I just saw a really interesting documentary on this over the weekend. They called it Unobtainium, but I'm pretty sure that's just marketing speak.
Turns out there's a bunch of it just ready to be harvested about 6 light-years away, but there's a catch...
Going back to chrome. Minefield is not faster than chrome.
Oh, and yeah it does interfere with Firefox. It gets completely confused if you try to launch it while a firefox.exe process is running.
Also, since when should an Alpha version have the default setting of "set minefield to the default browser"???
I think you have a good idea with explaining just how much our lives depend on networks and servers. I'm sure the kids know what iPods are, it could be helpful to use the server/client/device as a good analog to corporate e-mail/client e-mail software/mobile e-mail devices... (crackberry much).
Other than that, i would treat them the same as you would the CEO, president, or any other non-technical decision maker:)
Additional vote for FoxIt. Free, 3MB download (if you choose the MSI over an exe). Runs real quick, and doesn't have any of the issue i have seen with Acrobat (only showing the first page of a PDF, then "cant' read" the rest of it... download 10mb updates everytime you open it... completely hang firefox...)
I think it's important to understand that ARC had been using the Red Cross symbol legally for over 100 years. They were not allowed to make profit of it. Now then want to use it to sell products. This is really simple, they should keep their noses out of the drug store and keep doing the relief work they are supposed to!
It has none of the features i wanted in XP
It doesn't know how to open X: when you double click on a network drive in Explorer still! (since XP sp2).
It has a new boot configuration that you cannot change from older operating systems. SUCK! I need to switch from different versions on NT (2K, XP, 2K3 Server, vista...) all the time in the lab to test our new builds.
I'm almost as unhappy with Vista as i am with IE7 (try loading about:blank and time how long it takes, this is really sad!).
anywho, end rant
Apples development team should have received the release version of Vista about 2 months ago, just like any other MSDN subscriber, and they should have had a iTunes update available for the consumer that wishes to use a MS OS, with a popular mp3 device from Apple.
However, they understand that many consumers will need to update computers, especially laptop/notebooks to use Vista. This places the consumer with options: get another MS (and i suppose -nix) only pc, or get an Apple and have the option to virtualize/dual boot for MS applications. By not supporting the iPod properly in Vista, they can force the consumer's hand towards a new Apple laptop.
I'm not saying that MS is any better in this situation, they released a new OS with convoluted security schemes that make it terrible difficult for developers to adapt, and in my experience, generally aren't that helpful. Try installing Flash for firefox in Vista.
Even if not all PlaysForSure devices are made by Microsoft, they make money on each called royalties.
Granted, you point out that only 1 (actually 3 that i can think of apple, HP, Motorola) company(ies) makes money as opposed to X number that "Play for sure".
Now, how are getting royalties better (and more opportunistic) than selling the product itself? Oh you don't have to make anything, just allow other companies to use your copyrighted material. I'm not in support of either side in this case. I see both sides of the DRM argument, and I personally am happy with my iPod. The reason that I purchased an iPod is that i knew that it was a reliable device. I'm clumsy, i drop things, the nano is really really resilient. Hell, i accidentally dropped it in the toilet and it's still as good as new (1st gen, black 2gig. it's all scratched up, but you can still read the screen and use all the buttons and wheel, and read the s/n). anywho, i digress.
Saying that one company is better by only allowing the SOFTWARE to run a DRM file as opposed to only allowing the HARDWARE (minus the fact that they have sold royalties to HP and Motorola) is absurd.
Why is the gov spending time thinking about mandating DRM to content?
How could they possible have any right to mandate DRM for broadcasts? I could understand, but still not agree with, a company deciding they will copy-protect their broadcasts; but a law?????
Sorry, but I had WiFi on my portable media player back in 2001. Yup, I had windows 98 running on an HP OmniBook 800cs (very small laptop even by today's standards) and a 802.11b PCMCIA WiFi card. So what, it was probably the size of 4, maybe 8 zunes in an array, but i could change the hard drive myself to upgrade to a larger mp3 player.
I want to see somebody take a PC104 size machine, stick some slick UI and screen on it, mimic the iPod input and you have an upgradable device you can use just as well as a Media Center set-top box.
Many people are willing to settle to avoid court fees.
Those who aren't willing, will fight and cost the offended party court fees.
If you have enough money, and a product that people aren't willing to stop using (you can chose what movies/songs you watch/listen to), you can continue to spend money in a vain attempt to scare the rest of them into accepting that the example has been made: Don't copy our stuff.
This is on the spot. I was reading an article in Electronic Design's recent release "Your Most Important Issue Of The Year 2006". It outlined how many professionals in the Tech field do not have specialized degrees. As a matter of fact, on average tech pros that have never gone to collage, or even opted for a GED as opposed to finished High-School make more than their counterparts that took some college, or got an associates degree.
Being a viable resource is less and less where your piece of paper came from (diploma), and the title on it (major) and more and more what you have accomplished and how you work with others.
I would have to recommend getting the CS degree, but working on some game in your free time if you really want to secure a job as a Game Programmer.
but then again, I'm just some collage drop-out turned electronic engineer, so their's your grain of salt.
I contend that no OS ever needs AV software. They need backup, and smart operators. AV has never pro-actively detected something, only slowed normal usage of my PC.
It'll probably be like your factory car stereo. Get the S/n call a dealer, get the key. It just make the end-user feel all squishy that "no one will steal this because it's protected". Well, it don't work for car stereos, it won't work for HDD....my 2.3502 yen
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I just saw a really interesting documentary on this over the weekend. They called it Unobtainium, but I'm pretty sure that's just marketing speak. Turns out there's a bunch of it just ready to be harvested about 6 light-years away, but there's a catch ...
Three cheers! Just because I have nothing to hide doesn't mean I'm not offended when my privacy is offended.
He also sued Hurricane Katrina
Going back to chrome. Minefield is not faster than chrome. Oh, and yeah it does interfere with Firefox. It gets completely confused if you try to launch it while a firefox.exe process is running. Also, since when should an Alpha version have the default setting of "set minefield to the default browser"???
I think you have a good idea with explaining just how much our lives depend on networks and servers. I'm sure the kids know what iPods are, it could be helpful to use the server/client/device as a good analog to corporate e-mail/client e-mail software/mobile e-mail devices... (crackberry much). Other than that, i would treat them the same as you would the CEO, president, or any other non-technical decision maker :)
Additional vote for FoxIt. Free, 3MB download (if you choose the MSI over an exe). Runs real quick, and doesn't have any of the issue i have seen with Acrobat (only showing the first page of a PDF, then "cant' read" the rest of it... download 10mb updates everytime you open it... completely hang firefox...)
I think it's important to understand that ARC had been using the Red Cross symbol legally for over 100 years. They were not allowed to make profit of it. Now then want to use it to sell products. This is really simple, they should keep their noses out of the drug store and keep doing the relief work they are supposed to!
Apple is Intel (chip wise) dumbass. Pardon the language.
It has none of the features i wanted in XP It doesn't know how to open X: when you double click on a network drive in Explorer still! (since XP sp2). It has a new boot configuration that you cannot change from older operating systems. SUCK! I need to switch from different versions on NT (2K, XP, 2K3 Server, vista...) all the time in the lab to test our new builds. I'm almost as unhappy with Vista as i am with IE7 (try loading about:blank and time how long it takes, this is really sad!). anywho, end rant
only jokes about "black mirrors"...
Your point about other animals using TOOLS is not interesting, it's changing those TOOLS into WEAPONS that is only an ape/chimp(/human) trait.
i think it would be easy to compress an image consisting of 599 million black pixels and 1 million white ones... :)
Its called http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa686048. aspx"dotfulscate"
However, they understand that many consumers will need to update computers, especially laptop/notebooks to use Vista. This places the consumer with options: get another MS (and i suppose -nix) only pc, or get an Apple and have the option to virtualize/dual boot for MS applications. By not supporting the iPod properly in Vista, they can force the consumer's hand towards a new Apple laptop.
I'm not saying that MS is any better in this situation, they released a new OS with convoluted security schemes that make it terrible difficult for developers to adapt, and in my experience, generally aren't that helpful. Try installing Flash for firefox in Vista.
Worst excuse ever.
Even if not all PlaysForSure devices are made by Microsoft, they make money on each called royalties.
Granted, you point out that only 1 (actually 3 that i can think of apple, HP, Motorola) company(ies) makes money as opposed to X number that "Play for sure".
Now, how are getting royalties better (and more opportunistic) than selling the product itself? Oh you don't have to make anything, just allow other companies to use your copyrighted material. I'm not in support of either side in this case. I see both sides of the DRM argument, and I personally am happy with my iPod. The reason that I purchased an iPod is that i knew that it was a reliable device. I'm clumsy, i drop things, the nano is really really resilient. Hell, i accidentally dropped it in the toilet and it's still as good as new (1st gen, black 2gig. it's all scratched up, but you can still read the screen and use all the buttons and wheel, and read the s/n).
anywho, i digress.
Saying that one company is better by only allowing the SOFTWARE to run a DRM file as opposed to only allowing the HARDWARE (minus the fact that they have sold royalties to HP and Motorola) is absurd.
For $100,000+ for an education, I should think the need to do both!
How could they possible have any right to mandate DRM for broadcasts? I could understand, but still not agree with, a company deciding they will copy-protect their broadcasts; but a law?????
(to the tune of Yankee Doodle)
Barney is a Dinosaur,
'Looks like a grape on steroids.
He turns young kids' brains into mush
And gives old people hemeroids.
fin.
I want to see somebody take a PC104 size machine, stick some slick UI and screen on it, mimic the iPod input and you have an upgradable device you can use just as well as a Media Center set-top box.
Oh PS3 launched today...
-ditto- for any reason
Many people are willing to settle to avoid court fees.
Those who aren't willing, will fight and cost the offended party court fees.
If you have enough money, and a product that people aren't willing to stop using (you can chose what movies/songs you watch/listen to), you can continue to spend money in a vain attempt to scare the rest of them into accepting that the example has been made: Don't copy our stuff.
Being a viable resource is less and less where your piece of paper came from (diploma), and the title on it (major) and more and more what you have accomplished and how you work with others.
I would have to recommend getting the CS degree, but working on some game in your free time if you really want to secure a job as a Game Programmer.
but then again, I'm just some collage drop-out turned electronic engineer, so their's your grain of salt.
I contend that no OS ever needs AV software. They need backup, and smart operators. AV has never pro-actively detected something, only slowed normal usage of my PC.
It'll probably be like your factory car stereo. Get the S/n call a dealer, get the key. It just make the end-user feel all squishy that "no one will steal this because it's protected". Well, it don't work for car stereos, it won't work for HDD....my 2.3502 yen
I continually compare the lifetime channel to Hell.