Then some of you old timers will need to continue your education. In order to be able to understand the world around you, you need to be part of it. English is, and always has been, an organic language. Or perhaps you wish me to speak like this, "old timer"?
Welund him be wurmanwræces cunnade, anhydig eorlearfoa dreag, hæfde him to gesiesorge ond longa, wintercealde wræce;wean oft onfond, sian hine Niðhad onnede legde, swoncre seonobendeon syllan monn. æs ofereode,isses swa mæg!
Indeed. Especially if you are upgrading from a "non-current" version of any Windows. The migration from a Windows 2000 Server and Desktop environment to a Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP desktop will have you paying through the nose. Gone are things like desktop equivalence.
You'll find that in year 1, sure, the main savings are from cap. ex; things like CALs and boxed software. Look into year 2 and through the stability and ease of management of a Linux environment, plus the extensive free application base and wide support network and you've doubled your savings again. Training, support and administration costs are now actually *lower* than under a Windows environment. Check the 5-year time line and you're wondering how anyone could even consider using Microsoft software.
I've actually had fairly GOOD luck with Maxtor. I have had two go bad on me
I've had fairly GOOD luck with my marriages, I have had two go bad on me.;)
But seriously, I'd also never advice buying a Maxtor drive. Put it this way, the last 5 drives to fail on me were Maxtors. One was a serial ATA Maxtor drive and was only 4 months old! I get the fear when I see Maxtor drives now as I know they have such a limited lifespan. Popcorn anyone? The problem is that we buy a lot of Dell equipment, and so don't get to chose HDD manufacturer.
On the flipside I've got some old Fujitsu drives that have been running in production for over 5 years now.
Remember - you get what you pay for. Maxtor are "aggressively priced" for a reason...
Over here in the UK we're currently plagued with cheap broadband that has download limits. 1Mb pipe, £14.99 per month - but you can only download a certain amount (usuall 2Gb). Great if you want always-on and fast transfers. Not so great if you like downloading Linux distro ISO files:)
If you *know* your life is Dilbert, then you should have gone for the crappy option that would please the PHB. That is the way things work. You're just some skilled techie, which to most people = a nobody. Why would your opinion count? Best thing to do go along with what they think is best - they're going to do it anyway - but ensure that you document everything. Then, when the shit hits the fan, out come the documents. As you clearly state in your email dated November 23rd to you, your PHB and your PHB's PHB this is the *exact* problem you stated would arise, etc...
After this has happened a few times, people begin to take notice of your opinion. Its just a shame you have to rub the muck in their faces several times before they'll take notice. Take pleasure in it though; it the only fun you'll have:)
Most of the time we go for Dells. Why? Because they are the best? No. Because they are shoddy tat? Well, yes, but thats not the reason. Its because the PHB has "brand recognition" of the product. Check the rest of their lives out - it'll make you feel happier:)
So does this mean Microsoft are going to fully adopt Open standards? Surely they aren't going to keep everything totally closed and proprietary if they are aiming for a good level of interoperability? That would be obviously hypocritical!
It can be difficult to get pre-installed Linux desktop.
Servers, though, a totally different matter. Here you can make really large savings. Especially when you consider that you don't need all those CALs. Compare a Windows Server 2003 running Windows Terminal Server and having 20 Windows XP desktops connecting to it, to a completely Linux Desktop OS and Linux Server OS solution, and you're biggest saving is in the server area. Heck, according to this article the Linux Server / Windows Desktop would be the cheapest solution!
I don't download anything other than an excessive amount of source code as the moment, so the fact of the matter is that personally I'd actually be quite happy to pay to download movies from a legal download site.
Worse than that, I'm pretty sure I'd actually love it. As soon as something decent comes out that can offer me the films I want to download, I'm signing up straight away! If there was somewhere that I could download all of the films that I currently have to snag from bargain buckets, it would save me having to leave the house. And we all know how appealing that is:)
Its a great medium to cut out the "middleman" as well. Those who create movies can direct-sell. Heck, its so appealing I'm almost tempted to put together a team of CGI people to write film "modules" from their own homes, ready to create a full-featured CGI film or a bunch of weekly episode things.
In fact, I've been waiting for this for. Well. Probably about 10 years now.
Wow. You get a pay rise every year! The norm for our company is to get a review every year to first of all see if anyone gets a rise at all. Most years we don't. Last year I was lucky and got 3%.
The company I was at previously did give a rise every year, but more of the order of 7-10%. On top of that we had quartely bonuses of between 1 and 2 thousand. One year I got a rise of seven thousand, with bonuses totaling nearly the same amount.
Parallel universe? You mean you want to carry on just as you are, but somewhere else? Why not make a paradigm shift and look for a more transcendental solution?
No. Its in case it isn't a meteorite, and the crackpot who had the idea that it was in fact an intergalactic golf-ball which recently landed "in the rough" after being hit from the direction of Alpha Centuri, was right.
I have no idea about this whole Windows malarky, but I'm certainly going to get one of these little babies! Just 2 inches tall (mm.. love the unit of measurement).
Best of all; check this out - I get one of these and I get a life! OK, its Apple so they call it iLife, but hey.
You lucky sod. Your end users can use the telephone! Mine have to come down and speak to me. Even then they can't actualy form enough of a sentance to actualy say anything meaningful. When they appear by my desk I just know it is tiem to lead them back and then they can point at the thing that confuses them.
Obviously I'm tactful enough to pretend that they have said something sensible. Like the one today...
User: The box thing on my screen just said something. I'm not sure what it was, but I think it has something to do with an internet screenwipe? It looked quite serious though.
Me: Ok. I'll just pop up and take a look at that for you then.
Yes, thats right. It was a banner-ad (one of those animated gif types) at the top of a web page.
Some things just aren't rudimentary computing; they are rudimentary life. I would never dare give anyone a manual to read - they would just think I was being rude. The same with any form of teaching device.
And yes, I too was under the impression that this "starter" edition was to combat piracy. A good tactic too - no-one would ever want to pirate such drivel;)
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Then some of you old timers will need to continue your education. In order to be able to understand the world around you, you need to be part of it. English is, and always has been, an organic language. Or perhaps you wish me to speak like this, "old timer"?
Welund him be wurmanwræces cunnade,
anhydig eorlearfoa dreag,
hæfde him to gesiesorge ond longa,
wintercealde wræce;wean oft onfond,
sian hine Niðhad onnede legde,
swoncre seonobendeon syllan monn.
æs ofereode,isses swa mæg!
You'll find that in year 1, sure, the main savings are from cap. ex; things like CALs and boxed software. Look into year 2 and through the stability and ease of management of a Linux environment, plus the extensive free application base and wide support network and you've doubled your savings again. Training, support and administration costs are now actually *lower* than under a Windows environment. Check the 5-year time line and you're wondering how anyone could even consider using Microsoft software.
I've actually had fairly GOOD luck with Maxtor. I have had two go bad on me
;)
I've had fairly GOOD luck with my marriages, I have had two go bad on me.
But seriously, I'd also never advice buying a Maxtor drive. Put it this way, the last 5 drives to fail on me were Maxtors. One was a serial ATA Maxtor drive and was only 4 months old! I get the fear when I see Maxtor drives now as I know they have such a limited lifespan. Popcorn anyone? The problem is that we buy a lot of Dell equipment, and so don't get to chose HDD manufacturer.
On the flipside I've got some old Fujitsu drives that have been running in production for over 5 years now.
Remember - you get what you pay for. Maxtor are "aggressively priced" for a reason...
They only way to be sure is to airwall your machine... and even then they guys from Mission Impossible could break in ;)
Over here in the UK we're currently plagued with cheap broadband that has download limits. 1Mb pipe, £14.99 per month - but you can only download a certain amount (usuall 2Gb). Great if you want always-on and fast transfers. Not so great if you like downloading Linux distro ISO files :)
They are simply aiming, correctly, at their target audience.
If you *know* your life is Dilbert, then you should have gone for the crappy option that would please the PHB. That is the way things work. You're just some skilled techie, which to most people = a nobody. Why would your opinion count? Best thing to do go along with what they think is best - they're going to do it anyway - but ensure that you document everything. Then, when the shit hits the fan, out come the documents. As you clearly state in your email dated November 23rd to you, your PHB and your PHB's PHB this is the *exact* problem you stated would arise, etc...
:)
:)
After this has happened a few times, people begin to take notice of your opinion. Its just a shame you have to rub the muck in their faces several times before they'll take notice. Take pleasure in it though; it the only fun you'll have
Most of the time we go for Dells. Why? Because they are the best? No. Because they are shoddy tat? Well, yes, but thats not the reason. Its because the PHB has "brand recognition" of the product. Check the rest of their lives out - it'll make you feel happier
I wouldn't touch Mars until service pack 2.
So does this mean Microsoft are going to fully adopt Open standards? Surely they aren't going to keep everything totally closed and proprietary if they are aiming for a good level of interoperability? That would be obviously hypocritical!
The OP quite evidentally is a user of Microsoft Windows, and has no concept of a third-party program. It is unlikely they have ever even used Linux.
Unfortunately, the article is very true.
It can be difficult to get pre-installed Linux desktop.
Servers, though, a totally different matter. Here you can make really large savings. Especially when you consider that you don't need all those CALs. Compare a Windows Server 2003 running Windows Terminal Server and having 20 Windows XP desktops connecting to it, to a completely Linux Desktop OS and Linux Server OS solution, and you're biggest saving is in the server area. Heck, according to this article the Linux Server / Windows Desktop would be the cheapest solution!
Ineed. This is discrimination against those people who are blind and have to use screen readers.
My mom sucks better than your mom.
I don't download anything other than an excessive amount of source code as the moment, so the fact of the matter is that personally I'd actually be quite happy to pay to download movies from a legal download site.
:)
Worse than that, I'm pretty sure I'd actually love it. As soon as something decent comes out that can offer me the films I want to download, I'm signing up straight away! If there was somewhere that I could download all of the films that I currently have to snag from bargain buckets, it would save me having to leave the house. And we all know how appealing that is
Its a great medium to cut out the "middleman" as well. Those who create movies can direct-sell. Heck, its so appealing I'm almost tempted to put together a team of CGI people to write film "modules" from their own homes, ready to create a full-featured CGI film or a bunch of weekly episode things.
In fact, I've been waiting for this for. Well. Probably about 10 years now.
Cool! Can we put in requests?
Something... making me... write... it....
1.) Lay off top-notch staff
2.) ???
3.) Profit!!
Gaaahhh... nooooooooo!
I second that.
There NO WAY I'm going to try and install a proprietary virus on my Open Source system.
The company I was at previously did give a rise every year, but more of the order of 7-10%. On top of that we had quartely bonuses of between 1 and 2 thousand. One year I got a rise of seven thousand, with bonuses totaling nearly the same amount.
Why did I leave the previous job? Why, why, why..
Parallel universe? You mean you want to carry on just as you are, but somewhere else? Why not make a paradigm shift and look for a more transcendental solution?
No. Its in case it isn't a meteorite, and the crackpot who had the idea that it was in fact an intergalactic golf-ball which recently landed "in the rough" after being hit from the direction of Alpha Centuri, was right.
I have no idea about this whole Windows malarky, but I'm certainly going to get one of these little babies! Just 2 inches tall (mm.. love the unit of measurement).
Best of all; check this out - I get one of these and I get a life! OK, its Apple so they call it iLife, but hey.
Obviously I'm tactful enough to pretend that they have said something sensible. Like the one today...
User: The box thing on my screen just said something. I'm not sure what it was, but I think it has something to do with an internet screenwipe? It looked quite serious though.
Me: Ok. I'll just pop up and take a look at that for you then.
Yes, thats right. It was a banner-ad (one of those animated gif types) at the top of a web page.
Some things just aren't rudimentary computing; they are rudimentary life. I would never dare give anyone a manual to read - they would just think I was being rude. The same with any form of teaching device.
And yes, I too was under the impression that this "starter" edition was to combat piracy. A good tactic too - no-one would ever want to pirate such drivel ;)
I fixed this already. Just start each message with a > Next!
So let me get this straight:
1. Hack into a communications company and steal "secret" service documents and social security numbers.
2. ???
3. Profit!
I, for one, welcome our new Malicious Software Removing Overloads.
Oh. Wait. Sorry. I meant Overlords, really I did.