No it is not difficult to switch between the two. I still type 40wpm in QWERTY and it only takes my mind about a second to switch between the two. The only problem I ever have with dvorak is when co-workers who try to use my computer:)
I think more needs to be done to educate people about dvorak. If you know the dvorak layout, show it to people you know. From experience, it only takes abotu 2 weeks to learn and after that it's much easier to type. I've been able to convince 3 other people to learn the layout. If it can go from just a few people typing it -> a few thousand geeks -> it may eventually reach the main stream. This is really one of the few things that could really help improve user experience with computers if it is taught from the start.
I use a laptop with Windows 98 which is incredibly unstable, but I've noticed that my Win2K machine at home almost never crashes at all. Sure, applications crash, but that's the fault of the application, not the OS. My system is also fast enough (1.2Ghz Athlon) for almost anything productive. Sure I could upgrade it, but that would only be so I can play the latest games.
Yes, but they are concerned with people steeling them. How about those carts where the wheels have locking boots on them? They'll lock the wheels if you try to go to far from the grocery store by using an electronic sensor. I guess too many homeless people were stealing the carts so they implemented this technology.
Someone I know, not knowing about this amazing technology, parked quite aways from the shopping center. Upon trying to get to their car, the wheel locked and they couldn't move the cart. They ended up draging the cart whith the locked wheel the rest of the way. Not fun.
And Linux usage isn't going to get smaller, by the time these kids are in a good job Linux will be standard
Linux will be standard huh? You can predict that with 100% assurance? Face it, tools used in the real world run primarily on commercial platforms whether it be Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, or some other proprietary system. Until that changes, schools should teach the applications that are popular (regardless of operating system). It's about teaching tools that are more effective, not about whether OS such and such is better or not. Yes, linux is great, but the office tools are not as well developed as their comercial counterparts.
I still have one of those watches! Hmm... maybe it's time a buy a new one. The calculator watch I have is from Casio, I've only had to change the batteries maybe 3 times in the last 10 years. I think it actually locked up at one time when it's batteries were low.
No, Pocket PC OS has way too much overhead for such a small device. Do you really need a TCP/IP API and multitasking in a watch??? Probably not. Besides, the technology isn't their yet and it would probably require too much power to run.
How about doing strange things with software such as using telnet to chat in an IRC server just because you can? I thought it was funny, but most people don't even know what telnet is.
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Don't forget about some of the Linux distros becoming bloated. Redhat 8.0 for example uses at minimum 400MB for a standard install and my redhat install was about 2.5GB. Seems like redhat is starting to catch up on Microsoft's.
I think their use policy is a bit vague though. How do you define a LAN? What if I'm the only person using 10 different applications on 10 different computers? Would this be any different from me using ten different applications on one computer? No, it would use the same bandwidth and ATT probably couldn't tell the difference between the connections. I think it's fair enough to charge for additional IP addresses because there are certain advantages to having seperate addresses.
I recently read an article explaining how the DVI interface works and how they plan on implementing an encryption system in future versions. Essentially, the HDTV will have an encryption key key and the output device will have a key. This should (in theory) completly prevent someone from copying the digital signal with another device. What does this mean for people who currently own HDTV's? They may not be compatible with new signals and thus you will be required to buy a new one or have to use a lower quality analog signal. They media and electronics industries don't need Microsoft to restrict fair use rights.
I'm not saying this is a good thing, it's just where the industry is headed.
That way you can up the resolution to 1280x960 or higher. As far as I know, there are no televisions that can display that high of a resolution yet. But really, they should include the option of VGA out on consoles.
That's the way I always thought of it. I was always frustrated that I would put my coins into the machine and then die 10 seconds later as some unforseen random event causes your character to die. With the price you would have to pay to finish a game in the arcade, you could have just bought the console version and played it as much as you wanted.
An interesting thing about the Quicktime player is that it will save a copy of the movie you stream directly to your harddrive but it will not allow you to copy that to another location. The only way I discoved to retrieve the contents of the "temporary" file was to hit the power switch on my computer, turn the computer back on, and rename the file. Of course, they do just want you to buy the full version. It's interesting that Windows has such a weird file locking mechanism that it won't let you copy a file!
Asian countries have no originality? I didn't say that, in fact a lot of amazing advances in computer technologies originated from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, etc. We wouldn't have nearly as many computers with the technology at the prices we have now if it wasn't for companies in these countries.
It's just that this Dragon CPU doesn't sound like it is being designed as something competative to be placed on the global market but to be only internally used in China. I would be interested in seeing a datasheet on it when it's available (any links to that?).
There are over a dozen companies in the U.S. that develop their own CPU's all the time (in the form of Microcontrollers). For example, TI, Motorola, Microchip, MIPS and many others. It's not just Intel, AMD, and VIA that know how to make CPU's.
There is no way that this chip is completly original anyway. All the know-how on developing it probably came from the U.S. or Europe. All you would need is a few textbooks, datasheets, and a few good engineers for development. With enough time/money any company or government could develop their own CPU.
I don't usually reply to AC's, but doing something like installing 37 OS's is a waste of time. Not so much that I'm against technology and learning new things, but I think people should focus their effots on things that would be profitable like say mastering the Java programming language or C++. I could easily learn to install all those different OS's but I have better things to do. Learning to install archaic OS's wouldn't help much on my resume:)
I saw someone playing with one of these type of RC cars in our cafeteria. They were driving it around annoying people. Unfortunately, it was so small that someone accidently stepped on it. Didn't work after that.
What I mean is, are there KVM switches that would allow 2 monitors to be connected to two computers. This would require 4 inputs, and 2 video outputs. I looked through their site, but I didn't see anything like that.
Just get a 4 port KVM switch (Linksys makes good ones). That way, if one of your systems crashes, you can just immediately switch to the other one. All I do is press CTRL key twice quickly to switch between Windows 2000 and Linux. I'm waiting for them to come out with a KVM with multimonitor support though. Does it exist?
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No it is not difficult to switch between the two. I still type 40wpm in QWERTY and it only takes my mind about a second to switch between the two. The only problem I ever have with dvorak is when co-workers who try to use my computer :)
I think more needs to be done to educate people about dvorak. If you know the dvorak layout, show it to people you know. From experience, it only takes abotu 2 weeks to learn and after that it's much easier to type. I've been able to convince 3 other people to learn the layout. If it can go from just a few people typing it -> a few thousand geeks -> it may eventually reach the main stream. This is really one of the few things that could really help improve user experience with computers if it is taught from the start.
I use a laptop with Windows 98 which is incredibly unstable, but I've noticed that my Win2K machine at home almost never crashes at all. Sure, applications crash, but that's the fault of the application, not the OS. My system is also fast enough (1.2Ghz Athlon) for almost anything productive. Sure I could upgrade it, but that would only be so I can play the latest games.
What they need to do is creat a spectrum that is dedicated to internet devices only. That's such a waste to use 2.4GHz for a voice conversation.
The Quake 3 engine of course! He must have forgotten a cvar option on the rocket launcher. sv_dontturn180andcrash must have been set to 0.000000.
Yes, but they are concerned with people steeling them. How about those carts where the wheels have locking boots on them? They'll lock the wheels if you try to go to far from the grocery store by using an electronic sensor. I guess too many homeless people were stealing the carts so they implemented this technology.
Someone I know, not knowing about this amazing technology, parked quite aways from the shopping center. Upon trying to get to their car, the wheel locked and they couldn't move the cart. They ended up draging the cart whith the locked wheel the rest of the way. Not fun.
And Linux usage isn't going to get smaller, by the time these kids are in a good job Linux will be standard
Linux will be standard huh? You can predict that with 100% assurance? Face it, tools used in the real world run primarily on commercial platforms whether it be Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, or some other proprietary system. Until that changes, schools should teach the applications that are popular (regardless of operating system). It's about teaching tools that are more effective, not about whether OS such and such is better or not. Yes, linux is great, but the office tools are not as well developed as their comercial counterparts.
I still have one of those watches! Hmm... maybe it's time a buy a new one. The calculator watch I have is from Casio, I've only had to change the batteries maybe 3 times in the last 10 years. I think it actually locked up at one time when it's batteries were low.
No, Pocket PC OS has way too much overhead for such a small device. Do you really need a TCP/IP API and multitasking in a watch??? Probably not. Besides, the technology isn't their yet and it would probably require too much power to run.
It was probably just a project to keep bored engineers at IBM busy. :) I mean, how many people are actually interested in a linux wristwatch?
How about doing strange things with software such as using telnet to chat in an IRC server just because you can? I thought it was funny, but most people don't even know what telnet is.
This joke wasn't funny the first time I heard it.
Don't forget about some of the Linux distros becoming bloated. Redhat 8.0 for example uses at minimum 400MB for a standard install and my redhat install was about 2.5GB. Seems like redhat is starting to catch up on Microsoft's.
I think their use policy is a bit vague though. How do you define a LAN? What if I'm the only person using 10 different applications on 10 different computers? Would this be any different from me using ten different applications on one computer? No, it would use the same bandwidth and ATT probably couldn't tell the difference between the connections. I think it's fair enough to charge for additional IP addresses because there are certain advantages to having seperate addresses.
I recently read an article explaining how the DVI interface works and how they plan on implementing an encryption system in future versions. Essentially, the HDTV will have an encryption key key and the output device will have a key. This should (in theory) completly prevent someone from copying the digital signal with another device. What does this mean for people who currently own HDTV's? They may not be compatible with new signals and thus you will be required to buy a new one or have to use a lower quality analog signal. They media and electronics industries don't need Microsoft to restrict fair use rights.
I'm not saying this is a good thing, it's just where the industry is headed.
That way you can up the resolution to 1280x960 or higher. As far as I know, there are no televisions that can display that high of a resolution yet. But really, they should include the option of VGA out on consoles.
That's the way I always thought of it. I was always frustrated that I would put my coins into the machine and then die 10 seconds later as some unforseen random event causes your character to die. With the price you would have to pay to finish a game in the arcade, you could have just bought the console version and played it as much as you wanted.
An interesting thing about the Quicktime player is that it will save a copy of the movie you stream directly to your harddrive but it will not allow you to copy that to another location. The only way I discoved to retrieve the contents of the "temporary" file was to hit the power switch on my computer, turn the computer back on, and rename the file. Of course, they do just want you to buy the full version. It's interesting that Windows has such a weird file locking mechanism that it won't let you copy a file!
Asian countries have no originality? I didn't say that, in fact a lot of amazing advances in computer technologies originated from Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, etc. We wouldn't have nearly as many computers with the technology at the prices we have now if it wasn't for companies in these countries.
It's just that this Dragon CPU doesn't sound like it is being designed as something competative to be placed on the global market but to be only internally used in China. I would be interested in seeing a datasheet on it when it's available (any links to that?).
There are over a dozen companies in the U.S. that develop their own CPU's all the time (in the form of Microcontrollers). For example, TI, Motorola, Microchip, MIPS and many others. It's not just Intel, AMD, and VIA that know how to make CPU's.
There is no way that this chip is completly original anyway. All the know-how on developing it probably came from the U.S. or Europe. All you would need is a few textbooks, datasheets, and a few good engineers for development. With enough time/money any company or government could develop their own CPU.
I don't usually reply to AC's, but doing something like installing 37 OS's is a waste of time. Not so much that I'm against technology and learning new things, but I think people should focus their effots on things that would be profitable like say mastering the Java programming language or C++. I could easily learn to install all those different OS's but I have better things to do. Learning to install archaic OS's wouldn't help much on my resume :)
I saw someone playing with one of these type of RC cars in our cafeteria. They were driving it around annoying people. Unfortunately, it was so small that someone accidently stepped on it. Didn't work after that.
What I mean is, are there KVM switches that would allow 2 monitors to be connected to two computers. This would require 4 inputs, and 2 video outputs. I looked through their site, but I didn't see anything like that.
Just get a 4 port KVM switch (Linksys makes good ones). That way, if one of your systems crashes, you can just immediately switch to the other one. All I do is press CTRL key twice quickly to switch between Windows 2000 and Linux. I'm waiting for them to come out with a KVM with multimonitor support though. Does it exist?
He installed these?
Windows 1.01
Windows 1.03
Windows 2.03
Windows 2.10
How could you even find these versions let alone tolerate installing them? Hmm... Just imagine all the versions of Minesweeper and Solitare!
Honestly, who could possible have the time to do something like this?