I'd be impressed if you could show me anyone who with little or no prior experience, and without reading the documentation, was able to set up a decent reliable Windows network
Well, myself for one. It's quite easy to figure out by working out what options are available from the dialogs.
I really don't think the issue is user acceptance near as much as ADMINISTRATOR acceptance
I think you're partially right. Administrators tend to over-estimate how much control they have. If users can make a good case for some software management will insist it is installed whether administrators like it or not.
> I do think that annoying angry, rich, impatient people is an end in itself
So why all that nonsense about cycling and how polite you all are. Why not just be honest and say you like blocking streets because it annoys the rich?
> I do think that annoying angry, rich, impatient people is an end in itself
So why all that nonsense about cycling and how polite you all are. Why not just be honest and say you like blocking streets because it annoys the rich?
It sounds like you think annoying angry, rich, impatient people is and end in itself.
It certainly doesn't sound like a strategy for persuading people to cycle.
Agreed, but a large proportion of this is about handling buffer overruns. As Java has become the teaching language on most CS courses I wonder how relevant this is going to be.
I worked briefly on some client-side scripting of ActiveX objects for MSN years ago.
I remember someone from MS saying it had been philosophically difficult for them to start using because it was the first time they'd ever released a product where the source could be viewed.
If you think the XP colour schemes are bad check out this shot of Windows 2.0:
http://www.neowin.net/staff/creamhackered/articles/windowshistory/1985-Windows%201.0/windows105.gif
For example, if you tell me that your logging system is a Singleton object, I immediately understand its' place in your system and how to use it.
All from the knowledge that there's exactly one instance? That's impressive
Bigger screens certainly never harm but a well-designed 3D interface has the potential to allow more information to be shown in the same way that a colour screen can show more information than a monochrome one.
The pointing device seems like the bigger problem to me.
The UK isn't suited to hydro power as it isn't very mountainous. Most of the hydro power there is is just energy storage - water is pumped uphill at night (using electricity generated from fossil fuels) and used to generate electricity in the day.
This smooths the change in demand between day and night, something power stations aren't good at dealing with, but there's nothing renewable about it.
(1) Power plants are more efficient than your car engine (typically twice as efficient).
Yes, it's always going to be more efficient to convert fuel to power in bulk than lots of small units. But that's pretty much irrelevant because the power isn't generated where it's needed.
To get the power to the car it has to be transmitted along power lines then used to charge a battery. Suddenly all your efficiency gains have gone, and then some.
Everyone I know using IM is either using software they've installed themselves or was shipped with the OS. In most cases their IT depts either don't know they're running it or are turning a blind eye.
Sure it can be abused, on the other hand it brings huge productivity/efficiency benefits which would be wiped out by the cost of managing it.
ad hoc IT is a nightmare for IT depts but can be very effective for the business e.g. early Mac sales were driven by employees buying DTP setups on expenses because their IT depts wouldn't sanction them
The great benefit of IM is that it is not controlled by the IT dept.
There's no requirement to justify why it has to be installed, no limitations on whom you can talk to, no costs in managing it (if the user can't manage it they can't use it), no licenses to purchase. The same account works at home and at work.
Sure, IT depts love the opportunity to manage it - but this is much more about budget increases and power/control than it is about improving the bottom line.
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I'd be impressed if you could show me anyone who with little or no prior experience, and without reading the documentation, was able to set up a decent reliable Windows network Well, myself for one. It's quite easy to figure out by working out what options are available from the dialogs.
I really don't think the issue is user acceptance near as much as ADMINISTRATOR acceptance I think you're partially right. Administrators tend to over-estimate how much control they have. If users can make a good case for some software management will insist it is installed whether administrators like it or not.
> I do think that annoying angry, rich, impatient people is an end in itself
So why all that nonsense about cycling and how polite you all are. Why not just be honest and say you like blocking streets because it annoys the rich?
> I do think that annoying angry, rich, impatient people is an end in itself So why all that nonsense about cycling and how polite you all are. Why not just be honest and say you like blocking streets because it annoys the rich?
It sounds like you think annoying angry, rich, impatient people is and end in itself. It certainly doesn't sound like a strategy for persuading people to cycle.
> The idea is that having fun and taking over streets, no matter what one's political orientation is, is a good way to make a statement
Make a statement about what? That you don't care about inconveniencing others and you've time on your hands?
That's nothing - here's a boat you can drive on the road: Boat car
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Agreed, but a large proportion of this is about handling buffer overruns. As Java has become the teaching language on most CS courses I wonder how relevant this is going to be.
I remember someone from MS saying it had been philosophically difficult for them to start using because it was the first time they'd ever released a product where the source could be viewed.
I thought Forte was already a VB-like environment?
If you think the XP colour schemes are bad check out this shot of Windows 2.0: http://www.neowin.net/staff/creamhackered/articles /windowshistory/1985-Windows%201.0/windows105.gif
For example, if you tell me that your logging system is a Singleton object, I immediately understand its' place in your system and how to use it. All from the knowledge that there's exactly one instance? That's impressive
The pointing device seems like the bigger problem to me.
This smooths the change in demand between day and night, something power stations aren't good at dealing with, but there's nothing renewable about it.
Yes, it's always going to be more efficient to convert fuel to power in bulk than lots of small units. But that's pretty much irrelevant because the power isn't generated where it's needed.
To get the power to the car it has to be transmitted along power lines then used to charge a battery. Suddenly all your efficiency gains have gone, and then some.
Sure it can be abused, on the other hand it brings huge productivity/efficiency benefits which would be wiped out by the cost of managing it.
ad hoc IT is a nightmare for IT depts but can be very effective for the business e.g. early Mac sales were driven by employees buying DTP setups on expenses because their IT depts wouldn't sanction them
There's no requirement to justify why it has to be installed, no limitations on whom you can talk to, no costs in managing it (if the user can't manage it they can't use it), no licenses to purchase. The same account works at home and at work.
Sure, IT depts love the opportunity to manage it - but this is much more about budget increases and power/control than it is about improving the bottom line.