If you realized Microsoft did Drop IE for Mac. Why well it wasn't updated and second IE is no longer a key to Microsoft Business as Web Developers started to make more browser compatible sites. And relied much less on Microsoft only tools. So when Safari came out there was no point in fighting it. It is just an expense with no gain.
Really? I thought Microsoft dropped IE for Mac because Apple was doing to Microsoft what Microsoft had done to Netscape.
That is to say releasing a better browser and shipping it as part of your OS.
At least Microsoft is friendly to Linux on the XBox and is sending the message that it cares about developers. The XBox is by far the easiest platform to develop for and the most open.
Is this a joke? I'm not sure.
You saw the words "Microsoft" and "most open" in the same sentence and yet you have to ask?
Although I've heard it is the easiest platform to develop for...
So... did Sony's site have any "updated drivers" for XP? In my experience, drivers tend to be updated and new versions put on the manufacturer's website.
2000 and XP have a lot in common, including almost the entire driver model. Which is why almost every XP driver also works on Windows 2000.
Incidentally, the same thing is true for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Note that there is a newer "fat" PS3 80GB model that doesn't have PS2 compatibility either. I don't know how to tell which 80GB model is which, but I'm sure there's something online to tell which is which.
iirc, the PS3 Slim is the fourth generation of PS3 console.
First Gen: 20GB and 60GB models. PS2 CPU included. PS2 compatible graphics card. These models were never sold in Europe. Second Gen: 60GB (EU only) and 80GB models. PS2 compatible graphics card. PS2 CPU software emulated. Third Gen: 40GB and 80GB models. No PS2 compatibility. Fourth Gen: 120GB Slim model. No PS2 compatibility.
Note that the second and third generation PS3s had some overlap in terms of sales time, at least in North America. The 40GB third generation model came out shortly after the second generation 80GB model.
EA ported Orange Box to PS3 and Valve refuses to support it.
That's not such a big deal for most of the games in it (excepting performance problems), but Team Fortress 2 has had continuing updates on the PC platform (and the Xbox 360 version has even had a few bugfix patches).
OK, I can see why the buttons being outside the tab would make sense, but it doesn't make sense for the location bar to be outside the tab, as what it displays is unique for every tab.
In other words, it's not a case of x(a + b + c), but rather ax + by + cz.
I first saw the Combo Stop/Refresh/Go button in Opera 9. There are times when having a combined button is annoying, though: If you are going to hit stop for a page and it finished as you're clicking, you end up clicking the refresh button instead, doing the exact opposite of what you intended.
I'm sure there are lots of arguments for both sides (much like there is for where the buttons are).
Tabs on top makes a sense, they just shouldn't be part of the title bar.
I say they make sense because the address bar, back button, forward button, refresh/stop buttons, and home button are all part of the current tab, rather than the browser as a whole.
Well, that's thanks to the Slashdot URL mangling -- yes, I put "user@" string in front of "host.com" string in my example. Well, yes, exactly what you do (same to me): use filezilla.:-)
user@host.com still seems to work. The only noticable different is that when the login box pops up the user is filled in (and selected for some strange reason, rather than defaulting to the password box).
I'm still on my first PS2. I bought that way back in 2002. The controller I got with the system broke (I, um, tossed it against the floor one too many times).
I'm still on my first Xbox 360 as well, but it's only a year or so old.
1. Installation. You do have to decide with Snow Leopard if you want to upgrade or clean install--it's just that normally that decision is suggested for you. Anybody competent enough to be upgrading their operating system should know that typically, inserting the disk while booted will start an OS upgrade, and booting from the disk will allow a clean install. There's also no mention in this section of the fact that of course Snow Leopard won't have any driver issues; Apple has a limited set of hardware to work with, while Microsoft has to deal with everything. I think Microsoft's solution of installing basic drivers, then getting the correct ones through Windows Update, is a lot better than the alternative of installing most or all of the possible drivers you might need, bloating your installation a several GB.
As much as I hate to say it, I'd give that category to Apple simply because Windows 7 will refuse to upgrade from XP. This means that, while you can salvage some documents, a Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade involves reinstalling all your applications.
Of course, I can't just give this category to Apple without mentioning that upgrading from OSX 10.4 to 10.6 using the $29 upgrade disk breaks the EULA on it, even though it will work.
Whatever memory amount you use, in Linux server I fire up FTP server, then in OSX I type Command-K in Finder, say ftp://host.com and it connects without problems. Then I do in Gnome on Linux. Same result. Then I do the same with OpenSolaris -- still works. When I do the same with windows, it asks for password, then waits 5 minutes, then says "timeout" and blows away. After few times repeat, I finally getting my directory with files/folders listed, but can not get any. Etc etc etc etc. Then it pissed me off, I got filezilla and got into my FTP.
The only question is: WTF?..
My linux box's ProFTPD server and Windows 7 lets me log into it just fine.
First, $600 is not going to buy you production 24/7 server quality machine that Mac Pro is.
Except it isn't. For instance, it doesn't have ECC RAM or a server case with hotpluggable bays... Actually, why don't I just point you to Apple's XServe specs as an example of what a server quality machine should have.
True, they cut off a perhaps sizable group who haven't refreshed for years and years, but they do so with an eye to the future both for their bottom lines (they are a hardware company too) and for their customers.
Like... refurbished G5s that Apple sold in 2007?
I mean, we are talking about an OS sold in 2009 that won't run in hardware that was still being produced in 2006.
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Unfortunately, your signature is the way it is these days.
He seems to have forgotten one last thing in the 'Why "Brain Fuck"?' section:
Because I don't want it to ever be included in mainline.
Really? I thought Microsoft dropped IE for Mac because Apple was doing to Microsoft what Microsoft had done to Netscape.
That is to say releasing a better browser and shipping it as part of your OS.
and if you can't do that, push-ups are left as an exercise for the reader.
You saw the words "Microsoft" and "most open" in the same sentence and yet you have to ask?
Although I've heard it is the easiest platform to develop for...
So... did Sony's site have any "updated drivers" for XP? In my experience, drivers tend to be updated and new versions put on the manufacturer's website.
2000 and XP have a lot in common, including almost the entire driver model. Which is why almost every XP driver also works on Windows 2000.
Incidentally, the same thing is true for Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Unfortunately, Microsoft immediately tried to counter Sony's strategy by dropping the price of the Xbox 360 as well.
Note that there is a newer "fat" PS3 80GB model that doesn't have PS2 compatibility either. I don't know how to tell which 80GB model is which, but I'm sure there's something online to tell which is which.
Define first generation.
iirc, the PS3 Slim is the fourth generation of PS3 console.
First Gen: 20GB and 60GB models. PS2 CPU included. PS2 compatible graphics card. These models were never sold in Europe.
Second Gen: 60GB (EU only) and 80GB models. PS2 compatible graphics card. PS2 CPU software emulated.
Third Gen: 40GB and 80GB models. No PS2 compatibility.
Fourth Gen: 120GB Slim model. No PS2 compatibility.
Note that the second and third generation PS3s had some overlap in terms of sales time, at least in North America. The 40GB third generation model came out shortly after the second generation 80GB model.
I hate to say it, but Sony probably lost more PS3 sales by removing the PS2 compatibility than they did removing the ability to run Linux.
Ooh, bad idea mentioned Orange Box.
EA ported Orange Box to PS3 and Valve refuses to support it.
That's not such a big deal for most of the games in it (excepting performance problems), but Team Fortress 2 has had continuing updates on the PC platform (and the Xbox 360 version has even had a few bugfix patches).
OK, I can see why the buttons being outside the tab would make sense, but it doesn't make sense for the location bar to be outside the tab, as what it displays is unique for every tab.
In other words, it's not a case of x(a + b + c), but rather ax + by + cz.
I first saw the Combo Stop/Refresh/Go button in Opera 9. There are times when having a combined button is annoying, though: If you are going to hit stop for a page and it finished as you're clicking, you end up clicking the refresh button instead, doing the exact opposite of what you intended.
I'm sure there are lots of arguments for both sides (much like there is for where the buttons are).
Tabs on top makes a sense, they just shouldn't be part of the title bar.
I say they make sense because the address bar, back button, forward button, refresh/stop buttons, and home button are all part of the current tab, rather than the browser as a whole.
Oprah 10.0? Does that mean she's back to being thi... wait, was Oprah 9 fat or thin Oprah?
user@host.com still seems to work. The only noticable different is that when the login box pops up the user is filled in (and selected for some strange reason, rather than defaulting to the password box).
Now, the real question is... is it just a rehash of City of Heroes?
As far as I know, items only sell for the following amounts:
200 points is $2.50 (Indie games have this price)
400 points is $5
800 points is $10
1200 points is $15
1600 points is $20
and the amount of points you can buy at a time:
500 points is $6.25
1000 points is $12.50
2000 points is $25
5000 points is $62.50
I think that covers all the major amounts.
I'm still on my first PS2. I bought that way back in 2002. The controller I got with the system broke (I, um, tossed it against the floor one too many times).
I'm still on my first Xbox 360 as well, but it's only a year or so old.
Because there was no MM in their ORPG?
At least that was my understanding of it.
As much as I hate to say it, I'd give that category to Apple simply because Windows 7 will refuse to upgrade from XP. This means that, while you can salvage some documents, a Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade involves reinstalling all your applications.
Of course, I can't just give this category to Apple without mentioning that upgrading from OSX 10.4 to 10.6 using the $29 upgrade disk breaks the EULA on it, even though it will work.
My linux box's ProFTPD server and Windows 7 lets me log into it just fine.
Here are screenshots of it:
Typing in the ftp address
Login screen
My home directory
Granted, I don't have anonymous FTP set up on that server. You will notice, though, that the login screen has an anonymous option on it.
I usually just use FileZilla, because FileZilla does SFTP.
Of course not. That's what Adobe Premiere is for.
Interesting that Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 is actually cheaper than Final Cut Studio, though.
Except it isn't. For instance, it doesn't have ECC RAM or a server case with hotpluggable bays... Actually, why don't I just point you to Apple's XServe specs as an example of what a server quality machine should have.
Like... refurbished G5s that Apple sold in 2007?
I mean, we are talking about an OS sold in 2009 that won't run in hardware that was still being produced in 2006.