much of the slowness in Open Office comes from using converted Office files. There is probably some kind of OLE embedding going on, as presentations that ended up being 8 megs when it was converted into Open Office are only 200k when I recreate the whole presentation natively in Open Office.
I've really had no problems with slowness when using files I've created 100% natively.
As far as documents being screwed up, the only consistend problem I've seen are some stylesheet issues and bullets, sometimes an occasional font issue.
Other than that - Saving $400 and being able to use native versions on Windows & Linux makes Open Office worth every single penny I didn't pay.
I'm surprised that a book review for Masters of Doom about the Carmack/Romero relationship hasn't popped up yet. I'm gonna wait until I see a geek review before buying
I don't think that it's easy to say that it's a good desktop platform for those who don't know how to setup a desktop platform.
You have to take into consideration that many of the configurations take considerable knowledge, and even the most basic things require a lot of documentation reading to get working (such as choosing a print spooler among many, enabling true type fonts on your own when the HOWTOs talk about xfs, xft, etc which may or may not apply to your system, learning the Debian-way of doing things that are different from most any other distro, such as not editing modules.conf or configuring XF86Config in a way that dpkg-reconfigure doesn't blow it away). Even using EXT3 requires knowlege of using LILO to boot into 2.4 kernel, and for people that don't know that, it can be a frustrating experience to install Debian on their own for desktop use.
I think that this libranet is a good idea, and hopefully it will pick up some steam for the "other" people who want to come to Debian but need a middle ground.
Considering that the cost of front projection DLP is falling fast, I'd skip the widescreen tv route entirely. You get whatever aspect ratio you need.
Even if you do go rear rear projection or tubes, I think I'd still go with a bigger 4:3 (as long as it supported 16x9 compression, like the Sony's or JVCs)
What do these small shows offer?
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500 attendees is very small compared to the mega shows like JavaOne and RSA. What could one learn at this show that's not covered by the bigger shows or information that's above & beyond the standard press release/documentation of the products.
Corporate desktops need to worry about the things listed above, but in addition, they also need to think about:
a) How do you manage user desktops?
b) How are applications used on such desktop?
In which case it leads me to think they've ignored the thin model client entirely. In addition, there is also a degree of control of configuration and management of such applications as well. fat-client models have rampant version control issues, vast number of problems with handling licenses, as well as a much larger software package to push out.
the thing I'm referring to is that Karamba configuration isn't integrated into the KDE control panel, so each applet needs to be customized by editing the code. So while it's eye candy for KDE, it's not yet integrated into KDE
In addition, many of the modules rely on other scripts that need to be installed separately, so often you need to install/upgrade multiple components for each window gadget you want.
but again, it does work well as long as you're reasonably adept at unix-like configuration.
Not to be complaining
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"most open source programs still start as tiny hobby projects after all."
but if you've installed Karamba, it still very much feels like a hobby project. It's cool, looks great, and easy to program with PERL, but the installation is still very much a work in progress.
If anything, VOD is the death of Pay per View, and with some sophistication, perhaps it will implement Cable a-la-carte, but i think that it is far too premature to say it is the death of DVD.
I have VOD now (surewest broadband), and there is still plenty to be desired. I don't always watch a movie all at one time, some movies I want to watch a little today and some tommorrow, and DVDs never fail to play when the network connection goes down. The ownership model of video delivery will always exist in some form or another, but the business models and technology will change.
After a quick browse of that article, it looks like the penalty is a fixed number instead of charging per incident. In which case, wouldn't it be overprosecuting small time users with a liberal sense of copyright law, and underprosecuting the real pirates (i.e. manufacturing and distributing copyrighted material)?
Of course, it's not clear what side of the fence the accused stand on.
PC by definition is a personal computer, where you do what you want, using a UI, regardless of whether computing at home or on the web. In contrast, Microsoft's Windows UI is merely a front end to total server-side control over what you watch (DRM, UltimateTV), what you run (.NET+palladium) and how you log on (passport).
I only have a loose understanding of how these work, so please correct me if I'm wrong
It's more than just carrying the key, it handles operations performed on the key. There are definitely programs that run on the card itself, as it is doing the key handling so that the key isn't ever exposed outside of the card.
That being said, the Java card isn't running a Java VM. I thought it was technology acquired and put under the same Java brand, but it isn't exactly Java though.
wouldn't you be familiar with doing kernel recompilations anyways? I'd suspect that how-tos for different distros should be tailored for the audience that attracts those distros.
I'm not faulting you for writing it, just pointing out that compiling the kernel should be something that people learn to do if you're going to use a non-mainstream distro.
I've seen the demonstrations of RFID and I think it's light years ahead of what's going on today. Who would have thought that with today's computer systems, we are still seeing manual labor produce laborious and erroneous inventory reports. And stores experimenting with self-checkout, like Home Depot and some grocery stores, are largely counting on the honor system instead of computers. Libraries are stil trying to work out the problems with self-checkout.
Of course, I reserve the right to remove the tags after purchasing it (much like the alarm sensors put in CD/DVD cases nowadays), but while it's in the store, I wouldn't mind at all. The only groups I would have thought protesting this technology are the union workers doing inventory control now.
Read Dealers of Lightening for a very good look at what happened at Xerox Parc. It does a good blend of the managment misfires, the politics, as well as providing a solid appreciation for what these guys did.
The section I found most interesting was the political battles over purchasing a research computer. After selecting a computer that was best suited for the job, they didn't get to buy it, and ended up building their own. A great story about how the pure research and deep thinkers mixed both worked together and battled against the engineers and the suits.
debian:/home/joeflies# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0500:0005 Gnu/Foreman Grill
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 07cc:0030 Carry Computer Eng., Co., Ltd
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b8:0110 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 1650
It seems like we are never gonna get a DVD release of it. I thought it was particularly well made for a made-for-tv film. I pray for the day for the dvd - I can watch that movie repetively
Boondock Saints (which isn't a great movie by any means, but it did deserve a better theatrical release than it got.
Bottle Rocket because it is funny, beautiful, and compared to many of my friends, true.
Yep, the choice is yours as long as RHN continues to support whatever release you're using:>) That factor alone was what converted my personal distro of choice to Debian, and I'm not looking back.
Delta Force to use hackers?
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UK Based Times Online is reporting that Delta force will use hackers to shut down Iraqi infrastructure.
"The first job of Delta Force commandos will be to isolate Saddam from his military commanders. They plan to hack into and shut down Iraq's communications and power facilities using laptop computers"
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I've really had no problems with slowness when using files I've created 100% natively.
As far as documents being screwed up, the only consistend problem I've seen are some stylesheet issues and bullets, sometimes an occasional font issue.
Other than that - Saving $400 and being able to use native versions on Windows & Linux makes Open Office worth every single penny I didn't pay.
I'm surprised that a book review for Masters of Doom about the Carmack/Romero relationship hasn't popped up yet. I'm gonna wait until I see a geek review before buying
is this gonna be called "linradio"?
You have to take into consideration that many of the configurations take considerable knowledge, and even the most basic things require a lot of documentation reading to get working (such as choosing a print spooler among many, enabling true type fonts on your own when the HOWTOs talk about xfs, xft, etc which may or may not apply to your system, learning the Debian-way of doing things that are different from most any other distro, such as not editing modules.conf or configuring XF86Config in a way that dpkg-reconfigure doesn't blow it away). Even using EXT3 requires knowlege of using LILO to boot into 2.4 kernel, and for people that don't know that, it can be a frustrating experience to install Debian on their own for desktop use.
I think that this libranet is a good idea, and hopefully it will pick up some steam for the "other" people who want to come to Debian but need a middle ground.
Considering that the cost of front projection DLP is falling fast, I'd skip the widescreen tv route entirely. You get whatever aspect ratio you need.
Even if you do go rear rear projection or tubes, I think I'd still go with a bigger 4:3 (as long as it supported 16x9 compression, like the Sony's or JVCs)
500 attendees is very small compared to the mega shows like JavaOne and RSA. What could one learn at this show that's not covered by the bigger shows or information that's above & beyond the standard press release/documentation of the products.
a) How do you manage user desktops?
b) How are applications used on such desktop?
In which case it leads me to think they've ignored the thin model client entirely. In addition, there is also a degree of control of configuration and management of such applications as well. fat-client models have rampant version control issues, vast number of problems with handling licenses, as well as a much larger software package to push out.
In addition, many of the modules rely on other scripts that need to be installed separately, so often you need to install/upgrade multiple components for each window gadget you want.
but again, it does work well as long as you're reasonably adept at unix-like configuration.
"most open source programs still start as tiny hobby projects after all." but if you've installed Karamba, it still very much feels like a hobby project. It's cool, looks great, and easy to program with PERL, but the installation is still very much a work in progress.
I have VOD now (surewest broadband), and there is still plenty to be desired. I don't always watch a movie all at one time, some movies I want to watch a little today and some tommorrow, and DVDs never fail to play when the network connection goes down. The ownership model of video delivery will always exist in some form or another, but the business models and technology will change.
It seems like it's just as hard to make a good movie out of a video game story, as it is to make a good video game out of a movie's story.
Of course, it's not clear what side of the fence the accused stand on.
PC by definition is a personal computer, where you do what you want, using a UI, regardless of whether computing at home or on the web. In contrast, Microsoft's Windows UI is merely a front end to total server-side control over what you watch (DRM, UltimateTV), what you run (.NET+palladium) and how you log on (passport).
That being said, the Java card isn't running a Java VM. I thought it was technology acquired and put under the same Java brand, but it isn't exactly Java though.
or will they take out any IBM contributions?
I'm not faulting you for writing it, just pointing out that compiling the kernel should be something that people learn to do if you're going to use a non-mainstream distro.
unless your wife's running airsnort
Of course, I reserve the right to remove the tags after purchasing it (much like the alarm sensors put in CD/DVD cases nowadays), but while it's in the store, I wouldn't mind at all. The only groups I would have thought protesting this technology are the union workers doing inventory control now.
The section I found most interesting was the political battles over purchasing a research computer. After selecting a computer that was best suited for the job, they didn't get to buy it, and ended up building their own. A great story about how the pure research and deep thinkers mixed both worked together and battled against the engineers and the suits.
debian:/home/joeflies# lsusb Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0500:0005 Gnu/Foreman Grill Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer Bus 003 Device 003: ID 07cc:0030 Carry Computer Eng., Co., Ltd Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b8:0110 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 1650
Is the name "eclipse" a not so subtle reference to overtaking the Sun?
It seems like we are never gonna get a DVD release of it. I thought it was particularly well made for a made-for-tv film. I pray for the day for the dvd - I can watch that movie repetively
Boondock Saints (which isn't a great movie by any means, but it did deserve a better theatrical release than it got. Bottle Rocket because it is funny, beautiful, and compared to many of my friends, true.
Yep, the choice is yours as long as RHN continues to support whatever release you're using :>) That factor alone was what converted my personal distro of choice to Debian, and I'm not looking back.
"The first job of Delta Force commandos will be to isolate Saddam from his military commanders. They plan to hack into and shut down Iraq's communications and power facilities using laptop computers"