So let's just file this story in the same folder with our nuclear-powered flying car promises, and get back to the real question: How is Microsoft going to follow Vista?
Simple, complete and ship everything that slipped from Vistas release.
This shows that they did not coin the term, as they would not say that this was the first actual but, it would have simply stated they found an error caused by a bug.
No offense, but why would you need training to do a job you were hired to do in the first place?
I don't see the OP saying he was hired to be a Linux admin and asking for training after.
Why give them a computer that only ships with a programming language default of "VB script"?
Do you honestly think that just because children were given a system that comes with 1001 scripting languages they are going to do anything different with it then they did with Windows? Here's a hint, they won't. They don't care that Windows comes with WSH that will run Javascript and VBScript, they don't care that a default Linux install has Perl, Python, Ruby and who knows what else.
I've worked at places that by policy put the value of the hardware and the attempt to be always available above the safety of their staff. So the company may prefer to have their sysadmin die rather then their systems be destroyed.
If Egyptians (for thousands of years prior to the Romans) had experimented with or refined this process and if an Aristotelean (such as Demetrius of Phaleron) had moved this information to Alexandria, that would explain how the structures like the aqueducts were constructed with such high quality mixtures.
Or the Romans tried many times before creating Bath's and Aqueducts.
who keep saying IE doesn't have its hooks buried deep in Windows: this is pretty much proof, is it not?
No it is not. IE will install to one place only. If an older version is there it will upgrade it, if a newer version is there, the installer exits telling you you already have a newer version.
Most development places are going to have valid licenses and media for 2000. The easiest way to get around buying another version of windows would be to use that in a VM to test your page in IE 6 (and 5 if you want to install another instance) and use XP or Vista on your desktop, or throw it in a VM, and use it to test with IE 7. That definitely seems easier then downloading this VPC image every 4-6 months or whatever it seems that MS is doing here.
When you work on a computer all day every day, little things that make that experience better are by definition life-improving. A cure for diabetes does not improve my life at all. It's not a question of proportion but perspective. Besides, if those programmers hadn't spent their time doing ClearType or fixed error messages do you really think they would have solved all of life's problems?
I believe Vista is supposed to be able to unload a lot of itself when necessary freeing up the resources it held. On top of that, only Vista is going to have DirectX 10. Gamers will buy it eventually.
Now what the hell is a gaming PC? I have a Sempron 2500+ with 1GB ram an ATI X1600 and a Creative XFi. Is that a gaming PC? It must be, thats all it's used for. If I found an old Pentium 166 and just for games, is that also not a gaming PC?
Heres mine: It pissed me off. That is the second most irritating OS I have used, this morning it refused to open the control panel and WIndows Defender popped up to tell me nothing every few minutes. Though to be honest, I haven't used it all that much.
Just for the record, the most irritating is currently SCO OpenServer.
They do the same thing (provide a GUI desktop interface) but in very different ways. Apparently the way KDE does things worked better for them then the GNOME way. It's the same reason why people will prefer one over the other.
No, but like many things, you only need to know where to look:
Interface Builder first made its appearance in 1988 as part of NeXTSTEP 0.8. It was one of the first commercial applications that allowed interface elements (such as widgets and menus) to be placed in an interface using a mouse.
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Wake me up when it's 1.21 jigawatts.
Ya I hate that episode, and by hate I mean I don't like feeling depressed for hours after it.
You son of a bitch, why did you even have to bring it up.
Is it really a problem? If you worried about support wouldn't you be using a distro that also offers support contracts?
Ya, I can't see why they wouldn't want to keep him.
What does it feel like to find out what everyone else knew? This is documented behavior.
I doubt OO.o developers see OS X as a primary platform. It's treated as an aside.
OpenBSD + PF > Cisco PIX > Linux + IPCop > nothing > Sonicwall
Personally I would prefer a PIX over a linux firewall.
Do you honestly think that just because children were given a system that comes with 1001 scripting languages they are going to do anything different with it then they did with Windows? Here's a hint, they won't. They don't care that Windows comes with WSH that will run Javascript and VBScript, they don't care that a default Linux install has Perl, Python, Ruby and who knows what else.
Now that would be a good book. "Designing with Web Standards that are Followed."
I've worked at places that by policy put the value of the hardware and the attempt to be always available above the safety of their staff. So the company may prefer to have their sysadmin die rather then their systems be destroyed.
Only the Home versions have a clause to prevent running it in a VM, Ultimate and Business both allow it to run in a VM.
Most development places are going to have valid licenses and media for 2000. The easiest way to get around buying another version of windows would be to use that in a VM to test your page in IE 6 (and 5 if you want to install another instance) and use XP or Vista on your desktop, or throw it in a VM, and use it to test with IE 7. That definitely seems easier then downloading this VPC image every 4-6 months or whatever it seems that MS is doing here.
No shit sherlock. The PS3 would pretty much have to not sell any units before ruling out the PS4 would seem plausible.
When you work on a computer all day every day, little things that make that experience better are by definition life-improving. A cure for diabetes does not improve my life at all. It's not a question of proportion but perspective. Besides, if those programmers hadn't spent their time doing ClearType or fixed error messages do you really think they would have solved all of life's problems?
PC - Personal Computer. Yes, Apple made personal computers in the '80's. They were called the Apple I, Apple II, Apple III, Lisa and the Macintosh.
I believe Vista is supposed to be able to unload a lot of itself when necessary freeing up the resources it held. On top of that, only Vista is going to have DirectX 10. Gamers will buy it eventually.
Now what the hell is a gaming PC? I have a Sempron 2500+ with 1GB ram an ATI X1600 and a Creative XFi. Is that a gaming PC? It must be, thats all it's used for. If I found an old Pentium 166 and just for games, is that also not a gaming PC?
Car analogies do not work.
Heres mine: It pissed me off. That is the second most irritating OS I have used, this morning it refused to open the control panel and WIndows Defender popped up to tell me nothing every few minutes. Though to be honest, I haven't used it all that much.
Just for the record, the most irritating is currently SCO OpenServer.
They do the same thing (provide a GUI desktop interface) but in very different ways. Apparently the way KDE does things worked better for them then the GNOME way. It's the same reason why people will prefer one over the other.