Alternative browsers should not have to emulate the bugs in Internet Explorer, and it is downright impossible for them to support technologies like ActiveX, as they are proprietary and they'd get sued by M$ if they made an implementation. If you think that open source developers need to get off their 'arses', why don't you go 'fix' all those browsers. Open-source software is by-the-people, for-the-people, so stop bitching.
Internet Explorer is NOTORIOUS for not following standards. Ever wonder why so many DHTML-heavy sites won't work in Mozilla? They follow Internet Explorer's "standards" and use workarounds for all the bugs in Internet Explorer's page renderer, rather than making normal code that is more compatible with alternative browsers.
If a certain way to do something is the market leader (e.g. GIF on web pages), all the patents applicable to that particular way to do something (such as LZW compression, but only if you are compressing a GIF) should be nullified. That way, patent owners (e.g. Unisys) will not be rewarded by making "trojan patents": patents that the owner really doesn't enforce until they have become part of a standard (such as lossless image compression).
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A (now defunct) company called VEGA Technologies (link points to archive.org cache) used to make a product called 'Buddy', which was basically an ISA card with a cheap video card and a PS/2 bus for a keyboard and mouse. It allowed two users to use the same PC simultaneously. I don't think they ever got in trouble for it, and they are doing something fairly similar to what you want to do.
Have you ever noticed the Win2k 'splash' screen? It says 'Based on NT Technology' - does this mean it's based on 'New Technology Technology'? Who invented this technology of new technologies? This is revolutionary!!!
Someone needs to register a domain name and make anything@foo.bar automatically forward to UCE@FTC.GOV . That way, when we sign up for sites and such that filter out users who use UCE@FTC.GOV as their email, there will still be a way to prevent junk mail. Also, sites that list randomly generated fake emails to slow down spambots could be made more effective.
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Free shipping isn't a big deal on flat panels (if I were in the CRT market, that would be a different story...). They typically ship for about $10 anyway.
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Now that I think of it...the monitor has to decrypt the DTCP encryption from the DVI signal (damn the MPAA!). That probably makes up a big chunk of the additional cost.
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I know it's a great monitor...
I must have the magic sense - I picked out the monitor, then, by sheer coincidence, found out it's #1 on PC-WORLD's chart.
You could use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the Inspirion (I know it's an evil technology, but it really works pretty fast, supports sound and high color on WinXP, and a client is available for OSX) from the G4. This way, you would have a digital picture from the Dell as well. I have used RDC, and it runs fast enough to not have any noticable lag or slow-loading screen redraws. Still isn't practical for gaming, though, if that's your fancy.
DVI supports the carrying of analog signals...maybe a DVI KVM could pass the analog through the output DVI cable if the selected workstation is VGA. If the KVM actually converted the analog VGA to digital, it would have to handle phasing and all, which would probably not result in good picture quality. Handling phasing and all would also probably jack up the price.
Either that, or it would have both VGA and DVI cables to plug into the flat panel, and it would output the signal through the appropriate cable.
Great idea, but he knows the voltage he needs (heck, he knows the battery model he needs, minus the proprietary metal things attached to it by his friends at Nokia).
Perhaps accessories for this still-in-production phone (Nokia 8850-same product line! same chrome finish!) would work in your 8860. Ask your service center to try to order a battery from Nokia for that phone.
You could buy one of those cables that lets you synchronize your phone's contacts with your PC and just resync whenever your phone's battery dies. It's still an inconvenience whenever your battery dies, but it helps, and has added benefits.
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Alternative browsers should not have to emulate the bugs in Internet Explorer, and it is downright impossible for them to support technologies like ActiveX, as they are proprietary and they'd get sued by M$ if they made an implementation. If you think that open source developers need to get off their 'arses', why don't you go 'fix' all those browsers. Open-source software is by-the-people, for-the-people, so stop bitching.
Internet Explorer is NOTORIOUS for not following standards. Ever wonder why so many DHTML-heavy sites won't work in Mozilla? They follow Internet Explorer's "standards" and use workarounds for all the bugs in Internet Explorer's page renderer, rather than making normal code that is more compatible with alternative browsers.
If a certain way to do something is the market leader (e.g. GIF on web pages), all the patents applicable to that particular way to do something (such as LZW compression, but only if you are compressing a GIF) should be nullified. That way, patent owners (e.g. Unisys) will not be rewarded by making "trojan patents": patents that the owner really doesn't enforce until they have become part of a standard (such as lossless image compression).
If you tweak around with the URL, you can get Google News to display the navigation bar on top (it's better that way, IMHO).
A (now defunct) company called VEGA Technologies (link points to archive.org cache) used to make a product called 'Buddy', which was basically an ISA card with a cheap video card and a PS/2 bus for a keyboard and mouse. It allowed two users to use the same PC simultaneously. I don't think they ever got in trouble for it, and they are doing something fairly similar to what you want to do.
Have you ever noticed the Win2k 'splash' screen? It says 'Based on NT Technology' - does this mean it's based on 'New Technology Technology'? Who invented this technology of new technologies? This is revolutionary!!!
Someone needs to register a domain name and make anything@foo.bar automatically forward to UCE@FTC.GOV . That way, when we sign up for sites and such that filter out users who use UCE@FTC.GOV as their email, there will still be a way to prevent junk mail. Also, sites that list randomly generated fake emails to slow down spambots could be made more effective.
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make that two rows up...my mistake
TomsHardware is aware of the dual-link shenanogan (it's one row down from the maximum resolution row :D).
And, quoting you...
coughcoughKARMAWHORE^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^HcoughcougFree shipping isn't a big deal on flat panels (if I were in the CRT market, that would be a different story...). They typically ship for about $10 anyway.
Now that I think of it...the monitor has to decrypt the DTCP encryption from the DVI signal (damn the MPAA!). That probably makes up a big chunk of the additional cost.
I must have the magic sense - I picked out the monitor, then, by sheer coincidence, found out it's #1 on PC-WORLD's chart.
I'm just that good :-).
You could use Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the Inspirion (I know it's an evil technology, but it really works pretty fast, supports sound and high color on WinXP, and a client is available for OSX) from the G4. This way, you would have a digital picture from the Dell as well. I have used RDC, and it runs fast enough to not have any noticable lag or slow-loading screen redraws. Still isn't practical for gaming, though, if that's your fancy.
Either that, or it would have both VGA and DVI cables to plug into the flat panel, and it would output the signal through the appropriate cable.
Actually, that's the old P&D and DFP formats-DVI goes up to 1920x1080 (1080i HDTV resolution)
I'm not a gamer, and flat panels don't flicker (at any refresh rate).
...Thank You, Darwin[SM].
Great idea, but he knows the voltage he needs (heck, he knows the battery model he needs, minus the proprietary metal things attached to it by his friends at Nokia).
Perhaps accessories for this still-in-production phone (Nokia 8850-same product line! same chrome finish!) would work in your 8860. Ask your service center to try to order a battery from Nokia for that phone.
Maybe you aren't reading your quotes properly. Here's a quote of a quote to clarify.
Primary batteries typically don't require separate 'contacts'.The battery in the phones has proprietary metal contacts attached to it. He has already tried getting a new battery and soldering on the old contacts.
Unfortunately, they have a $60 flat rate for cell phones, and how do you expect RadioShack to get the part?
You could buy one of those cables that lets you synchronize your phone's contacts with your PC and just resync whenever your phone's battery dies. It's still an inconvenience whenever your battery dies, but it helps, and has added benefits.