Buying video games may cost you money Eating food may cost you money Having indoor plumbing may cost you money Riding a bike may cost you money Upgrading your video card may cost you money Using toilet paper may cost you money
APE is not a bug fixing tool. APE is a hack to the core of the OS. APE lets you run other hacks to reroute your audio, change the action of menu buttons and things like that.
I thought that the MOAB was going to look at Apple Software not software for Apple computers.
I am amazed that the media companies think that they can make more money by making their products suck more. Hence the long list of new media suckiness: DRMd DVDs, Location specific DVDs, DRMd CDs, un-skippable ads on DVDs, more ads in movie theaters, Gigli.
Skip the basic programming. Teach them how to write good requirements documents. Teach them that small changes (in their minds) mean big changes in code. Ask them what effect the change in the requirement that "all users will be inside the company" (and thus inside the Authentication/Authorization system / directory) to "some users may be outside the company" (suddenly need a way to get these users into the system and to manage their accounts and access).
Teach them to write really good Use Case documents. To really think through the scenarios for their programming project.
Have a set of programmers - who are really good - look at their requirements and use case documents and tell the Managers what they think they are building based on their documents.
They are managers. They need to be able to effectively communicate directions and needs to programmers. So teach them to communicate and document.
Or, teach them to hire good I.T. Architects to do it for them.
I think you misread my "stunned" as in "cool" where I really meant "stunned" as in "who the hell thought of this".
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Lawson's ERP runs on Cobol... on top of Oracle DB... with a JavaScript UI engine. Really! I'm not kidding. We are deploying it right now and (as an IT Architect) I must say that I was stunned by their architecture.
Had a guy come in with his resume. He had one. It was worn like tissue that's been in your pocket for a few months. He had taken an Exacto knife and cut out mistakes and changes and he had pasted on little pieces of changes here and there. It was so funny that we passed the guy around to various people to interview just so they could see this limp paper with holes. It looked like a joke from a WWII comedy - "after the censors".
No. He didn't get the job but I still remember him a decade later.
Experts are once again issuing a warning the newly released MS SettlemeNT contains a security flaw which could allow malicious coders to take over your Intellectual Property, delete files on your computer and gain control of your finances.
MS denies these allegations though insiders say Microsoft is working on a patch.
Back to you Neil.
This is what I sent to the RIAA throught their handy commnet section:
Your recent press release regarding the drop in CD sales was quite interesting but I believe you have missed the mark.
The music distribution industry used to be viewed as a neutral party in music. BMI was BMI. Listeners, like myself, would show some label loyalty but the true loyalty was to the musician.
When the music distribution industry decided to use an iron fist policy towards Napster and other file sharing systems, they became an evil force to many people.
The musicians complained about how little revenue they get from the distributors for their work. Every user of Napster was punished equally even if they used the P2P sharing for the good of music industry. The music distribution industry turned what was an excellent marketing opportunity into a PR nightmare.
Now, most consumers, view music distributors as evil power mongers who profit from others labors. The consumers view the attack on Napster as power grab not an anti-piracy fight.
If only you could roll back the clock and take a more pro-active, productive and positive roll in music sharing; the consumer might be willing to contribute to your bottom line.
As a final comment, I have downloaded music to check out new groups. I have owned pirated music... for while. If I liked what I heard, I bought the CD. If I didn't like it, I deleted the MP3. I discovered several new groups that I would not have know about if Napster hadn't existed. And, most importantly, I bought their CDs.
Now there are fewer ways for me to find music that I enjoy and I feel no compulsion to "support the music distribution industry". I look for bands who sell their music directly from their own web sites. I will buy from the band and help the band. The middle man - especially when they have shown their ugly greed - is no longer necessary and should be eliminated for almost all music exchanges.
"Who's afraid of C++" (by Steve Heller, AP Professional Press) is a good starting book. It assumes no knowledge of programming. It reads as a discussion between student and teacher and is based on a real teacher-student interaction.
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Buying video games may cost you money
Eating food may cost you money
Having indoor plumbing may cost you money
Riding a bike may cost you money
Upgrading your video card may cost you money
Using toilet paper may cost you money
APE is not a bug fixing tool. APE is a hack to the core of the OS. APE lets you run other hacks to reroute your audio, change the action of menu buttons and things like that.
I thought that the MOAB was going to look at Apple Software not software for Apple computers.
I am amazed that the media companies think that they can make more money by making their products suck more. Hence the long list of new media suckiness: DRMd DVDs, Location specific DVDs, DRMd CDs, un-skippable ads on DVDs, more ads in movie theaters, Gigli.
No wonder their sales numbers suck.
Skip the basic programming. Teach them how to write good requirements documents. Teach them that small changes (in their minds) mean big changes in code. Ask them what effect the change in the requirement that "all users will be inside the company" (and thus inside the Authentication/Authorization system / directory) to "some users may be outside the company" (suddenly need a way to get these users into the system and to manage their accounts and access).
Teach them to write really good Use Case documents. To really think through the scenarios for their programming project.
Have a set of programmers - who are really good - look at their requirements and use case documents and tell the Managers what they think they are building based on their documents.
They are managers. They need to be able to effectively communicate directions and needs to programmers. So teach them to communicate and document.
Or, teach them to hire good I.T. Architects to do it for them.
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I think you misread my "stunned" as in "cool" where I really meant "stunned" as in "who the hell thought of this".
Lawson's ERP runs on Cobol... on top of Oracle DB... with a JavaScript UI engine. Really! I'm not kidding. We are deploying it right now and (as an IT Architect) I must say that I was stunned by their architecture.
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Had a guy come in with his resume. He had one. It was worn like tissue that's been in your pocket for a few months. He had taken an Exacto knife and cut out mistakes and changes and he had pasted on little pieces of changes here and there. It was so funny that we passed the guy around to various people to interview just so they could see this limp paper with holes. It looked like a joke from a WWII comedy - "after the censors".
No. He didn't get the job but I still remember him a decade later.
Apple's iPod support page says you can get your battery replaced for $99 - not cheap but not $250 either.
PDA Smart offers $69 replacement service or a do-it-yourself kit for $59. Which Geek.com raved about
If the guys can't Google, they shouldn't buy expensive toys.
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Come on guys. Stop it. I'm gunna pee my pants.
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And who got money from Microsoft?
" How does one go about educating co-workers on the evils of these third party services, which are currently 'helping' the Marketing department? "
The Clue-by-Four works pretty well and is easily purchased at most hardware stores.
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I thought it was another Microsoft article.
Experts are once again issuing a warning the newly released MS SettlemeNT contains a security flaw which could allow malicious coders to take over your Intellectual Property, delete files on your computer and gain control of your finances. MS denies these allegations though insiders say Microsoft is working on a patch. Back to you Neil.
Your recent press release regarding the drop in CD sales was quite interesting but I believe you have missed the mark.
The music distribution industry used to be viewed as a neutral party in music. BMI was BMI. Listeners, like myself, would show some label loyalty but the true loyalty was to the musician.
When the music distribution industry decided to use an iron fist policy towards Napster and other file sharing systems, they became an evil force to many people.
The musicians complained about how little revenue they get from the distributors for their work. Every user of Napster was punished equally even if they used the P2P sharing for the good of music industry. The music distribution industry turned what was an excellent marketing opportunity into a PR nightmare.
Now, most consumers, view music distributors as evil power mongers who profit from others labors. The consumers view the attack on Napster as power grab not an anti-piracy fight.
If only you could roll back the clock and take a more pro-active, productive and positive roll in music sharing; the consumer might be willing to contribute to your bottom line.
As a final comment, I have downloaded music to check out new groups. I have owned pirated music... for while. If I liked what I heard, I bought the CD. If I didn't like it, I deleted the MP3. I discovered several new groups that I would not have know about if Napster hadn't existed. And, most importantly, I bought their CDs.
Now there are fewer ways for me to find music that I enjoy and I feel no compulsion to "support the music distribution industry". I look for bands who sell their music directly from their own web sites. I will buy from the band and help the band. The middle man - especially when they have shown their ugly greed - is no longer necessary and should be eliminated for almost all music exchanges.
Sincerely.
"Who's afraid of C++" (by Steve Heller, AP Professional Press) is a good starting book. It assumes no knowledge of programming. It reads as a discussion between student and teacher and is based on a real teacher-student interaction.