click the "Start" button -> Right click "Computer" -> select "Manage" -> Confirm LUA prompt -> click on "Services and Applications" -> click on "Services" -> double click "Windows Search" -> change Startup Type to "Disabled" -> click OK.
No, they are demanding that Microsoft lets people disable it.
Then what are they complaining about? It can easily be disabled.
Not only can the service be turned off, and not only can you specify which locations should/shouldn't be indexed, but there is a public api available that any 3rd party piece of software can use to turn it off or configure it.
I haven't had a problem with quality of service on my Cell in WA, US ever. We even had the power knocked out for 3 days straight and it still worked fine...
You basically treat your cell as a wireless phone that isn't actually plugged into a phone outlet.
Extensions: Either 3 way call or put the cell phone on speaker. Guests: Hand them your cell phone. They won't be offended. Modem based devices: Dump the 90's era technology for something with an ethernet port.
Bullshit. If the only requirement for graphics was throwing a few triangles on the screen we'd still be using the N64 level hardware.
Gameplay isn't just the control scheme. Gameplay is everything put together as a whole.
Graphics are *ONE* component of a game. Sound is another. Controls are a third. The story is a fourth. And so on. All of these elements impact the gameplay.
You can certainly make the arguement that graphics don't make the game, or that good graphics can't make up for deficits in other areas, but you can't claim that they're irrelevent.
Are you implying that running non-MS software on Windows is 'weird' and risky?
No, he's implying that the more software you put on the machine, the more likely it is to find software on the machine that has shit code which happens to work more as a result of luck than deliberate effort.
If I violate Company X's patents by writing some open-source software package, can I be held liable for patent infringement? After all, I'm just distributing the "blueprints", the end-users are the ones who are violating the patent by loading it on a computer.
Theoretically, as part of writing that software package, you "installed" it to verify that it worked. However, you're only liable for a single instance of infiringement. Anyone who downloads the package and installs it on a single computer would also be liable for a single instance of infringement -- this isn't a new revelation -- in fact it is one of the bits of fud being spread to slow the adoption of FOSS.
You're right... there are certainly additional factors involved that work in the rental model's favor. Hell, there are lots of ways of looking at it to "justify" renting vs purchase (in either direction). For me, I was thinking about getting one of the satellite radio services, and realized that for the same amount of money I could download all of the music I wanted and listen to it when I wanted to. And I get that without having to use a custom piece of hardware. It works well with my clix, my computer at home, my computer at work, and my media center upstairs...
Seattle, WA. Due to all of the building/growth restrictions out here, property values have been growing like crazy. Mix in the fact that tons of apartments are going condo, and you've got a situation where demand for rental property is very high, making it hard to find and costs very high.
As I originally said, "renting is generally a better deal IF you believe that (as a general rule) you will want to continue download at that level or higher for the foreseable future." Note the IF.
In general, I have found that my craving for "new" music has not subsided over time, and it probably won't as long as new music is being created. In the case where it reduces over time (maybe I want to listen to ~$60 equivelent in new music) I'm still "ahead" until the net cost of the subscription is higher than the net cost of the tracks. Considering I currently download between 10-20 albums PER MONTH, it'll be awhile before the deal turns sour... (subscriptions are very liberating in that sense, as there is no "but it'll cost money" decision involved in downloading a new album...you just take what you want when you want it).
Err, how about by tracking how often a track is downloaded? Just because someone is renting the music doesn't mean you can't track how often it is downloaded...
In most cases, buying a house is a better deal than renting a house. Hell, my mortgage payment is $300 less than renting the equivelent home (and that's before accounting for taxes). Buying is a no-brainer.
Music isn't as clear cut... if you download less than 120 songs per year (or less than 12 albums), buying your music is a better deal than renting. If you download more than 100 songs per year or download more than 10 albums, renting is generally a better deal IF you believe that (as a general rule) you will want to continue download at that level or higher for the foreseable future.
This is actually required accounting practice by the SEC. You get the coupon money up front as a lump sum, but the coupons are renewed over a certain period of time; you're not allowed to recognize that revenue all at once.
No, they didn't change their expectations (ie: they didn't lower their revenue guidance); they said that analysts were setting their expectations to high.
Fanboys use exclusives to demonstrate their superiority over people who were not "smart" enough to buy the same console as themselves. A bit of a "haha, I have x and you don't." Rather childish really...
Oh, people bothered to, it was just ignored. I mean, what else would you expect from an administration who's energy policy consists of financing infrastructure improvements for the industry while it is earning billions in profits?
The AI in the Jaguar AvP was really poor. At any given time, every single alien on the level would try to move towards you in a straight line. If something blocked their path, they stayed there until you moved to a position where the path between you an the alien was (again) a straight line.
The predator AI was slightly more sophisticated, in that it would stay cloaked until it decided it could attack, and recloak when it couldn't attack. Their movement appeared to be the same as the aliens.
I don't remember what the marine AI was like. I didn't spent a ton of time playing as the predator or the alien...
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Disabling Windows Search:
click the "Start" button -> Right click "Computer" -> select "Manage" -> Confirm LUA prompt -> click on "Services and Applications" -> click on "Services" -> double click "Windows Search" -> change Startup Type to "Disabled" -> click OK.
No, they are demanding that Microsoft lets people disable it.
Then what are they complaining about? It can easily be disabled.
Not only can the service be turned off, and not only can you specify which locations should/shouldn't be indexed, but there is a public api available that any 3rd party piece of software can use to turn it off or configure it.
Dunno; I'm 29, pulled in a "low" six figure salary last year, and have no landline... Haven't had one since 2004.
I haven't had a problem with quality of service on my Cell in WA, US ever. We even had the power knocked out for 3 days straight and it still worked fine...
You basically treat your cell as a wireless phone that isn't actually plugged into a phone outlet.
Extensions: Either 3 way call or put the cell phone on speaker.
Guests: Hand them your cell phone. They won't be offended.
Modem based devices: Dump the 90's era technology for something with an ethernet port.
"Virtual" surround is crap. I have never been able to sense a "front/behind" direction from it; only left or right.
Bullshit. If the only requirement for graphics was throwing a few triangles on the screen we'd still be using the N64 level hardware.
Gameplay isn't just the control scheme. Gameplay is everything put together as a whole.
Graphics are *ONE* component of a game. Sound is another. Controls are a third. The story is a fourth. And so on. All of these elements impact the gameplay.
You can certainly make the arguement that graphics don't make the game, or that good graphics can't make up for deficits in other areas, but you can't claim that they're irrelevent.
They gave him a free hotmail account...
Drivers won't do squat if you can't get the cable company to activate the card on a non-cable labs approved device.
Are you implying that running non-MS software on Windows is 'weird' and risky?
No, he's implying that the more software you put on the machine, the more likely it is to find software on the machine that has shit code which happens to work more as a result of luck than deliberate effort.
If I violate Company X's patents by writing some open-source software package, can I be held liable for patent infringement? After all, I'm just distributing the "blueprints", the end-users are the ones who are violating the patent by loading it on a computer.
Theoretically, as part of writing that software package, you "installed" it to verify that it worked. However, you're only liable for a single instance of infiringement. Anyone who downloads the package and installs it on a single computer would also be liable for a single instance of infringement -- this isn't a new revelation -- in fact it is one of the bits of fud being spread to slow the adoption of FOSS.
You're right ... there are certainly additional factors involved that work in the rental model's favor. Hell, there are lots of ways of looking at it to "justify" renting vs purchase (in either direction). For me, I was thinking about getting one of the satellite radio services, and realized that for the same amount of money I could download all of the music I wanted and listen to it when I wanted to. And I get that without having to use a custom piece of hardware. It works well with my clix, my computer at home, my computer at work, and my media center upstairs...
Seattle, WA. Due to all of the building/growth restrictions out here, property values have been growing like crazy. Mix in the fact that tons of apartments are going condo, and you've got a situation where demand for rental property is very high, making it hard to find and costs very high.
As I originally said, "renting is generally a better deal IF you believe that (as a general rule) you will want to continue download at that level or higher for the foreseable future." Note the IF.
In general, I have found that my craving for "new" music has not subsided over time, and it probably won't as long as new music is being created. In the case where it reduces over time (maybe I want to listen to ~$60 equivelent in new music) I'm still "ahead" until the net cost of the subscription is higher than the net cost of the tracks. Considering I currently download between 10-20 albums PER MONTH, it'll be awhile before the deal turns sour... (subscriptions are very liberating in that sense, as there is no "but it'll cost money" decision involved in downloading a new album...you just take what you want when you want it).
Err, how about by tracking how often a track is downloaded? Just because someone is renting the music doesn't mean you can't track how often it is downloaded...
Consumers want what gives them the best deal.
... if you download less than 120 songs per year (or less than 12 albums), buying your music is a better deal than renting. If you download more than 100 songs per year or download more than 10 albums, renting is generally a better deal IF you believe that (as a general rule) you will want to continue download at that level or higher for the foreseable future.
In most cases, buying a house is a better deal than renting a house. Hell, my mortgage payment is $300 less than renting the equivelent home (and that's before accounting for taxes). Buying is a no-brainer.
Music isn't as clear cut
I'd be willing to bet that most use the functions defined in StrSafe.h...
This is actually required accounting practice by the SEC. You get the coupon money up front as a lump sum, but the coupons are renewed over a certain period of time; you're not allowed to recognize that revenue all at once.
No, they didn't change their expectations (ie: they didn't lower their revenue guidance); they said that analysts were setting their expectations to high.
Fanboys use exclusives to demonstrate their superiority over people who were not "smart" enough to buy the same console as themselves. A bit of a "haha, I have x and you don't." Rather childish really...
You don't have any way of knowing whether he was passing someone on the right or not.
If there is enough room for you to be passed on the right, you aren't passing anyone on the right.
The downloads are ~30mb in size.
Oh, people bothered to, it was just ignored. I mean, what else would you expect from an administration who's energy policy consists of financing infrastructure improvements for the industry while it is earning billions in profits?
Windows can play h.264 video that doesn't have drm on it too. But playing h.264 isn't the same as playing a hddvd or bluray disc, is it?
The AI in the Jaguar AvP was really poor. At any given time, every single alien on the level would try to move towards you in a straight line. If something blocked their path, they stayed there until you moved to a position where the path between you an the alien was (again) a straight line.
The predator AI was slightly more sophisticated, in that it would stay cloaked until it decided it could attack, and recloak when it couldn't attack. Their movement appeared to be the same as the aliens.
I don't remember what the marine AI was like. I didn't spent a ton of time playing as the predator or the alien...