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which is to start marching to the tune of the large businesses that design these killer apps. When you convince Adobe to release all their products on Linux, and Blizzard to release their games on Linux, etc., then we'll be getting somewhere. But the community won't, because those companies have already made it clear what their terms and conditions are and we won't compromise.
I'm pretty much a full time Linux user, save for times when I want to do music production. I've spent a ton of money of Windows music software, and feel like I shouldn't abandon it. So last month I happened upon JAD and Ubuntu Studio (two music-oriented distros). Let me tell you, they work. And they were set up by the community, not big corporations. More importantly, they allow me to use all my expensive VSTs/VSTis quite easily. The last time I had tried to manually set up a real-time kernel environment that could actually use ASIO, I gave up in frustration. I just could not get all the pieces working. Now because of these two communities, the install took about an hour, plus the install of all my VSTs.
And I get better latency on this machine than I ever did using WinXP.
Granted, this is pretty niche, but apparently big enough for two different non-commercial developer communities to create specialized distros. And you see it with commercial companies as well - Cedega for gaming, Crossover for business apps.
So yeah, corps are important for mass adoption, but don't discount the communities.
It doesn't do what I need it to do, primarily support for plugins and extensions. There are a couple of important add-ons I use in OO.o that just aren't available in GDocs.
Well, also, I use a translation suite (Heartsome) that can't deal with any online docs. The document has to be reformatted to XLF format for use in the suite. Once complete, I convert it back to either ODF or doc format, and then I suppose I could use GDocs as storage. But there are a million online storage options out there now, some offering dav access.
Gov should mandate people to work during night time, then you'll get all the day lights to yourself.
When I was in my early 20s and was working my first computer op. job, I worked the third shift, four days on, four days off.
I loved it. Went in at 6pm, got out at 6am, ran to the beach by 7am (well, the edge of a lake in the midwest) and hung out there for a couple of hours enjoying the low sun, at least in the summertime.
Now that I have responsibilities to other people, that's not so feasible, but when I was single I sure did enjoy it.
If they are in earnest working towards interoperability (it's documented that they are), then it's just that more difficult for them to prove infringement later on.
Put the main household computer in the family room, or where the family watches TV.
That way, someone will always be in the room with the child when they are online. I wouldn't even consider giving a child his/her own laptop, just as I wouldn't consider giving a child his/her own TV for their bedroom. Once the kids hit 8th or 9th grade, then yeah, it's a different story - by then you've already had sufficient time to teach them what to look for as far as dangerous sites go. But pre-teen? Keep it in a public place of the house.
Change what I said to "release an ATT or unlocked version".
I seem to remember reading/hearing somewhere that if you ask the phone company (any of them) to give you an unlocked phone, they are required by law to do so.
Given that, the only conclusion is that this is yet another pathetic attempt to try her in the court of public opinion which was, is, and always will be a crock of excrement.
And that's pretty much how politics work. You try and discredit the opponent.
I started doing document translation on a part time basis years ago, while working as a systems administrator. It got me a bit of extra cash.
After doing it part time for a couple of years, I realized that it was much more enjoyable than working in IT. So I ramped up my own marketing and have now been doing it full time for approximately 5 years.
My point, I guess, is that whatever you end up doing, it should be something YOU like. And who knows, it could lead you to another career path altogether.
I have a friend who is a die hard Mac fan. I don't really know that much about Macs, other than what people who use them (all fans) tell me.
The other day though, he needed to chop up an audio file and didn't know what to do on his Mac. I didn't know either, but I do know how to do it with Audacity on Linux. So he sent me the file and then sat down with me as I did what he wanted. His only comment was "Wow, that's so easy on Linux". Granted, what he was seeing that was easy was in fact Audacity, not Linux, and I'm sure there is an easy to use app under Mac, but it's nice to see that, although Desktop Linux is constantly getting railed on, once someone not exposed to it actually sits down and sees what can be done, they're not intimidated by it.
The PP is spot on regarding Google's past treatment of products for Linux.
All it takes is a quick comparison of products made for both Win and Linux to see that they've optimized for the Windows platform and not Linux (or Mac, for that matter).
As far as testing goes, it's not even available to be tested under anything other than Windows.
He could open the "webpage" created by webEq, then print to PDF. I'm sure that's available in some other form as well. Really, it's only one extra step.
The average joe blow's experience with HP is, "Those guys that make cheap computers and laptops?" or, "Those %!@#ing ink cartridges cost an arm and a leg."
Not, "Wow, what fantastic load testing and server software suites they have!"
So are we talking about how successful a company is to its shareholders or just public perception?
So put up the No Trespassing sign which was missing. If you're doing something private (which I would consider gardening to be - it's for me, and if someone else gets joy from it fine, but that's not why I planted), then protect your privacy.
Bunch a whiny babies who can't think for themselves.
I don't really look at Facebook (can't speak for MySpace - I don use it) as a social network, although I understand that's how it's being billed.
I look at it as a way to stay connected with people I care about (and that means having a good real life relationship with them).
I have about 15 friends on my list and some of those friendships go back 30 years, some live on the other side of the country. It's only those people who actually see anything other than my name, since I've set my profile to private.
Yes, I suppose I could just email them with updates about my life, but much like the Christmas newsletter my mom used to send out once a year to everybody, it's just easier this way and everybody gets the same information.
I don't place anything embarrassing WRT me or any of my friends, just simple information about what's going on.
Well, OK, I admit to playing Scrabulous a bit too much:-)
Not to defend this guy (or any other), but there are a lot of valid reasons that an employee starts to feel "flaky". You don't mention the reason(s).
Maybe the reason he felt that the software was his was because he lacked any sort of recognition for his work. It happens all the time - how many of us have seen a manager take complete credit for work we've done? If s/he were adequately paid, a simple "Thanks to analyst so-and-so" publicly would probably have been all they needed. Or if s/he were paid a minimal rate a bonus would have sufficed, although I would still try and thank them. In any case an employee needs some sort of recognition for the work they're doing (and you did mention he was making great progress in the beginning, so something along the way must have happened to sour him).
You mention you talked to the regional VP... did you actually sit down with the employee and discuss the shortcomings? Unfortunately that doesn't seem to happen all that much. And it's such an easy thing to do.
I really believe that disgruntled workers don't just happen out of the blue. It's a two-way street - sometimes multi-cornered intersection. It usually starts from one tiny reason, then blows into a huge problem because there was no clear communication on anyone's part.
You get someone with a heavy german accent who will tell you you are either in or you are out. We'll call her the director. Then we'll get a really tanned queeny man to critique verything you do. We'll call him the Project Manager. Oh and don't forget his sidekick who edits everything you do down. We'll call her QA. Every once in a while there will be a different person who comes in each week and gives his input, which really means nothing to you, since he hasn't seen any of your progress throughout. We'll call him the CEO.
Then there's that person who's "kind of a big deal" and thinks the project is "fierce". That would be the senior administrator.
Did you try it in firefox on the Mac? Or another browser?
I ask because it works on a bog-standard Linux distro with firefox 2.0.*. I suspect your should have written that it's not working properly in Safari, but would work in another browser.
Since both sets of libraries are available, you can easily run programs from both environments.
I have mostly used Gnome, but since I got the EeePC, I've been using KDE, but I've set it up so it both looks and acts like Gnome. I'm pretty sure you can also do the same in the other direction.
The actual desktop environment really doesn't matter so much as do the applications.
And you say smartphones do a better job (that WAS the point of your original post, correct?).
I can tell you that I use OO.org (2.3.1- with some useful add-ons) professionally (haven't been a student in decades) on an Eee when I travel, which is often enough that that's the reason I bought it, and don't have the problems you describe. I'm not talking about train rides, but regular business travel.
If you're using Word to process "Highresolution Printing Press" graphics, you're using the wrong tool. Seriously. Your comment on large Excel spreadsheets is certainly valid, but again, that's the program, not the process.
Smartphones in general do a better job as ultra portibles then ultraportibles do.
For basic web browsing and email (not convinced of even note-taking) and entertainment purposes, yes I can agree with that statement.
But try and do any real work involving full document processing or spreadsheets, etc. and a smartphone doesn't cut it. Neither does a Nokia N800/N810/whatever is in the pipes. And that's where these devices are attractive: they weigh 2 pounds or under and are easily thrown into any bag. For people who travel often for business this works.
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I'm pretty much a full time Linux user, save for times when I want to do music production. I've spent a ton of money of Windows music software, and feel like I shouldn't abandon it. So last month I happened upon JAD and Ubuntu Studio (two music-oriented distros). Let me tell you, they work. And they were set up by the community, not big corporations. More importantly, they allow me to use all my expensive VSTs/VSTis quite easily. The last time I had tried to manually set up a real-time kernel environment that could actually use ASIO, I gave up in frustration. I just could not get all the pieces working. Now because of these two communities, the install took about an hour, plus the install of all my VSTs.
And I get better latency on this machine than I ever did using WinXP.
Granted, this is pretty niche, but apparently big enough for two different non-commercial developer communities to create specialized distros. And you see it with commercial companies as well - Cedega for gaming, Crossover for business apps.
So yeah, corps are important for mass adoption, but don't discount the communities.
Well, also, I use a translation suite (Heartsome) that can't deal with any online docs. The document has to be reformatted to XLF format for use in the suite. Once complete, I convert it back to either ODF or doc format, and then I suppose I could use GDocs as storage. But there are a million online storage options out there now, some offering dav access.
When I was in my early 20s and was working my first computer op. job, I worked the third shift, four days on, four days off.
I loved it. Went in at 6pm, got out at 6am, ran to the beach by 7am (well, the edge of a lake in the midwest) and hung out there for a couple of hours enjoying the low sun, at least in the summertime.
Now that I have responsibilities to other people, that's not so feasible, but when I was single I sure did enjoy it.
If they are in earnest working towards interoperability (it's documented that they are), then it's just that more difficult for them to prove infringement later on.
I generally like the changes too, but consider this:
Everything is fine on a large screen, however try using the page(s) on, say, a 7 inch Eee. It's pretty cramped.
I think they should have left the option for both layouts, and let the user choose.
Your licensed copy of Leopard is surely licensed only for the machine with which it was sold, not some other random piece of hardware.
That way, someone will always be in the room with the child when they are online. I wouldn't even consider giving a child his/her own laptop, just as I wouldn't consider giving a child his/her own TV for their bedroom. Once the kids hit 8th or 9th grade, then yeah, it's a different story - by then you've already had sufficient time to teach them what to look for as far as dangerous sites go. But pre-teen? Keep it in a public place of the house.
I seem to remember reading/hearing somewhere that if you ask the phone company (any of them) to give you an unlocked phone, they are required by law to do so.
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
And that's pretty much how politics work. You try and discredit the opponent.
After doing it part time for a couple of years, I realized that it was much more enjoyable than working in IT. So I ramped up my own marketing and have now been doing it full time for approximately 5 years.
My point, I guess, is that whatever you end up doing, it should be something YOU like. And who knows, it could lead you to another career path altogether.
The other day though, he needed to chop up an audio file and didn't know what to do on his Mac. I didn't know either, but I do know how to do it with Audacity on Linux. So he sent me the file and then sat down with me as I did what he wanted. His only comment was "Wow, that's so easy on Linux". Granted, what he was seeing that was easy was in fact Audacity, not Linux, and I'm sure there is an easy to use app under Mac, but it's nice to see that, although Desktop Linux is constantly getting railed on, once someone not exposed to it actually sits down and sees what can be done, they're not intimidated by it.
All it takes is a quick comparison of products made for both Win and Linux to see that they've optimized for the Windows platform and not Linux (or Mac, for that matter).
As far as testing goes, it's not even available to be tested under anything other than Windows.
Sounds like laziness to me.
So are we talking about how successful a company is to its shareholders or just public perception?
Bunch a whiny babies who can't think for themselves.
I look at it as a way to stay connected with people I care about (and that means having a good real life relationship with them).
I have about 15 friends on my list and some of those friendships go back 30 years, some live on the other side of the country. It's only those people who actually see anything other than my name, since I've set my profile to private.
Yes, I suppose I could just email them with updates about my life, but much like the Christmas newsletter my mom used to send out once a year to everybody, it's just easier this way and everybody gets the same information.
I don't place anything embarrassing WRT me or any of my friends, just simple information about what's going on.
Well, OK, I admit to playing Scrabulous a bit too much :-)
Maybe the reason he felt that the software was his was because he lacked any sort of recognition for his work. It happens all the time - how many of us have seen a manager take complete credit for work we've done? If s/he were adequately paid, a simple "Thanks to analyst so-and-so" publicly would probably have been all they needed. Or if s/he were paid a minimal rate a bonus would have sufficed, although I would still try and thank them. In any case an employee needs some sort of recognition for the work they're doing (and you did mention he was making great progress in the beginning, so something along the way must have happened to sour him).
You mention you talked to the regional VP... did you actually sit down with the employee and discuss the shortcomings? Unfortunately that doesn't seem to happen all that much. And it's such an easy thing to do.
I really believe that disgruntled workers don't just happen out of the blue. It's a two-way street - sometimes multi-cornered intersection. It usually starts from one tiny reason, then blows into a huge problem because there was no clear communication on anyone's part.
Then there's that person who's "kind of a big deal" and thinks the project is "fierce". That would be the senior administrator.
Oh wait. This isn't Project Runway"?
I ask because it works on a bog-standard Linux distro with firefox 2.0.*. I suspect your should have written that it's not working properly in Safari, but would work in another browser.
I have mostly used Gnome, but since I got the EeePC, I've been using KDE, but I've set it up so it both looks and acts like Gnome. I'm pretty sure you can also do the same in the other direction.
The actual desktop environment really doesn't matter so much as do the applications.
Gizmodo is reporting that Sony have already stated that starting tomorrow the service will be free.
Wasn't mine. I was responding to your "analogy", no one else's.
But I could easily sue you for causing damage to the hood/bumper or whatever else you may have damaged, provided I had proof/witnesses.
I can tell you that I use OO.org (2.3.1- with some useful add-ons) professionally (haven't been a student in decades) on an Eee when I travel, which is often enough that that's the reason I bought it, and don't have the problems you describe. I'm not talking about train rides, but regular business travel.
If you're using Word to process "Highresolution Printing Press" graphics, you're using the wrong tool. Seriously. Your comment on large Excel spreadsheets is certainly valid, but again, that's the program, not the process.
For basic web browsing and email (not convinced of even note-taking) and entertainment purposes, yes I can agree with that statement.
But try and do any real work involving full document processing or spreadsheets, etc. and a smartphone doesn't cut it. Neither does a Nokia N800/N810/whatever is in the pipes. And that's where these devices are attractive: they weigh 2 pounds or under and are easily thrown into any bag. For people who travel often for business this works.