i was hoping to post the rest but then they wouldn't come up for me
but go ahead and burn me at the stake.. geez
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Examining a Tablet PC
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So just incase.. and for the benifit of phone modem people...
Every few years a new electronic product comes along that promises to revolutionize the computing world. The past few years have seen everything from digital cameras to LCDs arrive in an attempt to change the way we use our computers. Obviously, some of these products are met with more success than others. For the most part, the success of these products is largely dependent on the backing of the product being announced. A truly revolutionary product may enjoy no market success without the funding and force necessary to ensure that the item both finds itself on the retail market and into the hands of consumers. At the same time, an inferior product may succeed wonderfully given enough funding. Getting the backing necessary to ensure a successful product launch is not the only roadblock in the way of success. In fact, even the backing of a major corporation does not always secure success. Take the Microsoft sponsored eBook "revolution" for example.
You may recall the launch of Microsoft Reader a few years back. Touted as a new technology that could change the way we receive information, the launch of Reader was paired with the launch of dedicated reading devices. Called dedicated eBook readers, a number of companies entered this market including large brand names such as RCA. With Microsoft pushing the effort there was nothing to lose, right? Wrong.
Sales of dedicated eBook readers were dismal right out the gate. It seems that the software giant had overestimated users' willingness to discard paper and ink for an LCD monitor and text. The poor sales trend continued, exemplified today by the lack of dedicated eBook readers on the market. Not only Microsoft was left to bear the consequences of the unsuccessful launch but so were the hardware venders who made products supporting the new software. Companies like RCA were left with a large inventory of unsold eBook readers which their were forced to let go at a fraction of their original price. This all goes to show that although money is important in a new product's success it is not the only factor.
It has been four years since Microsoft first debuted Microsoft Reader software. Hoping to have learned from their past mistakes Microsoft is at it again, providing new software developed for new hardware. This time around Microsoft is suggesting you do something almost as drastic as throwing away your favorite book: it is now telling users to throw away their pen and paper and replace it with a Tablet PC. Launched less than a month ago, the Tablet PC "revolution" has drawn quite a bit of attention recently. The problem is that most of the information out there about Tablet PCs is very basic or just plain marketing hype. Today we solve that problem by taking an AnandTech look at Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, the various software solutions out there for the operating system, and the hardware that drives the software. Follow us as we discover if the Tablet PC is truly revolutionary or just another dedicated eBook reader.
So if IBM closes its deal, more than likely causing Microsoft to take Boreland, where does that leave people who use Kylix and the other nice cross platform things that Boreland has to offer? Or should the question be, how soon would Microsoft end all of that upon closing its deal.
It would be funny though if a MSFT product still supported making programs in Linux.
But post some pictures. I've always wanted to see how the geekiest of the geeks throw a party, and someone has got to have a digicam there. Even better, you can play cards over who's server gets to display the pics and be slashdotted to hell.
Myers was one of several consultants for President Bush's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, which is finalizing its National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.
Last time I checked, cyberspace was not the property of the United States or Bush. How do they expect to secure something that is ment to be used by all people? Is anyone ever going to stand up to this?
The Wal-Mart machines are full-fledged, if low-powered, computers, but they are not loaded with Microsoft's Windows software or the best known microchips -- meaning that the average user will not get exactly what he or she is used to.
Do you really think the average user would even be able to notice the difference, much less care, aside from having to buy a copy of Windows or Linux. Hopefully, if anything, this will show the average user that there is no difference between Intel and non-Intel, and that the bloated proces for Intel processors is insane, and isn't worth paying.
I won't be impressed, personally, until I see StarOffice or any non MSFT actually forcefully pushed in the American market, since it is the market where MSFT has the tightest grip. Make a dent here, and getting the rest of the world should be easier.
If it's good to protect American kids, why is it not good to protect kids in other contries? Can a.kids.us site link to say a.kids.ca site or is that against the rules? If you left things at just.kids you could, in theory, create a whole seperate internet of sites for kids. Fragmenting it into seperate countries is just showing kids at a nice early age how fragmented the world is.
As for the kid just typing in "domainnamehere.com" instead of.kids.us, I'm fairly sure that there will (if there aren't in the works already) net-nanny type software that will only allow the.kids.us domain and nothing but the.kids.us domain. Sure, you (the parent) could go ahead and add.kids.ca,.kids.uk, etc, but take a look at the IQ of the average person who will be installing this in the first place (ahem.. AOL and ex AOL users). I think you should protect the kids from some things sure, but if you're going to do.kids, just do.kids, and not a country-by-country seperating.
My site (still under heavy construction) is hosted by 49pence.com and they are some pretty damn good hosts. I have the Enterprise package for $9.99USD per month, which these days isn't that bad, I don't think. The thing that really blows my mind though is that they have actual tech support that... dramatic pause... responds. Much better than my old hosts, who were nothing more than internet bandits.
No one is forced to live on campus. If you don't like it, move off. If you really want to trade MP3s, then get a dial-up account and dial off campus.
Actually, at my school you have to live on campus for two years (freshman and sophmore) so just moving off and getting my own internet connection is not an option.
Now, please explain to me how not allowing P2P networks on a private academic network is the same as censorship.
Lets say that MSN or Comcast announces tomorrow that they have banned all P2P acess to their customers. Can you imigine the outcry and protests they would get from customers? The customers, being as angry as they are, would switch over to other broadband or dialup providers because they have a choice. On a network at a university, we don't have such a wonderful choice, and we dont have the freedom to pass from one provider to the next with a couple phone calls. So to get what we want, we will fight for it, and protest how we are now, and be shot down like people such as yourself who just don't understand "those kids".
Why does bandwidth cost so much money to begin with? Has anyone taken a look into price fixing for bandwidth? Nope. Anyone see any concrete figures on how much bandwidth costs? Show me what this "cost" supposedly is, why is it so high, who is keeping it high, and then... maybe then... I'll let you whine about P2P taking up too much of this "expensive" bandwidth.
That is all well and good, but what about the students who live on campus, far from home, who enjoyed downloading music at home and enjoyed a relatively restriction-free internet. The school's network isn't needed at 1am, and I highly doubt that the professors checking their e-mail or going to the occasional flash animation for class dosen't draw too much off the network bandwidth. The fact you would resort to completely blocking all p2p and shutting off accounts of students makes me sick. You are the embodyment of censorship, and as far as I am concerned, a bonified puppet of the music industry.
Studies have shown that most people making up studies that say killing in games leads to killing in real life were actually made up by the same person you killed in the same camping spot on dust2 in Counter-Strike until they got so frustrated, they left the game, and are now trying to make it professionally in the flamer industry.
This is our payback for enjoying AWPing people.
Slashdot Mirror
i was hoping to post the rest but then they wouldn't come up for me but go ahead and burn me at the stake.. geez
So just incase.. and for the benifit of phone modem people...
Every few years a new electronic product comes along that promises to revolutionize the computing world. The past few years have seen everything from digital cameras to LCDs arrive in an attempt to change the way we use our computers. Obviously, some of these products are met with more success than others. For the most part, the success of these products is largely dependent on the backing of the product being announced. A truly revolutionary product may enjoy no market success without the funding and force necessary to ensure that the item both finds itself on the retail market and into the hands of consumers. At the same time, an inferior product may succeed wonderfully given enough funding. Getting the backing necessary to ensure a successful product launch is not the only roadblock in the way of success. In fact, even the backing of a major corporation does not always secure success. Take the Microsoft sponsored eBook "revolution" for example.
You may recall the launch of Microsoft Reader a few years back. Touted as a new technology that could change the way we receive information, the launch of Reader was paired with the launch of dedicated reading devices. Called dedicated eBook readers, a number of companies entered this market including large brand names such as RCA. With Microsoft pushing the effort there was nothing to lose, right? Wrong.
Sales of dedicated eBook readers were dismal right out the gate. It seems that the software giant had overestimated users' willingness to discard paper and ink for an LCD monitor and text. The poor sales trend continued, exemplified today by the lack of dedicated eBook readers on the market. Not only Microsoft was left to bear the consequences of the unsuccessful launch but so were the hardware venders who made products supporting the new software. Companies like RCA were left with a large inventory of unsold eBook readers which their were forced to let go at a fraction of their original price. This all goes to show that although money is important in a new product's success it is not the only factor.
It has been four years since Microsoft first debuted Microsoft Reader software. Hoping to have learned from their past mistakes Microsoft is at it again, providing new software developed for new hardware. This time around Microsoft is suggesting you do something almost as drastic as throwing away your favorite book: it is now telling users to throw away their pen and paper and replace it with a Tablet PC. Launched less than a month ago, the Tablet PC "revolution" has drawn quite a bit of attention recently. The problem is that most of the information out there about Tablet PCs is very basic or just plain marketing hype. Today we solve that problem by taking an AnandTech look at Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, the various software solutions out there for the operating system, and the hardware that drives the software. Follow us as we discover if the Tablet PC is truly revolutionary or just another dedicated eBook reader.
So if IBM closes its deal, more than likely causing Microsoft to take Boreland, where does that leave people who use Kylix and the other nice cross platform things that Boreland has to offer? Or should the question be, how soon would Microsoft end all of that upon closing its deal. It would be funny though if a MSFT product still supported making programs in Linux.
Could we then have an iPod with a foot and a half tall red hat?
But post some pictures. I've always wanted to see how the geekiest of the geeks throw a party, and someone has got to have a digicam there. Even better, you can play cards over who's server gets to display the pics and be slashdotted to hell.
http://www.linuxnewbie.org
Don't think anyone posted that yet.
So where does the right to make it "safe" come in for any one world leader or government?
Myers was one of several consultants for President Bush's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, which is finalizing its National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.
Last time I checked, cyberspace was not the property of the United States or Bush. How do they expect to secure something that is ment to be used by all people? Is anyone ever going to stand up to this?
The Wal-Mart machines are full-fledged, if low-powered, computers, but they are not loaded with Microsoft's Windows software or the best known microchips -- meaning that the average user will not get exactly what he or she is used to. Do you really think the average user would even be able to notice the difference, much less care, aside from having to buy a copy of Windows or Linux. Hopefully, if anything, this will show the average user that there is no difference between Intel and non-Intel, and that the bloated proces for Intel processors is insane, and isn't worth paying.
I won't be impressed, personally, until I see StarOffice or any non MSFT actually forcefully pushed in the American market, since it is the market where MSFT has the tightest grip. Make a dent here, and getting the rest of the world should be easier.
If it's good to protect American kids, why is it not good to protect kids in other contries? Can a .kids.us site link to say a .kids.ca site or is that against the rules? If you left things at just .kids you could, in theory, create a whole seperate internet of sites for kids. Fragmenting it into seperate countries is just showing kids at a nice early age how fragmented the world is.
As for the kid just typing in "domainnamehere.com" instead of .kids.us, I'm fairly sure that there will (if there aren't in the works already) net-nanny type software that will only allow the .kids.us domain and nothing but the .kids.us domain. Sure, you (the parent) could go ahead and add .kids.ca, .kids.uk, etc, but take a look at the IQ of the average person who will be installing this in the first place (ahem.. AOL and ex AOL users). I think you should protect the kids from some things sure, but if you're going to do .kids, just do .kids, and not a country-by-country seperating.
My site (still under heavy construction) is hosted by 49pence.com and they are some pretty damn good hosts. I have the Enterprise package for $9.99USD per month, which these days isn't that bad, I don't think. The thing that really blows my mind though is that they have actual tech support that... dramatic pause... responds. Much better than my old hosts, who were nothing more than internet bandits.
All the cool jobs just got /.ed
Al Gore, creater of the internet, must have something to do with this then.
my own mirror
Well, someone just crashed the NPR servers then. I'm sure they are ready to serve out 10,000 more streams at once for the /.ers out there.
All of those people waiting on SETI@home to find something intresting will finally be able to pick up an intelligent lifeform signal.
Would you pick a better wardrobe for the first star trek movie?
No one is forced to live on campus. If you don't like it, move off. If you really want to trade MP3s, then get a dial-up account and dial off campus. Actually, at my school you have to live on campus for two years (freshman and sophmore) so just moving off and getting my own internet connection is not an option. Now, please explain to me how not allowing P2P networks on a private academic network is the same as censorship. Lets say that MSN or Comcast announces tomorrow that they have banned all P2P acess to their customers. Can you imigine the outcry and protests they would get from customers? The customers, being as angry as they are, would switch over to other broadband or dialup providers because they have a choice. On a network at a university, we don't have such a wonderful choice, and we dont have the freedom to pass from one provider to the next with a couple phone calls. So to get what we want, we will fight for it, and protest how we are now, and be shot down like people such as yourself who just don't understand "those kids".
Why does bandwidth cost so much money to begin with? Has anyone taken a look into price fixing for bandwidth? Nope. Anyone see any concrete figures on how much bandwidth costs? Show me what this "cost" supposedly is, why is it so high, who is keeping it high, and then... maybe then... I'll let you whine about P2P taking up too much of this "expensive" bandwidth.
That is all well and good, but what about the students who live on campus, far from home, who enjoyed downloading music at home and enjoyed a relatively restriction-free internet. The school's network isn't needed at 1am, and I highly doubt that the professors checking their e-mail or going to the occasional flash animation for class dosen't draw too much off the network bandwidth. The fact you would resort to completely blocking all p2p and shutting off accounts of students makes me sick. You are the embodyment of censorship, and as far as I am concerned, a bonified puppet of the music industry.
my c.s. prof had it on his test today
well thank god you posted that... i really understand the ice thing now.
Hate to burst your bubble but MIR fell from the sky a long time ago. Good morning. Wake up and smell 2002.
Studies have shown that most people making up studies that say killing in games leads to killing in real life were actually made up by the same person you killed in the same camping spot on dust2 in Counter-Strike until they got so frustrated, they left the game, and are now trying to make it professionally in the flamer industry. This is our payback for enjoying AWPing people.