I'm no longer on dial-up thank goodness, but if I were, it would be a pain to want to dial-up, check email and disconnect to leave in a hurry only to be interrupted by a 3M patch that had to complete before I could really utilize my blazing 46k connection.
My machines are on notify, but not auto-download & install. I'm on broadband and I've opted for this, I sure wouldn't want them forced on if I was on dial-up.
If I'm in the middle of an Unreal Tournament 2004 match, the last thing I want is a forced update on Notepad++ or whatever.
I'm not saying OP was indicating to force them, but this would be something to consider if you are considering forcing the updates.
Something this incident underscores about Mozilla, I had to go read a news site to determine that there's a hole in my browser. Where's that auto update feature when I need it?
And yes, I went to Advanced Options and told it to check now...all it did was complain that it couldn't find update info for the Tabbrowser extension.
Built with your Security in mind, Firefox keeps your computer safe from malicious spyware by not loading harmful ActiveX controls. A comprehensive set of privacy tools keep your online activity your business.
What if I want to utilize ActiveX controls? Can I?
Files you download are automatically saved to your Desktop so they're easy to find. Fewer prompts mean files download quicker.
Then it says...
Firefox is the most customizable browser on the planet.
Ok, I give up, which is it? Are you forcing me to save all of my downloads to the desktop, or are you the most customizable browser on the planet??
But wait, there's more...
Firefox comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives unheard of insight into how your pages work.
Um, I'm downloading a browser, not a development tool. What's the deal?
While on the surface, I agree with you, it goes somewhat deeper.
Consider Unreal Tournament 2004 for example. Both a widely popular game, and an often chosen engine for other similar games. UT does MD5 checks to make sure the files on your system match the checksum amount they should match to determine if you are using altered files. However, via a fairly easy to find proxy, you can run a small TSR that will intercept the calls to run the MD5 check on your files and always send back what it wants to see...a valid MD5 checksum.
How can the developers get around that? If they check for the TSR, it'll only change immediately to something they aren't checking for. Whatever the devs do, the cheaters will find a way around. For the most part, it's the better programmers that find a way around the things, but they will often post their applications for any kiddie to use.
I don't know if legal action is the right action, but at least it's AN action. It's better than the company behind that $50 game saying what Epic says....it's up to the Unreal Admins to ban the cheaters.
Purely wondering...what kind of success rate would you expect here?
"Hi, I'm running Linux and not able to use this application, I'd like to know the possibily of you exposing an XML-RPC or SOAP API of the functionality in the web interface so the other extremely tiny minute number of users that also fit into my scenerio wouldn't have to run Windows or some form of emulation software."
I said "extremely tiny minute" not because that's the share size of the Linux community, but that's the share size of them neededing to run this specific application.
I can't imagine this bank, or any other company is going to worry about requests like this. I'd be surprised if you actually got to talk to anyone even remotely connected to their IT department.
Not trolling here, but I'd always heard Princo was the bottom of the barrel. I've never tried them, I've simply shyed away from them based on that. I have used Ritek's without issue though.
Because it seems as though it would be harder to hold someone liable if they acheived no monetary gain by providing the service (software in this case).
If I help a friend out by working on his water leak and it goes catastrophic, he can sue; however in court the main jist of the suit will be that I was helping a friend and things didn't go so well. If he hired a professional plumber; someone he had to pay to provide the service, it would seem there's an inherent additional burden of liability for the proffesional plumber compared to me; the helping friend.
No, I was suggesting someone enlighten me with the answer to my question. Hence the reason I asked it. br.
What's w/all of the MS questions people, there are other companies in the world.
A business is free to do as it chooses. But it's foolish to spend a lot of money on something when its competitors can get the same functionality from something that costs very little.
So, who would one go after if the plumbing job sprung a leak and ruined twenty grand worth of housing?
Not trying to start an argument by any means, just wondering what the recourse is when receiving defective "free" items or services.
First, stop shopping for your PC's at Alienware and Falcon Northwest.
Now, price the following hardware and I guarantee you 60+FPS on almost every map in UT2004. These are the specs to my box and I can guarantee you they'll run at those framerates and won't cost anywhere NEAR $4000.
That should just about do it. For a total of around $1000 I just picked out the parts for your next gaming rig. Heck, with the budget you mentioned, buy a couple more for your friends.
Also worth noting, you don't have to have ram that expensive, or a DVD rom drive, a CDRom would do. You could actually save quite a bit going with only 512M of ram and using a cheaper brand.
Other than that, I'd say your idea of a "recent machine" and mine must differ. Anything less than a 2Ghz 512M Radeon 9700 I wouldn't refer to as recent.
And this would only infect people running Linux as root all the time who use email clients that execute scripts sent from complete strangers without telling them. Yes, people would write Linux viruses and worms (they already do), but the effect would be minimal at best.
Really? How many of your files do you have access to with your normal login? If I in any way get you to run an application or process that simply deletes every file you have the permissions sufficient enough to delete, how minimal would the effect really be?
Security will only get you so far. At some point you have to negate some security measures to curtail negating productivity. It's a tradeoff. Want the ultimate security? Turn it off. That's the ultimate in security, but how productive is it?
I know nVidia's older drivers used to let you do that. I don't know about their newer ones as I don't have any nVidia cards anymore. As for ATI's drivers, I can't test than anymore as I no longer use two monitors.
You're seeing this because Linux users are very often telling everyone on the planet how great it is and how much Windows sucks. The more open minded Windows (and Mac) users are giving it a shot and sharing their reservations in an open community forum. Many see this as an effort to better the Linux OS.
One reason you might not see a bunch of "I would move to Windows if...." stories is probably because most people use Windows. Most by a LARGE margin according to this. Check out the "Operating Systems Used to Access Google" image.
What I find annoying is people who don't use Linux telling everyone else they should.
My problem with sleeves (with or without that felt material) is that they scratch CD's. I've got about 100 or so purchased audio CD's that are all but ruined from being in those things.
I think you are exactly right. I also think that's why Linux isn't gaining desktop market share as quickly as many would like for it to.
I won't leave my current cell phone provider unless I can get all the same features I currently have and want with the new service. The same goes for cable tv, cars, etc.
People rarely go down in features/quality when making a change. They want to feel like they are upgrading. If things seem more difficult, or time consuming, they won't switch.
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I'm no longer on dial-up thank goodness, but if I were, it would be a pain to want to dial-up, check email and disconnect to leave in a hurry only to be interrupted by a 3M patch that had to complete before I could really utilize my blazing 46k connection.
My machines are on notify, but not auto-download & install. I'm on broadband and I've opted for this, I sure wouldn't want them forced on if I was on dial-up.
If I'm in the middle of an Unreal Tournament 2004 match, the last thing I want is a forced update on Notepad++ or whatever.
I'm not saying OP was indicating to force them, but this would be something to consider if you are considering forcing the updates.
Something this incident underscores about Mozilla, I had to go read a news site to determine that there's a hole in my browser. Where's that auto update feature when I need it?
And yes, I went to Advanced Options and told it to check now...all it did was complain that it couldn't find update info for the Tabbrowser extension.
Seriously, doesn't it check for updates?
And that's different that the unconstructive MS bashing how?
One thing I've learned around here, regardless of whether or not there's a reason to bash, a large percentage of the population will.
Note, I wasn't saying you bashed MS, just that it happens constantly and often times for no good reason.
Thanks for the explanation.
Just curious, why don't those menus work in Firefox?
Very good post, nicely done.
Maximum PC (Minimum BS) Stuff Maxim
Then it says...
Ok, I give up, which is it? Are you forcing me to save all of my downloads to the desktop, or are you the most customizable browser on the planet??
But wait, there's more...
Um, I'm downloading a browser, not a development tool. What's the deal?
I think I'll stick w/MyIE2.
That was good. lol
While on the surface, I agree with you, it goes somewhat deeper.
Consider Unreal Tournament 2004 for example. Both a widely popular game, and an often chosen engine for other similar games. UT does MD5 checks to make sure the files on your system match the checksum amount they should match to determine if you are using altered files. However, via a fairly easy to find proxy, you can run a small TSR that will intercept the calls to run the MD5 check on your files and always send back what it wants to see...a valid MD5 checksum.
How can the developers get around that? If they check for the TSR, it'll only change immediately to something they aren't checking for. Whatever the devs do, the cheaters will find a way around. For the most part, it's the better programmers that find a way around the things, but they will often post their applications for any kiddie to use.
I don't know if legal action is the right action, but at least it's AN action. It's better than the company behind that $50 game saying what Epic says....it's up to the Unreal Admins to ban the cheaters.
Purely wondering...what kind of success rate would you expect here?
"Hi, I'm running Linux and not able to use this application, I'd like to know the possibily of you exposing an XML-RPC or SOAP API of the functionality in the web interface so the other extremely tiny minute number of users that also fit into my scenerio wouldn't have to run Windows or some form of emulation software."
I said "extremely tiny minute" not because that's the share size of the Linux community, but that's the share size of them neededing to run this specific application.
I can't imagine this bank, or any other company is going to worry about requests like this. I'd be surprised if you actually got to talk to anyone even remotely connected to their IT department.
Not trolling here, but I'd always heard Princo was the bottom of the barrel. I've never tried them, I've simply shyed away from them based on that. I have used Ritek's without issue though.
My Atari 400 didn't even have a tape drive until months later when I could afford to get one.
Maturity isn't seen around here very often. Impressive. :)
Of 4.99 per month regardless of how many DirecTivo units I have?
Money must be tighter for you than than it is for me. I'll gladly keep paying the five bucks a month.
Because it seems as though it would be harder to hold someone liable if they acheived no monetary gain by providing the service (software in this case).
If I help a friend out by working on his water leak and it goes catastrophic, he can sue; however in court the main jist of the suit will be that I was helping a friend and things didn't go so well. If he hired a professional plumber; someone he had to pay to provide the service, it would seem there's an inherent additional burden of liability for the proffesional plumber compared to me; the helping friend.
No, I was suggesting someone enlighten me with the answer to my question. Hence the reason I asked it.
br. What's w/all of the MS questions people, there are other companies in the world.
Not trying to start an argument by any means, just wondering what the recourse is when receiving defective "free" items or services.
How about Windows?
I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but I'm just curious, are there things you need to do that require Linux that can't be done from within Windows?
First, stop shopping for your PC's at Alienware and Falcon Northwest.
Now, price the following hardware and I guarantee you 60+FPS on almost every map in UT2004. These are the specs to my box and I can guarantee you they'll run at those framerates and won't cost anywhere NEAR $4000.
AMS E-Cube - $249
P4 2.8 800Mhz FSB - $179
2x512M Corsair XMS DDR PC-3200 - $300 for both
128M POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9700PRO - $188
120G 7200RPM HD
Plextor DVDRom Drive - $39
That should just about do it. For a total of around $1000 I just picked out the parts for your next gaming rig. Heck, with the budget you mentioned, buy a couple more for your friends.
Also worth noting, you don't have to have ram that expensive, or a DVD rom drive, a CDRom would do. You could actually save quite a bit going with only 512M of ram and using a cheaper brand. Other than that, I'd say your idea of a "recent machine" and mine must differ. Anything less than a 2Ghz 512M Radeon 9700 I wouldn't refer to as recent.
Really? How many of your files do you have access to with your normal login? If I in any way get you to run an application or process that simply deletes every file you have the permissions sufficient enough to delete, how minimal would the effect really be?
Security will only get you so far. At some point you have to negate some security measures to curtail negating productivity. It's a tradeoff. Want the ultimate security? Turn it off. That's the ultimate in security, but how productive is it?
I know nVidia's older drivers used to let you do that. I don't know about their newer ones as I don't have any nVidia cards anymore. As for ATI's drivers, I can't test than anymore as I no longer use two monitors.
You're seeing this because Linux users are very often telling everyone on the planet how great it is and how much Windows sucks. The more open minded Windows (and Mac) users are giving it a shot and sharing their reservations in an open community forum. Many see this as an effort to better the Linux OS.
One reason you might not see a bunch of "I would move to Windows if...." stories is probably because most people use Windows. Most by a LARGE margin according to this. Check out the "Operating Systems Used to Access Google" image.
What I find annoying is people who don't use Linux telling everyone else they should.
My problem with sleeves (with or without that felt material) is that they scratch CD's. I've got about 100 or so purchased audio CD's that are all but ruined from being in those things.
I'll never use them again.
I think you are exactly right. I also think that's why Linux isn't gaining desktop market share as quickly as many would like for it to.
I won't leave my current cell phone provider unless I can get all the same features I currently have and want with the new service. The same goes for cable tv, cars, etc.
People rarely go down in features/quality when making a change. They want to feel like they are upgrading. If things seem more difficult, or time consuming, they won't switch.