When we used the one at work, it smelled like burnt plastic for weeks afterwards, though we put them in for longer than 3 seconds (about 8 for a few disks at once).
Facebook has one major use for me: It's not instant communication. Ever get tired of people asking for your MSN address? Or having people message you constantly when you're in the middle of something?
Sorry, but no there isn't, regardless of what people's opinions may be. When you consider that overdoses are not posssible (not true with alcohol and even nicotine) there really is no reason for it not to be legal.
Before anyone brings it up, driving under the influence is a separate issue from the legalization one and does need to be dealt with.
Yeah, but you still have to deal with that crap running in the background, popping up when you want to work and having it download daily updates. Personally, I've never found a virus/spyware scanner that is totally hassle free. Before I got a Mac I ran FreeBSD and Linux just so I didn't have to deal with that shit (I deal with it all day at work). I don't see how people stand it.
I had a via mini-itx 533MHz system for a while. It didn't even perform on the same level as an equivalently clocked p3 despite all the advances made in the intermediate time. While these might be cool for carpcs, they probably won't be good for a small desktop.
I use FreeBSD on an old sun blade 100 and its install isn't much better (and the i386 isn't much better though more ports compile). Despite its flaws (because of?) though I find I still miss FreeBSD on my main desktop since I installed Ubuntu to see what working flash on a unixy os was like. However now that I have a new black macbook I use that primarily and usually just switch over to the desktop to download torrents as it's preferable to run it 24/7 rather than the macbook.
Ubuntu is nice with its automounting of everything but I still miss the simplicity of FreeBSD and will probably move back to that.
I've always found it easier to install linux than windows or at least for the past few years and for the same reasons listed in the article. No virus scanner, no serial numbers, fewer cds, more included software all make it very nice. Installing software is easier in ubuntu too.
Well, I only see em when they break so take what I say with that in mind but when I compared my old p3 era dell to my brothers p4 of a few years later generation, I see a solid case on the p3 and a flimsy-resonate-with the dvd drive and make the whole computer vibrate case for the p4. In other words I've seen quality decrease over the years not increase. But then price has decreased too so...
As for the "tool-less" cases, they are never completely tool free when I work on them. I mean sure you can open the case and pull out the dvd drive without tools but then you still need a screw driver for the plastic rails. Oh and the motherboards may be on a sliding backplane but for some reason dell just ships the motherboard and I then have to tool-lessly remove the motherboard from the case and then use tools to replace it. Frankly if they had just stuck with a solid case that opened with thumb screws and required a screwdriver for anything beyond that I would have been happy.
With regards to notebooks, I would take my macbook over any dell offering (well ok I would take a more valuable dell, sell it, and buy a macbook) anyday. Press a key on a dell keyboard and watch the entire keyboard pushes down a bit, pick one up by the corner and hear it creak under it's own weight. My macbook doesn't do either of those things. If you prefer PCs I used to like IBM notebooks and if you have the cash a panasonic toughbook would be damn cool.
Isn't this what you always do when your peripherals don't work?;) I use FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, and occasionally windows at home and none of them can magically fix a broken mouse.
Article summary: The UI is pretty, there is less freeware, Minis aren't good for games.
Wasn't all of this known to the author before he wrote this detail-light article?
Many (most?) newer models also have a bootable diagnostics program on another partition that can be accessed through the boot menu (F12 on boot).
We do Dell warranty service where I work and I have to say that they're not very good computers and other than price, I can't see why you would buy one. This Ubuntu ordeal is just more of the same bs customers have to put up with. On the other hand I wish customers would get it through their thick skulls that their data is not covered under warranty.
Everyone knows that George W. Bush loves the scientific method so much that he would NEVER allow this to happen. Just look at his stance on that intelligent design nonsense....
This is maximum pc here. They're not about accurate statistics, they're about:
1. convincing everyone that they absolutely need to be concerned with details down to the areal density of their hard disks when building PCs to sell more expensive drives
2. complaining about inacurrate benchmarks, yet still using them to judge products
3. selling the latter half of the magazine for ads
I don't want all natives dead. Just the ones that don't understand simple economics, and it isn't racist because I would say the same about anyone that dumb. Just wanted to clarify since my first statement did sound a bit bigoted
and no I don't think the rest of you would survive without me;)
We would be so lucky. When I worked at the public library in weyburn, sask they could not understand why they had to pay library dues if they wanted us to deliver books to their reserves. They had absolutely no concept of money for goods and services. Needless to say we left them with some info on how to set up their own library system and said 'see ya'. Frankly I'm surprised they didn't get it for free somehow but they didn't.
Slashdot Mirror
Working on their machines often makes one think otherwise.
When we used the one at work, it smelled like burnt plastic for weeks afterwards, though we put them in for longer than 3 seconds (about 8 for a few disks at once).
Facebook has one major use for me: It's not instant communication. Ever get tired of people asking for your MSN address? Or having people message you constantly when you're in the middle of something?
Couldn't you just use email?
Driving and getting pulled over are normal parts of traveling. The other 2 are only involved in contingency plans.
now I'll feel safer when travelling in the USA.
Before anyone brings it up, driving under the influence is a separate issue from the legalization one and does need to be dealt with.
Fuck the universe, I care about me!
Seriously, when you consider the vastness of the universe, you can see that the impacts humans have is basically zero.
Personally, I hate when people use the term "fanboy".
Yeah, but you still have to deal with that crap running in the background, popping up when you want to work and having it download daily updates. Personally, I've never found a virus/spyware scanner that is totally hassle free. Before I got a Mac I ran FreeBSD and Linux just so I didn't have to deal with that shit (I deal with it all day at work). I don't see how people stand it.
I had a via mini-itx 533MHz system for a while. It didn't even perform on the same level as an equivalently clocked p3 despite all the advances made in the intermediate time. While these might be cool for carpcs, they probably won't be good for a small desktop.
Yeah I bet what will happen is that thay will consider the open source and then lube up for old uncle bill's mad upgrade cycle as usual.
Ubuntu is nice with its automounting of everything but I still miss the simplicity of FreeBSD and will probably move back to that.
I've always found it easier to install linux than windows or at least for the past few years and for the same reasons listed in the article. No virus scanner, no serial numbers, fewer cds, more included software all make it very nice. Installing software is easier in ubuntu too.
The regular macbook can do optical out also.
See the following:
http://www.apple.com/ca/macbook/specs.html
As for the "tool-less" cases, they are never completely tool free when I work on them. I mean sure you can open the case and pull out the dvd drive without tools but then you still need a screw driver for the plastic rails. Oh and the motherboards may be on a sliding backplane but for some reason dell just ships the motherboard and I then have to tool-lessly remove the motherboard from the case and then use tools to replace it. Frankly if they had just stuck with a solid case that opened with thumb screws and required a screwdriver for anything beyond that I would have been happy.
With regards to notebooks, I would take my macbook over any dell offering (well ok I would take a more valuable dell, sell it, and buy a macbook) anyday. Press a key on a dell keyboard and watch the entire keyboard pushes down a bit, pick one up by the corner and hear it creak under it's own weight. My macbook doesn't do either of those things. If you prefer PCs I used to like IBM notebooks and if you have the cash a panasonic toughbook would be damn cool.
Used to own an ultra 10 and I had the problems you speak of. I ended up replacing it with a blade 100 and recycling the ultra 10.
Isn't this what you always do when your peripherals don't work? ;) I use FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Mac OS X, and occasionally windows at home and none of them can magically fix a broken mouse.
Article summary: The UI is pretty, there is less freeware, Minis aren't good for games.
Wasn't all of this known to the author before he wrote this detail-light article?
We do Dell warranty service where I work and I have to say that they're not very good computers and other than price, I can't see why you would buy one. This Ubuntu ordeal is just more of the same bs customers have to put up with. On the other hand I wish customers would get it through their thick skulls that their data is not covered under warranty.
Everyone knows that George W. Bush loves the scientific method so much that he would NEVER allow this to happen. Just look at his stance on that intelligent design nonsense....
1. convincing everyone that they absolutely need to be concerned with details down to the areal density of their hard disks when building PCs to sell more expensive drives
2. complaining about inacurrate benchmarks, yet still using them to judge products
3. selling the latter half of the magazine for ads
4. ??????
5. profit
and no I don't think the rest of you would survive without me ;)
Leave for where?
I guess I'll just have to quit watching baseball games. Oh wait I find the sport boring and asinine and don't watch it anyways.
We would be so lucky. When I worked at the public library in weyburn, sask they could not understand why they had to pay library dues if they wanted us to deliver books to their reserves. They had absolutely no concept of money for goods and services. Needless to say we left them with some info on how to set up their own library system and said 'see ya'. Frankly I'm surprised they didn't get it for free somehow but they didn't.
I hope it doesn't take that long!