Agreed 100%. I own a Samsung Omnia with WinMo 6.1 (my 3rd WinMo device - the first 2 were ipaqs) and I just don't get this whole mobile gaming thing this side of GameBoy/DS. Even Nokia's supposedly groundbreaking phone/gaming device, the Ngage, failed miserably.
We already lead pretty hectic lives in the city, if I have time to play a game, I'd rather be home gaming.
Only about 4% of web sites are HTML-standard compliant. So what?? Will the world come to an end??
This standards-nazi attitude is what, IMHO, will always keep Opera from becoming a major browser. When Joe Sixpack finally learns about Opera, decides to give it a go, and realizes a few sites don't look as good in Opera as they do in IE, he'll simply go back.
The W3C is kind of like the UN, it dictates the rules, but has no firepower to enforce them (that's where Microsoft comes in).
As much as I love Opera I find myself going back to IE (rather, FF with IE Tab ext.) about 20% of the time. Not to mention my work intranet which is totally designed for IE.
In all there have been 12 US Presidential elections that were decided by less than a 1% margin; meaning if less than 1% of the voters in certain states had changed their mind to the other candidate the outcome of the election would have been different."
Maybe these small margins indicate why things never change in politics. Nice work.
Before the hordes of angry/.'ers start cursing AT&T into oblivion, let me start by saying it's their network and they can impose whatever rules they feel like. Nobody is forcing you to sign up; there are options.
>Really this page is just some renderings of some concept computers that are pretty far out of practical production reach. Some >interesting ideas, but mostly a whole lot of yeah right.
Then why is it on/.?? Slow Monday morning?? Whatever happened to the "stuff that MATTERS" part of the slogan??
OK, I RTFA'd but I've yet to understand where the AT&T exclusivity deal fits Apple's oh so grand strategy. Funny the suthor doesn't mention it either... afraid to lose an advertiser I suppose...
For home consumers, yes. But I've yet to know a serious organization that outsourced its email needs to Gmail, Hotmail, etc. Integration with other systems (Lotus Notes), privacy concerns are just a couple hurdles the free webmail services will have to get past before being widely accepted in corporations.
Having started my IT career in helpdesk, I give the following advice (actually my $.02)
1. Stay away from outsourcing firms!! Besides being a dead-end job, they'll most likely move their call center operations to India sooner or later.
2. If the you work for the company in-house helpdesk (in my case, a major OEM), it's definitely a NASA launchpad. Work hard, harder, get promoted to a management position in the call center, then you can perhaps move to other areas within the company.
3. If help desk is really your thing (honestly, some people love it), you can start your own call center and work for other SMBs.
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Newsflash: your phone ALREADY tracks you; it's an inherent part of cell phone technology. What matters is how this tracking data is used.
Wake me up when we can get stuff cloaked like Master Chief or the Predator.
Just wait until some obnoxious advertisers (car dealerships) get a hold of this tech...
> Now if only Microsoft & Apple could harness & effectively utilize the power of p2p ... *cough* *cough*
The community already took care of it ages ago... *cough* Mininova/Pirate Bay *cough*
Agreed 100%. I own a Samsung Omnia with WinMo 6.1 (my 3rd WinMo device - the first 2 were ipaqs) and I just don't get this whole mobile gaming thing this side of GameBoy/DS. Even Nokia's supposedly groundbreaking phone/gaming device, the Ngage, failed miserably.
We already lead pretty hectic lives in the city, if I have time to play a game, I'd rather be home gaming.
Only about 4% of web sites are HTML-standard compliant. So what?? Will the world come to an end??
This standards-nazi attitude is what, IMHO, will always keep Opera from becoming a major browser. When Joe Sixpack finally learns about Opera, decides to give it a go, and realizes a few sites don't look as good in Opera as they do in IE, he'll simply go back.
The W3C is kind of like the UN, it dictates the rules, but has no firepower to enforce them (that's where Microsoft comes in).
As much as I love Opera I find myself going back to IE (rather, FF with IE Tab ext.) about 20% of the time. Not to mention my work intranet which is totally designed for IE.
The length some universities will go to justify their ridiculously high tuition fees...
It's a MS technology, so likely it'll soon become an imposed standard. ActiveX anyone??
Really, I really mean this question.
What, is there a new Transformers toy line I don't know about yet??
Is it that much different from a camera lens??
Im sure you can build one at TechShop http://techshop.ws/
Before the hordes of angry /.'ers start cursing AT&T into oblivion, let me start by saying it's their network and they can impose whatever rules they feel like. Nobody is forcing you to sign up; there are options.
Not only commercial banks, but investment banks too. Go (to hell) GWB!!
Maybe it's time you look up the definition of "legal tender."
I think this has more to do with the free man-hours devs get from users testing amd troubleshooting their products, then anything else, really.
Well, you do know that their job is to sell ads and subscriptions, not educate readers, right??
I guess it'd be a priority if the satellites and space shuttles could kill Iraquis.
>Really this page is just some renderings of some concept computers that are pretty far out of practical production reach. Some >interesting ideas, but mostly a whole lot of yeah right.
/.?? Slow Monday morning?? Whatever happened to the "stuff that MATTERS" part of the slogan??
Then why is it on
OK, I RTFA'd but I've yet to understand where the AT&T exclusivity deal fits Apple's oh so grand strategy. Funny the suthor doesn't mention it either... afraid to lose an advertiser I suppose...
> Problem solved. Idiots
Yeah, until men in black suits show up at said coffee shop.
For home consumers, yes. But I've yet to know a serious organization that outsourced its email needs to Gmail, Hotmail, etc. Integration with other systems (Lotus Notes), privacy concerns are just a couple hurdles the free webmail services will have to get past before being widely accepted in corporations.
A new buzzword... move on, nothing to see here.
Having started my IT career in helpdesk, I give the following advice (actually my $.02)
1. Stay away from outsourcing firms!! Besides being a dead-end job, they'll most likely move their call center operations to India sooner or later.
2. If the you work for the company in-house helpdesk (in my case, a major OEM), it's definitely a NASA launchpad. Work hard, harder, get promoted to a management position in the call center, then you can perhaps move to other areas within the company.
3. If help desk is really your thing (honestly, some people love it), you can start your own call center and work for other SMBs.