! I'm perfectly happy to have my mythtv box behind my firewall/router and just port forward using ssh when I'm at work.
The main disadvantage would be if my phone was web enabled because as far as I know I can't get an ssh client for my phone. However, I think a better solution would be to integrate ssh into your programs to access these devices. ie. have a special mobile phone program where you insert your ipaddress (that would be the NAT) and of course the username/password and then say port 80 on local device 192.168.x.x so when I open up my phone mythtv program it automatically uses ssh to connect to it. Nice and secure and my mythtv box isn't exposed. This way I don't have to worry about the latest exploit for apache or upgrading my toaster every month. This way all I have to worry about are ssh exploits.
This works fairly well for me now, I have two webservers behind my firewall, a general testing webserver where I can test stuff before I upload it to my main webserver and then the webserver on my mythtv box so I can schedule shows while at work. Neiter one are opened up to the internet except the one box is connectable via SSH (port 22)
To get to the one: ssh -L80:localhost:80 username@ipaddress to get to the other: ssh -L80:192.168.x.x:80 username@ipaddress
While the total population of the earth may not need an ipaddress right now, it's silly to rule it out completely. If history is any indicator, the population will continue to grow. As more and more people get on the internet, we will find there is a problem.
HAHAHAHAHAHA.... I was reading it and I was like WTF?!?! Then I stopped and thought Dihydrogen Monoxide... that would be... and suddenly everything made sense.
Thank you, I had a good laugh, even though it took me a minute or two to figure out what I was reading.
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Because there is currently a lot of niche software out there that only runs on windows. While I was in college I had 2 computers, one was a desktop with linux on it, the other a powerbook with OS X. I did ok with maybe 99% of the stuff out there but for one class we had this neural network program (I can't remember the name now) that was only available for windows. Fortunately since I was in college I just went down to the computer lab and did my work there.
I also knew a bunch of engineers who had programs that would also only run in windows. Plus there's the whole games thing that people keep whining about.
Personally I'd like a program like wine for OS X.... only stable and useable.
Mac's have always been PC's. (It stands for personal computer.... nothing specific about IBM, windows or intel about it)
Also technically they were IBM PCs before because IBM made the powerpc chip that they ran on. Kindof ironic that they are now considered IBM Compatable PCs after they ditched IBM.
Do you know the difference between VirtualPC and VMWare? VMWare lets you run an OS on top of your currently running OS, VirtualPC emulates an x86 machine on a powerpc machine. Therefore, VirtualPC has to emulate the CPU which VMWare doesn't.
Not that VMWare isn't a great product, but it's completely different than VirtualPC.
Personally I'm waiting for a product like wine or rosetta that would translate windows api calls->mac api calls. That way I could just run windows programs next to my mac programs.
First, as of right now, there's no 17" MacBook so it would be real hard to compare.
Secondly apple's quality is a lot higher than gateway. I still have my 667Mhz Powerbook which is probably a little over 5 years old. It's just finally started to go but I think it's just the hard drive. I imagine if I really wanted to I could swap out the hard drive with a new one and be fine.
It's been through hell though, including being dropped onto a tile floor from about desk height, landing on it's edge. It also got constant use. Most of my other laptops (all PC) Usually only lasted about 2, maybe 3 years and I had to treat them much more carefully.
So you get what you pay for. Apple has a lot of small touches that make a big difference to me. If you just want a cheap laptop, don't go to Apple.
Sure these numbers don't make sense if you can bill your time at $250/hr but let's also stop and think about this for a minute...
$55/ticket*2=$110 for two tickets.
$110/4hours = $27.50/hour.
A salary of $40000/12/4/5/8~$20.83/hour
(12 months in a year, 4 weeks in a month and 5 work days in a week and 8 hours in a work day)
So at $40k/year, sitting in on a 4 hour talk, one hour of which was lunch doesn't seem like a bad idea. But in reality, it's $27.50/hour more than he could be making... there's a difference.
Odds are if he's salary, he's getting paid for his vacation and at most places, they don't pay you more for overtime. If you're lucky you can get comp-time. So while sitting at this speal, he's still getting $20.83/hour as part of his vacation time + the $27.50/hour that he is getting in the form of free disney tickets. That means technically he's earning $84.33 for those 4 hours.
The main difference between the lawyer and the $40k/year salary guy is that the lawyer probably doesn't get paid for his vacation time. So if this guy is salary with no chance to work overtime, he just more than doubled what he would have normally made for 4 hours.
Actually it's 0.04589802.... Which rounds up to 0.05 or 5% which means 95% or the world doesn't care, not 99% of the world.
You could do:
James Band
The first link is for the band James. Or you could use - to exclude items like:
James -brown -taylor
In this case, it's the second link, to make it the first you could also try:
The first link is for the band James. Or you could use - to exclude items like:
James music -brown -taylor
Sometimes it helps to learn how to use a search tool as this is a common problem when searching for a lot of things.
I don't think you necessarily need an ergonomic keyboard, changing your seating position and how you type can make a big difference. I've been typing for years and years for hours on end and never had a problem. After college I got my first real job and after a few months I started getting symptoms similar to CT. I also noticed that the way my desk, keyboard and mouse were setup caused slight discomfort when I typed and used the mouse. I rearranged my desk to something a little more comfortable and the pains went away. I still use a regular mouse and a regular keyboard. I think the ergonomic keyboards just force you into a different, more comfortable position but I also think that you can get the same effect by changing your position. It helped me.
It's not exactly the same as bottled water. There are times when I've been out and I've been thirsty and I didn't want a bunch of flavored carbonated sugar with some water mixed in, so I opt for the bottled water instead of the water fountain that looks like a science experiment.
Also many homes water tastes like chlorine and requires you to have a filter. I guess some people don't want a filter so they opt for bottled water instead. Granted it's still a silly idea, get a water filter for home and then just use a sports bottle of some sort to carry it with you.
However, many Un*x systems (e.g. Mac OS X) also have root accounts that don't have a password (and thus you cannot log in as root)
Not exactly, the root account is disabled. If it had no password you could log in with no password but by putting an '*' in the beginning of a password field in the passwd file, you disable that user account. This is the way that OS X ships. Once you remove the *, you can log in as the root user.
Did you read my post? I don't talk about the themes so much as give actual quotes by the Author... ie, C.S. Lewis. And you're right, it's not an allegory because Lewis didn't write it as such, instead he wrote it as a Christian "what if" of sorts. Ie. What would happen if Jesus went to the mythical land of Narnia. Aslan isn't an allegory for Jesus, Aslan is Jesus. I'd say that would make it quite specifically Christian.
Sure you can say that each of the individual themes themseleves aren't unique to Christianity but you can say that about every general theme of Christianity. The fact that Lewis wrote a story about what would happen if Jesus visited Narnia and closely paralleled what Jesus [supposedly] did here on earth and you have a Christian novel. Sorry if it ruins the movie for you but it is what it is.
Some quotes from Lewis himself:
If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality however he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, 'What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?' This is not allegory at all.
"Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument, then collected information about child psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them. This is all pure moonshine. I couldn't write in that way. It all began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord."
The Magician's Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia, The Lion etc. - the Crucifixion and Resurrection, Prince Caspian - restoration of the true religion after a corruption, The Horse and His Boy - the calling and conversion of the heathen, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep), The Silver Chair - the continuing war against the powers of darkness, The Last Battle - the coming of Antichrist (the ape). The end of the world and the last judgement.
So there's a little more than just the Death and Rebirth cycle. There's just so much in it that points to a christian supposition. Tolkien also had a undertone of religion thrown in but it was much more subtle. I can enjoy Tolkien's works as they don't shove down the notion of a Jesus, but rather the notion of good vs. evil. I can't stand Narnia because the religious overtones are abundant, sorry you can't see them.
Lewis was very much a Christian writer and has even said that while Narnia wasn't really an allegory for Christ's death and resurrection, it was more of a story of what would happen if he visited the world of Narnia. Lewis himself said that Aslan=Jesus so between that and the whole death/resurrection thing, I'd say it's a piece of work designed to ensnare kids into a christian mindset.
Google is your friend if you don't believe me, there's tons of stuff on the internet about the correlation.
I mean come on.... Ban all sites with music lyrics?!?!? What kindof discussion leads to this?
Did you know they have internet sites with lyrics to songs that we own that they can download for free?
Oh no, now John Doe can download it and sing it without having to buy the song!!!! It's like stealing, we should sue them!!!
No, I've got a better idea, let's throw them in jail!
I mean seriously, I can see their argument that downloading an exact copy of a song can hurt their sales (though I think sueing grannies, children, et al is stupid on their part) but lyrics and tabs? I mean, I've downloaded my share of tabs for songs I know, in fact I usually own the song. I've even used lyric sites to find out exactly what it is they are saying in that Barenaked Ladies song or to find a song that I only know a snippet of. But to say that my sad attempts at trying to play from a guitar tab is hurting them is laughable at best.
I mean, I thought they were going overboard when they were suing filesharers left and right without going after the big time pirates who profit from their piracy. Now I think they've gone off the deep end. I forcee RIAA becoming obsolete within the next 10 years.
I just installed it today so I don't know a lot about it yet but I'll go over what I've seen so far.
Before Aperture, I was using iPhoto to organize my photos. It was ok but slow with large files and really not meant for a large library. While I haven't imported my whole iPhoto library over yet, it seems a lot faster loading up photos and such. When I insert my card, a preview comes up showing me a thumbnail of the pictures on my card.... before I import them. I thought that was cool and useful because I can now select what I want right off the card. It was quick but I also only had a handful of pictures on the card.
I've been shooting in fine JPEG mode lately because of the faster workflow so I can't really comment on the quality of the RAW files. However the editing adjustments you can make are limited and you will still probably need a program such as photoshop.
My favorite feature so far is the loop. I know it's just a zoom but it's quick (just hit `) and it's pretty smooth moving it around.
So far I'm kindof impressed but I don't really think it's $500 impressive especially because you still need something like photoshop in addition to it.
The bad:
The UI is confusing and takes some getting used to because it doesn't conform to apple's GUI standards. (just like Final Cut Pro)
You can edit levels, whitebalance and exposure but the only one I like even a little is the whitebalance. All the others, i'd prefer to just use photoshop.
It's pricetag.... $500?!?!? for this?!?!?
File Vault looks promising but I would have really liked to see would be a way to backup the main photo to cd/dvd/tape and keep a thumbnail locally and have it keep track of which cd/dvd/tape it was on so you didn't need massive ammounts of hard drive space which many of us don't have. Sure, I'd love to have a multi-terrabyte disk array but I can't afford that. Of course with the high price tag of the software, I don't think i'm their main target which is a shame because I think this would be perfect for the prosumer market.
So basically I'd say don't buy it unless the price drops dramatically.
People are stupid, it's a fact of life.
Two people are out on a lake, in a canoe. Two morons can't swim. Boat starts to sink so they call 911 from a cell phone. They didn't know what lake they were on or what city/town they were in. Dispatcher can't help them because there are several lakes in the area. Morons drown.
I got an idea, let's blame the phone company!
Really as long as you know where you are and can convey that to the dispatcher, they can get help to you. If it's routed to another state, it may take a little longer, but as long as you can say "I'm at 1234 Main Street whatever, XX" then they can get help to you. Sure I think it's important that calls get routed to the right dispatcher and they have your address in case you can't talk, but people die even while using the current POTS 911. I think people are blowing this way out of proportion.
Somehow cable companies are going to make it work for them. I would like to believe I can get a handful of channels (the ones I actually watch) for less than I am paying now. However, somehow I see them jacking prices up to compensate and I'll be paying at least as much as I am now.
However I'd love to see this work assuming the consumer doesn't get screwed.
To upgrade from Windows XP Home to XP Pro from Dell, it's another $119. There is no price for no windows. Office basic is included in price and you can downgrade to Microsoft works suite 2005 and take off $80.
Toshiba doesn't have any option to upgrade or downgrade (at least on the random model I choose) but to install Office 2003, it's $249.
IBM/Lenovo comes with XP home and no option to upgrade. However you can upgrade to office basic edition 2003 for $122.99, or Office Pro Edition 2003 for $329.00
Gateway comes with XPhome and upgrading to XP Pro is $100.
So there's no real way to see what it would cost if there was no OS or Office on most of these but the upgrades are certainly outrageous. I know some college campuses won't let you on the network with XP Home and instead require XP Professional. Of course any computer user that knows anything would suggest that and that's quite an expensive upgrade.
Also by not providing an OS, it wouldn't cost most OEMs more because most OEMs will just tell you "Oh, I'm sorry, we don't support [Linux|FreeBSD|Whatever]"
I'll be the first to say that I never saw this one coming.
Maybe Microsoft is realizing that it's monopoly is starting to end and that they should play nice in the sandbox or get kicked out. With increasing competition from both linux and apple I'd be willing to bet they are starting to feel the pinch.
Oh well, whatever the reasons, I think it's a good move on their part.
There is a difference between a software bug that allows an attacker to take over your computer and deliberately installing a backdoor to allow anyone who knows how to take over your computer.
I'd say no. Even if I did use windows though, I'd still have to pass. Screen real estate is at a premium to begin with, adding adds to it would only piss me off.
IPv6 has some good features, but solving address scarcity isn't one of them.
Sure it is, you make the comment that no one wants to exclude the ipv4 community so no one will goto ipv6... Why not run both with the eventual goal of pulling the plug on ipv4 when it's outdated?
I think we need to address the problem before it gets to be a really bad problem. NAT is nice and usefull and will continue to be useful in the ipv6 world, but ignoring the problem won't make it go away.
Ok, I'm not suggesting there's no need to upgrade to ipv6 but why do all devices need their own static ip address? If my toaster or fridge or tv or whatever is network capable, I don't want it accessible to anyone! I'm perfectly happy to have my mythtv box behind my firewall/router and just port forward using ssh when I'm at work.
The main disadvantage would be if my phone was web enabled because as far as I know I can't get an ssh client for my phone. However, I think a better solution would be to integrate ssh into your programs to access these devices. ie. have a special mobile phone program where you insert your ipaddress (that would be the NAT) and of course the username/password and then say port 80 on local device 192.168.x.x so when I open up my phone mythtv program it automatically uses ssh to connect to it. Nice and secure and my mythtv box isn't exposed. This way I don't have to worry about the latest exploit for apache or upgrading my toaster every month. This way all I have to worry about are ssh exploits.
This works fairly well for me now, I have two webservers behind my firewall, a general testing webserver where I can test stuff before I upload it to my main webserver and then the webserver on my mythtv box so I can schedule shows while at work. Neiter one are opened up to the internet except the one box is connectable via SSH (port 22)
To get to the one:
ssh -L80:localhost:80 username@ipaddress
to get to the other:
ssh -L80:192.168.x.x:80 username@ipaddress
While the total population of the earth may not need an ipaddress right now, it's silly to rule it out completely. If history is any indicator, the population will continue to grow. As more and more people get on the internet, we will find there is a problem.
HAHAHAHAHAHA.... I was reading it and I was like WTF?!?! Then I stopped and thought Dihydrogen Monoxide... that would be... and suddenly everything made sense.
Thank you, I had a good laugh, even though it took me a minute or two to figure out what I was reading.
You'd think that would work but occasionally a blog or two sneaks through.