My website runs on an Windows/IIS server, and I get a few requests for formmail.pl and similar files every week. Of course I don't have any files like that, but it's interesting to see what people are looking for on web servers.
I live in Sweden, and have a friend who's from the US. When she got here she was amazed that there was so much bad news about USA and Bush here, apparently you don't get an awful lot of that in the US. If you think China is bad, don't be surprised if USA is just the same.
About expose/taskbar: If you have 50 windows open in XP you can either use taskbar grouping or simply make the task bar bigger. I can see your point though, the Windows taskbar is most useful when you have 20 windows or so, which is almost always the case for most users I think. I like expose, but I never use it, I'm not sure why. I think one reason is because I don't remember which button is connected to which function, so I usually have to try a couple of them until the windows to what I want them to. Mapping it to an extra mouse button sounds like a good idea, but I only have a one-button mouse. Perhaps I can map it to my PowerMate? I'll play around a bit with it
About uninstalling: You can throw away an application in Windows too, but it might leave a bunch of stuff behind, and you don't want that. It's exactly the same thing in OS X. Sure, just throw the application away, but it might still leave stuff behind. I REALLY like that.app-files are essentially a folder though, makes installation so painless. Wouldn't it be great if applications could store all their stuff inside themselves, instead of placing stuff in system folders? It feels like Apple only got half way through with this idea. Installation is sweet, uninstallation isn't.
About the menus: The only reason I like to have one menu bar in every window is that you can go directly from another window's menu, without activating it first. With one single menu you have to move the mouse, then click to activate the other application, then move the mouse again and then open the menu. In Windows you can just click the other application's menu (provided you can see it) and it opens right up.
About the up-button: Since there is a shortcut, why not add a button connected to that function?? Not even an optional one? It doesn't make sense. I think a lot of Windows users miss this button in OS X.
I use my mac more than my PC, and I love OS X as much as you, but I think XP is better/more user friendly in some ways.
- Expose or not, I think XP gives you a better view of the windows you have open. - The uninstall function in Windows works great, and OS X doesn't even have one! I mean, most programs save stuff in the Application Support-folder and/or other places. Stuff that you have to find and delete manually when you want to remove a program. - I like the idea that every windows has it's own menu bar, but this is mostly a matter of taste I guess. - Why doesn't Finder windows have an "up" button? I know you have the drop-down with the steps in the path to the current forlder, but a button to go to the parent folder would be nice. I can't see why they don't have one.
Etc. I'm not saying OS X isn't user friendly, but sometimes it doesn't feel quite finished.
I've been running XP for a couple of years at work and at home, and I've NEVER seen an XP BSOD. Now, XP have some serious (and some not so serious) security issues, but it's a damn well polished product, and (here comes the flamebait part) no Linux distro is even close to being as user friendly and nice to work with on the desktop.
Woow! I think I saw these once, a really really long time ago. I only have a very faint memory of them, and I've always wondered what they were. Thank you so much!
In Sweden, where I live, I know of at least two services that let you see where your friends/co-workers are (the "victims" have to agree to letting you see them before you can do so) if their mobile phone is turned on. You don't need GPS for this, at least not in areas with good coverage.
It doesn't matter if the government cares about me trusting them, that's not the point. I agree with the grandparent, I trust the government to use these cameras for a good thing, and I welcome more cameras. I live in Sweden, not the UK, but I don't think that matters.
I don't mind being filmed when I'm in a public place, why would I? I don't have anything to hide. No offence, but I think most privacy advocates should get a more creative hobby.
They should offer their services to authors and magazines, and raise some money from what they do. It wouldn't be enough to split between the involved proof readers I guess, but the project itself could get some money to buy...well, whatever they might need. Perhaps they already do this, I'm too lazy to find out:-)
I tried it, played it for a while, got bored, used unlimited money cheat and built a really cool house, got bored, never played it again. I can't see why everybody seems to like it so much.
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Of course I know this, that wasn't my point, but I realise that it sounds like that.
My website runs on an Windows/IIS server, and I get a few requests for formmail.pl and similar files every week. Of course I don't have any files like that, but it's interesting to see what people are looking for on web servers.
Another one bites the dust...
Yeah, a physic one, that's right. Can't get enough of those.
And there you have it, a completely logical explaination. Nothing to see here, move along.
I live in Sweden, and have a friend who's from the US. When she got here she was amazed that there was so much bad news about USA and Bush here, apparently you don't get an awful lot of that in the US. If you think China is bad, don't be surprised if USA is just the same.
That's not Apple's website, it's a personal .mac homepage for some guy. I think it's unlikely he has registered the gBrowser trademark.
Yes, since it sucks and Microsoft isn't developing it any more...
Clickable link.
About expose/taskbar:
.app-files are essentially a folder though, makes installation so painless. Wouldn't it be great if applications could store all their stuff inside themselves, instead of placing stuff in system folders? It feels like Apple only got half way through with this idea. Installation is sweet, uninstallation isn't.
If you have 50 windows open in XP you can either use taskbar grouping or simply make the task bar bigger. I can see your point though, the Windows taskbar is most useful when you have 20 windows or so, which is almost always the case for most users I think. I like expose, but I never use it, I'm not sure why. I think one reason is because I don't remember which button is connected to which function, so I usually have to try a couple of them until the windows to what I want them to. Mapping it to an extra mouse button sounds like a good idea, but I only have a one-button mouse. Perhaps I can map it to my PowerMate? I'll play around a bit with it
About uninstalling:
You can throw away an application in Windows too, but it might leave a bunch of stuff behind, and you don't want that. It's exactly the same thing in OS X. Sure, just throw the application away, but it might still leave stuff behind. I REALLY like that
About the menus:
The only reason I like to have one menu bar in every window is that you can go directly from another window's menu, without activating it first. With one single menu you have to move the mouse, then click to activate the other application, then move the mouse again and then open the menu. In Windows you can just click the other application's menu (provided you can see it) and it opens right up.
About the up-button:
Since there is a shortcut, why not add a button connected to that function?? Not even an optional one? It doesn't make sense. I think a lot of Windows users miss this button in OS X.
I use my mac more than my PC, and I love OS X as much as you, but I think XP is better/more user friendly in some ways.
- Expose or not, I think XP gives you a better view of the windows you have open.
- The uninstall function in Windows works great, and OS X doesn't even have one! I mean, most programs save stuff in the Application Support-folder and/or other places. Stuff that you have to find and delete manually when you want to remove a program.
- I like the idea that every windows has it's own menu bar, but this is mostly a matter of taste I guess.
- Why doesn't Finder windows have an "up" button? I know you have the drop-down with the steps in the path to the current forlder, but a button to go to the parent folder would be nice. I can't see why they don't have one.
Etc. I'm not saying OS X isn't user friendly, but sometimes it doesn't feel quite finished.
I've been running XP for a couple of years at work and at home, and I've NEVER seen an XP BSOD. Now, XP have some serious (and some not so serious) security issues, but it's a damn well polished product, and (here comes the flamebait part) no Linux distro is even close to being as user friendly and nice to work with on the desktop.
Hahaha! The first post in a long time that actually made me laugh out loud! If it wasn't modded +5 already, I'd mod it up right away! :-)
I think i have that one already...grrrr...
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Woow! I think I saw these once, a really really long time ago. I only have a very faint memory of them, and I've always wondered what they were. Thank you so much!
The "principals" observed? You're doing this as a school project? ;-)
In Sweden, where I live, I know of at least two services that let you see where your friends/co-workers are (the "victims" have to agree to letting you see them before you can do so) if their mobile phone is turned on. You don't need GPS for this, at least not in areas with good coverage.
It doesn't matter if the government cares about me trusting them, that's not the point. I agree with the grandparent, I trust the government to use these cameras for a good thing, and I welcome more cameras. I live in Sweden, not the UK, but I don't think that matters.
I don't mind being filmed when I'm in a public place, why would I? I don't have anything to hide. No offence, but I think most privacy advocates should get a more creative hobby.
The iPod will continue to be No. 1 because its interface is that much better than its competitors.
Yeah, dammit! iTunes is one of the greatest advantages with the iPod. It's just so...nice!
Phew, this is gonna be one heck of a long list! They could have taken the easy path and just make a short list of the hardware that actually works. ;-)
They should offer their services to authors and magazines, and raise some money from what they do. It wouldn't be enough to split between the involved proof readers I guess, but the project itself could get some money to buy...well, whatever they might need. Perhaps they already do this, I'm too lazy to find out :-)
I tried it, played it for a while, got bored, used unlimited money cheat and built a really cool house, got bored, never played it again. I can't see why everybody seems to like it so much.
So an open source program that depends on functions in Windows isn't an open source program at all? Err, OK, whatever.
This made me happy in an otherwise lousy day...
Yeah, about that 'stone' part:
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