TFA says he's a 45 South Volunteer. So I don't think "time is money" is particularly true in this case.
I also have a feeling that 45 South will be a "community" type station (given that there isn't really a major centre anywhere in North Otago, and that they have volunteers working for them) and that they'd probably much prefer spending time than money.
The alt-tab powertoy shows icons and a thumbnail of one window. From what I've felt with it in using it at work, it's little better than regular alt-tab.
Expose on the other hand, shows you everything you need. No icons, just what you're working with. I wouldn't call it showing thumbnails, since it only shrinks windows down as far as it needs to in order to fit them all on the screen. They all keep relative size and if you don't have a huge amount open, the view is quite large. In my mind, beyond any doubt, it's the best possible way to switch tasks. Flick the mouse to the corner, see the window you want, click it, done. It doesn't take long and you don't even have to consciously think about doing this.
It's difficult to explain the merits of expose to somebody that doesn't use it, but Flip3D doesn't even compare. A lot of people claim OS X is mere eye candy, but expose is functional and adds an awful lot to usability.
It sounds as if you've not had to deal with the police recently. At least not where I live. While I've spoken to many excellent officers, I've seen a number of instances where the response of the police has made me furious that my tax dollars have to pay for the system we have in place.
My brother had a car smashed in front of his house. The police couldn't have cared less. The next day my brother was held at knifepoint. Turns out it was the same lot that smashed the car up. Excellent police work there. Really serving their purpose of protecting the public.
Driving home from a late night at work one night, a drunken idiot threw a bottle through my car window. They took off when they got a look at me (I'm assuming they thought I was somebody else). I went to the police to complain about it and the officer on duty at the station, after looking up from his magazine, told me that they were far too busy to do anything about it, that it was a petty complaint, and if I wanted to sort it out, go find the guys who did it and sort them out myself. Again, excellent police work.
Let's not go into the cases like the young girl up north who had a taxi sent instead of a police officer. That was plainly avoidable and it all happened because, surprise surprise, the police were too busy. And then there's the rape trials that had to be held recently (and, acquitted or not, I feel they were bloody disgraceful). And the pornography issues within the police force. You seem to be ignoring all of these issues.
But, I'm not going to claim that the entire police force are corrupt. I have dealt with perhaps three officers that have really irritated me and led me to file formal complaints. I have, in fact, dealt with some officers who were very professional and I would assume that they represent the majority. Perhaps you don't realise, but the basis of my complaints centre around what the police seem to be doing most of the time, or, more succintly, what they were ORDERED to be doing. Perhaps you've not noticed that there're more and more violent crimes reported in newspapers every day? Perhaps you've heard about the youth gangs building up in South Auckland because the police haven't the resources to keep them in check. There's only one place to look if you want to know why. The orders the police receive must be followed, since they've taken an oath to the Queen. And I wonder where those come from... If you do speak to a police officer on duty, you'll likely find they're very stressed as well. Do you get the feeling that any of this is pointing somewhere?
So before you go calling me a "trolling right winger", please check that you're not speaking entirely on opinion or hearsay. The problems facing the New Zealand Police are well documented in the media here.
Now I can freely complain about the people who elected these fools. And the fools themselves, of course.
All I can really say is that if there's a way for the government to make money from this bill, it'll be home and hosed. Our government seems to be so heavily focused on revenue lately it's driving me insane.
The police for example. If you call 111 (our emergency number) when, for example, somebody has broken into your house, you'll be told that there aren't any officers available, but somebody will be there to see you as soon as possible. Nevermind the fact that your life may be in danger. If this happens, all you need to do to find a police officer is find a speeding car. They'll be around writing out tickets. Guaranteed. In a few days time, you'll hear from an officer about the break in at your house.
Not surprisingly, the number of violent crimes has increased dramatically lately.
As for this bill, I can just see it going through. I can also see it being abused as far as possible. Our judicial system, it seems, is utterly clueless when it comes to technology, yet as soft as hot butter on people who have actually damaged lives with violent crimes (rape, murder/attempted murder, assault, armed robbery, etc...). Combine a bill like this with a judiciary system like ours and you will more than likely get a disaster. I can just see somebody getting fined heavily for using Linux if this bill is approved.
Hopefully, we have enough people who'll stand up to legislation like this. God knows we need some sense from the government.
No, no, no, you have it all wrong, Australia was the penal colony.
That's why we New Zealanders have so much respect for Australians.
Their ancestors have stood before some of the most prestigious judges in England!
On a related note, when going to Australia, there's a field on the form you fill in before entry asking if you have any criminal convictions. DON'T tell the customs people that you didn't realise it was still a requirement. They somehow fail to see the funny side.
When a bug surfaces in a piece of software, it's generally expected that the bug will be found and patched. It's not unusual or difficult for the developers to start digging through their software to find problems. Whenever we have something go wrong at my work, we're doing this the next morning, and usually within 2-3 hours, we have a full and detailed report on what went wrong and why. I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary here.
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TFA says he's a 45 South Volunteer. So I don't think "time is money" is particularly true in this case.
I also have a feeling that 45 South will be a "community" type station (given that there isn't really a major centre anywhere in North Otago, and that they have volunteers working for them) and that they'd probably much prefer spending time than money.
The alt-tab powertoy shows icons and a thumbnail of one window. From what I've felt with it in using it at work, it's little better than regular alt-tab.
Expose on the other hand, shows you everything you need. No icons, just what you're working with. I wouldn't call it showing thumbnails, since it only shrinks windows down as far as it needs to in order to fit them all on the screen. They all keep relative size and if you don't have a huge amount open, the view is quite large. In my mind, beyond any doubt, it's the best possible way to switch tasks. Flick the mouse to the corner, see the window you want, click it, done. It doesn't take long and you don't even have to consciously think about doing this.
It's difficult to explain the merits of expose to somebody that doesn't use it, but Flip3D doesn't even compare. A lot of people claim OS X is mere eye candy, but expose is functional and adds an awful lot to usability.
Please...
It sounds as if you've not had to deal with the police recently. At least not where I live. While I've spoken to many excellent officers, I've seen a number of instances where the response of the police has made me furious that my tax dollars have to pay for the system we have in place.
My brother had a car smashed in front of his house. The police couldn't have cared less. The next day my brother was held at knifepoint. Turns out it was the same lot that smashed the car up. Excellent police work there. Really serving their purpose of protecting the public.
Driving home from a late night at work one night, a drunken idiot threw a bottle through my car window. They took off when they got a look at me (I'm assuming they thought I was somebody else). I went to the police to complain about it and the officer on duty at the station, after looking up from his magazine, told me that they were far too busy to do anything about it, that it was a petty complaint, and if I wanted to sort it out, go find the guys who did it and sort them out myself. Again, excellent police work.
Let's not go into the cases like the young girl up north who had a taxi sent instead of a police officer. That was plainly avoidable and it all happened because, surprise surprise, the police were too busy. And then there's the rape trials that had to be held recently (and, acquitted or not, I feel they were bloody disgraceful). And the pornography issues within the police force. You seem to be ignoring all of these issues.
But, I'm not going to claim that the entire police force are corrupt. I have dealt with perhaps three officers that have really irritated me and led me to file formal complaints. I have, in fact, dealt with some officers who were very professional and I would assume that they represent the majority. Perhaps you don't realise, but the basis of my complaints centre around what the police seem to be doing most of the time, or, more succintly, what they were ORDERED to be doing. Perhaps you've not noticed that there're more and more violent crimes reported in newspapers every day? Perhaps you've heard about the youth gangs building up in South Auckland because the police haven't the resources to keep them in check. There's only one place to look if you want to know why. The orders the police receive must be followed, since they've taken an oath to the Queen. And I wonder where those come from... If you do speak to a police officer on duty, you'll likely find they're very stressed as well. Do you get the feeling that any of this is pointing somewhere?
So before you go calling me a "trolling right winger", please check that you're not speaking entirely on opinion or hearsay. The problems facing the New Zealand Police are well documented in the media here.
Now I can freely complain about the people who elected these fools. And the fools themselves, of course.
All I can really say is that if there's a way for the government to make money from this bill, it'll be home and hosed. Our government seems to be so heavily focused on revenue lately it's driving me insane.
The police for example. If you call 111 (our emergency number) when, for example, somebody has broken into your house, you'll be told that there aren't any officers available, but somebody will be there to see you as soon as possible. Nevermind the fact that your life may be in danger. If this happens, all you need to do to find a police officer is find a speeding car. They'll be around writing out tickets. Guaranteed. In a few days time, you'll hear from an officer about the break in at your house.
Not surprisingly, the number of violent crimes has increased dramatically lately.
As for this bill, I can just see it going through. I can also see it being abused as far as possible. Our judicial system, it seems, is utterly clueless when it comes to technology, yet as soft as hot butter on people who have actually damaged lives with violent crimes (rape, murder/attempted murder, assault, armed robbery, etc...). Combine a bill like this with a judiciary system like ours and you will more than likely get a disaster. I can just see somebody getting fined heavily for using Linux if this bill is approved.
Hopefully, we have enough people who'll stand up to legislation like this. God knows we need some sense from the government.
No, no, no, you have it all wrong, Australia was the penal colony.
That's why we New Zealanders have so much respect for Australians.
Their ancestors have stood before some of the most prestigious judges in England!
On a related note, when going to Australia, there's a field on the form you fill in before entry asking if you have any criminal convictions. DON'T tell the customs people that you didn't realise it was still a requirement. They somehow fail to see the funny side.
Gaah!! The stupidity is leaping off the screen and burrowing into my brain!!!!
When a bug surfaces in a piece of software, it's generally expected that the bug will be found and patched. It's not unusual or difficult for the developers to start digging through their software to find problems. Whenever we have something go wrong at my work, we're doing this the next morning, and usually within 2-3 hours, we have a full and detailed report on what went wrong and why. I don't think there's anything out of the ordinary here.