Yes, and that's what I was attempting to run via Firefox. However it was failing with similar errors that IE7 was having. Since IE7 wasn't working, and I couldn't get WGA to validate through Firefox, I couldn't even download IE7 from MS to repair/test the IE installation. I finally did find a copy that Yahoo was hosting, but it was branded of course with their info. In the end we told MS to piss off and never reinstalled IE7.
Just the other day I was trying to repair a PC where IE7 was having a variety of issues. I installed Firefox, explained the benefits, and then attempted to use Firefox to download IE7 since he needed it for some apps for work. However, the WGA was failing with all the same problems that IE7 was failing with. The irony (yes yes, not the right word) of it was I was actively trying to get IE from Firefox, and MS wouldn't let me do it without getting a validation code from all the WGA nonsense.
He was happy to hear about Firefox and plans on using that now instead, and after uninstalling IE7, found IE6 to be functional enough for those few times he needs it. So, while WGA is a pain in the ass, it helped convert one more person to Firefox. So I don't know how I feel about them removing it.;-)
Any mouse you want to use, you can. My MacBook Pro didn't come with a mouse, so I went and bought a nice Logitech. Both mouse buttons work fine. Gamers usually have a nicer mouse than the standard Dell/HP/Microsoft mouse that comes with their system anyways. Why should a Mac be different? Don't gripe, go buy a nice mouse.
I think I understand what you are getting at, and most people have remarked on the fact that you are perpetuating the problem with that type of attitude. However being a geek doesn't mean you can't be fashionable. I know plenty of geeks that fall into the Just Don't Care (tm) group of geeks, and don't seem to notice that a hair cut and some styling go a long way, or that freebie tshirts or polos from a tech convention are not 'nice' apparel. If someone chooses to not care then that's up to them. It may be unfair, but society does judge people on how they look.
Geeks do the same thing, just in reverse. The larger a woman's breasts or the nicer she looks seems to imply that her intelligence has plunged proportionally. Both sides are welcome to be as extreme as they like, but there are plenty of us in the middle that try to not be so rigid in our expectations, although we all fall prey to stereotypes on occasion.
To some extent that's correct, the whole I want it because everyone else wants it, but it's also a nicely designed product which a lot of geeks (including many I work with) don't seem to understand the need for. It's not always just function, form is immensely important to many people, and Apple excels in that area.
Plus there's just the fact that a brand name can propel/hinder a product with certain people: Apple, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota.. some people will immediately react with joy/hate to a given manufacturer for what may or may not be valid reasons.
Well if I punched that correctly into Google, that's still only 1/1000 of a light year (0.00165008086 light years). Hopefully someday we find a faster method of travel.
Sounds cool, except that I don't think they can perfect the no 'side-effects' part. Walk by the old leaky microwave in grandma's kitchen and suddenly all the nanobots begin to think that you are on their blacklist.
'Oops, my arm just fell off. Better check on what the heck those nanobots are up to today.'
I suppose we "know" to not pay attention to those things, but there's a difference between the 'street smarts' of the web and actually proving it. Here he literally posted something that doesn't work and is worthless, and showed that he can garner ratings. I mean, someone (newb) could really think that some crap download they just grabbed really was 5 stars. In this case we know there's no way that could have occurred.
I was often the DM for our group of players, and I was always amazed at how people came up with ways to create crazy new things to do. Usually it annoyed the piss out of me, but it was always quite inventive. The problem was always then having to deal with the 'problem'. If a roomful of [insert baddies here] stop being a challenge, then you have to find your own inventive ways to get the players to work. 'Hmmmm, you put your armor on for the 54th day in a row... (rolls d20, pretends to look at it)... you have a heart attack, sorry guys, Gromgir will have to stay home today'
So amateurs that love it so much and get a job doing it, therefore can no longer love it because they are now professionals? I think I can understand what your sentiment was, but I think your statement detracts from all the professional developers who do love coding/development.
They have a vastly popular search engine online, how does that translate to a monopoly in phones? If they were now denying access to their site to all non-Google phones, then yes I'd say they are using their might for evil, but they aren't. They're simply saying 'hey look we're Google and now we have a free phone'.
Microsoft used to threaten OEMs with higher rates or even denial of Windows if they did things like offered other OSes or bundled other browsers (way back when). Google is certainly large enough that they can commit similar evil acts, but I don't see how this would be one of them.
I think you're just being funny, but I have to say I don't see how this is proof of them being evil. They're offering a new product that is sponsored by ads. This isn't evil in the traditional sense that we associate with Microsoft. If it's true and all pans out, then they are simply trying to extend their name into a new realm, not trying to crush all competition with an evil business methodology.
From my personal experience, I have one client that set me up with a Vista workstation and it works just fine. The only problem I notice is its inability to wake up after I let it hibernate or go to sleep over night. So I upgraded my home PC which ran Vista at a slightly below tolerable rate. It was sluggish, and of course drug all the other apps running down with it. I basically needed to upgrade my system, but having to upgrade my whole system just to run Vista was unappealing enough that I finally bought a Macbook Pro and love it. Not to mention Boot Camp lets me boot into a full Windows XP desktop if I need it. I'm done with Windows at home, and I can imagine there are many like me who were on the fence until Vista pushed us over.
That's my short answer. I'm already paying to be on the network, and if I want to buy the game I'm not going to get a $2.50 discount. Now I don't want to sound like a cheap wad (which maybe I am), but the demo of the game is for me as the consumer to determine if I want to buy a game. Putting an additional barrier between me and your demo certainly isn't going to endear me to buy your game. Not to mention I have purchased games after playing the demo, so I can easily see this stopping me from buying games that I may have bought after trying out the demo (for free).
Actually who knows what he was told. He was told to take them home, but someone could have just as easily told him afterwards that he can just leave them in the car because he just needs to get them off-site. I've seen plenty of engineers leave computers, servers, laptops, etc in cars because you always figure it's not going to happen to you, and most of the time they're right. It's that one time you're wrong and lose 800,000 SSNs that comes back to bite you in the ass.
I want to know why someone felt that something so critical could be taken care of by the intern. I've been to several clients where the president of the company, or the CIO if they're big enough, takes home a tape 'just in case'.
We go down to Ocean City a few times a summer, and at least at one point we're doing there for a week straight. Needless to say, sometimes it rains, sometimes you're bored, but regardless the reason I've had need/desire to get online. I for one welcome the idea that we may be able to get wireless access in OC or on the Boardwalk or wherever.
However I agree with RFID complaints. Right now teenagers stand at the top of the steps leading down to the beach, and 'check' that you have you beach tags. Most people of course buy the tags or don't complain, but it's a big beach and easy to slide in with a group of people or just run out into the water when they start randomly checking for them on the beach.
I suppose it's just extra revenue, but the idea of wanting RFID seems like overkill. All those people coming down are having to: buy gas, pay tolls, buy food, possibly rent places to stay, buy souvenirs, buy random fudge/salt water taffy/sweets, and all the other junk that you feel it's ok to buy because you're on vacation. Do they really need to make sure they are _also_ getting that $5 for me being on the beach? All that money is going to NJ or local businesses, who pay taxes, so does the cost of the RFID system somehow equal out to meaning more dollars, and not a complete money pit. (Oops, I dropped my scanner in the sand again, I suppose I'll have to go report another one needs to be replaced)
Convince the wife? Hell, my wife wants to have a game room with pool table, MAME cabinet (already built, sweet fun while drinking), and a bar. Sure she doesn't want it in the living room or kitchen, but even if you aren't looking to have a game room exactly, there must be a spot where all the computers are located (i.e. office/man room/server room) that she won't object to.
Sorry, that bump in May was because I bought my new Macbook Pro for my birthday. Didn't mean to disrupt everything. Move along. This isn't the Macbook you're looking for. Move along.
I was just thinking that in a different way. I have a hard enough time trying to explain the differences of Vista to non-techy people, and end up having to pick something for them to avoid the hand-wringing and glazed over stares (although I'd recommend a Mac now). How can anyone not see that 300+ choices is very daunting and confusing to new users and does not contribute to making Linux a value-add in their eyes.
I agree that there are some nice lists out there that organize them into various needs/tasks/genres and that at the moment Ubunutu would seem to be the simple choice, but being a geek I enjoy that type of thing.
I completely disagree. I'm sure there are lots of hardcore deathmatch fans out there, but part of what makes Halo great is the storyline and how they carry it out. That being said, I'd also rather have the online co-op rather than deathmatch. I enjoy beating the snot out of my friends in deathmatch at a LAN party or just a get together, but I have no urge to play against random strangers.
I guess I'm confused as to why this is different than the government/police offering up rewards for criminals and fugitives? Sure it would be nice if Microsoft could solve all of this beforehand with some well written code, but I can understand how things get through considering the size of their code base and the numbers of people trying to collaborate.
If we don't have a problem with paying to get criminals off the street, why should we care if someone is getting paid for an exploit. If all these 'gangs' of spammers/exploit writers really are trying to one-up each other, why not turn in competitors' exploits to make them less virile and screw them over.
I live just outside of Philadelphia, and I think $500 is a lot of money. In fact that's the only thing that keeps my from upgrading to one of these when they are released. I'm all about a nicely designed phone + iPod + touch screen interface, but $500 is a lot of cash to drop.
I agree with the sentiment. However, this was a case of having an old laptop that was working with XP, but wanting to setup a virus safe/wife-can-get-on-the-web-and-I-don't-have-to-w orry system. My idea was to install Ubuntu (a free OS) and just have her up and running. Unfortunately, at the point where I have to start buying new hardware just to get it to work, I simply revert back to what already works which in this case was Windows XP.
Flamebait alert: If I really wanted to spend money on a system for her that is safe and just works, I'd buy her a Macbook. At that point I was just trying to extend the life of a system I already had with an OS I'd really like to use.
I have to agree. I attempted something very similar for my wife who only needed a system to get on the web and check her email. Getting the wireless to work required me to search around for how to do it first, then begin downloading/installing additional components, and then playing around with things like NDISwrapper and rt2x00 on the command line to finally get it working. Then maybe every other day I had to rerun all the commands to re-do whatever was breaking and causing the wireless to just stop working. In the end I just reinstalled Windows XP.
I do IT consulting all day, and I found the whole process thoroughly disheartening. I can understand that yes manufacturers need to release specs or drivers or manuals so that people can write things cleanly and easily, but I'm going to be waiting a while before trying it again. And I tried searching for the original link (I think on ubuntuforums.org), but that just underscores an additional problem: there's no one place to go when a user needs to just look something up.
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Yes, and that's what I was attempting to run via Firefox. However it was failing with similar errors that IE7 was having. Since IE7 wasn't working, and I couldn't get WGA to validate through Firefox, I couldn't even download IE7 from MS to repair/test the IE installation. I finally did find a copy that Yahoo was hosting, but it was branded of course with their info. In the end we told MS to piss off and never reinstalled IE7.
Just the other day I was trying to repair a PC where IE7 was having a variety of issues. I installed Firefox, explained the benefits, and then attempted to use Firefox to download IE7 since he needed it for some apps for work. However, the WGA was failing with all the same problems that IE7 was failing with. The irony (yes yes, not the right word) of it was I was actively trying to get IE from Firefox, and MS wouldn't let me do it without getting a validation code from all the WGA nonsense.
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He was happy to hear about Firefox and plans on using that now instead, and after uninstalling IE7, found IE6 to be functional enough for those few times he needs it. So, while WGA is a pain in the ass, it helped convert one more person to Firefox. So I don't know how I feel about them removing it.
Any mouse you want to use, you can. My MacBook Pro didn't come with a mouse, so I went and bought a nice Logitech. Both mouse buttons work fine. Gamers usually have a nicer mouse than the standard Dell/HP/Microsoft mouse that comes with their system anyways. Why should a Mac be different? Don't gripe, go buy a nice mouse.
I think I understand what you are getting at, and most people have remarked on the fact that you are perpetuating the problem with that type of attitude. However being a geek doesn't mean you can't be fashionable. I know plenty of geeks that fall into the Just Don't Care (tm) group of geeks, and don't seem to notice that a hair cut and some styling go a long way, or that freebie tshirts or polos from a tech convention are not 'nice' apparel. If someone chooses to not care then that's up to them. It may be unfair, but society does judge people on how they look.
Geeks do the same thing, just in reverse. The larger a woman's breasts or the nicer she looks seems to imply that her intelligence has plunged proportionally. Both sides are welcome to be as extreme as they like, but there are plenty of us in the middle that try to not be so rigid in our expectations, although we all fall prey to stereotypes on occasion.
To some extent that's correct, the whole I want it because everyone else wants it, but it's also a nicely designed product which a lot of geeks (including many I work with) don't seem to understand the need for. It's not always just function, form is immensely important to many people, and Apple excels in that area.
Plus there's just the fact that a brand name can propel/hinder a product with certain people: Apple, Microsoft, Ford, Toyota.. some people will immediately react with joy/hate to a given manufacturer for what may or may not be valid reasons.
Wow, I didn't know you could remove bloat with a Service Pack.
Well if I punched that correctly into Google, that's still only 1/1000 of a light year (0.00165008086 light years). Hopefully someday we find a faster method of travel.
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Sounds cool, except that I don't think they can perfect the no 'side-effects' part. Walk by the old leaky microwave in grandma's kitchen and suddenly all the nanobots begin to think that you are on their blacklist.
'Oops, my arm just fell off. Better check on what the heck those nanobots are up to today.'
I suppose we "know" to not pay attention to those things, but there's a difference between the 'street smarts' of the web and actually proving it. Here he literally posted something that doesn't work and is worthless, and showed that he can garner ratings. I mean, someone (newb) could really think that some crap download they just grabbed really was 5 stars. In this case we know there's no way that could have occurred.
I was often the DM for our group of players, and I was always amazed at how people came up with ways to create crazy new things to do. Usually it annoyed the piss out of me, but it was always quite inventive. The problem was always then having to deal with the 'problem'. If a roomful of [insert baddies here] stop being a challenge, then you have to find your own inventive ways to get the players to work. 'Hmmmm, you put your armor on for the 54th day in a row... (rolls d20, pretends to look at it)... you have a heart attack, sorry guys, Gromgir will have to stay home today'
So amateurs that love it so much and get a job doing it, therefore can no longer love it because they are now professionals? I think I can understand what your sentiment was, but I think your statement detracts from all the professional developers who do love coding/development.
They have a vastly popular search engine online, how does that translate to a monopoly in phones? If they were now denying access to their site to all non-Google phones, then yes I'd say they are using their might for evil, but they aren't. They're simply saying 'hey look we're Google and now we have a free phone'.
Microsoft used to threaten OEMs with higher rates or even denial of Windows if they did things like offered other OSes or bundled other browsers (way back when). Google is certainly large enough that they can commit similar evil acts, but I don't see how this would be one of them.
I think you're just being funny, but I have to say I don't see how this is proof of them being evil. They're offering a new product that is sponsored by ads. This isn't evil in the traditional sense that we associate with Microsoft. If it's true and all pans out, then they are simply trying to extend their name into a new realm, not trying to crush all competition with an evil business methodology.
From my personal experience, I have one client that set me up with a Vista workstation and it works just fine. The only problem I notice is its inability to wake up after I let it hibernate or go to sleep over night. So I upgraded my home PC which ran Vista at a slightly below tolerable rate. It was sluggish, and of course drug all the other apps running down with it. I basically needed to upgrade my system, but having to upgrade my whole system just to run Vista was unappealing enough that I finally bought a Macbook Pro and love it. Not to mention Boot Camp lets me boot into a full Windows XP desktop if I need it. I'm done with Windows at home, and I can imagine there are many like me who were on the fence until Vista pushed us over.
That's my short answer. I'm already paying to be on the network, and if I want to buy the game I'm not going to get a $2.50 discount. Now I don't want to sound like a cheap wad (which maybe I am), but the demo of the game is for me as the consumer to determine if I want to buy a game. Putting an additional barrier between me and your demo certainly isn't going to endear me to buy your game. Not to mention I have purchased games after playing the demo, so I can easily see this stopping me from buying games that I may have bought after trying out the demo (for free).
Actually who knows what he was told. He was told to take them home, but someone could have just as easily told him afterwards that he can just leave them in the car because he just needs to get them off-site. I've seen plenty of engineers leave computers, servers, laptops, etc in cars because you always figure it's not going to happen to you, and most of the time they're right. It's that one time you're wrong and lose 800,000 SSNs that comes back to bite you in the ass.
I want to know why someone felt that something so critical could be taken care of by the intern. I've been to several clients where the president of the company, or the CIO if they're big enough, takes home a tape 'just in case'.
We go down to Ocean City a few times a summer, and at least at one point we're doing there for a week straight. Needless to say, sometimes it rains, sometimes you're bored, but regardless the reason I've had need/desire to get online. I for one welcome the idea that we may be able to get wireless access in OC or on the Boardwalk or wherever.
However I agree with RFID complaints. Right now teenagers stand at the top of the steps leading down to the beach, and 'check' that you have you beach tags. Most people of course buy the tags or don't complain, but it's a big beach and easy to slide in with a group of people or just run out into the water when they start randomly checking for them on the beach.
I suppose it's just extra revenue, but the idea of wanting RFID seems like overkill. All those people coming down are having to: buy gas, pay tolls, buy food, possibly rent places to stay, buy souvenirs, buy random fudge/salt water taffy/sweets, and all the other junk that you feel it's ok to buy because you're on vacation. Do they really need to make sure they are _also_ getting that $5 for me being on the beach? All that money is going to NJ or local businesses, who pay taxes, so does the cost of the RFID system somehow equal out to meaning more dollars, and not a complete money pit. (Oops, I dropped my scanner in the sand again, I suppose I'll have to go report another one needs to be replaced)
Convince the wife? Hell, my wife wants to have a game room with pool table, MAME cabinet (already built, sweet fun while drinking), and a bar. Sure she doesn't want it in the living room or kitchen, but even if you aren't looking to have a game room exactly, there must be a spot where all the computers are located (i.e. office/man room/server room) that she won't object to.
Sorry, that bump in May was because I bought my new Macbook Pro for my birthday. Didn't mean to disrupt everything. Move along. This isn't the Macbook you're looking for. Move along.
I was just thinking that in a different way. I have a hard enough time trying to explain the differences of Vista to non-techy people, and end up having to pick something for them to avoid the hand-wringing and glazed over stares (although I'd recommend a Mac now). How can anyone not see that 300+ choices is very daunting and confusing to new users and does not contribute to making Linux a value-add in their eyes.
I agree that there are some nice lists out there that organize them into various needs/tasks/genres and that at the moment Ubunutu would seem to be the simple choice, but being a geek I enjoy that type of thing.
I completely disagree. I'm sure there are lots of hardcore deathmatch fans out there, but part of what makes Halo great is the storyline and how they carry it out. That being said, I'd also rather have the online co-op rather than deathmatch. I enjoy beating the snot out of my friends in deathmatch at a LAN party or just a get together, but I have no urge to play against random strangers.
I guess I'm confused as to why this is different than the government/police offering up rewards for criminals and fugitives? Sure it would be nice if Microsoft could solve all of this beforehand with some well written code, but I can understand how things get through considering the size of their code base and the numbers of people trying to collaborate.
If we don't have a problem with paying to get criminals off the street, why should we care if someone is getting paid for an exploit. If all these 'gangs' of spammers/exploit writers really are trying to one-up each other, why not turn in competitors' exploits to make them less virile and screw them over.
I live just outside of Philadelphia, and I think $500 is a lot of money. In fact that's the only thing that keeps my from upgrading to one of these when they are released. I'm all about a nicely designed phone + iPod + touch screen interface, but $500 is a lot of cash to drop.
I agree with the sentiment. However, this was a case of having an old laptop that was working with XP, but wanting to setup a virus safe/wife-can-get-on-the-web-and-I-don't-have-to-w orry system. My idea was to install Ubuntu (a free OS) and just have her up and running. Unfortunately, at the point where I have to start buying new hardware just to get it to work, I simply revert back to what already works which in this case was Windows XP.
Flamebait alert: If I really wanted to spend money on a system for her that is safe and just works, I'd buy her a Macbook. At that point I was just trying to extend the life of a system I already had with an OS I'd really like to use.
I have to agree. I attempted something very similar for my wife who only needed a system to get on the web and check her email. Getting the wireless to work required me to search around for how to do it first, then begin downloading/installing additional components, and then playing around with things like NDISwrapper and rt2x00 on the command line to finally get it working. Then maybe every other day I had to rerun all the commands to re-do whatever was breaking and causing the wireless to just stop working. In the end I just reinstalled Windows XP.
I do IT consulting all day, and I found the whole process thoroughly disheartening. I can understand that yes manufacturers need to release specs or drivers or manuals so that people can write things cleanly and easily, but I'm going to be waiting a while before trying it again. And I tried searching for the original link (I think on ubuntuforums.org), but that just underscores an additional problem: there's no one place to go when a user needs to just look something up.