For instance, in a chat program, your chat buddies could appear as icons in a folder right alongside your other files --- dragging and dropping a file onto your friend's icon would start transferring the file
Ever had explorer crash and restart on you? Your friend's icon isn't so visible anymore. In fact, short of a logout and login (and sometimes a reboot), it usually takes third party tools to find everything you've lost visually.
That's not at all how most US companies operate. Every department has a yearly budget. That's thought out and approved the previous year. On top of that, by the time the job is offered externally, it's already made the rounds to internal employees that may wish to apply for the job.
What you're describing may be typical of very small companies that don't handle their money well, but it's not typical of large US corps. - particularly if they're publicly traded.
While Suns tend to be pricey, it's because their built like tanks (both in terms of chasis/frame, and from CPU and internal layout).
While that used to be true, I don't think it's true anymore. You can still find good, solid boxes, but the parts inside fail every bit as much as our Dells and Proliants. Everything from disk drives, to backplanes to memory. All of these have failed on me at some point in the last year with three year old boxes. Truth be told, our IBM x-series cluster has outlasted any other piece of hardware in our shop.
They don't have systems to tell whether you have half a clue about computers/networks/etc, so they go through procedure.
Perhaps not, but when you explicitly tell them you've already tried what they're script-reading to you, yet continue to ask you to rep4eat ad nauseum the same test(s), that's a pretty good clue that they're not listening to anything you have to say. A pain in the ass, and unacceptable to me.
I'm fortunate enough that I had a choice of other, more qualified providers.
You're not alone in rating Speakeasy high. I switched away from SBC to them early this year and have had nothing but positive experineces with them. Enough to switch my phone to their VoIP service too. So far it's been great.
Yeah, they're a bit more expensive, but truthfully, I have no problem paying a bit more for the superior tech support I've received from them.
And "us" keeps shamelessly copying them. GAIM, OpenOffice, XMMS, and even Linux itself.
You mean like MSN copying AIM? MS Word copying Wordperfect? Windows Media Player copying WinAmp?
Yes, that happens a lot. Fact of the matter is that everybody's guilty of copying good features from good programs developed elsewhere. Linux copies some pretty good UNIX features, and even expands on them in some cases.
So, take the best of what you need and quit whining. Because cross-pollination happens everywhere in this industry.
That was my thought. If you watched the video, they used the word "encased" a lot for embedded media. So what's the difference between an "encased" graphic file and and embedded hidden executable with a.gif/.jpg/.bmp/.tif extension?
Any way to currently tell? Any way that Longhorn will be able to tell the difference? I doubt it.
I did the same thing as far as speakers, but instead of computers, I bought squeezeboxes from Slimdevices. They have a decent remote control, decent search funtions, stream Live365 and Shoutcast, among others, and the devices can act independently or be synced together.
If all Slashdot readers stop viewing ads and their ad revenue disappears, Rob will or will not keep offering free access?
Maybe not this site, but certainly other sites can and do operate at a loss. I worked for a TV station a while back and I can tell you that the web site - as a single entity - NEVER made money and was always operating at a loss. The information provided on the site, however, effected some cost savings on the broadcast side of the business, though, which balanced things out. In other words, if a web site is the sole means of income, yeah, you probably need ads. but if it's a compliment to the overall business, they're not necessary.
Actually, if you don't want to deal with India, there are plenty of companies out there that have their tech support in the US. They're usually not cheaper, but they are available, if that's something that's important to you.
That said, that's THE main reason I dumped SBC and went with Speakeasy.
Later I booted the same machine into Windows, and as Windows started up it informed me that there was an IP address conflict and that it would therefore deactivate the network card. Well, once I knew that, it was easy to fix the problem for both windows and linux.
So, it's not called an "Event Log", but there are logfiles that tell you exactly what's happening to your system. The trick, I guess, is knowing where to look for them - and how to look at them.
I can't speak for many non-cmmercial distros, but SUSE (and other commercial distros), for example, ships with an excellent user and admin manual that tells you exactly where to look should problems arise.
I really wish more distros would ship printed manuals. When it comes to support, it's so much easier to cite a page number.
You may have to configure a couple things, you just don't need to learn vi to do it:)
Perhaps you're half-joking, but you do realize that pretty much ALL modern Linux distros allow you to configure this (and pretty much any other desktop accessibility issue) through a GUI, right?
vi's still there if you want it, but it's definitely not necessary.
Sure I get the point. The point is that there are several ways to to something.
That's great that OpenBSD does it for you. I, and others judging from this thread, have found another way. Just because it's not your way doesn't mean it's wrong.
I would never use Linux for a firewall - iptables is awful - poorly documented and has a terrible syntax that means you have to dive into random HOWTO docs on the internet to get anything done.
I've seen this comment before, and, other than the documentation, it works as it should. But you know, a lot of work has been done to get around the terrible syntax. SUSE has done wonders with their Yast/Firewall admin tool.
As long as iptables functions as it should (which it does), there's always a way to deal with the syntax issue.
What you point out has nothing to do with the university scene; it has to do with the fact that non-techies hire techies
Actually, he said "under the technical guidance", and I can somewhat relate, as I work for a Biotech firm, and that describes my userbase. There are plenty of Computational Chemists and Bio Analysts that think they know how to maintain a cluster. That's great that they run Fedora Core 3 at home. Here in the business world it's a bit different.
Yes, I have tried Rosegarden. I continue to use it, actually. Great piece of software. I just ordered Fervent Software's distro. We'll see how that goes. I don't really expect any problems, since I can already use all my hardware within Rosegarden. I'm going through a lengthy process of converting to either soundfont or Gig files for all my libraries. Currently on the windows side I use NI Kontakt, so some of the translations get munged, but they're fixable.
Personally, I like knowing that Linux will be around in 10 years regardless of what else changes.
Exactly.
I just recently rebuilt a WinXP machine that suffered from a hardware failure, filled with Music production software. I don't think I'll do that again. The headaches associated with re-authorizing all my software is just too much. While Linux music software isn't quite there yet with the whiz-bang features, the stability for production purposes certainly is. And it's all open source. And it's only going to improve. I've spent a fortune on all this Win music software that, while it serves me well, also hold me hostage.
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Right now, perhaps. But in the future? It's all in the marketing. I use a Zaurus C3000 and am very happy with it as a laptop replacement when I'm traveling. I can watch movies, listen to music, connect peripherals, browse the web, connect to my office via vpnc (which means administer servers, check eamil, etc). Granted, none of that was out of the box, save the music and web, but it's currently possible at 640x480 resolution.
If Nokia properly markets their new 770, or Archos with their AV series, it'll be all that's needed. Laptops were originally marketed as something you used when you were away from your desktop.
Now we've got a whole new generation of PMP/PDAs that are capable of what laptops were just a couple of years ago, with all the above mentioned stuff AND office apps. Just attach a USB keyboard and you're good to go.
There already is scheduling on these units. Currently, they use either their internal scheduler, or alternatively, you can use My Yahoo's TV scheduler. Personally, I think that's a pretty cool feature.
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Ever had explorer crash and restart on you? Your friend's icon isn't so visible anymore. In fact, short of a logout and login (and sometimes a reboot), it usually takes third party tools to find everything you've lost visually.
Too bad it's only for Win98 and higher and that Internet Explorer is needed. Wonder who made that bone-headed decision.
What you're describing may be typical of very small companies that don't handle their money well, but it's not typical of large US corps. - particularly if they're publicly traded.
While that used to be true, I don't think it's true anymore. You can still find good, solid boxes, but the parts inside fail every bit as much as our Dells and Proliants. Everything from disk drives, to backplanes to memory. All of these have failed on me at some point in the last year with three year old boxes. Truth be told, our IBM x-series cluster has outlasted any other piece of hardware in our shop.
Perhaps not, but when you explicitly tell them you've already tried what they're script-reading to you, yet continue to ask you to rep4eat ad nauseum the same test(s), that's a pretty good clue that they're not listening to anything you have to say. A pain in the ass, and unacceptable to me.
I'm fortunate enough that I had a choice of other, more qualified providers.
Yeah, they're a bit more expensive, but truthfully, I have no problem paying a bit more for the superior tech support I've received from them.
You mean like MSN copying AIM? MS Word copying Wordperfect? Windows Media Player copying WinAmp?
Yes, that happens a lot. Fact of the matter is that everybody's guilty of copying good features from good programs developed elsewhere. Linux copies some pretty good UNIX features, and even expands on them in some cases.
So, take the best of what you need and quit whining. Because cross-pollination happens everywhere in this industry.
Any way to currently tell? Any way that Longhorn will be able to tell the difference? I doubt it.
5 posts above yours. 4 hours and one minute prior to your post. Modded up, even.
And I didn't even try.
I did the same thing as far as speakers, but instead of computers, I bought squeezeboxes from Slimdevices. They have a decent remote control, decent search funtions, stream Live365 and Shoutcast, among others, and the devices can act independently or be synced together.
Maybe not this site, but certainly other sites can and do operate at a loss. I worked for a TV station a while back and I can tell you that the web site - as a single entity - NEVER made money and was always operating at a loss. The information provided on the site, however, effected some cost savings on the broadcast side of the business, though, which balanced things out. In other words, if a web site is the sole means of income, yeah, you probably need ads. but if it's a compliment to the overall business, they're not necessary.
That said, that's THE main reason I dumped SBC and went with Speakeasy.
So, it's not called an "Event Log", but there are logfiles that tell you exactly what's happening to your system. The trick, I guess, is knowing where to look for them - and how to look at them.
I can't speak for many non-cmmercial distros, but SUSE (and other commercial distros), for example, ships with an excellent user and admin manual that tells you exactly where to look should problems arise.
I really wish more distros would ship printed manuals. When it comes to support, it's so much easier to cite a page number.
Perhaps you're half-joking, but you do realize that pretty much ALL modern Linux distros allow you to configure this (and pretty much any other desktop accessibility issue) through a GUI, right?
vi's still there if you want it, but it's definitely not necessary.
Sure I get the point. The point is that there are several ways to to something.
That's great that OpenBSD does it for you. I, and others judging from this thread, have found another way. Just because it's not your way doesn't mean it's wrong.
Fanboys. :-/
I've seen this comment before, and, other than the documentation, it works as it should. But you know, a lot of work has been done to get around the terrible syntax. SUSE has done wonders with their Yast/Firewall admin tool.
As long as iptables functions as it should (which it does), there's always a way to deal with the syntax issue.
Actually, nobody outside of the midwest will get this, but there used to be a boat manufacturer called "Lyman" that made some pretty top-notch boats.
As it should be. You offer a service to the public and they should be the ones to determine whether it's of value to them or not. Not you.
Actually, he said "under the technical guidance", and I can somewhat relate, as I work for a Biotech firm, and that describes my userbase. There are plenty of Computational Chemists and Bio Analysts that think they know how to maintain a cluster. That's great that they run Fedora Core 3 at home. Here in the business world it's a bit different.
Live studio audience,
three cameras, just to name a couple. They both live on to this day.
You must not have tried to record a favorite program going off the program guide.
Yes, I have tried Rosegarden. I continue to use it, actually. Great piece of software. I just ordered Fervent Software's distro. We'll see how that goes. I don't really expect any problems, since I can already use all my hardware within Rosegarden. I'm going through a lengthy process of converting to either soundfont or Gig files for all my libraries. Currently on the windows side I use NI Kontakt, so some of the translations get munged, but they're fixable.
Exactly.
I just recently rebuilt a WinXP machine that suffered from a hardware failure, filled with Music production software. I don't think I'll do that again. The headaches associated with re-authorizing all my software is just too much. While Linux music software isn't quite there yet with the whiz-bang features, the stability for production purposes certainly is. And it's all open source. And it's only going to improve. I've spent a fortune on all this Win music software that, while it serves me well, also hold me hostage.
If Nokia properly markets their new 770, or Archos with their AV series, it'll be all that's needed. Laptops were originally marketed as something you used when you were away from your desktop.
Now we've got a whole new generation of PMP/PDAs that are capable of what laptops were just a couple of years ago, with all the above mentioned stuff AND office apps. Just attach a USB keyboard and you're good to go.
There already is scheduling on these units. Currently, they use either their internal scheduler, or alternatively, you can use My Yahoo's TV scheduler. Personally, I think that's a pretty cool feature.