If your only problem with the Thrive is weight and thickness then you're a wimp and need more muscle weight and thickness in your arms. I've got a manly 10 inch and I find it inconceivable that it would be an issue with anyone except the marketing dweebs of the competition. Isn't it a geek given that full sized support for USB, HDMI, and SD slot are more important? Also, you can actually replace the battery yourself! Get the bluetooth keyboard and the multi-dock and you're set for the long haul. If you absolutely need something ultra lightweight then you should get something pink.
Well there was a time when M$ was considered an "Open Systems" company because it worked hard to ensure the O/S ran multiple hardware vendor offerings and was not locked in to the proprietary IBM solution. M$ even used this in their marketing speak to claim they were looking out for us and protecting us from the monopolistic power of IBM. How ironic. IBM tried to lock in a proprietary solution with OS/2 but failed. Now IBM no longer calls the shots on the PC bus architecture.
Unfortunately corporate America was fixated on IBM as the real "business" solution so the superior Apple solution couldn't get more market share.
So M$ got market share because of their openness then protected it with monopoly power and got away with it for quite some time. I expect a slow erosion of their market share with the relentless presence of open systems solutions. Of course they would not have been able to maintain their market if they had not been delivering a decent solution. They wouldn't be around if they stuck with character based MS/DOS.
How is it that Apple fanboys and so many/.ers are missing the big picture and main point? Do we need to review computing history to establish the fact that openness wins? That open source software running on a multitude of hardware platforms is a winning hand? Do we not understand why Linux is a success?
The Android O/S has already been made to run on a variety of smartphones and laptops and even full servers. Android is even being used on discreet single purpose devices like music players. And with the smartphone we are witnessing a disruptive platform, a full blown computer in a "new" smaller format. More people are going to be buying these computer devices than "regular" computers. For many it will even displace the need for a "regular" computer. The rate of adoption amongst a variety of devices is greater for Android now than it was for Linux at this chronological stage.
Openness wins. Apple will be in a battle it cannot win. What we're seeing is somewhat analogous to the PC and mini-computers and mainframes. Apple might as well be trying to sell DEC/VAX servers.
But an even more disruptive event is taking place... The separation of the phone device from the network service providers who will now have to compete on service. It's coming to this... Do you want to change to a more competitive phone network offering? Click here on your open systems device which we support.
Any more, investing is more about sensing the collective mood of Wall Street than it is about evaluating the viability of an enterprise. If those mood sensing devices were networked and one could hack into them to judge the mass psychology of the street it would be a very powerful investment device.
Nokia, the world's largest handset mfgr is getting into netbooks and Dell, the world's largest PC mfgr is getting into handsets. As a developer I need to know who's going to win the battle. I am in serious need of a cystal ball...
I've been trying to psych myself up and jump in to Android development with both feet but that means getting back in to Java, the SDK and the Android way. I can apply myself to learn and master any language but I want to understand the future before I drink the Koolaid. Google went to great lengths to create a secure sandbox in order to appeal to the security conscious carriers but the Maemo openness is more appealing. Does Maemo have a chance against the Android juggernaut?
This could definitely have an adverse impact on the environment by changing wind patterns thus inducing climate change causing the melting of glacial ice, flooding and making Florida disappear. I recommend we resume the consumption of hydro carbons until more research has been done.
Drupal is good for quick website development and comes with a ton of modules for added functionality. It's a good way to go if you know PHP or if you want to provide an easy way for non-HTML literate folks to add content.
Version 6 and above are better architected and nicely modular. You can get a lot of function without reinventing the wheel and if you need more functionality than is available in the wealth of core modules and contributed modules you can develop and plug in your own modules. And if your modules are any good you can contribute them back to the user community.
Of course, if you're not interested in productivity and you feel a need to reinvent wheels and do everything yourself then you just ignore open source CMS in general.
VZN is just trying to lull Google to sleep so VZN can buy/control the spectrum for less. The worst thing Google could do is trust any of the remnants of MA Bell. If any part of the MA Bell cartel gets this spectrum it will be anything but open. We need open handsets AND open access to networks with spectrum viable for mobile devices. One without the other will perpetuate closed markets.
Google's success is due in large part to their hardware prowess - the Google infrastructure is world class... 500,000+ servers running Linux, MySQL, etc.
Apple wasn't a music distribution company but now they own the market and Tower Records is shrinking dramatically.
OHA will do to the phone companies what the PC did to the mainframe and the VAX. Without government intervention, inexpensive open systems and open markets drive out expensive closed systems and closed markets. To paraphrase Clinton, "It's the NEW economy stupid."
Not possible. You're never not dependent on something or someone. Even a hermit survivalist is dependent on the rain for his garden. And he's lonely.
If there's a hiccup in the grid it will get a lot of attention. If your little hut is washed into the sea no one may ever know.
Small is beautiful and you've made some good points but what we're talking about is the trend of the future and it's rapidly heading toward ever increasing segmentation, interconnectedness, and transparency. The interdependency of our world can be disquieting.
Sigh... The homestead heritage of my ancestors is fading fast.
No I don't think you have been there... That was not software as a service, that was a lock in to proprietary platforms with lip service given to your needs. I've worked on VAX/VMS and the HP3000 servers running MPE. The software was written for those specific platforms to which you were locked in. The personal computer revolution was similar only the hardware and software were much, much more easily attained and maintained. The web-revolution is changing that.
Yes, I am dependent on connectivity to the grid. But better to be dependent on access to the entire universe than to be limited by whatever is on my small desktop village. My village will never be able to contain the Library of Congress much less the entire universe. Even the Library of Congress is small potatoes compared to what will be available on the grid.
The fact that George Jetson still had to commute was a failure of the work culture, not the technology. The boss at Spacey Sprockets didn't trust George and needed to see him in person to be assured he was doing good work.
And then, after being on the grid and using SaaS for a few decades we will find ourselves asking, "Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?" Is the grid going to set us free or suck the life out of us? Right now I'm going further into the rabbit hole.
Well obviously SaaS has not fully arrived but the point is that while living in the present we need to have a vision for the future. Regarding SaaS vs. the soon-to-be-obsolete way of delivering software, the future should be quite obvious as the handwriting is on the wall. Even as we speak, Apple is making billions on iTunes and music stores selling CD's are going out of business. Get with the Jetsons or you'll be a dinosaur.
If you're judging SaaS by the performance of M$ or if your opinions are driven by sensational media coverage and highly visible outages like Skype then you're incapable of sound judgment.
There have been constant small and spectacular meltdowns by IS shops all over the planet but they don't get noticed by the press. I'd much rather trust my stuff to the grid and the "Googleplex" than the average IT shop. It's like more people are killed by lightning than by tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes but the most attention goes to the latest big disaster.
The collective stability of the net/grid and Google's 500,000+ servers are going to bring irresistible disruptive change. Those who do not adjust to this trend will become extinct relics. Why buy a CD when you can just tap the grid for an MP3? Why make a trip to the store to get a DVD when you can just download it from the net in seconds? Why go to the movie theatre when you can just watch it on your own home theatre which has better quality video and audio? Why bother with installing and constantly upgrading software when you can just use it on the Net? Why worry about backups when Google makes it routine and does it for you so you don't even have to think about it? It's appalling that so many people lack vision and are blinded by the here and now.
My daughter is kind of a space cadet and is rarely bothered by small details like backing up her files containing her thesis. I'm more comfortable with Google storage than her laptop file "management."
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If your only problem with the Thrive is weight and thickness then you're a wimp and need more muscle weight and thickness in your arms. I've got a manly 10 inch and I find it inconceivable that it would be an issue with anyone except the marketing dweebs of the competition. Isn't it a geek given that full sized support for USB, HDMI, and SD slot are more important? Also, you can actually replace the battery yourself! Get the bluetooth keyboard and the multi-dock and you're set for the long haul. If you absolutely need something ultra lightweight then you should get something pink.
Hopefully they were just being FACEtious.
Take a look at Project Euler
Well there was a time when M$ was considered an "Open Systems" company because it worked hard to ensure the O/S ran multiple hardware vendor offerings and was not locked in to the proprietary IBM solution. M$ even used this in their marketing speak to claim they were looking out for us and protecting us from the monopolistic power of IBM. How ironic. IBM tried to lock in a proprietary solution with OS/2 but failed. Now IBM no longer calls the shots on the PC bus architecture.
Unfortunately corporate America was fixated on IBM as the real "business" solution so the superior Apple solution couldn't get more market share.
So M$ got market share because of their openness then protected it with monopoly power and got away with it for quite some time. I expect a slow erosion of their market share with the relentless presence of open systems solutions. Of course they would not have been able to maintain their market if they had not been delivering a decent solution. They wouldn't be around if they stuck with character based MS/DOS.
Competition is good.
How is it that Apple fanboys and so many /.ers are missing the big picture and main point? Do we need to review computing history to establish the fact that openness wins? That open source software running on a multitude of hardware platforms is a winning hand? Do we not understand why Linux is a success?
The Android O/S has already been made to run on a variety of smartphones and laptops and even full servers. Android is even being used on discreet single purpose devices like music players. And with the smartphone we are witnessing a disruptive platform, a full blown computer in a "new" smaller format. More people are going to be buying these computer devices than "regular" computers. For many it will even displace the need for a "regular" computer. The rate of adoption amongst a variety of devices is greater for Android now than it was for Linux at this chronological stage.
Openness wins. Apple will be in a battle it cannot win. What we're seeing is somewhat analogous to the PC and mini-computers and mainframes. Apple might as well be trying to sell DEC/VAX servers. But an even more disruptive event is taking place... The separation of the phone device from the network service providers who will now have to compete on service. It's coming to this... Do you want to change to a more competitive phone network offering? Click here on your open systems device which we support.
Any more, investing is more about sensing the collective mood of Wall Street than it is about evaluating the viability of an enterprise. If those mood sensing devices were networked and one could hack into them to judge the mass psychology of the street it would be a very powerful investment device.
Nokia, the world's largest handset mfgr is getting into netbooks and Dell, the world's largest PC mfgr is getting into handsets. As a developer I need to know who's going to win the battle. I am in serious need of a cystal ball...
I've been trying to psych myself up and jump in to Android development with both feet but that means getting back in to Java, the SDK and the Android way. I can apply myself to learn and master any language but I want to understand the future before I drink the Koolaid. Google went to great lengths to create a secure sandbox in order to appeal to the security conscious carriers but the Maemo openness is more appealing. Does Maemo have a chance against the Android juggernaut?
Scarcity is the mother of all horror flicks
Where does this rabbit hole end?
Inscription for the statue of bondage.
This could definitely have an adverse impact on the environment by changing wind patterns thus inducing climate change causing the melting of glacial ice, flooding and making Florida disappear. I recommend we resume the consumption of hydro carbons until more research has been done.
Yeah thanks but... It only covers Drupal 5 and I'm waiting for the 2nd edition coming out this summer which covers Drupal 6.
I bought the book and wish I didn't. The book is more for folks who don't know PHP, CSS, HTML, etc.
The Handbooks on the Drupal site are much better than the book. You can find the beginner's cookbook here...
http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/tutorials/beginners-cookbook
And the tutorials here...
http://drupal.org/handbook/customization/tutorials
Drupal is good for quick website development and comes with a ton of modules for added functionality. It's a good way to go if you know PHP or if you want to provide an easy way for non-HTML literate folks to add content. Version 6 and above are better architected and nicely modular. You can get a lot of function without reinventing the wheel and if you need more functionality than is available in the wealth of core modules and contributed modules you can develop and plug in your own modules. And if your modules are any good you can contribute them back to the user community.
Of course, if you're not interested in productivity and you feel a need to reinvent wheels and do everything yourself then you just ignore open source CMS in general.
According to all the informative SPAM I get, bigger is better so this just can't be right.
If you extrapolate the charts you can see that it won't be long until Python overtakes PERL... Ah, there is justice in this world.
And the recent Google App Engine initiative is going to add to the momentum.
Python Troll
I suppose "Do no evil" means don't offend a living soul on the planet in which case Google (10^100) becomes the world's biggest whimp.
Google originally didn't do evil, then they gave credence to whining which is mildly evil.
Give us back the demo "app."
VZN is just trying to lull Google to sleep so VZN can buy/control the spectrum for less. The worst thing Google could do is trust any of the remnants of MA Bell. If any part of the MA Bell cartel gets this spectrum it will be anything but open. We need open handsets AND open access to networks with spectrum viable for mobile devices. One without the other will perpetuate closed markets.
Google's success is due in large part to their hardware prowess - the Google infrastructure is world class... 500,000+ servers running Linux, MySQL, etc.
Apple wasn't a music distribution company but now they own the market and Tower Records is shrinking dramatically.
OHA will do to the phone companies what the PC did to the mainframe and the VAX. Without government intervention, inexpensive open systems and open markets drive out expensive closed systems and closed markets. To paraphrase Clinton, "It's the NEW economy stupid."
I've worked on...
What? No OS/2? I liked CP/M best.
Better not to be dependent on either.
Not possible. You're never not dependent on something or someone. Even a hermit survivalist is dependent on the rain for his garden. And he's lonely.
If there's a hiccup in the grid it will get a lot of attention. If your little hut is washed into the sea no one may ever know.
Small is beautiful and you've made some good points but what we're talking about is the trend of the future and it's rapidly heading toward ever increasing segmentation, interconnectedness, and transparency. The interdependency of our world can be disquieting.
Sigh... The homestead heritage of my ancestors is fading fast.
Excellent points! Especially #4... And especially #3... Also, point 2 is excellent. You obviously have the vision.
No, I'm getting rich at an SaaS company. Har, har... Laughing all the way to the bank. :-))
No I don't think you have been there... That was not software as a service, that was a lock in to proprietary platforms with lip service given to your needs. I've worked on VAX/VMS and the HP3000 servers running MPE. The software was written for those specific platforms to which you were locked in. The personal computer revolution was similar only the hardware and software were much, much more easily attained and maintained. The web-revolution is changing that.
Yes, I am dependent on connectivity to the grid. But better to be dependent on access to the entire universe than to be limited by whatever is on my small desktop village. My village will never be able to contain the Library of Congress much less the entire universe. Even the Library of Congress is small potatoes compared to what will be available on the grid.
The fact that George Jetson still had to commute was a failure of the work culture, not the technology. The boss at Spacey Sprockets didn't trust George and needed to see him in person to be assured he was doing good work.
And then, after being on the grid and using SaaS for a few decades we will find ourselves asking, "Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill?" Is the grid going to set us free or suck the life out of us? Right now I'm going further into the rabbit hole.
Neo
Well obviously SaaS has not fully arrived but the point is that while living in the present we need to have a vision for the future. Regarding SaaS vs. the soon-to-be-obsolete way of delivering software, the future should be quite obvious as the handwriting is on the wall. Even as we speak, Apple is making billions on iTunes and music stores selling CD's are going out of business. Get with the Jetsons or you'll be a dinosaur.
If you're judging SaaS by the performance of M$ or if your opinions are driven by sensational media coverage and highly visible outages like Skype then you're incapable of sound judgment.
There have been constant small and spectacular meltdowns by IS shops all over the planet but they don't get noticed by the press. I'd much rather trust my stuff to the grid and the "Googleplex" than the average IT shop. It's like more people are killed by lightning than by tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes but the most attention goes to the latest big disaster.
The collective stability of the net/grid and Google's 500,000+ servers are going to bring irresistible disruptive change. Those who do not adjust to this trend will become extinct relics. Why buy a CD when you can just tap the grid for an MP3? Why make a trip to the store to get a DVD when you can just download it from the net in seconds? Why go to the movie theatre when you can just watch it on your own home theatre which has better quality video and audio? Why bother with installing and constantly upgrading software when you can just use it on the Net? Why worry about backups when Google makes it routine and does it for you so you don't even have to think about it? It's appalling that so many people lack vision and are blinded by the here and now.
My daughter is kind of a space cadet and is rarely bothered by small details like backing up her files containing her thesis. I'm more comfortable with Google storage than her laptop file "management."
Light speed is way too slow... With certain substances I can travel to the farthest reaches of the universe at the speed of thought. ;-P