Microsoft does not claim it is illegal to use the cd. They claim it is illegal to use it without your own licence. Much like using a mobile phone with someone else's simcard (which they didn't authorise you to use).
> That's all? How easy! Now, since you proposed already one very simple system noone before ever thought about, what are you going to do about above little problem?
Just copy Sweden's methods of dealing with it (This is not a joke).
Don't expect such things to change in a country that practices capital punishment, while also making it illegal to commit suicide (Although, I find this concept rather humorous as in what can they do? Sentence the guy/girl to death?).
I'm amused by the fact *alot* people think America is more humane when they're one of the few countries that additionaly practice capital punishment on underaged individuals.
Although apparently now, it's changed so that one underaged can be sentenced to capital punishment, however will not be murdered (Murder is still murder for me, no matter what excuse people come up with.) untill they're of "age".
> I used to program in 6502 Assembler, back when the Apple//e was a big deal.
I used to write in m68k ASM when amiga was a big deal (and sometimes I still do, correcting flaws in my software that people still use).
I'm quite sure programming in assembler is hard, and I know just how hard it is to make a interface in assembler (although I had it a little easier in some ways thanks to the amiga ROM).
I'll appologise though for thinking you were one of the "Mac fanatics" that know pretty much nothing about computers except for how to use the interfaces. I've expirenced too many of these people in my lifetime.
> It might cost more to get a Mac, but it's a one time expense, compared to having to pay employees for the hours it can take when they learn programs without as intuitive an interface.
You'll be amazed at how printing out the first few pages of the helpfile, and giving it to the people who had access to the helpfile all the time (and you even suggested it and swore they read it and couldn't understand it.) suddenly understand how to use the program (aka: didn't bother reading the helpfile).
In my expierence, it takes about a thirty minutes to get familar with a piece of new software (for people I've observed), for them to start being able todo what they want todo with it. Of course, they'll learn quickly after that how to increase their work productivity as they continue.
One thing that I found interesting, is that people learn quickly how to use a interface the prettier it looks (In windows XP, I just enable the silver theme, and it makes the buttons, dropdowns, nobs pretty etc..) and people seem to learn faster.
Of course, expirenced users like yourself can use movie editing software yourself, but the users I've worked with, haven't had any previous expirence. I imagine that they'd still need a print of the beginning of the helpfiles for how to use the application.
Either way, I admit mac has a easier interface, and it allows sometimes users to get things done faster. But in this case, I still reccommend using a PC and PC software. There is nothing the PC can't do that a Mac can. The person in the article, wants to play his windows games so getting a mac, in my analysis, isn't a option.
If the article was about "ease of use" I'd say "Get a mac", but it isn't.
Video Edit Magic Express, muvee autoProducer 4, virtualdub (free), Home Movie Editor, Colorful Movie Editor, Movie Tome Editor, Gazelle Movie Editor etc...
No offense, but the mac is made to be dumb proof, it's not made to feel like a video editor. You might just be feeling it's a video editor because you can figure out how to use it without reading a few pages of the helpfile.
No offense, but there is alot of good editing video software that work very well on a 2ghz system, which would still be hell of alot cheaper than a mac. Besides that, you haven't really given much evidence that shows that a Mac really does better editing than what you can do on a PC, last time I checked, they could both do the same stuff.
So, you're talking about a outdated version of windows... Well, I suppose the simular stuff would happen if I used a outdated distribution of linux with it's default settings was put online.
I've found most final fantasy games aren't even a RPG... I don't get much of a choice todo much.. I've seen more RPG like stuff in single player first person shooters.
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I create weekly new templates for people in openoffice:
Fax headers templates
Letter templates
newsletter templates
webpage templates
accounting templates
And not once, have I even looked at how the document is formatted.
20 minutes.
Microsoft does not claim it is illegal to use the cd. They claim it is illegal to use it without your own licence. Much like using a mobile phone with someone else's simcard (which they didn't authorise you to use).
Or pay someone to break the lock for you.
What if some uses a keygen and uses your key?
By you logic, you're saying he's stealing computers.
Plus, you can buy shoe laces seperately last time I checked.
I let them connect to my VPN server, and then I connect to them based upon what software they got, be it remote desktop, VNC, X etc...
I hate it when people reply with jokes when I'm being serious.
The definition of being "mentally ill" includes being harmful to others or to one's self. Hence your statement isn't very strong to me.
This is why in America they call them "prisons" and not "rehabilitation centers".
Because it's meant to punish people, not help them not do it again.
Someone who killed a few people can't go kill people in other countries for the army (like the Americans do in Iraq).
Someone who used to break into houses and steal stuff can't get a job as a security consultant.
Someone who was scamming millions of people can't become a telemarketer!
Someone who hacked in some company will definitly be unable to get any job in computting!
If anyone is willing to help me with more examples, go ahead.
> That's all? How easy! Now, since you proposed already one very simple system noone before ever thought about, what are you going to do about above little problem?
Just copy Sweden's methods of dealing with it (This is not a joke).
Don't expect such things to change in a country that practices capital punishment, while also making it illegal to commit suicide (Although, I find this concept rather humorous as in what can they do? Sentence the guy/girl to death?).
I'm amused by the fact *alot* people think America is more humane when they're one of the few countries that additionaly practice capital punishment on underaged individuals.
Although apparently now, it's changed so that one underaged can be sentenced to capital punishment, however will not be murdered (Murder is still murder for me, no matter what excuse people come up with.) untill they're of "age".
Does this now mean that modding "flamebait" is now +6 on slashdot?
To be honest, I'm using some old movie editor called "movie editor" for windows. Never used the software above.
+1 theory.
Why not use java.exe instead of javaw.exe?
> I used to program in 6502 Assembler, back when the Apple //e was a big deal.
I used to write in m68k ASM when amiga was a big deal (and sometimes I still do, correcting flaws in my software that people still use).
I'm quite sure programming in assembler is hard, and I know just how hard it is to make a interface in assembler (although I had it a little easier in some ways thanks to the amiga ROM).
I'll appologise though for thinking you were one of the "Mac fanatics" that know pretty much nothing about computers except for how to use the interfaces. I've expirenced too many of these people in my lifetime.
> It might cost more to get a Mac, but it's a one time expense, compared to having to pay employees for the hours it can take when they learn programs without as intuitive an interface.
You'll be amazed at how printing out the first few pages of the helpfile, and giving it to the people who had access to the helpfile all the time (and you even suggested it and swore they read it and couldn't understand it.) suddenly understand how to use the program (aka: didn't bother reading the helpfile).
In my expierence, it takes about a thirty minutes to get familar with a piece of new software (for people I've observed), for them to start being able todo what they want todo with it. Of course, they'll learn quickly after that how to increase their work productivity as they continue.
One thing that I found interesting, is that people learn quickly how to use a interface the prettier it looks (In windows XP, I just enable the silver theme, and it makes the buttons, dropdowns, nobs pretty etc..) and people seem to learn faster.
Of course, expirenced users like yourself can use movie editing software yourself, but the users I've worked with, haven't had any previous expirence. I imagine that they'd still need a print of the beginning of the helpfiles for how to use the application.
Either way, I admit mac has a easier interface, and it allows sometimes users to get things done faster. But in this case, I still reccommend using a PC and PC software. There is nothing the PC can't do that a Mac can. The person in the article, wants to play his windows games so getting a mac, in my analysis, isn't a option.
If the article was about "ease of use" I'd say "Get a mac", but it isn't.
Video Edit Magic Express, muvee autoProducer 4, virtualdub (free), Home Movie Editor, Colorful Movie Editor, Movie Tome Editor, Gazelle Movie Editor etc...
No offense, but the mac is made to be dumb proof, it's not made to feel like a video editor. You might just be feeling it's a video editor because you can figure out how to use it without reading a few pages of the helpfile.
No offense, but there is alot of good editing video software that work very well on a 2ghz system, which would still be hell of alot cheaper than a mac. Besides that, you haven't really given much evidence that shows that a Mac really does better editing than what you can do on a PC, last time I checked, they could both do the same stuff.
Would still need a way to play windows games without horrible slow down crawls that we get in emulators.
So, you're talking about a outdated version of windows... Well, I suppose the simular stuff would happen if I used a outdated distribution of linux with it's default settings was put online.
I've found most final fantasy games aren't even a RPG... I don't get much of a choice todo much.. I've seen more RPG like stuff in single player first person shooters.
So does my amiga built in the early 90s, your point being?