I thought people who prefer Windows tended to like command lines,which would explain they preference in OS and why Linux is so often lambasted as being geeky.
I made a quick POS to do book sales with Python, PyGTK, Adodb, and MySQL. It was quite the learning experience, didn't take very long. I actually upgraded it just this past week to ensure that it worked on Windows (it did, so it's cross platform) I just cleaned up the UI a bit. If I had to do it again I would have coded it differently, but it works, and pretty well.
In terms of bar code scanner, I had one for my own POS. I used the CueCat, modded by some entrepreneurial eBay seller. eBay for "USB Barcode Reader - Cue Cat CueCat CueCats Scanner", I think the seller was 'herder-of-cats'. He modded it to work like a keyboard, so it essentially just "types" out the barcode, no special programming required
I used my complete app in Linux, in Linux from Windows via NX, and on Windows XP, all three times with the CueCat barcode reader and a keypad (for when I had to manually enter ISBN numbers
If anyone is interested I can share the code, just need to remove some hard coded passwords.
I am seeing that my school is switching to Vista on office machines, not sure if it is due to some support contract obligation, or it is actually voluntarily -- just happy am no longer in the computer support business.
I never said it was a Photoshop replacement. Was trying to suggest that putting money into Gimp to get things that "professionals" want might be better in the long term.
We can see that warnings just don't work that well. Using a strap that comes attached to a new device that you just got _should_ be intuitive. Nintendo plastered warnings about doing this wherever possible. Yet, a noticeable portion of Wii users still managed to bypass these warnings and do damage, and then complain about said damage.
Other than the fact that Wine is not an emulator of Windows, I don't see how Microsoft comes into play here. Maybe Photoshop is the only Windows app that they still need.
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I thought people who prefer Windows tended to like command lines,which would explain they preference in OS and why Linux is so often lambasted as being geeky.
Aside from Stage6 and there very elegant player, seems to me that DivX and Xvid are equivalent. What is going to give them the edge now?
I barely trust javascript from Google, I trust even less stuff from Microsoft, so how well would their algorithms work without client side scripts?
Censorship aside, no one should be struggling for YouTube. That's just sad.
I made a quick POS to do book sales with Python, PyGTK, Adodb, and MySQL. It was quite the learning experience, didn't take very long. I actually upgraded it just this past week to ensure that it worked on Windows (it did, so it's cross platform) I just cleaned up the UI a bit. If I had to do it again I would have coded it differently, but it works, and pretty well.
I recently came across Lemon POS, it looks good but haven't tried it yet, http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Lemon+POS?content=69945
In terms of bar code scanner, I had one for my own POS. I used the CueCat, modded by some entrepreneurial eBay seller. eBay for "USB Barcode Reader - Cue Cat CueCat CueCats Scanner", I think the seller was 'herder-of-cats'. He modded it to work like a keyboard, so it essentially just "types" out the barcode, no special programming required
I used my complete app in Linux, in Linux from Windows via NX, and on Windows XP, all three times with the CueCat barcode reader and a keypad (for when I had to manually enter ISBN numbers
If anyone is interested I can share the code, just need to remove some hard coded passwords.
Well nothing really makes you better than him to begin with, so you're not generally entitled to better internet than him.
I really hope that never happens. Too many websites are in flash as it is. Darn you for wishing for more.
No no, the bot will take care of it.
Wow. How much is that going to cost? Did they finally get the API docs?
To check twice as hard for security flaws.
I am seeing that my school is switching to Vista on office machines, not sure if it is due to some support contract obligation, or it is actually voluntarily -- just happy am no longer in the computer support business.
You give them the access, so I guess you get to find out how much before you give it to them.
That's kinda the entire point.
Saying 3-5 in a month is exaggeration, but saying 3-5 in a week is just over doing it.
Wait a year or so, and see if makes sense at all, or just all talk for politicians and business people to feel better.
this even MS windows.... this is britney spears, and nsync, and prince. This on a level of sad that most can't even appreciate.
I never said it was a Photoshop replacement. Was trying to suggest that putting money into Gimp to get things that "professionals" want might be better in the long term.
We can see that warnings just don't work that well. Using a strap that comes attached to a new device that you just got _should_ be intuitive. Nintendo plastered warnings about doing this wherever possible. Yet, a noticeable portion of Wii users still managed to bypass these warnings and do damage, and then complain about said damage.
That's gonna be tough. Linux is just a kernel. It can only learn so much.
For real
Other than the fact that Wine is not an emulator of Windows, I don't see how Microsoft comes into play here. Maybe Photoshop is the only Windows app that they still need.
Seems like a good reason to fund Gimp instead. Not that Wine is a project worth funding.
All we need now is some form of virtual user system that can be mapped to a real, unprivileged user, preferably with a flexible auth system.
As close as 'Lindows' was to the generic word "windows'
I take it by your tone that all the sticks that have been removed all found their way into your ass. I'm sorry to hear that.