I believe it has to do with people commenting on articles without reading the articles. This is why there are tanker-loads of, "MS really screwed-up this time." Maybe there is a way to seperate these comments.
As far as Windows Vista, I just don't get it. The title bar is transparent (in case you have a background image you are very fond of) and the icons look different. I can't imagine people upgrading for eye candy and suffering through the learning curve.
We haven't done much with the Moon because there is not much to do. It is not rich in resources, it has no atmosphere (hence it gets pelted by meteors quite frequently) and it is small. Why spend billions of dollars on a project that has no return. Mars is HUGE. Getting people to Mars would solve the population problem for at least the next eon.
In a small company with 2 HR reps, 2 Marketing people, 3 development Engineers, etc., everyone needs different apps. But in medium and large businesses, MOST people use Outlook, Excel, Access, Word and maybe a couple industry-specific software pkgs. I'm NOT disagreeing just to be annoying, I really beleive IT should think of PC set-ups in terms of how quickly they can be brought back to 100% usable. I would like to have removable harddrives that can be pulled and replaced it 10 seconds without the user losing any data.
There are way too many hours spent removing spyware and viruses/trojans from corporate users' PC. Just make a Ghost image of the PC before it hits the floor. Then, when the user calls IT support about "weird things" happening, wipe it and install image from Ghost.
I expect to see frequent shopper cards like the supermarkets use to track their customers' purchases. Then, when the customer buys a new DVD player, send him coupons for $$$ off the usual first DVD purchases (Jurasic Park, The Matrix, LOtR). If he's a "good customer", he will pick-up a few other DVDs while in the store. A "demon customer" will only buy things on sale. No more coupons in the mail for him!
I wonder how this fits in with Microsoft's "Freedom to Innovate." I also noticed that on that site, it describes the Freedom to Innovate Network (FIN) as a "grassroots" network. I don't think the word grassroots is often used with propaganda efforts started by multi-billion dollar companies.
I haven't used Kylix (the Linux part of Borland C++) much, but have heard that people using Indy can develop Network Services on both platforms pretty easily. Indy is included with Borland, but can also be downloaded for free at:
http://www.nevrona.com/Indy/indy.html
How often have software patches been released to fix a buffer overload? It seems like every other week! A language which has built-in bounds checking, maybe by declaring arrays in a special way, would be great.
Command-line programs are a dinosaur. We need a language that displays windows, buttons, text, drop-down dialogs, etc. that aren't tied to Win32, or GTK, or Qt.
In the few weeks I came across 2 instances where a configuration "wizard" would be helpful. I set-up ftpd on RedHat 8.0 only to find out it could be accessed because the firewall was blocking the ports. Why didn't ask me if I wanted to allow computers on the network access?
Another time was on Debian 3.0. I was setting-up a diskless computer to boot from a server. This required DHCP server, TFTP, SYSLinux, and NFS server and their corresponding config files. What about a metapackage that grabs all necessary packages and configures each one for a special purpose like diskless clients?
Just what I was thinking! Linux runs on the MIPS R4000, but doesn't (as far as I can tell using google) support multiprocessors. If/when it does, forget playing games, I want it for handheld wireless SMP!
For about $350 and some "sweat-equity" a good woodworker can make a pair of speakers that rival $1000 brand-name speakers. I have made 2 pairs and a powered subwoofer.
If you've every tried Borland C Builder, you know what I'm talking about. Just click-and-drag a edit box or directory tree onto the program window. The code you write has nothing to do with responing to WM_PAINT messages or similar Microsoftisms. You can learn to write elegant C++ and have programs that actually do something (it may take months of Pascal practice to create a bonafide useful program).
With so many insightful replies, I am almost embarressed to post something meaningful. But I digress... Why are you auditing a security system you devised? If you can afford to, I think hiring an outside auditor would be more benefitial. As far as the rings-of-security, what about different firewalls at different levels. A Cisco PIX on the WAN, followed by Linux firewall, followed by Windows firewall. As long as they all have the latest patches applied, a newly discovered security vulnerability shouldn't affect all of them at the same time.
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I believe it has to do with people commenting on articles without reading the articles. This is why there are tanker-loads of, "MS really screwed-up this time." Maybe there is a way to seperate these comments. As far as Windows Vista, I just don't get it. The title bar is transparent (in case you have a background image you are very fond of) and the icons look different. I can't imagine people upgrading for eye candy and suffering through the learning curve.
We haven't done much with the Moon because there is not much to do. It is not rich in resources, it has no atmosphere (hence it gets pelted by meteors quite frequently) and it is small. Why spend billions of dollars on a project that has no return. Mars is HUGE. Getting people to Mars would solve the population problem for at least the next eon.
There was a script for that movie? Next you'll be telling me professional wrestling is real.
In a small company with 2 HR reps, 2 Marketing people, 3 development Engineers, etc., everyone needs different apps. But in medium and large businesses, MOST people use Outlook, Excel, Access, Word and maybe a couple industry-specific software pkgs. I'm NOT disagreeing just to be annoying, I really beleive IT should think of PC set-ups in terms of how quickly they can be brought back to 100% usable. I would like to have removable harddrives that can be pulled and replaced it 10 seconds without the user losing any data.
There are way too many hours spent removing spyware and viruses/trojans from corporate users' PC. Just make a Ghost image of the PC before it hits the floor. Then, when the user calls IT support about "weird things" happening, wipe it and install image from Ghost.
6mm plastic BB? "You'll shoot your eye out."
I expect to see frequent shopper cards like the supermarkets use to track their customers' purchases. Then, when the customer buys a new DVD player, send him coupons for $$$ off the usual first DVD purchases (Jurasic Park, The Matrix, LOtR). If he's a "good customer", he will pick-up a few other DVDs while in the store. A "demon customer" will only buy things on sale. No more coupons in the mail for him!
I wonder how this fits in with Microsoft's "Freedom to Innovate." I also noticed that on that site, it describes the Freedom to Innovate Network (FIN) as a "grassroots" network. I don't think the word grassroots is often used with propaganda efforts started by multi-billion dollar companies.
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Each handset costs $522! Holy shiznit!
I haven't used Kylix (the Linux part of Borland C++) much, but have heard that people using Indy can develop Network Services on both platforms pretty easily. Indy is included with Borland, but can also be downloaded for free at: http://www.nevrona.com/Indy/indy.html
How often have software patches been released to fix a buffer overload? It seems like every other week! A language which has built-in bounds checking, maybe by declaring arrays in a special way, would be great. Command-line programs are a dinosaur. We need a language that displays windows, buttons, text, drop-down dialogs, etc. that aren't tied to Win32, or GTK, or Qt.
In the few weeks I came across 2 instances where a configuration "wizard" would be helpful. I set-up ftpd on RedHat 8.0 only to find out it could be accessed because the firewall was blocking the ports. Why didn't ask me if I wanted to allow computers on the network access? Another time was on Debian 3.0. I was setting-up a diskless computer to boot from a server. This required DHCP server, TFTP, SYSLinux, and NFS server and their corresponding config files. What about a metapackage that grabs all necessary packages and configures each one for a special purpose like diskless clients?
Just what I was thinking! Linux runs on the MIPS R4000, but doesn't (as far as I can tell using google) support multiprocessors. If/when it does, forget playing games, I want it for handheld wireless SMP!
For about $350 and some "sweat-equity" a good woodworker can make a pair of speakers that rival $1000 brand-name speakers. I have made 2 pairs and a powered subwoofer.
If you've every tried Borland C Builder, you know what I'm talking about. Just click-and-drag a edit box or directory tree onto the program window. The code you write has nothing to do with responing to WM_PAINT messages or similar Microsoftisms. You can learn to write elegant C++ and have programs that actually do something (it may take months of Pascal practice to create a bonafide useful program).
With so many insightful replies, I am almost embarressed to post something meaningful. But I digress... Why are you auditing a security system you devised? If you can afford to, I think hiring an outside auditor would be more benefitial. As far as the rings-of-security, what about different firewalls at different levels. A Cisco PIX on the WAN, followed by Linux firewall, followed by Windows firewall. As long as they all have the latest patches applied, a newly discovered security vulnerability shouldn't affect all of them at the same time.
with Jeff Goldblum Order some pizza and bring a 12-pack. Well, not exactly. Seriously, it is a great movie.