I do the same thing for my parents and in-laws but have them run as a limited user in XP. With the exception of non-MS software, their systems get updated automatically and I haven't had any significant problems except explaining what the occasional dialog xyz means. I do have to update Firefox for them which is not ideal.
My personal system uses PDF Xchange Viewer. But on another that has Acrobat Reader 8.x installed, I'm not able to find the dll in question. I never upgraded to 9.x on that system due to bloat but guess new features will come with bugs/vulnerabilities.
While I don't have any direct experience, I have heard about someone like this from middle management. Maybe this Chatter will provide the stats to prove those individuals do that. People already know who they are but they are allowed to continue doing that because they have the ear of someone else who is higher up in the food chain.
Unlike most Americans who do among other things like text and talk on the phone while driving, Germans actually know how to drive and concentrate on the road. Their roads with no speed limits forces them to be more responsible. No wonder their roads are safer.
Yes it is a little bit confusing. You may want to Google for "quickspecs" + the HP model you're interested.
"quickspecs 8440w"
Most times I try it the first one links would be the HTML version. In the above example, the first link unfortunately is the PDF version and you don't get the HTML version unless you click on the 4th one, and that is its overview page.
Just run regedit and search for all instances of rundll32.exe. You will find there are quite a few entries that do not fully qualify the dlls they want to access. Some entries even have rundll32.exe not fully-qualified.
Why would Google do that if its updates occur frequently due to they being deltas and of smaller sizes? Would it not make any difference since users are most likely patched up already? I can understand for users who are using the portable versions--like me--unless there are more portable users than there are who install the regular app.
They're the same media as regular CD-Rs but the RIAA gets a cut of the sale. So it's RIAA double-dipping especially for people who aren't aware, make their own music and use these "Music" CD-Rs.
Absolutely. If this guy didn't make wild, preposterous claims, he wouldn't get the types of comments he is trying to avoid. I wonder if he gets a kickback.
Blaming others who posts "xyz was an idiot; here's a picture" is just putting their heads in the sand and ignoring the fact that they are an idiot in the first place.
When the "internet" was generally available in the form of social networking sites like Slashdot, somebody thought the Usenet Netiquette FAQ was obsolete so people ignored common sense and wrote whatever thought that popped in their heads. I'm not sure if people actually paid attention to the Netiquette back in the mid 1990s but at least they should be aware of such a thing. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855
No. A touchpad/trackball is much better than mice because you can always use your other hands/fingers or both hands to do pinching. A mouse normally requires you to use a specific finger for clicking so it embodies RSI--repetitive motion forced on specific parts of the body.
Running too high a clock on an electrical parallel interface causes discrepancies in trace length to be an issue so it's simpler to use a serial interface. In addition, interference between different wires may make the connection unreliable in a parallel interface.
I think it has more to do with their habit of using space most efficiently. Land is a scarce resource in Japan and if you look at people's houses in cities or shops you will see things packed into every nook and cranny.
Maybe so but I would bet if you did something to a piece of hardware that rendered it inoperable, you would probably post some message asking "I've managed to brick my xyz, does anyone know how to unbrick it?"
I would say brick is an inoperable device that could potentially be unbricked.
And if you really think about it, most hardware could be made to work again if you have the right tools--from BIOS recovery mode for PCs, JTAG interfaces, unsolder flash chips.
I don't think a normal company would issue a recall unless it were a life-and-death situation like failed Li-Ion batteries. The Xbox 360's RROD issue did not get a recall. It was much cheaper for Microsoft to extend warranties.
Apple should do a recall (provided they could fix the problem) since there aren't as many iPhone 4s out in customers' hands and doing so would show the world their products' price premium is worth it. I have read a few individuals who have had their Apple products replaced with new/upgraded products even though they were out of warranty. My thoughts were these are isolated incidents. If Apple did a general recall, it would show they care more than the average corporation. Dragging their feet right now hurts them a little bit now and resentment will probably rise with each passing day without them clearly saying with what's actually wrong with the phone and how they plan on correcting it. Issuing a software patch just doesn't sound right. I think they could make this a PR win if they respond in the right way but they need to do it sooner than later--later, the iPhone 4 could be as infamous as the Apple///. The bumpers are a non-starter since Anandtech has already shown that they prevent people from connecting any accessories.
Unfortunately it was Steve Jobs who suggested to hold the phone another way and I don't think Apple's PR department would go against him. It would probably take its board of directors to make Steve change his tune if he doesn't reconsider.
Forecast Fox could be made to work here http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1876795&sid=20e6ed03a165322bb459cf6a8a180d0d and BetterPrivacy's author has a developer build (1.47.5dev) that works under 4.0beta at http://netticat.ath.cx/Install The BetterPrivacy install crashed my machine (and I run as a limited user). After the restart, the add-on manager showed it installed correctly. I clicked on install multiple times due to me blocking the website from installing add-ons, and the add-on manager didn't allow me to remove extensions (duplicated) before the restart.
Copied places.sqlite, cookies.sqlite over to the portable version and I had my 3.x browsing history synced to 4beta.
Under XP/Server 2003, only extensions that don't work correctly are Forecast Fox and BetterPrivacy. Add to SearchBar, FlashBlock, and oldBar work even though people have said it's incompatible.
I've done this while I have been in China but for some reason the ssh connection will generate a socket error on read after as soon as a minute after I've established the connection. Perhaps it is SSH's inflexibility with unreliable connections; using a MS PPTP-based remote VPN connection worked much better. I also tried L2TP connections and they worked well, too.
Anyone know how to tune ssh for (presumably) unreliable/spotty net connections?
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I do the same thing for my parents and in-laws but have them run as a limited user in XP. With the exception of non-MS software, their systems get updated automatically and I haven't had any significant problems except explaining what the occasional dialog xyz means. I do have to update Firefox for them which is not ideal.
My personal system uses PDF Xchange Viewer. But on another that has Acrobat Reader 8.x installed, I'm not able to find the dll in question. I never upgraded to 9.x on that system due to bloat but guess new features will come with bugs/vulnerabilities.
While I don't have any direct experience, I have heard about someone like this from middle management. Maybe this Chatter will provide the stats to prove those individuals do that. People already know who they are but they are allowed to continue doing that because they have the ear of someone else who is higher up in the food chain.
Unlike most Americans who do among other things like text and talk on the phone while driving, Germans actually know how to drive and concentrate on the road. Their roads with no speed limits forces them to be more responsible. No wonder their roads are safer.
Yes it is a little bit confusing. You may want to Google for "quickspecs" + the HP model you're interested.
"quickspecs 8440w"
Most times I try it the first one links would be the HTML version. In the above example, the first link unfortunately is the PDF version and you don't get the HTML version unless you click on the 4th one, and that is its overview page.
24 minutes 46 seconds--24 minutes 49 seconds was pretty good. Some of the saves down the middle were also quite nice.
Getting stuff to compile first time is easy. Getting it to work properly the first time, that's something else.
Just run regedit and search for all instances of rundll32.exe. You will find there are quite a few entries that do not fully qualify the dlls they want to access. Some entries even have rundll32.exe not fully-qualified.
Why would Google do that if its updates occur frequently due to they being deltas and of smaller sizes? Would it not make any difference since users are most likely patched up already? I can understand for users who are using the portable versions--like me--unless there are more portable users than there are who install the regular app.
They're the same media as regular CD-Rs but the RIAA gets a cut of the sale. So it's RIAA double-dipping especially for people who aren't aware, make their own music and use these "Music" CD-Rs.
A bit off topic but I also enjoyed this Amazon review of an equally-ridiculous product. http://www.amazon.com/review/R2HXVIKJY27SHC/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
Absolutely. If this guy didn't make wild, preposterous claims, he wouldn't get the types of comments he is trying to avoid. I wonder if he gets a kickback.
Blaming others who posts "xyz was an idiot; here's a picture" is just putting their heads in the sand and ignoring the fact that they are an idiot in the first place.
When the "internet" was generally available in the form of social networking sites like Slashdot, somebody thought the Usenet Netiquette FAQ was obsolete so people ignored common sense and wrote whatever thought that popped in their heads. I'm not sure if people actually paid attention to the Netiquette back in the mid 1990s but at least they should be aware of such a thing. http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1855
Divorce and take half?
Any chance he'll get hit by the IRS for tax evasion?
No. A touchpad/trackball is much better than mice because you can always use your other hands/fingers or both hands to do pinching. A mouse normally requires you to use a specific finger for clicking so it embodies RSI--repetitive motion forced on specific parts of the body.
Running too high a clock on an electrical parallel interface causes discrepancies in trace length to be an issue so it's simpler to use a serial interface. In addition, interference between different wires may make the connection unreliable in a parallel interface.
I think it has more to do with their habit of using space most efficiently. Land is a scarce resource in Japan and if you look at people's houses in cities or shops you will see things packed into every nook and cranny.
I didn't know Microsoft Excel could be used as a container for all these video streams.
Maybe so but I would bet if you did something to a piece of hardware that rendered it inoperable, you would probably post some message asking "I've managed to brick my xyz, does anyone know how to unbrick it?"
I would say brick is an inoperable device that could potentially be unbricked.
And if you really think about it, most hardware could be made to work again if you have the right tools--from BIOS recovery mode for PCs, JTAG interfaces, unsolder flash chips.
I don't think a normal company would issue a recall unless it were a life-and-death situation like failed Li-Ion batteries. The Xbox 360's RROD issue did not get a recall. It was much cheaper for Microsoft to extend warranties.
Apple should do a recall (provided they could fix the problem) since there aren't as many iPhone 4s out in customers' hands and doing so would show the world their products' price premium is worth it. I have read a few individuals who have had their Apple products replaced with new/upgraded products even though they were out of warranty. My thoughts were these are isolated incidents. If Apple did a general recall, it would show they care more than the average corporation. Dragging their feet right now hurts them a little bit now and resentment will probably rise with each passing day without them clearly saying with what's actually wrong with the phone and how they plan on correcting it. Issuing a software patch just doesn't sound right. I think they could make this a PR win if they respond in the right way but they need to do it sooner than later--later, the iPhone 4 could be as infamous as the Apple ///. The bumpers are a non-starter since Anandtech has already shown that they prevent people from connecting any accessories.
Unfortunately it was Steve Jobs who suggested to hold the phone another way and I don't think Apple's PR department would go against him. It would probably take its board of directors to make Steve change his tune if he doesn't reconsider.
Forecast Fox could be made to work here http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1876795&sid=20e6ed03a165322bb459cf6a8a180d0d and BetterPrivacy's author has a developer build (1.47.5dev) that works under 4.0beta at http://netticat.ath.cx/Install The BetterPrivacy install crashed my machine (and I run as a limited user). After the restart, the add-on manager showed it installed correctly. I clicked on install multiple times due to me blocking the website from installing add-ons, and the add-on manager didn't allow me to remove extensions (duplicated) before the restart.
Thanks for that!
Copied places.sqlite, cookies.sqlite over to the portable version and I had my 3.x browsing history synced to 4beta.
Under XP/Server 2003, only extensions that don't work correctly are Forecast Fox and BetterPrivacy. Add to SearchBar, FlashBlock, and oldBar work even though people have said it's incompatible.
I've done this while I have been in China but for some reason the ssh connection will generate a socket error on read after as soon as a minute after I've established the connection. Perhaps it is SSH's inflexibility with unreliable connections; using a MS PPTP-based remote VPN connection worked much better. I also tried L2TP connections and they worked well, too.
Anyone know how to tune ssh for (presumably) unreliable/spotty net connections?