Your interpretation is valid, but I took the comment differently.
As PC Mag have readers of assorted skills, I took the comment more as a suggestion to buy a machine that has hardware specifications meeting current Vista system offerings.
Of course, once you get to the $450 price point, you will likely have Vista installed on those systems anyways. Cursed with limited hardware on one hand, or better hardware with windows installed on the other - Linux is set up to loose in this review.
Concerning your first question, your link is not what the article is referencing. Your link works with most browsers (with the performance variations you described).
I've demonstrated GIMP to several people unfamiliar with open source and the typical reaction is either laughter or lack of interest no matter how useful the software is. Like it or not marketing does play a role in product use and GIMP leaves a negative impression no matter what "dog and pony show" you provide to its usefulness.
Few people will be inclined to buy a car called "Cheap Looser GT". Few will adopt a software package called "GIMP".
They said Alt+back that Compaq Better get back to the page on Tiger Woods Well I quit those days and my p0rn0 ways And oh the "refresh" is gonna do me good
You better Alt+back that Compaq Living with a dotcom ain't where it's at It's like trying to find gold in a T1 line It's like trying to make millions from a SPAM of mine
The painting analogy is pretty good. I feel the original "reel" (or studio recording) with the final cut track is the art, and the cds resulting from it are the knock off collection of posters from multiple reels / recordings.
The problem I have is who is actually presenting me the art copies at a fair price?
I went to a record shop to find an album I wanted. The shop sold the album for 35 dollars claiming it was an "import". The album was also available from iTunes for $8.99, no such import premium attached to the on-line album. Should I believe the store is offering significantly more, justifying the $25.00 premium for the same music? Sure, the CD copy will have better sound quality, and album art, but is that actually worth the added $25.00?
HMV in Ontario Canada were having a "special" on several albums ranging from $8.99 to $11.99. Most were marginally interesting, however visiting the regular priced racks, albums of past significance were sold for $22.99, 20.99, etc. This to me is not an example of paying for "Art". Movies require a significant amount of creativity as well, but can be sold for less than an album.
Someone's work isn't just a piece of plastic, but when entertainment from various sources and formats are compared, the consumer can't help but make commodity like comparisons. Pricing can seem so unjustly different.
The first Futurama solution was adding ice cubes cut from Halley's comet into the world's oceans...oh yes, that worked until robots were classified as SUV's and light trucks...but that is not our problem...
Hmmm...What would Wild E Coyote do?
How about we get a bunch of Acme freezers with icemakers and dispense the ice into a series of meat grinders. The meat grinders can be belt driven at the axle by a fleet of gas powered tractors. Another belt can run from the grinder to a wheel with a bunch of snow shovels tied to it, shoveling the ice onto a needlessly long conveyer belt to dump the ice into the middle of the ocean! This idea will need a lot of long extension cords and three way splitters, but the technology is here! I thought I would point this idea out before Dubya did... Ah, what a world we occupy...
I'm sure little has changed with mass downloading over Limewire & equivalents. It isn't always about the freebees that cause a slump.
In my case, I pretty much gave up on the downloading years ago, but now find it difficult stumbling upon new music/I/ would like to hear. I no longer have the free time to "research", and the available sources tie me up with content I am not interested in.
Regular radio in Toronto offers nothing but playlisted corporate tripe that rarely changes. I am also too cheap to spend money on satellite radio. On line samples from Amazon suck require the Real one crapware, iTunes always seems to shovel regional junk from the get-go.
My purchases are down. In short, the industry promotes music I do not want, and I have heard little I would like to buy.
I'm sure someone at/. has already visited: http://www.uspto.gov/ following your suggestion to see if there is a patent to submit, or to formulate a joke. I was successful at neither:p
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Um, yeah... like names have no marketing value with the public.
Applying that logic to car names, I'm sure the Jetta diesel would equally be as popular as the "VW Frugalnerd", or the Tahoe as the "GMC Fuelswine". Who cares if David Attenborough can say these names without sounding like a tool.
I like using GIMP. When I suggest the program to others who are not familiar with the software alternative, the name "turns their nose" from the start. People seem to loose interest, left with the impression the software must be flawed to to sport that name, even after demonstrating the functionality.
Like you, I do not care how fast the OpenDocument format is executed either. If you are going to give me the choice of slow office access to the format versus none I would rather have the compatibility.
Mr. Clippy...just open my f***ing document and let me get my work done!
There's been great concern and priority put to training dogs to sniff out drugs, bombs, weapons and illegal immigrants. I've heard CNN doom and gloom reports over the years concerning efficiency of the above activities being detected. In light of such "concerns" that would threaten a shipping network, FedEx train dogs to detect DVD's.
The "press release" pointed out the DVD's found were all in legal packaging. Message is clear alright, FedEx could have invested in x-ray equipment instead. So FedEx are going to tear apart every package sniffed out to contain DVD's and hold up these shipments to figure out which are MPAA approved? Must have taken many snausages to get Flo & Lucky to additionally detect region codes.
Next, I wonder how long it would take and how much money FedEx can additionally waste to train Flo and Lucky to sniff out counterfeit Rolex watches?
Our company has been using Accpac advantage series modules for five years. Modules relevant to your question, inventory control, purchase orders, and order entry, although I am quite sure you would require others like payables, etc.
We have 5 years experience with it and it has performed rock solid. It is now called sage pro, http://sageproerp.com/
Modules run from $1500-3000 cdn, but they always seem to offer new user specials quarterly, discounting their products 25-50%
The software should not set you back $35000. My setup ran our company $15000, but we are talking 5 years ago.
Whoops. My comment is related to my patent 1,592,234 "Method of pointing out futility regarding whining about/. posts relating the patent situation", filed on July 23, 1998. They may appear similar but it appears you've misread my process for yours. Honest mistake, but I'm sure this is nothing that greedy lawyers cannot correct.
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Your interpretation is valid, but I took the comment differently.
As PC Mag have readers of assorted skills, I took the comment more as a suggestion to buy a machine that has hardware specifications meeting current Vista system offerings.
Of course, once you get to the $450 price point, you will likely have Vista installed on those systems anyways. Cursed with limited hardware on one hand, or better hardware with windows installed on the other - Linux is set up to loose in this review.
We'll just have to wait until Joe Francis gets out of Reno jail to start this series...
Don't stay in the room eulogizing the late PhearoX too long... Chuck may assume you're also guilty by association and kick your ass.
Concerning your first question, your link is not what the article is referencing. Your link works with most browsers (with the performance variations you described).
....for the NBC download service being discussed.
Go here: http://www.nbc.com/Video/#downloading
Yes, "a name redesign" is definately needed.
I've demonstrated GIMP to several people unfamiliar with open source and the typical reaction is either laughter or lack of interest no matter how useful the software is. Like it or not marketing does play a role in product use and GIMP leaves a negative impression no matter what "dog and pony show" you provide to its usefulness.
Few people will be inclined to buy a car called "Cheap Looser GT". Few will adopt a software package called "GIMP".
No, VHS was JVC's creation, and support led by Matshuisa and other manufacturers, not Sony's.
Let me try...
They said Alt+back that Compaq
Better get back to the page on Tiger Woods
Well I quit those days and my p0rn0 ways
And oh the "refresh" is gonna do me good
You better Alt+back that Compaq
Living with a dotcom ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a T1 line
It's like trying to make millions from a SPAM of mine
eh, not as good as yours...
Your point of measuring the process should also be a concern.
The process of nickel mining for the batteries is frequently overlooked.
http://www.baileycar.com/prius_vs_hummer.html
The painting analogy is pretty good. I feel the original "reel" (or studio recording) with the final cut track is the art, and the cds resulting from it are the knock off collection of posters from multiple reels / recordings.
The problem I have is who is actually presenting me the art copies at a fair price?
I went to a record shop to find an album I wanted. The shop sold the album for 35 dollars claiming it was an "import". The album was also available from iTunes for $8.99, no such import premium attached to the on-line album. Should I believe the store is offering significantly more, justifying the $25.00 premium for the same music? Sure, the CD copy will have better sound quality, and album art, but is that actually worth the added $25.00?
HMV in Ontario Canada were having a "special" on several albums ranging from $8.99 to $11.99. Most were marginally interesting, however visiting the regular priced racks, albums of past significance were sold for $22.99, 20.99, etc. This to me is not an example of paying for "Art". Movies require a significant amount of creativity as well, but can be sold for less than an album.
Someone's work isn't just a piece of plastic, but when entertainment from various sources and formats are compared, the consumer can't help but make commodity like comparisons. Pricing can seem so unjustly different.
The first Futurama solution was adding ice cubes cut from Halley's comet into the world's oceans...oh yes, that worked until robots were classified as SUV's and light trucks...but that is not our problem...
Hmmm...What would Wild E Coyote do?
How about we get a bunch of Acme freezers with icemakers and dispense the ice into a series of meat grinders. The meat grinders can be belt driven at the axle by a fleet of gas powered tractors. Another belt can run from the grinder to a wheel with a bunch of snow shovels tied to it, shoveling the ice onto a needlessly long conveyer belt to dump the ice into the middle of the ocean! This idea will need a lot of long extension cords and three way splitters, but the technology is here! I thought I would point this idea out before Dubya did... Ah, what a world we occupy...
Seriously, I had enough of "Get it on" and "Jeepster"! We don't need more of that!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Rex_(band)
I'm sure little has changed with mass downloading over Limewire & equivalents. It isn't always about the freebees that cause a slump.
/I/ would like to hear. I no longer have the free time to "research", and the available sources tie me up with content I am not interested in.
In my case, I pretty much gave up on the downloading years ago, but now find it difficult stumbling upon new music
Regular radio in Toronto offers nothing but playlisted corporate tripe that rarely changes. I am also too cheap to spend money on satellite radio. On line samples from Amazon suck require the Real one crapware, iTunes always seems to shovel regional junk from the get-go.
My purchases are down. In short, the industry promotes music I do not want, and I have heard little I would like to buy.
No, just BSD at this point...
I'm sure someone at /. has already visited: http://www.uspto.gov/ following your suggestion to see if there is a patent to submit, or to formulate a joke. I was successful at neither :p
Um, yeah... like names have no marketing value with the public.
Applying that logic to car names, I'm sure the Jetta diesel would equally be as popular as the "VW Frugalnerd", or the Tahoe as the "GMC Fuelswine". Who cares if David Attenborough can say these names without sounding like a tool.
I like using GIMP. When I suggest the program to others who are not familiar with the software alternative, the name "turns their nose" from the start. People seem to loose interest, left with the impression the software must be flawed to to sport that name, even after demonstrating the functionality.
Ahhh Patches! Now I understand why spammers send attachments... Now I know where to send Virtual Girl and Bonsi Buddy
...and Rockbox is going to hack it.
Like you, I do not care how fast the OpenDocument format is executed either. If you are going to give me the choice of slow office access to the format versus none I would rather have the compatibility.
Mr. Clippy...just open my f***ing document and let me get my work done!
Complain to the Q.C. department below deck...arrrr!
Buzz: Next mission will be used to determine if ants can be trained to sort tiny screws in space.
Only if you have not paid the RIAA for the song in your head. By the way, they take cheques.
There's been great concern and priority put to training dogs to sniff out drugs, bombs, weapons and illegal immigrants. I've heard CNN doom and gloom reports over the years concerning efficiency of the above activities being detected. In light of such "concerns" that would threaten a shipping network, FedEx train dogs to detect DVD's.
The "press release" pointed out the DVD's found were all in legal packaging. Message is clear alright, FedEx could have invested in x-ray equipment instead. So FedEx are going to tear apart every package sniffed out to contain DVD's and hold up these shipments to figure out which are MPAA approved? Must have taken many snausages to get Flo & Lucky to additionally detect region codes.
Next, I wonder how long it would take and how much money FedEx can additionally waste to train Flo and Lucky to sniff out counterfeit Rolex watches?
Our company has been using Accpac advantage series modules for five years. Modules relevant to your question, inventory control, purchase orders, and order entry, although I am quite sure you would require others like payables, etc.
We have 5 years experience with it and it has performed rock solid. It is now called sage pro, http://sageproerp.com/
Modules run from $1500-3000 cdn, but they always seem to offer new user specials quarterly, discounting their products 25-50%
The software should not set you back $35000. My setup ran our company $15000, but we are talking 5 years ago.
Good luck!
Whoops. My comment is related to my patent 1,592,234 "Method of pointing out futility regarding whining about /. posts relating the patent situation", filed on July 23, 1998. They may appear similar but it appears you've misread my process for yours. Honest mistake, but I'm sure this is nothing that greedy lawyers cannot correct.
And I am sure you won't be the last to complain about posted /. comments relating to patenting patent trolling either.