Just why is a laptop allowed to roam around with that that sort of sensitive data in the first place? I personally can see absolutely no reason for this.
Oy...
But perhaps you were thinking with all this new communication technology we'd all be able to just stay home and telecommute. That way we'd never have to go to those old, outmoded city concepts. And just like all the kinds of geeks who come up with these hair-brained concepts, we'll never get to meet anyone else cuz we never get out of the house.
Sheesh. I happen to actually *like* being around people, the bustling big city, with it's myriad entertainments and amusements, it's craziness, etc. So no, *don't* empty any cities - make them strong and alive with diverse cultures and actually learn to *live* yourself.
HA, I know someone who downloaded that version, with that exact serial, on the night before it's official release.
And there are key changers out there which will allow you to do all the updates, SPs, etc. Note that the keychangers and the sample keys included, were released well before SP2 came along. So I rather doubt MS's hardcore committment to squishing the hacking attempts of ordinary computer techs, such as myself.
Cheers
So we've got a choice twixt:
Redhat Enterprise
Debian
SUSE
linspire
ubuntu...
All with two (or three in the case of SUSE) differing areas of specialty (server, desktop, etc.)
The point is that there are so many differing distros, each with their claimed strenghs and feature sets (hardened, server, minimal (Beehive), Power user (Rock), and gawd knows what else), which is exactly what MS is doing with this 7-tiered release.
Cheers
These releases are coming from a company which can't even hack together a decent text editor or terminal program, two of the most basic programs that are included in *any* operating system. Sheesh.
As for M$ customising everything for us, that's not true: you can have your system *any* way you want. As long as it's Microsoft's way.;-)
Let's see how long it takes for this hair-brained, multi-flavour concept to lead to mass market confusion and pare the whole thing back to just two releases:
1) Before launch
2) 6-12 Months after launch
3) After launch, but the unsuccessful flavours will simply fade away from the radar as other failed MS product concepts have (MS Bob, anyone?)
I've used Linux off and on over the years, and frankly it's *not* any better that Windows. Most people simply evangelise for Linux blindly simply because it *isn't* the product of Bill Gates' monopoly.
Trust me, every time I've installed Linux to try out I've come up against "the wall": that being a point at which the operating system starts fighting you every step of the way whilst trying to accomplish or configure something that on Windows one would not have to deal with at all, or even think about. This time SUSE 9.3 decided that it wouldn't boot into the non-root account I had created at install time; no explanation, error message or log entries appeared - it just stopped working. Bloody hell.
That said, I'm not a Windows apologist and I think their flavours concept is a heaving dud; as others have pointed out, it will lead to mass confusion in short order.
Cheers
I've not had major stability issues with Windows since 2k. XP is very stable, and most programs which run under it are quite stable as well.
That's not to say that *nix isn't just as good, for a helluva lot less money of course, but I find that Linux advocates trott that old saw about Windows lack of stability and repeat it like a mantra as if they were programmed to say it.
Hmmm...
And it's been sung whenever a new Windows version is due, usually late. Use the exact same lyrics, but substitute any of the following for the OS:
OS/2 Warp
BeOS
OS/X
TRS DOS (--I make joke from old)
I'm not so sure the decentralised nature of Linux's development, along with a the lack of a Bill Gates-like robber-baron leadership to the whole Linux movement, will push the OS onto mainstream desktops in the near future.
Just some thoughts...
Cheers
I've been buying LPs for the last four years and I have yet to encounter one with copy protection. Also:
- They have wonderful sound
- I've found my musical tastes have opened up immensely
- They cost - well - nothing in some cases
- You can buy most new popular music (rock, rap, etc.) on vinyl
Also, keep in mind that recording quality reached it's height in the years between 1955-1965 with the advent of 35mm film sound recording...
And after my raving about vinyl, I must admit that I recall hearing a pair B&W 801's reproducing some *stunning* chamber music a few years ago, in which I swear that the musicians were in the same room as myself. This from a Yamaha carousel CD player, nothing special.
Cheers
The fact is, vinyl is very much alive and much beloved by real music collectors.
And for those who see vinyl as a dying medium, consider that as CD sales slow down, dear old vinyl's sales are on the increase. There are also a number of specialty record (as in LP!) companies who have produced some wonderful sounding reissues, as well as vinyl releases of current popular acts. For more discussion on the topic see: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/bbs.html
For my part, I can't listen to CD's anymore.
Den
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Just why is a laptop allowed to roam around with that that sort of sensitive data in the first place? I personally can see absolutely no reason for this. Oy...
But perhaps you were thinking with all this new communication technology we'd all be able to just stay home and telecommute. That way we'd never have to go to those old, outmoded city concepts. And just like all the kinds of geeks who come up with these hair-brained concepts, we'll never get to meet anyone else cuz we never get out of the house.
Sheesh. I happen to actually *like* being around people, the bustling big city, with it's myriad entertainments and amusements, it's craziness, etc. So no, *don't* empty any cities - make them strong and alive with diverse cultures and actually learn to *live* yourself.
Cheers
HA, I know someone who downloaded that version, with that exact serial, on the night before it's official release. And there are key changers out there which will allow you to do all the updates, SPs, etc. Note that the keychangers and the sample keys included, were released well before SP2 came along. So I rather doubt MS's hardcore committment to squishing the hacking attempts of ordinary computer techs, such as myself. Cheers
So we've got a choice twixt: Redhat Enterprise Debian SUSE linspire ubuntu ...
All with two (or three in the case of SUSE) differing areas of specialty (server, desktop, etc.)
The point is that there are so many differing distros, each with their claimed strenghs and feature sets (hardened, server, minimal (Beehive), Power user (Rock), and gawd knows what else), which is exactly what MS is doing with this 7-tiered release.
Cheers
These releases are coming from a company which can't even hack together a decent text editor or terminal program, two of the most basic programs that are included in *any* operating system. Sheesh. As for M$ customising everything for us, that's not true: you can have your system *any* way you want. As long as it's Microsoft's way. ;-)
Let's see how long it takes for this hair-brained, multi-flavour concept to lead to mass market confusion and pare the whole thing back to just two releases: 1) Before launch 2) 6-12 Months after launch 3) After launch, but the unsuccessful flavours will simply fade away from the radar as other failed MS product concepts have (MS Bob, anyone?)
I've used Linux off and on over the years, and frankly it's *not* any better that Windows. Most people simply evangelise for Linux blindly simply because it *isn't* the product of Bill Gates' monopoly. Trust me, every time I've installed Linux to try out I've come up against "the wall": that being a point at which the operating system starts fighting you every step of the way whilst trying to accomplish or configure something that on Windows one would not have to deal with at all, or even think about. This time SUSE 9.3 decided that it wouldn't boot into the non-root account I had created at install time; no explanation, error message or log entries appeared - it just stopped working. Bloody hell. That said, I'm not a Windows apologist and I think their flavours concept is a heaving dud; as others have pointed out, it will lead to mass confusion in short order. Cheers
I've not had major stability issues with Windows since 2k. XP is very stable, and most programs which run under it are quite stable as well. That's not to say that *nix isn't just as good, for a helluva lot less money of course, but I find that Linux advocates trott that old saw about Windows lack of stability and repeat it like a mantra as if they were programmed to say it. Hmmm...
And it's been sung whenever a new Windows version is due, usually late. Use the exact same lyrics, but substitute any of the following for the OS: OS/2 Warp BeOS OS/X TRS DOS (--I make joke from old) I'm not so sure the decentralised nature of Linux's development, along with a the lack of a Bill Gates-like robber-baron leadership to the whole Linux movement, will push the OS onto mainstream desktops in the near future. Just some thoughts... Cheers
I've been buying LPs for the last four years and I have yet to encounter one with copy protection. Also: - They have wonderful sound - I've found my musical tastes have opened up immensely - They cost - well - nothing in some cases - You can buy most new popular music (rock, rap, etc.) on vinyl Also, keep in mind that recording quality reached it's height in the years between 1955-1965 with the advent of 35mm film sound recording...
And after my raving about vinyl, I must admit that I recall hearing a pair B&W 801's reproducing some *stunning* chamber music a few years ago, in which I swear that the musicians were in the same room as myself. This from a Yamaha carousel CD player, nothing special. Cheers
The fact is, vinyl is very much alive and much beloved by real music collectors. And for those who see vinyl as a dying medium, consider that as CD sales slow down, dear old vinyl's sales are on the increase. There are also a number of specialty record (as in LP!) companies who have produced some wonderful sounding reissues, as well as vinyl releases of current popular acts. For more discussion on the topic see: http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/bbs.html For my part, I can't listen to CD's anymore. Den