Does it matter? Probably a little. But if 'Google Office'(name?) is avalible to everyone, everywhere, for free, you no longer have to worry about sending a document to some one who doesn't have access to the right document editor. Everyone accross everyplatform could potentialy open the file reguardless of what software they have installed. That is, of course, assuming they make this web based and not IE dependent. *shudders*
Sieble sells database software, most of which (all?) is geard towards sales.
For instance, we use it in sort of a bastardised way where I work for tracking customer information in reguards to support calls. We will enter in what customers call with what issues attached to what ticket numbers on what products, etc... and Sieble will keep track of all of that.
Which brings up another problem...... If I was Blizzard, I would be afraid to release a Diablo 3. A lot of the people who play WoW used to play Diablo 2 but are now tired of it.
I'd say if they release a non subscription, Diablo game they would still be competing with themselves and whats worse, competing with a product that potentialy brings in less money. Only unit sales and not a subscription.
I predict Diablo 3 will eather be changed significantly so that it does not overlap with WoW fans, or that will will utilize a fee to operate on Bnet.
One thing I forgot to mention...... take the hard drive out of the computer you want to 'decrypt' and put it in another system first...... I can't beleive i forgot that step! *facepalms
If you are using windows (2000/XP Professional, 2003, Vista), and your a digital forensics professional, and you come accross 'encrypted' NTFS data that has been encrypted using the parents encryption method, do the followign.
Right click the directory you want to un-encrypt, select properties, security, and press teh advanced button.
Select the 'Owner' tab, then add your user account and administrator as owners. Remove all other owners.
Check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects
Switch the the Permissions tab and select 'Replace permission entries on all child objects with entires shown here that apply to child objects'
Select 'OK' and go grab a doughnut...... in a few minutes you should be done.
I'm honestly not trying to aid would be 'hackers' or anything. I mostly just worry people use windows encryption thinking it's useful if their system has been compromised. It's not...
There is actualy a MS KB article out there that explains this process a little better then I did but I'm a bit lazy today.
This feature is great for some applications. For instance, the company that I work for will distribute 'updates' in the form of full releases of the software in a zip file taht people can download from the web instead of waiting for the shipped CD. The zip file is mearly the directory structure of the application in a zip file. If people can just 'unzip' our product to a CD, that will save them a few steps.
I also talk to a lot of small business users here at work. And trust me, the more steps I save, the easier it is to explain everything.
That may be true for you, however,...not everyone. I live in a city with a pop of approx 140,000 people. About 1/8 of the city has access to any sort of DSL and the rest is cable...... no other options short of sattelite and that's unexceptable for gaming.
I seem to remember a 'Microsoft Anti-Virus' program that came with a windows 3.11 machiene I bought back in 1995. Does anyone know if that was a microsoft product or if it was another product rebranded? It did not have updatable definitions as far as I can remember, but this was before the internet was so wide spread.
I know how you feel. I have a little 94 Integra GS-R
When I'm not driving too agressivly, I get about 27 miles in town and 35 on the highway. Yet it's very fast when I need it to be. Comfortably seats 4. It seems like the auto industry just doesn't hold gas milage to a high regard accept for a nitch market though so you don't see those kinds of numbers in your average car.
I know you have to be right. The proof is the visual quality of games out today on all platrorms.
And maybe when you take in all of the different things mentioned, it's ture.
It just seems with all of the standards avalible on the PC front, your developing for the standard and not a particular peice of hardware. High end games are designed to run on either ATI or nVidia for graphics these days, and thats only '2' platforms. And they are very similer. AMD and Intel CPUs execute the same code with roughtly the same resault.
Again, I know you have to be right... but it just doesn't sit right with me.
The thing that confuses me is if the Xbox has a 733Mhz processor and 64MB of shared RAM, why does it take, say, around 1.8 Ghz CPU, 512MB RAM and a mid range grafics card to display a similer level of graphics.
I know the OS eats RAM and runs processes in the background but unless your system is terribly loaded with spyware and the like, that still leaves at least a couple hundred megs for the game and more then enough CPU cycles. IMO anyway.
I know that... but the parent asked how making IE more standards complient would help the Opera developers. It's difficult to get web coders to conform to standards if the most widely used browser out there is not standards complient. So, by trying to influence the most widely used browser to be more standards complient, you influence the masses of web coders. I'm not saying it's the best answer, it was a responce the the parent.
Because if IE becomes more standards complient, that means that web coders will make their websites standards compliant. Thats good for the alternative browsers out there like Firefox and Opera more then anyone else. MS has enjoyed being in control of the bulk of the web browsing community for so long that if their browser doesn't conform to standards, the web coders have to conform to the browser.
Thank you very much! But I have a Gmail account. I was just recalling the early days of Gmail when it was actualy hard to come by an invitation...... It's been many months and Gmail is still in beta even though, in my opinion at least, it's been ready for the generaly public for a long time. I was mearly poking fun at it if Gmail was to setup another service that would require an account.
Can some one PLEASE please PLEASE send me an invite so I can betatest this new interactive web animation thingy google has produced. The beta has been going on for 10 months now and I still don't have an invite!
The advantage is brand recognition. There are still a lot of people out there who know who Netscape is (or think they know who Netscape is and aren't aware of the AOL purchase).
Dialup is not viable for VoIP. IDSL is too expensive. That leaves comcast. If they decide to block VoIP, I'm SOL. I wish it weren't so. I do wish I had the option of simply choosing my ISP based on what they offer. FYI: The population of the city I live in is ~140,000. I'm not in a rural area.
I hate to nay say but I'm not convinced. That is to say does this mean the absolute end of the worrysom evil bit in the near future? The the broadcast flag no more? What other avanues could the FCC possibly legaly persue now? What about content providors?
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Does it matter? Probably a little. But if 'Google Office'(name?) is avalible to everyone, everywhere, for free, you no longer have to worry about sending a document to some one who doesn't have access to the right document editor. Everyone accross everyplatform could potentialy open the file reguardless of what software they have installed. That is, of course, assuming they make this web based and not IE dependent. *shudders*
Unless the RIAA can legaly force the person to pay their legal fees =/
Sieble sells database software, most of which (all?) is geard towards sales. For instance, we use it in sort of a bastardised way where I work for tracking customer information in reguards to support calls. We will enter in what customers call with what issues attached to what ticket numbers on what products, etc... and Sieble will keep track of all of that.
Which brings up another problem... ... If I was Blizzard, I would be afraid to release a Diablo 3. A lot of the people who play WoW used to play Diablo 2 but are now tired of it.
I'd say if they release a non subscription, Diablo game they would still be competing with themselves and whats worse, competing with a product that potentialy brings in less money. Only unit sales and not a subscription.
I predict Diablo 3 will eather be changed significantly so that it does not overlap with WoW fans, or that will will utilize a fee to operate on Bnet.
One thing I forgot to mention... ... take the hard drive out of the computer you want to 'decrypt' and put it in another system first... ... I can't beleive i forgot that step! *facepalms
If you are using windows (2000/XP Professional, 2003, Vista), and your a digital forensics professional, and you come accross 'encrypted' NTFS data that has been encrypted using the parents encryption method, do the followign.
... in a few minutes you should be done.
Right click the directory you want to un-encrypt, select properties, security, and press teh advanced button.
Select the 'Owner' tab, then add your user account and administrator as owners. Remove all other owners.
Check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects
Switch the the Permissions tab and select 'Replace permission entries on all child objects with entires shown here that apply to child objects'
Select 'OK' and go grab a doughnut...
I'm honestly not trying to aid would be 'hackers' or anything. I mostly just worry people use windows encryption thinking it's useful if their system has been compromised. It's not...
There is actualy a MS KB article out there that explains this process a little better then I did but I'm a bit lazy today.
This feature is great for some applications. For instance, the company that I work for will distribute 'updates' in the form of full releases of the software in a zip file taht people can download from the web instead of waiting for the shipped CD. The zip file is mearly the directory structure of the application in a zip file. If people can just 'unzip' our product to a CD, that will save them a few steps.
I also talk to a lot of small business users here at work. And trust me, the more steps I save, the easier it is to explain everything.
Can anyone tell me if current beta tests of longhorn run under VMware and if so, under what settings? Thanks
That may be true for you, however,...not everyone. I live in a city with a pop of approx 140,000 people. About 1/8 of the city has access to any sort of DSL and the rest is cable... ... no other options short of sattelite and that's unexceptable for gaming.
They are not trying to stop everyone this time. They stated they are only after the 'casual' copiers.
Alternet Reality Game
I seem to remember a 'Microsoft Anti-Virus' program that came with a windows 3.11 machiene I bought back in 1995. Does anyone know if that was a microsoft product or if it was another product rebranded? It did not have updatable definitions as far as I can remember, but this was before the internet was so wide spread.
I RTFA.... ... And unfortunetly, they said it will not include co-op. Sorry =/
I know how you feel. I have a little 94 Integra GS-R
When I'm not driving too agressivly, I get about 27 miles in town and 35 on the highway. Yet it's very fast when I need it to be. Comfortably seats 4. It seems like the auto industry just doesn't hold gas milage to a high regard accept for a nitch market though so you don't see those kinds of numbers in your average car.
Then your still most likely reaching the correct local emergency servies since the business isn't terribly far.
I know you have to be right. The proof is the visual quality of games out today on all platrorms.
And maybe when you take in all of the different things mentioned, it's ture.
It just seems with all of the standards avalible on the PC front, your developing for the standard and not a particular peice of hardware. High end games are designed to run on either ATI or nVidia for graphics these days, and thats only '2' platforms. And they are very similer. AMD and Intel CPUs execute the same code with roughtly the same resault.
Again, I know you have to be right... but it just doesn't sit right with me.
The thing that confuses me is if the Xbox has a 733Mhz processor and 64MB of shared RAM, why does it take, say, around 1.8 Ghz CPU, 512MB RAM and a mid range grafics card to display a similer level of graphics.
I know the OS eats RAM and runs processes in the background but unless your system is terribly loaded with spyware and the like, that still leaves at least a couple hundred megs for the game and more then enough CPU cycles. IMO anyway.
I know that... but the parent asked how making IE more standards complient would help the Opera developers. It's difficult to get web coders to conform to standards if the most widely used browser out there is not standards complient. So, by trying to influence the most widely used browser to be more standards complient, you influence the masses of web coders. I'm not saying it's the best answer, it was a responce the the parent.
Because if IE becomes more standards complient, that means that web coders will make their websites standards compliant. Thats good for the alternative browsers out there like Firefox and Opera more then anyone else. MS has enjoyed being in control of the bulk of the web browsing community for so long that if their browser doesn't conform to standards, the web coders have to conform to the browser.
Thank you very much! But I have a Gmail account. I was just recalling the early days of Gmail when it was actualy hard to come by an invitation... ... It's been many months and Gmail is still in beta even though, in my opinion at least, it's been ready for the generaly public for a long time. I was mearly poking fun at it if Gmail was to setup another service that would require an account.
But thanks again anyway =)
Can some one PLEASE please PLEASE send me an invite so I can betatest this new interactive web animation thingy google has produced. The beta has been going on for 10 months now and I still don't have an invite!
The advantage is brand recognition. There are still a lot of people out there who know who Netscape is (or think they know who Netscape is and aren't aware of the AOL purchase).
The problem with this argument is that for some of us, another ISP is not an option. From where I sit, unless I up and move, my only options are.
Comcast : 4Mbit : $45/month
IDSL : 192Kbs : $120/month
Dialup : 48Kbps : $10.00
Dialup is not viable for VoIP. IDSL is too expensive. That leaves comcast. If they decide to block VoIP, I'm SOL. I wish it weren't so. I do wish I had the option of simply choosing my ISP based on what they offer.
FYI: The population of the city I live in is ~140,000. I'm not in a rural area.
And here come all of the porn jokes.... *braces self
I hate to nay say but I'm not convinced. That is to say does this mean the absolute end of the worrysom evil bit in the near future? The the broadcast flag no more? What other avanues could the FCC possibly legaly persue now? What about content providors?