As owner of 3 Macs, let me tell you something: Apple HATES Java, always hated and that is why we are stuck on Java 5 while the people using platform which tried to kill Java are enjoying Java 6 final release.
I guess that doesn't bode well for Microsoft's or Balmer's feelings. He might have to pull out a Herman Millar to get the release he needs when Java gets more and more accepted.
I would correct you in this, seeing as the wikipedia entry is old and new earnings for both Microsoft and Apple have just come out this quarter. Let's play devil's advocate, assuming Apple adds 5000 employees and Microsoft adds zero, MS would have ~71,000, Apple ~23,000
The numbers go as follows. For the same fiscal quarter, Apple had revenue of $5.26 billion. MS has more revenue at 14.40 Billion.
Microsoft: We're worried about this iPhone thing eventually getting into the business marketplace.
RIM: We understand, but we don't think it's a big deal right...
Microsoft: Do you want us to give you the chair?
RIM: No sir.
USB has a standard voltage of: 5VDC The standard current associated with that voltage is: 500mA
By ohm's law: P = IV 5 V *.500 A = 2.5 Watts
Even if the specification is increased to 1 A or 2 A, you still have a problem with many things like hard drives requiring 12V and 5V inputs. You can make 5V into 12V, it just costs a lot of space and money.
Call me a troll and call this a flamebait... ok, i will.
Let me ask you this- What has Microsoft ever done for the open source community other than to try to undermine Linux?
What has Apple done to support the open source community?
Do technologies like hardware acceleration for X windows, more focus on open standards (Open LDAP, SMB, etc.), make Apple as evil as microsoft?
Jobs is as bad as Gates in some respects, but a blanket statement like this cannot possibly apply in all aspects of their work. Is Bill bad because he is supporting his charity now? Is Steve Jobs bad for spending his own money to make an animation company that produced quality family films? You can't judge on one level- it's simply impossible. Your argument needs better qualification. Saying that you like "open source and community review" will earn you a few karma points on slashdot, but in my book that post was all about "Apple is Evil."
I suggest for all your repairs you use Apple's mailing system. At no charge, Apple will 2-day/overnight a box to your house/business. It in this box that you place your computer, carefully packaged. After that, pull off the shipping label to expose the return label and either drop off the package or have it picked up by your courier.
The packages often end up going to Memphis, TN where Apple has a dedicated staff of repair technicians for Apple hardware only. There are probably other places like this around the country. The service is extermely fast- sometimes the problem is fixed in a day then shipped back to you. Not all the Apple Care phone people remember this off hand, so it is useful to remind them if they forget. I've sent in several computers and batteries like this and my response time was less than 1 week.
Compared to what I had to go through at two different 3rd party repair shops, this was nothing. I've had two computers gone for more than 3 months at different times at generic stores like CompUSA or wherever have you. Mail is definately the way to go.
When a voltage is presented at the inverting input, a current flows into it; the transistor on that side tries to let a larger current through its collector (and thus its emitter). The voltage at its emitter -- the output -- goes down. When a voltage is presented at the non-inverting input, a current flows into the base of the transistor on that side and it tries to let a larger current through. But the shared emitter resistor means that the other transistor can't let so much current through anymore, so the voltage at its collector goes up.
Translation:
The + and the - inputs try to match themselves to the same voltage. (They are called inverting "-" and non-inverting "+") You can program the voltage with resistors.
Another clarification: the ideal op-amp has an infinite input impedance (think of it like resistance).
I spent an entire summer getting a series of 12 versions of a Citrix configurations to work on 300 computers- and it is a good front end for things like oracle databases and spreadsheets (which I had to do the permissions on x_x).
Personally, once people know what they're doing in Citrix, things start to work well. The Mac Citrix client is only missing a few features from the Windows Client, such as some weird browsing stuff some companies use, but overall I've been able to find a workaround for anything the Citrix Client throws at me.
When I was working on our Oracle database permissions, a ""consultant"" made the dumb comment that "That's why we don't use Macs in the enterprise" after I initially tried to configure the Citrix client on my MacBook Pro and could not figure everything out in the first 10 mins of having it. He had to eat his words after my machine beat down the other windows machines where others were doing permissions. Not that I hold a grudge- this was the ""consultant's"" first time setting up permissions in a database. -eek
I went on to make really nice PHP AD tools- people could be unlocked, information entered, viewed, printed- all at the click of a mouse. I also developed a program that created a default user based on their name, and a few other managerial details. Human Resources loved it. An entire list of all employees was availabale (from around the world) was accessible via the admin tools, which ran locally or through Citrix. Ironically, I used my (purchased) copy of BBEdit on the MacBook Pro to do all the coding.
Besides the touch-screen controls, the iPhone should at least have 2 buttons- the wake/sleep button on top and the home button on the bottom. I can't remember exactly, but there also may be controls for volume.
One thing to note about Spotlight is that you can hook it's network capability into Bonjour (zeroconf) and we can find all sorts of fun applications for that. As for all the AC Microsoft apologists, Windows Search is nowhere nearBeagle or Spotlight. The windows search is more like what was available in Mac OS X 10.0-10.3. The ability to open up a window and do a search of your documents by looking at each and every single file on your hard drive. The thing about Spotlight is that it caches metadata about the files so instead of searching your entire hard drive for an instance of something, it searches a quickly available index.
Now, if you are in a 4Gb/s network or in some kind of Ultra320 SCSI setup, you might not experience any difference in performance. However, if you are on a *normal* computer that has 7200RPM drives, spotlight is much faster than traditional search. Remember- it's the indexing that makes it fast. Windows does not do this.
Okay, a brand-new, just-released product has a bug. Why is this on Slashdot? It's on Digg, we have to have some coverage or else we'd look responsible!
Another note about this:
the DRM software in version 10 is probably not included automagically in all regular windows xp sp2 installations, meaning that if you want to use the store with your dial-up modem (as many people would- not trying to troll here), you would have to first upgrade all your MS stuff via Windows update, probably not knowing to uncheck the windows genuine advantage box, and downloading and instaling that.
Some of the patches are great, some not so much. If I patch my computer over a 768kbps connection or lower and something breaks all because I wanted to use walmart's video store, I am a totally pissed off consumer.
I've noticed a similar trend at places where I've worked. Most IT people are good, kind people who try to motivate their users and make positive change.
There are some IT people, mostly those who are uncertain about their job, their skills, or their life in general. This is not simply symptomatic of IT- this happens everywhere in life.
No matter where you are, there are people with anxiety and mood disorders as well as a lot of depression. These people must be cared for carefully.
Most of them just need positive reinforcement that what they are doing is good work. That improves their moods, and in turn they work harder. If management does not give any positive feedback at all and takes a laissez-faire attutude toward any employee you are going to run into problems.
Sometimes it is just the person, too. Each case is different, but the majority of workers just need to hear a few positive comments and they are more efficient.
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I would correct you in this, seeing as the wikipedia entry is old and new earnings for both Microsoft and Apple have just come out this quarter. Let's play devil's advocate, assuming Apple adds 5000 employees and Microsoft adds zero, MS would have ~71,000, Apple ~23,000
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The numbers go as follows. For the same fiscal quarter, Apple had revenue of $5.26 billion.
MS has more revenue at 14.40 Billion.
These numbers are from the companies' own SEC filings and press releases, NOT wikipedia (probably not a good place to get financial information).
You can find them at:
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/04/25results
http://www.microsoft.com/msft/earnings/FY07/earn_
Now let's redo that calculation with our worst case scenario (for Apple) numbers.
Apple 5.26 x 10^9 / 2.3 x 10^4 = $230K per employee (with 5000 added employees)
Microsoft 14.40 x 10^9 / 7.1 x 10^4 = $203K per employee
Those are your real numbers. Don't rely on wikipedia for everything- it's not a Bible.
The story has more info and content than the CNN acticle.
Microsoft: We're worried about this iPhone thing eventually getting into the business marketplace.
RIM: We understand, but we don't think it's a big deal right...
Microsoft: Do you want us to give you the chair?
RIM: No sir.
Very simple yet suprisingly time consuming :-)
I was going to say:
Guess the Chinese are going back to picking rice instead of picking gold.
*covers head*
USB has a standard voltage of: 5VDC
.500 A = 2.5 Watts
The standard current associated with that voltage is: 500mA
By ohm's law:
P = IV
5 V *
Even if the specification is increased to 1 A or 2 A, you still have a problem with many things like hard drives requiring 12V and 5V inputs. You can make 5V into 12V, it just costs a lot of space and money.
Let me ask you this-
What has Microsoft ever done for the open source community other than to try to undermine Linux?
What has Apple done to support the open source community?
Do technologies like hardware acceleration for X windows, more focus on open standards (Open LDAP, SMB, etc.), make Apple as evil as microsoft?
Jobs is as bad as Gates in some respects, but a blanket statement like this cannot possibly apply in all aspects of their work. Is Bill bad because he is supporting his charity now? Is Steve Jobs bad for spending his own money to make an animation company that produced quality family films? You can't judge on one level- it's simply impossible. Your argument needs better qualification. Saying that you like "open source and community review" will earn you a few karma points on slashdot, but in my book that post was all about "Apple is Evil."
< pinky to corner of mouth >
He got the fax- in a paper airplane, over his head. ;-)
The packages often end up going to Memphis, TN where Apple has a dedicated staff of repair technicians for Apple hardware only. There are probably other places like this around the country. The service is extermely fast- sometimes the problem is fixed in a day then shipped back to you. Not all the Apple Care phone people remember this off hand, so it is useful to remind them if they forget. I've sent in several computers and batteries like this and my response time was less than 1 week.
Compared to what I had to go through at two different 3rd party repair shops, this was nothing. I've had two computers gone for more than 3 months at different times at generic stores like CompUSA or wherever have you. Mail is definately the way to go.
Translation:
The + and the - inputs try to match themselves to the same voltage. (They are called inverting "-" and non-inverting "+") You can program the voltage with resistors.
Another clarification: the ideal op-amp has an infinite input impedance (think of it like resistance).
And typing with his fingers/toes, possibly with his nose.
I dunno- Apple's legal team will have to get together and see if they can get a court order to recommend his castration.
I spent an entire summer getting a series of 12 versions of a Citrix configurations to work on 300 computers- and it is a good front end for things like oracle databases and spreadsheets (which I had to do the permissions on x_x).
Personally, once people know what they're doing in Citrix, things start to work well. The Mac Citrix client is only missing a few features from the Windows Client, such as some weird browsing stuff some companies use, but overall I've been able to find a workaround for anything the Citrix Client throws at me.
When I was working on our Oracle database permissions, a ""consultant"" made the dumb comment that "That's why we don't use Macs in the enterprise" after I initially tried to configure the Citrix client on my MacBook Pro and could not figure everything out in the first 10 mins of having it. He had to eat his words after my machine beat down the other windows machines where others were doing permissions. Not that I hold a grudge- this was the ""consultant's"" first time setting up permissions in a database. -eek
I went on to make really nice PHP AD tools- people could be unlocked, information entered, viewed, printed- all at the click of a mouse. I also developed a program that created a default user based on their name, and a few other managerial details. Human Resources loved it. An entire list of all employees was availabale (from around the world) was accessible via the admin tools, which ran locally or through Citrix. Ironically, I used my (purchased) copy of BBEdit on the MacBook Pro to do all the coding.
Besides the touch-screen controls, the iPhone should at least have 2 buttons- the wake/sleep button on top and the home button on the bottom. I can't remember exactly, but there also may be controls for volume.
I wouldn't know, but Bubba might ;-)
There is absolutely no way Texas will ever agree to something similar.
Now, if you are in a 4Gb/s network or in some kind of Ultra320 SCSI setup, you might not experience any difference in performance. However, if you are on a *normal* computer that has 7200RPM drives, spotlight is much faster than traditional search. Remember- it's the indexing that makes it fast. Windows does not do this.
Okay, a brand-new, just-released product has a bug. Why is this on Slashdot?
It's on Digg, we have to have some coverage or else we'd look responsible!
the DRM software in version 10 is probably not included automagically in all regular windows xp sp2 installations, meaning that if you want to use the store with your dial-up modem (as many people would- not trying to troll here), you would have to first upgrade all your MS stuff via Windows update, probably not knowing to uncheck the windows genuine advantage box, and downloading and instaling that.
Some of the patches are great, some not so much. If I patch my computer over a 768kbps connection or lower and something breaks all because I wanted to use walmart's video store, I am a totally pissed off consumer.
One wonders if MS didn't have a hand in this...
No, it's APPL€ for most members of the EU.
Now that only applies to contries who use the Euro. In the UK, it would still be APP£E.
One could put APP£€ to cover all your bases.
There are some IT people, mostly those who are uncertain about their job, their skills, or their life in general. This is not simply symptomatic of IT- this happens everywhere in life.
No matter where you are, there are people with anxiety and mood disorders as well as a lot of depression. These people must be cared for carefully.
Most of them just need positive reinforcement that what they are doing is good work. That improves their moods, and in turn they work harder. If management does not give any positive feedback at all and takes a laissez-faire attutude toward any employee you are going to run into problems.
Sometimes it is just the person, too. Each case is different, but the majority of workers just need to hear a few positive comments and they are more efficient.
Don't make fun of me!
I tried, unfortunately he did not make it through surgery. He did give me his peripherals, though.