The technology will run almost any x86 operating system in a Virtual PC environment, Huffman stressed. "So Linux can be installed on a virtual machine on Virtual PC. There has been some misunderstanding about this: You absolutely can run Linux in Virtual PC," she said.
The Virtual PC software can run Linux as it can run any other OS that works under the x86 systems. This does not mean Microsoft supports people running Linux. They even state this later on in the article
"We don't support Linux, and we also don't support third-party applications. We direct customers to their Linux providers if they have an issue running Linux on Virtual PC, and if that Linux provider triages that issue as a Virtual PC bug and submits a bug report, we'll work with them to fix the problem. We're treating them like we treat third-party applications," she said.
As it says... they do NOT support Linux but are not going to do anything to block Linux from running under it. Allowing it to run is not the same as supporting it.
Its obvious that you have never dealt with this program and are just making stupid generalisations.
When I logged back into the machine as another user the hotbar was there and had the message "Hotbar is now finishing its install" and then it was back even though I had deleted it from the machine and run adaware over it a few times.
Next I will be checking to see if its downloading the files again, if so then I will be firewalling off the IP's it downloads things from.
This is what happens when you work in a corporate environment and management want users to be able create emails with tables in them. This is for internal company usage.
One program that really annoys me is hotbar. The main reason so, it adjusts your MS Outlook settings all the time turning off using Word as your HTML editor. It also requires about 2 hours to remove the stupid program.
You remove it using AdAware and it will remove it for that user profile. Then login as another user it will actually install itself again. I logged on as each user to remove it and finally managed to get rid of it, so I thought. It has now appeared back and I know it wasnt the (l)users installing it again since I gave them a lecture about adware and installing crap on machines that I am in charge of.
If a program comes with a valid uninstall feature then I can tolerate it. When its a program thats a biatch to get rid of and keeps coming back I get really ticked off.
lol... I can tell you they are the same.. I have read the article many times... I have had it for 5 years.
Now read what he said not nearly so funny as Dan's version
The APC artilce is not nearly so funny as Dan's version. I see him saying that the APC artilce was not nearly as funny as Dan's version, meaning Dan's version was funnier. Right?
Before you go trolling, think... you will make less off an ass of yourself if you do that.
Instead of using this money for the "load of crap" lawsuit why don't they produce a Unix disto that it worth buying. With that amount of money they can do some serious changes to their software and get something that not only benefits them but the OpenSource and *NIX community on a whole.
That would be a lot more productive use for the money instead of fighting it out with IBM in court. All I see there is a waste with lawyers being the only winners.
When I was looking for a phone a few months ago I was looking at some Nokia phones (7650 in particular) with Bluetooth support. The most annoying thing was that one of the phones I was looking at only supported Bluetooth for data usage. What the heck is the point of adding something like Bluetooth to a phone if you are going to totally kill its possible usages down to 1. There was no way you could connect wireless headsets or anything like that to the phone.
I ended up getting a phone without bluetooth support since there was no point getting it if it was cut down like that.
I still remember when I first got my 8210 a couple of years back and wanted a USB irDA for it. Quite a few places I went were like "irDA is dead, bluetooth is the way to go now. No point selling irDA."
I am still using irDA with my new phone, Nokia 6610. irDA dead? I think not. Bluetooth dead... I fear it may be.
It was a technology that was not marketed well, had little support by manufacturers and has been killed before it was even really born.
Who knows, but maybe it is a bit early to start claiming its dead... it might make a come back, but I think something has to seriously change for that to happen.
as a stand for my new PC. My PC was too low down on the floor so its sitting ontop this old machine. Box only has mobo and ram (8x1Mb chips) in there, everything else has been stripped. I am still using it... just not for its intended purpose:D
My oldest machine in service is a AMD 400Mhz machine which is my BSD box. The firewall/gateway machine my mate runs at our place is a Pentium 133Mhz box and is the oldest box in service in the room.
I am amazed that it is taking this long to get the number portability issue sort-of rolling. Here in Australia we have had this available to us since September 2001.
The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) here in Australia are the ones who asked for it to happen in the interest of competition.
If other companies are afraid of loosing their customers then they are obviously not serving them well enough. This sort of thing forces the telcos to provide a better service to their customers since the main barrier to customers leaving will not be there anymore. This sort of thing will really help competition and be better for the industry.
I used to work for Radioshack/Tandy Electronics and have good experience with batteries. All rechargeable (and normal Alkaline) batteries heat up when large amounts of power are drawn from them. When you are on a call the phone is using the most power.
We has remote control cars that took 10 NiCad AA batteries and lasted about 20 minutes. When you took out the batteries they were really hot due to how quickly the power had been drawn out of them.
It is quite normal for a battery to heat up when it is put under a high load or used for an extended period of time. When its both, as in >20 minute call, I can understand that it would heat up quite a bit.
The thing about this incident that I find concerning is that this phone exploded in the guys pocket when battery consumption is at its lowest. The other case mentioned was while the person was on the phone and if there is a defect that is when it would be most likely to show due to it being when the battery is under the highest load.
Results of Candle truck checked against www., www2., www3.,.de,.fr,.ca,.co.uk and.it. All of them have shown the same results. Weird that the ca version is working correctly.
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The technology will run almost any x86 operating system in a Virtual PC environment, Huffman stressed. "So Linux can be installed on a virtual machine on Virtual PC. There has been some misunderstanding about this: You absolutely can run Linux in Virtual PC," she said.
The Virtual PC software can run Linux as it can run any other OS that works under the x86 systems. This does not mean Microsoft supports people running Linux. They even state this later on in the article
"We don't support Linux, and we also don't support third-party applications. We direct customers to their Linux providers if they have an issue running Linux on Virtual PC, and if that Linux provider triages that issue as a Virtual PC bug and submits a bug report, we'll work with them to fix the problem. We're treating them like we treat third-party applications," she said.
As it says... they do NOT support Linux but are not going to do anything to block Linux from running under it. Allowing it to run is not the same as supporting it.
The McCafe thing has been in Australia for a few years now :)
commercial bulletin board, BSDForums.org, that has plenty of advertisements.
All I see are 3 text links near the top
NetBSD 1.6 CDs,T-Mobile's Online Store and The Design & Implementation of 4.3 BSD Unix OS.
Not exactly what I would call plenty of advertisements.
Can't believe no-one has mentioned Antitrust yet... one of the greatest computer & programming movies around.
Linux is used by Milo quite often in this movie
Its obvious that you have never dealt with this program and are just making stupid generalisations.
When I logged back into the machine as another user the hotbar was there and had the message "Hotbar is now finishing its install" and then it was back even though I had deleted it from the machine and run adaware over it a few times.
Next I will be checking to see if its downloading the files again, if so then I will be firewalling off the IP's it downloads things from.
This is what happens when you work in a corporate environment and management want users to be able create emails with tables in them. This is for internal company usage.
One program that really annoys me is hotbar. The main reason so, it adjusts your MS Outlook settings all the time turning off using Word as your HTML editor. It also requires about 2 hours to remove the stupid program.
You remove it using AdAware and it will remove it for that user profile. Then login as another user it will actually install itself again. I logged on as each user to remove it and finally managed to get rid of it, so I thought. It has now appeared back and I know it wasnt the (l)users installing it again since I gave them a lecture about adware and installing crap on machines that I am in charge of.
If a program comes with a valid uninstall feature then I can tolerate it. When its a program thats a biatch to get rid of and keeps coming back I get really ticked off.
We have software licenses and we still have software piracy.
Do you really think this is going to stop someone from lending it to a friend or replicating it. Software licenses havent stopped me copying software.
I really think this is 100% pointless.
lol... I can tell you they are the same.. I have read the article many times... I have had it for 5 years.
Now read what he said not nearly so funny as Dan's version
The APC artilce is not nearly so funny as Dan's version. I see him saying that the APC artilce was not nearly as funny as Dan's version, meaning Dan's version was funnier. Right?
Before you go trolling, think... you will make less off an ass of yourself if you do that.
That article is the one I am referring to... look at the right hand side near the top.
Originally published in Australian Personal Computer Magazine, January 1998.
So how can Dan's version be funnier if its exactly the same thing!?
Yes, and they reproduced it from Australian Personal Computer Magazine, January 1998... of which I have copy.
Dunno where the flippin HTML code I put in there went but I posted it again WITH the link this time.
I put the tags in there...
Here is HTML version of PDF provided by Google
Well for those without MS Word or Adobe Reader here is HTML link provided by Google
Instead of using this money for the "load of crap" lawsuit why don't they produce a Unix disto that it worth buying. With that amount of money they can do some serious changes to their software and get something that not only benefits them but the OpenSource and *NIX community on a whole.
That would be a lot more productive use for the money instead of fighting it out with IBM in court. All I see there is a waste with lawyers being the only winners.
Nagios is a great server monitoring system and seems to have what you need.
Its meant for Linux but works under most *NIX variants
When I was looking for a phone a few months ago I was looking at some Nokia phones (7650 in particular) with Bluetooth support. The most annoying thing was that one of the phones I was looking at only supported Bluetooth for data usage. What the heck is the point of adding something like Bluetooth to a phone if you are going to totally kill its possible usages down to 1. There was no way you could connect wireless headsets or anything like that to the phone.
I ended up getting a phone without bluetooth support since there was no point getting it if it was cut down like that.
I still remember when I first got my 8210 a couple of years back and wanted a USB irDA for it. Quite a few places I went were like "irDA is dead, bluetooth is the way to go now. No point selling irDA."
I am still using irDA with my new phone, Nokia 6610. irDA dead? I think not. Bluetooth dead... I fear it may be.
It was a technology that was not marketed well, had little support by manufacturers and has been killed before it was even really born.
Who knows, but maybe it is a bit early to start claiming its dead... it might make a come back, but I think something has to seriously change for that to happen.
as a stand for my new PC. My PC was too low down on the floor so its sitting ontop this old machine. Box only has mobo and ram (8x1Mb chips) in there, everything else has been stripped. I am still using it... just not for its intended purpose :D
My oldest machine in service is a AMD 400Mhz machine which is my BSD box. The firewall/gateway machine my mate runs at our place is a Pentium 133Mhz box and is the oldest box in service in the room.
I am amazed that it is taking this long to get the number portability issue sort-of rolling. Here in Australia we have had this available to us since September 2001.
The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) here in Australia are the ones who asked for it to happen in the interest of competition.
If other companies are afraid of loosing their customers then they are obviously not serving them well enough. This sort of thing forces the telcos to provide a better service to their customers since the main barrier to customers leaving will not be there anymore. This sort of thing will really help competition and be better for the industry.
I used to work for Radioshack/Tandy Electronics and have good experience with batteries. All rechargeable (and normal Alkaline) batteries heat up when large amounts of power are drawn from them. When you are on a call the phone is using the most power.
We has remote control cars that took 10 NiCad AA batteries and lasted about 20 minutes. When you took out the batteries they were really hot due to how quickly the power had been drawn out of them.
It is quite normal for a battery to heat up when it is put under a high load or used for an extended period of time. When its both, as in >20 minute call, I can understand that it would heat up quite a bit.
The thing about this incident that I find concerning is that this phone exploded in the guys pocket when battery consumption is at its lowest. The other case mentioned was while the person was on the phone and if there is a defect that is when it would be most likely to show due to it being when the battery is under the highest load.
If you are worried about getting sued an official Shift-Key removal tool has been released.
If you do not want to do that you can replace your keyboard with this legal shift-free keyboard which has all the keys you need for MS Windows.
It also gives you pi... but it doesn't give me E=mc2.
I just did a test using the Google Dance Tool from SEOChat.com
.de, .fr, .ca, .co.uk and .it. All of them have shown the same results. Weird that the ca version is working correctly.
Results of Candle truck checked against www., www2., www3.,
Well each result looks the same to me... I am searching from Australia.
What is the IP address of the DNS server they have running?
I think the ACCC and the TIO would certainly have something to say about this.