California is at least somewhat prepared for earthquakes. Buildings are built to withstand them, and things like that. That's a bit different from building a coastal city below sea level on the Gulf ceast and trying to protect it with a completely inadequate levy system.
I'm tired of hearing this fallacy. Can you not differentiate between areas where a natural disaster *might* happen, versus an area where it WILL happen, repeatably, every few years?
I pay about 10 cents a minute on a prepaid phone. I would have to use over 300 minutes per month before it would make sense to switch to the cheapest monthly plans they offer. I simply don't use my cell phone that much.
Windows is pretty aggressive about trying to insure that there is a large chunk of ram available if needed. So it's always writing what's in memory to the pagefile, so if it needs it for something else it's instantly available. It actually works pretty well on low ram systems, but it seems that Windows doesn't change it's behavior even if the system has gobs of ram already available, which is pretty annoying especially on laptops with their slower drives.
My experience is that the computers are all set up with some kind of installation key by Dell, likely because they clone the drives so a lot of Dells may have the same key. Windows may install with that key, but it won't (usually) activate. The key on the sticker is like an OEM key which is tied to a specific computer, only it hasn't been used yet so it isn't tied to a specific computer. If you use that key with the recovery CD like you're supposed to, then it will tie that key to your Dell. But if you use that key on another computer, then that key becomes tied with that computer, and you'll have two copies of Windows XP that are fine with WGA so long as nothing happens to the Dell that would require a reinstall. The tricky part though can be finding a copy of XP that will accept the key on the sticker.
Of course, if all you want is a copy of XP without paying for it, there are easier ways to do it.
Wouldn't it be easier to get some of that circuit board epoxy resin and coat the entire drive with it, except for the USB connector? I would think that would stop the tin whiskers from growing, plus it would have the added bonus of protecting the drive from moisture. On the downside, if the drive didn't work and they wanted to try to recover/repair it, the epoxy would add complication.
The iPod's battery will long be toast by the time they dig it up, and finding a replacement could be iffy. Best bet would be something that doesn't need a battery, or if it does will accept standard sizes like AA that may be around in the future. I would try a digital picture frame.
I would think a better solution would be one of those TVs or a digital picture frame that can accept a memory card and display the images stored on it. It would be a much simplier device so less can go wrong, and you don't have to worry about moving parts. If you go with the TV route, TVs tend to change less than computers, so it will be easier for them to operate, plus my experience is that TVs are designed to last longer than a laptop or a PC anyway.
Have you ever tried to read 25 year old magnetic tape? Just keeping it from sticking to itself is a big enough challenge, let alone trying to read the information on the tape. Even if it works you typically have one shot at it, as the tape won't survive a second trip through the reader.
If you want to deal with near obsolete magnetic storage mediums, I would suggest floppies. There is a decent chance they'll still be readable in 25 years, and a decent chance a drive stored with the disks will still operate in 25 years, given how well my Commodore stuff still works.
Heck. I have a VCR on my desk that is destined for the rubbish heap because the plastic bit that is supposed to connect play button to the microswitch broke.
This is America. Wouldn't most people just use the remote anyway?
Most of these devices will tolerate a wide range of voltages near what their charger puts out. 12V adaptors for cars are an excellent example, as the "12V" voltage coming from most cars can vary from 11-15 volts or so depending on what accessories are running, how fast the engine is turning, and whether or not the engine is actually running.
In this particular case, you needed a driver, but often times when you see behavior like this, it's because the USB port can't put out enough power to charge the device. Your best bet is usually a port on the back of the computer, or a powered USB hub.
I'm curious as what kind of mechanism would cause a solar system body to "explode" into a bunch of comets? It seems plausible that if it happened in the earlier stages of the solar system, by now the only pieces left would be the ones in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun - the rest having either crashed into something or ejected out of the solar system by one of the gas giants. The only thing needed is the mechanism that would cause it in the first place.
Well, it wouldn't be much different than the world of Windows with the restore partitions found on OEM PCs. Make the users burn their own backup copies of the restore partition that contains an OS that's tied to their specific hardware, and if they don't do it and lose that partition, tough.
Other option I see is a subscription based service like anti-virus where you pay a small fee to get updates. They could even run it like Windows Automatic Updates where the non-paying users get security updates only, and paying users get the new features and enhancements.
The point of running a Windows server running Exchange is support Windows clients. OSX server isn't going to do that, so you can't really compare the two. You could run Windows Server on the Mac (I'm assuming) but that'll push the price of the Mac way up by the same amount. Might as well dump all the propriety crap and run Linux and save yourself a pile of cash.
They're meant as upgrades, because they are only supposed to be used on computers that initially came with some flavor of OSX (I think 10.5 effectively cut off any Mac that was sold with Classic). The fact that you can install them on a blank HD is meaningless. You can do the same with Windows Upgrade disks too, as they include the full installer just like the retail copy. The only difference is that it will ask you for the install disks from the previous version to make sure you qualify for the upgrade. Macs don't have to do that because the fact it's an Apple computer is good enough.
I don't see how they would be forced to sell OSX to non-Macs. Worst case I could see is that their EULA is ruled invalid and therefore they can't stop you from buying a copy of OSX and installing it on a non-Mac. The obvious solution to that would be to stop selling copies of OSX and only bundling them with a new Macintosh. That wouldn't stop someone from buying a new Mac then using the software bundle to install OSX on another computer, but it could effectively stop companies like Pystar. Either that, or we'd soon find out how much a second hand Mac with no legal way to run OSX is worth once eBay gets flooded with them.
Just because it's open source doesn't mean that you have to distribute it under the GPL or a BSD license or whatever, assuming of course that you haven't put GPL (or similar) code into the application. You still have copyright over it, which means that you have control over it. Which means that you can distribute it only to your customers and use copyright to prevent them from further distributing the software, and can even make them sign a NDA if they want the source code. Of course, I would still assume that your competitors will look at the code, but you should be able to prevent them from outright stealing it, and should have some legal tools at your disposal if they steal it anyway.
A lot depends on the size of the company. I get the impression that this biotech company is fairly small, and in a company where there is only 25 employees and the CEO knows everyone is a totally different situation than a mega-corporation like GM.
Now you have a point that Bush is not the smartest man on the earth but then you mention greed, terror and imply that he is evil. I would like to point out to you that he didn't try to seize power and stay in office after his two terms like Chavez did in Venezuela.
Not saying it's going to happen, but we won't know that he's going to step down until it's time for it to happen. If he doesn't intend to step down, it's not like he's going to say anything now, and if he was considering it, he would probably wait to see who gets elected in November anyway before making a decision.
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California is at least somewhat prepared for earthquakes. Buildings are built to withstand them, and things like that. That's a bit different from building a coastal city below sea level on the Gulf ceast and trying to protect it with a completely inadequate levy system.
I'm tired of hearing this fallacy. Can you not differentiate between areas where a natural disaster *might* happen, versus an area where it WILL happen, repeatably, every few years?
Well, if they can monitor the contents of the your ram and change it their will, then they "own" it in the pwn3d sense.
I pay about 10 cents a minute on a prepaid phone. I would have to use over 300 minutes per month before it would make sense to switch to the cheapest monthly plans they offer. I simply don't use my cell phone that much.
Windows is pretty aggressive about trying to insure that there is a large chunk of ram available if needed. So it's always writing what's in memory to the pagefile, so if it needs it for something else it's instantly available. It actually works pretty well on low ram systems, but it seems that Windows doesn't change it's behavior even if the system has gobs of ram already available, which is pretty annoying especially on laptops with their slower drives.
My experience is that the computers are all set up with some kind of installation key by Dell, likely because they clone the drives so a lot of Dells may have the same key. Windows may install with that key, but it won't (usually) activate. The key on the sticker is like an OEM key which is tied to a specific computer, only it hasn't been used yet so it isn't tied to a specific computer. If you use that key with the recovery CD like you're supposed to, then it will tie that key to your Dell. But if you use that key on another computer, then that key becomes tied with that computer, and you'll have two copies of Windows XP that are fine with WGA so long as nothing happens to the Dell that would require a reinstall. The tricky part though can be finding a copy of XP that will accept the key on the sticker.
Of course, if all you want is a copy of XP without paying for it, there are easier ways to do it.
Maybe he was a Mac user who was unfamiliar with the 'maximize' concept ?
A thin wire will likely burt up pretty quickly though, so you're unlikely to damage the battery.
A safer suggestion would be to take some strands from steel wool to a 9V battery. You'll get the same effect, but much less dangerous.
Wouldn't it be easier to get some of that circuit board epoxy resin and coat the entire drive with it, except for the USB connector? I would think that would stop the tin whiskers from growing, plus it would have the added bonus of protecting the drive from moisture. On the downside, if the drive didn't work and they wanted to try to recover/repair it, the epoxy would add complication.
The iPod's battery will long be toast by the time they dig it up, and finding a replacement could be iffy. Best bet would be something that doesn't need a battery, or if it does will accept standard sizes like AA that may be around in the future. I would try a digital picture frame.
I would think a better solution would be one of those TVs or a digital picture frame that can accept a memory card and display the images stored on it. It would be a much simplier device so less can go wrong, and you don't have to worry about moving parts. If you go with the TV route, TVs tend to change less than computers, so it will be easier for them to operate, plus my experience is that TVs are designed to last longer than a laptop or a PC anyway.
Have you ever tried to read 25 year old magnetic tape? Just keeping it from sticking to itself is a big enough challenge, let alone trying to read the information on the tape. Even if it works you typically have one shot at it, as the tape won't survive a second trip through the reader.
If you want to deal with near obsolete magnetic storage mediums, I would suggest floppies. There is a decent chance they'll still be readable in 25 years, and a decent chance a drive stored with the disks will still operate in 25 years, given how well my Commodore stuff still works.
Kilogallon?
Heck. I have a VCR on my desk that is destined for the rubbish heap because the plastic bit that is supposed to connect play button to the microswitch broke.
This is America. Wouldn't most people just use the remote anyway?
Most of these devices will tolerate a wide range of voltages near what their charger puts out. 12V adaptors for cars are an excellent example, as the "12V" voltage coming from most cars can vary from 11-15 volts or so depending on what accessories are running, how fast the engine is turning, and whether or not the engine is actually running.
Do a little research before making unfounded claims, mmkay?
Maybe you should read the post you're replying to before making snarky comments, mmkay?
In this particular case, you needed a driver, but often times when you see behavior like this, it's because the USB port can't put out enough power to charge the device. Your best bet is usually a port on the back of the computer, or a powered USB hub.
I'm curious as what kind of mechanism would cause a solar system body to "explode" into a bunch of comets? It seems plausible that if it happened in the earlier stages of the solar system, by now the only pieces left would be the ones in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun - the rest having either crashed into something or ejected out of the solar system by one of the gas giants. The only thing needed is the mechanism that would cause it in the first place.
Well, it wouldn't be much different than the world of Windows with the restore partitions found on OEM PCs. Make the users burn their own backup copies of the restore partition that contains an OS that's tied to their specific hardware, and if they don't do it and lose that partition, tough.
Other option I see is a subscription based service like anti-virus where you pay a small fee to get updates. They could even run it like Windows Automatic Updates where the non-paying users get security updates only, and paying users get the new features and enhancements.
The point of running a Windows server running Exchange is support Windows clients. OSX server isn't going to do that, so you can't really compare the two. You could run Windows Server on the Mac (I'm assuming) but that'll push the price of the Mac way up by the same amount. Might as well dump all the propriety crap and run Linux and save yourself a pile of cash.
They're meant as upgrades, because they are only supposed to be used on computers that initially came with some flavor of OSX (I think 10.5 effectively cut off any Mac that was sold with Classic). The fact that you can install them on a blank HD is meaningless. You can do the same with Windows Upgrade disks too, as they include the full installer just like the retail copy. The only difference is that it will ask you for the install disks from the previous version to make sure you qualify for the upgrade. Macs don't have to do that because the fact it's an Apple computer is good enough.
I don't see how they would be forced to sell OSX to non-Macs. Worst case I could see is that their EULA is ruled invalid and therefore they can't stop you from buying a copy of OSX and installing it on a non-Mac. The obvious solution to that would be to stop selling copies of OSX and only bundling them with a new Macintosh. That wouldn't stop someone from buying a new Mac then using the software bundle to install OSX on another computer, but it could effectively stop companies like Pystar. Either that, or we'd soon find out how much a second hand Mac with no legal way to run OSX is worth once eBay gets flooded with them.
Just because it's open source doesn't mean that you have to distribute it under the GPL or a BSD license or whatever, assuming of course that you haven't put GPL (or similar) code into the application. You still have copyright over it, which means that you have control over it. Which means that you can distribute it only to your customers and use copyright to prevent them from further distributing the software, and can even make them sign a NDA if they want the source code. Of course, I would still assume that your competitors will look at the code, but you should be able to prevent them from outright stealing it, and should have some legal tools at your disposal if they steal it anyway.
A lot depends on the size of the company. I get the impression that this biotech company is fairly small, and in a company where there is only 25 employees and the CEO knows everyone is a totally different situation than a mega-corporation like GM.
Now you have a point that Bush is not the smartest man on the earth but then you mention greed, terror and imply that he is evil. I would like to point out to you that he didn't try to seize power and stay in office after his two terms like Chavez did in Venezuela.
Not saying it's going to happen, but we won't know that he's going to step down until it's time for it to happen. If he doesn't intend to step down, it's not like he's going to say anything now, and if he was considering it, he would probably wait to see who gets elected in November anyway before making a decision.