because they don't want you to be happy with a suitable product. they're trying to make money, not make good software.
the way they've handled office document compatibility is so appalling they must either be completely retarded, or they must intentionally make things difficult so you always need the latest, high-price office suite.
XP Starter is almost completely unusable for modern computing. that's how it's supposed to be. to get you hooked a little, and then pay for the expensive full version.
imo the most common is "insure" instead of "ensure", though I think that's technically retardedness not misspelling since even if they read their own posts they wouldn't spot it.
the worst is logitech mouse (MX900). it wants you to install shockingly ugly control software which not only wastes resources but reduces functionality.
the box says it supports IE only (a mouse suporting a browser!? wtf!?) which refers to the forward and back butons. but if you don't install the crappy software, the buttons work fine in firefox.
I suspect the main purpose of the software is just to try to force a taskbar icon on users to act as a form of self-advertising. it certainly isn't to make the mouse better.
I just don't understand why you keep accusing me of wearing geek goggles. surely then I'd be in favour of these systems and point out some open source already project working on it?:-)
I'm looking at it through the eyes of someone who thinks of coffee houses as relatively simple places that focus atmosphere rather than just pure business opportunity.
the world cannot be divided into geeks and businessmen. some of us are real people. and when us real people think of restaurants we don't think of McDonalds. and when us real people think of customer service at coffee houses we don't think of an IT support desk.
I guess we just have different ideas about what coffee houses should be like. you're thinking McDonalds-style megabusinesses with faceless employees working on a production line with enough money for the lastest computer systems. I'm thinking of a local shop run by the owner charging sensible prices for sensible drinks and a focus on atmosphere and relaxation rather than commerce.
you've proven to me that it CAN work, I'm just not sure whether I'd WANT it to work if it requires Starbucks.
are you sure you meant to reply to me? I don't follow your point.
anyway, I'll use this to add something I forgot earlier - why wifi should be free or not at all. if you use a timed-password system with POS integration, then does that mean you've paid for access? it makes it feel like that to me. so you've gone from customers being happy about the extra customer service, to apparently setting up a whole new product with its own customer service requirements to deal with their demands. for example, if the net connection goes down for half an hour, do you get another password to make sure you get all your time? do you guarantee a minimum speed? can you advertise you offer free wifi anymore without radio-ad-style disclaimers? if you're now charging for the service, since you're making purchase a requirement, are you now officially an ISP? is YOUR ISP going to have problems with you reselling service? are you bound by any ISP laws? do you need to keep logs? etc etc etc etc etc...
imo you should either offer free wifi or not. making users jump through hoops with passwords and timed purchases is bad.
this is a coffee shop. they might have just bought an airport express and plugged it in the corner. they probably don't have IT staff.
so what's wrong with integrating the point of sale system with the wireless access point? nothing, so long as it's as easy as flipping a switch and costs nothing to set up and run.
um, what part of "one of their best revenue days" is so hard to understand?
I think they've done well. an attitude of "buy or get out" would be devastating to any sense of culture. terribly vulgar. not because of the principle, but just the impossibilty of implementing it without leading to bad customer service.
and weekends aren't so important as weekdays for people to have internet for business purposes, and are much more likely to be kids using it for fun, so it makes sense.
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usually in gangster films you can get behind the characters even though they do so many bad things. but de Niro's character was just horrible.
and not even so horrible he's interesting, like Hitler.
just the kind of worthless prick that would beat up his wife. his only redeeming quality is that by the end he's so old and useless he doesn't act like a prick as much.
no, "partially backwards compatible" is just another way of saying "incompatible". when it comes to telling the truth or sounding good, what do you expect from MS (or most businesses)?
MS use PPC because it's better, in this case because of its lower heat output. they can do this because a console is designed mostly from scratch so components can be chosen on their qualities. with general computing, there's so much investment in x86 that a lot of people have to go with it whether its crap or not. just like many people have to go with Windows and Office even though they wouldn't consider touching it if they were working from a clean slate.
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give the USA back to the native Americans or go home and shut the fuck up.
I hope not!
isn't the whole point that there's redundancy and stuff to make things reliable and invisible to the end user?
time spent visualising problems is a total waste unless you use it to stop the problem happening again. and prevention is better than cure.
because they don't want you to be happy with a suitable product. they're trying to make money, not make good software.
the way they've handled office document compatibility is so appalling they must either be completely retarded, or they must intentionally make things difficult so you always need the latest, high-price office suite.
XP Starter is almost completely unusable for modern computing. that's how it's supposed to be. to get you hooked a little, and then pay for the expensive full version.
>Or at least one of the most commonly misspelled.
imo the most common is "insure" instead of "ensure", though I think that's technically retardedness not misspelling since even if they read their own posts they wouldn't spot it.
you say "girl" twice for no reason. I don't buy it. either you're a guy with big tits, or a girl with small tits.
oh god no!
I tried that once. it suggested an update for my network card and pretty much fucked my system.
never again. never.
the worst is logitech mouse (MX900). it wants you to install shockingly ugly control software which not only wastes resources but reduces functionality.
the box says it supports IE only (a mouse suporting a browser!? wtf!?) which refers to the forward and back butons. but if you don't install the crappy software, the buttons work fine in firefox.
I suspect the main purpose of the software is just to try to force a taskbar icon on users to act as a form of self-advertising. it certainly isn't to make the mouse better.
I'm glad I have a reputation.
but if you notice, in one of the posts I did say "airport express" instead of some generic wireless hub.
which is why if you read my posts you'll see I agree completely with their policy.
I just don't understand why you keep accusing me of wearing geek goggles. surely then I'd be in favour of these systems and point out some open source already project working on it? :-)
I'm looking at it through the eyes of someone who thinks of coffee houses as relatively simple places that focus atmosphere rather than just pure business opportunity.
the world cannot be divided into geeks and businessmen. some of us are real people. and when us real people think of restaurants we don't think of McDonalds. and when us real people think of customer service at coffee houses we don't think of an IT support desk.
I guess we just have different ideas about what coffee houses should be like. you're thinking McDonalds-style megabusinesses with faceless employees working on a production line with enough money for the lastest computer systems. I'm thinking of a local shop run by the owner charging sensible prices for sensible drinks and a focus on atmosphere and relaxation rather than commerce.
you've proven to me that it CAN work, I'm just not sure whether I'd WANT it to work if it requires Starbucks.
are you sure you meant to reply to me? I don't follow your point.
anyway, I'll use this to add something I forgot earlier - why wifi should be free or not at all. if you use a timed-password system with POS integration, then does that mean you've paid for access? it makes it feel like that to me. so you've gone from customers being happy about the extra customer service, to apparently setting up a whole new product with its own customer service requirements to deal with their demands. for example, if the net connection goes down for half an hour, do you get another password to make sure you get all your time? do you guarantee a minimum speed? can you advertise you offer free wifi anymore without radio-ad-style disclaimers? if you're now charging for the service, since you're making purchase a requirement, are you now officially an ISP? is YOUR ISP going to have problems with you reselling service? are you bound by any ISP laws? do you need to keep logs? etc etc etc etc etc...
imo you should either offer free wifi or not. making users jump through hoops with passwords and timed purchases is bad.
this is a coffee shop. they might have just bought an airport express and plugged it in the corner. they probably don't have IT staff.
so what's wrong with integrating the point of sale system with the wireless access point? nothing, so long as it's as easy as flipping a switch and costs nothing to set up and run.
>In all seriousness though, whatstops wifi users from sitting in a car outside? or in the shop nextdoor?
self-respect?
um, what part of "one of their best revenue days" is so hard to understand?
I think they've done well. an attitude of "buy or get out" would be devastating to any sense of culture. terribly vulgar. not because of the principle, but just the impossibilty of implementing it without leading to bad customer service.
and weekends aren't so important as weekdays for people to have internet for business purposes, and are much more likely to be kids using it for fun, so it makes sense.
>This insures...
ENsures, you filthy peasant.
I didn't enjoy it.
usually in gangster films you can get behind the characters even though they do so many bad things. but de Niro's character was just horrible.
and not even so horrible he's interesting, like Hitler.
just the kind of worthless prick that would beat up his wife. his only redeeming quality is that by the end he's so old and useless he doesn't act like a prick as much.
sorry, just all a bit pointless imo.
who modded this Informative?
PLEASE don't mod things as correct when you have no actual experience but think it sounds about right.
no, "partially backwards compatible" is just another way of saying "incompatible". when it comes to telling the truth or sounding good, what do you expect from MS (or most businesses)?
Apple is NOT going to use intel x86 processors.
MS use PPC because it's better, in this case because of its lower heat output. they can do this because a console is designed mostly from scratch so components can be chosen on their qualities. with general computing, there's so much investment in x86 that a lot of people have to go with it whether its crap or not. just like many people have to go with Windows and Office even though they wouldn't consider touching it if they were working from a clean slate.
d'uh it's not about mapping keys. if you knew how Dashboard works you'd know you wouldn't lose another key, just gain more options from that key.
you're right.
when I clicked the link I was shocked (shocked I say!) by how ugly it was.
special keys are so last year. get a real OS with a Dashboard so you can have a key for a calculator or anything else.
all the nice formatting in the world isn't worth shit if no one else can see it.
you fail it.
all that fancy computer work and it still took 10 days for news of his death to hit slashdot!