Yes, I've had that bug, but never on my laptop. It was about two years ago. A week later the NV drivers were updated and the problem was no more. My laptop is only about a year old, and I've played many a game on it at LAN parties and such.
I'll note that there are many warnings, and zero errors. Thus it had no trouble compiling it, there were just things that could potentially become problems. Which is often not the case with STL.
The widgets in MS Office are all basic MFC widgets. I suspect everything in Visual Studio is the same way, tho I have not looked very deep into it. Windows Media player is skinnable, probably in response to the popularity of skins for WinAmp. I do not have Encarta, so I can't comment there.
I forgot to mention... If MS just hacks stuff together, then why does Windows 3.1 software still work? Win95 software works on 95 and later, etc etc. You seem to have some lack of knowledge for what you're talking about.
Also, in Win2K and XP, the selection rectangle has a filled in center that is alpha blended, if the video card supports it - it is done in hardware.
You sir know nothing of 3D transforms! Have at you!
It's horribly easy to get pixel perfect outputs if you know your math. I build games, and I start with a default res that I build to, and then scale to fit the actual res. It's simple, fast, and looks very good.
The only problems with that are upgradeability, cost, and heat. It is not very cost effective to put a GPU in with the CPU. If the GPU and CPU share the same space and RAM, then all your RAM will need to be the fastest stuff available. IE very costly. The other factor is if your GPU and CPU are on the same chip, then you can no longer upgrade one and keep the other. Having two chips, close together could potentially solve that problem, however. Lastly, GPU's put out large amounts of heat, as do CPU's. Having them close together could prove disasterous unless some new cooling method is found.
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MyIE and Avant a practically the same thing nowadays. It was just that at the time Avant had a set of small buttons and you could easily get rid of a lot of them. One thing I did notice was that MyIE's download size is only 1.3MB, while Avant has grown to 3MB.
If you clicked yes I want to install this software, then it's hardly a drive by. I know avant has a ActiveX blocker, MyIE probably does too... If you're too stupid to not install random software on the internet, then you should have no right to complain about it.
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I used MyIE for a while. The main gripe I had was the interface was huge and obnoxious. I couldn't find a skin that I liked, ie one that had small buttons and minimal space requirements. A couple months later I learned about AvantBrowser. It's basically the same, but allowed me to remove a lot of the buttons I never use and doesn't have helper bars all over the place. I wonder what percentage of the population uses tools such as these.
If that computer goes down, even for say a random hard drive failure because of the update, then the company is screwed until they can get someone out there. Regardless of OS, this is something I see as a dangerous practise.
I've had my GeForce 3 (regular) since Windows XP came out 2 years ago and the fan still works. Maybe something about where your case is has something to do with it? I try and clean my cases out every now and then so that dust doesn't build up inside.
ATI has a bug in their Pixel Shaders as illustrated by Max Payne 2. The game's FAQ comes with a warning about it. The faces in MP2 get all glossy on ATI hardware when pixel shading is enabled.
There's plenty of bugs in the ATI drivers, but you are acting like a baby about it. I don't mean to flame here, the idea is that anything a baby doesn't see, it doesn't know exists.
One of the newer releases only seemed to switch around things in the control panel and add a semi-useless Shader forcing program. That's not exactly fixing bugs or being usefull. Actually, there were lots of complaints about the new control panel layout. It was either 3.7 or 3.8, can't remember which. Oh, and BTW, lots of stuff is still broken.
I have to agree with your post. ATI has some work ahead of them on their drivers. They don't seem to have what it takes in that area. Rage3D Forum For Driver Incompatabilities
I'm waiting for the day when you buy a video card and then have the option of buying the fast processor, the really fast one, or the processor-thats-so-fast-it-melts-the-card, and then have the option of buying lots of RAM, a lot more RAM, or way too much RAM. Of course, I'll take option 3:-)
You can already do this, that's why there's the FX 5200, 5600, 5900, and then an Ultra version of each. ATI has similar product placings.
Replacing the GPU is not as easy as it was back in the day. Video cards have a lot more going on now, just look at the fabrications. You'd have to replace the whole board for it to work properly. Otherwise you end up with a new bottleneck, a video board that can't handle your GPU. Then we have to bring in smaller and smaller processes being used and it complicates things even more.
If by noise you mean quiet, then I agree. The main problem with your argument is that you forget about driver compatability. They fix one game and break another, in a never ending struggle to fix it all. Now there's the question of ATI 'cheating' in the driver level. NV has cleaned up their act, but ATI has not.
There is a program that allows you to remotely install patches across your domain, and guess what, it's free from MS. I'd say most intelligent MS trained IT personell should know about it.
Quite frankly I don't think an IT person should be patching a system in another state. What happens if it goes down? Do they have to fly out or is there someone else they have on staff to fix it?
I am a home user, and I caught none of these new virii. It's pretty simple, really. The patch for Blaster was out months before Blaster hit. My computer was directly open to the internet. What happened you may ask? Well, web browsing got really slow and then I enabled the firewall. A couple days later I disabled it and everything was fine. If you're working at a company this wouldn't have even been necessary, as your firewall should always be up.
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Yes, I've had that bug, but never on my laptop. It was about two years ago. A week later the NV drivers were updated and the problem was no more. My laptop is only about a year old, and I've played many a game on it at LAN parties and such.
Ever tried updating your video drivers? And does your laptop have an ATI video card? ATI drivers are still quite buggy....
I have an IBM XT from the 1984 era that still runs.
I'll note that there are many warnings, and zero errors. Thus it had no trouble compiling it, there were just things that could potentially become problems. Which is often not the case with STL.
Ah well, half right is good enough.. Win2K does have alpha blended shadows for stuff, tho... doesn't it? ;)
I don't use Win2K very often, so I forget what the differences between it an XP are sometimes.
The widgets in MS Office are all basic MFC widgets. I suspect everything in Visual Studio is the same way, tho I have not looked very deep into it. Windows Media player is skinnable, probably in response to the popularity of skins for WinAmp. I do not have Encarta, so I can't comment there.
I forgot to mention... If MS just hacks stuff together, then why does Windows 3.1 software still work? Win95 software works on 95 and later, etc etc. You seem to have some lack of knowledge for what you're talking about.
Also, in Win2K and XP, the selection rectangle has a filled in center that is alpha blended, if the video card supports it - it is done in hardware.
You sir know nothing of 3D transforms! Have at you!
It's horribly easy to get pixel perfect outputs if you know your math. I build games, and I start with a default res that I build to, and then scale to fit the actual res. It's simple, fast, and looks very good.
The only problems with that are upgradeability, cost, and heat. It is not very cost effective to put a GPU in with the CPU. If the GPU and CPU share the same space and RAM, then all your RAM will need to be the fastest stuff available. IE very costly. The other factor is if your GPU and CPU are on the same chip, then you can no longer upgrade one and keep the other. Having two chips, close together could potentially solve that problem, however. Lastly, GPU's put out large amounts of heat, as do CPU's. Having them close together could prove disasterous unless some new cooling method is found.
MyIE and Avant a practically the same thing nowadays. It was just that at the time Avant had a set of small buttons and you could easily get rid of a lot of them. One thing I did notice was that MyIE's download size is only 1.3MB, while Avant has grown to 3MB.
If you clicked yes I want to install this software, then it's hardly a drive by. I know avant has a ActiveX blocker, MyIE probably does too... If you're too stupid to not install random software on the internet, then you should have no right to complain about it.
I used MyIE for a while. The main gripe I had was the interface was huge and obnoxious. I couldn't find a skin that I liked, ie one that had small buttons and minimal space requirements. A couple months later I learned about AvantBrowser. It's basically the same, but allowed me to remove a lot of the buttons I never use and doesn't have helper bars all over the place. I wonder what percentage of the population uses tools such as these.
From Windows 95 up to Windows XP, just press the Windows Key + D at the same time to display the desktop. Press it again to restore your windows.
If that computer goes down, even for say a random hard drive failure because of the update, then the company is screwed until they can get someone out there. Regardless of OS, this is something I see as a dangerous practise.
I've had my GeForce 3 (regular) since Windows XP came out 2 years ago and the fan still works. Maybe something about where your case is has something to do with it? I try and clean my cases out every now and then so that dust doesn't build up inside.
ATI has a bug in their Pixel Shaders as illustrated by Max Payne 2. The game's FAQ comes with a warning about it. The faces in MP2 get all glossy on ATI hardware when pixel shading is enabled.
There's plenty of bugs in the ATI drivers, but you are acting like a baby about it. I don't mean to flame here, the idea is that anything a baby doesn't see, it doesn't know exists.
One of the newer releases only seemed to switch around things in the control panel and add a semi-useless Shader forcing program. That's not exactly fixing bugs or being usefull. Actually, there were lots of complaints about the new control panel layout. It was either 3.7 or 3.8, can't remember which. Oh, and BTW, lots of stuff is still broken.
RTFA, it's the link you're asking for.
ATI *also* requires an external power connector. So quit your bitching.
You are an obvious troll.
I have to agree with your post. ATI has some work ahead of them on their drivers. They don't seem to have what it takes in that area.
Rage3D Forum For Driver Incompatabilities
Replacing the GPU is not as easy as it was back in the day. Video cards have a lot more going on now, just look at the fabrications. You'd have to replace the whole board for it to work properly. Otherwise you end up with a new bottleneck, a video board that can't handle your GPU. Then we have to bring in smaller and smaller processes being used and it complicates things even more.
If by noise you mean quiet, then I agree. The main problem with your argument is that you forget about driver compatability. They fix one game and break another, in a never ending struggle to fix it all. Now there's the question of ATI 'cheating' in the driver level. NV has cleaned up their act, but ATI has not.
If your apps don't run on Linux, then how are you going to get them to run on OSX? Virtual PC? are you ready to buy Office for all of your computers?
There is a program that allows you to remotely install patches across your domain, and guess what, it's free from MS. I'd say most intelligent MS trained IT personell should know about it.
Quite frankly I don't think an IT person should be patching a system in another state. What happens if it goes down? Do they have to fly out or is there someone else they have on staff to fix it?
I am a home user, and I caught none of these new virii. It's pretty simple, really. The patch for Blaster was out months before Blaster hit. My computer was directly open to the internet. What happened you may ask? Well, web browsing got really slow and then I enabled the firewall. A couple days later I disabled it and everything was fine. If you're working at a company this wouldn't have even been necessary, as your firewall should always be up.
The newer Creative Nomad Zen's are the same size as the iPod and usually $100 to $200 cheaper for 20GB more storeage. The Zen gets approximately 15 hours battery life peak, which equates to 10 hours normal useage.