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  1. Re:Interesting, but... on Morfik and Rapid Development of Modern Web Apps · · Score: 1

    2.8 GHz P4 with 736 MB RAM on a dual head Win2003 Std Server.

    VS 2005 Pro is very slow on this setup. It is much slower than 2003.

    Using Express is not an option for our business.

  2. Interesting, but... on Morfik and Rapid Development of Modern Web Apps · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Interesting, but in every company I have worked at; the language used depends upon the current hosting environment used by the client.

    I'm all for "increased developer productivity", however in the work place I have yet to even use Ruby.

    Oh well, .NET 2.0 is sure to kill me (or fry my chip due to the CPU requirements or their IDEs) so I guess it doesn't matter anyway.

  3. My first impression... on MSSQL 2005 Finally Released · · Score: 5, Informative

    I installed SQL Server 2005 Enterprise downloaded from the MSDN last week.

    The Management Studio Interface is pretty good, although not as responsive as I would like on a 2.8 GHz P4. Thankfully stored procedures can be edited in a non-modal window (in tabs).

    SQL server also comes with MSXML 6 and SQLXML4. The upgrade analysis tool is very neat.

    Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional is much more CPU intensive than the Management Studio. They do look rather similar.

    Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 has an updated inteface, however many screens still look the same.

  4. Re:Post your IP address on How Do I Determine If My PC is a Zombie? · · Score: 5, Funny

    127.0.0.1

    Thanks in advance.

  5. Netstat on How Do I Determine If My PC is a Zombie? · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you are using Windows - run netstat at the command line.
    There are also some switches that can show more detailed information, some of them are undocumented I believe. Use Google if you need to find them.

    Using Ethereal is also an option - it can provide a lot more information but is more involved to use and interpret the results.

  6. Size? on Google Hiring Programmers to Work on OpenOffice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    80 MB size is mammoth? MS Office is much larger (1-2 CDs) - OO.org is the winner here.

    I can understand about the speed issue though. Wasn't it written in Java at some point?
    NeoOffice runs fairly quickly on my G4.

  7. Re:This could break a lot programs on Vista To Get Symlinks? · · Score: 1

    That would be a fun VBScript to write and email to everyone I know who buys Vista as soon as it comes out! :-)

  8. Re:Fantastic! on Vista To Get Symlinks? · · Score: 1, Funny

    Duke Nukem Forever will run on Windows Vista - when the new DB filesystem becomes available.

  9. Re:Allow me to be the first to say... on Vista To Get Symlinks? · · Score: 1

    GNU Linux "is not Unix". Recursive acronyms are hard for BSD users to understand.

    Go and create symlinks to your shortcuts, and shortcuts to your symlinks - until you can't tell the difference without ls.

  10. Only twice? on The Man Behind Apple And Pixar · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Second Coming?

    I know he works in IT, but surely a man needs more than two by his age?

  11. So? on UK Female Sci-Fi Viewers Now Outnumber Males · · Score: 1

    Considering that many western countries have a population split 51% female and 49% male - I'm not surprised.

    This is due to the shorter life expectancy for males.

    Why then, do females get to retire 5 years sooner than men, yet they live on average 5-6 years longer? Seems like they get 10 years more retirement than we do. I should start a Meninist movement or something.

  12. TinyDisk? on TinyDisk, A File System on Someone Else's Web App · · Score: 0

    I got a BigDisk - I dont know about you guys.
    I love to upload DNA strands using it.

  13. Irfanview on Dvorak on 'Rinky-Dink' Software Rant · · Score: 4, Informative
    http://www.irfanview.com/

    Weird name, useful utility.

  14. Re:Sad Christmas on Ships Turned Away As Aussie Customs' IT System Melts Down · · Score: 2, Funny

    That would be New Zealand...

  15. Sad Christmas on Ships Turned Away As Aussie Customs' IT System Melts Down · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope my shipment of inflatable Love Dolls makes it through customs, otherwise it's going to be a lonely new year.

  16. Re:RedHat == Linux on Red Hat Co-Founder Bob Young Resigns · · Score: 4, Informative

    RPM is a package format (equivalent to DEB).

    apt-get is a package download/install tool that resolves dependencies. apt-get is not better than RPM... they can't really be compared because they serve very different purposes.

    As a Fedora user, I use apt-get, yum, yumex, up2date and synaptic (mainly the last two). I haven't had "RPM hell" since about RedHat 7-8.

    If you get the opportunity - give a modern RH based distro a go. Good steps have been made.

  17. Re:Nothing to see here. on Britain's MI6 Opens Its First Website · · Score: 1, Insightful
    Terrorism: Ah, the catch all for someone who's doing something we don't like.

    Like bombing the Underground?

    Illegal narcotics: Likewise, the CIA and M16 are great at stopping illegal narcotics, they're so good that the street price has been dropping steadily.

    Judging by the lack of factual objectivity in your post, and your knowledge on the street prices of narcotics, I think now would be a good time for you to check-in to a rehab facility?

  18. LaCie on External Hard Drive Enclosures? · · Score: 1
    Before I purchased my Mini I purchased a 250 GB LaCie (external) USB2 hard drive.

    If the order of purchases was to be reversed, I would purchase a Firewire/USB2 external hard drive, which would be bootable on the Mini.

    http://www.lacie.com/products/family.htm?id=10007

    - Mike -

  19. Re:heh heh on Review: Ultimate Spider-Man · · Score: 1, Funny
    So Zonk needs a Bonk?

    Now back to my latest Marvel comic purchase before my cheese coagulates on my nachos.

  20. Re:Once again on Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Released · · Score: 1
    My thoughts exactly. Even MSIE/Windows doesn't update that quickly. Nor would I want it to.

    Seems like the GP still has the 90's mental addiction to having the latest/greatest software...

  21. -1 Clueless on Bug Tracking Across Multiple Code Streams? · · Score: 1
    Your brain is too small to understand.

    Please visit Disney.com until you are old enough to: a) Understand IT, particularly programming b) Get a sense of humour c) Trick your friend's grandma into taking your cherry.

  22. Re:So just to review on Firefox Momentum Slows · · Score: 1
    IE 7 beta 1 is not that special.

    When it is out of beta, it will still crash. It will still be the main target of ActiveX(TM) malware, spyware, etc.

    It annoys me how there is no reload button in IE 7 beta 1. Also the tabbed browsing interface is damn ugly IMHO.

    To each his own though. People are free to use whatever they like - choice is good.

  23. Re:Nothing new. on Firefox Momentum Slows · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Close in numbers, but not close in the severity, or the number of unpatched exploits.

    If MSIE had approximately 97% usage at it's peak, and FireFox is now close to 8%, how could most of FireFox's market share come from Mozilla browsers and Opera? 97% + 8% != 100%

  24. bs on DIY Electronic Paper Display · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    that remain legible under 'any lighting condition'

    This sounds misleading - I bet they haven't tested the legibility when a nuke explodes 5km away.

  25. And now for the really important question... on Microsoft, Intel back HD DVD over Blu-ray · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when can I buy HD DVD pr0n?