I detest cloud marketing. I never use the word cloud, other than to mock it.
That doesn't change the fact that Dropbox is supremely user friendly and flexible. And as far as I know, they don't use the word cloud either on their site.
I love these reductionist posts where people show that new system X is just the same as old system Y.
Yes. You can use FTP to share files, yes you can use CVS to track versions. No using Dropbox is like neither of these, in terms of user experience. I have a folder on my machine called DropBox, any folder/file I pop in there is automatically uploaded to the remote storage with no more intervention. If I 'share' that folder with another Dropbox user, it automatically appears in their Dropbox folder. If either of us make changes, they are automatically synced to the other user.
If I right click on a file in Dropbox/Public it will offer me a public link to the file I can send to anyone. If I dump a folder of files into Dropbox/Pictures I will be able to get a public link to that folder which automatically displays said files as a gallery.
It's without doubt the simplest way to share a repository of common files between a group of non-tech people and let any of them update.
Might interest you. Live streaming from the ISS. Usually it shows the earth rushing below the space station, but yesterday they had the internal camera on and Commander Kelly was busy pottering around the place.
Just to be clear. You believe that, on receiving an substantiated Tsunami warning, I should drive half a mile to the beach, just to check whether the water has disappeared?
Hmmm, every update I can think of so far has added useful functions to me. The only exception was the last one (4.2) which was mainly aimed at iPad users.
Facebook's incentive is no longer exclusivity, today its incentive is quite the opposite - you have to be on there because everyone is on there.
The odd thing is that , finding people who are actually enthusiastic about Facebook is not easy. Many people seem irked by it.
Diaspora presents people with the ability to give Facebook a poke in the eye and I suspect that might be quite popular. All it takes is for people to open an account there in parallel and start linking to Diaspora status updates from their Facebook status.
My kids enoy playing Blokus; a slightly brain twisting board game quite a lot. Moreover the rest of the family enjoy playing it to and she can join in with them.
Other things she enjoys? Monopoly, card games (get a book of family card games) pencil and paper games like 'Sprouts'.
Actually, I think you'll find that every company with Web-based information relevant to the search shows up in the organic search results. Why should Google exclude itself?
What's the legal difference (IANAL) between optimizing HTML and inserting ads?
This week on "Thin End of The Wedge" - "Why there is no difference between a Web server GZIPing content and a Web server replacing all images with Goatse".
... This is absolutely fascinating. However, I suppose I might as well be the person to point out that while this is a virgin birth, it's not an "immaculate conception" since that apparently has do with a Catholic doctrine regarding Mary being born free of original sin.
We now return you to your discussion of snake genetics.
That's the point though, isn't it? English Heritage isn't attempting to stop anyone taking photos or displaying photos, they are attempting to stop people selling the images for profit.
I'm not sure why anyone is surprised this has been going on for years and isn't limited to the Henge, try using photos of the Eiffel Tower for commercial gain and see where it gets you.
Slashdot Mirror
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You're wrong. In most disaster movies, there is usually the obligatory 'interference-laden quick-cut TV new reports from around the world section'.
By law this must feature:
The Eiffel Tower, the UK Houses of Parliament, the Taj Mahal and optionally the Sidney Opera House.
You misspelt 'English'.
Obligatory hilarity:
Homeopathic Accident & Emergency
Sorry, but how does a weak password on a worthless Gawker comment page translate to sending e-mails in your name?
Just a comment to say, I think that's a rather elegant idea.
I detest cloud marketing. I never use the word cloud, other than to mock it.
That doesn't change the fact that Dropbox is supremely user friendly and flexible. And as far as I know, they don't use the word cloud either on their site.
I love these reductionist posts where people show that new system X is just the same as old system Y.
Yes. You can use FTP to share files, yes you can use CVS to track versions. No using Dropbox is like neither of these, in terms of user experience. I have a folder on my machine called DropBox, any folder/file I pop in there is automatically uploaded to the remote storage with no more intervention. If I 'share' that folder with another Dropbox user, it automatically appears in their Dropbox folder. If either of us make changes, they are automatically synced to the other user.
If I right click on a file in Dropbox/Public it will offer me a public link to the file I can send to anyone. If I dump a folder of files into Dropbox/Pictures I will be able to get a public link to that folder which automatically displays said files as a gallery.
It's without doubt the simplest way to share a repository of common files between a group of non-tech people and let any of them update.
Just in case you haven't seen it:
mms://a1709.l1856953708.c18569.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1709/18569/v0001/reflector:53708
Might interest you. Live streaming from the ISS. Usually it shows the earth rushing below the space station, but yesterday they had the internal camera on and Commander Kelly was busy pottering around the place.
For almost the same reasons you're (probably) not driving an electric car.
Just to be clear. You believe that, on receiving an substantiated Tsunami warning, I should drive half a mile to the beach, just to check whether the water has disappeared?
Hmmm, every update I can think of so far has added useful functions to me. The only exception was the last one (4.2) which was mainly aimed at iPad users.
Facebook's incentive is no longer exclusivity, today its incentive is quite the opposite - you have to be on there because everyone is on there.
The odd thing is that , finding people who are actually enthusiastic about Facebook is not easy. Many people seem irked by it.
Diaspora presents people with the ability to give Facebook a poke in the eye and I suspect that might be quite popular. All it takes is for people to open an account there in parallel and start linking to Diaspora status updates from their Facebook status.
My kids enoy playing Blokus; a slightly brain twisting board game quite a lot. Moreover the rest of the family enjoy playing it to and she can join in with them.
Other things she enjoys? Monopoly, card games (get a book of family card games) pencil and paper games like 'Sprouts'.
Actually, I think you'll find that every company with Web-based information relevant to the search shows up in the organic search results. Why should Google exclude itself?
Ah yes. That famously foreign-owned BBC, ITV and Channel 4. All of whom run free-to-Net streaming video services.
Nope, it's Facebook Wave!
If only Skype actually allowed video calling from an iPhone, yes they would be competing with Facetime. Sadly, they don't.
I suspect that Ellison evaluates 'valuable' in straightforward monetary terms. "Is Java making me money? No? It's not valuable"
This week on "Thin End of The Wedge" - "Why there is no difference between a Web server GZIPing content and a Web server replacing all images with Goatse".
... This is absolutely fascinating. However, I suppose I might as well be the person to point out that while this is a virgin birth, it's not an "immaculate conception" since that apparently has do with a Catholic doctrine regarding Mary being born free of original sin.
We now return you to your discussion of snake genetics.
My guess would be that it is the iOS version of Safari that is boosting the numbers.
"Resisting what the market wants is what makes them dinosaurs."
Umm, resisting free, unlimited, advertising free content on demand, doesn't make them dinosaurs, because it isn't actually a market.
That's the point though, isn't it? English Heritage isn't attempting to stop anyone taking photos or displaying photos, they are attempting to stop people selling the images for profit.
I'm not sure why anyone is surprised this has been going on for years and isn't limited to the Henge, try using photos of the Eiffel Tower for commercial gain and see where it gets you.