I was hoping someone ported over KDE to a Windows theme! It would be cool to use Gnome/KDE on my Windows box, to make it feel more like home! Although, when it blue-screens, it will be a harsh reminder of the underlying OS.
Anyone know of a good KDE theme for Windows? Maybe using WindowsBlinds or Litestep?
Maybe I am missing a valid point to these flowers... (I agree that is it definitely cool that an organic life form can inherently detect chemicals and display a warning)...But isn't that a bit long to wait?
I would suspect that there are better ways to detect mines. Any military personnel, or nerds posing as such want to explain some of the alternatives, and why these flowers might be better?
These types of advertisements are developed to utilize flaws in insecure web browsers such as IE, and even though their actions have been deemed legal, they are still invading the privacy of the user (unknowingly) and performing annoying actios such as:
-Placing icons on the desktop that launch ad-filled web pages
-Adding itself as a favorite or a home page to the browser
-Adding shortcuts to the Start Menu
All without permission of the user. Granted, those who are security-aware will have unsigned ActiveX and Scripting capabilities turned off (discussion of this can be found here, but then again, the crowd that is more concerned with these types of exploits will use browsers that are harder to exploit and easier to control, such as Mozilla, Opera, or Communicator. Not that these programs are all exempt from exploitation, but they have proven to be a much smaller target audience.
Apple's first advantage is OS X. It's UNIX, which means that it blows Windows out of the water, performance-wise.
I agree with that comment, for the most part. But not in this application.
Plus, it has the amazing Aqua interface, which makes things easy to use
Amazing Aqua Interface? I have been using Macs at home for a number of years, but to say the interface is amazing, and makes things easy to use is completely subjectional. There are plenty of people who prefer Windows flexible and fully customizable interface.
Mac hardware was built for video editing, with Firewire ports on every machine sold as well as tight integration with OS X.
Right, and there's no such thing as FireWire on a PC. Nor tightly integrated software that can harness the technology. You can buy a PC from Dell, Alienware, etc these days that has all these things built in.
There simply isn't any kind of video editing software available for Linux that is even remotely affordable. And the ones that are available for Windows are crap.
It's true that Linux has very limited options for professional video editing. Blender and the Gimp are a couple of the best, and their use of file formats and limited features make them impossible to use for doing any real work. However, many businesses use M$ Windoze anyway for other things because of its compatibility and widespread usage (whether thats a good or bad thing). So taking that into consideration, a business that does video editing, but not as their only (or primary) service would have to buy a Windoze box AND a Mac in order to stay on top of all aspects of their work. Affordability is always an issue for amatuers and home users, but for businesses, the difference in cost between Final Cut Pro ($1000) and say, Ulead Media Studio ($500), AVID ($1500) or Adobe Premiere ($550) is not the driving factor behind the purchase. The software has to work in their format, on their current hardware if possible, and their employees must be familiar with the interface to avoid extensive training or re-hiring. The REALLY big video companies (ie. Hollywood) are going to use hardware and software that costs hundreds of thousand of dollars, such as SGI machines using Discreet Inferno (as used on Lord of the Rings), so applications like Final Cut Pro, Premiere, etc. are not even options.
I pity the people stuck with PCs to do their video editing. I've tried it on my Pentium III before, and it is slow as all hell. Pity, too, but you really do get what you pay for.
Talk about opening yourself up to be flamed! Did you have your eyes open when you tried this? Since you are most likely a professional benchmarker, and made a fair test (ie. re-formatted, installed a nice clean version of Windows, purchased a professional video editing package, and ran extensive tests on all aspects of input, editing and output), I can't understand how you came up with the final verdict that it is... slow as all hell .
I realized coming into this thread that it would be bombarded by Mac fanboys futiley crying about how much PC's suck, but your post got modded up, so I figured it was worth proving a point.
However, if you noticed in the movie version of the Fellowship, P.J. has decided to incorporate many elements from different areas of the story, such as appendices and other writings. I think this is a phenominal effort to make the movie a distinct piece of art, rather than another re-make of a classic tale. This way, you DON'T already know what's going to happen... I mean sure, the plot is very closely following the book for obvious reasons, but it's exciting to see some new content and ideas to freshen up the story. One thing that the movie is adding into the story that the novels were lacking is a love story. Sure, there's one brief section that describes a love affair (Eowyn's) at the end of RotK, but for the most part, there is barely a hint of a love story between Aragorn and Arwen. It looks as if Peter Jackson has taken all the details of this relationship he could find and brought them together to develop a romance within the movie. Even if you are not a fan of romance and love stories, it is admittedly cool to see some content that is "new", yet fits perfectly within the story without changing Tolkiens original vision.
Movies and books are 2 completely different medias, and each has advantages and disadvantages. Tolkien created a story so rich and detailed that there is no way it could be converted exactly to a movie that would succeed with the larger portion of todays audience. For that very reason, I appreciate his ability to convey many aspects of the story in a condensed time frame and still hold true to the original concept.
They should recognize this as an alternative solution , and capitalize on this opportunity. The mentality they choose instead is one we have seen elsewhere (U.S. Postal Service, RCIAA, etc):
If people are changing from my service to one that is more flexible and cheaper, then I am inevitably screwed.
These people need to take a lesson in business! As far as I see it, if a new technology is making my current service/product obsolete, then I need to study this new technology so that I can offer it myself. If thats not an option, well then you buy stock in whatever company is succeeding you!;)
Seriously though... I do have a question about the "ownership" of the actual lines used to transmit the VoIP- The article states that it will be using existing wires, and users will have to pay a 'line fee' to the company that owns the physical wires. So does that give the owner any control over how it is used?
well ergo98 is probably right, this is just marketing fluff at this point. However, I doubt that Andandtech would post a review on something that was complete speculation. In any case, it is always good to have more competition... Even if Trident can't compete with Nvidia and ATI for the high-end consumer cards, they can still have a place for those that don't play video games or need a lot of texture memory. As long as their hardware quality holds out and the drivers are somewhat decent, this can't really be a bad thing.
Just my opinion though.
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I was hoping someone ported over KDE to a Windows theme! It would be cool to use Gnome/KDE on my Windows box, to make it feel more like home! Although, when it blue-screens, it will be a harsh reminder of the underlying OS.
Anyone know of a good KDE theme for Windows? Maybe using WindowsBlinds or Litestep?
So, it's safe to say that if the author is indeed found, but manages to get a hold of O.J. Simpsons lawyer, SCO will not be ponying up the dough.
Maybe I am missing a valid point to these flowers... (I agree that is it definitely cool that an organic life form can inherently detect chemicals and display a warning) ...But isn't that a bit long to wait?
I would suspect that there are better ways to detect mines. Any military personnel, or nerds posing as such want to explain some of the alternatives, and why these flowers might be better?
-Placing icons on the desktop that launch ad-filled web pages
-Adding itself as a favorite or a home page to the browser
-Adding shortcuts to the Start Menu
All without permission of the user. Granted, those who are security-aware will have unsigned ActiveX and Scripting capabilities turned off (discussion of this can be found here, but then again, the crowd that is more concerned with these types of exploits will use browsers that are harder to exploit and easier to control, such as Mozilla, Opera, or Communicator. Not that these programs are all exempt from exploitation, but they have proven to be a much smaller target audience.
Apple's first advantage is OS X. It's UNIX, which means that it blows Windows out of the water, performance-wise.
I agree with that comment, for the most part. But not in this application.
Plus, it has the amazing Aqua interface, which makes things easy to use
Amazing Aqua Interface? I have been using Macs at home for a number of years, but to say the interface is amazing, and makes things easy to use is completely subjectional. There are plenty of people who prefer Windows flexible and fully customizable interface.
Mac hardware was built for video editing, with Firewire ports on every machine sold as well as tight integration with OS X.
Right, and there's no such thing as FireWire on a PC. Nor tightly integrated software that can harness the technology. You can buy a PC from Dell, Alienware, etc these days that has all these things built in.
There simply isn't any kind of video editing software available for Linux that is even remotely affordable. And the ones that are available for Windows are crap.
It's true that Linux has very limited options for professional video editing. Blender and the Gimp are a couple of the best, and their use of file formats and limited features make them impossible to use for doing any real work. However, many businesses use M$ Windoze anyway for other things because of its compatibility and widespread usage (whether thats a good or bad thing).
So taking that into consideration, a business that does video editing, but not as their only (or primary) service would have to buy a Windoze box AND a Mac in order to stay on top of all aspects of their work. Affordability is always an issue for amatuers and home users, but for businesses, the difference in cost between Final Cut Pro ($1000) and say, Ulead Media Studio ($500), AVID ($1500) or Adobe Premiere ($550) is not the driving factor behind the purchase. The software has to work in their format, on their current hardware if possible, and their employees must be familiar with the interface to avoid extensive training or re-hiring.
The REALLY big video companies (ie. Hollywood) are going to use hardware and software that costs hundreds of thousand of dollars, such as SGI machines using Discreet Inferno (as used on Lord of the Rings), so applications like Final Cut Pro, Premiere, etc. are not even options.
I pity the people stuck with PCs to do their video editing. I've tried it on my Pentium III before, and it is slow as all hell. Pity, too, but you really do get what you pay for.
Talk about opening yourself up to be flamed! Did you have your eyes open when you tried this? Since you are most likely a professional benchmarker, and made a fair test (ie. re-formatted, installed a nice clean version of Windows, purchased a professional video editing package, and ran extensive tests on all aspects of input, editing and output), I can't understand how you came up with the final verdict that it is... slow as all hell .
I realized coming into this thread that it would be bombarded by Mac fanboys futiley crying about how much PC's suck, but your post got modded up, so I figured it was worth proving a point.
However, if you noticed in the movie version of the Fellowship, P.J. has decided to incorporate many elements from different areas of the story, such as appendices and other writings. I think this is a phenominal effort to make the movie a distinct piece of art, rather than another re-make of a classic tale. This way, you DON'T already know what's going to happen... I mean sure, the plot is very closely following the book for obvious reasons, but it's exciting to see some new content and ideas to freshen up the story. One thing that the movie is adding into the story that the novels were lacking is a love story. Sure, there's one brief section that describes a love affair (Eowyn's) at the end of RotK, but for the most part, there is barely a hint of a love story between Aragorn and Arwen. It looks as if Peter Jackson has taken all the details of this relationship he could find and brought them together to develop a romance within the movie. Even if you are not a fan of romance and love stories, it is admittedly cool to see some content that is "new", yet fits perfectly within the story without changing Tolkiens original vision.
Movies and books are 2 completely different medias, and each has advantages and disadvantages. Tolkien created a story so rich and detailed that there is no way it could be converted exactly to a movie that would succeed with the larger portion of todays audience. For that very reason, I appreciate his ability to convey many aspects of the story in a condensed time frame and still hold true to the original concept.
If people are changing from my service to one that is more flexible and cheaper, then I am inevitably screwed.
These people need to take a lesson in business! As far as I see it, if a new technology is making my current service/product obsolete, then I need to study this new technology so that I can offer it myself. If thats not an option, well then you buy stock in whatever company is succeeding you! ;)
Seriously though... I do have a question about the "ownership" of the actual lines used to transmit the VoIP- The article states that it will be using existing wires, and users will have to pay a 'line fee' to the company that owns the physical wires. So does that give the owner any control over how it is used?
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well ergo98 is probably right, this is just marketing fluff at this point. However, I doubt that Andandtech would post a review on something that was complete speculation. In any case, it is always good to have more competition... Even if Trident can't compete with Nvidia and ATI for the high-end consumer cards, they can still have a place for those that don't play video games or need a lot of texture memory. As long as their hardware quality holds out and the drivers are somewhat decent, this can't really be a bad thing. Just my opinion though.