Outlook 2003, synchronizes with both my PDA (Pocket PC) and my cell phone (BlackBerry). I also use software that allows me to share contacts and calendar information with my GF.
I want to buy a copy of OS X that will run on my current hardware
You realize that this will make your Mac as unstable as Windows. One of the major contributing factors to the instability of the Windows PC is the VAST amount of hardware that must be supported. That hardware requires device drivers in order to function properly. The majority of Windows crashes are still caused by faulty 3rd party device drivers.
Apple having complete control over the hardware is what makes a Mac so much more stable than a PC.
Patches that do not break anything should be the rule, not the exception.
I generally have pretty good luck installing service packs from Microsoft and I find that in MOST cases, when an application doesn't function properly after the installation of said service pack, it's because the application either isn't doing something properly or it's an obscure application that wasn't tested against the service pack.
Two Instances:
1 - Quickbooks (several versions ago). You must be administrator to run this application and all the forms were using the IE engine to display. MS release an SP that bumped up the security on IE and caused most of the Quickbooks forms to not display properly. It took Intuit a couple of weeks to get a fix out.
2 - The Master Genealogist (Obscure but INCREDIBLE Genealogy Program). When this product went from 16 to 32 bit it was released RIGHT after an MS service pack and some of the database functionality didn't work properly. The developers at Wholly Genes had the problem fixed within 24 hours.
My point is that most of the problems with MS service packs are caused by poorly written applications. And yes, I will concede that some of those poorly written programs may actually be Microsoft products!
I recently met the somebody from the WinFS product team (a friend of a friend thing).
From speaking with him over the course of an evening I didn't get the impression at all that this was being 'rushed' out the door. In fact, it seems that this is one of the few pending features that acually IS ready for prime time.
Yeah, and by your analogy, because we paid for those F-15s, we should be able to take them out for a spin occasionaly?
I think there is a HUGE difference between accessing information from a passive system like GPS and taking an F-15 out for a spin. My analogy is much closer to civilians being allowed to buy a Hummer that with only a few modifications is the SAME vehicle that is used by the military.
I had planned on watching at least SOME of the show but when that friggin timer just sat there on the top right corner of the screen during both one hour episodes of CSI before the awards show, I didn't want to watch the awards show!
What about all the other users? Ships and aircraft which may be relying on it?
Before turning off SA, both ships and aircraft used stationary beacons to augment their GPS accuracy (WAAS for airflight and Coast Guard Beacons for ships.) Both of these are fixed positions that greatly increase the accuracy of GPS systems becuase there is a KNOWN coordinate to triangulate from.
A lot of current handheld GPS devices utilize WAAS for accuracy but wouldn't function with the sats shut off for civilian usage as they only offer correction messages.
But you now have a neat little feature for all the network connections called repair which pretty much does the same thing but behind the scenes.
I know it's a pain to have to click on the icon tray and then select 'Repair' but it's a small price to pay. Also, I don't usually switch my network connection more than once if I move my laptop.
.... I mean, its not like you are looking at anything useful while you are fastforwarding
Not True! When I'm fast forwarding during a commercial, I'm watching the screen so I know when the show starts again. If there are advertisements in the way and I can't tell when to stop forwarding -- THEN there's a problem.
What about a combination of the two (Hardware AND passwords?) - much like the way an ATM card works. You have an ID card and a PIN, they only work in conjunction with each other.
I slip my card into the slot in the keyboard and then type in my PIN - voila - I have just logged in!
no.. more like being pulled over by a cop for doing 60 in a 60 zone when the speed limit is going to change to 40 tomorrow...
Not entirely correct. There is NOTHING wrong with going 60 in a 60 zone, regardless of when the speed limit is going to change. However, EVERYBODY knows that there is something wrong with installing software that interferes with the way your browser functions without telling the user what is being installed. And THEN, getting them to pay $30 to uninstall the software.
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Of course I spent about 15 minutes online looking for a version of the movie before the 1933 release thinking there was a version I hadn't seen.
I was quite looking forward to seeing a silent version!
Ahhh... the good old days!
Hmmm... Lying about using Outlook
..or about having a girlfriend
HAHA - I knew I was going to take some heat for that one!
Outlook 2003, synchronizes with both my PDA (Pocket PC) and my cell phone (BlackBerry).
I also use software that allows me to share contacts and calendar information with my GF.
Apple having complete control over the hardware is what makes a Mac so much more stable than a PC.
Song Titles are not copyrightable
IANAL but you would most likely run into some problems if you used the artist's REAL name but naming the file Happy Ending.mp3 wouldn't be illegal.
Lucas used some of Kurosawa's imagery for at least one scene in the Star Wars movies
Yeah, that makes more sense then the planes coming in that close to each other. I grew up near the beach there and used to watch the planes coming in.5 5&sll=42.493422,-70.908465&spn=0.025878,0.029912&s spn=0.025878,0.029912&t=k&hl=en
Another interesting one - Here's a pic of a marsh fire somewhere around Salem, MA
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.492456,-70.9112
Here's one with TWO planes!
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=logan+airport&ll=42
Patches that do not break anything should be the rule, not the exception.
I generally have pretty good luck installing service packs from Microsoft and I find that in MOST cases, when an application doesn't function properly after the installation of said service pack, it's because the application either isn't doing something properly or it's an obscure application that wasn't tested against the service pack.
Two Instances:
1 - Quickbooks (several versions ago). You must be administrator to run this application and all the forms were using the IE engine to display. MS release an SP that bumped up the security on IE and caused most of the Quickbooks forms to not display properly. It took Intuit a couple of weeks to get a fix out.
2 - The Master Genealogist (Obscure but INCREDIBLE Genealogy Program). When this product went from 16 to 32 bit it was released RIGHT after an MS service pack and some of the database functionality didn't work properly. The developers at Wholly Genes had the problem fixed within 24 hours.
My point is that most of the problems with MS service packs are caused by poorly written applications. And yes, I will concede that some of those poorly written programs may actually be Microsoft products!
Corn isn't a fruit you fool! ;)
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Technically, you are not correct.
A fruit is the matured ovary of a flower, containing the seed
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I recently met the somebody from the WinFS product team (a friend of a friend thing).
From speaking with him over the course of an evening I didn't get the impression at all that this was being 'rushed' out the door. In fact, it seems that this is one of the few pending features that acually IS ready for prime time.
Hopefully we won't all turn into beta testers!
Yeah, and by your analogy, because we paid for those F-15s, we should be able to take them out for a spin occasionaly?
I think there is a HUGE difference between accessing information from a passive system like GPS and taking an F-15 out for a spin. My analogy is much closer to civilians being allowed to buy a Hummer that with only a few modifications is the SAME vehicle that is used by the military.
damn countdown timer
I had planned on watching at least SOME of the show but when that friggin timer just sat there on the top right corner of the screen during both one hour episodes of CSI before the awards show, I didn't want to watch the awards show!
What about all the other users? Ships and aircraft which may be relying on it?
Before turning off SA, both ships and aircraft used stationary beacons to augment their GPS accuracy (WAAS for airflight and Coast Guard Beacons for ships.) Both of these are fixed positions that greatly increase the accuracy of GPS systems becuase there is a KNOWN coordinate to triangulate from.
A lot of current handheld GPS devices utilize WAAS for accuracy but wouldn't function with the sats shut off for civilian usage as they only offer correction messages.
http://gpsinformation.net/exe/waas.html
IMHO this is a military system that we civillians have been lucky enough to use around the world, and always remember that.
Don't you mean a military funded system that we CITIZENS have been given access to because we paid for it?
Hmmm...
So I guess that air time rates will always apply?
But you now have a neat little feature for all the network connections called repair which pretty much does the same thing but behind the scenes.
I know it's a pain to have to click on the icon tray and then select 'Repair' but it's a small price to pay. Also, I don't usually switch my network connection more than once if I move my laptop.
.... I mean, its not like you are looking at anything useful while you are fastforwarding
Not True! When I'm fast forwarding during a commercial, I'm watching the screen so I know when the show starts again.
If there are advertisements in the way and I can't tell when to stop forwarding -- THEN there's a problem.
My $0.02
What about a combination of the two (Hardware AND passwords?) - much like the way an ATM card works. You have an ID card and a PIN, they only work in conjunction with each other.
I slip my card into the slot in the keyboard and then type in my PIN - voila - I have just logged in!
http://news.com.com/MS+to+invest+150+million+in+Ap ple/2100-1001_3-202143.html/
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/07/evening
http://www.commondreams.org/scriptfiles/views03/1
http://www.georgewbush.org/forum/lofiversion/inde
http://www.blackcommentator.com/72/72_fr_wal_mart
Not entirely correct. There is NOTHING wrong with going 60 in a 60 zone, regardless of when the speed limit is going to change. However, EVERYBODY knows that there is something wrong with installing software that interferes with the way your browser functions without telling the user what is being installed. And THEN, getting them to pay $30 to uninstall the software.
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2 - less than 1%
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4 - 98%
5 - 2%
5, this is my brothers music. I consider it fair use.