I have people over for BBQs, dinners, Rock Band, etc. anyway. If they want to give me Windows 7, and want me to have a computer sitting out at a party- then no problem. Yes, I will even use the decorations they send me- why not?
This actually isn't a bad way to get people to see Windows 7. Heck, I even signed up for the Betty Crocker cookie party while I was at it. (Waitlist only) Sounds like fun to me.
That's the point. The whole thing sounds like fun. So I tell my friends; "Hey, this is the geekiest thing ever...but come over for a Windows 7 party. I'll be cooking and we'll have margaritas." Microsoft gets a little more exposure, I get Windows 7, my friends get some food and drink. We all win.
If you had experience with both phones, you would know how perfectly the inverse of your statement describes the article.
Windows Mobile does far more than the iPhone OS. Multitasking for instance.
But the iPhone is a success in spite of the fact....no, BECAUSE OF THE FACT that it doesn't have un-necessary features.
Windows Mobile is an extremely feature-rich operating system. Unfortunately, all those features and a crap interface don't hold a candle to a simple implementation of a not-very-smartphone.
It's a lot like a Wii vs. Xbox 360/PS3. The Wii can't hold a candle to the other two technically, but it has been far more successful.
I wish I would get paid- because I have a lot of positive things to say about Bing and other Microsoft products.
I don't look at them thinking, "Oh God, Microsoft is crap...." I actually use them and do comparisons with other products, then choose the one I like best.
As I mentioned, I use Chrome on all of my computers. I hate IE. But I do use Bing. And I *like* Windows Server/IIS and SQL Server.
MySQL, Apache, and Ubuntu are alternatives that I have tried, and disliked.
I've also tried some of Microsoft's other tools which I hated- things like Expression Studio...not even close to Dreamweaver. I'm not a fan of Office, but I think Xbox and even Zune are fantastic.
So if there is a program you know of, where I can get paid for spouting my opinion on Microsoft products, please let me know how to be involved.
That's cool, it doesn't work for you. But trial and error on Google does.
Personally I like Bing. It has been my only search engine (except for the default on my Windows Mobile phone strangely) for over a month, and I miss Bing when I use my wife's computer which defaults to Google.
I disagree about Bing sucking...personally I really like it.
I like the short 'preview' of the page in the right column. I like the photo search. I like the maps (and the aerial view is MUCH newer where I live than Google.)
Overall, I think it is a great search engine, and it is a relief to be using something other than Google. It's not like Microsoft is any worse than other companies that have achieved a near monopoly.
The fact that Bing is my default search engine on Chrome tells the story of how things are changing for the better.
Windows Mobile 6.5 has been widely available for a while, and Microsoft hasn't raised a fuss. Apps were ripped from it (Facebook for instance) to run on previous versions...and Microsoft actually supported it!
I've got a computer at home that runs XP- and it is just fine for me. One important factor is that I don't upgrade it, and I don't upgrade my software.
At work I am constantly upgrading software and hardware. I run the very latest of everything...so I stay up to date on my operating system. I'll run Windows 7 as soon as it is available.
Oddly (to me at least, maybe it is a well known problem) I have a laptop where the wireless card works...but the range is decreased drastically when using Linux.
Under Windows, I can use the laptop all through my house, and the garage. Under Ubuntu 8.x I can only get a signal in the room with the wireless router, or the rooms directly adjoining that room. At about 20 feet and one wall, the connection dies.
More important to me is the perspective of the change.
Vista came out directly after XP. So there were a lot of machines being upgraded from XP to Vista. OR, there were a lot of machines being sold that could *barely* run Vista. Either way, Vista was slow.
The fact that Windows 7 is not a lot SLOWER than Vista, is a move in the right direction. Had Windows 7 followed the normal trend, it would be 20% (or a lot more) slower. But it isn't.
Remember, XP runs a lot slower than most of the preceeding operating systems- it just seems really fast now...after new hardware and a lot of updates.
More interestingly, is the use of the phrase; "Anyone worth their salt."
This is a very old phrase, originally used when salt was a very, very expensive commodity. Roman soldiers were typically paid for their duties in salt. So a good soldier was 'worth their salt.' (Obligatory Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary )
So back to the topic on hand. I don't think this phrase is appropriate here, because we are taking geek assumptions (knowing that a router/modem do not store data long-term (other than configuration data, and potentially a log file)) and comparing it to a soldier who is worth his pay.
These are cops, we should use a different phrase like:
"Not showing up for work on the day of the idiotic raid; Chief Wiggims saved his own bacon through incompetence."
I was raised, 'in the church' but I haven't stepped foot in one for at least 18 years. And I was never a 'believer' at all. (Parents taking you to church on Sundays doesn't make you a believer)
But I'm not sweating the idea of dying. What happens- happens.
We don't have any idea what exists in the great-beyond, but generally I don't believe it's anything like what the Christians (or any other religion) wants me to believe.
If pressed, I would guess that the light goes out, and it's over.
But who knows, maybe something exciting is behind the door and sticking around for a long time just delays your entry into some great party.
Either way, I watched my father die a long slow death from cancer. That, along with visiting patients in nursing homes, has made me a firm believer in not spending too much time and effort prolonging your inevitable and potentially horrible demise.
Whatever song you want to dump from Use Your Illusion I/II was at one point my favorite song. (Except 'My World' and 'Coma'- those were just fillers)
I've got HEAPS of code with queries/variables with names like, 'TheGarden' and 'SoFine'. I would say that anything I wrote in the 90's would make a lot more sense to a person who is intimately familiar with those albums. I mean, you need to know that 'Back' contains 'Off' which contains 'Bitch'. Not knowing the order would be problematic.
(Yes, I know, I should use better names for variables, and now I do.)
On the other hand...Mad Magazine is still pretty funny, but I never understood the switch to color. I felt it actually took away from the magazine.
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You mean the one I have been using for a year now?
Works great!
I applied too.
I have people over for BBQs, dinners, Rock Band, etc. anyway. If they want to give me Windows 7, and want me to have a computer sitting out at a party- then no problem. Yes, I will even use the decorations they send me- why not?
This actually isn't a bad way to get people to see Windows 7. Heck, I even signed up for the Betty Crocker cookie party while I was at it. (Waitlist only) Sounds like fun to me.
That's the point. The whole thing sounds like fun. So I tell my friends; "Hey, this is the geekiest thing ever...but come over for a Windows 7 party. I'll be cooking and we'll have margaritas." Microsoft gets a little more exposure, I get Windows 7, my friends get some food and drink. We all win.
If you had experience with both phones, you would know how perfectly the inverse of your statement describes the article.
Windows Mobile does far more than the iPhone OS. Multitasking for instance.
But the iPhone is a success in spite of the fact....no, BECAUSE OF THE FACT that it doesn't have un-necessary features.
Windows Mobile is an extremely feature-rich operating system. Unfortunately, all those features and a crap interface don't hold a candle to a simple implementation of a not-very-smartphone.
It's a lot like a Wii vs. Xbox 360/PS3. The Wii can't hold a candle to the other two technically, but it has been far more successful.
I wish I would get paid- because I have a lot of positive things to say about Bing and other Microsoft products.
I don't look at them thinking, "Oh God, Microsoft is crap...." I actually use them and do comparisons with other products, then choose the one I like best.
As I mentioned, I use Chrome on all of my computers. I hate IE. But I do use Bing. And I *like* Windows Server/IIS and SQL Server.
MySQL, Apache, and Ubuntu are alternatives that I have tried, and disliked.
I've also tried some of Microsoft's other tools which I hated- things like Expression Studio...not even close to Dreamweaver. I'm not a fan of Office, but I think Xbox and even Zune are fantastic.
So if there is a program you know of, where I can get paid for spouting my opinion on Microsoft products, please let me know how to be involved.
That's cool, it doesn't work for you. But trial and error on Google does.
Personally I like Bing. It has been my only search engine (except for the default on my Windows Mobile phone strangely) for over a month, and I miss Bing when I use my wife's computer which defaults to Google.
The obvious answer to this story is...start another botnet.
If botnets were added to the supercomputer ranking, where would they be? And how many are Russian?
Not only that...
But the Bing API is the best search API that I've seen.
Amazingly open.
Too bad most people will miss it.
I'm a programmer, and admittedly not a genius. I couldn't come up with a decent search algorithm to save my life.
BUT, all of those differences you mentioned are a piece of cake- even a moron like me could do it. It really is simple stuff.
Bing is pretty much brand-new. Give them some time to add on the little niceties. It will come, and it won't take too long.
I disagree about Bing sucking...personally I really like it.
I like the short 'preview' of the page in the right column. I like the photo search. I like the maps (and the aerial view is MUCH newer where I live than Google.)
Overall, I think it is a great search engine, and it is a relief to be using something other than Google. It's not like Microsoft is any worse than other companies that have achieved a near monopoly.
The fact that Bing is my default search engine on Chrome tells the story of how things are changing for the better.
Well, the question would be: "What does it mean to you?"
You may have your own definition of 'open', but mine in this case is:
"Can I modify the software to do what I want it to do? Can I write programs and install them on my phone? Are there artificial limitations in place?"
The answer to all of these is, 'no' in the case of Windows Mobile.
Good point- money...
Is it possible that Microsoft does not sell their products in those countries, therefore anyone using their software is using a pirated version?
If so, then this could be a business plan- not a censorship issue.
Honestly...I completely forgot about Android.
But I have had quite a bit of trouble with Symbian, much less so with Windows Mobile.
Just a little more-
Windows Mobile 6.5 has been widely available for a while, and Microsoft hasn't raised a fuss. Apps were ripped from it (Facebook for instance) to run on previous versions...and Microsoft actually supported it!
Windows Mobile?
When it comes down to it...like it or not...Windows Mobile is the most open phone OS.
They are the most supportive for developers. No roadblocks, nothing. I can write a program today, and distribute it over the web without any problems.
Every part of the Phone OS is open to me. My carrier cannot block a single thing from running on my phone.
No problem with that at all- Don't upgrade!
I've got a computer at home that runs XP- and it is just fine for me. One important factor is that I don't upgrade it, and I don't upgrade my software.
At work I am constantly upgrading software and hardware. I run the very latest of everything...so I stay up to date on my operating system. I'll run Windows 7 as soon as it is available.
Oddly (to me at least, maybe it is a well known problem) I have a laptop where the wireless card works...but the range is decreased drastically when using Linux.
Under Windows, I can use the laptop all through my house, and the garage. Under Ubuntu 8.x I can only get a signal in the room with the wireless router, or the rooms directly adjoining that room. At about 20 feet and one wall, the connection dies.
More important to me is the perspective of the change.
Vista came out directly after XP. So there were a lot of machines being upgraded from XP to Vista. OR, there were a lot of machines being sold that could *barely* run Vista. Either way, Vista was slow.
The fact that Windows 7 is not a lot SLOWER than Vista, is a move in the right direction. Had Windows 7 followed the normal trend, it would be 20% (or a lot more) slower. But it isn't.
Remember, XP runs a lot slower than most of the preceeding operating systems- it just seems really fast now...after new hardware and a lot of updates.
Sadly, the HR departments of the world have no understanding of this. All they care about is matching up the acronyms and buzzwords.
I've been turned down for jobs because of this bias by the hiring group.
"What is your greatest strength?"
My method is to understand the business process, communicate with users, and develop code to achieve the business goals.
"Oh, we're looking for a senior advanced journeyman JAVA coder."
Well eff me. Offshore the job and write me a letter when your system doesn't do what you wanted it to.
Hmm..not sure why off-topic. The intro had 5 sentences, I addressed one of them.
Obviously I'm being targeted by cops.
More interestingly, is the use of the phrase; "Anyone worth their salt."
This is a very old phrase, originally used when salt was a very, very expensive commodity. Roman soldiers were typically paid for their duties in salt. So a good soldier was 'worth their salt.' (Obligatory Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salary )
So back to the topic on hand. I don't think this phrase is appropriate here, because we are taking geek assumptions (knowing that a router/modem do not store data long-term (other than configuration data, and potentially a log file)) and comparing it to a soldier who is worth his pay.
These are cops, we should use a different phrase like:
"Not showing up for work on the day of the idiotic raid; Chief Wiggims saved his own bacon through incompetence."
I was raised, 'in the church' but I haven't stepped foot in one for at least 18 years. And I was never a 'believer' at all. (Parents taking you to church on Sundays doesn't make you a believer)
But I'm not sweating the idea of dying. What happens- happens.
We don't have any idea what exists in the great-beyond, but generally I don't believe it's anything like what the Christians (or any other religion) wants me to believe.
If pressed, I would guess that the light goes out, and it's over.
But who knows, maybe something exciting is behind the door and sticking around for a long time just delays your entry into some great party.
Either way, I watched my father die a long slow death from cancer. That, along with visiting patients in nursing homes, has made me a firm believer in not spending too much time and effort prolonging your inevitable and potentially horrible demise.
Sweet organic lawn blog.
Here is my list of Adsense sites. They are all legitimate sites...the Nursing Home one performs very well.
http://simplestuff.info/
I thought about doing something like that. But then I thought of the hundreds of hours it would take for me to get it right.
I realized I'd rather go places than just have my phone tell people I'm at home...still.
This is something I have been looking for on my phone. Integrated with Google Maps would be great.
Whatever song you want to dump from Use Your Illusion I/II was at one point my favorite song. (Except 'My World' and 'Coma'- those were just fillers)
I've got HEAPS of code with queries/variables with names like, 'TheGarden' and 'SoFine'. I would say that anything I wrote in the 90's would make a lot more sense to a person who is intimately familiar with those albums. I mean, you need to know that 'Back' contains 'Off' which contains 'Bitch'. Not knowing the order would be problematic.
(Yes, I know, I should use better names for variables, and now I do.)
On the other hand...Mad Magazine is still pretty funny, but I never understood the switch to color. I felt it actually took away from the magazine.