Please elaborate. I personally don't remember any major problem ever with PDF files. I sure must have had minor issues (which I have forgotten since), but "PDF hell", come on?
but what about the other features, such as the visual voicemail?
It seems to me that the visual voicemail is the ONLY feature which requires an explicit support from the network operator.
All other features simply require an IP connection, provided either over GSM or WiFi.
In the meantime, my Treo is working fine. Why? Because it relies on the POP protocol used over a TCP/IP network. Traditional, boring, standards-based and reliable.
Yes, my TCP/IP is provided over GPRS, but I hope that my next Treo (linux-based?) will offer a Wi-Fi connection as well.
Maybe they'll get an ISO standard, but I have the feeling that an IETF standard would be out of question. Look at the requirement for being just a "Draft standard" (see here):
A specification from which at least two independent and interoperable
implementations from different code bases have been developed, and
for which sufficient successful operational experience has been
obtained, may be elevated to the "Draft Standard" level.
Outside Office 2007, who would ever implement this "standard"?
this is what Microsoft has pretty much *always* been, by design. Except for the guy with the lousy haircut, Microsoft intentionally divided into business units that were to behave as independent "companies."
Then Microsoft should be easy to be split up in a few independant companies?
The only device I've seen that really makes is all work easily is the Palm OS-based Treos.
I fully agree. After more than 2 years with my Treo 600, I switched to a SonyEricsson M600i. Very nice, small, classy, UMTS, UIQ 3, it has all the features you could wish for. Guess what? After one month I gave up and went back to my good old Treo because, contrarily to the M600i:
it works
it works fast
if it crashes (about once a month and not once a week), at least it boots in 10 seconds and not one minute
PalmOS may be technically outdated, but you can't beat it for quickly entering a "to do" or a meeting. My next phone is going to be a Treo 680: yes, it is only a better Treo 600 (smaller, faster, etc.), it is not revolutionary, but at least it will work:-)
One significant reason why the iPod -- crippled as it is under its own DRM and Applephilic burdens
The iPod itself it not crippled with DRM.
iTunes itself it not crippled with DRM.
It is only when you buy music from the iTunes Music Store that you get DRM. And as a recent study showed (see yesterday's news), not so many people do it...
Sure, the iPod doesn't play Ogg, but as long as you stick with plain vanilla MP3, you should be fine.
Why again do people still buy hardware with DRM at all?
It has nothing to do with the hardware, it is just a matter of software and data format. If you want to avoid problems, just choose any MP3 player and stick to the MP3 format. Which is what 90% of the people do:-)
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The mozilla suite was replaced by discrete components because thats what people wanted - AND ITS WORKED.
I disagree. FireFox has been more successful than the Mozilla suite for various reasons, including:
- it is better polished. - it is easier to use. - it has configurable toolbars. - its bookmarks manager is much better than the one of the Mozilla suite (think bookmark groups...). - IIRC it had tabs right from the start.
Basically, a few persons didn't like Mozilla and made something better. I see no reasons why this couldn't have been done in the suite...
Lets use a real world example. Microsoft Word uses technologies like 'Ink' and as well as even voice structure, in addition to rich media formats
The two examples that you provide are probably used by 0.01% of Microsoft Word documents. I would not call them "real world" examples.
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You don't need a GMail account per se to see a published calendar. You can publish a public link to an XML or iCal version of your calendar to be viewed by anyone (with or without a GMail account)
Yes, but you only get the raw iCal data, which an average user will not be able to use.
What I would like is a basic HTML-rendition of the calendar to be served by default to my friend who have neither yet a GMail account, nor an iCal-compatible client like iCal or Mozilla Lightning. Which means most of my friends:-)
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After a few tests, I have the feeling that you need a GMail account to at least _see_ a published calendar, right?
If yes, it is a pity. If google wants to convince people to switch to GMail, they should at least allow them to just have a look (some kind of preview) to a published GMail calendar...
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It worked for me (Europe time zone).
But the accentuated characters were lost during the import, I had to correct them by hand.
Seriously. I want OSX on my Dell laptop. This isn't rocket science, people.
This could be relatively simple: just develop a virtualisation system that emulates the Mac hardware, and run it on your Dell laptop. Or better, mine:-)
VMWare, are you listening?
Most people think of virtualisation as a way run Windows on a Mac hardware, but the opposite would be, well, interesting. And I don't see very well how Apple could prevent it from happening....
As much as I like the principle of using standards-based formats, I am not 100% sure that ODF is well suited to the archiving business. Even PDF itself is not well suited, therefore the existence of the PDF/A standard. PDF/A defines a subset of PDF, leaving out features that present a risk for the long-term capability of reading the document; for instance, audio or video content, non-embedded fonts, javascript, etc... I would not be surprised if a format as rich as ODF also included such features.
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And in related news, the oil industry claims that bicycles are costing them 100 B$ a year of lost revenue in the US alone.
Which means no more PDF hell.
Please elaborate. I personally don't remember any major problem ever with PDF files. I sure must have had minor issues (which I have forgotten since), but "PDF hell", come on?
but what about the other features, such as the visual voicemail?
It seems to me that the visual voicemail is the ONLY feature which requires an explicit support from the network operator. All other features simply require an IP connection, provided either over GSM or WiFi.
Ubuntu, Fedora, SUSE, Redhat, Gentoo, Slackware, Debian?
This makes seven, not much more than the six "distros" of Windows Vista...
In the meantime, my Treo is working fine. Why? Because it relies on the POP protocol used over a TCP/IP network. Traditional, boring, standards-based and reliable.
Yes, my TCP/IP is provided over GPRS, but I hope that my next Treo (linux-based?) will offer a Wi-Fi connection as well.
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Any way that the open source community could embrace and extend Open XML?
Maybe its hypervisors, I don't know what it is ... Maybe it's a new user interface paradigm for consumers. It's too early for me to talk about it ...
Of course. They need OS X 10.5's features to be announced first.
Steve Jobs is Disney's biggest shareholder. I wonder if he would also favour DRM-free movies...
Outside Office 2007, who would ever implement this "standard"?
this is what Microsoft has pretty much *always* been, by design. Except for the guy with the lousy haircut, Microsoft intentionally divided into business units that were to behave as independent "companies."
Then Microsoft should be easy to be split up in a few independant companies?
Clinton's lie about "not having sexual relations with that girl"
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For me, lying to protect your privacy is not an issue. Of course, I am not american
In a country that is stupid enough to allow software patents, which I'm sad to say includes your country [Japan]
Typical Stallman: factually correct, but.... was it necessary to say it in such an agressive way? Especially in Japan...
The Nokia Communicators are the best phone/pda combo's, hands down. You can't put one loose in your pocket for fear of scratching the screen
At least, you can put a Treo in a regular pocket. Try this with your brick...
Treo's are outdated.
I don't care, as long as it does the job.
I fully agree. After more than 2 years with my Treo 600, I switched to a SonyEricsson M600i. Very nice, small, classy, UMTS, UIQ 3, it has all the features you could wish for. Guess what? After one month I gave up and went back to my good old Treo because, contrarily to the M600i:
- it works
- it works fast
- if it crashes (about once a month and not once a week), at least it boots in 10 seconds and not one minute
PalmOS may be technically outdated, but you can't beat it for quickly entering a "to do" or a meeting. My next phone is going to be a Treo 680: yes, it is only a better Treo 600 (smaller, faster, etc.), it is not revolutionary, but at least it will workThis is also what I said, until :
- I could not find one specific CD in my usual shops.
- Just before going on holidays, I hadn't the time to go shopping for a CD.
- The iTMS album was 50% cheaper than the CD (agreed, this may not happen so often on mainstream music).
And now, my iPod has 5% of DRM'ed music. I think I can live with this.One significant reason why the iPod -- crippled as it is under its own DRM and Applephilic burdens
The iPod itself it not crippled with DRM.
iTunes itself it not crippled with DRM.
It is only when you buy music from the iTunes Music Store that you get DRM. And as a recent study showed (see yesterday's news), not so many people do it...
Sure, the iPod doesn't play Ogg, but as long as you stick with plain vanilla MP3, you should be fine.
Why again do people still buy hardware with DRM at all?
:-)
It has nothing to do with the hardware, it is just a matter of software and data format. If you want to avoid problems, just choose any MP3 player and stick to the MP3 format. Which is what 90% of the people do
The mozilla suite was replaced by discrete components because thats what people wanted - AND ITS WORKED.
I disagree. FireFox has been more successful than the Mozilla suite for various reasons, including:
- it is better polished.
- it is easier to use.
- it has configurable toolbars.
- its bookmarks manager is much better than the one of the Mozilla suite (think bookmark groups...).
- IIRC it had tabs right from the start.
Basically, a few persons didn't like Mozilla and made something better. I see no reasons why this couldn't have been done in the suite...
Lets use a real world example. Microsoft Word uses technologies like 'Ink' and as well as even voice structure, in addition to rich media formats
The two examples that you provide are probably used by 0.01% of Microsoft Word documents. I would not call them "real world" examples.
You don't need a GMail account per se to see a published calendar. You can publish a public link to an XML or iCal version of your calendar to be viewed by anyone (with or without a GMail account)
:-)
Yes, but you only get the raw iCal data, which an average user will not be able to use.
What I would like is a basic HTML-rendition of the calendar to be served by default to my friend who have neither yet a GMail account, nor an iCal-compatible client like iCal or Mozilla Lightning. Which means most of my friends
After a few tests, I have the feeling that you need a GMail account to at least _see_ a published calendar, right?
If yes, it is a pity. If google wants to convince people to switch to GMail, they should at least allow them to just have a look (some kind of preview) to a published GMail calendar...
It worked for me (Europe time zone).
But the accentuated characters were lost during the import, I had to correct them by hand.
Too bad the iCal format is not XML-based...
Seriously. I want OSX on my Dell laptop. This isn't rocket science, people.
:-)
This could be relatively simple: just develop a virtualisation system that emulates the Mac hardware, and run it on your Dell laptop. Or better, mine
VMWare, are you listening?
Most people think of virtualisation as a way run Windows on a Mac hardware, but the opposite would be, well, interesting. And I don't see very well how Apple could prevent it from happening....
As much as I like the principle of using standards-based formats, I am not 100% sure that ODF is well suited to the archiving business. Even PDF itself is not well suited, therefore the existence of the PDF/A standard. PDF/A defines a subset of PDF, leaving out features that present a risk for the long-term capability of reading the document; for instance, audio or video content, non-embedded fonts, javascript, etc... I would not be surprised if a format as rich as ODF also included such features.
But at least they get rid of MS Office....
Microsoft will introduce a search engine better than Google in six months
So, in six months Microsoft claims to be better than what Google is today. Do they expect Google to be sleeping in the meantime?