Scan important documents and shred or hide the originals if necessary. Store all passwords in 1Password and give the master unlock key to couple of your friends.
Encrypt, zip and put it on cloud storage. Setup a calendar repeating event (or a chron script) that checks if you're alive every 6 months. Point that to a file called IF_DEAD_PLEASE_READ_ME.TXT for instructions.
Microsoft is still living in that fantasy land where MS Office is relevant or necessary to everyone with a computer.
Apple's Pages and Google Docs cover about 95% of the consumer population. I'm not even mentioning all the 3rd party, dirt cheap apps which have carved out their niches and do some tasks far better without the pricetag or the bloat of Office suite.
I do love unending analyst guarantees (10 year running) how Office is this one thing that will turn the tide by making Microsoft cool and relevant again. Then the kids will finally discover the joys of mail merge and start sharing their hip-hop playlists with their friends at the Microsoft store.
Don't you wish you could just decide for yourself what you could were allowed to install on your device?
You don't need to wish. Any developer can provision own devices to sideload any apps they choose, they just can't sell it on the App Store without approval, which is entirely within Apple's rights. It's their house.
The original article is a giant appeal to emotion. I'm sympathetic to author's cause, but assuming that SfY was previously on the App Store it means it can continue to live on locally provisioned iOS devices.
From here the argument is entirely legal and has fuckall to do with freedom.
You get it 3 hours earlier. The torrent clears in under 5 minutes.
I have HBO too but only watch a few old shows on HBOGo through the iPad. I don't even know which channel HBO is on out of possible 700 channels. Been a subscriber for over 5 years, must have accidentally tuned in maybe once or twice on a TV.
Torrents are convenient. It's not even about piracy for some people.
This is pretty much spot-on. Intel is latching on to every dumb idea to get back into the growth sectors but not having much luck. Everything they do these days is reactive.
The funny part about this initiative isn't that Intel is scraping the bottom of the barrels now, it's that ARM-based chips are a far better value proposition for this type of thing - the very reason they're being clobbered in mobile space.
I have this hookup in Napa Valley which supplies me with free-range electronics. It comes from a commune where they manufacture phones and laptops using sustainable, cruelty-free paleo techniques. Their R&D division is an ayuhuasca hut.
Billion dollar revenue products that redefine the company. Google has had about three: Search, Adwords, and Android.
Search and Adwords are intertwined. You can't really separate them if you're talking about these products in the context of revenue creation.
Android, on the other hand, is a net loss for Google. 2/3rds of search traffic on mobile comes from iOS devices for all that marketshare Andy Rubin keeps talking about. Android development costs + Motorola acquisition put the entire project in the red by about 15bn+.
Google doesn't have 3. It has only one product that generates billions. All roads lead to Adwords and that's 97% of Google's revenue.
iPhone was introduced in 2007. They've had 5 years to catch up.
They're not going to catch up with hardware R&D this late in the game. They don't control the entire stack (software+market are owned by Microsoft) and hardware features are in many ways secondary - it's a glass screen encased in plastic or aluminum.
Comparing Apple of 2003 to Nokia of today is insane. Apple was on solid footing by 2000 with a diverse portfolio of products that actually generated revenue for the company.
I'm not really sure what they could do at this point to turn the ship around.
Much like Microsoft they sat on their ass for the last 5 years. I think it's too late for them, as it was the case with Nokia. At least you know that Nokia has a foothold in the consumer market with some smartphones, a ton of burners and a fairly strong brand.
Blackberry is synonymous with corporate and boring. It's a glorified pager for rapidly-declining business segment. There is virtually no enthusiasm in the platform and mainstream consumers don't even think of Blackberries as smartphones.
Instead of fixing the godawful BlackberryOS and wooing developers they go and create a 7-inch picture frame without any compelling features. Then they get offended after every tech blog ridicules the product.
In my opinion, RIM will continue to decline until it becomes a manufacturer like General Dynamics with products like Sectera Edge (the one Obama uses). Niche products for niche markets. The money is in the mainstream, consumer segment.
I studied 2 years of chess in Armenia, beginning from grade 4 in a 10 year secondary system. Of course, this was during Soviet times and you were allowed to choose from a range of subjects. It wasn't compulsory. My grades in other subjects improved dramatically as a result.
I have it on good authority that the green pigs in Angry Birds represent the console gaming industry.
Rovio has been employing the highly controversial Neuromotor programming methods in their blockbuster game to turn regular players against consoles and big gaming conglomerates.
Apple's product placement has gotten out of hand in recent years. Everywhere in coffee shops, airports, college campuses, and libraries you see the glowing Apple logo. The shareholders should really ask tough questions why Apple is wasting so much money paying these people to use their products.
The worst example of product placement is probably at the malls. They have this giant space allocated for the sole purpose of flaunting the shining logo filled to the brim with Apple-only computer gear. Yes, the Apple store is the mother of all product placements. And these stores are full of people who are paid by the company to stand there and fiddle with MacBooks and iPads.
Dell, Gateway and HP would never do something like this. They're ethical when it comes to clean competition.
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1Password (or equivalent)
Scan important documents and shred or hide the originals if necessary. Store all passwords in 1Password and give the master unlock key to couple of your friends.
Encrypt, zip and put it on cloud storage. Setup a calendar repeating event (or a chron script) that checks if you're alive every 6 months. Point that to a file called IF_DEAD_PLEASE_READ_ME.TXT for instructions.
You could do this in 1 afternoon.
In a nutshell, less shovelware, malware, and other garbage which makes for a nicer neighborhood.
The quality of the apps on the App Store is a manifestation of that.
Yes. You can sideload anything you want.
https://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/
Lets be honest, this is about Office.
Microsoft is still living in that fantasy land where MS Office is relevant or necessary to everyone with a computer.
Apple's Pages and Google Docs cover about 95% of the consumer population. I'm not even mentioning all the 3rd party, dirt cheap apps which have carved out their niches and do some tasks far better without the pricetag or the bloat of Office suite.
I do love unending analyst guarantees (10 year running) how Office is this one thing that will turn the tide by making Microsoft cool and relevant again. Then the kids will finally discover the joys of mail merge and start sharing their hip-hop playlists with their friends at the Microsoft store.
You don't need to wish. Any developer can provision own devices to sideload any apps they choose, they just can't sell it on the App Store without approval, which is entirely within Apple's rights. It's their house.
The original article is a giant appeal to emotion. I'm sympathetic to author's cause, but assuming that SfY was previously on the App Store it means it can continue to live on locally provisioned iOS devices.
From here the argument is entirely legal and has fuckall to do with freedom.
You get it 3 hours earlier. The torrent clears in under 5 minutes.
I have HBO too but only watch a few old shows on HBOGo through the iPad. I don't even know which channel HBO is on out of possible 700 channels. Been a subscriber for over 5 years, must have accidentally tuned in maybe once or twice on a TV.
Torrents are convenient. It's not even about piracy for some people.
Some of these Linux ISOs are owned by HBO, MGM, Fox, and Universal.
The last Linux ISO I downloaded was Avengers R6 release.
Imagine you taking your meds this morning.
Are you trolling, or just stupid?
Apple has paid Nokia a hefty sum in addition to ongoing royalties to settle the patent case out of court.
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This is pretty much spot-on. Intel is latching on to every dumb idea to get back into the growth sectors but not having much luck. Everything they do these days is reactive.
The funny part about this initiative isn't that Intel is scraping the bottom of the barrels now, it's that ARM-based chips are a far better value proposition for this type of thing - the very reason they're being clobbered in mobile space.
Is this satire?
I have this hookup in Napa Valley which supplies me with free-range electronics. It comes from a commune where they manufacture phones and laptops using sustainable, cruelty-free paleo techniques. Their R&D division is an ayuhuasca hut.
Search and Adwords are intertwined. You can't really separate them if you're talking about these products in the context of revenue creation.
Android, on the other hand, is a net loss for Google. 2/3rds of search traffic on mobile comes from iOS devices for all that marketshare Andy Rubin keeps talking about. Android development costs + Motorola acquisition put the entire project in the red by about 15bn+.
Google doesn't have 3. It has only one product that generates billions. All roads lead to Adwords and that's 97% of Google's revenue.
iPhone was introduced in 2007. They've had 5 years to catch up.
They're not going to catch up with hardware R&D this late in the game. They don't control the entire stack (software+market are owned by Microsoft) and hardware features are in many ways secondary - it's a glass screen encased in plastic or aluminum.
Comparing Apple of 2003 to Nokia of today is insane. Apple was on solid footing by 2000 with a diverse portfolio of products that actually generated revenue for the company.
In short, Nokia is dead like Palm.
No, that would be Apple.
Therein lies the rub.
Point is, he has exposed their lies and it made the rounds on all tech news sites. His researched compelled an FTC investigation.
What have you done?
I'm not really sure what they could do at this point to turn the ship around.
Much like Microsoft they sat on their ass for the last 5 years. I think it's too late for them, as it was the case with Nokia. At least you know that Nokia has a foothold in the consumer market with some smartphones, a ton of burners and a fairly strong brand.
Blackberry is synonymous with corporate and boring. It's a glorified pager for rapidly-declining business segment. There is virtually no enthusiasm in the platform and mainstream consumers don't even think of Blackberries as smartphones.
Instead of fixing the godawful BlackberryOS and wooing developers they go and create a 7-inch picture frame without any compelling features. Then they get offended after every tech blog ridicules the product.
In my opinion, RIM will continue to decline until it becomes a manufacturer like General Dynamics with products like Sectera Edge (the one Obama uses). Niche products for niche markets. The money is in the mainstream, consumer segment.
I studied 2 years of chess in Armenia, beginning from grade 4 in a 10 year secondary system. Of course, this was during Soviet times and you were allowed to choose from a range of subjects. It wasn't compulsory. My grades in other subjects improved dramatically as a result.
Really glad this is happening.
Consider the source.
Reputable in the context of this dumb article means "Firms that paid Reputation Institute" to put them on the Reputable list.
Did you know that Yeti has the biggest carbon footprint?
I have it on good authority that the green pigs in Angry Birds represent the console gaming industry.
Rovio has been employing the highly controversial Neuromotor programming methods in their blockbuster game to turn regular players against consoles and big gaming conglomerates.
Anyway, spread the word.
That's the biggest myth in tech world, the idea that end-user payments determine whether a service is paid or not.
Here's the fact: Google doesn't give anything away for "free." With most of its services you are the product being sold to advertisers.
Apple's product placement has gotten out of hand in recent years. Everywhere in coffee shops, airports, college campuses, and libraries you see the glowing Apple logo. The shareholders should really ask tough questions why Apple is wasting so much money paying these people to use their products.
The worst example of product placement is probably at the malls. They have this giant space allocated for the sole purpose of flaunting the shining logo filled to the brim with Apple-only computer gear. Yes, the Apple store is the mother of all product placements. And these stores are full of people who are paid by the company to stand there and fiddle with MacBooks and iPads.
Dell, Gateway and HP would never do something like this. They're ethical when it comes to clean competition.
DOJ needs to investigate.