Well those games were made with OpenGL in mind, most likely. Speed differences between OpenGL and DirectX are negligable these days. OpenGL is released by the ARB, which is a group of companies including: SGI, Microsoft, ATI, NVidia, and many others. They all decide what shape OpenGL will take.
I've used Remote Desktop over dial up and it was alright. Anything with ~15KB/s upload speed is a very nice experience. I used to sit in class and code on my home computer because I had better tools.
The reason is because not all coders are of equal talent. If you are some super guru that knows all the latest speed tricks, then you can probably even out do what MS gets. Otherwise you're probably going to get the same or slightly worse.
Yeah, I agree. It's probably his fault. Either that or the network is set up to maximize the amount of traffic across it. Either way, something is amiss!
You mention batch files in your second arguement, but deny their existance in your first. Batch files are like bash, they perform precisely what you would type in from the command line. They can do more than that, too, if you learn the syntax. If your parents ran Windows XP, you could application share or take control of their desktop, if you set it up that way. It's password protected and encrypted, so no tin foil hat logic here.
GCC: Adding random loops into your code since 1985!!!;)
But seriously. MSVC is great, it helps you develop things. I tried coding in a limited IDE way back. Then I learned to use MSVC. Not only was it easier to write code, but I could also easily debug and fix it. Now there are GNU gui's similar to MSVC, which makes me glad others don't see coding as you do.
Oh, and for the record, if I remember correctly, the latest MSVC is more standard compliant than GCC.
Useually the reason MS code works better is because they know how to use their own libraries/interfaces better than others. If you take the time to read and go through the examples and try the code out, you can get relatively the same performance. Please put the Tin Foil Hats away. You people make Linux unappealing to the vast majority of the population.
by your same explanation, users as capable as those writing the code to break the flaws could also fix them. Are you saying the really smart coders always cause the trouble?
SAMBA is nice and all, when it's available... Dunno why, but the SAMBA server at my school likes to go down, randomly in the day. Probably because of the load, which is small comparitively. We have about 300 students, and maybe 20 teachers that all use the SAMBA server.
That article doesn't mention what HD they used, sounds flakey. Also, performance is different on different devices. The quality of the USB 'controller' on the device can greatly impact the performance. A lot of those devices will say "USB 2.0 compatible" and really have a 1.0 controller. If you find one that is truley USB 2.0, then it will perform at the USB 2.0 spec.
iTunes, which only works with the iPod, which first deleted all music on Mac owner's computers, which has random problems on Windows. There's reasons to use iTunes, but only if you own an iPod, since then you are required to use it.
I disagree with what you think. I think the Nomad Zen is a work of good engineering. Reportedly it gets much better battery life than the iPods, it's relatively the same size, and it's all the same color. It only records from the mic, something I've not played with.
I also don't like the way OSX looks, and I hope that MS doesn't go that route. There's too much flash and flare blocking me from doing things as quick as I could. I use Windows XP with Luna turned off and the old start menu. I can navigate the start menu fast, and the lower eye candy speeds up windowing activity.
You might be right about the Chanel purse idea, but that's not the way it should be. A device this expensive should last at least 3 to 4 years before needing service. You can expect cheap hardware to die soon, but expensive hardware should last.
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Of course, one could point out if previous versions of Windows had been created "right" or "ran correctly," there wouldn't be need for a whole chapter (or even reams of books) on Microsoft fixes or how to get it to run properly.
This can be said of just about anything, even things that are not software. If cars were manufactured to be perfect the first time, then there would be no reason to get a new car after 80 years. Things change, new and better designs are made. It's just the way things are.
As far as Clippy.... right click on clippy, then click hide. I can't believe so many people are so annoyed by it, yet fail to see the obvious. This is an MS product after all, not something on the Mac. Think like someone who's got more than one button by default.
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Well those games were made with OpenGL in mind, most likely. Speed differences between OpenGL and DirectX are negligable these days. OpenGL is released by the ARB, which is a group of companies including: SGI, Microsoft, ATI, NVidia, and many others. They all decide what shape OpenGL will take.
I have a 200mHz Win2K machine that ran slow, until 10 minutes after install when I turned all the needless eye candy off. Then it ran rather nicely.
OGL has shader extensions for both vertex and pixel processing. Cg works for both D3D and OpenGL and is developed by NVidia. Troll 0, Phreak 1
Not really.... Kinda sux0r when you can't download stuff off FilePlanet and that's the only place a company/individual decides to host their file.
I've used Remote Desktop over dial up and it was alright. Anything with ~15KB/s upload speed is a very nice experience. I used to sit in class and code on my home computer because I had better tools.
The reason is because not all coders are of equal talent. If you are some super guru that knows all the latest speed tricks, then you can probably even out do what MS gets. Otherwise you're probably going to get the same or slightly worse.
Yeah, I agree. It's probably his fault. Either that or the network is set up to maximize the amount of traffic across it. Either way, something is amiss!
You mention batch files in your second arguement, but deny their existance in your first. Batch files are like bash, they perform precisely what you would type in from the command line. They can do more than that, too, if you learn the syntax. If your parents ran Windows XP, you could application share or take control of their desktop, if you set it up that way. It's password protected and encrypted, so no tin foil hat logic here.
GCC: Adding random loops into your code since 1985!!! ;)
But seriously. MSVC is great, it helps you develop things. I tried coding in a limited IDE way back. Then I learned to use MSVC. Not only was it easier to write code, but I could also easily debug and fix it. Now there are GNU gui's similar to MSVC, which makes me glad others don't see coding as you do.
Oh, and for the record, if I remember correctly, the latest MSVC is more standard compliant than GCC.
Useually the reason MS code works better is because they know how to use their own libraries/interfaces better than others. If you take the time to read and go through the examples and try the code out, you can get relatively the same performance. Please put the Tin Foil Hats away. You people make Linux unappealing to the vast majority of the population.
by your same explanation, users as capable as those writing the code to break the flaws could also fix them. Are you saying the really smart coders always cause the trouble?
Windows 98, and maybe others, often came bundled with a 3D hovercraft game. I don't know why they stopped distributing that.
SAMBA is nice and all, when it's available... Dunno why, but the SAMBA server at my school likes to go down, randomly in the day. Probably because of the load, which is small comparitively. We have about 300 students, and maybe 20 teachers that all use the SAMBA server.
That article doesn't mention what HD they used, sounds flakey. Also, performance is different on different devices. The quality of the USB 'controller' on the device can greatly impact the performance. A lot of those devices will say "USB 2.0 compatible" and really have a 1.0 controller. If you find one that is truley USB 2.0, then it will perform at the USB 2.0 spec.
iTunes, which only works with the iPod, which first deleted all music on Mac owner's computers, which has random problems on Windows. There's reasons to use iTunes, but only if you own an iPod, since then you are required to use it.
FireWire - 400Mb/s
USB 2.0 - 480Mb/s
I guess this means FireWire is really really slow.
Shipping is $20, even if under warranty. I don't know if they add $20 onto the $99 price tag, however.
I disagree with what you think. I think the Nomad Zen is a work of good engineering. Reportedly it gets much better battery life than the iPods, it's relatively the same size, and it's all the same color. It only records from the mic, something I've not played with.
I also don't like the way OSX looks, and I hope that MS doesn't go that route. There's too much flash and flare blocking me from doing things as quick as I could. I use Windows XP with Luna turned off and the old start menu. I can navigate the start menu fast, and the lower eye candy speeds up windowing activity.
You might be right about the Chanel purse idea, but that's not the way it should be. A device this expensive should last at least 3 to 4 years before needing service. You can expect cheap hardware to die soon, but expensive hardware should last.
The original Creative Jukebox came with some classics and some newer obscure songs on it.
The money saved (~$40) to buy that hub can help to buy some devices. USB flash drives were on sale for $10 for 64MB the other day.
Are your keyboards missing the Page Down button? How about Page Up? Maybe some keyboard manufacturers are leaving out these keys to save money.
You don't think it's expensive, but people who buy eMachines in the first place do. Think of the target demographic, people trying to save a buck.
What about the yearly $130 upgrade?
As far as Clippy.... right click on clippy, then click hide. I can't believe so many people are so annoyed by it, yet fail to see the obvious. This is an MS product after all, not something on the Mac. Think like someone who's got more than one button by default.
A lot of people *hate* OSS zealotry, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before one of them was smart enough to pull something like this off.