What? Where in your mind did you make the connection between 64-bit and 64,000 rows in Excel? Excel 2007 supports over a million rows in a spreadsheet and it isn't even available in a 64-bit edition.
I've been a long time Creative user, and they've lost me with this one. I have used Soundblaster cards since the 8-bit Soundblaster Pro. Since then I've owned the Soundblaster 16, AWE 32, and a couple cards in the Audigy series. For over 15 years, I've used Creative's cards almost exclusively (aside from a brief stint with the Pro Audio Spectrum 16).
When Vista SP1 was released last week, I didn't see it in Windows Update because the latest driver available for my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro was not compatible with the update (see this KB article). This driver hasn't been updated since March 2007, and didn't work all that well to boot. Analog 5.1 surround was sketchy, and the sub channel didn't even work.
Daniel_K came to the rescue in my situation. I needed to uninstall my drivers to upgrade to SP1, then install his driver package get my card working again. The installation went very smoothly, and my card is working better than it ever has on Vista. There are some quirks, but all surround channels are working as they should, and sound quality seems to be improved over the previous drivers (although this could easily be attributed to the placebo effect).
The last thing that Creative should be doing is going after Daniel_K. If anything, they should hire the guy to teach their driver team a thing or two.
Sadly, this is not likely a technical issue, but a marketing one. Creative seems to have made a deliberate decision to leave Audigy users in the cold in an effort to get them to upgrade to their new X-Fi series. Problem is, it doesn't seem to be working. Peruse Creative's support forums and you'll see post after post lamenting their substandard driver support with promises to avoid their cards in the future.
Creative's strategy may work with casual customers with a sub-$50 card, but not for others who have invested over $200 for a high-end Audigy card with a breakout box. Those people are still looking for return on their investment, and will be the first to walk away from Creative when they get snubbed.
Hopefully this is a misunderstanding, and Creative will work out a deal with Daniel_K. If this doesn't happen, they stand to lose some of their most loyal customers. Given their track record so far, the outlook doesn't look good.
When I first saw this in my RSS feed, I thought to myself "What is this doing on Slashdot?" Then I saw this:
that rely heavily on databases
The tech angle is clear to me now.
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It's good practice where I come from to sit around after a funeral, having a feast and telling anectotes about the deceased (and not necessarily in his 'best behaviour', quite the contrary).
It helps if you know the guy that you're joking about. Otherwise, you're just a dick.
It's trading a devil you know for a devil you don't.
According to Ars Technica, Govern had only been at AOL for not quite a year. She replaced John McKinley as CTO after he was promoted to AOL's Digital Services group. He'll act as interim CTO until they find someone new.
It's more likely that they just traded a devil they don't know for a devil they do.
Google: We don't offer a service that puts anyone in that situation, and the best way we honor their situation is to ensure that we are not associated with a similar situation. We don't offer products that would put us in a position of putting people like that in danger.
That's a copout. Are Chinese versions of Gmail and Blogger available? They are offered in Chinese (see here and here).
If not, I'm sure that it won't be long. Maybe we can ask them again soon.
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What? Where in your mind did you make the connection between 64-bit and 64,000 rows in Excel? Excel 2007 supports over a million rows in a spreadsheet and it isn't even available in a 64-bit edition.
I've been a long time Creative user, and they've lost me with this one. I have used Soundblaster cards since the 8-bit Soundblaster Pro. Since then I've owned the Soundblaster 16, AWE 32, and a couple cards in the Audigy series. For over 15 years, I've used Creative's cards almost exclusively (aside from a brief stint with the Pro Audio Spectrum 16).
When Vista SP1 was released last week, I didn't see it in Windows Update because the latest driver available for my Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro was not compatible with the update (see this KB article). This driver hasn't been updated since March 2007, and didn't work all that well to boot. Analog 5.1 surround was sketchy, and the sub channel didn't even work.
Daniel_K came to the rescue in my situation. I needed to uninstall my drivers to upgrade to SP1, then install his driver package get my card working again. The installation went very smoothly, and my card is working better than it ever has on Vista. There are some quirks, but all surround channels are working as they should, and sound quality seems to be improved over the previous drivers (although this could easily be attributed to the placebo effect).
The last thing that Creative should be doing is going after Daniel_K. If anything, they should hire the guy to teach their driver team a thing or two.
Sadly, this is not likely a technical issue, but a marketing one. Creative seems to have made a deliberate decision to leave Audigy users in the cold in an effort to get them to upgrade to their new X-Fi series. Problem is, it doesn't seem to be working. Peruse Creative's support forums and you'll see post after post lamenting their substandard driver support with promises to avoid their cards in the future.
Creative's strategy may work with casual customers with a sub-$50 card, but not for others who have invested over $200 for a high-end Audigy card with a breakout box. Those people are still looking for return on their investment, and will be the first to walk away from Creative when they get snubbed.
Hopefully this is a misunderstanding, and Creative will work out a deal with Daniel_K. If this doesn't happen, they stand to lose some of their most loyal customers. Given their track record so far, the outlook doesn't look good.
What the hell are you talking about?
When I first saw this in my RSS feed, I thought to myself "What is this doing on Slashdot?" Then I saw this:
The tech angle is clear to me now.
It helps if you know the guy that you're joking about. Otherwise, you're just a dick.
It's trading a devil you know for a devil you don't.
According to Ars Technica, Govern had only been at AOL for not quite a year. She replaced John McKinley as CTO after he was promoted to AOL's Digital Services group. He'll act as interim CTO until they find someone new.
It's more likely that they just traded a devil they don't know for a devil they do.
Our boy JT publicly emits whenever he gets the chance!
That's a copout. Are Chinese versions of Gmail and Blogger available? They are offered in Chinese (see here and here).
If not, I'm sure that it won't be long. Maybe we can ask them again soon.
Did the editors even RTFA?
In other news, a Slashdot typo blows a sensational story even further out of proportion.
Here's another article with slightly different information. - via Digg
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Take a look at the link at the bottom of the JUJU instructions pointing to whitehouse.org/homeland.
Looks like hours of fun.