The good thing is that, compared to rtm, your average script kiddie is not as well versed in the programming arts. Most of the virii/worms that we see rely on simple user stupidity and that bane of all computing, Outlook.
So I guess Step 7 is "fix Outlook or find something better". And perhaps step 8 should be "start shooting stupid people"...
"Mi burro esta en su cuarto de bano!"
Combination of my fragmented Spanish and Babelfish.
Living less than 2 hours from Mexico has taught me the value of this phrase:
"Donde esta el (cuarto de) bano?"
That and being able to pronounce everything on a menu...
Here in San Diego, CA, we are close to a reactor at San Onofre. They've recently considered sending everyone idoine tablets to keep in case on an emergency, but the $$$ factor kicked in (CA is in the midst of a budget crisis, and that combined with military cutbacks and the slump in the tech industry has started to affect San Diego's economy).
I still miss the time when Hotmail offered POP3 for free. I got an address just a few months before MSN bought them. Right now, I have a Yahoo account that got upgraded when my family acquired SBC DSL. Once you pay them, they hand out POP3 forwarding as part of the package. I would expect GMail to use a similar strategy: once you pay for a "deluxe" package, you get the POP3 forwarding and maybe a few other goodies.
Since most "geeks" seem to be very interested in GMail, and since Thunderbird is also a "geek" thing, I think there probably will be a push to create something that will allow access to GMail through Thunderbird. I hadn't thought of it before, but it sounds appealing.
I did. I usually do a cookie sweep every night. In Firebird, Tools->Options->Privacy. Although, frankly, I think at least some of it might be paranoia.
Here[USA] too, via a POP3 arrangement. But a web-based solution is better for some(most?) people because it's more flexible. The sad thing is that Hotmail & Co. have discontinued POP forwarding (note that GMail may support POP3 forwarding, but may also charge a small fee.). So it's harder now because you have to juggle back and forth between multiple addresses.
Well, they didn't specifically support FireFox at the beginning either. I would hope they add Safari. As for the aaaah/ooooh quotient, some of it probably comes from the fact that Hotmail sucks, and Yahoo isn't perfect. Adding another competitor to the web-based e-mail business can't be a bad thing.
Yes, it's real. The 1000 MB storage limit is listed at the GMail homepage here.
If you are ainterested in an account, you can give them you current e-mail here and they will send information once GMail goes gold.
Also note that Firefox and Mozilla support is explicitly mentioned!
I made it to Boy Scouts with a load of gear once (25 kilos/55 lbs). The Bus driver gave me crap about it, but I did it. But a harp, that would be tricky.
As if it would be more convenient for us suburban types to walk a few miles (about 4 where I am) in the rain to get to a bus stop. And since there are only a handful of buses that come near me, I would have to forgo anything in my schedule that happens before 1100 am.
When I lived downtown, I rode the bus back and forth everywhere. But times change, fares go up, schedules get changed for more "efficiency", and the end result is that riding the bus is no longer an attractive option for me.
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Why am I not surprised that the page you linked to didn't look right in Firefox?
My sincere hope is:
Star Wars Episode III: Jar-Jar Dies!
Bad Browser! Go to your room!
The plural of virus. Sorry, my mom's a nurse, that's how I picked it up.
The good thing is that, compared to rtm, your average script kiddie is not as well versed in the programming arts. Most of the virii/worms that we see rely on simple user stupidity and that bane of all computing, Outlook.
So I guess Step 7 is "fix Outlook or find something better". And perhaps step 8 should be "start shooting stupid people"...
He obviously only allows *.txt files ;)
Wait, they haven't found a way to spread virii using those, have they? *sticks head in sand in fear*
"Seize chaos, it's your real friend."
Come to embrace the dark side, have we?
"Mi burro esta en su cuarto de bano!"
Combination of my fragmented Spanish and Babelfish.
Living less than 2 hours from Mexico has taught me the value of this phrase:
"Donde esta el (cuarto de) bano?"
That and being able to pronounce everything on a menu...
My thought exactly. They don't have to pay me for labor, and I don't have to pay for some spare parts.
Here in San Diego, CA, we are close to a reactor at San Onofre. They've recently considered sending everyone idoine tablets to keep in case on an emergency, but the $$$ factor kicked in (CA is in the midst of a budget crisis, and that combined with military cutbacks and the slump in the tech industry has started to affect San Diego's economy).
I still miss the time when Hotmail offered POP3 for free. I got an address just a few months before MSN bought them. Right now, I have a Yahoo account that got upgraded when my family acquired SBC DSL. Once you pay them, they hand out POP3 forwarding as part of the package. I would expect GMail to use a similar strategy: once you pay for a "deluxe" package, you get the POP3 forwarding and maybe a few other goodies.
Since most "geeks" seem to be very interested in GMail, and since Thunderbird is also a "geek" thing, I think there probably will be a push to create something that will allow access to GMail through Thunderbird. I hadn't thought of it before, but it sounds appealing.
LOL I went to bed right after I posted the grandparent. Color me Insomniac.
I did. I usually do a cookie sweep every night. In Firebird, Tools->Options->Privacy. Although, frankly, I think at least some of it might be paranoia.
Here[USA] too, via a POP3 arrangement. But a web-based solution is better for some(most?) people because it's more flexible. The sad thing is that Hotmail & Co. have discontinued POP forwarding (note that GMail may support POP3 forwarding, but may also charge a small fee.). So it's harder now because you have to juggle back and forth between multiple addresses.
Well, they didn't specifically support FireFox at the beginning either. I would hope they add Safari. As for the aaaah/ooooh quotient, some of it probably comes from the fact that Hotmail sucks, and Yahoo isn't perfect. Adding another competitor to the web-based e-mail business can't be a bad thing.
Yes, it's real. The 1000 MB storage limit is listed at the GMail homepage here.
If you are ainterested in an account, you can give them you current e-mail here
and they will send information once GMail goes gold.
Also note that Firefox and Mozilla support is explicitly mentioned!
Fair bet is that most of these are in-jokes. But that's just my impression...
Wow, I didn't think Unreal could be that flexible. The game looks good too.
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index.
Easily the best reason for Slate's continued existence. Oh, that and the fact that Microsoft is willing to hang on to money-losing ventures.
I made it to Boy Scouts with a load of gear once (25 kilos/55 lbs). The Bus driver gave me crap about it, but I did it. But a harp, that would be tricky.
As if it would be more convenient for us suburban types to walk a few miles (about 4 where I am) in the rain to get to a bus stop. And since there are only a handful of buses that come near me, I would have to forgo anything in my schedule that happens before 1100 am.
When I lived downtown, I rode the bus back and forth everywhere. But times change, fares go up, schedules get changed for more "efficiency", and the end result is that riding the bus is no longer an attractive option for me.
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Heard in a Data Structures class:
"Linux? Oh, I don't use that, I don't own a Macintosh."
Marvin: "I'm not getting you down, an I"? Arthur: "No, not at all".
Perhaps with a shield bearing elderberry insignia.