I don't really consider my Eee a laptop. It's a different device altogether, even though it does many of the same things as a conventional laptop. It's funny, the small keyboard, odd resolution and lack of an optical drive that you begrudgingly learn to live with initially you quickly find yourself not even missing. The Eee has made my computer usage habits evolve. I make much more use of thumb drives and SDHC cards now.
I've had a nice 15.4" HP laptop before. It stayed at home on my desk because it was bulky to carry anywhere and fragile-feeling. My Eee is so small and light that I'm not afraid I will drop it nor am I afraid to drop it. Light weight and small size is nice. I carry my Eee everywhere.
I am running an nLited version of XP SP3 on mine because I just want it to work and I don't want to spend hours in terminal to make Linux do the same things the Windows software I already have. The only thing I can't get it to do that I wish it would? Run the old Tony Hawk games. The system specs are more than enough but the game doesn't like the bastard resolution.
Dual thermostats. I'd put one in that the power company could fiddle with all they wanted to that was in no way connected to my A/C or heating unit, which would still be controlled by my own thermostat.
I really liked the way the McAfee stuff integrated together but got disgusted when it got to the point where they expected you to buy the new versions every few months. If I pay money for a piece of software, I want it to work every time I install it in whatever capacity it was inteded. I do not want it to work just until the next version comes out.
I made the switch to AVG even though I never had a problem with viruses anyway.
I also used McAfee Firewall for a few years. I went with ZoneAlarm free the last time I reinstalled. McAfee and Norton can go to hell.
There was a similar game called Mafia. They went to great lengths to make the cars handle realistically for their time which made them practically undrivable at fun speeds.
Change would be terrific. Right now I have to subscribe to a minimal cable television package for $40 a month before I can add the internet for $20 a month. I don't watch TV. I pay nearly $500 a year for something I don't even use. How ridiculous is that?
I say in 6 months to a year they'll release a version with a proprietary port and a $40 cable that will do it all digitally. OEMs aren't gonna miss out on making their money off the idea of a popular aftermarket item. Also the PSP will be their biggest system by then due to developers not wanting to shell out millions to be able to write PS3 games.
I block ads because for so long we didn't have the option of smart and tidy Google ads. I plan my purchases and compare prices and would never buy anything from a pop-up or banner anyway. I don't want TV, so I don't see ads there. I only listen to Sirius and none of their music stations have ads. As for magazines, when I get a new one I go through and rip out every page with an ad on both sides. I feel that with a paid subscription, one should receive an ad-free version of the magazine.
Wow...have people really come to the point where they want to sit at a bar and not interact with the bartender? A lot of times making sure your bartender is having a good time can make a big difference in your tab. Do you really just want to push a button and pay full price?
Linux isn't significantly behind at anything important for a generic desktop user.
I think where Linux lacks the most is effective educational documentation.
Dummies books go a long way with a little reading comprehension. As far as I know, nobody has tackled any specific distros. As far as I know, no easily-readable book will explain the intricacies of editing your Xwindows configuration file with a standard text editor. I haven't seen any simple-to-understand chapters on recompiling one's kernel.
These are things that are frequently asked of Linux users that I as a Linux noob and a DOS/Windows Power User would love to be able to figure out.
The biggest problems I've seen are the gross inconsistancies between the distros, the archane directory structure, the seemingly random placement if configuration files, and the unconventional file names.
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I've had a nice 15.4" HP laptop before. It stayed at home on my desk because it was bulky to carry anywhere and fragile-feeling. My Eee is so small and light that I'm not afraid I will drop it nor am I afraid to drop it. Light weight and small size is nice. I carry my Eee everywhere.
I am running an nLited version of XP SP3 on mine because I just want it to work and I don't want to spend hours in terminal to make Linux do the same things the Windows software I already have. The only thing I can't get it to do that I wish it would? Run the old Tony Hawk games. The system specs are more than enough but the game doesn't like the bastard resolution.
Dual thermostats. I'd put one in that the power company could fiddle with all they wanted to that was in no way connected to my A/C or heating unit, which would still be controlled by my own thermostat.
A Constitutional "right" to vote.
- Hackers Find Way to Strip NBC's OpenCASE DRM
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I made the switch to AVG even though I never had a problem with viruses anyway.
I also used McAfee Firewall for a few years. I went with ZoneAlarm free the last time I reinstalled. McAfee and Norton can go to hell.
If they wanted to protect their investments, they'd enable all these trivial things to begin with and charge another $100 a box.
So how many times have games killed you?
Between 2004 and 2005, 40% more people realized that Top 40 music was shit and stopped buying it.
In Soviet Russia, Service Pack 2 uses YOU!
There was a similar game called Mafia. They went to great lengths to make the cars handle realistically for their time which made them practically undrivable at fun speeds.
If you have Firefox, you can use Adblock to kill that AdText (or whatever) script and only see real links.
This is Slashdot, the jokes have to come from a template. I forgot. And I jacked up the formatting badly.
In Soviet Russia, posts laugh at YOU!
C:\>del config.sys C:\>copy con config.sys SHELL=C:\DRDOS\COMMAND.COM ^C C:\>Alt+Ctrl+Del
Where can I find one of these girls? Okay, just kidding...I'll need at least two.
Change would be terrific. Right now I have to subscribe to a minimal cable television package for $40 a month before I can add the internet for $20 a month. I don't watch TV. I pay nearly $500 a year for something I don't even use. How ridiculous is that?
I say in 6 months to a year they'll release a version with a proprietary port and a $40 cable that will do it all digitally. OEMs aren't gonna miss out on making their money off the idea of a popular aftermarket item. Also the PSP will be their biggest system by then due to developers not wanting to shell out millions to be able to write PS3 games.
I block ads because for so long we didn't have the option of smart and tidy Google ads. I plan my purchases and compare prices and would never buy anything from a pop-up or banner anyway. I don't want TV, so I don't see ads there. I only listen to Sirius and none of their music stations have ads. As for magazines, when I get a new one I go through and rip out every page with an ad on both sides. I feel that with a paid subscription, one should receive an ad-free version of the magazine.
Has FEMA updated their site to be accesible through non-IE browsers?
Wow...have people really come to the point where they want to sit at a bar and not interact with the bartender? A lot of times making sure your bartender is having a good time can make a big difference in your tab. Do you really just want to push a button and pay full price?
I'm in this group. I like to leisurely walk around grocery stores when a blizzard is coming. People are nuts.
What about the DOS Code Page 437 smilies? Alt+1 (White) Alt+2 (Black)
Old people can barely control the wheel and two pedals of their Cadillacs. Do we really need to make Mechwarriors out of them?
So in other countries the soft drinks don't give you "spit throat"?
I think Sandford and Son are building the shuttles now...
I think where Linux lacks the most is effective educational documentation.
Dummies books go a long way with a little reading comprehension. As far as I know, nobody has tackled any specific distros. As far as I know, no easily-readable book will explain the intricacies of editing your Xwindows configuration file with a standard text editor. I haven't seen any simple-to-understand chapters on recompiling one's kernel.
These are things that are frequently asked of Linux users that I as a Linux noob and a DOS/Windows Power User would love to be able to figure out.
The biggest problems I've seen are the gross inconsistancies between the distros, the archane directory structure, the seemingly random placement if configuration files, and the unconventional file names.