When people first started dying in car accidents we didn't stop making cars, we put safety features in them. I am sure there were idiots that thought the car would go away too... This guy has no vision and shouldn't be listened to.
I still use windows in the corporate world on workstations that run AutoCAD. Otherwise I would switch everybody to Linux in a heartbeat. I use Linux on my home computers exclusively.
Why.. because I like to have CLI remote control, the feeling that there are not 100 viruses and spyware programs running that haven't been discovered yet. In addition to the "tweak-ability" of linux, which for many users means nothing, means a lot to the admin that is in charge of them. My SuSE 9.1 desktop has been a landmark release in my oppinion, it is so much better then ANY of the others, everything finally works without much work. (I did have to install libcss and the newest mplayer, which plays just about everything out there).
When I started in computers I used DOS 5. It felt like there was so much that was there I didn't know about and I also felt like I had control over everything it did. Windows today doesn't give me that feeling anymore. It feels like there is someone watching all the time no matter what I do. If I want to automagically install a codec, I feel like someone is keeping track. Linux gives me the feeling I used to have with DOS all those years ago.... The feeling of Freedom.
My bank is (Compass) but ONLY if you are using exporer. They use some bad scripting that shows the pre-signin page as well as the post-signin page. Neither of which work at all in Konqueror,Opera, or Mozilla. I wish that more developers would think wider scale than they do.
I personally look at several things when I am hiring people in the IT world. First, can you do the job... Many people come out of college and can't do what you want them to. I would hire a technically trained person with the skills I need over a college educated person without. Second, what experience do you have... If I can make a call and find out that you really do know what you say you do, that means more to me than a degree. Certifications help in this department quite a bit.
I went to college and wasted my time and money on it. I certainly am an advocate of higher education, but don't waste your time taking classes that will never benefit you.
Spend the money and get the Zaurus. I just purchaced the D-Link 802.11b CF card for $99 at my local Fry's Electronics and it worked flawlessly with my Linksys WAP. The Zaurus is just a good piece of technology all around.
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Hey when are you guys gonna change the SuSE Logo? http://www.suse.com/images/suse.png
When people first started dying in car accidents we didn't stop making cars, we put safety features in them. I am sure there were idiots that thought the car would go away too... This guy has no vision and shouldn't be listened to.
That is an awesome idea, I would definitely buy one of those in a second. Come on Apple lets get to it...
I still use windows in the corporate world on workstations that run AutoCAD. Otherwise I would switch everybody to Linux in a heartbeat. I use Linux on my home computers exclusively.
Why.. because I like to have CLI remote control, the feeling that there are not 100 viruses and spyware programs running that haven't been discovered yet. In addition to the "tweak-ability" of linux, which for many users means nothing, means a lot to the admin that is in charge of them. My SuSE 9.1 desktop has been a landmark release in my oppinion, it is so much better then ANY of the others, everything finally works without much work. (I did have to install libcss and the newest mplayer, which plays just about everything out there).
When I started in computers I used DOS 5. It felt like there was so much that was there I didn't know about and I also felt like I had control over everything it did. Windows today doesn't give me that feeling anymore. It feels like there is someone watching all the time no matter what I do. If I want to automagically install a codec, I feel like someone is keeping track. Linux gives me the feeling I used to have with DOS all those years ago.... The feeling of Freedom.
My bank is (Compass) but ONLY if you are using exporer. They use some bad scripting that shows the pre-signin page as well as the post-signin page. Neither of which work at all in Konqueror,Opera, or Mozilla. I wish that more developers would think wider scale than they do.
I personally look at several things when I am hiring people in the IT world. First, can you do the job... Many people come out of college and can't do what you want them to. I would hire a technically trained person with the skills I need over a college educated person without. Second, what experience do you have... If I can make a call and find out that you really do know what you say you do, that means more to me than a degree. Certifications help in this department quite a bit. I went to college and wasted my time and money on it. I certainly am an advocate of higher education, but don't waste your time taking classes that will never benefit you.
Spend the money and get the Zaurus. I just purchaced the D-Link 802.11b CF card for $99 at my local Fry's Electronics and it worked flawlessly with my Linksys WAP. The Zaurus is just a good piece of technology all around.
I just bought it and I love it, every aspect is great. Highly recommend it!