I didn't see it listed in the article, but around 43% of Verizon users use data, compared to the 71.2% of at&t users that the article did mention. Even with the wifi network at&t may have the bigger burden due to more users.
The non securespot version has been there since the firmware was released. Its simply a case of the submitter not reading and comprehending. Either way, it asks you if you want to try it twice, and then leaves you alone.
No, it was originally done to distance the name from Nissan which supplied the Japanese military in WWII, and the name was changed back in 1981 in the name of having a worldwide identity. The name change is actually considered one of the biggest business blunders of all time since it basically threw away over 30 years of American identity.
Its about having choice. What if you want to listen to Jazz but the area you live in only has pop, country and rock to offer? In the end this is just like people complaining about having to pay for Television when Cable was new.
"If you take some time to get to know people who dislike you, ask them what problems they have or how you can improve their computing experience. Show them you care even if you don't and they will tend to treat you with more respect."
Most of us try. the problem is that some people just don't want to hear it or they treat you as their personal geek from then on out and then complain to management because you can't stop what you are doing to help despite you telling them I really need for you to make a proper ticket for this for documentation purposes.
"Many of the standard email issues can be cleared up by taking some time to educate "your customers"."
We do, however people decide not to show up to the classes, don't use the online help or decide its too technical for them and completely tune out. You can usually tell these people from how they report the problem. "its not working, sorry I can't tell you anything but its not working" is common.
"Paper levels/printer status can in many situations be monitored by software/SNMP. Imagine what people would start thinking of you if on your way to lunch you stopped by the printer and put more paper in the two printers your monitoring app told you was out or low."
what if you work for a corporation that has over 5,000 employees in various campuses around town and countless types and brands of printers of different vintage?
"Proper labeling of printers or even signs pointing at the nearest one (think star trek walkways) might solve many such problems."
Tried that. they wont read the signs. even if you tell them theres another printer 75 feet away they are inconvenienced to walk that far and demand that you replace the printer near them asap
"Also a web page people can go to check the status of the network systems that might be down systems that have known problems..workarounds. (Use printer b..etc)"
Creates more tickets and most people will not read the notices. I can't tell you how many times notices have been up for weeks, emails sent and intranet sites have been updated to notify that system X will not be available for 30m on tuesday night someone calls complaining because they ignored all.
"As far as software pushes... Unless everyone is still running windows 95 and a login script is the *only* avenue why make your "customers" wait several minutes before they can start using their computers and if I had to check in I would be pissed too having to sit there picking my nose *without being paid* for it. Why not have them run in the background automatically...perhaps in the middle of the night. Most computers built within the past 4 years or so have WLAN and a management system can actually turn on even computers that are *turned off* (Yes I mean turned off not in suspend mode) for update purposes by sending magic ping packets."
people find ways around it. they'll cancel the update. they will ignore the prompt to reboot, they will call pissed if you force the reboot, the'll unplug the computer because the last time you touched it they couldn't send mail (because of a mistype) they will contact the VP thinking the company has hackers if you use wake on lan, they will think you are spying on them if you use vnc or similar to fix their problem from your desk and so on and so on...
The majority of people do not know if it will mess things up or not. they just assume that it did.
Look at what happens when MS forces your homepage to windows update to get you to download. people ignore it. or it downloads on its own, people disable it because its slowing the connection or ignores the popup telling it it needs to install something.
But then you have to explain the concept of waiting for content. The first thing they are going to say is "I choose it but then I have to find something to do for an hour before I can watch? How is this useful?" Until theres more people who can download hundreds of megs in a matter of minutes then this will not be a mass market.
Actually they did discourage it at first. They encouraged everything to be 3d based for the first year and a half. Hes not saying that 2d itemd did not exist but they were much harder to get accepted for selling.
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AT&T Wireless was AT&T in name only as they spun it off in 1999. The company was just paying a fee to use the name. For a small period of time some people thought that this may prompt AT&T to get back in the game again but if this is true its unlikely now.
actually hes right. I cannot comment on the college server part but next generation site was folded into daily radar which went into ign which originally ment imagine games network.
If I recall AOL as a Settlement from Microsoft got the right to use IE in their program or even as a browser like this for free for like 7 years. thus the use of IE here. why spend money developing your own browser when you can use someone elses for free and just put a little front end on it?
They can also go out of sync if you enter the old number right before it changes to the next number. When it asks for next token key it throws most unknowledgeable people off and they enter everything again instead of just the new token thus not getting anywhere.
I hope they realize what they are doing from their internal experience. its going to be that much worse for the public.
If you think about it what has Creative done to anyone who has made a decent card in the past few years? they either sued them to the brink of death (Aureal), or acquired all the technologies that other developers used (sensaura) (sp?)
the only other real alternative was Nvidia which basically is suffering from cheap mainboard manufactures who wont spend the extra 50 cents on a decent DAC. the vast majority of boards with it are nowhere near soundstorm certified, thus its removal from A64 boards. I expect Intel to go the same way with their new chipset coming out too.
I dont mind it but one thing that kills me about the entire thing is that theres no way you can put this into a cookie that stays for any period of time. Just about every single site that does this only keeps the cookie for a day forceing you to log in every day or if they do save your info they dont save all of it. The AJC for example, it saves your first name and your email address, you still have to put your password in EVERY DAY. you cant cheat and use an auto logon as every logon page is slightly different. I read the paper online because I dont have time to read the real thing, this includes taking 30 seconds out of my day to remember what username I used and what password I used daily for a paragraph of info!
1. Books always spend 90% of its content telling you how to install Linux but almost nothing on how to use it.
2. People tell you to read faqs on items, but the faqs often make you have to read other faqs as it expects you to allready have a decent linux background allready.
you know, come to think about it. this could very well be the reason why I absolutely sucked at math but did exceptionally well in other subjects in school and today? I've allways been the type to understand something as long as it was easily explained to me. With math I always understood it in class but an hour later trying to do the homework completely a noob again. Been accused of being a slacker and all, and spend days totally studying math and still cannot get it.
I remember in the early 90s a so called "Video Game Awards Show" called something on the lines of 'Cybermania' that was shown on TBS one year. It was around 1993 or 1994. Im willing to bet that the TNN version would be pretty much the same thing, and probably will only come around once too.
There were issues in the past with the PS2 development when SCEI announced their intentions to let the PS2 function as a DVD player. Sony Electronics didnt like it because they saw it undercutting their business. Of course SCEI won out probably because Sony makes more money there than with Electronics. The game business actually kept Sony profitable as a whole several times in the past.
I expect the same thing happened with NetMD as well. Sony Music is more of a money maker so DRM was included.
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I didn't see it listed in the article, but around 43% of Verizon users use data, compared to the 71.2% of at&t users that the article did mention. Even with the wifi network at&t may have the bigger burden due to more users.
The non securespot version has been there since the firmware was released. Its simply a case of the submitter not reading and comprehending. Either way, it asks you if you want to try it twice, and then leaves you alone.
No, it was originally done to distance the name from Nissan which supplied the Japanese military in WWII, and the name was changed back in 1981 in the name of having a worldwide identity. The name change is actually considered one of the biggest business blunders of all time since it basically threw away over 30 years of American identity.
Its about having choice. What if you want to listen to Jazz but the area you live in only has pop, country and rock to offer? In the end this is just like people complaining about having to pay for Television when Cable was new.
"If you take some time to get to know people who dislike you, ask them what problems they have or how you can improve their computing experience. Show them you care even if you don't and they will tend to treat you with more respect."
Most of us try. the problem is that some people just don't want to hear it or they treat you as their personal geek from then on out and then complain to management because you can't stop what you are doing to help despite you telling them I really need for you to make a proper ticket for this for documentation purposes.
"Many of the standard email issues can be cleared up by taking some time to educate "your customers"."
We do, however people decide not to show up to the classes, don't use the online help or decide its too technical for them and completely tune out. You can usually tell these people from how they report the problem. "its not working, sorry I can't tell you anything but its not working" is common.
"Paper levels/printer status can in many situations be monitored by software/SNMP. Imagine what people would start thinking of you if on your way to lunch you stopped by the printer and put more paper in the two printers your monitoring app told you was out or low."
what if you work for a corporation that has over 5,000 employees in various campuses around town and countless types and brands of printers of different vintage?
"Proper labeling of printers or even signs pointing at the nearest one (think star trek walkways) might solve many such problems."
Tried that. they wont read the signs. even if you tell them theres another printer 75 feet away they are inconvenienced to walk that far and demand that you replace the printer near them asap
"Also a web page people can go to check the status of the network systems that might be down systems that have known problems..workarounds. (Use printer b..etc)"
Creates more tickets and most people will not read the notices. I can't tell you how many times notices have been up for weeks, emails sent and intranet sites have been updated to notify that system X will not be available for 30m on tuesday night someone calls complaining because they ignored all.
"As far as software pushes... Unless everyone is still running windows 95 and a login script is the *only* avenue why make your "customers" wait several minutes before they can start using their computers and if I had to check in I would be pissed too having to sit there picking my nose *without being paid* for it. Why not have them run in the background automatically...perhaps in the middle of the night. Most computers built within the past 4 years or so have WLAN and a management system can actually turn on even computers that are *turned off* (Yes I mean turned off not in suspend mode) for update purposes by sending magic ping packets."
people find ways around it. they'll cancel the update. they will ignore the prompt to reboot, they will call pissed if you force the reboot, the'll unplug the computer because the last time you touched it they couldn't send mail (because of a mistype) they will contact the VP thinking the company has hackers if you use wake on lan, they will think you are spying on them if you use vnc or similar to fix their problem from your desk and so on and so on...
The NYT's website will not update until 4:30am which as of this post is still is only 2am Eastern.
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they stopped doing it months ago. the pro features just time out after six months.
The majority of people do not know if it will mess things up or not. they just assume that it did.
Look at what happens when MS forces your homepage to windows update to get you to download. people ignore it. or it downloads on its own, people disable it because its slowing the connection or ignores the popup telling it it needs to install something.
But then you have to explain the concept of waiting for content. The first thing they are going to say is "I choose it but then I have to find something to do for an hour before I can watch? How is this useful?" Until theres more people who can download hundreds of megs in a matter of minutes then this will not be a mass market.
Actually they did discourage it at first. They encouraged everything to be 3d based for the first year and a half. Hes not saying that 2d itemd did not exist but they were much harder to get accepted for selling.
AT&T Wireless was AT&T in name only as they spun it off in 1999. The company was just paying a fee to use the name. For a small period of time some people thought that this may prompt AT&T to get back in the game again but if this is true its unlikely now.
actually hes right. I cannot comment on the college server part but next generation site was folded into daily radar which went into ign which originally ment imagine games network.
with the exception of a small part of Birmingham AL TWC is not a choice. they are allready using DSL anyways, so Bellsouth is the logical choice.
but its not the #1 browser yet is it?
If I recall AOL as a Settlement from Microsoft got the right to use IE in their program or even as a browser like this for free for like 7 years. thus the use of IE here. why spend money developing your own browser when you can use someone elses for free and just put a little front end on it?
They can also go out of sync if you enter the old number right before it changes to the next number. When it asks for next token key it throws most unknowledgeable people off and they enter everything again instead of just the new token thus not getting anywhere.
I hope they realize what they are doing from their internal experience. its going to be that much worse for the public.
If you think about it what has Creative done to anyone who has made a decent card in the past few years? they either sued them to the brink of death (Aureal), or acquired all the technologies that other developers used (sensaura) (sp?)
the only other real alternative was Nvidia which basically is suffering from cheap mainboard manufactures who wont spend the extra 50 cents on a decent DAC. the vast majority of boards with it are nowhere near soundstorm certified, thus its removal from A64 boards. I expect Intel to go the same way with their new chipset coming out too.
May have been a fluke then. I've done it on 10 on a domain. none popped up.
I dont mind it but one thing that kills me about the entire thing is that theres no way you can put this into a cookie that stays for any period of time. Just about every single site that does this only keeps the cookie for a day forceing you to log in every day or if they do save your info they dont save all of it. The AJC for example, it saves your first name and your email address, you still have to put your password in EVERY DAY. you cant cheat and use an auto logon as every logon page is slightly different. I read the paper online because I dont have time to read the real thing, this includes taking 30 seconds out of my day to remember what username I used and what password I used daily for a paragraph of info!
1. Books always spend 90% of its content telling you how to install Linux but almost nothing on how to use it.
2. People tell you to read faqs on items, but the faqs often make you have to read other faqs as it expects you to allready have a decent linux background allready.
you know, come to think about it. this could very well be the reason why I absolutely sucked at math but did exceptionally well in other subjects in school and today? I've allways been the type to understand something as long as it was easily explained to me. With math I always understood it in class but an hour later trying to do the homework completely a noob again. Been accused of being a slacker and all, and spend days totally studying math and still cannot get it.
Willy Higinbotham was the creator of the video game. he did it on a oscilloscope and a analog computer in the 50s.
http://www.pong-story.com/inventor.htm
I remember in the early 90s a so called "Video Game Awards Show" called something on the lines of 'Cybermania' that was shown on TBS one year. It was around 1993 or 1994. Im willing to bet that the TNN version would be pretty much the same thing, and probably will only come around once too.
There were issues in the past with the PS2 development when SCEI announced their intentions to let the PS2 function as a DVD player. Sony Electronics didnt like it because they saw it undercutting their business. Of course SCEI won out probably because Sony makes more money there than with Electronics. The game business actually kept Sony profitable as a whole several times in the past.
I expect the same thing happened with NetMD as well. Sony Music is more of a money maker so DRM was included.