Yes, but that means you would have to search on that before recieving feeback on the correct spelling, possibly not getting the right results. Goodgle Suggest speeds up the process and gives you feedback on the spelling immediately, thus lessening the amount of time it takes to do your research.
Honestly, I don't think Google Suggest is where this is going to stop. This is a nice demonstration that we can have real-time feedback on web pages and applications, but I'm thinking more about the future and how this small idea may change things on a fairly large scale.
Did anyone else notice that EVERYONE seems to profit here? Besides the end user of course. Microsoft makes bad software and saves money on fixing security holes because they've basically got a captive audience. Advertising companies figure out how to exploit these security holes and generate revenue by throwing computers down the toilet. Anti-Spyware companies profit from getting rid of software exploiting said security holes. Microsoft turns it around fully and purchases Anti-Spyware company for... even more profit!!!
Maybe that's not such a bad thing. I think software patents are going to be around no matter what. Unfortunately there are just too many people with money to lobby for them who stand to gain from them. Not to mention that I think a really innovative idea deserves the reward of being owned by it's inventor for a time.
My feeling, until shit has come to light, is that we just need to focus on fixing patent law rather than trying to rid ourselves of it. Problems currently arising include really ridiculous patents right? Well, how do we go about fixing that? Maybe we should have people in the decision making process who are actually informed about the things being patented. Also, how long do patents currently last? If I'm not mistaken, the patent system was basically created for a much slower moving world. Things that were invented 50 years ago weren't neccessarily improved on as quickly as technology moves now. That being the case, maybe the patents should be a lot shorter for software. A year maybe?
I'm not a lawyer, I don't know much about patents, so this whole post could be completely off, but these are ideas that are floating in my head right now and I hope they will be of use to somebody.
Personally, I have very little interest in this as a "doom" movie. If it doesn't have to do with devils and other creatures from hell then it's NOT DOOM!
I have nothing against Abiword, and the fact that there is a native OS X port of it definately sits well with me, but my chief concern at the moment is compatibility; both short and long term. Personally I see OO.o as the most likely to stay around right now. I may be wrong about that, and if anyone has information to the contrary I'm more than willing to listen, but the fact that it is a full office suite which runs on 2.5 of the 3 operating systems that I deal with makes me feel secure in using it.
My logic may be flawed, but hopefully it will help you to understand why some use OO.o.
Good, but not good enough. How do you know which process is causing the hourglass? The better solution if you are going to go that route, imho, is the way KDE has it set up. The icon of the program you opened bounces alongside the cursor. Even then, however, there isn't any real indication as to whether the process is running or if it might be frozen.
I have seen antivirus software suffer from a corrupted installation many times on newly formatted clean installations of windows. Often, it won't allow itself to be uninstalled automatically when this happens. This means that either you spend the time and wipe the system again or you figure out how to remove the software manually. Symantec should have made things easier with regards to removing the software manually. There's no reason to consider a sort of second line of defense. If a virus gets past your virus protection software, you can be 90% sure it's going to cripple it at the same time anyway.
Did it ever occur to you that X still has a lot that needs fixing and that's why people are complaining all the time? For one thing, dual monitor support is kludgy at best. I don't want to see the desktop split accross the two like I have a single large monitor, and I don't want to fuss around for 3 days trying to get even that to work.
I'm pulling for linux development just as much as the next person here, but if we're going to see linux on the desktop, then it needs to have those problems that people complain about fixed.
Correction... keys to any program SHOULD be stored in those two places. Unfortunately, a lot of programmers (especially those who write malicious applications) love to hide those registry entries. I'm guessing you've never had to remove Norton Antivirus manually have you?
Not necessarily. I don't want a splash screen for something like a web browser which loads quickly, but for something like Photoshop, I find it helpful to have the splash screen to let me know that the program is, in fact, launching. It's even better when it shows progress information.
It may just be me, but I think purchasing surplus battleships to form an offshore habitat for a large group X-Pats who are fed up with their governments ideals may attract some attention from those who like to label people terrorists.
For 90 percent of the people who use word processing software, yes, it is ready to replace Microsoft Office. The arguement could certainly be made that MS Office has more features, but Open Office is also cheaper, and due to the open file format, it's more likely that your data will be readable down the line. The problem no longer lies with OpenOffice being inferior, it's more about people not knowing about it, being afraid to switch, not having the time to waste on switching, etc. As much as I hate to say it, we could use some good marketing goons right about now:)
Actually, I think you'll find that a lot of cars, especially sport compacts etc., are much more likely to slide in such a case. Unless, that is, provoked by a ditch or bump in the road that would otherwise upset the balance of the car.
There's a big difference here though. The people Microsoft is targetting are people who bought PC's with a pirated version of XP on their computer. Thus, the OEM was the pirate moreso than the end user. With music and movies, it's invariably the end user that does the pirating. The targets are different. Microsoft just looks better in this because the end user is getting a free deal.
I did the same, but I ran into problems when windows wouldn't recognize the second monitor attached but did realize something was different about the display, hence giving me absolutely no video at all. I had to put in an older video card, boot with that and then install the matrox drivers so that windows had them cached and then swap the card again. It made for some frustration.
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Yes, but that means you would have to search on that before recieving feeback on the correct spelling, possibly not getting the right results. Goodgle Suggest speeds up the process and gives you feedback on the spelling immediately, thus lessening the amount of time it takes to do your research.
Honestly, I don't think Google Suggest is where this is going to stop. This is a nice demonstration that we can have real-time feedback on web pages and applications, but I'm thinking more about the future and how this small idea may change things on a fairly large scale.
Doesn't work. It will still strip out most non alpha-numeric characters. A + sign directly in front of the character might work... but I doubt it
Hmm, I smell a new google bomb! Theiving Bastards
It does, however, show how easily exploitable and dangerous ActiveX is, and is a good incentive to switch to a more secure browser.
Did anyone else notice that EVERYONE seems to profit here? Besides the end user of course. Microsoft makes bad software and saves money on fixing security holes because they've basically got a captive audience. Advertising companies figure out how to exploit these security holes and generate revenue by throwing computers down the toilet. Anti-Spyware companies profit from getting rid of software exploiting said security holes. Microsoft turns it around fully and purchases Anti-Spyware company for... even more profit!!!
This is why I'm saving up for a PowerMac.
Maybe that's not such a bad thing. I think software patents are going to be around no matter what. Unfortunately there are just too many people with money to lobby for them who stand to gain from them. Not to mention that I think a really innovative idea deserves the reward of being owned by it's inventor for a time.
My feeling, until shit has come to light, is that we just need to focus on fixing patent law rather than trying to rid ourselves of it. Problems currently arising include really ridiculous patents right? Well, how do we go about fixing that? Maybe we should have people in the decision making process who are actually informed about the things being patented. Also, how long do patents currently last? If I'm not mistaken, the patent system was basically created for a much slower moving world. Things that were invented 50 years ago weren't neccessarily improved on as quickly as technology moves now. That being the case, maybe the patents should be a lot shorter for software. A year maybe?
I'm not a lawyer, I don't know much about patents, so this whole post could be completely off, but these are ideas that are floating in my head right now and I hope they will be of use to somebody.
A quick question, typing "ver" in the command prompt and hitting enter reveals version 5.1.2600, is 2003 based on NT version 6?
Intecepted call, someplace in hollywood:
"Boss, some guy on Slashdot just came up with the idea for 3 new movies. Trust me on this, these are going to make us rich!"
Personally, I have very little interest in this as a "doom" movie. If it doesn't have to do with devils and other creatures from hell then it's NOT DOOM!
Anyone else get a Chrono Cross flashback there?
I have nothing against Abiword, and the fact that there is a native OS X port of it definately sits well with me, but my chief concern at the moment is compatibility; both short and long term. Personally I see OO.o as the most likely to stay around right now. I may be wrong about that, and if anyone has information to the contrary I'm more than willing to listen, but the fact that it is a full office suite which runs on 2.5 of the 3 operating systems that I deal with makes me feel secure in using it.
My logic may be flawed, but hopefully it will help you to understand why some use OO.o.
Chrono Trigger. I love the soundtrack to that game. Of course, the game itself is pretty incredible too.
Yup, you're way better just dubbing straight to a cassette tape actually.
Good, but not good enough. How do you know which process is causing the hourglass? The better solution if you are going to go that route, imho, is the way KDE has it set up. The icon of the program you opened bounces alongside the cursor. Even then, however, there isn't any real indication as to whether the process is running or if it might be frozen.
I have seen antivirus software suffer from a corrupted installation many times on newly formatted clean installations of windows. Often, it won't allow itself to be uninstalled automatically when this happens. This means that either you spend the time and wipe the system again or you figure out how to remove the software manually. Symantec should have made things easier with regards to removing the software manually. There's no reason to consider a sort of second line of defense. If a virus gets past your virus protection software, you can be 90% sure it's going to cripple it at the same time anyway.
Did it ever occur to you that X still has a lot that needs fixing and that's why people are complaining all the time? For one thing, dual monitor support is kludgy at best. I don't want to see the desktop split accross the two like I have a single large monitor, and I don't want to fuss around for 3 days trying to get even that to work.
I'm pulling for linux development just as much as the next person here, but if we're going to see linux on the desktop, then it needs to have those problems that people complain about fixed.
Correction... keys to any program SHOULD be stored in those two places. Unfortunately, a lot of programmers (especially those who write malicious applications) love to hide those registry entries. I'm guessing you've never had to remove Norton Antivirus manually have you?
Not necessarily. I don't want a splash screen for something like a web browser which loads quickly, but for something like Photoshop, I find it helpful to have the splash screen to let me know that the program is, in fact, launching. It's even better when it shows progress information.
It may just be me, but I think purchasing surplus battleships to form an offshore habitat for a large group X-Pats who are fed up with their governments ideals may attract some attention from those who like to label people terrorists.
For 90 percent of the people who use word processing software, yes, it is ready to replace Microsoft Office. The arguement could certainly be made that MS Office has more features, but Open Office is also cheaper, and due to the open file format, it's more likely that your data will be readable down the line. The problem no longer lies with OpenOffice being inferior, it's more about people not knowing about it, being afraid to switch, not having the time to waste on switching, etc. As much as I hate to say it, we could use some good marketing goons right about now :)
Actually, I think you'll find that a lot of cars, especially sport compacts etc., are much more likely to slide in such a case. Unless, that is, provoked by a ditch or bump in the road that would otherwise upset the balance of the car.
There's a big difference here though. The people Microsoft is targetting are people who bought PC's with a pirated version of XP on their computer. Thus, the OEM was the pirate moreso than the end user. With music and movies, it's invariably the end user that does the pirating. The targets are different. Microsoft just looks better in this because the end user is getting a free deal.
I did the same, but I ran into problems when windows wouldn't recognize the second monitor attached but did realize something was different about the display, hence giving me absolutely no video at all. I had to put in an older video card, boot with that and then install the matrox drivers so that windows had them cached and then swap the card again. It made for some frustration.
Wow mods... that's just evil...
I think you'd see a lot of private help as well. I know I'd be willing to donate some money to that cause.