While it may not be great, WEP is a far cry from nothing. A WEP key is the difference between random neighbor going "oh, I don't have to pay for internet!" or not. 99% of the population doesn't even know that "WEP" is a kind of encryption, let alone that it's breakable.
Last I checked Apple wouldn't carry any batteries for any ipod since they're not supposed to be user replaceable?
Unless you mean their service desk doesn't have any... that's kind of ridiculous.
Of course, if you have original XP media and a cd burner, you can create slipstream media that has the SATA drivers installed without needing a floppy drive.
To me, slipstreaming a driver (which is assuming you can find an XP driver for the given SATA controller) does not qualify as "basic computer education" as referred by the post I was responding to.
Again, I wouldn't argue it's not possible, but I would argue it's not something that you can expect Joe Sixpack to know how to do. An interesting statistic I heard at work (not sure if it's true) is that 9/10 routers returned to Linksys as not working are a result of user error. I would never expect the general public to be able to slipstream a driver.
Perhaps I should qualify my statement: I sell computers for Best Buy. I'm frequently asked if XP is available or if it's possible to load XP on the notebooks we have in place of Vista. Aside from the various calls I've received from customers needing help once their notebook was hosed by loading XP, I decided to do my own research to have a definitive answer when asked by customers (no, I'm not the typical salesperson). The particular laptop I checked on was the HP dv2660se. Aside from the difficulty of loading XP to a SATA drive when you don't have a floppy drive present (or supplied SATA drivers) if you have the original XP media, it's also a pain to locate drivers once the system is up and running. The primary source I used was this forum along with a mixmatch of other google results.
While I would not argue that it's impossible to use a Vista notebook with XP, I'd say that it's definitely possible that there exists models which will would have questionable functionality under XP and that even the better models for XP are still a far cry from simple to set up, as argued by the parent.
You may not be aware (I wasn't until the other day) but the current mice that come with imacs actually DO have a right and left click. Push down on the left side of the scroll-ball-thingy and it's mouse 1, right side is mouse 2.
"Basically, his point was this - if he's paying royalties on every player, recorder, and blank music cd he buys to compensate for the piracy he is assumed to commit, then shouldn't he have the right to commit said piracy? In other words, if you are going to be punished for a crime whether you commit it or not, then why should you be punished again when you actually do?"
That's stretching it way too far. Here in the US we pay taxes and levies on countless items. Our firefighters and policemen are paid courtesy of the taxes we pay; our roads are maintained courtesy of taxes we pay at the pump. But smart people know that this doesn't give us the legal or moral right to commit arson or to go at the road with a pick axe, no matter how we try to spin these taxes and levies as "punishment" for these crimes.
That seems a bit of a strawman. The examples you cite are maintenance based, as in roads will degrade and houses will burn down without any crimes being committed, which our taxes pay to remedy. A crime is an additional cost that the taxes aren't there to compensate, so they're still punished. The music situation is different. You pay a tax not to maintain the music industry from it's own natural decay (though that could be argued these days) but rather to compensate for piracy.
That's not to say it is or isn't bullshit, but your counterpoint wasn't exactly valid.
So then you're done playing major releases altogether? Aside from a select few games (Oblivion for example) nearly every game you can find these days has external software that is used to work around image drives and the such.
Also, I like how everyone is touting "I'll wait til the warez scene provides a DRM free solution" even though the usual crack for securom is a program the just tricks securom, not actually disables it.
Honestly, yeah, it sucks but it's an evil that if you want to game on your pc, you'll have to deal with.
Unfortunately it's not that simple. Walmart of course doesn't carry AO titles, no one cares. Best Buy doesn't carry AO titles. If you look at Gamestop's website they don't even LIST AO on their sidebar panel for ratings. Does Amazon carry AO games? I don't even know, but I somehow doubt they do. When a game is rated AO it pretty much means NO ONE will sell it. Nintendo and Sony don't even support AO titles and I'm not sure a title rated as such could even get published for the consoles.
Unfortunately it's not as simple as "go next door and never look back." Realistically, it's "find another game to play, because you're not finding a copy of Manhunt 2"
We make our orders direct from the store, which is then relayed to the distribution center, which is then relayed to Sony.
However, we were officially told to not bother ordering them as Sony isn't manufacturing them.
Granted things could have gotten shifted as they trailed down the chain of command, but I'm inclined to believe that lack of retail request for the 20GB model was not a real reason.
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Then I guess it's a good thing for Vista that nearly no apps are listed aside from Antivirus which should be updated anyway!
While it may not be great, WEP is a far cry from nothing. A WEP key is the difference between random neighbor going "oh, I don't have to pay for internet!" or not. 99% of the population doesn't even know that "WEP" is a kind of encryption, let alone that it's breakable.
I know it's anecdotal, but everyone I know who's sent their xbox in got it back within 1-2 weeks, not this 1-2 months people keep talking about.
Last I checked Apple wouldn't carry any batteries for any ipod since they're not supposed to be user replaceable? Unless you mean their service desk doesn't have any... that's kind of ridiculous.
I'm pretty sure he meant "all versions" in the context of "Madden '08 for X360, PS3, etc" not "Every Madden game ever produced"
Flamebait? What the hell?
Yes you can. It really is the "diehards"
FYI the 360 Premium (with HDD) is $350, not $400.
To me, slipstreaming a driver (which is assuming you can find an XP driver for the given SATA controller) does not qualify as "basic computer education" as referred by the post I was responding to.
Again, I wouldn't argue it's not possible, but I would argue it's not something that you can expect Joe Sixpack to know how to do. An interesting statistic I heard at work (not sure if it's true) is that 9/10 routers returned to Linksys as not working are a result of user error. I would never expect the general public to be able to slipstream a driver.
Perhaps I should qualify my statement: I sell computers for Best Buy. I'm frequently asked if XP is available or if it's possible to load XP on the notebooks we have in place of Vista. Aside from the various calls I've received from customers needing help once their notebook was hosed by loading XP, I decided to do my own research to have a definitive answer when asked by customers (no, I'm not the typical salesperson). The particular laptop I checked on was the HP dv2660se. Aside from the difficulty of loading XP to a SATA drive when you don't have a floppy drive present (or supplied SATA drivers) if you have the original XP media, it's also a pain to locate drivers once the system is up and running. The primary source I used was this forum along with a mixmatch of other google results.
While I would not argue that it's impossible to use a Vista notebook with XP, I'd say that it's definitely possible that there exists models which will would have questionable functionality under XP and that even the better models for XP are still a far cry from simple to set up, as argued by the parent.
You may not be aware (I wasn't until the other day) but the current mice that come with imacs actually DO have a right and left click. Push down on the left side of the scroll-ball-thingy and it's mouse 1, right side is mouse 2.
Unless you have hardware which does not have driver support within XP, which is quite common these days.
Poor example consider the 360 is a multicore machine...
Isn't the 40GB model $399? The same price that the 360 was a year after launch? I think price has become a moot point now.
And for my anti-fanboy credit I own a 360 and Wii but no PS3.
Perhaps it's due to the sale of Dynex wireless equipment, as I'm pretty sure Best Buy owns Dynex (as well as Insignia, Rocketfish, and React)
Nope, if you put in a price of 0 they don't even get credit card information. Completely free.
That seems a bit of a strawman. The examples you cite are maintenance based, as in roads will degrade and houses will burn down without any crimes being committed, which our taxes pay to remedy. A crime is an additional cost that the taxes aren't there to compensate, so they're still punished. The music situation is different. You pay a tax not to maintain the music industry from it's own natural decay (though that could be argued these days) but rather to compensate for piracy.
That's not to say it is or isn't bullshit, but your counterpoint wasn't exactly valid.
Yet for some reason everyone else just wants to increase their already excessive pile. It's nice to see someone say "enough" for once.
So then you're done playing major releases altogether? Aside from a select few games (Oblivion for example) nearly every game you can find these days has external software that is used to work around image drives and the such.
Also, I like how everyone is touting "I'll wait til the warez scene provides a DRM free solution" even though the usual crack for securom is a program the just tricks securom, not actually disables it.
Honestly, yeah, it sucks but it's an evil that if you want to game on your pc, you'll have to deal with.
Marathon was appletalk/ipx from what I remember. No online play available.
Problem is AT&T is a CDMA network and (at least in the US) the networks that use SIM cards are GSM, making that impossible.
Unfortunately it's not that simple. Walmart of course doesn't carry AO titles, no one cares. Best Buy doesn't carry AO titles. If you look at Gamestop's website they don't even LIST AO on their sidebar panel for ratings. Does Amazon carry AO games? I don't even know, but I somehow doubt they do. When a game is rated AO it pretty much means NO ONE will sell it. Nintendo and Sony don't even support AO titles and I'm not sure a title rated as such could even get published for the consoles.
Unfortunately it's not as simple as "go next door and never look back." Realistically, it's "find another game to play, because you're not finding a copy of Manhunt 2"
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We make our orders direct from the store, which is then relayed to the distribution center, which is then relayed to Sony.
However, we were officially told to not bother ordering them as Sony isn't manufacturing them.
Granted things could have gotten shifted as they trailed down the chain of command, but I'm inclined to believe that lack of retail request for the 20GB model was not a real reason.
Last I checked the PS3 will not do 1080p over component, only 1080i or less (For blu ray at least, don't know about games).
I could be mistaken though.