I've bought the previous 3 Simcity games because I love the casual experimenting I can do with it, but when I first heard about the always online requirement I decide not to buy it, nor get a "liberated" copy.
I've bought games while running the pirated versions so I'd not be bothered by always use CD in tray, etc., but something like that I find less offensive than EA's scheme.
It's a shame that Simcity 4 will probably be the last version I'll play...
Same with me, I can stand the cold better than warm weather where I can just swim away in my sweat.:-/
I've always suspected it came from having one half of Finnish genes.
This has happened at the previous company I worked for, although luckily not at our IT department during my time there.
But during that time there have been several employees from other companies we supported who moved to the competition with data in their pocket.
*nods* Unfortunately most of the small businesses hire someone cheap claiming to know about computers but has no real clue about securing a network or setting it up right.
The lucky ones come into contact with a company like mine before disaster strikes...:-/
The problem is that decent security is often too "costly" or "difficult" for the end user.
I'd love to implement great security for every customer we have but it's always up to them and how much "trouble" they want to get through using their network (even if it isn't really).
The only thing I don't like is IT companies setting up a customer with a shoddy network in the first place.
First started off with Tai Chi, made me fly up the stairs in a couple of weeks even when it was just the start of the 24 routine.
Then bought a set of kettlebells after reading about using those for strength training.
Last, got my hand on Convict Conditioning about body weigth training.
This is why I use Sandboxie on the Windws PC's I use. Great little tool and I bought a license some time ago after testing the free version for a few years.
Only problem is that it's no use for regular users. You need to know what you're doing.
BufferZone Pro might just be the right alternative but I've not tested it much.
Already had the first two laptops with 8 this week, and both of them got the ClassicShell treatment after realising the amount of support calls we'd get if the users get their hands on the new interface.
We've got clients in this business and I've seen IT used in all sorts of ways there.
I even remember a TV presentation plenty of years ago about automated monitoring/feeding of cows on a farm here in the Netherlands.
The principle is simple, tags and sensors, and the rest is software to make sense of it.
Same look-and-feel for the OS across the same distribution over a long period of time
Never found it with Windows, but then I spend most of the time on servers with administrative tools.
Every 6 months I have to install a new OS
Why? Spent the first few years on FreeBSD with KDE 3.x, then with a new laptop on Ubuntu/Gnome several years and decided to "go back to the roots" a year ago with Debian/Kde 4.x.
I had more trouble finding the network settings with XP/Vista/7/not mentioning server 2012...
But I agree with Exchange. That's a good integrated package. And that's the reason for me to find a good alternative as the SBS server line has died with server 2012.
most people's experience of Linux is a troublesome couple of days trying to get some obscure bit of hardware working properly
Most people's experience is to drop off their computer at a shop that gets it (anything related to computing) working.
Trust me, the average user doesn't deal with problems that require more than reading the dialog box stating the error and a possible solution.
Correct. Your internal organs don't survive such a sudden stop.
A brother in law of a friend hit a tree at 80 kph and died instantly from the sudden stop.
Doesn't the FBI have a cybercrime phone number or email address to contact them?
Not sure how effective it is here in the Netherlands, but so far the few victims of bank trojans that came to us had to report it to the police as a requirement for getting refunded by the bank.
We're looking into using the alternative chunkvnc single click client.
It even works with UAC if you install it as a service after firing it up the first time. Just remember to uninstall/disable it afterwards for security reasons.
As I see it there will indeed still be a need for the current form of computing, but I expect there will be two major sides. One, the consumer side which will be smartphones and tablets combined with storage on the internet (through high speed wireless networks of course), The other the business side with the "traditional" laptops and PC's with local (network) storage.
So, actually not much different from the current options, just more refined.
And why did they put Slackware into the email address? I'm more of a Debian guy. o.O
That's because marketing made HD television resolutions the standard so any resolution that was a normal option for laptops +/- 10 years ago (1600x1200 and 1920x1200) is now considered special again.
I mainly use my laptops to work and read so I want/need high resolution. Please keep the retarded multimedia formats only in the multimedia hardware section.
There's nothing interesting on the rear speakers anyhow
True that. Watched Wrath of the Titans at my former brother-in-law's home and it reminded me how good surround sounds from my open baffle speakers.
Maybe the sound effects just sucked, the sound set wasn't that well set up either but I haven't heard more fitting sound to movies/series than with my own stereo.
Subwoofers don't have to be a compromise though, the good ones just don't go higher than 70 or 80 Hz to avoid locating them.
I use two open baffle towers with 6 12" woofers each for sub up to 70 Hz when I want to seriousily listen to music or watch movies with that extra dose of enthousiasm.
Why would I have to do that just because someone else decides for me what I need or not need to read.
I'd like to decide for myself what's relevant or not. Having to change the browser ID every time to XP, Vista, 7, 2003, 2008, etc. to look up information on microsoft.com is not an option.
That's like the naming convention I use for our and our customers' hardware; two characters for function (sv=server, vm=virtual machine, rt=router, pr=printer, etc), four characters from the company name, a sequence number 00 to 99 linked to the company, and finally the sequence number 000 to 999.
Other names with functional description are made in DNS as they're only used within one company.
The only way to run out of names is either more than 99 companies with the same name or more than 999 servers within one company.
I don't think an attack on a port is the biggest worry. More profitable is fraud by switching or making cargo disappear. Think of a container full of electronics, weapons, people, etc..
A terrorist would rather move a lot of bombs through a loophole in logistics than blow it up with one.
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I've bought the previous 3 Simcity games because I love the casual experimenting I can do with it, but when I first heard about the always online requirement I decide not to buy it, nor get a "liberated" copy.
I've bought games while running the pirated versions so I'd not be bothered by always use CD in tray, etc., but something like that I find less offensive than EA's scheme.
It's a shame that Simcity 4 will probably be the last version I'll play...
Same with me, I can stand the cold better than warm weather where I can just swim away in my sweat. :-/
I've always suspected it came from having one half of Finnish genes.
This has happened at the previous company I worked for, although luckily not at our IT department during my time there.
But during that time there have been several employees from other companies we supported who moved to the competition with data in their pocket.
*nods* Unfortunately most of the small businesses hire someone cheap claiming to know about computers but has no real clue about securing a network or setting it up right. :-/
The lucky ones come into contact with a company like mine before disaster strikes...
Did this at the previous company I worked for as a 1st of April joke. Nobody had any clue as to how I did that. *lmao*
Or maybe I should have been worried about why nobody had the knowledge about these exploits...
The problem is that decent security is often too "costly" or "difficult" for the end user.
I'd love to implement great security for every customer we have but it's always up to them and how much "trouble" they want to get through using their network (even if it isn't really).
The only thing I don't like is IT companies setting up a customer with a shoddy network in the first place.
First started off with Tai Chi, made me fly up the stairs in a couple of weeks even when it was just the start of the 24 routine.
Then bought a set of kettlebells after reading about using those for strength training.
Last, got my hand on Convict Conditioning about body weigth training.
All this makes sure exercise doesn't get boring.
This is why I use Sandboxie on the Windws PC's I use. Great little tool and I bought a license some time ago after testing the free version for a few years.
Only problem is that it's no use for regular users. You need to know what you're doing.
BufferZone Pro might just be the right alternative but I've not tested it much.
Already had the first two laptops with 8 this week, and both of them got the ClassicShell treatment after realising the amount of support calls we'd get if the users get their hands on the new interface.
Year of the Linux desktop! :-D
We've got clients in this business and I've seen IT used in all sorts of ways there.
I even remember a TV presentation plenty of years ago about automated monitoring/feeding of cows on a farm here in the Netherlands.
The principle is simple, tags and sensors, and the rest is software to make sense of it.
Same look-and-feel for the OS across the same distribution over a long period of time
Never found it with Windows, but then I spend most of the time on servers with administrative tools.
Every 6 months I have to install a new OS
Why? Spent the first few years on FreeBSD with KDE 3.x, then with a new laptop on Ubuntu/Gnome several years and decided to "go back to the roots" a year ago with Debian/Kde 4.x.
I had more trouble finding the network settings with XP/Vista/7/not mentioning server 2012...
But I agree with Exchange. That's a good integrated package. And that's the reason for me to find a good alternative as the SBS server line has died with server 2012.
most people's experience of Linux is a troublesome couple of days trying to get some obscure bit of hardware working properly
Most people's experience is to drop off their computer at a shop that gets it (anything related to computing) working.
Trust me, the average user doesn't deal with problems that require more than reading the dialog box stating the error and a possible solution.
-a computer repair shop owner
The solution is simple; don't tailgate.
Correct. Your internal organs don't survive such a sudden stop.
A brother in law of a friend hit a tree at 80 kph and died instantly from the sudden stop.
Just talk to an underage girl on the internet. :-P
Doesn't the FBI have a cybercrime phone number or email address to contact them?
Not sure how effective it is here in the Netherlands, but so far the few victims of bank trojans that came to us had to report it to the police as a requirement for getting refunded by the bank.
666 years. Or until the year of Linux on the desktop. Shouldn't differ much.
:-P
I kid, I kid!
Anyway, if you're afraid of getting bored living a very long time, try stepping away from the TV. I can't imagine ever getting bored.
We're looking into using the alternative chunkvnc single click client.
It even works with UAC if you install it as a service after firing it up the first time. Just remember to uninstall/disable it afterwards for security reasons.
As I see it there will indeed still be a need for the current form of computing, but I expect there will be two major sides. One, the consumer side which will be smartphones and tablets combined with storage on the internet (through high speed wireless networks of course), The other the business side with the "traditional" laptops and PC's with local (network) storage.
So, actually not much different from the current options, just more refined.
And why did they put Slackware into the email address? I'm more of a Debian guy. o.O
That's because marketing made HD television resolutions the standard so any resolution that was a normal option for laptops +/- 10 years ago (1600x1200 and 1920x1200) is now considered special again.
I mainly use my laptops to work and read so I want/need high resolution. Please keep the retarded multimedia formats only in the multimedia hardware section.
There's nothing interesting on the rear speakers anyhow
True that. Watched Wrath of the Titans at my former brother-in-law's home and it reminded me how good surround sounds from my open baffle speakers.
Maybe the sound effects just sucked, the sound set wasn't that well set up either but I haven't heard more fitting sound to movies/series than with my own stereo.
Subwoofers don't have to be a compromise though, the good ones just don't go higher than 70 or 80 Hz to avoid locating them.
I use two open baffle towers with 6 12" woofers each for sub up to 70 Hz when I want to seriousily listen to music or watch movies with that extra dose of enthousiasm.
Change your browser string
Why would I have to do that just because someone else decides for me what I need or not need to read.
I'd like to decide for myself what's relevant or not. Having to change the browser ID every time to XP, Vista, 7, 2003, 2008, etc. to look up information on microsoft.com is not an option.
they've got every email message that entered or exited the country
Excellent. I lost an email I sent. I'll just give them a call and have them retreive it.
Very handy, government backed backup solution...
That's like the naming convention I use for our and our customers' hardware; two characters for function (sv=server, vm=virtual machine, rt=router, pr=printer, etc), four characters from the company name, a sequence number 00 to 99 linked to the company, and finally the sequence number 000 to 999.
Other names with functional description are made in DNS as they're only used within one company.
The only way to run out of names is either more than 99 companies with the same name or more than 999 servers within one company.
I don't think an attack on a port is the biggest worry. More profitable is fraud by switching or making cargo disappear. Think of a container full of electronics, weapons, people, etc..
A terrorist would rather move a lot of bombs through a loophole in logistics than blow it up with one.