I don't understand why people keep bitching about applications with multiple windows.
Last time I checked, this is how all Mac apps work (as of Mac OS 9.1). In fact, the GIMP's main competitor (Photoshop) works the same way on the Mac! (Photoshop 5.5.. can't comment on newer versions)
The GIMP's biggest UI problem (IMHO) is that the main menus are in the context menu. This is fairly useable, but completely non-intuitive..
This is what most Internet Cafes have morphed into -- rows and rows of people playing FPSes. It's a little pricey, but for some reason people do it anyway.
In case anyone is wondering how this can work (i.e. wonuldn't pop-ups obliterate the entire screen?) this is why:
Opera uses an MDI (multiple document interface). All of the browser windows (i.e. tabs in Moz or Konq.. at one time, when Opera was the only one with tabbed browsing it just referred to them as "windows".. the terminology changed slightly later when the other browsers came along) are contained within the main Opera window. Opera manages these all itself, so you can just run Opera without a window manager and it will be perfectly useable.
This is actually kind of neat; it would make a better choice for a Linux-based kiosk than Mozilla.. since you can easily lock down Opera by editing it's INI files, you can run it without a desktop environment or window manager and not worry about kludging it to work properly with pop-ups.
This is OT, but running a T1 into every public school in the state seems rather wasteful.. I'm sure the money ($1000+/month) could be better spent buying important things like textbooks..
A DSL or cable line would give them the same (downstream) bandwidth.. and they don't need the upstream..
One of the biggest problems at the moment is the expense of (and difficulty finding) PCI video cards backed against the fact that motherboards rarely have more than 1 pci port.
One PCI port?? What are you smoking? Maybe you meant ISA?
One PCI slot is not enough.. you usually need to accommodate a network card and sound card.. maybe a TV tuner, SCSI board, etc.
You are mostly right in regards to forward-compatibility.
A driver for Windows 95 will PROBABLY work for Windows 98 and vice versa, a driver for Windows 2000 will PROBABLY work with XP, and vice-versa.
My point was (I admit now, after reviewing the parent, slightly off-the-topic) that support for Windows is much easier for vendors to provide due to the few versions they need to support.
P.S. I am not a Windows zealot.
Accurate health information..
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I'd just like to point out, that, as others have said, finding reliable health information on the Internet can be a bit difficult (everyone and their dog wants to give you advice).
This might help: It's a site set up by Health Canada with information from Health Canada and reliable sources (e.g. health organizations such as the Canadian Lung Society, university health sites).
So if the kid's arm gets torn off by a paper shredder, the parent shouldn't be notifiied? Just take the kid to the hospital and let mom wonder why little Johnny isn't home at 3?
Well obviously not. Most people have voicemail now; call her home phone number, and if she isn't there she'll get the message when she gets back. Unless his injuries are so severe that he will die within the hour, it won't really make a difference whether or not she gets there immediately.
As for your job, I reccommend you look at finding a job that doesn't place such unreasonable demands on the amount of time you have to work.
If their is a 'real emergency' at school (i.e. kid's arm gets torn off by paper shredder or something) , the number to call is 911.. not "mommy's cell phone".
Need is a pretty strong word. We need food, water and shelter. We don't need cell phones.
Cell phones have only existed for the last 15-20 years... people got along just fine before that.
As for the "need to receive calls for your job" argument, if you need to receive calls you should be at the office, not at the local cafe.
And Safeway (perhaps others as well) is hoping to develop a generic coupon system so you can get credit for the pharmacy purchases later. I suppose they'll hand you the coupon with your prescription, and you can present it at the cash register at a later date, so there's no way to correlate the pharmacy purchase with the money. They already do this with a couple of other things, so it wouldn't show as pharmacy purchases. Not really sure though.
This sounds something like Canadian Tire Money, right?
Not to mention, does anyone watch Enterprise (it's Slashdot.. stupid question, I guess)? We got the T'Pol scene (where she drops her clothes) last Wednesday, in which you can see her butt, in full, unedited on CityTV. UPN cropped the scene.
CityTV also runs Fashion Television, a fashion show with frequent toplessness, something that would give most Americans/American networks 40 fits..
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They ARE. One can easily read the HTML source code and make a fair bit of sense of the page.
Last time I checked, this is how all Mac apps work (as of Mac OS 9.1). In fact, the GIMP's main competitor (Photoshop) works the same way on the Mac! (Photoshop 5.5.. can't comment on newer versions)
The GIMP's biggest UI problem (IMHO) is that the main menus are in the context menu. This is fairly useable, but completely non-intuitive..
Bugger up my television reception, too :(.
Explain to Average Joe that his computer will be protected from (some) crashes and (some) computer viruses..
Is this a coincidence or a very subtle Monty Python reference?
But then again I suppose I shouldn't be replying to flamebait..
This certainly won't help their chances of adoption by anyone but home users..
This is what most Internet Cafes have morphed into -- rows and rows of people playing FPSes. It's a little pricey, but for some reason people do it anyway.
From what I've seen around here (in the Kawartha Pine Ridge Board), the IT department consists of a few vastly under-qualified MCSEs...
It would be nice though..
Sorry.. that's CDN$1000+/month. Should have been specific.
They why do you have goldfish?
Where's the sharks with frickin' laser beams on their heads?!
Opera uses an MDI (multiple document interface). All of the browser windows (i.e. tabs in Moz or Konq.. at one time, when Opera was the only one with tabbed browsing it just referred to them as "windows".. the terminology changed slightly later when the other browsers came along) are contained within the main Opera window. Opera manages these all itself, so you can just run Opera without a window manager and it will be perfectly useable.
This is actually kind of neat; it would make a better choice for a Linux-based kiosk than Mozilla.. since you can easily lock down Opera by editing it's INI files, you can run it without a desktop environment or window manager and not worry about kludging it to work properly with pop-ups.
A DSL or cable line would give them the same (downstream) bandwidth.. and they don't need the upstream..
Why do they do this?
Start a full-screen xterm on the second display.
One PCI slot is not enough.. you usually need to accommodate a network card and sound card.. maybe a TV tuner, SCSI board, etc.
A driver for Windows 95 will PROBABLY work for Windows 98 and vice versa, a driver for Windows 2000 will PROBABLY work with XP, and vice-versa.
My point was (I admit now, after reviewing the parent, slightly off-the-topic) that support for Windows is much easier for vendors to provide due to the few versions they need to support.
P.S. I am not a Windows zealot.
I'd just like to point out, that, as others have said, finding reliable health information on the Internet can be a bit difficult (everyone and their dog wants to give you advice).
This might help: It's a site set up by Health Canada with information from Health Canada and reliable sources (e.g. health organizations such as the Canadian Lung Society, university health sites).
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
Unfortunately, a driver for kernel 2.4.18 may not work out of the box on kernel 2.4.19, 2.4.20, 2.4.21, 2.4.22, and so on..
As for your job, I reccommend you look at finding a job that doesn't place such unreasonable demands on the amount of time you have to work.
It brings up a more interesting question though.. why do they need it??
What do the teachers do all day? Surely they would notice students yakking away on their cell phones during class.. if it's at lunch, who cares?
Need is a pretty strong word. We need food, water and shelter. We don't need cell phones.
Cell phones have only existed for the last 15-20 years... people got along just fine before that.
As for the "need to receive calls for your job" argument, if you need to receive calls you should be at the office, not at the local cafe.
Err.. uh.. well, I've been rather busy and all, and just started reading Slashdot lately.. -- God
This sounds something like Canadian Tire Money, right?
CityTV also runs Fashion Television, a fashion show with frequent toplessness, something that would give most Americans/American networks 40 fits..
Can you prove I'm not God? Well? Can you?