3) delete all occurrences of MSHTML.DLL on drive C.
iexplore.exe doesn't really do anything... you can delete it and still go to web sites by enabling the address bar in a regular Explorer window. MSHTML.DLL is the actual HTML renderer.
So halfway through second year, all these suckers.. err students are going to have to go out and buy new ipods to stay in school? What an awesome plan.
Uh... what does owning an iPod have to do with being able to attend the school? It's not like they're going to be thrown out because they don't have their iPod anymore!
But that update only included new firmware for 4G iPods, not anything older than that. Everything is still the same firmware version as the past two updates released.
I bought myself a PowerMac a couple weeks ago, and after plugging it in and turning it on, my first thought was "Man, that's quiet!"
Apple was advertizing on their web site how quiet it was, but to actually hear (or not hear!) one in operation still blew me away! Before turning it on I had opened up the case and noted a multitude of fans inside, but kudos to the Apple engineers for developing a sleek, quiet system. =)
I would much prefer for Microsoft (or any other company, for that matter) to delay a product until it's perfect, rather than rush it out while there's still too many bugs.
I heard a saying once, "Beware the even-numbered service packs." Looks like Microsoft's actually trying to change that.
There's lots of posts here about how they've have no problems with SP2... Well, I tried installing SP2-RC1 shortly after it became available, and it totally hosed that PC.
I couldn't even finish booting. XP Setup's recovery option couldn't even run. I had to reinstall XP from scratch, into a new folder, just to boot up. Couldn't install it into the same folder either (I didn't just pop in a bootdisk and delete C:\Windows because I wanted to save some of the files - too much to do via command prompt).
I then vowed that I wouldn't install SP2 until the final version had been out for a while, and nobody was reporting any problems.
Who cares about health care or taxes, perhaps in the upcoming Canadian federal election I'll vote for whoever promises to do what it takes to bring iTMS to Canada quickly. =)
Where did you hear this? I've seen the versions of NAV from the past few years, which automatically scanned incoming and outgoing email.
It seemed obvious to me that it was the software installed locally on the PC that was doing the scanning, not it being forwarded over to one of Symantec's systems as you suggest.
I don't think it's an arduous task... I thought it was going to be a big task too, until I asked on the Gentoo forums. I was told that I just need to do the usual "compile sources, update bootloader" procedure.
But I still need my PS2 for anything made by Square! And the PS2 version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Developed by EA Burnaby) is a lot better than the PC/XBOX/GC version made by EA Seattle... I have both and haven't touched the PC version since getting my PS2!
And don't forget Gran Turismo, one of the reasons I bought my PS2, the other being Final Fantasy X =)
It's been posted over and over again, things like "PC" vs. "Workstation" classifications, processor speeds, etc.
But I bet one of the big things that make the G5 faster isn't the hardware, but the software. Which do you think would be a more efficient OS - bloated Windows XP, or OSX, based on BSD? And another thing, regarding the UI itself - isn't OSX's GUI fully 3D-accellerated? So the processor isn't having to spend near as much time handling the drawing of the GUI compared to either Windows or X11, leaving it free to work on other tasks.
Plus, a lot of it has to do with the UI design. Most slashdotters can probably accomplish most file-related tasks (copying, moving, deleting, etc.) faster using a CLI than GUI. And among different GUIs, some allow you to perform tasks quicker than others.
So I'm sure that if you ran a full set of benchmarks on a G5, it likely would rank lower than other top-of-the-line PCs. But as far as real usage instead of similated benchmarks, I'm certain the G5 is on top.
This whole topic raises the question of alternatives to Access.
MS Access is one piece of MS software I'm not ashamed to admit to using, and like using. I love the ability to link into our SQL database, create local tables stored within the MDB file, visually design queries, forms, reports, etc., plus the Visual Basic component has been a real life saver for most of the things I've had it done. At my workplace, it's gotten to the point where if there's any task we'd like to automate, or some really funky custom report, they usually ask me if I can pull it off using Access.
But if I knew of an alternative, that provided the same ease of use (well, providing you're already comfortable with queries, tables, and programming!) but wasn't made by that company from Redmond, I'd make every effort to switch even if it meant spending my own personal time migrating my MDB files. Oh, and a solution that worked on both Linux and Windows would be best. I can't completely shed Windows at work yet... gotta take it one step at a time. =)
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you mean like this? :)
Or the alternate response...
Badgers? Badgers!? We don't need no stinking badgers!
3) delete all occurrences of MSHTML.DLL on drive C.
iexplore.exe doesn't really do anything... you can delete it and still go to web sites by enabling the address bar in a regular Explorer window. MSHTML.DLL is the actual HTML renderer.
Games.
How could a discussion about adventure games have missed Peasant's Quest!
And, seriously, background music is so 1997.
:)
Actually, I have the CD that song came from, and it's a 2003 release. I guess Switchfoot's just six years behind the times!
So halfway through second year, all these suckers.. err students are going to have to go out and buy new ipods to stay in school? What an awesome plan.
Uh... what does owning an iPod have to do with being able to attend the school? It's not like they're going to be thrown out because they don't have their iPod anymore!
But only for Sunbird though... There's no "plugin" version of Thunderbird for if you already have Firefox installed.
But that update only included new firmware for 4G iPods, not anything older than that. Everything is still the same firmware version as the past two updates released.
I bought myself a PowerMac a couple weeks ago, and after plugging it in and turning it on, my first thought was "Man, that's quiet!"
Apple was advertizing on their web site how quiet it was, but to actually hear (or not hear!) one in operation still blew me away! Before turning it on I had opened up the case and noted a multitude of fans inside, but kudos to the Apple engineers for developing a sleek, quiet system. =)
I would much prefer for Microsoft (or any other company, for that matter) to delay a product until it's perfect, rather than rush it out while there's still too many bugs.
I heard a saying once, "Beware the even-numbered service packs." Looks like Microsoft's actually trying to change that.
There's lots of posts here about how they've have no problems with SP2... Well, I tried installing SP2-RC1 shortly after it became available, and it totally hosed that PC.
I couldn't even finish booting. XP Setup's recovery option couldn't even run. I had to reinstall XP from scratch, into a new folder, just to boot up. Couldn't install it into the same folder either (I didn't just pop in a bootdisk and delete C:\Windows because I wanted to save some of the files - too much to do via command prompt).
I then vowed that I wouldn't install SP2 until the final version had been out for a while, and nobody was reporting any problems.
Play a game I like for 150 hours than a game I like for 20 hours. =)
Who cares about health care or taxes, perhaps in the upcoming Canadian federal election I'll vote for whoever promises to do what it takes to bring iTMS to Canada quickly. =)
would read:
"All your bus are belong to us"
tbe fact is that plutonium can only be used for weapons, period.
Nope, it can also be used to generate the power required to run the Flux Capacitor. Haven't seen Back to the Future lately, have you? =)
Huh? I posted a link to the identical text, in a different story. I'm saying the original AC comment plagerized someone else's post.
I thought this post looked awfully familiar...
they sent her and a bunch of cow-orkers
I really hate those cow-orkers... They see a cow, and they're unable to resist the urge to ork it!
Where did you hear this? I've seen the versions of NAV from the past few years, which automatically scanned incoming and outgoing email.
It seemed obvious to me that it was the software installed locally on the PC that was doing the scanning, not it being forwarded over to one of Symantec's systems as you suggest.
I don't think it's an arduous task... I thought it was going to be a big task too, until I asked on the Gentoo forums. I was told that I just need to do the usual "compile sources, update bootloader" procedure.
Or maybe that only works with Gentoo...?
I can't believe it's 2014 already! After all, if today's the 20th anniversary of the first spam from back in '94...
But I still need my PS2 for anything made by Square! And the PS2 version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (Developed by EA Burnaby) is a lot better than the PC/XBOX/GC version made by EA Seattle... I have both and haven't touched the PC version since getting my PS2!
And don't forget Gran Turismo, one of the reasons I bought my PS2, the other being Final Fantasy X =)
It's been posted over and over again, things like "PC" vs. "Workstation" classifications, processor speeds, etc.
But I bet one of the big things that make the G5 faster isn't the hardware, but the software. Which do you think would be a more efficient OS - bloated Windows XP, or OSX, based on BSD? And another thing, regarding the UI itself - isn't OSX's GUI fully 3D-accellerated? So the processor isn't having to spend near as much time handling the drawing of the GUI compared to either Windows or X11, leaving it free to work on other tasks.
Plus, a lot of it has to do with the UI design. Most slashdotters can probably accomplish most file-related tasks (copying, moving, deleting, etc.) faster using a CLI than GUI. And among different GUIs, some allow you to perform tasks quicker than others.
So I'm sure that if you ran a full set of benchmarks on a G5, it likely would rank lower than other top-of-the-line PCs. But as far as real usage instead of similated benchmarks, I'm certain the G5 is on top.
This whole topic raises the question of alternatives to Access.
MS Access is one piece of MS software I'm not ashamed to admit to using, and like using. I love the ability to link into our SQL database, create local tables stored within the MDB file, visually design queries, forms, reports, etc., plus the Visual Basic component has been a real life saver for most of the things I've had it done. At my workplace, it's gotten to the point where if there's any task we'd like to automate, or some really funky custom report, they usually ask me if I can pull it off using Access.
But if I knew of an alternative, that provided the same ease of use (well, providing you're already comfortable with queries, tables, and programming!) but wasn't made by that company from Redmond, I'd make every effort to switch even if it meant spending my own personal time migrating my MDB files. Oh, and a solution that worked on both Linux and Windows would be best. I can't completely shed Windows at work yet... gotta take it one step at a time. =)
Not a Monty Python fan I guess?
You gotta hear The Lumberjack Song, with the line about the man wanting to be a lumberjack, wearing high heels, suspenders and a bra.