They have lots of room to grow in markets like portable music players, console gaming, PC gaming, and things like that. It's true that those divisions aren't making them much money, but the plan from the beginning seemed to be to take an initial loss in order to gain a foothold in those markets. They could still pull it off.
My workplace gets their PCs from a local whitebox manufacturer, and they all come with Microsoft optical mice, so there:)
It wouldn't surprise me if the OEM's use Microsoft designed products but rebrand them with their logos, though I have seen no evidence this is the case (I have seen some very Logitech-looking OEM hardware though).
Actually, most people could shut off their routers (modems). Most peolpe typically only have one computer, and when it's off there is no reason to have the modem/router on. It is true it you modem will have to train up when it's turned back on, but that will probably be done by the time the computer has booted.
That's interesting. Here in Minnesota, they have it where the power company can cut off the AC compressor too. Here, they can only do it (IIRC) for no more than 15 minutes at a time and no more than once an hour. We don't even notice it in terms of how cool the house stays. Granted, Minnesota's climate is a bit different than Florida, but if they are cutting off the AC that much something is wrong.
Maybe he mistyped - a higher power computer + modem probably uses about the same amount of power as a fridge everyday. Luckily computers are starting to get more efficient, but my Athlon XP system + 19" CRT uses ~300W or so.
It's basically things like iCal Server, iChat Server (basically so you can use iChat internally in your company), "Directory" and "Workgroup Manager" (which is basically Apple's equilivent of Microsoft's Active Directory type stuff), and Spotlight server. None of those are really slam dunks in my opinion for running OSX Server over BSD/Linux, but they are things to consider if you have a lot of Macs in your company.
Well, it's beside the point, but "Serious Magic" was bought out by Adobe who changed the name of the application. Adobe's site is pretty crappy when it comes to actually telling people this, but it's not a violation of trademark law either.
My experience is the opposite. Most of the Mac laptops I have seen in the corporate world, about 2/3rds have been running full-blown Windows XP. It seems that people get tired of having to switch around, so they eventually settle on running the OS that can do everything they need to do. I guess they could use Parallels, but for whatever reason I haven't seen this. Either that or they just liked the Mac hardware but had no intention of switching over to Mac OS.
People like you have been predicting the demise of PC gaming for years. However, it has not happened yet for a variety of reasons, and I don't see it happening any time soon. PC gaming will be relevant for years to come.
As far as repairs, towers are fairly straightforward, even easier than the PC. One latch exposes the innards. The memory slots are accessible. The HD is accessible. Last time I replaced a HD it took me less than 10 minutes, 2 minutes to add memory. It is so easy to remove the components that I always use the Apple built in lock to protect them. OTOH, I recall replacing a HD and memory on a PC at it took me 10 minutes just to get the components removed.
Funny you should say this. Most corporate workstations are designed to be serviced easily. I have an older HP Vectra here, one latch to open the side, memory easily accessible, harddrives and optical drives slide right out. The expansion cards are held in place by a bracket that snaps into place. Even the motherboard is on a tray and can be removed in a minute or two. No tools needed for any of this. On the other hand, the new iMacs and the Mac Minis are a pain in the ass to service, and were clearly designed as a sealed unit only to be serviced by Apple personal. That's one reason right there that you aren't going to see Macs making headway into businesses.
That's also the reason why I find PCs last longer, as you can upgrade them more easily to get more life out of them. The only reason the "Macs last longer" meme exists is that people will nurse an old Mac along for a long time as the replacement cost is so high.
The whole point of OSX Server is that it supports the propriety Apple bits on your desktop Macs, that's the reason to run it and not BSD (or Linux). Much the same reasons apply for the Windows Server editions.
Maybe you should try the search he's talking about. The ad in question even says "Serious Magic", but it leads to some competitors site to some other software package when you click on it. This is intentionally deceptive, and I fail to see how this is acceptable in any way.
Those are all examples of where companies have lost their trademark, usually because they didn't protect them so they fell into common use. Which is exactly why this move by Google is being opposed by those wishing to protect their trademarks.
The best solution I can think of (without completely ridding yourself of computing machines, and going off to milk some cows) is to satisfy yourself with a single, old laptop that you bought used. But who on Slashdot would do that? I know I couldn't.
If you just want another computer to use to browse the web, an even better solution would be to dumpster dive an old P3 system, or something like that. I've gotten pretty high end P3's from the trash (1Ghz, 512MB, 40GB) which would be more than enough to browse the web, and while it's not the most energy efficient system out there, it should use less than a gaming rig, plus you've just saved the environmental costs of dumping that old PC in the trash. If you don't want to dumpster dive, try asking around, as a lot of these kinds of systems are sitting in people's closets and basements too.
If you want to improve the efficiency of a cpu, you UNDERCLOCK it. Not over. seriously, what brain dead dumbass posted this to the front page?
Efficiency is going to be measured in something like GFLOPS/watt. If you can squeeze a 10% performance boost out of an overclocked processor with a 5% increase in power used, you've just increased your efficiency even though you've also increased your total power draw. If you want efficiency, take a low power modern CPU like a Core 2 Solo then undervolt it.
It's very common, a lot of rope lights are that way. So are cars. Ever see a car where just one LED is out on the middle brake light? Usually it's a group of 4-6 LEDs right next to each other.
The Mini is still a good deal for an ultra-small system, take a look at the PC equilivents of the Mini and you'll see most of them are underpowered too. The problem is that most people would be willing to accept something the size of, say, a Shuttle if it meant a massive improvement in performance for the same price.
The Fermi paradox takes that into account. The Milky Way is around 13 billion years old, and is about 100k light years across. Even we could colonize the galaxy in a few hundred million years with technology not much more advanced than what we have right now.
Have you ever tried that? Ask 3 different users, get three different conflicting opinions. Send out an email to the users (coworkers, in the case of internal apps) and get no response whatsoever. Sometimes, you just have to say "Well, this is the way its going to be".
Somehow I doubt that has anything to do with it, since all the Presidential Library sites I'm aware of either reside at a.gov or a.edu domain name, which so far are free of the domain tasting scum. Maybe they are concerned about the.org/.com variants though as I'm sure those are all taken.
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Blizzard's approach may be bizarre, but the "Glider" program violates the rules, therefore it is a cheat.
They have lots of room to grow in markets like portable music players, console gaming, PC gaming, and things like that. It's true that those divisions aren't making them much money, but the plan from the beginning seemed to be to take an initial loss in order to gain a foothold in those markets. They could still pull it off.
My workplace gets their PCs from a local whitebox manufacturer, and they all come with Microsoft optical mice, so there :)
It wouldn't surprise me if the OEM's use Microsoft designed products but rebrand them with their logos, though I have seen no evidence this is the case (I have seen some very Logitech-looking OEM hardware though).
Well, I guess you can't accuse them of being off-topic.
Actually, most people could shut off their routers (modems). Most peolpe typically only have one computer, and when it's off there is no reason to have the modem/router on. It is true it you modem will have to train up when it's turned back on, but that will probably be done by the time the computer has booted.
That's interesting. Here in Minnesota, they have it where the power company can cut off the AC compressor too. Here, they can only do it (IIRC) for no more than 15 minutes at a time and no more than once an hour. We don't even notice it in terms of how cool the house stays. Granted, Minnesota's climate is a bit different than Florida, but if they are cutting off the AC that much something is wrong.
Maybe he mistyped - a higher power computer + modem probably uses about the same amount of power as a fridge everyday. Luckily computers are starting to get more efficient, but my Athlon XP system + 19" CRT uses ~300W or so.
It's basically things like iCal Server, iChat Server (basically so you can use iChat internally in your company), "Directory" and "Workgroup Manager" (which is basically Apple's equilivent of Microsoft's Active Directory type stuff), and Spotlight server. None of those are really slam dunks in my opinion for running OSX Server over BSD/Linux, but they are things to consider if you have a lot of Macs in your company.
Well, it's beside the point, but "Serious Magic" was bought out by Adobe who changed the name of the application. Adobe's site is pretty crappy when it comes to actually telling people this, but it's not a violation of trademark law either.
My experience is the opposite. Most of the Mac laptops I have seen in the corporate world, about 2/3rds have been running full-blown Windows XP. It seems that people get tired of having to switch around, so they eventually settle on running the OS that can do everything they need to do. I guess they could use Parallels, but for whatever reason I haven't seen this. Either that or they just liked the Mac hardware but had no intention of switching over to Mac OS.
People like you have been predicting the demise of PC gaming for years. However, it has not happened yet for a variety of reasons, and I don't see it happening any time soon. PC gaming will be relevant for years to come.
As far as repairs, towers are fairly straightforward, even easier than the PC. One latch exposes the innards. The memory slots are accessible. The HD is accessible. Last time I replaced a HD it took me less than 10 minutes, 2 minutes to add memory. It is so easy to remove the components that I always use the Apple built in lock to protect them. OTOH, I recall replacing a HD and memory on a PC at it took me 10 minutes just to get the components removed.
Funny you should say this. Most corporate workstations are designed to be serviced easily. I have an older HP Vectra here, one latch to open the side, memory easily accessible, harddrives and optical drives slide right out. The expansion cards are held in place by a bracket that snaps into place. Even the motherboard is on a tray and can be removed in a minute or two. No tools needed for any of this. On the other hand, the new iMacs and the Mac Minis are a pain in the ass to service, and were clearly designed as a sealed unit only to be serviced by Apple personal. That's one reason right there that you aren't going to see Macs making headway into businesses.
That's also the reason why I find PCs last longer, as you can upgrade them more easily to get more life out of them. The only reason the "Macs last longer" meme exists is that people will nurse an old Mac along for a long time as the replacement cost is so high.
The whole point of OSX Server is that it supports the propriety Apple bits on your desktop Macs, that's the reason to run it and not BSD (or Linux). Much the same reasons apply for the Windows Server editions.
I fail to see how that's even relevant. We're discussing the Google Ad here, not the page it leads to.
Maybe you should try the search he's talking about. The ad in question even says "Serious Magic", but it leads to some competitors site to some other software package when you click on it. This is intentionally deceptive, and I fail to see how this is acceptable in any way.
Those are all examples of where companies have lost their trademark, usually because they didn't protect them so they fell into common use. Which is exactly why this move by Google is being opposed by those wishing to protect their trademarks.
Would President. Bush want to turn a visit to Area 51 into a photo op?
I don't know about Area 51, but I do seem to recall an incident with an aircraft oarrier a few years ago.
The best solution I can think of (without completely ridding yourself of computing machines, and going off to milk some cows) is to satisfy yourself with a single, old laptop that you bought used. But who on Slashdot would do that? I know I couldn't.
If you just want another computer to use to browse the web, an even better solution would be to dumpster dive an old P3 system, or something like that. I've gotten pretty high end P3's from the trash (1Ghz, 512MB, 40GB) which would be more than enough to browse the web, and while it's not the most energy efficient system out there, it should use less than a gaming rig, plus you've just saved the environmental costs of dumping that old PC in the trash. If you don't want to dumpster dive, try asking around, as a lot of these kinds of systems are sitting in people's closets and basements too.
If you want to improve the efficiency of a cpu, you UNDERCLOCK it. Not over. seriously, what brain dead dumbass posted this to the front page?
Efficiency is going to be measured in something like GFLOPS/watt. If you can squeeze a 10% performance boost out of an overclocked processor with a 5% increase in power used, you've just increased your efficiency even though you've also increased your total power draw. If you want efficiency, take a low power modern CPU like a Core 2 Solo then undervolt it.
It's very common, a lot of rope lights are that way. So are cars. Ever see a car where just one LED is out on the middle brake light? Usually it's a group of 4-6 LEDs right next to each other.
What is wrong with saying that there are "2 kilomiles" between Chicago and Los Angeles?
Because that's only 2000 miles, not 2048 miles.
The Mini is still a good deal for an ultra-small system, take a look at the PC equilivents of the Mini and you'll see most of them are underpowered too. The problem is that most people would be willing to accept something the size of, say, a Shuttle if it meant a massive improvement in performance for the same price.
The Fermi paradox takes that into account. The Milky Way is around 13 billion years old, and is about 100k light years across. Even we could colonize the galaxy in a few hundred million years with technology not much more advanced than what we have right now.
Have you ever tried that? Ask 3 different users, get three different conflicting opinions. Send out an email to the users (coworkers, in the case of internal apps) and get no response whatsoever. Sometimes, you just have to say "Well, this is the way its going to be".
Somehow I doubt that has anything to do with it, since all the Presidential Library sites I'm aware of either reside at a .gov or a .edu domain name, which so far are free of the domain tasting scum. Maybe they are concerned about the .org/.com variants though as I'm sure those are all taken.