About two years ago when I tried OpenLinux 2.2d, there was a nice text-based admin tool called 'LISA.' It was very similar to YAST, however I don't believe it had package maintenance utilities like YAST does.
I switched from SUSE 6.4 to Debian awhile back, so I haven't used it's update tool (I'm guessing that's a new 7.x feature). As far as I know, Debian's apt system still works the best for most people, but before I get offtopic on that, I'll end.
Why does how easy it is to get sample source code from a company determine if one company's software is better than the other? In my eyes, if one company's software is better, you should use it no matter how hard it is to get sample code. (Yes, there are other reasons not to use software, I'm just focusing on this one post).
Well, you can be assured that Bill Gates won't be returning to the dorms ever again, with an income totaling to billions of dollars, I think he's pretty well off without his college education.
While this Yahoo! article mentions alot about Pocket PC 2002's features, it does not mention that Palm OS has many of the same, as well. Here is a description of PalmOS' platform. It clearly states that PalmOS 4.0 has 16-bit color, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, faster universal serial bus (USB) connections, and support for wireless Internet. Here, the site goes into even more detail on it's features.
What I found interesting in Pocket PC 2002 is that it comes with Windows Media Player, and an Outlook client. However, users in PalmOS can listen to media and send e-mail too, it just isn't your godly Microsoft applications. Just my two cents on the matter...
Caldera's OpenLinux 2.2d was the first Linux flavor I ever tried (I borrowed a book from the library with an OpenLinux CD in it and made a copy:P). It was a pretty good distribution, infact, it's probably the one RPM-based distribution that I would recommend. Before I get offtopic on this matter, I'll just end it: Here's someone that's "bothered to use it."
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This craft isn't even used to actually _fight_ the fire, it is only used to map out the area and send other data down to the fire fighters themselves. And usually, we let forest fires burn until they threaten an area that has some sort of population, then we take certain measures to protect that area.
Yes, this is very true. I remember a few years ago a technology teacher brought in some old hard drives (and even hold fully equipped computers) for the kids to take apart, examine, and attempt to put everything back together as it was for fun.
Well, I hate to bring this up, and in NO WAY do I support Microsoft, but as it stands now, Internet Explorer is the fastest web browser out there (sadly enough). It renders images the fastest as well. Konqueror and Mozilla are catching up, but slower than Microsoft is spitting new IE versions out. I think it's good that they are competing with IE, because Microsoft can't rule everything in the computer world.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all these servers going to run with 4GB of RAM? What good will they do running Linux when Linux can't currently scale past 4GB of RAM?
That isn't the greatest idea. What if your password was leaked/someone figured it out? Then would they automatically have access to your account on millions of websites? That doesn't sound like good security to me. (No pun intended;x)
I don't know about many other people, but I don't think too many people would have an e-mail account on a service such as Passport if it was going to contain highly sensitive material. I use services like this as "spam e-mails" so that I can sign up for things that require an e-mail address (but some websites won't even let you sign up with an e-mail like Passport or Hotmail, anyways).
Wouldn't the X-Rays damage some parts of the computer such as the hard drives, batteries, etc. etc.? I'd like to know if this computer was still usable without any odd problems after this X-Ray was taken.
"In contrast with our intellect, computers double their performance every 18 months. .."
Computers double their performance every eighteen months because humans work on them to make them better.
How can something designed, programmed, and worked on hard by humans become better than the capacity of the human(s)' mind/intelligence that designed it?
My experience with StarOffice wasn't very good. I didn't get a chance to really look around it alot because it was so slow on my K6 @ 266mhz with 64mb of RAM. I believe it's coded in Java (which would make sense, since StarOffice is made my Sun). Hopefully this new release is a little speedier, I'll give it a try when it becomes stable.
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Now school kids that have forgotten their lunch at home can have it beamed over to the local elementary school.
About two years ago when I tried OpenLinux 2.2d, there was a nice text-based admin tool called 'LISA.' It was very similar to YAST, however I don't believe it had package maintenance utilities like YAST does.
I switched from SUSE 6.4 to Debian awhile back, so I haven't used it's update tool (I'm guessing that's a new 7.x feature). As far as I know, Debian's apt system still works the best for most people, but before I get offtopic on that, I'll end.
One of the reasons that prohibition was repealed was because the mobs got so much money and became so powerful from selling alchohol underground.
Why does how easy it is to get sample source code from a company determine if one company's software is better than the other? In my eyes, if one company's software is better, you should use it no matter how hard it is to get sample code. (Yes, there are other reasons not to use software, I'm just focusing on this one post).
Well, you can be assured that Bill Gates won't be returning to the dorms ever again, with an income totaling to billions of dollars, I think he's pretty well off without his college education.
While this Yahoo! article mentions alot about Pocket PC 2002's features, it does not mention that Palm OS has many of the same, as well. Here is a description of PalmOS' platform. It clearly states that PalmOS 4.0 has 16-bit color, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, faster universal serial bus (USB) connections, and support for wireless Internet. Here, the site goes into even more detail on it's features.
What I found interesting in Pocket PC 2002 is that it comes with Windows Media Player, and an Outlook client. However, users in PalmOS can listen to media and send e-mail too, it just isn't your godly Microsoft applications. Just my two cents on the matter...
Caldera's OpenLinux 2.2d was the first Linux flavor I ever tried (I borrowed a book from the library with an OpenLinux CD in it and made a copy :P). It was a pretty good distribution, infact, it's probably the one RPM-based distribution that I would recommend. Before I get offtopic on this matter, I'll just end it: Here's someone that's "bothered to use it."
This craft isn't even used to actually _fight_ the fire, it is only used to map out the area and send other data down to the fire fighters themselves. And usually, we let forest fires burn until they threaten an area that has some sort of population, then we take certain measures to protect that area.
Yes, this is very true. I remember a few years ago a technology teacher brought in some old hard drives (and even hold fully equipped computers) for the kids to take apart, examine, and attempt to put everything back together as it was for fun.
Well, I hate to bring this up, and in NO WAY do I support Microsoft, but as it stands now, Internet Explorer is the fastest web browser out there (sadly enough). It renders images the fastest as well. Konqueror and Mozilla are catching up, but slower than Microsoft is spitting new IE versions out. I think it's good that they are competing with IE, because Microsoft can't rule everything in the computer world.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all these servers going to run with 4GB of RAM? What good will they do running Linux when Linux can't currently scale past 4GB of RAM?
That isn't the greatest idea. What if your password was leaked/someone figured it out? Then would they automatically have access to your account on millions of websites? That doesn't sound like good security to me. (No pun intended ;x)
I don't know about many other people, but I don't think too many people would have an e-mail account on a service such as Passport if it was going to contain highly sensitive material. I use services like this as "spam e-mails" so that I can sign up for things that require an e-mail address (but some websites won't even let you sign up with an e-mail like Passport or Hotmail, anyways).
Wouldn't the X-Rays damage some parts of the computer such as the hard drives, batteries, etc. etc.? I'd like to know if this computer was still usable without any odd problems after this X-Ray was taken.
"In contrast with our intellect, computers double their performance every 18 months. . ."
Computers double their performance every eighteen months because humans work on them to make them better.
How can something designed, programmed, and worked on hard by humans become better than the capacity of the human(s)' mind/intelligence that designed it?
My experience with StarOffice wasn't very good. I didn't get a chance to really look around it alot because it was so slow on my K6 @ 266mhz with 64mb of RAM. I believe it's coded in Java (which would make sense, since StarOffice is made my Sun). Hopefully this new release is a little speedier, I'll give it a try when it becomes stable.
You'd see the background of your Desktop. Doh.
Can I hot sync it with my fridge?