I'll admit it; I like Internet Explorer and use it almost exclusively (along with FF and Chrome for web development purposes). However, I've been using RockMelt since the early betas. The thing that got me to even look at it was the fact it has ties to former big wigs from Netscape.
Is it evil? I'm sure. It's hooked fairly tight into FaceBook. Don't care about the social networking aspect? Use Chrome.
I was sold when I bookmarked a site at work, went home, fired up a browser and my bookmarks were synced. Same with my RSS feeds.
I actually spend a lot less time aimlessly surfing the same 7 sites over and over because I know in.07 seconds that there are no new stories on any of them. It keeps me off facebook.com while still letting me see what my friends/family are up to. I don't have to check Slashdot every 4.7 minutes looking for the next big thing.
Come on people, give it a week or two.
Not all movies are #1 after the 1st box office weekend. Sometimes it takes a while for them to catch on.
Our DBA picked up the WP7 on launch day, and after I played with it for a few minutes, It's very cool. Without going into the pros/cons, I'll just say I was very impressed with the screen's crispness, and the fluidity of the phone's interface.
The WP7 is late to the game in a crowded market, but other products (Chrome browser, for example) have made headway...just give it some time before calling it DOA.
Disclaimer: I'm not a MS fanboy, but I am a.NET dev, so of course I lean toward MS products. I've never owned an Apple product other than the IIe, and I'm a proud Android owner.
I used to work in the Computer Science Lab at a university in Illinois - Students would print extra copies of their programs to give to their friends, and I would literally watch them cheat right in front of me.
As a computer science student myself, I took offense to this. I'm was going to be competing for a job with this person, and we have the same degree. Hell, he/she might have a better GPA than me, and can't write a C program to save their life, yet THEY would get a job, and not me.
When I was the one pulling printouts, I would just shred them and tell them to GTFO.
Oh, and just in case your listening, unamed university in Illinois (I won't name names...EVERY university should learn from this)...you can't count on your students to chmod their files properly. Do you know how many of your "Brightest" students were chronic greppers?
I can't tell you how many times I watched someone type: find / | grep cpp > OtherStudentsHomeWorkICanCheatFrom.txt
I like The Message Center (www.themessagecenter.com).
They have dirt-cheap Exchange hosting, and they don't run their equipment out of a closet like some hosting companies I've come across.
"If you're curious, the new system features 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM"
What do you mean, "If" ?
1:34AM - "Honey, I have to go to work to replace a faulty power supply..." Regular data center - tech drives to work, replaces hard drive. Underwater data center - tech drives to end of the pier where he gets into his 1-man submarine and dives to -100ft.
Now I ask you this: Does State Farm have submarine insurance?
"I Am Legend" (ironically also featuring Will Smith) is a good example of the main character portraying both of those roles (trying to survive/saviour). It too has a bit of the shaky-cam, albeit much less than the Blair Witch series. just my.02 Not trying to detract from the thread. (oops too late)
I have Charter, and I haven't noticed any timeouts as some have said. In fact, the only reason I noticed that they switched, is because I mistyped a URL and it took me to their search page, so I started digging around.
As long as it keeps working transparently, I could care less if they use it.
Slashdot Mirror
I'll admit it; I like Internet Explorer and use it almost exclusively (along with FF and Chrome for web development purposes). However, I've been using RockMelt since the early betas. The thing that got me to even look at it was the fact it has ties to former big wigs from Netscape.
.07 seconds that there are no new stories on any of them. It keeps me off facebook.com while still letting me see what my friends/family are up to. I don't have to check Slashdot every 4.7 minutes looking for the next big thing.
Is it evil? I'm sure. It's hooked fairly tight into FaceBook. Don't care about the social networking aspect? Use Chrome.
I was sold when I bookmarked a site at work, went home, fired up a browser and my bookmarks were synced. Same with my RSS feeds.
I actually spend a lot less time aimlessly surfing the same 7 sites over and over because I know in
If Austin Powers were reading this, he would be B-Sides himself.
Come on people, give it a week or two. Not all movies are #1 after the 1st box office weekend. Sometimes it takes a while for them to catch on.
.NET dev, so of course I lean toward MS products. I've never owned an Apple product other than the IIe, and I'm a proud Android owner.
Our DBA picked up the WP7 on launch day, and after I played with it for a few minutes, It's very cool. Without going into the pros/cons, I'll just say I was very impressed with the screen's crispness, and the fluidity of the phone's interface. The WP7 is late to the game in a crowded market, but other products (Chrome browser, for example) have made headway...just give it some time before calling it DOA.
Disclaimer: I'm not a MS fanboy, but I am a
I've always wanted a small box (maybe an inch square) with "Pb" and it's atomic mass on my right foot.
I used to work in the Computer Science Lab at a university in Illinois - Students would print extra copies of their programs to give to their friends, and I would literally watch them cheat right in front of me.
As a computer science student myself, I took offense to this. I'm was going to be competing for a job with this person, and we have the same degree. Hell, he/she might have a better GPA than me, and can't write a C program to save their life, yet THEY would get a job, and not me.
When I was the one pulling printouts, I would just shred them and tell them to GTFO.
Oh, and just in case your listening, unamed university in Illinois (I won't name names...EVERY university should learn from this)...you can't count on your students to chmod their files properly. Do you know how many of your "Brightest" students were chronic greppers?
I can't tell you how many times I watched someone type: find / | grep cpp > OtherStudentsHomeWorkICanCheatFrom.txt
50% of MW2 games end in a tactical nuke? Where is your source of info for this stat?
I like The Message Center (www.themessagecenter.com). They have dirt-cheap Exchange hosting, and they don't run their equipment out of a closet like some hosting companies I've come across.
"If you're curious, the new system features 18 2x quad-core 2.3 GHz webservers each with 8 gigs of RAM, and 4 quad-core 2.3 GHz databases with 16 gigs of RAM" What do you mean, "If" ?
1:34AM - "Honey, I have to go to work to replace a faulty power supply..."
Regular data center - tech drives to work, replaces hard drive.
Underwater data center - tech drives to end of the pier where he gets into his 1-man submarine and dives to -100ft.
Now I ask you this: Does State Farm have submarine insurance?
"I Am Legend" (ironically also featuring Will Smith) is a good example of the main character portraying both of those roles (trying to survive/saviour). It too has a bit of the shaky-cam, albeit much less than the Blair Witch series. .02
just my
Not trying to detract from the thread. (oops too late)
I have Charter, and I haven't noticed any timeouts as some have said. In fact, the only reason I noticed that they switched, is because I mistyped a URL and it took me to their search page, so I started digging around. As long as it keeps working transparently, I could care less if they use it.