All of this just makes me glad I work the tech support lines of a university. Totally open net access, with monitoring only for excessive bandwitdth uses.
If one of our users wants to surf to teenieslutsondrugs.com, they're perfectly able to without consequence. We even maintain URL logs connected to signons and IPs, do we use them? VERY rarely. But, if the bozo doesn't clear their cache when they're done, or accidentally right-clicks and Sets as wallpaper, and someone complains, they've hung themselves.
Put the responsibility on the user. Monitor the things that are important. If Joe user is burning 10GB of bandwidth with his Kazaa supernode every day, then it's time to lay some smack down (also, make sure it's in the company's handbook about proper usage standards), otherwise, leave them alone unless someone with a legitimate complaint comes forth.
Also, never cut off the open net access of the Tech Support people... That is, if you still want to have tech support people...:)
I haven't switched. I dabble. I stick to Windoze 'cuz it's what I know, and all of my work applications are win32. I play with things that are cool (See: content of my post). I support underdogs because it's good to see teh little guy get ahead. If Linux becomes the standard, it won't bother me, because I like to use it, and I know how to use it, and I would very willingly make the switch.
In my limited Linux experience (I've dabbled with some distros and basically just played around 'cuz software I'm not used to is cool to me), I've found Mandrake by far the easiest to install, it has good preprogrammed defaults for things like partitions and their sizes.
If I go with this distro, I think I would actually buy it, just because I've seen previous stories about Mandrake having financial problems. I'm always willing to help support an alternative to windoze, mainly because alternate OSs are cool.
Here's a question. How do you sell out of a first run of CDs when they're electronically available? It seems they'd want to change what's on the ftp before they do so with the actual printed media
But, then, that's why my wife likes WinXP.
It does look good, and the ease of installation will attract some people, but I agree with the reviewer, starting up warm immediately after an install is typically a bad idea (as was stated in the article).
It seems they were trying to release an entry-level distro for the neophytes and n00bs that are interested, but don't want to get too far into things. I think, though, with no linuxconf, and problems loading rpms without some associations is going to cause major headaches with the "I call my brother for tech support" crowd (even moreso for the brothers/sisters/moms/dads/sons/daughers/etc that get the "Help Me!" call.
With some more refining, I think they could get something nice going, maybe they should have waited a little longer.
ICANN management
dragged its feet for nine months, then issued a new
"policy" -- never brought before the Board for discussion
or vote -- requiring Auerbach to sign a non-disclosure
agreement that placed Auerbach's ability to discuss the
records at the discretion of ICANN management.
Appears as though ICANN wants to take something that was apparently public record and turn it into private, proprietary information. Not really a smart thing to do after the request has been made.
"Here, take a look at our records. Oh, wait, you might use some of this against us? Never mind, sign this binding agreement so we can take care of our CYA initiative."
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Hmmm... Maybe it's a conspiracy to drive up the popularity of Cowboy Neal artificially?
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I have a WD 60G as my secondary drive and it does make an audible click as it's accessed and subsequently idles again. It sounds very much like a park/unpark of the heads to me.
I notice on the upstart, the click is followed immediately by the sound of the motor spinning up. I would imagine all of that is perfectly normal.
I bought a computer with a 75GXP in it last may, by Thanksgiving, the read/write heads had started making sounds as though it were thrashing, looking for a landing zone. By the time I was able to call the manufacturer of my computer (Christmas time), the computer had completely failed to boot.
Hopefully, the replacement they sent will last more than 6 months. But, just in case, I have a Maxtor 60GB in place as a backup. At least this time, if it goes down, I won't have to wait for the replacement.
I agree, it's much more expensive to produce two unique product lines to do such similar tasks, than to just disable a feature of one and leave it on another.
I know for a fact (My mother is a Xerox technician), that the only difference between the 6135 (135ppm), and the 6180 (180ppm) printers is a software switch that sets the effective speed of the printer (They sometimes need to set it to the higher rating (or the lower rating, in the case of the 6180) for testing purposes.
It was a MUCH less expensive way than producing 2 distinct product lines with such a subtle difference.
It's actually the same type of problems that people have recovering some stolen cars. A lot of times, they're parted out completely within a matter of hours, all that's left if/when it's finally recovered is an empty frame/unibody.
I'm sure most people who steal laptops are more interested in selling parts than whole systems. It's much easier to track the machine in a coherent body than it would be a Hard drive here, and memory chip here.
Which is why you should never buy Version 1.0 (Read "We think it works, and people have been pushing for the release, but really, it's just a beta with better packaging") of anything. It's true with software, car models, and any other type of equipment.
Therein lies the problem. We may end up with another VHS vs BetaMax war, which will go on for a short time. The problem is, guessing which will finally take the win.
Remember, Beta was the better format, VHS won because of better marketing.
Personally, I'm impressed with the numbers that the DVD+R/W format has been putting up, the problem seems to be compatibility, where less-advanced and older players are unable to read the format. I'm seeing the same type of compatibility issues that CDR/W had when it first came out. A great many audio players at the time couldn't read either format, now, most modern players are playing both formats, and now even data CDs with songs in MP3 and wma format without issue.
I guess we'll have to see how it all shakes out in the end.
The problem with that is, it works exactly the way they want it to. The computer savvy people in the world know what they want to search for, and how to find the engine of their choice. What they're targeting are the inexperienced users who don't know any better. They are the ones that will actually use the Netscape search function, and not notice the fact that your information is being redirected to the parent company before it actually goes where you intended it.
It falls under the same category as the Ameritech/SBC debacle here in MI. People who don't read all the way through their phone bill may not have noticed the "SBC/Ameritech intends to sell it's customer data to a 3rd party marketing firm, if you don't want your information to be included, be sure to call 800-xxx-xxxx to be removed from the list." in very fine print in an obscure section of the bill.
Hardline marketing strikes again.
Back before you were born? Hmmm... I remember seeing this movie first run, does that make me as old as I feel? ugh.
Anyway, I agree completely. There's nothing worse than a movie that is supposedly about computers and is merely nothing more than a bunch of buzzword dropping, and a load of made up terms slogged together into an incomprehensible mishmash of hype and Pokemon-ish flash.
All Hail Research!
Ahhh, I think that's inaccurate. Is it not:
Keeper: "What... is your name?"
Galahad: "Sir Galahad of Camelot"
Keeper: "What... is your quest?"
Galahad: "I seek the Grail"
and so on down the line... Sorry, I'm lazy
I don't see why it wouldn't. Your antenna on your car isn't affected a large amount if you grab it.
And, who knows, if you have a metal plate in your head, it may increase your signal by several orders of magnitude. I can see it now, no roaming, even from China
Brings to mind the form of the Schwartz from "Spaceballs"
Lord Dark Helmet: "Ahh, I see your Schwartz is as big as mine... Now let's see how you use it."
See, the bad guys are the ones that had the cool masks and uniforms. The good guys were usually in some form of tattered tunic with at most a belt for accessorizing.
How can that compare to laquer black with lights and a cape? (Not to mention, a really cool respirator sound, but I don't think that will come through too well in the painting)
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All of this just makes me glad I work the tech support lines of a university. Totally open net access, with monitoring only for excessive bandwitdth uses.
:)
If one of our users wants to surf to teenieslutsondrugs.com, they're perfectly able to without consequence. We even maintain URL logs connected to signons and IPs, do we use them? VERY rarely. But, if the bozo doesn't clear their cache when they're done, or accidentally right-clicks and Sets as wallpaper, and someone complains, they've hung themselves.
Put the responsibility on the user. Monitor the things that are important. If Joe user is burning 10GB of bandwidth with his Kazaa supernode every day, then it's time to lay some smack down (also, make sure it's in the company's handbook about proper usage standards), otherwise, leave them alone unless someone with a legitimate complaint comes forth.
Also, never cut off the open net access of the Tech Support people... That is, if you still want to have tech support people...
I haven't switched. I dabble. I stick to Windoze 'cuz it's what I know, and all of my work applications are win32. I play with things that are cool (See: content of my post). I support underdogs because it's good to see teh little guy get ahead. If Linux becomes the standard, it won't bother me, because I like to use it, and I know how to use it, and I would very willingly make the switch.
In my limited Linux experience (I've dabbled with some distros and basically just played around 'cuz software I'm not used to is cool to me), I've found Mandrake by far the easiest to install, it has good preprogrammed defaults for things like partitions and their sizes.
If I go with this distro, I think I would actually buy it, just because I've seen previous stories about Mandrake having financial problems. I'm always willing to help support an alternative to windoze, mainly because alternate OSs are cool.
Here's a question. How do you sell out of a first run of CDs when they're electronically available? It seems they'd want to change what's on the ftp before they do so with the actual printed media
But, then, that's why my wife likes WinXP.
It does look good, and the ease of installation will attract some people, but I agree with the reviewer, starting up warm immediately after an install is typically a bad idea (as was stated in the article).
It seems they were trying to release an entry-level distro for the neophytes and n00bs that are interested, but don't want to get too far into things. I think, though, with no linuxconf, and problems loading rpms without some associations is going to cause major headaches with the "I call my brother for tech support" crowd (even moreso for the brothers/sisters/moms/dads/sons/daughers/etc that get the "Help Me!" call.
With some more refining, I think they could get something nice going, maybe they should have waited a little longer.
ICANN management dragged its feet for nine months, then issued a new "policy" -- never brought before the Board for discussion or vote -- requiring Auerbach to sign a non-disclosure agreement that placed Auerbach's ability to discuss the records at the discretion of ICANN management.
Appears as though ICANN wants to take something that was apparently public record and turn it into private, proprietary information. Not really a smart thing to do after the request has been made.
"Here, take a look at our records. Oh, wait, you might use some of this against us? Never mind, sign this binding agreement so we can take care of our CYA initiative."
Hmmm... Maybe it's a conspiracy to drive up the popularity of Cowboy Neal artificially?
I have a WD 60G as my secondary drive and it does make an audible click as it's accessed and subsequently idles again. It sounds very much like a park/unpark of the heads to me.
I notice on the upstart, the click is followed immediately by the sound of the motor spinning up. I would imagine all of that is perfectly normal.
I bought a computer with a 75GXP in it last may, by Thanksgiving, the read/write heads had started making sounds as though it were thrashing, looking for a landing zone. By the time I was able to call the manufacturer of my computer (Christmas time), the computer had completely failed to boot.
Hopefully, the replacement they sent will last more than 6 months. But, just in case, I have a Maxtor 60GB in place as a backup. At least this time, if it goes down, I won't have to wait for the replacement.
I agree, it's much more expensive to produce two unique product lines to do such similar tasks, than to just disable a feature of one and leave it on another.
I know for a fact (My mother is a Xerox technician), that the only difference between the 6135 (135ppm), and the 6180 (180ppm) printers is a software switch that sets the effective speed of the printer (They sometimes need to set it to the higher rating (or the lower rating, in the case of the 6180) for testing purposes.
It was a MUCH less expensive way than producing 2 distinct product lines with such a subtle difference.
It's actually the same type of problems that people have recovering some stolen cars. A lot of times, they're parted out completely within a matter of hours, all that's left if/when it's finally recovered is an empty frame/unibody.
I'm sure most people who steal laptops are more interested in selling parts than whole systems. It's much easier to track the machine in a coherent body than it would be a Hard drive here, and memory chip here.
Which is why you should never buy Version 1.0 (Read "We think it works, and people have been pushing for the release, but really, it's just a beta with better packaging") of anything. It's true with software, car models, and any other type of equipment.
I agree. Besides, this is a geek-run site, about geek stuff. Geeks like toys, geeks buy toys, geeks tell other geeks about said toys, repeat.
Therein lies the problem. We may end up with another VHS vs BetaMax war, which will go on for a short time. The problem is, guessing which will finally take the win.
Remember, Beta was the better format, VHS won because of better marketing.
Personally, I'm impressed with the numbers that the DVD+R/W format has been putting up, the problem seems to be compatibility, where less-advanced and older players are unable to read the format. I'm seeing the same type of compatibility issues that CDR/W had when it first came out. A great many audio players at the time couldn't read either format, now, most modern players are playing both formats, and now even data CDs with songs in MP3 and wma format without issue.
I guess we'll have to see how it all shakes out in the end.
The problem with that is, it works exactly the way they want it to. The computer savvy people in the world know what they want to search for, and how to find the engine of their choice. What they're targeting are the inexperienced users who don't know any better. They are the ones that will actually use the Netscape search function, and not notice the fact that your information is being redirected to the parent company before it actually goes where you intended it.
It falls under the same category as the Ameritech/SBC debacle here in MI. People who don't read all the way through their phone bill may not have noticed the "SBC/Ameritech intends to sell it's customer data to a 3rd party marketing firm, if you don't want your information to be included, be sure to call 800-xxx-xxxx to be removed from the list." in very fine print in an obscure section of the bill.
Hardline marketing strikes again.
Back before you were born? Hmmm... I remember seeing this movie first run, does that make me as old as I feel? ugh. Anyway, I agree completely. There's nothing worse than a movie that is supposedly about computers and is merely nothing more than a bunch of buzzword dropping, and a load of made up terms slogged together into an incomprehensible mishmash of hype and Pokemon-ish flash. All Hail Research!
Ahhh, I think that's inaccurate. Is it not: Keeper: "What... is your name?" Galahad: "Sir Galahad of Camelot" Keeper: "What... is your quest?" Galahad: "I seek the Grail" and so on down the line... Sorry, I'm lazy
I don't see why it wouldn't. Your antenna on your car isn't affected a large amount if you grab it. And, who knows, if you have a metal plate in your head, it may increase your signal by several orders of magnitude. I can see it now, no roaming, even from China
Brings to mind the form of the Schwartz from "Spaceballs" Lord Dark Helmet: "Ahh, I see your Schwartz is as big as mine... Now let's see how you use it."
See, the bad guys are the ones that had the cool masks and uniforms. The good guys were usually in some form of tattered tunic with at most a belt for accessorizing. How can that compare to laquer black with lights and a cape? (Not to mention, a really cool respirator sound, but I don't think that will come through too well in the painting)