No way is there a 95% infestation rate. That would mean the RIAA has hacked millions of computers. And I've seen no evid... DOWNLOADING MUSIC IS IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL. NO HOME IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE NEWEST BRITNEY SPEARS CD
but I'll never know. Quite simply, I won't pay $99 just to try out a new distro. In my experience each new Linux distro is a crapshoot. Some are good, and some are bad. All of them, however, have been deficient enough in one or more areas that I cannot make it my primary desktop OS (this is from my personal experiences, not an anti-Linux bias... no flames please).
A hundred bucks is a pretty high price just to identify Xandros's weaknesses. So until the price comes down or they release a SUSE-like "live evaluation" CD, Xandros will not be part of my bi-annual "let's see if Linux is ready for me yet" tests.
I've been dying for a feature like 'type ahead find' for the longest time! I prefer keyboard navigation in most situations, but web browsing never worked well for me, as I hate having to TAB, TAB, TAB, ad nausem throughout a link-filled page. Mozilla just got even better! Thanks Mozilla team!
I just downloaded the track "Stumblepit." The first thing I noticed is that there is no way to track the song back to the band. The file is merely called "stumblepit.mp3"; there is no tag info with the band's name or URL. How is Joe Sixpack going to find your website and buy your CD after downloading it off Kazaa without this information?
Kudos on the excellent browser. I couldn't be happier with it... well, maybe a little happier.
I'd love to see a way to allow/block particular plugins for certain websites, as we can now with cookies. A way to globally turn all plugins on/off easily would be useful as well.
OT... the start up speed from 1.0 to 1.1a is significantly faster on my machine, and 1.0 was fast enough for me!
Mozilla is an backend architecture for internet applications
I've heard this said a few times before, but I've never seen any of these applications. What sort of thing is going to be possible using Mozilla as the backend? Is there something out there I can see now?
I love Mozilla, and use it often, but I always thought of it as just a browser.
I recently purchased a PS2 for the stellar Virtua Fighter 4 and Maximo. Yesterday, I picked up two titles from Sony's greatest hits line (Twisted Metal Black and Gran Turismo 3) for $20 each!
These excellent PS2 games (and the many I've not mentioned) combined with the Gamecube exclusives by Nintendo and Rare don't leave much room for Microsoft in my living room.
Even if Microsoft could concoct a good reason for me to own an Xbox, I absolutely refuse to buy one until the system ships with a controller that is built to fit comfortably in human hands.
Well, not great timing for me. The price is definitely going to drop on the PS2, probably to $200. And I just bought a PS2 last week, because I just had to have Maximo and Virtua Fighter 4. Oh well, still worth it I guess.
The LSB is, in my opinion, crucial for the adoption of linux by the average Joe. But who actually follows the LSB? We can create system guidelines all we want, but until they are widely followed, they aren't "standards."
Since my introduction the internet, way back in 1993, my social habits haven't changed much at all. I've merely substituted websurfing for TV watching. I really think it was a worthwhile swap; I've actually made some good friends online. Hell, I even met my fiance via an internet personal ad. And to think... I could have spent that time watching Friends.
So now Microsoft announces that security is now a priority for them. That basically tells me that MS didn't give a squat about security during the development of their past products.
With the release of every OS they make, they always create a big hoopla about how this is the "most secure and stable" yet.
I take this announcement the same way I take everything else that comes from Microsoft, as marketing and hype. Because, in my experiences, that is all Microsoft is really good at.
Let's not fool ourselves now. Phillips makes hardware, namely CD Burners. What they are doing is for their own self-interest, to keep their project viable and make $$$.
I'm happy things are going this direction, but I'm not going to delude myself that it's happening from any great concern for us little guys.
MS operating systems have always been a point of annoyance for me. My current woe comes from XP's insistence that my 20 gig hard drive is full, even though 13 gigs are free. XP, the richest company in the world's flagship product, STILL won't shutdown correctly. This is some of the same behavior I've been subjected to since Win95.
Of course, this is all anecdotal. My list of complaints against XP can surely be countered by someone else's positive anecdotes. "XP brought me internal peace; Bill Gates made me one with the universe."
They've tried but are not 100% successful. Hustler has a store downtown. I try to frequent it often, even though I'd rather order smut online. It's the principle of the thing.
I live in Florence, which is way too conservative for my tastes.
I haven't enjoyed a FF game since FFIII (US). They are too linear for me. It's not that I don't like an interactive story, but I'd like some control over how the story goes. That's just my opinion, but I'm obviously in the minority. I just never understood the popularity of the FF games.
Wait one minute. Windows XP is supposed to be the most sophisticated and secure OS in the history of mankind! I know it, because MS said so! And since MS is so well known for their honesty and outstanding software engineering abilities, this story must be wrong. I mean, Bill just wouldn't let us down like this... he loves us!!!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to run out to the store and buy some more Xbox games. My master deems in necessary.
I think I'm just enough of a geek to enjoy this channel. I'd like to see serious game reviews, nothing like the crap on Gamespot TV.
Some behind-the-scenes stuff would be nice, see the games thoughout development stages. A show with strategies for newer games would be very cool, hosted by a different person each week. How about a retro-show where a "classic" games are discussed; it could showcase games that introduced revolutionary ideas. How about broadcasting PC or console game competitions with some intelligent commentary on the strategies being used?
In my opinion a much more fun read would be the DragonLance books by Weis and Hickman, and an even more superior series of books (still in D&D world) would have to be the series of books concerning Drizzt and friends by R.A. Salvatore.
I agree wholeheartedly about the Salvatore books. When I heard LotR was to become a set of feature films, I was thrilled. But, I my thoughts drifted back to The Crystal Shard by Salvatore. TCS is my favorite book of all time, one which I've read dozens of times. LotR is a landmark set of novels, no doubt. However, I've always found that I've enjoyed the books influenced by Tolkien more than the books actually written by Tolkien.
Uh, I don't recall telling you that you couldn't play PS1 and PS2 games in the upcoming year. By all means, play till your little heart is content. The PS2 is an attractive system, and I may even pick one up myself when they drop the price. What I am saying is that there is no great mystery behind the sales figures. The PS2 has had a year for the killer apps to emerge. In a year, when the GC has Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Perfect Dark, and whatever else, you will see vastly different sales figures.
To the PS2's credit, there is quite a nifty selection of games to choose from in Sony-land. GTA3, GT3, Devil May Cry, etc. But this is a far cry from this time last year, when most of the PS2 games were mediocre at best.
Give the Gamecube a year to pick up steam.
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Sure KDE is slower than blackbox and Gnome at starting up, but as long as its faster than XP (its competition) then why are we worrying about this?
When comparing XP and KDE load times, sure, KDE comes out on top. But, KDE runs on top of other things, so that really isn't a fair comparison. If you compare the time from turning the power switch on until you have a workable desktop, XP wins handsdown on the same hardware. Granted, I never have to reboot my linux box... but that's a different subject altogether.
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No way is there a 95% infestation rate. That would mean the RIAA has hacked millions of computers. And I've seen no evid... DOWNLOADING MUSIC IS IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL. NO HOME IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE NEWEST BRITNEY SPEARS CD
but I'll never know. Quite simply, I won't pay $99 just to try out a new distro. In my experience each new Linux distro is a crapshoot. Some are good, and some are bad. All of them, however, have been deficient enough in one or more areas that I cannot make it my primary desktop OS (this is from my personal experiences, not an anti-Linux bias... no flames please). A hundred bucks is a pretty high price just to identify Xandros's weaknesses. So until the price comes down or they release a SUSE-like "live evaluation" CD, Xandros will not be part of my bi-annual "let's see if Linux is ready for me yet" tests.
I've been dying for a feature like 'type ahead find' for the longest time! I prefer keyboard navigation in most situations, but web browsing never worked well for me, as I hate having to TAB, TAB, TAB, ad nausem throughout a link-filled page. Mozilla just got even better! Thanks Mozilla team!
I just downloaded the track "Stumblepit." The first thing I noticed is that there is no way to track the song back to the band. The file is merely called "stumblepit.mp3"; there is no tag info with the band's name or URL. How is Joe Sixpack going to find your website and buy your CD after downloading it off Kazaa without this information?
Kudos on the excellent browser. I couldn't be happier with it... well, maybe a little happier.
I'd love to see a way to allow/block particular plugins for certain websites, as we can now with cookies. A way to globally turn all plugins on/off easily would be useful as well.
OT... the start up speed from 1.0 to 1.1a is significantly faster on my machine, and 1.0 was fast enough for me!
Does this mean we have to boycott AMD now? Come to think of it, the computer I'm posting with has a Athlon in it...
oh, I feel so dirty... (shiver)
I've heard this said a few times before, but I've never seen any of these applications. What sort of thing is going to be possible using Mozilla as the backend? Is there something out there I can see now? I love Mozilla, and use it often, but I always thought of it as just a browser.
I recently purchased a PS2 for the stellar Virtua Fighter 4 and Maximo. Yesterday, I picked up two titles from Sony's greatest hits line (Twisted Metal Black and Gran Turismo 3) for $20 each!
These excellent PS2 games (and the many I've not mentioned) combined with the Gamecube exclusives by Nintendo and Rare don't leave much room for Microsoft in my living room.
Even if Microsoft could concoct a good reason for me to own an Xbox, I absolutely refuse to buy one until the system ships with a controller that is built to fit comfortably in human hands.
Well, not great timing for me. The price is definitely going to drop on the PS2, probably to $200. And I just bought a PS2 last week, because I just had to have Maximo and Virtua Fighter 4. Oh well, still worth it I guess.
The LSB is, in my opinion, crucial for the adoption of linux by the average Joe. But who actually follows the LSB? We can create system guidelines all we want, but until they are widely followed, they aren't "standards."
Since my introduction the internet, way back in 1993, my social habits haven't changed much at all. I've merely substituted websurfing for TV watching. I really think it was a worthwhile swap; I've actually made some good friends online. Hell, I even met my fiance via an internet personal ad. And to think... I could have spent that time watching Friends.
So now Microsoft announces that security is now a priority for them. That basically tells me that MS didn't give a squat about security during the development of their past products.
With the release of every OS they make, they always create a big hoopla about how this is the "most secure and stable" yet.
I take this announcement the same way I take everything else that comes from Microsoft, as marketing and hype. Because, in my experiences, that is all Microsoft is really good at.
Let's not fool ourselves now. Phillips makes hardware, namely CD Burners. What they are doing is for their own self-interest, to keep their project viable and make $$$.
I'm happy things are going this direction, but I'm not going to delude myself that it's happening from any great concern for us little guys.
MS operating systems have always been a point of annoyance for me. My current woe comes from XP's insistence that my 20 gig hard drive is full, even though 13 gigs are free. XP, the richest company in the world's flagship product, STILL won't shutdown correctly. This is some of the same behavior I've been subjected to since Win95.
Of course, this is all anecdotal. My list of complaints against XP can surely be countered by someone else's positive anecdotes. "XP brought me internal peace; Bill Gates made me one with the universe."
They've tried but are not 100% successful. Hustler has a store downtown. I try to frequent it often, even though I'd rather order smut online. It's the principle of the thing.
I live in Florence, which is way too conservative for my tastes.
I haven't enjoyed a FF game since FFIII (US). They are too linear for me. It's not that I don't like an interactive story, but I'd like some control over how the story goes. That's just my opinion, but I'm obviously in the minority. I just never understood the popularity of the FF games.
Wait one minute. Windows XP is supposed to be the most sophisticated and secure OS in the history of mankind! I know it, because MS said so! And since MS is so well known for their honesty and outstanding software engineering abilities, this story must be wrong. I mean, Bill just wouldn't let us down like this... he loves us!!!
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to run out to the store and buy some more Xbox games. My master deems in necessary.
Women can have orgasms? That's news to me
In a related story 99.99% of users visiting www.linuxblowsgoats.com and www.ihateunix.com were Windows users. The wonders never cease!
I think I'm just enough of a geek to enjoy this channel. I'd like to see serious game reviews, nothing like the crap on Gamespot TV.
Some behind-the-scenes stuff would be nice, see the games thoughout development stages. A show with strategies for newer games would be very cool, hosted by a different person each week. How about a retro-show where a "classic" games are discussed; it could showcase games that introduced revolutionary ideas. How about broadcasting PC or console game competitions with some intelligent commentary on the strategies being used?
I agree wholeheartedly about the Salvatore books. When I heard LotR was to become a set of feature films, I was thrilled. But, I my thoughts drifted back to The Crystal Shard by Salvatore. TCS is my favorite book of all time, one which I've read dozens of times. LotR is a landmark set of novels, no doubt. However, I've always found that I've enjoyed the books influenced by Tolkien more than the books actually written by Tolkien.
Uh, I don't recall telling you that you couldn't play PS1 and PS2 games in the upcoming year. By all means, play till your little heart is content. The PS2 is an attractive system, and I may even pick one up myself when they drop the price. What I am saying is that there is no great mystery behind the sales figures. The PS2 has had a year for the killer apps to emerge. In a year, when the GC has Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Perfect Dark, and whatever else, you will see vastly different sales figures.
To the PS2's credit, there is quite a nifty selection of games to choose from in Sony-land. GTA3, GT3, Devil May Cry, etc. But this is a far cry from this time last year, when most of the PS2 games were mediocre at best. Give the Gamecube a year to pick up steam.
Sure KDE is slower than blackbox and Gnome at starting up, but as long as its faster than XP (its competition) then why are we worrying about this?
When comparing XP and KDE load times, sure, KDE comes out on top. But, KDE runs on top of other things, so that really isn't a fair comparison. If you compare the time from turning the power switch on until you have a workable desktop, XP wins handsdown on the same hardware. Granted, I never have to reboot my linux box... but that's a different subject altogether.