Also having purchased a convertible laptop, I have to disagree with you. I've gotten three good years out of my Gateway C-140X, and would even consider buying another one if they still made them. Tablets as a rule, imho, are almost useless unless you are taking a lot of notes. If you are, they are useful, because generally one takes notes on a table, where weight is not an issue.
In the PC world, Intel doesn't care whether you are running OS X, Windows, or Linux. What makes you think they are going to care which smartphone OS you are running, either? Advanced operating systems are complements to high-powered CPUs. By helping introduce a bunch of advanced mobile operating systems (that are compatible with their product, as opposed to iOS), they increase demand for what they actually make money off of, the Atom CPU.
Meego was never going to make them much money -- its only purpose is another platform to drive Atom sales. Also, the marketplace should work on this port just fine. If I understand correctly, Android uses a virtual machine for this exact purpose, they are never stuck on one hardware platform.
I really have to disagree. I don't own an iPhone nor do I ever plan to, but the touch recognition (I have an iTouch) is much better. I continually fat finger EVERYTHING on the Incredible.
Err, what do you mean? I don't see how you could say the current system is unsustainable, unless you mean in the thermodynamics sense. In which case, neither is the human race, so I don't see this as much of a problem.
Ahem, you have not owned every tablet PC, becuase if you did you would know about Gateway's (now discontinued and sadly not replaced) C-140X. I own one of these tablets, and two years after purchase, after much use, the batteries last almost exactly half as long as they used to, 6 hours. With new batteries, it will run 12 hours no problem. I'm typing this reply on it right now. Yes, it is a bit large (14 inches) and heavy (haven't weighed it, but probably close to 8lbs with batteries) but I've taken notes on it for the past two and a half years, and it has been fantastic.
That being said, I think you are looking for something closer to what Lenovo has released with their C2D/snapdragon powered thing. I'm really, really glad Lenovo hasn't turned into another Laptop mill.
This is not even close to being accurate. I jumped on the windows bandwagon after Win 3.11 was released, and it used to BSOD for *everything*. Remove a floppy while it was in use, BSOD! Divided by 0? BSOD! Win 9x blue screened a lot, but it was a bit better. By the time XP rolled around, there were only a very few things that caused the machine to blue screen, and in cases I can remember, it was almost a hardware issue, or a driver issue (which generally is not microsoft's fault). This is one of the main reasons Windows screams at you if you install a non-signed driver. They want you to know if you install something they didn't vet themselves, blame the BSOD on someone else, not them.
Hell, nowadays Windows can restart the entire graphical subsystem if the graphics driver did something bad (and I've found graphic drivers are the main culprit these days)
While I generally don't care how my machine looks like, Trackpoints are awesome. You might not think so (and I respect that), but I am currently typing this on an IBM SpaceSaver II that was NOT easy to find, just for the Trackpoint (As an aside, if anyone knows where I can get more of these for a decent price, please get a hold of me).
It's pretty much the ultimate pointing device if you aren't playing games, and are doing work (imho).
I wouldn't do that if I were you... Honestly, everyone I've ever known to own a Toshiba has been unhappy. Aside from the whole P4-in-a-laptop thing (around 2004, a whole bunch of their laptops died from overheating) everybody's complaint is the same: The bundled software is atrocious. So really you're not going to get much.
Generally what I do is, I spend some extra money on an OS disc, and just wipe the computers once I get them.
They are not as much of a scapegoat as you'd think. They were originally government run, and then later "privatized". This led to a situation where they were still extremely (relatively) responsive to government policy (like buying loans to low-income families that were lower than their original standards to increase availability of loans) and had an implicit (now explicit) guarantee from the USG.
This implicit guarantee allowed FM to borrow at a lower cost than its competitors, which allowed it to "crowd out" its competitors in the market for reasonably high-quality mortgages. In response, other financial companies began to "invest" (speculate) in lower-quality, sub prime mortgages.
This is why it is very important for us (USians) to be careful about what we do now. Organizations we setup to combat this recession could very well do us harm 10, 20, (60!) years from now.
Where has this hate for the X-box come from? Isn't the X-box the #2 selling console? (#3 being Sony's Playstation 3??) Isn't Sony also losing billions of dollars on their hardware sales? And take it from someone who had one of those PS2s whose faulty lasers died right after the warranty expired, they aren't the first company to make a product that wasn't 100% bulletproof!
Now, I don't have an X-box 360, nor do I want one. That being said, where is all this hate coming from?
Actually, a black hole at mars orbit wouldn't do any damage (to us) because if it swallowed up Mars, it would have the same mass as mars, thus leaving everything else untouched. A black hole on earth would well, not be enjoyable for us.
I haven't tried the latest 7000 build, but I did run build 6801 in a vmware instance and I was impressed.
While I actually like (and prefer) Vista, I can not deny that it is much slower than XP and GNU/Linux. From what I've seen firsthand, you can not say the same of Windows 7.
This is what I am getting:
Opera 9.5: 76.7
Opera 9.62: 166
Opera 10a: 157
Chrome: 1801
Firefox: 132
The Webkit nightly keeps crashing on startup for me, but whoa. I had no idea these two browsers were so so so much faster than the rest.
Wow... where to start?
First of all, I too mainly use Opera, however I generally keep a copy of every browser I can find on my machine (they're like toys to me!) because hey, you never know.
I was very impressed with IE8. I wouldn't use it as my main browser (as you said, it is sloooow), but I think the UI is actually pretty well-designed. Just because it isn't like the others doesn't make it bad. Chrome ALSO doesn't have the File-Edit-View bar (and IE8 came out first!).
As an aside, I hate how the browser will close when you close the last tab. If I wanted to close the program, there is a button for that. At the very least, I think it should be an option.
How long after? It's been a LONG time since I've done anything telephone-system related, but IIRC the line stays open for at least 10 seconds after you hang-up.
Nowadays it could be longer/shorter?? Not sure...
Yea, I actually love Hulu. It lets me watch the Colbert Report whenever I want, and the commercials really aren't too bad. Honestly, my main objection to television is I have to work on THEIR schedule, not that there are advertisements. I don't block ads (that aren't pop-ups) on the Internet for the same reason. I like "free" content, and as long as your sponsors hawk their product in a way that is reasonably unobtrusive, I don't mind one bit.
But I do think there has been improvement. I just think people don't see it that way because they're used to the way they've always done things. At first, I hated Explorer's new "breadcrumb" feature. Now, I enjoy it. The Start Menu's built-in search feature is actually the best thing ever (although scrolling in the start menu is still retarded). I have yet to receive a blue-screen on Vista, and compatibility has been ok. Add to that fantastic multiple monitor support and tablet support and you've pretty much won me over.
Don't get me wrong, it does have problems. It IS slower than XP on the same hardware, some of which by design (windows fading in and out, etc), but I wouldn't go back to XP. That being said, I actually hate Microsoft for not releasing SP1 online sooner...
Mind you, even on my insanely powerful laptop, I can type filezilla and hit return faster than it shows results, but it works, and filezilla is running ~2 seconds after I hit return. I never actually see the results in the search screen.
I see similiar results on my laptop as well! I wouldn't call my laptop insanely powerful though. I have a C2D T5250. It's underclocked to 773mhz...
Vista defintely has some problems, but it isn't merely as bad as people make it out to be...
And the stereotyping is just sad - but what do you expect from 'an outsider'. Not all technical people are 1. overweight, 2. wear druggie shirts, nor 3. give a shit about hackers. And it's also pushing that other sickening stereotype that seems to pervade American comedy - that guys are bumbling/overweight 'lovable fools' and girls are smart and classy/usually at least a bit hot.
Sounds good to me... =)
What I don't see is how "Bring back Pluto" and "Do the math" are druggie shirts?
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Perhaps they are busy shoving Android onto the detachable section. That would be fantastic.
Also having purchased a convertible laptop, I have to disagree with you. I've gotten three good years out of my Gateway C-140X, and would even consider buying another one if they still made them. Tablets as a rule, imho, are almost useless unless you are taking a lot of notes. If you are, they are useful, because generally one takes notes on a table, where weight is not an issue.
But why would they build a doomsday machine... and not tell anybody?
In the PC world, Intel doesn't care whether you are running OS X, Windows, or Linux. What makes you think they are going to care which smartphone OS you are running, either? Advanced operating systems are complements to high-powered CPUs. By helping introduce a bunch of advanced mobile operating systems (that are compatible with their product, as opposed to iOS), they increase demand for what they actually make money off of, the Atom CPU. Meego was never going to make them much money -- its only purpose is another platform to drive Atom sales. Also, the marketplace should work on this port just fine. If I understand correctly, Android uses a virtual machine for this exact purpose, they are never stuck on one hardware platform.
I really have to disagree. I don't own an iPhone nor do I ever plan to, but the touch recognition (I have an iTouch) is much better. I continually fat finger EVERYTHING on the Incredible.
Err, what do you mean? I don't see how you could say the current system is unsustainable, unless you mean in the thermodynamics sense. In which case, neither is the human race, so I don't see this as much of a problem.
Ahem, you have not owned every tablet PC, becuase if you did you would know about Gateway's (now discontinued and sadly not replaced) C-140X. I own one of these tablets, and two years after purchase, after much use, the batteries last almost exactly half as long as they used to, 6 hours. With new batteries, it will run 12 hours no problem. I'm typing this reply on it right now. Yes, it is a bit large (14 inches) and heavy (haven't weighed it, but probably close to 8lbs with batteries) but I've taken notes on it for the past two and a half years, and it has been fantastic. That being said, I think you are looking for something closer to what Lenovo has released with their C2D/snapdragon powered thing. I'm really, really glad Lenovo hasn't turned into another Laptop mill.
This is not even close to being accurate. I jumped on the windows bandwagon after Win 3.11 was released, and it used to BSOD for *everything*. Remove a floppy while it was in use, BSOD! Divided by 0? BSOD! Win 9x blue screened a lot, but it was a bit better. By the time XP rolled around, there were only a very few things that caused the machine to blue screen, and in cases I can remember, it was almost a hardware issue, or a driver issue (which generally is not microsoft's fault). This is one of the main reasons Windows screams at you if you install a non-signed driver. They want you to know if you install something they didn't vet themselves, blame the BSOD on someone else, not them. Hell, nowadays Windows can restart the entire graphical subsystem if the graphics driver did something bad (and I've found graphic drivers are the main culprit these days)
While I generally don't care how my machine looks like, Trackpoints are awesome. You might not think so (and I respect that), but I am currently typing this on an IBM SpaceSaver II that was NOT easy to find, just for the Trackpoint (As an aside, if anyone knows where I can get more of these for a decent price, please get a hold of me). It's pretty much the ultimate pointing device if you aren't playing games, and are doing work (imho).
I wouldn't do that if I were you... Honestly, everyone I've ever known to own a Toshiba has been unhappy. Aside from the whole P4-in-a-laptop thing (around 2004, a whole bunch of their laptops died from overheating) everybody's complaint is the same: The bundled software is atrocious. So really you're not going to get much. Generally what I do is, I spend some extra money on an OS disc, and just wipe the computers once I get them.
They are not as much of a scapegoat as you'd think. They were originally government run, and then later "privatized". This led to a situation where they were still extremely (relatively) responsive to government policy (like buying loans to low-income families that were lower than their original standards to increase availability of loans) and had an implicit (now explicit) guarantee from the USG. This implicit guarantee allowed FM to borrow at a lower cost than its competitors, which allowed it to "crowd out" its competitors in the market for reasonably high-quality mortgages. In response, other financial companies began to "invest" (speculate) in lower-quality, sub prime mortgages. This is why it is very important for us (USians) to be careful about what we do now. Organizations we setup to combat this recession could very well do us harm 10, 20, (60!) years from now.
Where has this hate for the X-box come from? Isn't the X-box the #2 selling console? (#3 being Sony's Playstation 3??) Isn't Sony also losing billions of dollars on their hardware sales? And take it from someone who had one of those PS2s whose faulty lasers died right after the warranty expired, they aren't the first company to make a product that wasn't 100% bulletproof! Now, I don't have an X-box 360, nor do I want one. That being said, where is all this hate coming from?
Give it time... that crackpot still might end up being right :-/
Actually, a black hole at mars orbit wouldn't do any damage (to us) because if it swallowed up Mars, it would have the same mass as mars, thus leaving everything else untouched. A black hole on earth would well, not be enjoyable for us.
I haven't tried the latest 7000 build, but I did run build 6801 in a vmware instance and I was impressed.
While I actually like (and prefer) Vista, I can not deny that it is much slower than XP and GNU/Linux. From what I've seen firsthand, you can not say the same of Windows 7.
This is what I am getting: Opera 9.5: 76.7 Opera 9.62: 166 Opera 10a: 157 Chrome: 1801 Firefox: 132 The Webkit nightly keeps crashing on startup for me, but whoa. I had no idea these two browsers were so so so much faster than the rest.
Wow... where to start? First of all, I too mainly use Opera, however I generally keep a copy of every browser I can find on my machine (they're like toys to me!) because hey, you never know. I was very impressed with IE8. I wouldn't use it as my main browser (as you said, it is sloooow), but I think the UI is actually pretty well-designed. Just because it isn't like the others doesn't make it bad. Chrome ALSO doesn't have the File-Edit-View bar (and IE8 came out first!). As an aside, I hate how the browser will close when you close the last tab. If I wanted to close the program, there is a button for that. At the very least, I think it should be an option.
How long after? It's been a LONG time since I've done anything telephone-system related, but IIRC the line stays open for at least 10 seconds after you hang-up. Nowadays it could be longer/shorter?? Not sure...
At login, Vista is ready to rock-and-roll. (If you are sneaky, you can full Vista into loading executables from the login screen.)
Yea, I actually love Hulu. It lets me watch the Colbert Report whenever I want, and the commercials really aren't too bad. Honestly, my main objection to television is I have to work on THEIR schedule, not that there are advertisements. I don't block ads (that aren't pop-ups) on the Internet for the same reason. I like "free" content, and as long as your sponsors hawk their product in a way that is reasonably unobtrusive, I don't mind one bit.
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This is not true everywhere. I know someone who owned a Saturn, and their entire dashboard was ripped out in Pittsburgh. Couldn't make it up...
But I do think there has been improvement. I just think people don't see it that way because they're used to the way they've always done things. At first, I hated Explorer's new "breadcrumb" feature. Now, I enjoy it. The Start Menu's built-in search feature is actually the best thing ever (although scrolling in the start menu is still retarded). I have yet to receive a blue-screen on Vista, and compatibility has been ok. Add to that fantastic multiple monitor support and tablet support and you've pretty much won me over.
Don't get me wrong, it does have problems. It IS slower than XP on the same hardware, some of which by design (windows fading in and out, etc), but I wouldn't go back to XP. That being said, I actually hate Microsoft for not releasing SP1 online sooner...
Mind you, even on my insanely powerful laptop, I can type filezilla and hit return faster than it shows results, but it works, and filezilla is running ~2 seconds after I hit return. I never actually see the results in the search screen.
I see similiar results on my laptop as well! I wouldn't call my laptop insanely powerful though. I have a C2D T5250. It's underclocked to 773mhz...
Vista defintely has some problems, but it isn't merely as bad as people make it out to be...
And the stereotyping is just sad - but what do you expect from 'an outsider'. Not all technical people are 1. overweight, 2. wear druggie shirts, nor 3. give a shit about hackers. And it's also pushing that other sickening stereotype that seems to pervade American comedy - that guys are bumbling/overweight 'lovable fools' and girls are smart and classy/usually at least a bit hot.
Sounds good to me... =)
What I don't see is how "Bring back Pluto" and "Do the math" are druggie shirts?