I actually think I like the website driven manner which they have set up things.
It doesn't feel like I'm making a commitment, it is simply a place where I can buy digital music...like Amazon.
I will add it to the list of places I search when I'm in need of a song. 88 cents doesn't really catch my eye. I'm curious to how they can survive at so low of rate, unless they cut a better deal with the recording industry (which is possible given all the freaking CDs they sell nationwide, everyday). Does make one wonder...if Apple is barely paying the bills at 99 cents, how can Walmart do better at 11 cents less?
I await financial reports and news. They are getting in late, but...hey...it isn't like Walmart doesn't own us.
Napster is fulfilling my dreams of musical intimacy. I don't care for DRM, but that is a reality that shall be eternally attached to digital music sales.
Though, I'm unaware of how to apply this to my life. I think I'll take it and put it in the "Unaware of How to Apply This to My Life" Stack with The Simpsons and The Internet.
LQ) If you couldn't use Mandrake what Linux distribution would you use?
GD) This is the most difficult question I ever had to answer in an interview!:-) That's a frightening question actually because I can't see any alternative that could fit my requirements: friendly, full-featured, powerful, stable, fully open-sourced...
*cough*
I would hope that the owner of such a large Linux distro wouln't need a "friendly" alternative. And I would also hope he knows that Mandrake is in no way more full featured, powerful, stable, or fully open-sourced than Slackware or a variety of other more pure Linux distros.
It's called upgrading the ones that can support Windows XP, genius.
You sure took a gnat of a statement and fashioned a huge argument out of it. Unimpressive.
As you may know, many companies bought Windows 98 machines around the time Windows 2000 came out. A lot of machines are running specs well within the minimum requirements of Windows XP. As a rule I do not recommend an upgrade unless the company specifically asks me about it. I tell them how much it will cost them in licnese and install time. I then advise them on the potential speed issues.
Something you should learn though...Windows 98 has poor memory management and poor CPU useage. I find that Windows XP often runs as fast or faster than a Windows 98 machine that has been running a couple of years straight... I make sure they are aware of all the eventualities and I don't upgrade machines that are under the minimum specs as a rule.
Don't tell me I don't know what I'm doing. You have any evidence to support this.
Every guy in my line of work has different standards for what types of upgrades they will recommend and what systems they will upgrade.
You're very correct.
The early new testament church shared wealth. They pooled all of their resources and distributed it to the people according to their needs.
Exactly.
It is true that many systems are just too old to run a stable operating system well. In that case, I've found that there are usually ways to outsource the critical tasks to a more stable box.
The less Windows 98 has to do, the more they save.;)
If companies realized just how much money they dump into fixing all of the problems Windows 98 is privy to, they'd all be on Windows XP.
When I upgrade users to Windows 2000/XP I immediately stop getting Operating System related calls. Suddenly my only work is occassional malware, "my network is down", etc..
Windows 98 is a horrible product, and it's a liability to most small businesses. Most of my clients would have saved hundreds of dollars to make the jump.
Clif
It would be my contention that...
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anyone who uses Windows 98 and sees no reason to upgrade, or at least hasn't used XP extensively is not qualified to review a book on common PC annoyances.
As far as annoyances go, I find much more "annoyances" on my Slackware installation then I do on Windows.
No platform will be free of annoyances...ever... A book on dealing with them is helpful, but using this as an anti-MS tool isn't helping anyone.
Linksys has been in a lot of heat over their use of Linux but without distributing the complete source code.
In cases like these, the GPL is a hindrance...and it is easy to see why. They don't want everyone with a computer, an idea, and the appropriate compiler to be able to release their own ROM updates for their devices.
For many of these companies, the GPL is in the way of their adoption of Open Source solutions....which seems self defeating for the OS movement.
It's AI seems only capable of duplicating style...but it turns out peoms that make no sense. It seems to have no concept of word relationships, outside of simple grammar and organization.
Like I said, gimme Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson...who needs this?
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I actually think I like the website driven manner which they have set up things.
It doesn't feel like I'm making a commitment, it is simply a place where I can buy digital music...like Amazon.
I will add it to the list of places I search when I'm in need of a song. 88 cents doesn't really catch my eye. I'm curious to how they can survive at so low of rate, unless they cut a better deal with the recording industry (which is possible given all the freaking CDs they sell nationwide, everyday). Does make one wonder...if Apple is barely paying the bills at 99 cents, how can Walmart do better at 11 cents less?
I await financial reports and news. They are getting in late, but...hey...it isn't like Walmart doesn't own us.
Clif
I will gladly save 11 cents to switch!
Or not..
Napster is fulfilling my dreams of musical intimacy. I don't care for DRM, but that is a reality that shall be eternally attached to digital music sales.
Clif
really sucked.
I mean it did.
Put that in the bad list please.
Thanks.
Though, I'm unaware of how to apply this to my life. I think I'll take it and put it in the "Unaware of How to Apply This to My Life" Stack with The Simpsons and The Internet.
So the people there are probably engaging in illegal activity.
;)
What's your point?
LQ) If you couldn't use Mandrake what Linux distribution would you use?
:-) That's a frightening question actually because I can't see any alternative that could fit my requirements: friendly, full-featured, powerful, stable, fully open-sourced...
GD) This is the most difficult question I ever had to answer in an interview!
*cough*
I would hope that the owner of such a large Linux distro wouln't need a "friendly" alternative. And I would also hope he knows that Mandrake is in no way more full featured, powerful, stable, or fully open-sourced than Slackware or a variety of other more pure Linux distros.
Bwahahahahahhahahaha..
Tell me another one.
If you haven't suffered the ills of RPMs, then you haven't much experience my friend.
a good package management like RPM.
I seriously just lost respect for this guy's opinion. There is nothing about RPMs that are good.
in many ways a representation of a distro gone bad.
Just like Red Hat, it does not represent purist Linux and therefore impedes the growth of Linux in many ways.
Just a thought.
...practical ways. It's a nice program, I've used it on occasssion but it does have its share of bugs.
And setting up a server isn't quite easy.
It really could be a lot better with some work.
I'm not aware of VMWare's current monetary standings, but this isn't something I would have expected.
As long as they keep their product's quality up, I don't mind who's paying the bills.
But it still sucks. Slackware is da boom! Slackware for people! Slackware are people too!
I'm just guessing that this won't be on a 6 lane Superhighway through Atlanta?
The ads would change so often you couldn't read them!
It's called upgrading the ones that can support Windows XP, genius.
You sure took a gnat of a statement and fashioned a huge argument out of it. Unimpressive.
As you may know, many companies bought Windows 98 machines around the time Windows 2000 came out. A lot of machines are running specs well within the minimum requirements of Windows XP. As a rule I do not recommend an upgrade unless the company specifically asks me about it. I tell them how much it will cost them in licnese and install time. I then advise them on the potential speed issues.
Something you should learn though...Windows 98 has poor memory management and poor CPU useage. I find that Windows XP often runs as fast or faster than a Windows 98 machine that has been running a couple of years straight... I make sure they are aware of all the eventualities and I don't upgrade machines that are under the minimum specs as a rule.
Don't tell me I don't know what I'm doing. You have any evidence to support this.
Every guy in my line of work has different standards for what types of upgrades they will recommend and what systems they will upgrade.
Clif
You're very correct. The early new testament church shared wealth. They pooled all of their resources and distributed it to the people according to their needs.
Exactly. It is true that many systems are just too old to run a stable operating system well. In that case, I've found that there are usually ways to outsource the critical tasks to a more stable box. The less Windows 98 has to do, the more they save. ;)
Windows 98 is 70% of why I have a job.
If companies realized just how much money they dump into fixing all of the problems Windows 98 is privy to, they'd all be on Windows XP.
When I upgrade users to Windows 2000/XP I immediately stop getting Operating System related calls. Suddenly my only work is occassional malware, "my network is down", etc..
Windows 98 is a horrible product, and it's a liability to most small businesses. Most of my clients would have saved hundreds of dollars to make the jump.
Clif
anyone who uses Windows 98 and sees no reason to upgrade, or at least hasn't used XP extensively is not qualified to review a book on common PC annoyances.
As far as annoyances go, I find much more "annoyances" on my Slackware installation then I do on Windows.
No platform will be free of annoyances...ever... A book on dealing with them is helpful, but using this as an anti-MS tool isn't helping anyone.
Clif
Something tells me they won't get away with it...whether that be legally, or all of us going on a witch hunt.
I'm totally like so freaking excited! Another linux device!
That's wonderful....I guess.
Meh. Who friggin' cares.
Linksys has been in a lot of heat over their use of Linux but without distributing the complete source code.
In cases like these, the GPL is a hindrance...and it is easy to see why. They don't want everyone with a computer, an idea, and the appropriate compiler to be able to release their own ROM updates for their devices.
For many of these companies, the GPL is in the way of their adoption of Open Source solutions....which seems self defeating for the OS movement.
Somehow "whether" became "shether".
Mucho apologies.
...shether they will run awry with the restrictive nature of the GPL.
Unless they want to provide their source code for all, their migration to Open Source may stop just short of Linux.
Clif
I'm unimpressed.
It's AI seems only capable of duplicating style...but it turns out peoms that make no sense. It seems to have no concept of word relationships, outside of simple grammar and organization.
Like I said, gimme Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson...who needs this?
Clif
:)
Are we short on poetry these days?
(BTW, that line didn't even make sense...)