Most of Microsoft's problems when it comes to security are design issues.
Most of Microsoft's problems when it comes to security are the shitty third-party software packages used/installed by end users.
For example, pretty much every single reason that windows might show the UAC prompt (outside of installing software/hardware, of course) has been bad practice since somewhere around Windows 2000. That, of course, doesn't stop software shops from building bad software and telling users to disable UAC to compensate.
Now, whether the design of Windows is flawed in that it allows this in the first place is open to discussion, but my argument is that a Windows machine COULD be secure if the users didn't have to disable all the security measures to get their crappy software to run.
Sorry, your "feelings" and "roughly" can't be trusted. How do we know that your usage patterns didn't change? How do we know that you didn't install folding@home? How do we know that you didn't have a brain-dead video driver for 7 that kept your card in a high-power mode?
So this IC you linked to seems to have writeable "protection" characteristics, and writeable "configuration", and obviously it writes it's logs, but I don't see the "destroy battery" pin there.
Regardless, what makes you think any of that is accessable through ACPI, anyway?
I kinda like the idea of having a dog, so I asked him if he'd be willing to sell me his dog. He really loves that dog, though, so he said he'd sell me the dog for $2000. Well, that's just silly, so I went down to the shelter, and you know what? They have dogs for $50! When you do the math, that shelter is PAYING ME $1950 to take a dog! It's like printing my own money!
The point of "solid archive" isn't to "lock" it from "changes". It treats all the files as one big long file, and that's where most of the "better compression" comes from. You build a bigger dictionary and compress one big file instead of lots of little ones. 7zip uses this strategy as well.
If you're really going to print pictures, you're MUCH better off getting them done at the local Wal-Mart's online photo printing service, which charges, last I checked, something like 13c per 4x6 photo. Printing something like that off an inkjet on glossy paper would be dollars or more.
I have the transitions lenses in my regular glasses (this is my first pair of glasses), and I would NEVER do it again. They don't work in the car, which is pretty much the most important place I want them for, and that makes them useless to me. Add to that the fact that they take forever to "transition", and you can count me out.
The Pure doesn't. Comes with WM6.5 out of the box. The Tilt 2 doesn't either, but it's not available yet (tomorrow, say some of the rumors). There's LOTS of better WM6.5 phones available on launch day than this.
Why did they pick the low-end WM6.5 device to review? Why didn't they use the Touch Diamond 2 (AT&T Pure) or the Touch Pro 2 (AT&T Tilt 2) to base the WM6.5 review on? Those devices at least have good screens (480x800).
When did standard tipping percentage become 20%? 15% used to be "good service", where 10% was "adequate service". I think it's the waiters out there producing these hundreds of tip calculator apps where the percentages start at 15% and go up to 30% in 5% increments.
That green button down on the bottom? The one with the little picture of a phone on it? Yeah, that one. Press it. Yeah, just like magic, there's the phone.
The fact that there'll be an app store with WM6.5 doesn't prevent you from installing apps on WM the way we've been doing for a decade: drop a.cab on the device and double-click to install.
What's too locked down about Windows Mobile? There's roughly one bajillion apps available for it, and all you do is dump a.cab on the device, and double-click to install. You might possibly need to click "ignore" on the "missing certificate" warning, but that's about as bad as it'll get.
If MS indeed broke no laws, then wasn't it the DUTY of the officers of the company to behave this way? Aren't they BEHOLDEN to the shareholders to maximize profit?
I concluded no such thing, and merely made the observation that if someone is already happy with his job, it's frequently a smarter choice to stick with the current deal.
I guess it depends, then, on whether your job is "Retail Sales" or "Apple Fanatic". If the former, then do it for Microsoft for more money than you were before. If it's the latter, then definitely stick to the Apple store.
I'm sure there's plenty of both sorts in any retail outlet.
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Most of Microsoft's problems when it comes to security are design issues.
Most of Microsoft's problems when it comes to security are the shitty third-party software packages used/installed by end users.
For example, pretty much every single reason that windows might show the UAC prompt (outside of installing software/hardware, of course) has been bad practice since somewhere around Windows 2000. That, of course, doesn't stop software shops from building bad software and telling users to disable UAC to compensate.
Now, whether the design of Windows is flawed in that it allows this in the first place is open to discussion, but my argument is that a Windows machine COULD be secure if the users didn't have to disable all the security measures to get their crappy software to run.
Hush up and vote the party line.
The kool-aid is great.
Um, mormons don't have "missionary schools" (except for that 4-week/9-week training right before they leave...)
True. Postings by random people on slashdot are much more trustworthy.
Need... more... objective... data...
Sorry, your "feelings" and "roughly" can't be trusted. How do we know that your usage patterns didn't change? How do we know that you didn't install folding@home? How do we know that you didn't have a brain-dead video driver for 7 that kept your card in a high-power mode?
In other words, do you have any hard data?
XP was painful with 512MB. You're not going to convince me that 7 runs well with that amount of memory, not ever.
Keep in mind that I really like 7 (though I didn't hate Vista either... I always ran it on high-spec machines).
So this IC you linked to seems to have writeable "protection" characteristics, and writeable "configuration", and obviously it writes it's logs, but I don't see the "destroy battery" pin there.
Regardless, what makes you think any of that is accessable through ACPI, anyway?
You know, my neighbor just got a dog.
I kinda like the idea of having a dog, so I asked him if he'd be willing to sell me his dog. He really loves that dog, though, so he said he'd sell me the dog for $2000. Well, that's just silly, so I went down to the shelter, and you know what? They have dogs for $50! When you do the math, that shelter is PAYING ME $1950 to take a dog! It's like printing my own money!
The point of "solid archive" isn't to "lock" it from "changes". It treats all the files as one big long file, and that's where most of the "better compression" comes from. You build a bigger dictionary and compress one big file instead of lots of little ones. 7zip uses this strategy as well.
More like, "I hate Android because it's just WAY TOO AWESOME! Buy my Android book!"
I'd be willing to bet it's not a wired network capacity issue, but a wireless spectrum issue. IANAWNE and stuff, but that's my guess.
If you're really going to print pictures, you're MUCH better off getting them done at the local Wal-Mart's online photo printing service, which charges, last I checked, something like 13c per 4x6 photo. Printing something like that off an inkjet on glossy paper would be dollars or more.
My LaserJet 2100 cost me $25 at the local uni's surplus equipment outlet. Came with a nearly-full toner cartridge, too.
I have the transitions lenses in my regular glasses (this is my first pair of glasses), and I would NEVER do it again. They don't work in the car, which is pretty much the most important place I want them for, and that makes them useless to me. Add to that the fact that they take forever to "transition", and you can count me out.
if so much as a single molecule gets into your system it is 100% guaranteed to cause a cancer.
[Citation Needed]
Happened to us. Our (previous) SAN vendor decided to replace a battery in a controller while the system was online. *POOF* no data.
This particular SAN is now referred to as the "Fisher-Price SAN" internally here.
The Pure doesn't. Comes with WM6.5 out of the box. The Tilt 2 doesn't either, but it's not available yet (tomorrow, say some of the rumors). There's LOTS of better WM6.5 phones available on launch day than this.
Why did they pick the low-end WM6.5 device to review? Why didn't they use the Touch Diamond 2 (AT&T Pure) or the Touch Pro 2 (AT&T Tilt 2) to base the WM6.5 review on? Those devices at least have good screens (480x800).
When did standard tipping percentage become 20%? 15% used to be "good service", where 10% was "adequate service". I think it's the waiters out there producing these hundreds of tip calculator apps where the percentages start at 15% and go up to 30% in 5% increments.
That green button down on the bottom? The one with the little picture of a phone on it? Yeah, that one. Press it. Yeah, just like magic, there's the phone.
The fact that there'll be an app store with WM6.5 doesn't prevent you from installing apps on WM the way we've been doing for a decade: drop a .cab on the device and double-click to install.
What's too locked down about Windows Mobile? There's roughly one bajillion apps available for it, and all you do is dump a .cab on the device, and double-click to install. You might possibly need to click "ignore" on the "missing certificate" warning, but that's about as bad as it'll get.
Becomes available with Windows Mobile 6.5, which launches on Oct 6.
I'll carry your statement here one step further.
If MS indeed broke no laws, then wasn't it the DUTY of the officers of the company to behave this way? Aren't they BEHOLDEN to the shareholders to maximize profit?
I concluded no such thing, and merely made the observation that if someone is already happy with his job, it's frequently a smarter choice to stick with the current deal.
I guess it depends, then, on whether your job is "Retail Sales" or "Apple Fanatic". If the former, then do it for Microsoft for more money than you were before. If it's the latter, then definitely stick to the Apple store.
I'm sure there's plenty of both sorts in any retail outlet.