Imagine this scenario: Everybody but Novell gives the go-ahead for GPL v3 in the Linux kernel: -Novell says no: They have to re-write/back port everything new in the Kernel for SUSE -Novell says yes: Novell must reneg on the "Deal with the Devil" and get sued by MS
or -Novell says yes: Novell get sued by the FSF for not reneging on the "Deal with the Devil".
It will take some time (5y, 10y tops) and MS will buy Novell, puppet of 2007 By then, they'll probably even buddle Exchange and SQL
I know I might be trollin' a bit here but I still think "Novell's deal with the devil" is a win-win for MS: -Suse Dies => big woop for MS -Linux Dies (as if) => party time @ MS (and possibly the break up of MS a-la-ma-bell) -Suse becomes real big => MS gets first dibs to buy/control it. MS:parasite of the IT
After you put in the CD(or DVD or any disc!), hold the shift key until it stops spinning. Yes you can disable "autorun" somewhat in properties but I have seen some situations where you get autorun'd anyhow.
The Real solution, however is ditching windows and going Linux. Any flavour except MS Linux (Suse)
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-install at the root of C:\ (users and power users have no Write perms there by default) -are hard coded that way so you can't move them to program files. -Change permissions of folders to Full Control for Everyone group (security.. what's that?) -only work for the user account that installed it. -are packaged in Installshit Quasi-MSI format that can't run Unattended or need Setup.exe -phone home without telling you (ie Nero, MS updates, WGA) -con you installing patches to you application that cripples a feature of the app to force you to upgrade (QuickBooks) -come bundled with spyware/adware (Adobe Acrobat reader 5x and up)
MS and their MSI standard is not helping much: -Setting Permission using MSI's "Lock Permissions" is a joke since it trashes and replaces existing permissions. Must use SETACL (http://setacl.sourceforge.net/) that will do inherited perms on anything -Setting Permission on services is not doable in MSI natively (again use SETACL) (Wise and Installshield are not helping here either, too busy changing owners) -In any version of Windows NT, Users cannot see the calendar by double clicking the time in the system tray. (so we gave end-users Power user accounts!!) -IE is part of the OS and runs funny with a User account -You can't defrag HDs without being an Admin.
If this makes most apps able to run without admin accounts it will be a step in the right direction. Where I work, I waste half my time tweaking and proding half-assed, government-mandated, useless POS apps just for them to work without being an administrator.
It seems Windows developers will always trade end-users security to prevent permissions-issue support calls. And *ALL* of them develop and test as administrators. QA'ing with a user account is too much work.
BTW: Yes, the other half of my time is paperwork.(close to TPS reports)
But does it stabilize the image? Most/all camera-phones take smeared pictures unless it's sittin' on a table or something. Also, the SD slot, is it standard or MicroSD? If it's MicroSD then you are begging to break it everytime to touch it. No thanks.
I'd also like REAL buttons. Not a membrane that will break when used alot or cold.
I'd be happy with phone that just has a decent 2MP camera with image stabiliser, an MP3 player with buttons outside the phone and most importantly a USB connection to load/unload pictures and music. As simple as it seems, you can find this yet. Portable combo gadgets like this will not replace dedicated devices for another 10-15 years. The reason: too much greed in the business. When IP phones start to give Cell phones companies a run for their money, you start seeing decent All-in-one phones.
Heck, All-in-one Printers are just now starting to be on-par with their dedicated brethren.
...if you sell BBQs and golf games. I was listening to a radio Show and the DST was the topic. It turns out that the makers of BBQs and the Golf lobby told Congress that DST was worth hundreds of millions of dollars for them and to continue the DST practice.
Teachers should teach because they enjoy it. Being "attracted" into it isn't going to make them be good teachers.
Therefore, if they start paying math and science teachers alot more we'll the same problems we had with computer people during the y2k boom: dim-wits with papers and big pay. They'll create messes that only people with experience AND knowledge can fix.
Intuit had a Quickbooks Starter Edition 2007 but it doesn't import my old stuff. Sounds familliar? I endded up buy Quickbooks Pro 2007 for $200 instead of $40 just for the import feature.
BTW: I didn't upgrade until this year because at some point in the product's life, Intuit sends an updates that *KILLS* functionality like the ability to reconscile your bank account online. Nothing changed on the bank's side, Intuit just disabled the code at my end. Now that's customer service!
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That will work only if you can extradite NBD Television Ltd in London to the states.
Not too likely to happen.
Imagine this scenario:
Everybody but Novell gives the go-ahead for GPL v3 in the Linux kernel:
-Novell says no: They have to re-write/back port everything new in the Kernel for SUSE
-Novell says yes: Novell must reneg on the "Deal with the Devil" and get sued by MS
or
-Novell says yes: Novell get sued by the FSF for not reneging on the "Deal with the Devil".
Either way it's loose, loose, loose for Novell.
It's because they don't want to reverse engineer US technology for fear of the DMCA
Great Idea.
Let's send Paris Hilton on a one way trip.
FYI: The Yahoo beta also doesn't work in Mozilla v1.7, you need firefox 1.x and up.
It will take some time (5y, 10y tops) and MS will buy Novell, puppet of 2007
By then, they'll probably even buddle Exchange and SQL
I know I might be trollin' a bit here but I still think "Novell's deal with the devil" is a win-win for MS:
-Suse Dies => big woop for MS
-Linux Dies (as if) => party time @ MS (and possibly the break up of MS a-la-ma-bell)
-Suse becomes real big => MS gets first dibs to buy/control it.
MS:parasite of the IT
After you put in the CD(or DVD or any disc!), hold the shift key until it stops spinning.
Yes you can disable "autorun" somewhat in properties but I have seen some situations where you get autorun'd anyhow.
The Real solution, however is ditching windows and going Linux.
Any flavour except MS Linux (Suse)
1-Create an account
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http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join [openoffice.org]
2-Login and do a search on your bug/pet peeves
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi [openoffice.org]
(I did a search with component =Presentation Summary=audio and got this)
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue
3-Vote for this bug if it matches your problem. (At this time it has 203 votes!)
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2
CAVEAT: You might have to cut-n-paste the URLs yourself.
OpenOffice.org might not take links from Slashdot directly (too much traffic from lazy people)
TIPS: You have up to 5 votes. Sometimes you can place 2 votes on one issue.
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1-Create an account
_ type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEAT URE&issue_type=PATCH&component=Spreadsheet&issue_s tatus=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=ST ARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED& email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email 2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=i nclude&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&ch fieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=large&short_d esc_type=allwords&long_desc=large&long_desc_type=a llwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=substr ing&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=subs tring&keywords=&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0 =noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&orde r=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit +query
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http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join
2-Login and do a search on your bug/pet peeves
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi
(I did a search with component =Spreadsheet and Summary=Large and got this)
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue
3-Vote for this bug if it matches your problem. (At this time it has only 3 votes!)
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1
CAVEAT: You might have to cut-n-paste the URLs yourself.
OpenOffice.org might not take links from Slashdot directly (too much traffic from lazy people)
TIPS: You have up to 5 votes. Sometimes you can place 2 votes on one issue.
Many shit pieces I see:
-install at the root of C:\ (users and power users have no Write perms there by default)
-are hard coded that way so you can't move them to program files.
-Change permissions of folders to Full Control for Everyone group (security.. what's that?)
-only work for the user account that installed it.
-are packaged in Installshit Quasi-MSI format that can't run Unattended or need Setup.exe
-phone home without telling you (ie Nero, MS updates, WGA)
-con you installing patches to you application that cripples a feature of the app to force you to upgrade (QuickBooks)
-come bundled with spyware/adware (Adobe Acrobat reader 5x and up)
MS and their MSI standard is not helping much:
-Setting Permission using MSI's "Lock Permissions" is a joke since it trashes and replaces existing permissions. Must use SETACL (http://setacl.sourceforge.net/) that will do inherited perms on anything
-Setting Permission on services is not doable in MSI natively (again use SETACL)
(Wise and Installshield are not helping here either, too busy changing owners)
-In any version of Windows NT, Users cannot see the calendar by double clicking the time in the system tray. (so we gave end-users Power user accounts!!)
-IE is part of the OS and runs funny with a User account
-You can't defrag HDs without being an Admin.
If this makes most apps able to run without admin accounts it will be a step in the right direction.
Where I work, I waste half my time tweaking and proding half-assed, government-mandated, useless POS apps just for them to work without being an administrator.
It seems Windows developers will always trade end-users security to prevent permissions-issue support calls. And *ALL* of them develop and test as administrators. QA'ing with a user account is too much work.
BTW: Yes, the other half of my time is paperwork.(close to TPS reports)
Vomit bags included in case the user gets dizzy from spinning.
Yes but by invitation only.
;)
Your invitation card is actually a incredibly capable laptop with Vista installed.
But does it stabilize the image?
Most/all camera-phones take smeared pictures unless it's sittin' on a table or something.
Also, the SD slot, is it standard or MicroSD?
If it's MicroSD then you are begging to break it everytime to touch it.
No thanks.
I'd also like REAL buttons.
Not a membrane that will break when used alot or cold.
I'd be happy with phone that just has a decent 2MP camera with image stabiliser, an MP3 player with buttons outside the phone and most importantly a USB connection to load/unload pictures and music. As simple as it seems, you can find this yet.
Portable combo gadgets like this will not replace dedicated devices for another 10-15 years. The reason: too much greed in the business. When IP phones start to give Cell phones companies a run for their money, you start seeing decent All-in-one phones.
Heck, All-in-one Printers are just now starting to be on-par with their dedicated brethren.
...if you sell BBQs and golf games.
I was listening to a radio Show and the DST was the topic.
It turns out that the makers of BBQs and the Golf lobby told Congress that DST was worth hundreds of millions of dollars for them and to continue the DST practice.
There is one workaround: disable the network card during patch installs.
The acticle states that the Patches themselves ar calling home!
Avoiding WGA and WU doesn't stop MS from getting a jingle.
Bandwidth usage is paid at both ends.
So wonder the Internet is getting slow.
Everytime I fire it up, my cablemodem gets busy.
The reason we need cooling so much is because of the heat is WASTE.
We only started to need CPU fans with 486s and up.
They need to just prevent the waste in the first place like they are currently tying to do and the problem will go away, without liquid cooling.
Teachers should teach because they enjoy it. Being "attracted" into it isn't going to make them be good teachers.
Therefore, if they start paying math and science teachers alot more we'll the same problems we had with computer people during the y2k boom: dim-wits with papers and big pay. They'll create messes that only people with experience AND knowledge can fix.
(Not the caulking...)
http://www.mono-project.com/
I have Quickbooks 99'
Intuit had a Quickbooks Starter Edition 2007 but it doesn't import my old stuff.
Sounds familliar?
I endded up buy Quickbooks Pro 2007 for $200 instead of $40 just for the import feature.
BTW: I didn't upgrade until this year because at some point in the product's life,
Intuit sends an updates that *KILLS* functionality like the ability to reconscile your bank account online. Nothing changed on the bank's side, Intuit just disabled the code at my end.
Now that's customer service!
What color is the sky in their world?
Green.
Fans of "Charlie Jade", I see.
(http://imdb.com/title/tt0408378/)
Does anybody know if they plan to make a season 2?