I feel like such an idiot because I just saw some updates in WU and started updating...woops!
One thing I hated about windows update was the need to restart after nearly every patch... there was always something that couldn't be downloaded separately. Mac OS X does restart after most major updates but thankfully you can download them all in one shot and there is no confusion between critical updates vs recomended updates (recomended by who?) vs non critical updates.. Mac OS X just throws everything into one file-eg. 10.2.7 or something. Rarely you'll find small security patches that need to get out quickly, they are very simply labled as: "security update 05-15-03"; which doesn't create the same update confusion seen on Windows Update- Most of the descriptions often left me wondering if they would apply to my configuration, or just simply break something. So yes, Mac OS X update is easier- and was blasted for being insecure, but as far as I know Apple fixed it fairly quickly. ->Here's a simple idea for Microsoft, work with McAfee or Norton and bundle a virus/trojan scanner with all versions of windows- not only can you use your monopolistic powers to get it for virtually free... you could also reduce alot of the issues and risks associated with Windows, and perhaps use less resources when dealing with these issues.
there appears to be a lot of people that have this problem, and it's not a small number, if you bought your ps2 in the oringinal shipment chances, and you leave it in sleep mode (red light) watch lots of movies/play lots of games youll probably encounter the issue- its best to always switch your ps2 off in the back.
I did clean the lens, but that isn't the problem-- it's due to faulty hardware in the first product shipment, there appears to be a class action lawsuit.
SO I bought a PS2 when it came out- now I get a disc read error... crap! thanks sony for not recalling your shitty product...
Now these guys want to muscle there way into the handheld market! wonderful- the last thing I want is to be playing my PSP and see "disc read error".... or be on a train or in a car or something, and have the thing skip... and goof up- most likely everything but the music will have to be loaded into memory to prevent skipping, which means either an overpriced product, or an underpowered one... I just don't know if I can trust a company that 'muscles' its way into business.
DELL!
In seriousness, Anyone that believes Apple would perform better as two disconected halfs is a total idiot- and really doesn't deserve to own stock in any company!
Apple has built a whole merchindising scheme based on products integrated with hardware.... Nothing suprises me anymore...
If it uses so little power, it could be powered from the microwave energy coming from your cellphone, or other peoples cell phones around you. Perhaps the cellphone could be constantly 'connected' to the e-paper which would allow you to download new content, or surf the internet. The cellphone could also monitor power consumption needs and perhaps give the e-paper a little boost when needed.
Just an idea, but it would be a good convergence of technology
I didn't intend for that to come off as a computer snob, because I'm not- but the easiest way to protect yourself from viruses is prevention- Yeah it's true Windows has been insecure like outlook, or IE... but there are enough good options on the Windows platform so that, as a user, you can avoid trojans and viruses. Perhaps it was just luck on my part not getting a virus. Viruses are as much a social problem as they are a computer phenomenon, and like most nasty social problems they can be avoided through proper prevention. In the end a computer is only as good as it's user.
I have been using windows based PCs since DOS first hit the scene (I still have the original box somewhere) and then over Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows M.E.
In like 14 years since I got my first 286-- till today running windows 2000 on a celeron, I have not had one virus!
I have had a ton of problems in that time though, killed one hard drive, and have reinstalled my systems a few hundred times... but still not one virus yet.
I use Mac OS X now, but I make sure that whoever uses the PC tries to do so in an intelligent way, like not open e-mail attachments unless it's a picture or a word document from someone they know. We all make mistakes from time to time, but there is no reason to have viruses on your computer, and no reason to blame it on anyone but yourself.
You may be right, but perhaps the point was to show how Sonic changed the way software was developed in America, although somehow I doubt it... you are probably right and i am probably going to avoid this book.
SEGA was founded by an American, I have not read this book- but it never says in the title that Sonic was American.
Sonic, I'm sure, had a huge impact on the software industry in the U.S. as well as other big franchise games, so just because it was made in Japan does not mean that it didn't impact the USA.
The Windows Media player for mac was an unofficial port, it was actually done by like two people in their spare time within the Mac BU!!! talk about dedication! Perhaps with all the recent competition coming from Apple, Microsoft may begin to put more resources in Mac Development.
The reason Next Generation was so good, at least in my opinion is that is strayed from atypical sci-fi plots.
It presented an idealized human race, but still was interesting given some minor conflict. Of course that all changed and slowly became cowboys and indians in space. Scrap the show, stop the fighting, maybe get more intellectual writers who actually care to examine what the future can be, and perhaps try and present new ideas to the viewer. The kind that cause introspection, like what it means to be human, or what if you were faced with some difficult life altering decision. Not how do we meet these new aliens with our new hair doo's.
Berman has issues, trying to make Star Trek mainstream is akin to trying to make pocket protectors a fashion statement- it's just pathetic. If they can write decent plots that don't seem to come from a cracker jack box, and hire some actors with a little bit of LIFE to them, then people will watch regardless of how geeky it seems.
Oh but wait a second, that might actually require work!
Just one mor reason Lindows will bite the dust and blame microsoft, bad businessman at the helm- I think there has been a pretty obvious trend forming with this CEOs actions.
Working in the video industry for 7 years-- from my experience things will never go the way of VOD. The Video industry believes they have found a sweet spot with DVD's at sell through price.
There are those in the industry that have been dipping in the VOD technology pot for some time with no success (blockbuster). And there are also those that want the industry to adopt the VHS rental model with DVDs released exclusively to rental (at a much higher cost to the rental store) and eventually releasing the disc for sale at a devalued price. This is unlikely because the cost to produce DVDs is next to nothing and the studios want to capitalize on high volume sales, which is exactly what has happened. It has been the revenue sharing companies pushing that model--cheap DVD's hurt their business.
Also there has been talk in the past of a business model where Theater, Video, and VOD are all released at once, and there is always talk of shrinking windows between sell-through and theater releases.
DVD's will continue to evolve, in the next couple years you'll have High Definition DVDs-- which are the next big thing (HD-VHS already exists for those with the cash, but its still very pricey).
The fact is studios are paranoid about piracy, they've seen what's happened to the music industry and will continue to try to pump out encrypted product at as high a bit-rate as possible- in turn, making it more difficult to pirate high quality movies.
Video on demand is just not going to happen like some people think, it will really just become the next incarnation of Pay Per View and really only eat into that customer base. The technology exists, and there have been tests of services from different companies all over the U.S. but it still isn't a business anyone is interested in.
It all comes down to corporate interest, Sony wants to sell high priced HD-DVD players, so then they can also sell the HD-DVDs to go with it. How will Sony, for example, make money from a VOD service when they are able to make more selling DVD players. You also have Panasonic/Matsushita, JVC-- and all the other major electronics companies foaming at the mouth for the missed financial opportunities on DVD player sales (due to some cheap players coming out of the south pacific). In the end it all comes down to how to make the most amount of money.
Do not include these words in the names of your products:
Windows, Apple, Office, Word... or anything that may entice swarms of lawyers.
Secondly- Stripers! Nothing impresses clients more than strippers- become accustomed to your local gentleman's club... and enquire about the "champaign room".
Wanna look cool at home- buy a wireless headset- so when clients call you can be in the bathroom clipping your toenails- or in bed... it doesn't matter with a headset, plus all your friends will think you're savvy
Lastly- Include.com to everything you plan to sell, your company name- it's a big selling point with investors these days!!
Get a job, and buy a newer decent computer- one that does not involve a pentium pro 200- or a 8600/300.
You're crying that your computer sucks- because it does. It is not top of the line- its not even bottom of the line- its like an antique.
Anyways McDonalds is always hiring able people- given you're natural "insight"... I'm sure you'll make cashier in like a few months!
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I feel like such an idiot because I just saw some updates in WU and started updating...woops!
One thing I hated about windows update was the need to restart after nearly every patch... there was always something that couldn't be downloaded separately.
Mac OS X does restart after most major updates but thankfully you can download them all in one shot and there is no confusion between critical updates vs recomended updates (recomended by who?) vs non critical updates..
Mac OS X just throws everything into one file-eg. 10.2.7 or something. Rarely you'll find small security patches that need to get out quickly, they are very simply labled as: "security update 05-15-03"; which doesn't create the same update confusion seen on Windows Update- Most of the descriptions often left me wondering if they would apply to my configuration, or just simply break something.
So yes, Mac OS X update is easier- and was blasted for being insecure, but as far as I know Apple fixed it fairly quickly.
->Here's a simple idea for Microsoft, work with McAfee or Norton and bundle a virus/trojan scanner with all versions of windows- not only can you use your monopolistic powers to get it for virtually free... you could also reduce alot of the issues and risks associated with Windows, and perhaps use less resources when dealing with these issues.
there appears to be a lot of people that have this problem, and it's not a small number, if you bought your ps2 in the oringinal shipment chances, and you leave it in sleep mode (red light) watch lots of movies/play lots of games youll probably encounter the issue- its best to always switch your ps2 off in the back.
I did clean the lens, but that isn't the problem-- it's due to faulty hardware in the first product shipment, there appears to be a class action lawsuit.
I did, and my ps2 collects dust! I also have a gameboy advance SP- I think its probably more fun than the gamecube and the ps2...
SO I bought a PS2 when it came out- now I get a disc read error... crap! thanks sony for not recalling your shitty product...
Now these guys want to muscle there way into the handheld market! wonderful- the last thing I want is to be playing my PSP and see "disc read error".... or be on a train or in a car or something, and have the thing skip... and goof up- most likely everything but the music will have to be loaded into memory to prevent skipping, which means either an overpriced product, or an underpowered one...
I just don't know if I can trust a company that 'muscles' its way into business.
DELL!
In seriousness, Anyone that believes Apple would perform better as two disconected halfs is a total idiot- and really doesn't deserve to own stock in any company!
Apple has built a whole merchindising scheme based on products integrated with hardware....
Nothing suprises me anymore...
If it uses so little power, it could be powered from the microwave energy coming from your cellphone, or other peoples cell phones around you. Perhaps the cellphone could be constantly 'connected' to the e-paper which would allow you to download new content, or surf the internet. The cellphone could also monitor power consumption needs and perhaps give the e-paper a little boost when needed.
Just an idea, but it would be a good convergence of technology
I didn't intend for that to come off as a computer snob, because I'm not- but the easiest way to protect yourself from viruses is prevention- Yeah it's true Windows has been insecure like outlook, or IE... but there are enough good options on the Windows platform so that, as a user, you can avoid trojans and viruses. Perhaps it was just luck on my part not getting a virus. Viruses are as much a social problem as they are a computer phenomenon, and like most nasty social problems they can be avoided through proper prevention. In the end a computer is only as good as it's user.
I have been using windows based PCs since DOS first hit the scene (I still have the original box somewhere) and then over Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows M.E.
In like 14 years since I got my first 286-- till today running windows 2000 on a celeron, I have not had one virus!
I have had a ton of problems in that time though, killed one hard drive, and have reinstalled my systems a few hundred times... but still not one virus yet.
I use Mac OS X now, but I make sure that whoever uses the PC tries to do so in an intelligent way, like not open e-mail attachments unless it's a picture or a word document from someone they know.
We all make mistakes from time to time, but there is no reason to have viruses on your computer, and no reason to blame it on anyone but yourself.
You may be right, but perhaps the point was to show how Sonic changed the way software was developed in America, although somehow I doubt it... you are probably right and i am probably going to avoid this book.
SEGA was founded by an American, I have not read this book- but it never says in the title that Sonic was American.
Sonic, I'm sure, had a huge impact on the software industry in the U.S. as well as other big franchise games, so just because it was made in Japan does not mean that it didn't impact the USA.
The Windows Media player for mac was an unofficial port, it was actually done by like two people in their spare time within the Mac BU!!!
talk about dedication! Perhaps with all the recent competition coming from Apple, Microsoft may begin to put more resources in Mac Development.
Program it to rip up all your neighbors flowers and blame it on a 'power surge'.
The reason Next Generation was so good, at least in my opinion is that is strayed from atypical sci-fi plots.
It presented an idealized human race, but still was interesting given some minor conflict.
Of course that all changed and slowly became cowboys and indians in space.
Scrap the show, stop the fighting, maybe get more intellectual writers who actually care to examine what the future can be, and perhaps try and present new ideas to the viewer. The kind that cause introspection, like what it means to be human, or what if you were faced with some difficult life altering decision. Not how do we meet these new aliens with our new hair doo's.
Berman has issues, trying to make Star Trek mainstream is akin to trying to make pocket protectors a fashion statement- it's just pathetic. If they can write decent plots that don't seem to come from a cracker jack box, and hire some actors with a little bit of LIFE to them, then people will watch regardless of how geeky it seems.
Oh but wait a second, that might actually require work!
Maybe Canadian are too stupid to use this so-called "one-click" technology...
Oh wait a second I'm Canadian...
Just one mor reason Lindows will bite the dust and blame microsoft, bad businessman at the helm- I think there has been a pretty obvious trend forming with this CEOs actions.
Well... looking at the history of online purchasing... probably never
Working in the video industry for 7 years-- from my experience things will never go the way of VOD. The Video industry believes they have found a sweet spot with DVD's at sell through price.
There are those in the industry that have been dipping in the VOD technology pot for some time with no success (blockbuster). And there are also those that want the industry to adopt the VHS rental model with DVDs released exclusively to rental (at a much higher cost to the rental store) and eventually releasing the disc for sale at a devalued price. This is unlikely because the cost to produce DVDs is next to nothing and the studios want to capitalize on high volume sales, which is exactly what has happened. It has been the revenue sharing companies pushing that model--cheap DVD's hurt their business.
Also there has been talk in the past of a business model where Theater, Video, and VOD are all released at once, and there is always talk of shrinking windows between sell-through and theater releases.
DVD's will continue to evolve, in the next couple years you'll have High Definition DVDs-- which are the next big thing (HD-VHS already exists for those with the cash, but its still very pricey).
The fact is studios are paranoid about piracy, they've seen what's happened to the music industry and will continue to try to pump out encrypted product at as high a bit-rate as possible- in turn, making it more difficult to pirate high quality movies.
Video on demand is just not going to happen like some people think, it will really just become the next incarnation of Pay Per View and really only eat into that customer base. The technology exists, and there have been tests of services from different companies all over the U.S. but it still isn't a business anyone is interested in.
It all comes down to corporate interest, Sony wants to sell high priced HD-DVD players, so then they can also sell the HD-DVDs to go with it. How will Sony, for example, make money from a VOD service when they are able to make more selling DVD players. You also have Panasonic/Matsushita, JVC-- and all the other major electronics companies foaming at the mouth for the missed financial opportunities on DVD player sales (due to some cheap players coming out of the south pacific). In the end it all comes down to how to make the most amount of money.
A hot lesbian sock puppet for me... or if thats already taken I'll settle on the good ole' fashioned diesel dike- with the hockey hair (sock puppet).
I think technically Mozilla is only a code name as well- They've always just been development browsers for netscape-
Do not include these words in the names of your products: .com to everything you plan to sell, your company name- it's a big selling point with investors these days!!
Windows, Apple, Office, Word... or anything that may entice swarms of lawyers.
Secondly- Stripers! Nothing impresses clients more than strippers- become accustomed to your local gentleman's club... and enquire about the "champaign room".
Wanna look cool at home- buy a wireless headset- so when clients call you can be in the bathroom clipping your toenails- or in bed... it doesn't matter with a headset, plus all your friends will think you're savvy
Lastly- Include
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further proof that women are inferior
- As of October 2001, Conquest can be used effectively for a hardware cost of below $200.
For a whooping 512MB's no doubt.Get a job, and buy a newer decent computer- one that does not involve a pentium pro 200- or a 8600/300.
You're crying that your computer sucks- because it does. It is not top of the line- its not even bottom of the line- its like an antique.
Anyways McDonalds is always hiring able people- given you're natural "insight"... I'm sure you'll make cashier in like a few months!