DSL isn't dedicated. Once you reach the DSLAM you are sharing your bandwidth. Also, all customers at any ISP share the ISP's pipe. The pr0n site you visit is sharing bandwidth with all the people visiting that site at that time.
Sure, you share cable service "sooner" with the people in your local loop, but all Internet access is shared at some point.
Cable may be worse than DSL in your area, but not everyone has the same experience.
You can share files with the Windows client OS ever since WfW 3.11. I think MS's point is that you should not use it in a traditional file server role because that's what Windows Server is for. Also, you wouldn't *want* to: XP Pro is limited to 10 connections.
XP Pro has IIS, but it cannot be used as a "real" web server or file server. XP Pro is limited to 10 connections. Also, MS tells you to not use it in this role because they want people using Windows Server as much as possible.
Yes, Trinitron monitors do indeed rule. That was all I used for many years. But I disagree with you on the "sharp as LCD screens" bit. I have now switched to two Sony 18" LCDs using DVI and they are noticably sharper than my previous Trinitron monitor. Plus it weighs a heck of a lot less, uses less power, and I don't have electron guns aimed at my face.
Of course, it isn't great for non-native resolutions. I need to upgrade to a dual DVI Radeon 9800 so I can run all my games at 1280x1024.:-)
We are under EA (enterprise agreement) version 6 here at my company and this is how it works. Once a year you tell MS how many computers are using what software products. This only happens once per year. Yes, if you cut the number of machines in half you won't see an immediate savings until the next time you give MS your numbers.
However, if you end up doubling your computers you come out ahead: you basically get free use of the software until you update your numbers with MS.
This also means you could get free use of software if you only used it for part of a year. For example, if you give MS numbers each January, you could install extra stuff in February, remove it in December, and MS would never have to know you used it.
The EA does end up saving money if you were going to upgrade all the time anyway, or perhaps only skip one version. If you tend to skip two or more versions, the EA would most likely cost you more money.
Ok, so when will the first Win32/DirectX port be finished? I have a trigger finger that can't wait to thow a pipe bomb or make a web of laser-trip mines right inside of a door.:-)
... to get the wireless networking to work properly, and even at that price it would be MORE than worth it for me...
I have two Series 1 TiVos and both have 802.11b cards inside them. It's awesome, but WiFi is kind of slow and it takes about 3 hours to transfer 1 hour of video to my PC for burning to a VCD/SVCD.:-)
It is not a difficult hack, but it is only compatible with Series 1 TiVos for now.
The hackability of TiVo is certainly awesome, but I doubt that even 5% of TiVo users hack their system. The price between the two systems has always been comparable, so I doubt that was it either. It probably boils down to marketing and the legal battles.
I'm glad TiVo is playing it safe and not implementing features that piss off the networks (automatic commercial skip, sharing of recorded shows, etc). The ReplayTV had some great features that TiVo lacked, but it got the networks on their bad side.
In any case, I can already rip shows off of my TiVo and burn them easily to VCD or SVCD. The only real problem is my TiVo is WiFi-enabled so a 1 hour show takes like 3 hours to transfer. 100mbit would be better but I haven't run Cat5 all over the place.
Maybe I'm just of the mindset that if I want to record something, I will. I would rather not have the Tivo make an educated guess at my tastes.
Weird. That's just what I do with my TiVos. It's an old troll to use this against TiVos. If you don't like suggestions, turn them off. But suggestions will *never* waste hard drive space or be recorded instead of something you *chose* to have recorded. Bah.
Simple: The light will appear to be traveling away from the car occupants at c, yet to a stationary observer the light will not appear to be traveling at 2c but only c. The car will also appear to be traveling at c, but of course the car will also appear to have zero length because of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction.
Of course you could still copy analog sound from a copy protected CD. However, analog copies are copied in realtime instead of being able to digitall rip it at 40X speed. Plus, analog copies will not be perfect digital copies of the music.
65000 bugs sounds like a lot. Hell, it is a lot. But there are a HELL of a lot of lines of code in Windows 2000. We deployed Windows 2000 Pro in our office before SP1 was out and we didn't have a single issue. Most computers have USB mice, too. I just get tired of the same old rhetoric "don't use Windows until SP1".
I don't agree. Windows 2000 without any service packs was not "bug ladden(sic)". Yes, it had bugs. Hardly any affected 95% of the users, or it wouldn't have been released. Bash MS all you want, but their beta process for Windows is very good at weeding out most of the bugs.
Security bugs are a different story. Beta testers are not qualified to find those. Heck, most people have no real idea of how to search for security flaws.
This is good to hear. With ACL support on the filesystem, and with Samba supporting those ACLs, Linux will be able to displace a greater number of Microsoft file servers.
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You know, the source for that phrase is from a popular book.
Harry Potter?
DSL isn't dedicated. Once you reach the DSLAM you are sharing your bandwidth. Also, all customers at any ISP share the ISP's pipe. The pr0n site you visit is sharing bandwidth with all the people visiting that site at that time.
Sure, you share cable service "sooner" with the people in your local loop, but all Internet access is shared at some point.
Cable may be worse than DSL in your area, but not everyone has the same experience.
You can share files with the Windows client OS ever since WfW 3.11. I think MS's point is that you should not use it in a traditional file server role because that's what Windows Server is for. Also, you wouldn't *want* to: XP Pro is limited to 10 connections.
XP Pro has IIS, but it cannot be used as a "real" web server or file server. XP Pro is limited to 10 connections. Also, MS tells you to not use it in this role because they want people using Windows Server as much as possible.
Sounds like you simply suck at logic problems.
Yes, Trinitron monitors do indeed rule. That was all I used for many years. But I disagree with you on the "sharp as LCD screens" bit. I have now switched to two Sony 18" LCDs using DVI and they are noticably sharper than my previous Trinitron monitor. Plus it weighs a heck of a lot less, uses less power, and I don't have electron guns aimed at my face.
:-)
Of course, it isn't great for non-native resolutions. I need to upgrade to a dual DVI Radeon 9800 so I can run all my games at 1280x1024.
We are under EA (enterprise agreement) version 6 here at my company and this is how it works. Once a year you tell MS how many computers are using what software products. This only happens once per year. Yes, if you cut the number of machines in half you won't see an immediate savings until the next time you give MS your numbers.
However, if you end up doubling your computers you come out ahead: you basically get free use of the software until you update your numbers with MS.
This also means you could get free use of software if you only used it for part of a year. For example, if you give MS numbers each January, you could install extra stuff in February, remove it in December, and MS would never have to know you used it.
The EA does end up saving money if you were going to upgrade all the time anyway, or perhaps only skip one version. If you tend to skip two or more versions, the EA would most likely cost you more money.
...nuff said.
...what better place to get medical advice? He must be right!
We have to train more troops one way or another. The coalition forces have jetpacks and laser trip mines, right?
Ok, so when will the first Win32/DirectX port be finished? I have a trigger finger that can't wait to thow a pipe bomb or make a web of laser-trip mines right inside of a door. :-)
... to get the wireless networking to work properly, and even at that price it would be MORE than worth it for me...
:-)
I have two Series 1 TiVos and both have 802.11b cards inside them. It's awesome, but WiFi is kind of slow and it takes about 3 hours to transfer 1 hour of video to my PC for burning to a VCD/SVCD.
It is not a difficult hack, but it is only compatible with Series 1 TiVos for now.
The hackability of TiVo is certainly awesome, but I doubt that even 5% of TiVo users hack their system. The price between the two systems has always been comparable, so I doubt that was it either. It probably boils down to marketing and the legal battles.
I'm glad TiVo is playing it safe and not implementing features that piss off the networks (automatic commercial skip, sharing of recorded shows, etc). The ReplayTV had some great features that TiVo lacked, but it got the networks on their bad side.
In any case, I can already rip shows off of my TiVo and burn them easily to VCD or SVCD. The only real problem is my TiVo is WiFi-enabled so a 1 hour show takes like 3 hours to transfer. 100mbit would be better but I haven't run Cat5 all over the place.
Maybe I'm just of the mindset that if I want to record something, I will. I would rather not have the Tivo make an educated guess at my tastes.
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Weird. That's just what I do with my TiVos. It's an old troll to use this against TiVos. If you don't like suggestions, turn them off. But suggestions will *never* waste hard drive space or be recorded instead of something you *chose* to have recorded. Bah.
purchasing Replay, one being D&M
Did you not even read the article synopsis?
Simple: The light will appear to be traveling away from the car occupants at c, yet to a stationary observer the light will not appear to be traveling at 2c but only c. The car will also appear to be traveling at c, but of course the car will also appear to have zero length because of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction.
The speed of light through a vacuum is always c.
Gee, thanks Mr Obvious!
Of course you could still copy analog sound from a copy protected CD. However, analog copies are copied in realtime instead of being able to digitall rip it at 40X speed. Plus, analog copies will not be perfect digital copies of the music.
I couldn't have said it better myself...
User/Group permissions are simply too basic. You can create very complex ACLs on NT and other filesystems that support ACLs.
If you don't want the Admin to be denied access to a file, then simply don't define an ACL that would have that effect. Why is it so hard?
65000 bugs sounds like a lot. Hell, it is a lot. But there are a HELL of a lot of lines of code in Windows 2000. We deployed Windows 2000 Pro in our office before SP1 was out and we didn't have a single issue. Most computers have USB mice, too. I just get tired of the same old rhetoric "don't use Windows until SP1".
Regarding DirectX/WMP/etc updates, just don't bother with the "recommended updates" section. I would only do the "critical updates" on a server.
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A 15MB footprint on a server OS is not a big deal. Windows servers usually have 1GB - 2GB of RAM, at least.
I don't agree. Windows 2000 without any service packs was not "bug ladden(sic)". Yes, it had bugs. Hardly any affected 95% of the users, or it wouldn't have been released. Bash MS all you want, but their beta process for Windows is very good at weeding out most of the bugs.
Security bugs are a different story. Beta testers are not qualified to find those. Heck, most people have no real idea of how to search for security flaws.
You can make your own SP-slipstreamed CDs for 2000 or XP. Here's a good site that discusses it.
This is good to hear. With ACL support on the filesystem, and with Samba supporting those ACLs, Linux will be able to displace a greater number of Microsoft file servers.