So I tried using Windows XP a little a few weeks ago.. I quickly went back to, umm, er, '98 after experiencing DNS trouble with my ISP while using it..
But in the day or two of using it I had an application error spawn a process that sent system information INCLUDING personal information like REGISTRATION and whatever NAME you had in the appropriate field. I didnt even have a choice! Well -- you have a choice if you are at the machine when the error occurs. After a minute or so it sends it anyway.
It would be cool if I got a call from a tech support expert with an automatically open trouble ticket, but no.. That isnt what its for.. Its for taking personal information, matching it with your network location, and using it to whatever purpose they desire.
I'm sorry, but as a former full-time sysadmin, there is absolutely no excuse for losing data. Preserving your companies data is the #1 priority of any sysadmin, regardless of the company. And preserving data with 100% certainty is acheivable by anyone who takes the time to set things up right.
Wow.. You have acheived 100% Certainty? You must be the Almighty. Why the hell haven't you answered my prayers!?;)
-- AmbientBlue
Well... It has been a month -- possibly longer -- since MSN service worked with Everybuddy. That upsets me too.. Of course, it was because of changes to how MSN sends and receives messages. The point is, it didn't work (haven't tried using it since I first noticed it, has it been fixed?).
I only use MSN to chat with one or two users -- the rest of the time I just use it to tell me if I received.... Hotmail... uh... okay, anyway...
People are frustrated because there are a bunch of free Instant messenger clients and they all suck! MSN's reliability has been only slightly worse than ICQ or AIM.
Use a different Instant messenger client if you dont like or trust what you got. But you will have the same beef with the rest of them.
IMHO we should just take a deep breath and ride out the outages and the bugs. You want reliability? Doesn't exist -- But this is an old discussion.
-- AmbientBlue
Humm.. Was just thinking. This is not my strong suit, but it happens.
A lot of pushers will give away free dope to get new users.. When the users return, they are charged for the same dope.
All this time we have been getting a lot of free content. Someone thinks that it is addictive enough that people will now start buying it.
I think that is going to be a hard sell. Not because it is not worth something -- like many have written already, it is a subjective value, rather because the value (in our minds) has been free (minus shipping and handling).
To raise the cost of this from free to whatever, it will need to add value and alter the perception of the user. A "new and improved" content -- or something. This is tough, because so much money and effort has already been put into the current presentation. I guess content providers will just need to shell out more money to us programmers to make it "bigger and better", or "new and improved" so that a value other than free can be gained in the psychology of the Internet.
Be gentle.
-- AmbientBlue
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So I tried using Windows XP a little a few weeks ago.. I quickly went back to, umm, er, '98 after experiencing DNS trouble with my ISP while using it..
But in the day or two of using it I had an application error spawn a process that sent system information INCLUDING personal information like REGISTRATION and whatever NAME you had in the appropriate field. I didnt even have a choice! Well -- you have a choice if you are at the machine when the error occurs. After a minute or so it sends it anyway.
It would be cool if I got a call from a tech support expert with an automatically open trouble ticket, but no.. That isnt what its for.. Its for taking personal information, matching it with your network location, and using it to whatever purpose they desire.
Pretty F***ing sneaky.
Wow.. You have acheived 100% Certainty? You must be the Almighty. Why the hell haven't you answered my prayers!? ;)
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AmbientBlue
Well... It has been a month -- possibly longer -- since MSN service worked with Everybuddy. That upsets me too.. Of course, it was because of changes to how MSN sends and receives messages. The point is, it didn't work (haven't tried using it since I first noticed it, has it been fixed?). I only use MSN to chat with one or two users -- the rest of the time I just use it to tell me if I received.... Hotmail... uh... okay, anyway... People are frustrated because there are a bunch of free Instant messenger clients and they all suck! MSN's reliability has been only slightly worse than ICQ or AIM. Use a different Instant messenger client if you dont like or trust what you got. But you will have the same beef with the rest of them. IMHO we should just take a deep breath and ride out the outages and the bugs. You want reliability? Doesn't exist -- But this is an old discussion.
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AmbientBlue
Humm.. Was just thinking. This is not my strong suit, but it happens. A lot of pushers will give away free dope to get new users.. When the users return, they are charged for the same dope. All this time we have been getting a lot of free content. Someone thinks that it is addictive enough that people will now start buying it. I think that is going to be a hard sell. Not because it is not worth something -- like many have written already, it is a subjective value, rather because the value (in our minds) has been free (minus shipping and handling). To raise the cost of this from free to whatever, it will need to add value and alter the perception of the user. A "new and improved" content -- or something. This is tough, because so much money and effort has already been put into the current presentation. I guess content providers will just need to shell out more money to us programmers to make it "bigger and better", or "new and improved" so that a value other than free can be gained in the psychology of the Internet. Be gentle.
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AmbientBlue