M$ tried to make everything simple with bob, remember that?
I think that makes sense, perhaps the world wasn't ready for it, but it could work.
You still get a PC that everyone can use, but when your grandparents (excuse me) logs in, everything becomes simplified and restricted. Hmmm...
I am convinced that everything is in the software.
I'm not sure about you, but I see this as an opportunity to move on.
No one says anything about eol novell (btw, i've got clients still running novell 3.11 and the biggest problem is finding those 2GB HDD replacements at reasonable costs!)
NT4 has been patched so many times, I'm surprised no one calls it a patchy server (oops, pun may be intended) - I would think that since than, *most* applications would have been stabilised, for new stuff - well... 'nuf said.
You could learn about how Walmart barcode their products, and substitute that with a similar item but lower price e.g. $10 *branded item* for a $5 *not so branded item*
Perhaps another way is to know if there are discount codes that are embedded into the barcodes and use that.
The article says that the couple actually took the items back to Walmart, now that took guts!:)
What is interesting is that WalMart has probably the 2nd largest computer systems in US, second only to the Pentagon (according to CNBC) - Realtime data streams in from everywhere and they've got lots of ppl and systems digging through it.
They could use WINE and run office on that, I suppose.
Actually, thinking about it, if most of NHS staff are only using basic functions, why upgrade to the latest and greatest windows/office? I suppose, at the end, admin costs would be too high to justify, maintaining so many different versions etc.
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M$ tried to make everything simple with bob, remember that? I think that makes sense, perhaps the world wasn't ready for it, but it could work. You still get a PC that everyone can use, but when your grandparents (excuse me) logs in, everything becomes simplified and restricted. Hmmm... I am convinced that everything is in the software.
Supersize me!
I'm not sure about you, but I see this as an opportunity to move on. No one says anything about eol novell (btw, i've got clients still running novell 3.11 and the biggest problem is finding those 2GB HDD replacements at reasonable costs!) NT4 has been patched so many times, I'm surprised no one calls it a patchy server (oops, pun may be intended) - I would think that since than, *most* applications would have been stabilised, for new stuff - well... 'nuf said.
"Tsunami"
Come on, people.
What about long term effects? With all the abuse we throw at planet Earth and now this...
The polar ice caps melts slightly more... water level rises... gravity changes that little bit...
You could learn about how Walmart barcode their products, and substitute that with a similar item but lower price e.g. $10 *branded item* for a $5 *not so branded item* Perhaps another way is to know if there are discount codes that are embedded into the barcodes and use that. The article says that the couple actually took the items back to Walmart, now that took guts! :)
What is interesting is that WalMart has probably the 2nd largest computer systems in US, second only to the Pentagon (according to CNBC) - Realtime data streams in from everywhere and they've got lots of ppl and systems digging through it.
They could use WINE and run office on that, I suppose. Actually, thinking about it, if most of NHS staff are only using basic functions, why upgrade to the latest and greatest windows/office? I suppose, at the end, admin costs would be too high to justify, maintaining so many different versions etc.