More often thant not, your superior (or possibly the person doing the hiring (eg HR)), will not understand the technology in question, and will like to see such things as certs.....
The biggest problem with blockbuster stores is their incredible lack of selection, and the movies they DO have tend to be checked out, especially on weekends when most people want to watch movies...
Don't get me wrong, I **love** going to the cinema, but as of late its becoming a horrible experience.
The prices have skyrocketed (where I live its now $10 / ticket). People are rude and inconsiderate (hell, just read a recent experience). Not to mention the crowds. I don't get how the Box Office is not increasingly making a profit, everytime I go (especially during peak hours), there are HORDES of people.....
Either way, thanks to options such as Video on Demand, DVR, and Netflix, I rarely goto the the cinemas now, unless its a movie I can't wait to see, but even to that, I have to wait a week or so, otherwise its ruined....
Winamp already does this with their Media Library. They have near hundreds of streams from people, it definatly worth a look. I mean, how else can you watch simpsons, futurama, and seinfeld while at work?
How was I trolling? I just don't like people making redundant (and invalid) arguments simply because they don't like a certain company.
Just because you have some accessory that doesn't autodetect in XP doesn't mean that XP is still dominate in being able to detect the majority of general hardware.
The point is that in my experience (almot 10+ yrs now) is that XP has been BY FAR the best performer in regards to detecting device drivers......
I generally have to go search around for device drivers and install them,..
I work in IT, and having installed XP on many new/old desktops and many old/new laptops, nothing has ever come close to XP in regards to device drivers, NOTHING. And to compare that to ANY linux OS is ridiculous. I find it rare when a linix distro can locate ALL device drivers and properly set them up.....
Uhm,.....thats one of the things that makes me dislike thinkpads. Some of us require windows, even if we have dualboot, and even to that, when running KDE, or Gnome, its very handy to open its version of the start menu.
I agree. Whats worse is that HP really sucks at making computers. They're so focused on price that they tend to put low quality product in their machines......
I fucking HATE it when people start out like with that phrase. Just fucking say what you want and be done with it, you're not going to really going to be burned from these supposed "flames".....
Schools should be getting computers anyway. What I'm trying to say is that you DO NOT need a full blown IT department to facilitate all that is needed with having a new/existing computer infrastructure.
First off, in the VERY least there should be a programming class, this is a start. There should be a computer class (personally I think it should be mandatory for all students), taught by the same teacher. Then there should be a computer club, possibly run by the same teacher, and this is where you get your manpower.
Its almost certain that there will be students heavily interested in joining a computer club, especially to work on computers at school, which means giving them authority, something most students would enjoy.
Furthermore, the same club can give training to teachers. I'm sure the students would get a kick out of teaching their teachers. Students are such an untapped resource, and all they really need is a single person to guide them.
As for your reference to the article, these students are going to be using computers anyways. Its likely they want to go into that field, so they're not going to underperform because of computer use, but its going to be the opposite. Their lack of computer use will harm them in their field of study and in real life.
First off, there shouldn't be such an exagerrated use of support in the workplace. If people could figure out most things for themselves, then IT would all be go away. These are things that should be properly taught early on, in highschool.
Second, granted most people do have basic skills, and thats all they need, but does it make them as efficient as an IT person would be if he had the same job? Of course not.
Btw, I too am in senior managment in my IT department, and I too have given skills classes. But you know what? Months later I see that they didn't improve AT ALL. They went back to what was comfortable and what they were used to. This is why such skills need to be corrected early on...
Just because many schools fail at properly maintaing their own computers doesn't mean that its stupid for them to have them. Computers are VERY important, regardless of what field you enter, and I personally feel that schools fail in this respect. They need to have a mandatory class taught by a professional. They also should support having a computer club, and let THEM repair the school's computers, thus minimizing any money needed for maintanence.
Its sad, but yes, Education is so incredibly limited on how to PROPERLY use a computer, if not use it for the purpose of good ethical use.
But unfortunatly most current adults/parents see the computer the same way as their children, its nothing more than a toy, and its main purpose is to get music, talk online, and play games.
As for you situation, whomever set up your laptops should really have restricted it, in others not allow ANYTHING to be installed.
ps wow they give you laptops? Hehe. When I was in HS, the only computers were in the CS class and a couple in the library and they were all XTs with not hard drive!
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More often thant not, your superior (or possibly the person doing the hiring (eg HR)), will not understand the technology in question, and will like to see such things as certs.....
mod parent down.
The biggest problem with blockbuster stores is their incredible lack of selection, and the movies they DO have tend to be checked out, especially on weekends when most people want to watch movies...
No, no, and....no
There are limits. To drive a car, you need a license. To practice medicine, you need a license. To run a business, you need a license.
Same should be with a computer (IMHO).
hehe, you fucking retard, that wasn't a review, it was a diary entry about an experience..... :)
Don't get me wrong, I **love** going to the cinema, but as of late its becoming a horrible experience.
The prices have skyrocketed (where I live its now $10 / ticket). People are rude and inconsiderate (hell, just read a recent experience). Not to mention the crowds. I don't get how the Box Office is not increasingly making a profit, everytime I go (especially during peak hours), there are HORDES of people.....
Either way, thanks to options such as Video on Demand, DVR, and Netflix, I rarely goto the the cinemas now, unless its a movie I can't wait to see, but even to that, I have to wait a week or so, otherwise its ruined....
Winamp already does this with their Media Library. They have near hundreds of streams from people, it definatly worth a look. I mean, how else can you watch simpsons, futurama, and seinfeld while at work?
I'm an idiot? Good retort kid....
Linux generally requires answering some simple configuration questions, install, boot, update and you are done.
hehe, you obviously havn't done many installs, much less using various distros (at different versions) or on older/newer machines....
How was I trolling? I just don't like people making redundant (and invalid) arguments simply because they don't like a certain company.
Just because you have some accessory that doesn't autodetect in XP doesn't mean that XP is still dominate in being able to detect the majority of general hardware.
The point is that in my experience (almot 10+ yrs now) is that XP has been BY FAR the best performer in regards to detecting device drivers......
oh come on, now you're just trolling....
I generally have to go search around for device drivers and install them,..
I work in IT, and having installed XP on many new/old desktops and many old/new laptops, nothing has ever come close to XP in regards to device drivers, NOTHING. And to compare that to ANY linux OS is ridiculous. I find it rare when a linix distro can locate ALL device drivers and properly set them up.....
Having ANOTHER story about the Apple/Intel issue, or the "humor" from that article....
wrong end of a lawsuit?
Just buy the frick'n album at a store.....I promise the sunlight won't make you melt
You can easily change this yourself....its not something hardcoded.
This "news" amounts to the same had they changed the default wallpaper, no difference....
For the tin foil hat crowd, heres an interesting essay about robots taking over,...and how it starts with general services:
http://marshallbrain.com/robotic-nation.htm
Description of how hack was accomplished
Thats giving away trade secrets that are worth far more than a lousy Xbox....
How come we never see headlines like that?
2. How does Google Web Accelerator work?
Sending your page requests through Google machines dedicated to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic.
Don't get me wrong, I trust google, but even this makes me lift an eyebrow.
Uhm,.....thats one of the things that makes me dislike thinkpads. Some of us require windows, even if we have dualboot, and even to that, when running KDE, or Gnome, its very handy to open its version of the start menu.
I agree. Whats worse is that HP really sucks at making computers. They're so focused on price that they tend to put low quality product in their machines......
...it runs on multiple quad Opterons each with 24 gigabytes of RAM, 10 terabytes of disk space, and a gigabit link to the internet...
Do I smell a challenge?
I agree. I've had many problems with DLink equipment, but then again everyone has had problems with every brand name out there......
ugggggggggggghhhh
Maybe I'll get flamed for this but...
I fucking HATE it when people start out like with that phrase. Just fucking say what you want and be done with it, you're not going to really going to be burned from these supposed "flames".....
I don't agree (read: you are wrong!)
Schools should be getting computers anyway. What I'm trying to say is that you DO NOT need a full blown IT department to facilitate all that is needed with having a new/existing computer infrastructure.
First off, in the VERY least there should be a programming class, this is a start. There should be a computer class (personally I think it should be mandatory for all students), taught by the same teacher. Then there should be a computer club, possibly run by the same teacher, and this is where you get your manpower.
Its almost certain that there will be students heavily interested in joining a computer club, especially to work on computers at school, which means giving them authority, something most students would enjoy.
Furthermore, the same club can give training to teachers. I'm sure the students would get a kick out of teaching their teachers. Students are such an untapped resource, and all they really need is a single person to guide them.
As for your reference to the article, these students are going to be using computers anyways. Its likely they want to go into that field, so they're not going to underperform because of computer use, but its going to be the opposite. Their lack of computer use will harm them in their field of study and in real life.
You're missing the point.
First off, there shouldn't be such an exagerrated use of support in the workplace. If people could figure out most things for themselves, then IT would all be go away. These are things that should be properly taught early on, in highschool.
Second, granted most people do have basic skills, and thats all they need, but does it make them as efficient as an IT person would be if he had the same job? Of course not.
Btw, I too am in senior managment in my IT department, and I too have given skills classes. But you know what? Months later I see that they didn't improve AT ALL. They went back to what was comfortable and what they were used to. This is why such skills need to be corrected early on...
Wow are you wrong.
Just because many schools fail at properly maintaing their own computers doesn't mean that its stupid for them to have them. Computers are VERY important, regardless of what field you enter, and I personally feel that schools fail in this respect. They need to have a mandatory class taught by a professional. They also should support having a computer club, and let THEM repair the school's computers, thus minimizing any money needed for maintanence.
Its sad, but yes, Education is so incredibly limited on how to PROPERLY use a computer, if not use it for the purpose of good ethical use.
But unfortunatly most current adults/parents see the computer the same way as their children, its nothing more than a toy, and its main purpose is to get music, talk online, and play games.
As for you situation, whomever set up your laptops should really have restricted it, in others not allow ANYTHING to be installed.
ps wow they give you laptops? Hehe. When I was in HS, the only computers were in the CS class and a couple in the library and they were all XTs with not hard drive!