Silly question but can you explain the "mbit/s" vs "Mbit/s" you have at the end of your post? I'm very, very rusty on terminology despite being in the industry for over a decade, I guess being lazy and getting older I don't normally care.
I was under the impression that 5MB/s is 5 megabytes per second and 5Mb/s is 5 megabits per second. Is this correct, am I wrong? or am I thinking incorrectly and it's 5Mb/s is 5 megabytes and 5mb/s is 5 megabits? (small 'b' for both either way) Which letters need to be capitalised?
I note you refer to Mbit and mbit (still with the bit at the end) is this a mistake on your part or is there another term I'm not aware of in play here? Can someone please explain, I realise it's a tangent but it could be an informative subthread.
To my knowledge he didn't 'ban' R18+ games, he simply didn't agree with the vote - which was required by each AG to get it through. You could say he effectively banned them but it's more his lack of support than anything.
Also he stepped back into a backbench role, he's still in politics although yes we do REALLY hope someone with a clue steps up for his old position. As a Victorian I'm glad to see him go, the capital of this one state of South Australia, Adelaide is referred to as "the city of churches" (quite seriously) these morons have been causing the rest of the country for too long.
Now if we can just get rid of this Stephen Conroy idiot, maybe Australia won't be a laughing stock for tech news and articles for a while again. Good riddance Atkinson, good riddance.
Doctor I don't know what hapenned, it was a complete accident but I've somehow jabbed a screwdriver through my penis! The trauma has caused some kind of cell shrinkage, I have no idea why it looks like it's only 3" but I can assure you it was 9" this morning.
The amount of HD TV's which were sold as "HD" but only 720p or only 1080i or only 720p/1080i is ridiculous. The standard should've been 1080p full at the beginning.
Run them side by side with the paid apps for 5 years until the users are used to the UI, beyond security issues you don't even need to worry (too much) about versions. Also, get a decent packaging team.
It's an incredibly slow process but when complete, ultimately the cost is lower than paying for apps.
I work in state government and what bugs me is we don't put at least say Open Office on every single machine. It literally costs nothing to do and could at least begin the transition to open source solutions.
Sadly we use document management crap for users incapable of using a filesystem properly, so the saveas and save dialog boxes are replaced by a front end which hands documents being loaded to a specific server. I am not aware if this system can tie in to the open office system.
Stage 1 should be, firefox on every workstation, open office on every workstation, imgburn on every workstation and VLC on every workstation. We should also be virtualising with Virtual Box. We do in my dept actually put VLC on as default (in conjunction with media player and so on) but it's not enough.
Slowly slowly get the users used to multiplatform open source packages, it doesn't matter if it's a 10 year, very very slow transition, it results in completely free systems in the long run. I for one am a Windows guy at home but I'd be more than happy to be forced to learn that stuff and support it, from what little I know of linux is it may be missing some UI polish and some enterprise level administration stuff, you can on the other hand lock things down exceptionally well, diagnose problems remotely very well and overall have a pretty reliable system.
It's really sad, but I guess this goes back to the 'no one ever got fired for buying intel' saying, it likely applies to MS applications and OS's as well:/
Which 3D spec is it? The tech is incredibly immature right now, there's about 3 different methods of doing 3D - some require glasses, some apparently don't. How is it encoded on the disc, can the disc still contain the regular 2D blu ray movie. Is it the same spec as the other companies? What about the TV guys, is it the same spec there?
They (not just Sony) are really praying for this 3D thing to take off and cause a whole new run of consumer idiot sales, we aren't falling for it this time, the 1080p fiasco was bad enough (it was never an official HD spec, it was added later) you expect us to sell out 1->30 month old HD TV's for a 3D one when the spec is a complete shambles? I think a 'lol, no!' should suffice here. I'm definitely waiting this one well, well out.
Nowadays really that isn't that big of a deal, I mean as long as the tools aren't a 50mb download or more. The question is, was anything added to the newer versions? bug fixes or features. Microsoft aren't the best company in the world but improvements are improvements, if something is fixed a binary size 3x larger isn't the worst thing in the world.
Where is it? External PCI-Express slot on the laptop - some kind of high end, many many pin plug to go to an external, powered '3D brick' nothing eventuated:/
Yes but they've been cheapened and reduced to just a product now thanks to his fiddling. They always were a product but the illusion was there initially.
The Matrix sequels ruined the Matrix for me, I'm one of those people who gets invested in a universe and imagines things about it, Matrix is mostly dead to me and Star Wars hasn't been the same, between the editing of the originals and the prequels.
GP was correct, forget it and move on and if you haven't seen Indy 4, don't (so I hear, I refuse to watch it!)
Not interested. I can't stand Telstra but they do unfortunately have the best network. I believe this is due to some kind of lack of 850mhz or something option on the phone. The vast majority of business's use Telstra in this country too.
As a cyclist (and a driver) I think there's one fine which should be handed out FAR FAR FAR more often. It's called "failed to indicate" hooo boy is it a doozy.
Getting it on wasn't the problem, getting it moving was. The damned foot pedal brake is extremely uncommon here, on that note though, I don't see what's wrong with a key? It's a universal thing we've had for what? 50 years or god knows how long. Why change what works?
I've heard this but in this country it's extremely rare (and I think highly dangerous and illogical) a shame indeed, I wanted to feel how an electric car drives, even if it is just at the lower speeds.
Oh really, so traditionally when someone makes some input, even if it's a single anecdote they are at least left alone or mod'd up but this goes down. So I ask again, who is the Nokia fan, Apple hater or cry baby? Which one plz.
Un-necessarily complex, I spent 5 to 10 minutes reading the manual and could NOT figure out how to make it move. I'm not joking, this was a fleet car for work and I simply couldn't make it move, at all. I'm a geek but it just didn't make any sense to me, engine was going but it wouldn't move. Turns out they use a 'pedal based' handbrake (Americans might call it park brake?) I've never encountered this in 30 years previously, long story short I ended up speaking to the fleet management people and ended up with a Ford stationwagon ( "It just works" ) for the morning, didn't find out about the pedal and how it works until I got back from the trip. (FWIW I really did want to try the Prius too)
It's pretty obvious to me you're no manager of any kind, what kind of response is this! ", dress codes for people that never face clients," Logic? In the management of an IT business? Surely not:(
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Silly question but can you explain the "mbit/s" vs "Mbit/s" you have at the end of your post?
I'm very, very rusty on terminology despite being in the industry for over a decade, I guess being lazy and getting older I don't normally care.
I was under the impression that 5MB/s is 5 megabytes per second and 5Mb/s is 5 megabits per second.
Is this correct, am I wrong?
or am I thinking incorrectly and it's 5Mb/s is 5 megabytes and 5mb/s is 5 megabits? (small 'b' for both either way)
Which letters need to be capitalised?
I note you refer to Mbit and mbit (still with the bit at the end) is this a mistake on your part or is there another term I'm not aware of in play here?
Can someone please explain, I realise it's a tangent but it could be an informative subthread.
I like how someone (likely a South Australian) tried to mod this troll, sorry mate but the rest of Australia are sick of your shit.
To my knowledge he didn't 'ban' R18+ games, he simply didn't agree with the vote - which was required by each AG to get it through.
You could say he effectively banned them but it's more his lack of support than anything.
Also he stepped back into a backbench role, he's still in politics although yes we do REALLY hope someone with a clue steps up for his old position.
As a Victorian I'm glad to see him go, the capital of this one state of South Australia, Adelaide is referred to as "the city of churches" (quite seriously) these morons have been causing the rest of the country for too long.
Now if we can just get rid of this Stephen Conroy idiot, maybe Australia won't be a laughing stock for tech news and articles for a while again.
Good riddance Atkinson, good riddance.
This post requires the moderation to be fixed, can someone please do so, it should not be 0, he was making a valid point.
Doctor I don't know what hapenned, it was a complete accident but I've somehow jabbed a screwdriver through my penis!
The trauma has caused some kind of cell shrinkage, I have no idea why it looks like it's only 3" but I can assure you it was 9" this morning.
Fire up the printer baby!
Go watch Moon, I think you'll like it.
The amount of HD TV's which were sold as "HD" but only 720p or only 1080i or only 720p/1080i is ridiculous.
The standard should've been 1080p full at the beginning.
Run them side by side with the paid apps for 5 years until the users are used to the UI, beyond security issues you don't even need to worry (too much) about versions.
Also, get a decent packaging team.
It's an incredibly slow process but when complete, ultimately the cost is lower than paying for apps.
I work in state government and what bugs me is we don't put at least say Open Office on every single machine.
It literally costs nothing to do and could at least begin the transition to open source solutions.
Sadly we use document management crap for users incapable of using a filesystem properly, so the saveas and save dialog boxes are replaced by a front end which hands documents being loaded to a specific server. I am not aware if this system can tie in to the open office system.
Stage 1 should be, firefox on every workstation, open office on every workstation, imgburn on every workstation and VLC on every workstation. We should also be virtualising with Virtual Box.
We do in my dept actually put VLC on as default (in conjunction with media player and so on) but it's not enough.
Slowly slowly get the users used to multiplatform open source packages, it doesn't matter if it's a 10 year, very very slow transition, it results in completely free systems in the long run.
I for one am a Windows guy at home but I'd be more than happy to be forced to learn that stuff and support it, from what little I know of linux is it may be missing some UI polish and some enterprise level administration stuff, you can on the other hand lock things down exceptionally well, diagnose problems remotely very well and overall have a pretty reliable system.
It's really sad, but I guess this goes back to the 'no one ever got fired for buying intel' saying, it likely applies to MS applications and OS's as well :/
Which 3D spec is it?
The tech is incredibly immature right now, there's about 3 different methods of doing 3D - some require glasses, some apparently don't. How is it encoded on the disc, can the disc still contain the regular 2D blu ray movie. Is it the same spec as the other companies? What about the TV guys, is it the same spec there?
They (not just Sony) are really praying for this 3D thing to take off and cause a whole new run of consumer idiot sales, we aren't falling for it this time, the 1080p fiasco was bad enough (it was never an official HD spec, it was added later) you expect us to sell out 1->30 month old HD TV's for a 3D one when the spec is a complete shambles?
I think a 'lol, no!' should suffice here. I'm definitely waiting this one well, well out.
Nowadays really that isn't that big of a deal, I mean as long as the tools aren't a 50mb download or more.
The question is, was anything added to the newer versions? bug fixes or features. Microsoft aren't the best company in the world but improvements are improvements, if something is fixed a binary size 3x larger isn't the worst thing in the world.
Where is it? External PCI-Express slot on the laptop - some kind of high end, many many pin plug to go to an external, powered '3D brick' nothing eventuated :/
You're right actually, I wasn't thinking.
Interesting how we read that differently, I assumed he found a way of telling her that he thought she was cute.
Yes but they've been cheapened and reduced to just a product now thanks to his fiddling.
They always were a product but the illusion was there initially.
The Matrix sequels ruined the Matrix for me, I'm one of those people who gets invested in a universe and imagines things about it, Matrix is mostly dead to me and Star Wars hasn't been the same, between the editing of the originals and the prequels.
GP was correct, forget it and move on and if you haven't seen Indy 4, don't (so I hear, I refuse to watch it!)
You must be an American.
Something is broken / wrong / not flawless, maybe we should sue them!
Not interested.
I can't stand Telstra but they do unfortunately have the best network. I believe this is due to some kind of lack of 850mhz or something option on the phone.
The vast majority of business's use Telstra in this country too.
Good for you, we weren't all so lucky.
http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2009/07/very_off_topic_why_i_wont_be_a.php
^^^ (not me, FWIW)
As a cyclist (and a driver) I think there's one fine which should be handed out FAR FAR FAR more often.
It's called "failed to indicate" hooo boy is it a doozy.
Brake ! = Park Brake.
Getting it on wasn't the problem, getting it moving was. The damned foot pedal brake is extremely uncommon here, on that note though, I don't see what's wrong with a key? It's a universal thing we've had for what? 50 years or god knows how long.
Why change what works?
I've heard this but in this country it's extremely rare (and I think highly dangerous and illogical) a shame indeed, I wanted to feel how an electric car drives, even if it is just at the lower speeds.
Oh really, so traditionally when someone makes some input, even if it's a single anecdote they are at least left alone or mod'd up but this goes down.
So I ask again, who is the Nokia fan, Apple hater or cry baby? Which one plz.
Un-necessarily complex, I spent 5 to 10 minutes reading the manual and could NOT figure out how to make it move.
I'm not joking, this was a fleet car for work and I simply couldn't make it move, at all. I'm a geek but it just didn't make any sense to me, engine was going but it wouldn't move.
Turns out they use a 'pedal based' handbrake (Americans might call it park brake?) I've never encountered this in 30 years previously, long story short I ended up speaking to the fleet management people and ended up with a Ford stationwagon ( "It just works" ) for the morning, didn't find out about the pedal and how it works until I got back from the trip. (FWIW I really did want to try the Prius too)
It's pretty obvious to me you're no manager of any kind, what kind of response is this! ", dress codes for people that never face clients," :(
Logic? In the management of an IT business? Surely not