If this is true, this is an absolutely brilliant idea. A few hundred megs of storage memory and you've basically eliminated the need for memory cards for the average game player, and without having to spend ~$40 or more on a hard disk for each console (of course, I'm sure MS got volume discounts.) That, and switching to some sort of flash system would cut down on noise, heat output, energy usage, and failure rate. This is a really good idea.
Especially since your hotmail account is free and provided by Microsoft.
The evil capitalists are trying to make money off of an email service that they offer for free, by sending you emails using it! The horror, the horror!
The video drivers are probably not optimized for 64-bit at all. In fact, I wouldn't be suprised if the box doesn't have native drivers at all, and is using MS's standard SVGA/VESA drivers. Those drivers are slow and any PC using them is going to feel horribly sluggish, even if it has a 3Ghz P4.
It is a responsibility of the end-user to keep a computer secure. If you are in control of your PC, it is your responsibility.
If the end user was to grant full control over his computer to Microsoft, then it wouldn't be his responsibility to keep it up to date.
'Secure' technlologies like the DRM used in iTunes' M4P and WMP's WMA files are exactly that - granting some of your control over your computer to those companies in exchange for being able to get music files.
In this case, by granting some of your control over your PC to Microsoft (allowing them to automatically update your PC with new fixes) you can gain more security.
But do you really want to leave your security and privacy in the hands of a corporation? Or would you rather spend the time to do it yourself? You can't have it both ways. Either you keep your PC secure (either by updating Windows often and using a firewall and not visiting random sites and opening random attachments, etc., or by switching to a more secure operating system), or you let someone else do it for you.
Millions of users all over the world, and hundreds of thousands of developers all over the world, is 'infinitely less'? Apparently we're operating under different standards of value here.
iTMS was hardly the first online music store. It was arguably the first good one, but hardly the first one. Apple didn't really innovate there, they just did a damn good job (which is good enough, IMO.)
Like, yeah, I was like, downloading this doc file, and like, I opened it in wordpad, and like, it was like beep beep beep, and it was gone. It was a really good doc file. I like, bought a mac? And now, I don't even need to read the doc file, because, like, who cares about windows anyway?
I just read through that thing - there are a lot of good fixes in there. For one, they've apparently made a lot of changes to IE that will make it less of a pain in the ass to use. Some major changes to popup windows in general - they're making it much harder to trick users with popups.
They also seem to have made a lot of changes to the firewalling stuff - firewalling is on by default, too. They also made it so that the File Sharing and Networking ports only work in the local subnet -this means people won't be able to hit you with Windows Messenger spams from the 'net anymore, or access your RPC ports... good stuff.
Maybe, just maybe, MS will eventually get security right. This Service Pack appears to be a sizable step in the right direction.
I still love how a while back Apple had said they would never use 'inferior Intel technologies' in their computers, and now they use Intel/x86-oriented technologies like USB and PCI in their systems.
It's definitely good to know that they're willing to sacrifice principle for the good of the industry...
While they're at it, they should make it so you can't install GNOME apps either, or Java apps. They should require you to use only the applications included in the distribution. Anything else would be a support nightmare for a large organization, and eventually for Sun.
One of the screenshots in the article ( http://img.osnews.com/img/5286/jds7.png ) is a picture of a few different applications running on JDS, and I thought it was interesting that every single one of the applications in the shot rendered menus differently. Different colors, different fonts, different metrics and text sizes, even different semantics for shortcuts (one used 'C' for ctrl, another used Ctrl, etc.)
Yeah, people who have no respect for commercial products will definitely respect the GPL/LGPL. Countries with no respect for human rights or even copyright will definitely honor the GPL/LGPL, too.
Just FYI, there was an Alt-Tab enhancement released for Win2k (or maybe XP, I forget) by the MS developers that showed you screenshots of the windows in the alt-tab dialog instead of icons. I used it for a bit, and it was pretty cool, but I never used alt-tab anyway so I got rid of it.
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Electric car? Aren't we supposed to have flying cars by now? I mean, come on. An aircraft maker should be making flying cars, not electric ones!
Why would they use a pen when they can use crayons?
The GBA's screen was harder to see than the GBC's, and the GBA-SP removed the headphone port. Other than that, I agree with you.
If this is true, this is an absolutely brilliant idea. A few hundred megs of storage memory and you've basically eliminated the need for memory cards for the average game player, and without having to spend ~$40 or more on a hard disk for each console (of course, I'm sure MS got volume discounts.) That, and switching to some sort of flash system would cut down on noise, heat output, energy usage, and failure rate. This is a really good idea.
Of course, we all know how much sense it makes for men to determine the time of Christ's return by creating their own armageddon, right?
Especially since your hotmail account is free and provided by Microsoft. The evil capitalists are trying to make money off of an email service that they offer for free, by sending you emails using it! The horror, the horror!
The video drivers are probably not optimized for 64-bit at all. In fact, I wouldn't be suprised if the box doesn't have native drivers at all, and is using MS's standard SVGA/VESA drivers. Those drivers are slow and any PC using them is going to feel horribly sluggish, even if it has a 3Ghz P4.
It is a responsibility of the end-user to keep a computer secure. If you are in control of your PC, it is your responsibility.
If the end user was to grant full control over his computer to Microsoft, then it wouldn't be his responsibility to keep it up to date.
'Secure' technlologies like the DRM used in iTunes' M4P and WMP's WMA files are exactly that - granting some of your control over your computer to those companies in exchange for being able to get music files.
In this case, by granting some of your control over your PC to Microsoft (allowing them to automatically update your PC with new fixes) you can gain more security.
But do you really want to leave your security and privacy in the hands of a corporation? Or would you rather spend the time to do it yourself? You can't have it both ways. Either you keep your PC secure (either by updating Windows often and using a firewall and not visiting random sites and opening random attachments, etc., or by switching to a more secure operating system), or you let someone else do it for you.
Millions of users all over the world, and hundreds of thousands of developers all over the world, is 'infinitely less'? Apparently we're operating under different standards of value here.
iTMS was hardly the first online music store. It was arguably the first good one, but hardly the first one. Apple didn't really innovate there, they just did a damn good job (which is good enough, IMO.)
RTFA. Popup blocker included.
(Isn't this even mentioned in the article description? I mean, really, how kneejerk can you get)
Like, yeah, I was like, downloading this doc file, and like, I opened it in wordpad, and like, it was like beep beep beep, and it was gone. It was a really good doc file. I like, bought a mac? And now, I don't even need to read the doc file, because, like, who cares about windows anyway?
I just read through that thing - there are a lot of good fixes in there. For one, they've apparently made a lot of changes to IE that will make it less of a pain in the ass to use. Some major changes to popup windows in general - they're making it much harder to trick users with popups.
They also seem to have made a lot of changes to the firewalling stuff - firewalling is on by default, too. They also made it so that the File Sharing and Networking ports only work in the local subnet -this means people won't be able to hit you with Windows Messenger spams from the 'net anymore, or access your RPC ports... good stuff.
Maybe, just maybe, MS will eventually get security right. This Service Pack appears to be a sizable step in the right direction.
And of course, having a password renders your Windows computer invulnerable to all manner of exploit and security hole.
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No, not at all. You just have to become a pop star first.
I still love how a while back Apple had said they would never use 'inferior Intel technologies' in their computers, and now they use Intel/x86-oriented technologies like USB and PCI in their systems.
It's definitely good to know that they're willing to sacrifice principle for the good of the industry...
I believe you mean he is building a frickin' rocket.
While they're at it, they should make it so you can't install GNOME apps either, or Java apps. They should require you to use only the applications included in the distribution. Anything else would be a support nightmare for a large organization, and eventually for Sun.
Yes. The menus are the most drastic difference in that shot, though, and that caught my eye - the differences go beyond just themes.
One of the screenshots in the article ( http://img.osnews.com/img/5286/jds7.png ) is a picture of a few different applications running on JDS, and I thought it was interesting that every single one of the applications in the shot rendered menus differently.
Different colors, different fonts, different metrics and text sizes, even different semantics for shortcuts (one used 'C' for ctrl, another used Ctrl, etc.)
Yeah, people who have no respect for commercial products will definitely respect the GPL/LGPL. Countries with no respect for human rights or even copyright will definitely honor the GPL/LGPL, too.
Just FYI, there was an Alt-Tab enhancement released for Win2k (or maybe XP, I forget) by the MS developers that showed you screenshots of the windows in the alt-tab dialog instead of icons. I used it for a bit, and it was pretty cool, but I never used alt-tab anyway so I got rid of it.
And when they arrive, the peoples of earth shall TREMBLE under the gaze of their never-closing eyes! The very core of the earth shall be smitten by unquenchable fire, and those who resist the glorious new world order of the Tablets will be used as fuel for the flames!
THE END IS NIGH, 'WARE THE COMING OF THE LINUX BASED TABLETS!!!11