Apple's At Ease is nothing like Microsoft Bob. The only real simularity is that they are both shells that sit over their host OS. If anything, Microsoft Bob is ripped off from programs like Packard Bell's Navigator.
I have a Matrox m3D, which was an addon PCI 3D card with 4MB of memory built in. I think I got it around 1997-1998. It is totally unsupported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP. No drivers or anything. It's not a big deal now in 2005, but back in 2000 when I installed Windows 2000 I was a tad bit annoyed. For kicks, I should throw it into one of my Linux boxes just to see if Linux knows what to do with it sometime (heck, it may even be an improvement over the Intel integrated graphics).
I also have an ancient ISA (c. 1994-1995) generic sound card that Windows 2000 didn't support. However, that I can understand.
He's right. AM General builds the HUMMER, now called the H1 by some, or HMMWV as the army calls it. The H2 and the H3 are based off of the Chevy Yukon platform and are built by GM. The only simularity they bear to the HUMMER is the name and the styling. However, as you point out, the civilian version of the HUMMER, H2, and H3 are marketed and sold by GM.
Though a little high, $100 for a 17" top of the line monitor like a Sony Trinitron isn't that bad of a deal. It'll sure beat those $70 new no-name monitors with a crappy picture that'll make your eyes bleed.
However, I did pay only $138 for a IBM brand 21" monitor with a Trinitron tube in it. Nice screen.
Well, if you're going to get a used Buick, get a Regal. Pretty nice car, quite reliable. When Buick discontinued it, the average reliability of the whole Buick lineup took a nice drop.
Another good American car to get is the Chevy Prism. The Prism is nothing other than a Toyota Corolla with some minor trim differences. But since people think Chevy=junk, it's a great way to pick up a Toyota at a bargain price.
But whatever you do, stay away from Dodge/Chysler/Plymouth. They haven't made decent car in years. I would also stay away from newer German cars, they are nothing but a money pit. Swedish cars are reliable, but when something goes wrong it's easily a $1000 to fix it.
1. German SUV's are of the Luxo variety. Japenese are the cheap (and poorly designed) knockoffs, and you have to stoop awful low to compare korean SUV's to even the american counterparts. Ford still makes a bazillion F-150's a year - they have nailed the formula. Honda is even considering pulling out of the market ENTIRELY since the failure of it's Ridgeline.
I think you have that backwards. The Japanese have been building boring, but well built and reliable SUVs for years. The Mercedes and BMW SUVs are terrible vehicles with very poor reliability that only appeal to people with more money than sense. But you are right about trucks - no one else seems to get big trucks like Ford, GM, and Dodge, though the foreign automakers do have some nice small trucks.
Hell, don't even trust your fucking friends. Best reviews are gotten from an COMPLETELY unbiased source like your dog or pet goldfish. They know... trust me.
When it comes to buying somethings, your dog or pet goldfish probably have just as good advice as anyone else. For example, just start asking around about what brand of harddrives are best.
or else you won't be able to run Vista on those boxes...
I doubt that, or else there will be a lot of computers out there that would otherwise meet all the requirements of Windows Vista that can't run it. Including most (all?) AMD based systems. Microsoft isn't that stupid.
Except for newer games (which the Mini doesn't have a hope of running anyway), a high end PIII can run just about anything new if it has enough ram.
and would it come with all the bells and whistles of most macs these days? (i.e. dvd + rw (if you elect) + firewire + apple's service
DVD-RW Drive at newegg: About $50. Firewire PCI card at Newegg: About $25. Being able to fix and upgrade it yourself with cheap, off the shelf components? Priceless.
It's pretty easy. Joe Consumer sees that computer A can play back the latest movies and music, and computer B can't. So Joe Consumer chooses computer A, oblivious to the fact that he just choosed DRM too. It's only minority of people like us that see computer A as a DRM laden crippled platform, while computer B is a more desirable DRM free platform.
I'm afraid that the parent is right. The MPAA/RIAA are going to start releasing heavily DRMed media that are only going to play on approved, DRMed platforms. And what major computer manufacturer is going to shoot themselves in the foot by offering computers that can't play back movie disks and music bought online? I just hope that I can continue to build DRM free computers from commodity, DRM free parts.
If OSX avoids/never implements DRM this shortens to:
1. An HD-DVD drive
And if all those DRM features are needed on a PC to play the disk, you can bet the Mac will never be licensed to legally play back the disks, unless they include a form of DRM that's equally as strong. So you while you can have fun making HD-DVD disks of your home movies in iMovie, you aren't going to be playing back the lastest and greatest from the MPAA.
Quite often, the compressed files are compressed to hide the fact that they are.exe files. Or they do it to put a password on the file, which is just plain annoying and stupid.
Though the.exe files are not always lost. Sometimes they are just self-extracting archives with a trojan attached. In that case, opening the file up in Winrar (or equilivent) and extracting the content works just fine.
Without LL each and every owner/shareholder could have their personal assets taken as part of a lawsuit. Just exactly how just would it be if your house was taken because you owned one share of a corporation?
How about this: Do you think it's right that someone can invest in an entity that engages in all kinds of criminal activities, and the absolute worst thing that can happen to them is they lose their investment?
I'll say DOS is done when it is useless. In Windows, there are still a lot of things that are faster, easier, and quicker using a DOS prompt.
DOS might be done in Vista when they add MSH to the mix. But even then, DOS will continue to live on in legacy and embedded systems for many years to come.
Those clients SUCKED. They replaced key system files, were completely uninstallable, and drilled into the OS like termites in lumber yard.
It's a wonder the clients even worked in the first place, much less that they broke during upgrades.
Well, to defend Novell they were essentially trying to lock down a single user OS where the user essentially ran as root the entire time, and turn it into a multiple user OS with proper permissions and all the stuff that comes with it. It's no wonder that the Novell client was such a hack. As you say, it is a miracle that they worked as well as they did.
Have your webpages check to see what browser the client is using, and if it is IE7 (or hey, ANY version of IE) refuse to render the page and pop up a link to Mozilla or Firefox and tell the user that his current browser is broken, and a plague on the web, and that he should follow the given link and download a REAL broswer if he (or she) wants to see your content. (turn around is fair play I say!)
Well, my guess is that in retaliation, Microsoft will just have their browser identify as a Mozilla to get around the sites that actively block it. Oh... wait...
I just unplug their computer from the LAN and go about my business. Usually they will figure it out and throttle back their usage.
The other thing you could do is mess with their minds by plugging it back in when they get back. Bittorrent is pretty good about picking right back up after losing the connection. Let them wonder why their torrents didn't make any progress while they were gone.
The Mac Mini is quite possibly the best sub-compact computer you can buy right now. There is no questioning that. But for someone who doesn't need a computer the size of the Mac Mini, you can buy a PC for less money that will kill the Mac Mini in terms of performance and features. Look at the Shuttle SFF PCs. About 4-5x the size of the Mini, and a lot more powerful.
Alternatively, you can just buy a laptop. A laptop will be smaller than a Mac Mini + flatpanel monitor + keyboard + mouse [+ UPS]. There are plenty of compact laptops in the PC world, and I've always considered the 12" iBook to be a better deal than the Mini anyway.
What if he has one of those FM modulators on his iPod, and the signal goes into my kitchen so I decide to tune in. Is that illegal? He created the signal, but is it his once it reaches my kitchen?
In regards to your second gastric eruption, it ain't that big of a difference between two AMD-64s with top notch RAM and a good graphics card and a PowerPC in terms of price. this one is just a single, and it costs 3 grand.
Lets see. That AMD system includes a top of the line graphics card, 2GB of memory, and 500GB disk of disk space for cheaper than the PowerMac 2.7Ghz with its graphics card from 2002, measily 512MB of memory, and 160GB of disk space. So yeah, I agree - Apples are overpriced. And I could even beat the price on the AMD system by building my own.
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I seem to remember picking up my mac mini for $500 out the door. That's only a bit more than the cost of Windows XP and it came with Tiger and iLife.
A bit more? Try more than twice as a much. Don't forget that you can get Windows XP Home + a whole computer system for $299 these days.
Apple's At Ease is nothing like Microsoft Bob. The only real simularity is that they are both shells that sit over their host OS. If anything, Microsoft Bob is ripped off from programs like Packard Bell's Navigator.
I have a Matrox m3D, which was an addon PCI 3D card with 4MB of memory built in. I think I got it around 1997-1998. It is totally unsupported by Windows 2000 and Windows XP. No drivers or anything. It's not a big deal now in 2005, but back in 2000 when I installed Windows 2000 I was a tad bit annoyed. For kicks, I should throw it into one of my Linux boxes just to see if Linux knows what to do with it sometime (heck, it may even be an improvement over the Intel integrated graphics).
I also have an ancient ISA (c. 1994-1995) generic sound card that Windows 2000 didn't support. However, that I can understand.
He's right. AM General builds the HUMMER, now called the H1 by some, or HMMWV as the army calls it. The H2 and the H3 are based off of the Chevy Yukon platform and are built by GM. The only simularity they bear to the HUMMER is the name and the styling. However, as you point out, the civilian version of the HUMMER, H2, and H3 are marketed and sold by GM.
A 17" flatpanel for $100 would be a steal.
Though a little high, $100 for a 17" top of the line monitor like a Sony Trinitron isn't that bad of a deal. It'll sure beat those $70 new no-name monitors with a crappy picture that'll make your eyes bleed.
However, I did pay only $138 for a IBM brand 21" monitor with a Trinitron tube in it. Nice screen.
Well, if you're going to get a used Buick, get a Regal. Pretty nice car, quite reliable. When Buick discontinued it, the average reliability of the whole Buick lineup took a nice drop.
Another good American car to get is the Chevy Prism. The Prism is nothing other than a Toyota Corolla with some minor trim differences. But since people think Chevy=junk, it's a great way to pick up a Toyota at a bargain price.
But whatever you do, stay away from Dodge/Chysler/Plymouth. They haven't made decent car in years. I would also stay away from newer German cars, they are nothing but a money pit. Swedish cars are reliable, but when something goes wrong it's easily a $1000 to fix it.
1. German SUV's are of the Luxo variety. Japenese are the cheap (and poorly designed) knockoffs, and you have to stoop awful low to compare korean SUV's to even the american counterparts. Ford still makes a bazillion F-150's a year - they have nailed the formula. Honda is even considering pulling out of the market ENTIRELY since the failure of it's Ridgeline.
I think you have that backwards. The Japanese have been building boring, but well built and reliable SUVs for years. The Mercedes and BMW SUVs are terrible vehicles with very poor reliability that only appeal to people with more money than sense. But you are right about trucks - no one else seems to get big trucks like Ford, GM, and Dodge, though the foreign automakers do have some nice small trucks.
Hell, don't even trust your fucking friends. Best reviews are gotten from an COMPLETELY unbiased source like your dog or pet goldfish. They know... trust me.
When it comes to buying somethings, your dog or pet goldfish probably have just as good advice as anyone else. For example, just start asking around about what brand of harddrives are best.
or else you won't be able to run Vista on those boxes...
I doubt that, or else there will be a lot of computers out there that would otherwise meet all the requirements of Windows Vista that can't run it. Including most (all?) AMD based systems. Microsoft isn't that stupid.
But could it run modern software,
Except for newer games (which the Mini doesn't have a hope of running anyway), a high end PIII can run just about anything new if it has enough ram.
and would it come with all the bells and whistles of most macs these days? (i.e. dvd + rw (if you elect) + firewire + apple's service
DVD-RW Drive at newegg: About $50. Firewire PCI card at Newegg: About $25. Being able to fix and upgrade it yourself with cheap, off the shelf components? Priceless.
It's pretty easy. Joe Consumer sees that computer A can play back the latest movies and music, and computer B can't. So Joe Consumer chooses computer A, oblivious to the fact that he just choosed DRM too. It's only minority of people like us that see computer A as a DRM laden crippled platform, while computer B is a more desirable DRM free platform.
I'm afraid that the parent is right. The MPAA/RIAA are going to start releasing heavily DRMed media that are only going to play on approved, DRMed platforms. And what major computer manufacturer is going to shoot themselves in the foot by offering computers that can't play back movie disks and music bought online? I just hope that I can continue to build DRM free computers from commodity, DRM free parts.
If OSX avoids/never implements DRM this shortens to:
1. An HD-DVD drive
And if all those DRM features are needed on a PC to play the disk, you can bet the Mac will never be licensed to legally play back the disks, unless they include a form of DRM that's equally as strong. So you while you can have fun making HD-DVD disks of your home movies in iMovie, you aren't going to be playing back the lastest and greatest from the MPAA.
The only place I haven't seen a large quantity of fake files or trojans is on usenet.
Shhhhhhhh!!!!!
Quite often, the compressed files are compressed to hide the fact that they are .exe files. Or they do it to put a password on the file, which is just plain annoying and stupid.
.exe files are not always lost. Sometimes they are just self-extracting archives with a trojan attached. In that case, opening the file up in Winrar (or equilivent) and extracting the content works just fine.
Though the
Without LL each and every owner/shareholder could have their personal assets taken as part of a lawsuit. Just exactly how just would it be if your house was taken because you owned one share of a corporation?
How about this: Do you think it's right that someone can invest in an entity that engages in all kinds of criminal activities, and the absolute worst thing that can happen to them is they lose their investment?
Believe it or not, it happens. Some of us are well-adjusted people, who shower, go outside, and even have relationships.
And some of us even have a sense of humor!
Apple was the first computer vendor to bundle an optical mouse as as standard feature with every machine, back in 2000.
However, with the release of the Mac Mini, it's no longer true that every Apple computer comes with an optical mouse.
I'll say DOS is done when it is useless. In Windows, there are still a lot of things that are faster, easier, and quicker using a DOS prompt.
DOS might be done in Vista when they add MSH to the mix. But even then, DOS will continue to live on in legacy and embedded systems for many years to come.
Those clients SUCKED. They replaced key system files, were completely uninstallable, and drilled into the OS like termites in lumber yard.
It's a wonder the clients even worked in the first place, much less that they broke during upgrades.
Well, to defend Novell they were essentially trying to lock down a single user OS where the user essentially ran as root the entire time, and turn it into a multiple user OS with proper permissions and all the stuff that comes with it. It's no wonder that the Novell client was such a hack. As you say, it is a miracle that they worked as well as they did.
Or you could use torrrents...
But then you would have to force all your users over to Operra!
Have your webpages check to see what browser the client is using, and if it is IE7 (or hey, ANY version of IE) refuse to render the page and pop up a link to Mozilla or Firefox and tell the user that his current browser is broken, and a plague on the web, and that he should follow the given link and download a REAL broswer if he (or she) wants to see your content. (turn around is fair play I say!)
Well, my guess is that in retaliation, Microsoft will just have their browser identify as a Mozilla to get around the sites that actively block it. Oh... wait...
I just unplug their computer from the LAN and go about my business. Usually they will figure it out and throttle back their usage.
The other thing you could do is mess with their minds by plugging it back in when they get back. Bittorrent is pretty good about picking right back up after losing the connection. Let them wonder why their torrents didn't make any progress while they were gone.
The Mac Mini is quite possibly the best sub-compact computer you can buy right now. There is no questioning that. But for someone who doesn't need a computer the size of the Mac Mini, you can buy a PC for less money that will kill the Mac Mini in terms of performance and features. Look at the Shuttle SFF PCs. About 4-5x the size of the Mini, and a lot more powerful.
Alternatively, you can just buy a laptop. A laptop will be smaller than a Mac Mini + flatpanel monitor + keyboard + mouse [+ UPS]. There are plenty of compact laptops in the PC world, and I've always considered the 12" iBook to be a better deal than the Mini anyway.
What if he has one of those FM modulators on his iPod, and the signal goes into my kitchen so I decide to tune in. Is that illegal? He created the signal, but is it his once it reaches my kitchen?
In regards to your second gastric eruption, it ain't that big of a difference between two AMD-64s with top notch RAM and a good graphics card and a PowerPC in terms of price. this one is just a single, and it costs 3 grand.
Lets see. That AMD system includes a top of the line graphics card, 2GB of memory, and 500GB disk of disk space for cheaper than the PowerMac 2.7Ghz with its graphics card from 2002, measily 512MB of memory, and 160GB of disk space. So yeah, I agree - Apples are overpriced. And I could even beat the price on the AMD system by building my own.