There is also considerably trauma to an IE update. It's a large download with a reboot in the middle.
IE9's installer gives you the option of closing a bunch of programs or not, and warns you if you don't close said programs, it'll likely need to reboot the computer to modify files that are currently in use.
I'm using an nVidia GT 240 connected to a BenQ T241W LCD running in its native resolution of 1920x1200 via HDMI on Windows 7 Ultimate, with graphics drivers updated earlier this month and I'm seeing the font issue as described by the previous poster.
Some letters look randomly bolded. Some letters look randomly thinned.
So, you're saying that the Google funded, closed source, web browser "Chrome" is capable of quickly catching up to the features that the free donation & ads supported Firefox took so long to develop.
Last I heard that "ads supported" Firefox made $104 million USD in 2009 while spending $61 million USD in operating expenses.
That's a net profit of $43 million USD.
Basically you're saying: more money and developers == Faster Development. Thanks for your input Mr. Obvious.
Except I've already shown from Mozilla Corp.'s own statements that they made $43 million USD in 2009. Why is the non-profit Mozilla Corp not spending that money to hire developers to add new features to their browser?
So, I can't use it. Using OS X 10.4.11 or whatever it is. They support Windows 2000, but not OS X 10.4:/
Windows 2000 will still run on modern PCs. OSX 10.4 won't, because the desktop versions of it only ran on PPC, whereas modern Macs run Intel chips now.
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I don't want to search my bookmarks through my url bar. I already have my bookmarks sorted by category.
Seriously, more and more apps are enabling users to be absolute slobs with their data and try to "help." Those of us who already organized our data get these unhelpful, resource hogging "features" that we can't disable.
My bookmarks/files/etc are perfectly organized already! I don't need Firefox/iTunes/etc reorganizing my stuff for me, or helping me to find it!
"AT&T's 700 Mhz spectrum" came from the selloff of TV channels 52 through 69. ATT, Verizon, and the FCC are pushing to selloff channels 25 and up, too, effectively killing free television (there would be one-half as many stations).
This would be one of the reasons why the DTV transition is happening world-wide, so governments can reassign the spectrum for other uses.
In the US, low power stations are still allowed to transmit, but they know they are on borrowed time, as the international date to end analog television signals is June 17, 2015.
So 4.5 hours isn't that bad, charging at 3 hours isn't that bad either. Why don't you just got outside and bike or run or walk or anything else in this time, it wont kill you.
My DSi XL gets something like 15 hours, charging at 3 hours.
And that's like 5 hours less than the DS Lite got with the same charge time.
How is the 3DS's 4.5 hours anything but a downstep?
I hope you saw the post about me admitting being wrong about the fact that the iMacs graphics card is not an IGP.
I didn't see it before writing my reply. Slashdot unhelpfully doesn't show posts at the same level as the one you're currently viewing, only its children.
You mean, I can go out and buy a new graphics card for my wifes iMac? As in an NVidia PCIe based, one? Integrated graphics mean just that: integrated in the motherboard. I just clicked on the link you gave, chose the 27" model for buying and expected to get a presented with a choice of ATI... Well, it doesn't... There is no choice, which suggests heavily that it isn't some daughterboard, but integrated on the motherboard.... IPG... Case closed.
Sadly, no. The graphics cards are a separate card, but not a standard PCIe card. Instead, the iMac uses a Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) with a custom Mac firmware.
Unfortunately, the Mac firmware is the biggest dealbreaker here, as it makes it nearly impossible to swap out unless you get a new card that already has Mac firmware or has a hacked firmware installed that OSX recognizes.
The only difference is that most Linux distros will ask you to enter your password and click OK, whilst Windows 7 will display a big yellow-topped box and just ask you if you're sure.
This can be reconfigured to prompt for a password. I have no idea why it isn't by default.
Of course, finding this setting is a pain... you have to run secpol.msc (msc files open Microsoft's Management Console) and find the entry named "User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode", then change the setting to "Prompt for credentials" as documented here.
More to the point: my wifes iMac is powered by integrated graphics (pretty much everything from Apple is)
You're wrong.
Speaking as someone who was checking the specs on Apple products last year, the only Apple products that used integrated graphics then were the Mac Mini, Macbook, and Macbook Pro.
The iMac and Mac Pro all use discrete AMD/nVidia cards/processors.
The current iMac models have a choice of ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB, ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB, or ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB.
Google should know very well by this point that you can't just copy GPL code and change the license on it.
The list of licenses compatible with the GPL is just that: A list of licenses of which have terms compatible with the GPL terms, so you can use code licensed under those licenses in your GPL projects.
The GPL is compatible with no other licenses, even its own later versions, unless explicitly named by the copyright holder. The LGPL is almost the same, but also allows you to use LGPL code in GPL projects (in addition to the linking permission).
In fact Microsoft's support for DirectX has always been better than what OpenGL had
"Better" depends on your purpose. If you want to use Direct3D on a non-Windows platform, Microsoft's support has always been much, much worse than what OpenGL has.
Valve's flagship, the Source engine, is a fork of the quake engine if memory serves.
GoldSrc (the Half-Life 1 engine) was a fork of the Quake 1 engine. Source is a continuously upgraded version of the GoldSrc engine. The most recent version of the engine in a released game is the Left 4 Dead 2 engine, which added a few new features that weren't present in earlier version, such as the AI Director and the fog simulation.
Having said that, at some point OpenGL was dropped from Source, and finally re-added when the OSX version shipped.
I've heard that EA also added OpenGL support when they ported Orange Box to the PS3, but I don't think Valve reincorporated that into their own games, but instead wrote the OpenGL support from the ground up.
Our libraries (Prince George's County, Maryland, USA) are like that... it's actually a county library system, but they can either get books from another branch in the system, or put in an ILL (Inter-Library Loan) request to get it from one of the neighboring counties, some of the public universities, etc. Also, not all of the branches have the same books; They all have the basic stuff (novels, DVDs, kids books), but when it comes time to do serious research, the smaller libraries (like the one I volunteer at), only have books for elementary school; you have to go to a medium-sized library to also have middle school books, and the large-sized libraries have research materials up through high school, so I'll often have to order stuff I'm interested in.
That's basically how it works here in Lansing, Michigan, USA... although our library system is not county-wide, it still has access to ILL requests and can get books from other regions, including at least two universities.
Of course, since Michigan State University is within driving distance, I'd be better off going directly there if I need books for research.
As far as I'm aware, our library system is funded completely through taxes.
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IE9's installer gives you the option of closing a bunch of programs or not, and warns you if you don't close said programs, it'll likely need to reboot the computer to modify files that are currently in use.
I'm using an nVidia GT 240 connected to a BenQ T241W LCD running in its native resolution of 1920x1200 via HDMI on Windows 7 Ultimate, with graphics drivers updated earlier this month and I'm seeing the font issue as described by the previous poster.
Some letters look randomly bolded. Some letters look randomly thinned.
I believe I've done ClearType tuning already.
Last I heard that "ads supported" Firefox made $104 million USD in 2009 while spending $61 million USD in operating expenses.
That's a net profit of $43 million USD.
Except I've already shown from Mozilla Corp.'s own statements that they made $43 million USD in 2009. Why is the non-profit Mozilla Corp not spending that money to hire developers to add new features to their browser?
I'll admit, your post made me laugh.
I was under the impression that the only version of 10.4 released for Intel was OSX Server 10.4.
Happy Birthday.... to... you.
Happy Birthday.... to... you.
Happy Birthday... William.... Shatnerhappy.... Birthday... to you.
OK, so I can't imitate his speaking style.
Subscribers were already mentioned, but the Firehose also shows stories currently in the queue..
Windows 2000 will still run on modern PCs. OSX 10.4 won't, because the desktop versions of it only ran on PPC, whereas modern Macs run Intel chips now.
I don't want to search my bookmarks through my url bar. I already have my bookmarks sorted by category.
Seriously, more and more apps are enabling users to be absolute slobs with their data and try to "help." Those of us who already organized our data get these unhelpful, resource hogging "features" that we can't disable.
My bookmarks/files/etc are perfectly organized already! I don't need Firefox/iTunes/etc reorganizing my stuff for me, or helping me to find it!
Everyone so far seems to be ignoring the most controversial bit in the multiplayer announcement.
In 2011, Duke Nukem Forever only supports eight-player multiplayer. EIGHT PLAYER multiplayer.
What does Gearbox think this is, the 90s?
This would be one of the reasons why the DTV transition is happening world-wide, so governments can reassign the spectrum for other uses.
In the US, low power stations are still allowed to transmit, but they know they are on borrowed time, as the international date to end analog television signals is June 17, 2015.
Having had a DS Lite, I think your estimates is too low. I've had at least 18 hours with that sucker.
Granted, I tended to play with the brightness turned down a notch or two...
My DSi XL gets something like 15 hours, charging at 3 hours.
And that's like 5 hours less than the DS Lite got with the same charge time.
How is the 3DS's 4.5 hours anything but a downstep?
To be fair, they offer an updated OS... two of them in fact... that has support for SNI built-in.
The problem is that corporations don't want to upgrade.
I didn't see it before writing my reply. Slashdot unhelpfully doesn't show posts at the same level as the one you're currently viewing, only its children.
Sadly, no. The graphics cards are a separate card, but not a standard PCIe card. Instead, the iMac uses a Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) with a custom Mac firmware.
Unfortunately, the Mac firmware is the biggest dealbreaker here, as it makes it nearly impossible to swap out unless you get a new card that already has Mac firmware or has a hacked firmware installed that OSX recognizes.
This can be reconfigured to prompt for a password. I have no idea why it isn't by default.
Of course, finding this setting is a pain... you have to run secpol.msc (msc files open Microsoft's Management Console) and find the entry named "User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode", then change the setting to "Prompt for credentials" as documented here.
You're wrong.
Speaking as someone who was checking the specs on Apple products last year, the only Apple products that used integrated graphics then were the Mac Mini, Macbook, and Macbook Pro.
The iMac and Mac Pro all use discrete AMD/nVidia cards/processors.
The current iMac models have a choice of ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB, ATI Radeon HD 5670 512MB, or ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB.
Congress will do its best to put a stop to this...
as soon as the cheques from Facebook and News Corp clear.
Google should know very well by this point that you can't just copy GPL code and change the license on it.
The list of licenses compatible with the GPL is just that: A list of licenses of which have terms compatible with the GPL terms, so you can use code licensed under those licenses in your GPL projects.
The GPL is compatible with no other licenses, even its own later versions, unless explicitly named by the copyright holder. The LGPL is almost the same, but also allows you to use LGPL code in GPL projects (in addition to the linking permission).
...and I realized after the fact that this article is about in-game purchases and fraudulent credit cards, not fraudulent programs. Whoops.
Like, say, the developers of Lugaru HD?
Except on the Xbox 360.
GoldSrc (the Half-Life 1 engine) was a fork of the Quake 1 engine. Source is a continuously upgraded version of the GoldSrc engine. The most recent version of the engine in a released game is the Left 4 Dead 2 engine, which added a few new features that weren't present in earlier version, such as the AI Director and the fog simulation.
Having said that, at some point OpenGL was dropped from Source, and finally re-added when the OSX version shipped.
I've heard that EA also added OpenGL support when they ported Orange Box to the PS3, but I don't think Valve reincorporated that into their own games, but instead wrote the OpenGL support from the ground up.
That's basically how it works here in Lansing, Michigan, USA... although our library system is not county-wide, it still has access to ILL requests and can get books from other regions, including at least two universities.
Of course, since Michigan State University is within driving distance, I'd be better off going directly there if I need books for research.
As far as I'm aware, our library system is funded completely through taxes.