Then They are really doing a poor job, at lest in my case. I've always made it a habit to watch shows I enjoyed, and if there's nothing good on, read a book, work on a project, cruise the web, whatever. The point is, I just recently realized I've only been watching one show for the past two seasons. It's the only thing on TV that even remotely interests me anymore, and I know they can do better, 'cause, Jeez, I'm watching Duck Dodgers!
There's an old newsreel they still show on TCM as filler from time to time. IIRC, the year is 1958 and Georgia Tech is showing of its new super computer, a gym sized room filled with switches and camshafts, without a tube or transistor in sight! (I can just hear some old graduate now; "If my day, we had to use a machine lathe to write software, and we _LIKED_ it!") };-)
Of course, you have to read that correctly. Microsoft's customers are Dell, HP, et al. The people actually using Windows are, for the main part, just consumers.
Check out the other 'bots at the site: http://www-1.expo2005.or.jp/en/robot/robot_project _01.html (That childcare robot look's like it's about to get it's shiny metal a$$ kicked!) };-)
It was used from the second to eighteenth centuries as a clock, calendar, starchart and GPS. (Some even had slide rules built in.) Pretty much the crowning touch of any geek for most of history.
Think about it... Could you resist the temptation to name a product "Mini Skirt"? (I'm just PO'd I didn't think of it first!) };-)
A simple, straightforward, impractical solution.
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Ban all commercial E-mail to consumers, period! Make it totally, completely illegal. Imagine that, the only e-mail in your inbox would be from your boss, your friends and relatives.
Customers or potential customers could still E-mail businesses, but businesses would be restricted to snail-mail and telephone to contact customers, just like they did until the mid-eighties or so. (Of course internal e-mail, between offices, branches, subsidiaries, and employees would still be permitted.)
But of course, no one wants to wait for a letter, or hang by the phone waiting to hear about the latest Hello Kitty (TM) waffle iron brush that they just have to have 'RIGHT NOW!' And certainly too many companies out there can't wait two to three business days to get their hands on the customer's cash to permit such a ban, so... spam it is.
I've been using Cyotek Duplicate Image File Finder for awhile now, and it works (a bit slowly tho') for me. http://www.cyotek.com/products/dupimgfdr.asp plusses: It's free (as in beer), Works with most picture formats, and can be customized. minusses: Windows only, and it's not OSS. (Oh, and did I mention it's slow?)
Afraid it's not just you. It needs at least 800X600 screen resolution to render properly. (1024X768 prefered, and 640X480 chokes on it.)
As to navigating, here's the response from his FAQ: ---- Q: How do I navigate this site?
A: Admittedly, it may take a while to get familiar with its unusual behavior: this site uses many frames to organize and classify the informations. The main advantage of this technique consists in the fact that the most used links can be held always on the screen and always in the same position. Now, those links are grouped in the small frame you can see in the bottom left corner of the browser's window. The first link reads login when you come here as a guest, an unregistered visitor, or session when you log in using your registered account: in both cases, that link leads to the panel from which you can register accounts, perform the login, and control your session.
-BIG snip-
Well, just endure my atypical web design. As someone said in the forums, almost everything I do is non-conventional, but I take that as a compliment, and anyhow I couldn't help with that... ----
Personally, I've never had much trouble with it, But it is different. (The amazing part is it's all in English, it's an Italian website!)
P.S. If you're having trouble finding the download, it's the tab just under the picture at the top,
labled: cd/zips/Alex/noctis (1264 Kb)
http://www.ryankegel.com/ Ace - Artificial Conversation Entity - Computer accepts voice commands and can carry a conversation. (You really need a good mic and some time to teach it your voice, though)
http://anywherebb.com/noctis.html Noctis - Explore and map an alternate universe as a member of a dying race of felinoids. (The guy created his own alternate universe, and put it in a game for everyone to explore, weirdly cool.)
http://www.acelogix.com Startup Guard - Startup Guard will inform you when new programs are added to the startup, in real time, and you can approve/disapprove the new entry. (Acelogix has a few other freebies, all non-nagware, good for them!)
All of these are freeware, The first two are pet projects for their creators, the third a good piece of software from a company that sells security software.
I've been reading all of the "Why? We got linux!" and "They're wasting their time!" comments and I think a lot of you are missing the main aim of Reactos. What happens when it's viable? Foo Inc. receives notice from Windows that support for Windows (flavor) is being discontinued and they need to liscense Windows (NEWflavor) to maintain support. What Do they do?
A. Sign up for Windows (NEWflavor) pay all the support and fees, knowing that most likely all their current software will need replacing when all the time Win (NEWflavor) versions come out. (Bleeding money profusely in the process, but you get to blame all your problems on Microsoft)
B. Switch to Linux, Change to new software and/or run old software under emulation. Resulting in more costs for training, getting support from multiple vendors, plus increase in inhouse support. (Cheaper, but a bigger logistic headache. Can stll blame Microsoft and/or other vedors for problems, But they all blame each other and/or you.)
C. Install Reactos, old software still runs the same way, most employees never notice a difference. Pay to train/hire new inhouse support for an OS that looks/feels like the old one, but company now has total control over it. (Should be as cheap or cheaper than B., but with fewer headaches. Now problems are blamed on inhouse crew, satisfying rolling of heads ensues.)
Just yesterday I ran across this article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s12634 70.htm About a blind man that can recognize emotions on people's faces, even though the parts of his brain that process visual information were destroyed by a stroke. Just goes to show how much of our own brains we don't understand yet.
That was part of my problem too! (As well as the Firefox glitch.) Should have provided a bit more info in my original post. I did the online install when I updated to 1.5 and everything went slow and glitchy when java loaded. Then after the last AVG virus update, It found 25 (!) "Java/Byte Verify" virus infections.
(I've since learned that some anti-virus programs label it as a trojan) I found more helpful info here: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=37 198
What I did in my case was to delete the entire infected folder. (Made sure Firefox and all java programs were not running first!) Then did a complete uninstall of Java, downloaded the *Offline* installer and re-installed from it. Then I went to the windows control panel, selected java, and went to advanced settings in its control panel. Set java console to "Do not start console"
Shortcut control to "Never Allow"
Under security: turned OFF "Allow user to grant permissions to content from an untrusted source" "Why this was set to on, I'll never know!) Everything else under security turned on.
This was more than was reccomended by the link(s) above, but I haven't had any more problems so far. Hope this helps!
Adobe Acrobat's little "extras" mess up more than just Firefox. Try Adobe Reader SpeedUp, available at http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/. It turns off a lot of the unwanted cruft in Acrobat and really speeds it up. Before I ran it, if Acrobat was active, Firefox would crash when I tried to close it. Since I ran it, no prob!
One problem I've found that'll crash Firefox is a bad Java install. Try uninstalling Java and re-install it. Preferably with the latest version: jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe.
Geez, I seem to know a lot of ways things screw up, Maybe I should just admit I'm a klutz! };-)
Sure, BUT, adding your computer to the load on the internet is counter-productive (IMO), Wouldn't using their own computers (and owned spambots) against them be a better idea? Eh, I always have trouble getting my point out coherently, just check out this site: www.hostedscripts.com/scripts/antispam.html (Just ran across it yesterday, and I like the concept!)
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You mean like this one?
http://www.cashette.com/
Then They are really doing a poor job, at lest in my case.
I've always made it a habit to watch shows I enjoyed, and if there's nothing good on, read a book, work on a project, cruise the web, whatever.
The point is, I just recently realized I've only been watching one show for the past two seasons. It's the only thing on TV that even remotely interests me anymore, and I know they can do better, 'cause, Jeez, I'm watching Duck Dodgers!
Nope. Sorry, I'm all rued out for now. Maybe later.
Right now I've got some gruntles to dis. };-)
There's an old newsreel they still show on TCM as filler from time to time. IIRC, the year is 1958 and Georgia Tech is showing of its new super computer, a gym sized room filled with switches and camshafts, without a tube or transistor in sight!
(I can just hear some old graduate now; "If my day, we had to use a machine lathe to write software, and we _LIKED_ it!") };-)
Oh come on now! Everbody knows all ya gotta do is take each battery and SQUEEZE it really hard to get the last few drops of electricity out of'em!
"Based on what is best for customers, my butt."
Of course, you have to read that correctly.
Microsoft's customers are Dell, HP, et al. The people actually using Windows are, for the main part, just consumers.
Check out the other 'bots at the site: http://www-1.expo2005.or.jp/en/robot/robot_project _01.html
(That childcare robot look's like it's about to get it's shiny metal a$$ kicked!) };-)
Horrible? Yesssss. Quick? I ain't that nice.
GRILL'IM SLOWLY! (Creamed potatoes and corn suggested as side dishes.) };-)
It was used from the second to eighteenth centuries as a clock, calendar, starchart and GPS. (Some even had slide rules built in.) Pretty much the crowning touch of any geek for most of history.
A boyscout ( http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html ) has it?
Think about it... Could you resist the temptation to name a product "Mini Skirt"?
(I'm just PO'd I didn't think of it first!) };-)
Ban all commercial E-mail to consumers, period! Make it totally, completely illegal.
Imagine that, the only e-mail in your inbox would be from your boss, your friends and relatives.
Customers or potential customers could still E-mail businesses, but businesses would be restricted to snail-mail and telephone to contact customers, just like they did until the mid-eighties or so.
(Of course internal e-mail, between offices, branches, subsidiaries, and employees would still be permitted.)
But of course, no one wants to wait for a letter, or hang by the phone waiting to hear about the latest Hello Kitty (TM) waffle iron brush that they just have to have 'RIGHT NOW!'
And certainly too many companies out there can't wait two to three business days to get their hands on the customer's cash to permit such a ban, so... spam it is.
I've been using Cyotek Duplicate Image File Finder for awhile now, and it works (a bit slowly tho') for me.
http://www.cyotek.com/products/dupimgfdr.asp
plusses: It's free (as in beer), Works with most picture formats, and can be customized.
minusses: Windows only, and it's not OSS. (Oh, and did I mention it's slow?)
Or you could just use Cashette.com. (I'm a very satisfied customer!) };-)
And here I was, assuming it was just another example of Codswallop. };-)o dswall op
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/c
Afraid it's not just you. It needs at least 800X600 screen resolution to render properly. (1024X768 prefered, and 640X480 chokes on it.)
As to navigating, here's the response from his FAQ:
----
Q: How do I navigate this site?
A: Admittedly, it may take a while to get familiar with its unusual behavior: this site uses many frames to organize and classify the informations. The main advantage of this technique consists in the fact that the most used links can be held always on the screen and always in the same position. Now, those links are grouped in the small frame you can see in the bottom left corner of the browser's window. The first link reads login when you come here as a guest, an unregistered visitor, or session when you log in using your registered account: in both cases, that link leads to the panel from which you can register accounts, perform the login, and control your session.
-BIG snip-
Well, just endure my atypical web design. As someone said in the forums, almost everything I do is non-conventional, but I take that as a compliment, and anyhow I couldn't help with that...
----
Personally, I've never had much trouble with it, But it is different. (The amazing part is it's all in English, it's an Italian website!)
P.S. If you're having trouble finding the download, it's the tab just under the picture at the top,
labled: cd/zips/Alex/noctis (1264 Kb)
http://www.ryankegel.com/
Ace - Artificial Conversation Entity - Computer accepts voice commands and can carry a conversation. (You really need a good mic and some time to teach it your voice, though)
http://anywherebb.com/noctis.html
Noctis - Explore and map an alternate universe as a member of a dying race of felinoids. (The guy created his own alternate universe, and put it in a game for everyone to explore, weirdly cool.)
http://www.acelogix.com
Startup Guard - Startup Guard will inform you when new programs are added to the startup, in real time, and you can approve/disapprove the new entry. (Acelogix has a few other freebies, all non-nagware, good for them!)
All of these are freeware, The first two are pet projects for their creators, the third a good piece of software from a company that sells security software.
>I never have my mailto clickable, and I use combinations of images to display it.
Another good trick to use is to have a click-through that sends spambots to the web equivalent of a roach motel. (Want an example? See my sig!) };-)
I've been reading all of the "Why? We got linux!" and "They're wasting their time!" comments and I think a lot of you are missing the main aim of Reactos.
What happens when it's viable?
Foo Inc. receives notice from Windows that support for Windows (flavor) is being discontinued and they need to liscense Windows (NEWflavor) to maintain support. What Do they do?
A. Sign up for Windows (NEWflavor) pay all the support and fees, knowing that most likely all their current software will need replacing when all the time Win (NEWflavor) versions come out. (Bleeding money profusely in the process, but you get to blame all your problems on Microsoft)
B. Switch to Linux, Change to new software and/or run old software under emulation. Resulting in more costs for training, getting support from multiple vendors, plus increase in inhouse support.
(Cheaper, but a bigger logistic headache. Can stll blame Microsoft and/or other vedors for problems, But they all blame each other and/or you.)
C. Install Reactos, old software still runs the same way, most employees never notice a difference. Pay to train/hire new inhouse support for an OS that looks/feels like the old one, but company now has total control over it. (Should be as cheap or cheaper than B., but with fewer headaches. Now problems are blamed on inhouse crew, satisfying rolling of heads ensues.)
So, Which way do you think they'll decide?
Just yesterday I ran across this article: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200412/s12634 70.htm
About a blind man that can recognize emotions on people's faces, even though the parts of his brain that process visual information were destroyed by a stroke.
Just goes to show how much of our own brains we don't understand yet.
That was part of my problem too! (As well as the Firefox glitch.)7 198
Should have provided a bit more info in my original post.
I did the online install when I updated to 1.5 and everything went slow and glitchy when java loaded.
Then after the last AVG virus update, It found 25 (!) "Java/Byte Verify" virus infections.
(I've since learned that some anti-virus programs label it as a trojan)
I found more helpful info here: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=3
What I did in my case was to delete the entire infected folder. (Made sure Firefox and all java programs were not running first!)
Then did a complete uninstall of Java, downloaded the *Offline* installer and re-installed from it.
Then I went to the windows control panel, selected java, and went to advanced settings in its control panel.
Set java console to "Do not start console"
Shortcut control to "Never Allow"
Under security: turned OFF "Allow user to grant permissions to content from an untrusted source"
"Why this was set to on, I'll never know!)
Everything else under security turned on.
This was more than was reccomended by the link(s) above, but I haven't had any more problems so far.
Hope this helps!
Adobe Acrobat's little "extras" mess up more than just Firefox. .
Try Adobe Reader SpeedUp, available at http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/
It turns off a lot of the unwanted cruft in Acrobat and really speeds it up.
Before I ran it, if Acrobat was active, Firefox would crash when I tried to close it. Since I ran it, no prob!
One problem I've found that'll crash Firefox is a bad Java install. Try uninstalling Java and re-install it.
Preferably with the latest version: jre-1_5_0-windows-i586.exe.
Geez, I seem to know a lot of ways things screw up, Maybe I should just admit I'm a klutz! };-)
That I almost never see any. (Maybe 2-3 per month)
I highly recommend cashette.com's E-mail service.
(Gross, vulgar plug by happy customer over)
Sure, BUT, adding your computer to the load on the internet is counter-productive (IMO), Wouldn't using their own computers (and owned spambots) against them be a better idea?t ran across it yesterday, and I like the concept!)
Eh, I always have trouble getting my point out coherently, just check out this site: www.hostedscripts.com/scripts/antispam.html
(Jus