Ever actually use one? The Simpsons episode that poked fun at them was right on target: Bart is rolling along nicely, he sees it getting dark, so he activates the lights. From there he's barely moving, struggling to get anywhere, and the light only comes on for brief periods then goes back out.
And don't forget - whenever you stop at a crossing or to turn, your lights are off. Brilliant.
73% of the UK believe they have a severely impaired quality of life without broadband; and compare the lack of it to having a lack of fresh running water. That's what the article says, and that's what I was pointing out.
When it's raining i lose
another 2 Mbps and that's often here in the UK.
When it's raining my friend TOTALLY loses his internet connection. No, he's not in the middle of no-where, his exchange is about 4 miles away and BT refuse to do anything about it (or even admit there is a problem).
I hate to be a grammar nazi, but it is "lose" not "loose". Unless you have flappy tubes.
UK consumers now believe broadband is becoming as essential a utility as electricity or water, according to a panel of government advisers. Some 73% of those questioned described a high-speed connection as important.
If it already has Vista and you don't want it, nothing (short of technological ineptitude) will stop you from removing it and installing Linux or an older version of Windows (plenty to be had with some simple searching on EBay).
Apart from paying for an Operating System I don't want, and won't be able to use?
Purely anecdotal, but I've had nothing but bloody trouble with Asus. Motherboards arriving DOA, slow and irritating returns policy, machines randomly dying after years, often a BIOS update seems to 'randomly' fix them. No idea why either since nothing else has changed. I still won't be using Asus, even though I was impressed with the EEE (and with Linpus, I even got a mobile broadband dongle working with it!), I'll be sticking with Gigabyte, thanks.
That's most of the bargain laptops out then. Quick check based on some data I have suggests around 136 of the 317 laptops have dedicated graphics.
I know Vista will run on integrated graphics, but it's a bit of a push for Microsoft to go so far on graphics when it's not actually needed for most things. Give me back my 486dx2 and a 2.4 kernel!
You did say "You don't need a "great computer" to run the Vista" [sic]
Sure, it all depends what you use your Operating System for, but I've seen people use XP with 64mb purely for internet and email with no problems, and without much swapping either.
On Vista, you'd need 16 times that amount of RAM, for any version apart from Home Basic.
Compare that to the amount of benefits you get by moving from XP to Vista. I haven't seen many.
You don't need a "great computer" to run the Vista, you just need a lot of RAM. And by a lot, I mean 1GB, which, by todays standards isn't that much. I'm pretty sure the rest of the RAM usage is just caching or other behind the scenes cleverness. I've run Vista side by side on a 1GB machine a 4GB machine (RAM) and with only 1GB to use, only ~600MB are used, while on the 4GB machine, ~1.8G are used.
Whereas Windows XP will run on 64MB of RAM. Your definition of 'a lot' is very different from mine and many of my customers and friends.
Install a half decent graphics card (instead of using the Intel integrated shit) and most of your speed problems will disappear. Unless you got something with a Celeron or Athlon X2, in which case your CPU is too slow to handle Vista effectively, in which case I'd recommend sticking with XP.
So Vista is just about ok - if you want lots of excessive graphics - but just not for Laptop users?
Oh Jesus, Internet. Not this again. Can't we all agree that the science indicates aspartame is either harmless or barely measurably harmful, and certainly less harmful than the obesity one gets from consuming large amounts of sugar?
[citation needed]
Personally, I've had headaches and acid reflux/indigestion problems due to diet coke. Yes. This is anecdotal/personal experience.
Best advice: don't drink either diet or normal soft drinks. I realise this'll probably be considered heresay on Slashdot.
"The first message from Skype thanked me for setting up their "Auto-Recharge" service which automatically purchases Skype credit when the balance falls below a certain amount. This was very suspicious, as I had never requested this service."
Petitioning is pointless (and ignored) and demonstrations anywhere near anything governmental is illegal. What do you suggest those in the UK do?
is that for real?
Yes. There is a ban on protests since 2005 within half-a-mile of Westminster which have not been cleared by police. BBC Article. Amazingly they didn't arrest unauthorised carol singers.
The subjects of the UK are perfectly willing to give away rights in the name of security. What's one more going to matter?
No they're not, but what choice do they have? Petitioning is pointless (and ignored) and demonstrations anywhere near anything governmental is illegal. What do you suggest those in the UK do?
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Ever actually use one? The Simpsons episode that poked fun at them was right on target: Bart is rolling along nicely, he sees it getting dark, so he activates the lights. From there he's barely moving, struggling to get anywhere, and the light only comes on for brief periods then goes back out.
And don't forget - whenever you stop at a crossing or to turn, your lights are off. Brilliant.
You are failing...
No *I'm* not.
73% of the UK believe they have a severely impaired quality of life without broadband; and compare the lack of it to having a lack of fresh running water. That's what the article says, and that's what I was pointing out.
but it works, doesn't it? :-)
Nope. Not in the UK. You just get given no rights, beaten and arrested under terrorism charges. Or worse.
When it's raining i lose another 2 Mbps and that's often here in the UK.
When it's raining my friend TOTALLY loses his internet connection. No, he's not in the middle of no-where, his exchange is about 4 miles away and BT refuse to do anything about it (or even admit there is a problem).
I hate to be a grammar nazi, but it is "lose" not "loose". Unless you have flappy tubes.
High speed Internet access is a luxury.
73% of the UK disagree with you:
UK consumers now believe broadband is becoming as essential a utility as electricity or water, according to a panel of government advisers. Some 73% of those questioned described a high-speed connection as important.
Oh so you haven't heard? I was under the impression that everybody had heard that latest news of a certain avian variety.
Meist3r, What are you talking about?
*giggles manically*
argh! and tell her not to drink cider.
It makes you forget to login on Slashdot before posting a LONG reply.
If it already has Vista and you don't want it, nothing (short of technological ineptitude) will stop you from removing it and installing Linux or an older version of Windows (plenty to be had with some simple searching on EBay).
Apart from paying for an Operating System I don't want, and won't be able to use?
Nothing's stopping you from doing just that. It's not like someone has a gun to your head saying you have to use Vista.
Only if you try and buy a new laptop! Have you tried to buy a new laptop without Vista? Unless you go with Toshiba, it's pretty difficult!
Just found this actually: Asustek and Gigabyte to form joint venture - seems like you might have been right, up to a point, after all.
Purely anecdotal, but I've had nothing but bloody trouble with Asus. Motherboards arriving DOA, slow and irritating returns policy, machines randomly dying after years, often a BIOS update seems to 'randomly' fix them. No idea why either since nothing else has changed. I still won't be using Asus, even though I was impressed with the EEE (and with Linpus, I even got a mobile broadband dongle working with it!), I'll be sticking with Gigabyte, thanks.
That's most of the bargain laptops out then. Quick check based on some data I have suggests around 136 of the 317 laptops have dedicated graphics.
I know Vista will run on integrated graphics, but it's a bit of a push for Microsoft to go so far on graphics when it's not actually needed for most things. Give me back my 486dx2 and a 2.4 kernel!
You did say "You don't need a "great computer" to run the Vista" [sic]
Sure, it all depends what you use your Operating System for, but I've seen people use XP with 64mb purely for internet and email with no problems, and without much swapping either.
On Vista, you'd need 16 times that amount of RAM, for any version apart from Home Basic.
Compare that to the amount of benefits you get by moving from XP to Vista. I haven't seen many.
You don't need a "great computer" to run the Vista, you just need a lot of RAM. And by a lot, I mean 1GB, which, by todays standards isn't that much. I'm pretty sure the rest of the RAM usage is just caching or other behind the scenes cleverness. I've run Vista side by side on a 1GB machine a 4GB machine (RAM) and with only 1GB to use, only ~600MB are used, while on the 4GB machine, ~1.8G are used.
Whereas Windows XP will run on 64MB of RAM. Your definition of 'a lot' is very different from mine and many of my customers and friends.
Install a half decent graphics card (instead of using the Intel integrated shit) and most of your speed problems will disappear. Unless you got something with a Celeron or Athlon X2, in which case your CPU is too slow to handle Vista effectively, in which case I'd recommend sticking with XP.
So Vista is just about ok - if you want lots of excessive graphics - but just not for Laptop users?
Sounds about right to me.
Oh Jesus, Internet. Not this again. Can't we all agree that the science indicates aspartame is either harmless or barely measurably harmful, and certainly less harmful than the obesity one gets from consuming large amounts of sugar?
[citation needed] Personally, I've had headaches and acid reflux/indigestion problems due to diet coke. Yes. This is anecdotal/personal experience. Best advice: don't drink either diet or normal soft drinks. I realise this'll probably be considered heresay on Slashdot.
"The first message from Skype thanked me for setting up their "Auto-Recharge" service which automatically purchases Skype credit when the balance falls below a certain amount. This was very suspicious, as I had never requested this service."
(No I'm NOT bitter about the 3d viewing not working...)
I am!! Any way I can emulate this? :oD
indeed ;o)
<snip>... Microsoft Outlook ...<snip>
<snip>... Anyone knows how well it actually works in practice?
I'll guess not very well? :o)
Or just right-click My Documents and click Properties, then "Move"?
Isn't that just a bit easier per user?
Petitioning is pointless (and ignored) and demonstrations anywhere near anything governmental is illegal. What do you suggest those in the UK do?
is that for real?
Yes. There is a ban on protests since 2005 within half-a-mile of Westminster which have not been cleared by police. BBC Article. Amazingly they didn't arrest unauthorised carol singers.
Immigrants Emigrating? Pah. Going over there, leaving us jobs... I think most of them only came here to see their local GP.
The subjects of the UK are perfectly willing to give away rights in the name of security. What's one more going to matter?
No they're not, but what choice do they have? Petitioning is pointless (and ignored) and demonstrations anywhere near anything governmental is illegal. What do you suggest those in the UK do?
"Fuck computers. We're going into gels."
I think KY already has a product for that.
But that's only for Apple users ;o) /joke