I really think what happened to word perfect was Windows.
Windows came along and forced them to break their UI in favor of being consistent with all other windows applications. So ctrl-c had to be copy, ctrl-x cut, etc. Then they had to use the MS windows which gave you a way to print exactly what was shown on screen without any extra code, which was a sort of dance with the devil.
Oh and of course there was all those years MS hid the faster OS calls from WordPerfect since it was crushing word like a bug. And threw in a few techniques to crash WP, etc... Can't forget those days.
My mom also swears by WP. In fact lots of WP Zealots seem to like WP5.1 for DOS the best. So much so that wp11 has a wp5.1 emulation mode. (even if it is kind of a lame attempt)
Personally i feel WP is far superior to word, especially when you get the tabs and rules all messed up. reveal codes is an awesome tool to help clean all that up. I wont use a word processor that does not have reveal codes. (well I wont like it)
I just bought wp11, I guess they are trying to get on a 1 version per year mode...
...and if an open source / free (cost) solution does what your expensive product does, count yourself out of a job.
And if that other closed source package does what your expensive product does for less, you can also count your self out of a job.
Just because there is free software does not mean it all has to be free anyway. I use Linux, and contribute to a host of 'free' software programs. I also write software that is not 'free' that I also happen to benefit from.
Most people code for 'free' software to add a feature to a product that does almost what they want. Its a lot easier than writing an app from scratch.
Why should we all spend our time reinventing the same wheel for different companies? Just so we can get paid? Sorry, that kind of behavior belongs to politicians.
IIRC, internally the CPUs and memory chips will operate at either ~3V or ~5.5V, so the voltage will be stepped down in either case.
two 9V batteries will not be discharging through one another. One of them can not go flat, they are in parallel, if one goes flat, THEN the other will discharge through it, in effect, charging it(if it were rechargeable). But the effect is negligable, they will reach equilibriun.
I would go personally with a bunch of AA batteries since they tend to have longer life under load. 9V seems to be passe for devices which have human interaction.
6 AA in series would do the trick, and you can likely get a package to hold them at Radio Shack.
And I would say he has passed EE101, it was a good freshman level attempt. On paper it works:D
If I'm not mistaken, TV broadcases are not in the typical monitor proportions. That means no. But perhaps ATi understands this and has a nice interpolator on board.
In any event, contraty to the OPs position, I do not drool over 23" of TV viewing pleasure...
I can't see Java as a cash crop for Sun. I am sure there is MUCH more money being made in services surrounding Java than in any direct licensing of JVMs.
Sun is too stubborn or ignorant to see this. Or simply they fear they can not compete.
If I held Sun shares I would be voting that CEO out.
Without a doubt. I can't help but smile at the whole thing. I am sure Sun would rather die than allow IBM to 'help' them.
Nevertheless, I just dont understand what opening Java is supposed to mean? ANSI-Java? I don't get it, anyone can make their own JVM and release it as a Java JVM long as it conforms to the JLS right!? IBM has already done this right?
most people that bash java have no idea WFT they are talking about. They just repeat the age old mantra, "Java is slow." But Java has always been as fast or FASTER than c/c++. Runtime optimization is awesome.
Also people tend to forget that Java is run as a c/c++ program because that is what the JVM is written in. So the whole comparison is idiotic.
And of course we could speed the load time of Java, just as all the other cheating-ass windows programs do, load the libraries during OS boot...
Flash? When is the last time someone ran a server on that...
Java proponents are sick of hearing Java is slow (especially on slashdot) because its just an uninformed regurgitation.
Does MS write anything these days? Of course they will use third party. Just long enough for them to understand it then discard it for their own "home grown" AV software.
Hey, less money spent on AV software is more you can afford for windows NTv4.
When THG first started back in the day, there was a big fight with intel squeezing THG out of its press converences and such and pressuring magazines not to work with THG because intel did not like THGs reviews. (probably can find some history on HardOCP)
I think THG lost favor when they started to snuggle up to intel after intel "hoed" them for so long.
I like the green party. I like Nader. But Nader is not running on the Green ticket this time. This posses a big problem for me. I do not need a 1 shot victory, I need entrenchment. I wan't Nader's presense to be useful in a more long term type of way.
As opposed to all the good topic Al Sharpton is discussing. Sharpton's voice will be gone after the primary.
I want something to last. I wish he would have run Greens. I will be supporting the Green candidate whomever that may be. Nader will be hurting the Green party more than any democrats or republicans with this independent run. He should accept a vice presidential ticket on green at least.
Almost. Cash advances carry a percentage fee off the top. Then the interest starts racking up like the rest of your purchases, but sometimes at a higher rate.
Globalization will balance everything out in the long run, but the first few hundred years are going to piss a lot of people off.
I have to disagree. Its balancing out jobs, but that balance is not being passed on. Cars are built in Mexico, but they are not costing any less, in fact their price is still going up.
Well give you money to support your nation, but you must allow us to give you agricultural goods as well for free.
SA was willing to accept the free money, but refused to accept the free Aggi goods. SA did not want to destroy their own countries Aggi economy. The US thus refused to support them monetarily.
Yes free stuff is not always as it appears. This tactic used BY microsoft is also the tactic they try to suggest OSS is using against them. The Devil always sees the devil in everyone else.
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Considering every bill already has a serial number, I fail to see the problem.
You need to be within about 4" to communicate with most RFID tech anyway. And US Govt certainly does not have extra money to add this technology.
Likely the burn is from the different concentrations of ink in the face of the bill.
I really think what happened to word perfect was Windows.
Windows came along and forced them to break their UI in favor of being consistent with all other windows applications. So ctrl-c had to be copy, ctrl-x cut, etc. Then they had to use the MS windows which gave you a way to print exactly what was shown on screen without any extra code, which was a sort of dance with the devil.
Oh and of course there was all those years MS hid the faster OS calls from WordPerfect since it was crushing word like a bug. And threw in a few techniques to crash WP, etc... Can't forget those days.
OEM versions tend to go for $50. The $300 price tag is there to appeal to Microsoft users ;-)
I bother because its better than open office, and the price is reasonable. I don't mind paying for software, as long as I feel its worth it.
I should point out that most users of word perfect are in fact windows users.
My mom also swears by WP. In fact lots of WP Zealots seem to like WP5.1 for DOS the best. So much so that wp11 has a wp5.1 emulation mode. (even if it is kind of a lame attempt)
Personally i feel WP is far superior to word, especially when you get the tabs and rules all messed up. reveal codes is an awesome tool to help clean all that up. I wont use a word processor that does not have reveal codes. (well I wont like it)
I just bought wp11, I guess they are trying to get on a 1 version per year mode...
In my mathematical experience, coincidence usually means you have used circular logic/calculations somewhere. In effect proving your foundation.
:)
But its always nice to figure out how you fooled yourself
...and if an open source / free (cost) solution does what your expensive product does, count yourself out of a job.
And if that other closed source package does what your expensive product does for less, you can also count your self out of a job.
Just because there is free software does not mean it all has to be free anyway. I use Linux, and contribute to a host of 'free' software programs. I also write software that is not 'free' that I also happen to benefit from.
Most people code for 'free' software to add a feature to a product that does almost what they want. Its a lot easier than writing an app from scratch.
Why should we all spend our time reinventing the same wheel for different companies? Just so we can get paid? Sorry, that kind of behavior belongs to politicians.
Because its what the people in power have, and if you start valuing something other than what they possess, they will loose power (over you).
They do not want that.
Good catch considering there are only 10 posts and I can not read the link already.
Ahh the wonders of DSL...
Well this certainly sheds new light on Sun's agitation wrt/ Eclipse.
IIRC, internally the CPUs and memory chips will operate at either ~3V or ~5.5V, so the voltage will be stepped down in either case.
:D
two 9V batteries will not be discharging through one another. One of them can not go flat, they are in parallel, if one goes flat, THEN the other will discharge through it, in effect, charging it(if it were rechargeable). But the effect is negligable, they will reach equilibriun.
I would go personally with a bunch of AA batteries since they tend to have longer life under load. 9V seems to be passe for devices which have human interaction.
6 AA in series would do the trick, and you can likely get a package to hold them at Radio Shack.
And I would say he has passed EE101, it was a good freshman level attempt. On paper it works
If I'm not mistaken, TV broadcases are not in the typical monitor proportions. That means no. But perhaps ATi understands this and has a nice interpolator on board.
In any event, contraty to the OPs position, I do not drool over 23" of TV viewing pleasure...
This is a good opportunity to study different rule sets and see what can encourage people to play fair and not turn to crime.
And not just rules, but what cultural elements make for a stable society. Crime in MMOG may turn out to produce some quality information.
Perhaps games can alter society faster than wars.
I suspect that after this next "Big Test," everyone will still be waiting on the "Big Test."
I can't see Java as a cash crop for Sun. I am sure there is MUCH more money being made in services surrounding Java than in any direct licensing of JVMs.
Sun is too stubborn or ignorant to see this. Or simply they fear they can not compete.
If I held Sun shares I would be voting that CEO out.
Without a doubt. I can't help but smile at the whole thing. I am sure Sun would rather die than allow IBM to 'help' them.
Nevertheless, I just dont understand what opening Java is supposed to mean? ANSI-Java? I don't get it, anyone can make their own JVM and release it as a Java JVM long as it conforms to the JLS right!? IBM has already done this right?
most people that bash java have no idea WFT they are talking about. They just repeat the age old mantra, "Java is slow." But Java has always been as fast or FASTER than c/c++. Runtime optimization is awesome.
Also people tend to forget that Java is run as a c/c++ program because that is what the JVM is written in. So the whole comparison is idiotic.
And of course we could speed the load time of Java, just as all the other cheating-ass windows programs do, load the libraries during OS boot...
Flash? When is the last time someone ran a server on that...
Java proponents are sick of hearing Java is slow (especially on slashdot) because its just an uninformed regurgitation.
The united States is a Nuclear power because we have nuclear weapons, not because we are forced to use them.
Any company fighting MS toe to toe is soon to find themselves a new CEO.
Ya think?
Does MS write anything these days? Of course they will use third party. Just long enough for them to understand it then discard it for their own "home grown" AV software.
Hey, less money spent on AV software is more you can afford for windows NTv4.
When THG first started back in the day, there was a big fight with intel squeezing THG out of its press converences and such and pressuring magazines not to work with THG because intel did not like THGs reviews. (probably can find some history on HardOCP)
I think THG lost favor when they started to snuggle up to intel after intel "hoed" them for so long.
I like the green party. I like Nader. But Nader is not running on the Green ticket this time. This posses a big problem for me. I do not need a 1 shot victory, I need entrenchment. I wan't Nader's presense to be useful in a more long term type of way.
As opposed to all the good topic Al Sharpton is discussing. Sharpton's voice will be gone after the primary.
I want something to last. I wish he would have run Greens. I will be supporting the Green candidate whomever that may be. Nader will be hurting the Green party more than any democrats or republicans with this independent run. He should accept a vice presidential ticket on green at least.
Didn't we read this story almost 3 years ago though?
I always play Starcraft if I have too much pain to sleep. It works quite well. It works at least as well as two tylenol.
Almost. Cash advances carry a percentage fee off the top. Then the interest starts racking up like the rest of your purchases, but sometimes at a higher rate.
Globalization will balance everything out in the long run, but the first few hundred years are going to piss a lot of people off.
I have to disagree. Its balancing out jobs, but that balance is not being passed on. Cars are built in Mexico, but they are not costing any less, in fact their price is still going up.
I recall what the US said to South Africa.
Well give you money to support your nation, but you must allow us to give you agricultural goods as well for free.
SA was willing to accept the free money, but refused to accept the free Aggi goods. SA did not want to destroy their own countries Aggi economy. The US thus refused to support them monetarily.
Yes free stuff is not always as it appears. This tactic used BY microsoft is also the tactic they try to suggest OSS is using against them. The Devil always sees the devil in everyone else.