Half of the comments are suggesting software such as Hijack This, Spybot Search and Destroy, Adaware, SpywareBlaster, etc. You would think that all of the uber-geeks around here would know how to properly secure their system in the first place. I've been using Windows for years and have never had to install any of that software. Anti-Virus, a firewall, and a little common sense would help.
From the Boot Camp Requirements:
A bona fide installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional (No multi-disc, upgrade or Media Center versions.)
Unions are "bad" because they free the individual of responsibility. The union mindset is similar to liberals with their reliance on government and on others to support them. An individual should study hard, work hard, and acheive their goals on their own merits. Your compensation should be based on work ethic, productivity, and position, not on political pressure and scare tactics.
"I created an account and don't use it much yet. But it has had ZERO spams"
You have zero spam because you haven't used it and because the bots haven't generated your email address yet. I'm guessing your gmail address isn't john@gmail.com or janice@gmail.com. Gmail isn't immune to spam, it just catches more and throws it in your junk mail folder more efficiently with less false-positives. In the past week, I have received mail from Irene Leila (She wants to fuck me apparently), Saundra Gore (She wants to talk about competitive conjecture jovanovich pharmacist), and Tami Travis (I guess she thinks I have a short dick).
"While iTunes is great, $.99 a song is NOT great especially considering I can pick up a CD for cheaper than that is -- packaging and all. And you know... some people like the album art in REAL LIFE, along with the lyrics so you can sing along horribly (as is the case with me)."
I love how people will declare something as bad, insufficient, unnecessary, or in this case 'NOT great' simply because it is not what they want/like. Obviously $.99/song IS great. Just look at the millions of songs that have been downloaded at that price. I don't think any consumer would mind lower prices, but why would a company lower them if they have the most successful product on the market?
Can't you just prohibit iTunes from accessing the internet in your firewall? If you want to by some music via iTunes, temporarily enable it. Or does all of the previously blocked data get sent once it is enabled? I doubt it, but have no idea.
When I read your comment, I thought you were joking (I don't follow the MySQL scene at all). A quick google pulled up this link and sure enough, what you posted is true. The worst part about this is that the status is 'Not a bug'. Huh? Even if this is over a year old, and even if this isn't in the current release, and even if anything, how could anyone think this isn't a bug?
Labeling someone as 'evil' isn't ignoring the fact that he or she is a 'real' person. If someone commits acts of violence or other atrocities that don't fit in your morals, that person is 'evil' according to you. Evil is just an adjective, and it doesn't mean the person isn't 'real'. Sure, the person might have grown up with a normal childhood such as you described, but somewhere along the line, their morals changed and their viewpoints changed in such a way that they do things that a civilized person would consider to be evil.
Maybe the poster should consider the content and not the medium itself. There is a reason why FOX News now has a higher rating than CNN. There are obviously millions of Americans who don't agree with the left-wing slant in many of today's papers (especially the editorials). Just a thought...
"and I am unimpressed with the difficulty of getting it working for my application. MS either needs to get better documentation out there, or rethink the framework"
How difficult is it to define an Atlas label as "" rather than ""??? After that, all you have to do is define its properties and what WebService it is calling.
"My last option if I want to implement a bunch of AJAX behavior is to write a bunch of JavaScript routines myself"
The whole point of Atlas is that it has PREDEFINED javascript functions so you don't have to write them yourself. You simply link in the.js files and off you go. In a nutshell:
1. Link in.js files
2. Declare an Atlas control (i.e. atlas:Button)
3. Define the WebService the control will call and what control the result is pushed to
4. That's it!
Atlas is a 'framework' that encapsulates all of the 'major' controls functionality so you don't have to write all of the tedious javascript. AJAX is a pain in the ass to implement from scratch, but Atlas has made the process much, much simpler.
Microsoft has a project called 'Atlas' that has a set of prebuilt controls and javascript files that you can use for your projects. It can be found at asp.net. The nice thing about this project is you can define an Atlas (it's just AJAX really) control the same way you define a typical asp control ( vs. ) and then link in the pre-defined.js files. I have been reading about AJAX for a while now on Slashdot (my employeer has been using it for quite a while now and I didn't even know it) but hadn't tried it out. Atlas is so simple that I had my first page converted in a matter of minutes. An earlier submitter pointed out that not all pages need to be converted or built using AJAX but the customer is demanding it. This is an interesting topic, and I have considered this myself. I have found that almost every page in the types of websites that I create don't need this technology. Most of them are your typical form where you just insert data and update a database. If you don't need a high level of interactivity, AJAX might not be the best option.
I don't own a console so almost everything you listed is irrelevant to me. I am strongly considering purchasing a 360 (pending wife's approval). It has or will offer everything I am looking for... HD support, media 'hub' capabilities, and very, very solid technology for release games as well as games that will be released in the future. I have no reason at all to purchase a PS3.
I graduated with a CS degree in August 2004. Like most of my peers, I used the internet heavily for research, problem solving, and certification training. Perhaps the biggest problem with online degrees is the level of understanding you will receive. Computer Science is not an easy subject. The math alone is the reason many people drop out of the school. You will never get the same education from an online degree as you would from a traditional university. Yes, you can email or live chat with a 'professor', but that is no substitute for real, in-person communication during class time. Also, the in-class discussions are an integral part of understanding the more complex subjects. If you are genuinely concerned about what you will get out of the degree and not just the piece of paper, I would strongly consider not getting the online degree. Whatever your decision is, good luck in your future.
The University that I attended has all of this information online. It was accessed on the same site we used to register for classes. I can log in right now and view my overall transcript, GPA, etc. I don't think that just because it is sensitive data that it shouldn't be connected to the internet. I use online banking, investment management, etc. The issue here is the University's security, not whether or not that information should or shouldn't be online.
From the freakin' post:
"This cost does not include money spent on marketing or development, but it does explain how Intel can continue its profits even in this era of quickly dropping prices in computer hardware"
Let me guess... The poster and article author both stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night?? I mean, talk about a moronic statement.
Slashdot Mirror
"a 3C rise would cause a drop worldwide of between 20 and 400 million tonnes in cereal crops"
A little more accuracy might help their cause. Those numbers are laughable.
As for suggestions:
it was a poor attempt at a joke
From the Boot Camp Requirements:
A bona fide installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional (No multi-disc, upgrade or Media Center versions.)
I run Vista you insensitive clod!!!
Three even better words ... United States of America. read: /. home
Oh, you silly North American-centric person...
/. is based in the United States I fail to see how being North American-centric in this case as being "silly".
Considering the fact that
Unions are "bad" because they free the individual of responsibility. The union mindset is similar to liberals with their reliance on government and on others to support them. An individual should study hard, work hard, and acheive their goals on their own merits. Your compensation should be based on work ethic, productivity, and position, not on political pressure and scare tactics.
I doubt he would too since this thing runs Windows XP
This is one of the main reasons to use a .NET language. They can all be intermixed within the same code and go through the same debugger.
"I created an account and don't use it much yet. But it has had ZERO spams"
You have zero spam because you haven't used it and because the bots haven't generated your email address yet. I'm guessing your gmail address isn't john@gmail.com or janice@gmail.com. Gmail isn't immune to spam, it just catches more and throws it in your junk mail folder more efficiently with less false-positives. In the past week, I have received mail from Irene Leila (She wants to fuck me apparently), Saundra Gore (She wants to talk about competitive conjecture jovanovich pharmacist), and Tami Travis (I guess she thinks I have a short dick).
"so where do they belong? In the hands of small businesses? A company's "developer camp?"
.edu
Let them use it, and they will come.
"While iTunes is great, $.99 a song is NOT great especially considering I can pick up a CD for cheaper than that is -- packaging and all. And you know... some people like the album art in REAL LIFE, along with the lyrics so you can sing along horribly (as is the case with me)."
I love how people will declare something as bad, insufficient, unnecessary, or in this case 'NOT great' simply because it is not what they want/like. Obviously $.99/song IS great. Just look at the millions of songs that have been downloaded at that price. I don't think any consumer would mind lower prices, but why would a company lower them if they have the most successful product on the market?
my post was a joke, but obviously a poor one. notice the date range in the archive.org search query...
"If you have a specific example of a specific person applying a different standard to Apple than to Microsoft, let's hear it. Otherwise, STFU."
a shdot.org
http://web.archive.org/web/1996-2005re_/http://sl
just for starters...
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Can't you just prohibit iTunes from accessing the internet in your firewall? If you want to by some music via iTunes, temporarily enable it. Or does all of the previously blocked data get sent once it is enabled? I doubt it, but have no idea.
When I read your comment, I thought you were joking (I don't follow the MySQL scene at all). A quick google pulled up this link and sure enough, what you posted is true. The worst part about this is that the status is 'Not a bug'. Huh? Even if this is over a year old, and even if this isn't in the current release, and even if anything, how could anyone think this isn't a bug?
Labeling someone as 'evil' isn't ignoring the fact that he or she is a 'real' person. If someone commits acts of violence or other atrocities that don't fit in your morals, that person is 'evil' according to you. Evil is just an adjective, and it doesn't mean the person isn't 'real'. Sure, the person might have grown up with a normal childhood such as you described, but somewhere along the line, their morals changed and their viewpoints changed in such a way that they do things that a civilized person would consider to be evil.
Maybe the poster should consider the content and not the medium itself. There is a reason why FOX News now has a higher rating than CNN. There are obviously millions of Americans who don't agree with the left-wing slant in many of today's papers (especially the editorials). Just a thought...
How difficult is it to define an Atlas label as "" rather than ""??? After that, all you have to do is define its properties and what WebService it is calling.
"My last option if I want to implement a bunch of AJAX behavior is to write a bunch of JavaScript routines myself"
The whole point of Atlas is that it has PREDEFINED javascript functions so you don't have to write them yourself. You simply link in the .js files and off you go. In a nutshell:
1. Link in .js files
2. Declare an Atlas control (i.e. atlas:Button)
3. Define the WebService the control will call and what control the result is pushed to
4. That's it!
Atlas is a 'framework' that encapsulates all of the 'major' controls functionality so you don't have to write all of the tedious javascript. AJAX is a pain in the ass to implement from scratch, but Atlas has made the process much, much simpler.
Microsoft has a project called 'Atlas' that has a set of prebuilt controls and javascript files that you can use for your projects. It can be found at asp.net. The nice thing about this project is you can define an Atlas (it's just AJAX really) control the same way you define a typical asp control ( vs. ) and then link in the pre-defined .js files. I have been reading about AJAX for a while now on Slashdot (my employeer has been using it for quite a while now and I didn't even know it) but hadn't tried it out. Atlas is so simple that I had my first page converted in a matter of minutes. An earlier submitter pointed out that not all pages need to be converted or built using AJAX but the customer is demanding it. This is an interesting topic, and I have considered this myself. I have found that almost every page in the types of websites that I create don't need this technology. Most of them are your typical form where you just insert data and update a database. If you don't need a high level of interactivity, AJAX might not be the best option.
I don't own a console so almost everything you listed is irrelevant to me. I am strongly considering purchasing a 360 (pending wife's approval). It has or will offer everything I am looking for... HD support, media 'hub' capabilities, and very, very solid technology for release games as well as games that will be released in the future. I have no reason at all to purchase a PS3.
I graduated with a CS degree in August 2004. Like most of my peers, I used the internet heavily for research, problem solving, and certification training. Perhaps the biggest problem with online degrees is the level of understanding you will receive. Computer Science is not an easy subject. The math alone is the reason many people drop out of the school. You will never get the same education from an online degree as you would from a traditional university. Yes, you can email or live chat with a 'professor', but that is no substitute for real, in-person communication during class time. Also, the in-class discussions are an integral part of understanding the more complex subjects. If you are genuinely concerned about what you will get out of the degree and not just the piece of paper, I would strongly consider not getting the online degree. Whatever your decision is, good luck in your future.
The University that I attended has all of this information online. It was accessed on the same site we used to register for classes. I can log in right now and view my overall transcript, GPA, etc. I don't think that just because it is sensitive data that it shouldn't be connected to the internet. I use online banking, investment management, etc. The issue here is the University's security, not whether or not that information should or shouldn't be online.
Let me guess... The poster and article author both stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night?? I mean, talk about a moronic statement.