But isn't it much easier than for these guys to select people like you as targets? People who think "i dont have too much money, so i'll never be a victim" won't have strong passwords/keys.
So if i was up to no good, i would rather select 50 people with little cash and weak passwords, than an individual with more money, but stronger passwords.
Actually, just for Windows since there are PPC flavors of Linux already available. So i'm wondering how many people that specificly buy a Mac would even consider losing this feature to 'gain' windows?
Haven't noticed the memory issue, but i can confirm the cpu usage being 99%. In my case it was caused by an embedded Flash movie on the site. As soon as i closed that (or even rightclicked within the flash movie and choose 'stop' or whatever) things went back to normal.
..say 'Deze Computer', which means 'This Computer'. This only goes for 'My Computer' though. The rest of the folders (My Pictures/Documents/etc) are translated as 'Mijn' (My).
Well i suppose you could expect a stream of comments from people strongly disagreeing with you. I'm one of them. UF is damn funny and is really well drawn. True enough, not every UF comic i find funny, or even good. But that's just personal taste. I'm also a great fan of Garfield comics, but i have yet to find one pocket (i have them all) that contains only good ones.
UF amuses me. I have it bookmarked and look at it every morning, together with a cup of coffee. I use it to start the day, and sometimes quote the comic to my colleages and invite them to take a look. I introduced UF to my boss and he loves it enough to read everything in the archives. Don't say it's a waste of time. What is a waste of time is this.
Well, this will be another argument to switch from IE to FireFox, since our entire network is Win2k (terminal servers + fat clients). I would like to hear from others who have already done this, or are thinking about it. Did anyone have a good solution if all browsers are required to browse through MS ISA 2000? I'm not sure if this will work for our users... *sigh*
Since businesses are running fine on the old versions, Microsoft needs to create problems with the old stuff to force them to upgrade.
That doesn't seem right to me. Microsoft might force people to upgrade by not providing security solutions to older products, but i highly doubt they will create a problem for this purpose. And how are they going to do this? Build in a bug in IE and hope nobody finds it for 2-3 years, so they can say you'll need to upgrade to the latest version of MS OS if you want it fixed? I doubt it.
Let me start by saying that this is a great idea. Unfortunately, i don't see people buying an 'unknown' OS together with their 'expensive' laptop. People fear changes. I can't think of anyone who would not buy a laptop with a Windows OS installed. Why would they? What's the argument of the salesperson? I'll tell you what the average salesperson will answer: "uhm.. Linux is just cool and opensource and free! all applications are free!". Followed by a stream of questions by the customer who wants to play his games on it, but is unable to because they only run in windows. Not to mention MS Office (dont come with OpenOffice.org because the average customer can't work with anything other than what they're used to), internet explorer (yes - i know people who refuse to work with anything else because they say it's not safe) and various other MS-only programs.
So what's the use for the average buyer? Not much. They have a cool OS that they know almost nothing about, can't run their own programs on, and looks altogether weird compared to Windows. Oh, and the local neighbour/friend/sysadmin-wannabe/colleage can't help the buyer once they have a problem. Call the helpdesk? Hahahaha! You're funny. If i have linux i shouldn't have to call the helpdesk:P
Thanks man. This brings back memories:) Apart from the fat-trashing, this was one of the 'funny' virusses. Other cool ones are the Yankee Doodle virus (where the system speaker played the song, during which you couldn't do anything with your pc) and the Ping-Pong one (where there was an annoying ascii ball bouncing on your screen).
back in the msdos days (aka: the good old days) there was a virus that locked your pc, did something nasty to your mbr (or fat - i forgot) and you had to play a game (or two.. or usually aLOT) on the slots machine. You would get your system back when you got the jackpot.
As with everything that gets converted from one format to another, it will result in a loss of quality. Especially people who think they're clever and convert from a low standard (vcd) to dvd. It's a pity that it was done this way. If the convertation to dvd was made from the workprint, it would result in a much better quality rip.
..if FF supported a domain proxy (MS ISA) out of the box. Right now i get things working using APS but this is a one-user-only solution, and not a pretty one even.
Why is Microsoft making it difficult to write games that run on both PC (Windows XP) and XBox 360?
Let's say there are people who have both a pc and an xbox, and want to play the same game on both platforms. They will have to buy 2 games. Meaning more money for MS. Does this answer your question?:)
Why is this news? Does this mean that every time firefox decides to update, it should be front page news? Can't you (slashdot) create a seperate field where the latest versions of popular products are announced? Like:
product | version | last update firefox | 1.0.4 | today
I (and i suspect others with me) don't own a credit card. Since most online donations require some form of credit card, i will never be able to donate money to such projects. Even if the minimum amount is something i can easily afford, i won't donate if the method is too difficult.
But recently i saw something else; a phone number that costs and gives you a (registration-) code, which you use to register the product.
Now for me, this is perfect. I don't need a credit card, and calling a phone number that costs me a couple of euro is too easy not to do. It takes very little time and it's *fast*.
I have no idea where you could get such a service though, but i'm sure somebody here knows. And there's always google ofcourse:) Also, i'm not sure if this service handles big amounts, and i'm not sure how much you would like to ask for this. Keep in mind though that the easier you make the entire process, the more people will likely donate. This goes for all methods i think. Nobody likes to click through 10 pages, fill out your personal details, enter creditcard info, WAITING, etc.
I happen to agree with you here. I'm trying to convert some of our systems from windows to linux, and ran into alot of questions from people. The most heard one is "What do we do if something goes wrong? We have (paid) support now. Do we have this guarantee as well with opensource programs?" to which i have to say "no" most of the times. I can't give them black on white that if Evolution decides to crash on every system, or OpenOffice screws up huge documents, that this will be fixed in a short period of time.
But most of all people don't want to make the switch because this whole setup (linux instead of windows in a large corperate environment) is not 'mature' enough; the amount of companies running a sitewide windows environment is ridiculously higher than companies running an opensource variant. Or so i would think. Anyone who claims different is invited to present me (actually, the people i'm trying to convince) with some evidence.
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But isn't it much easier than for these guys to select people like you as targets? People who think "i dont have too much money, so i'll never be a victim" won't have strong passwords/keys.
So if i was up to no good, i would rather select 50 people with little cash and weak passwords, than an individual with more money, but stronger passwords.
Even better, Slackware is the only distro that exists for so long (+12 years) and still is maintained.
Actually, just for Windows since there are PPC flavors of Linux already available. So i'm wondering how many people that specificly buy a Mac would even consider losing this feature to 'gain' windows?
a big police car arrives and arrests the entire cast!
Haven't noticed the memory issue, but i can confirm the cpu usage being 99%. In my case it was caused by an embedded Flash movie on the site. As soon as i closed that (or even rightclicked within the flash movie and choose 'stop' or whatever) things went back to normal.
..say 'Deze Computer', which means 'This Computer'. This only goes for 'My Computer' though. The rest of the folders (My Pictures/Documents/etc) are translated as 'Mijn' (My).
Novell?
Well i suppose you could expect a stream of comments from people strongly disagreeing with you. I'm one of them. UF is damn funny and is really well drawn. True enough, not every UF comic i find funny, or even good. But that's just personal taste. I'm also a great fan of Garfield comics, but i have yet to find one pocket (i have them all) that contains only good ones.
UF amuses me. I have it bookmarked and look at it every morning, together with a cup of coffee. I use it to start the day, and sometimes quote the comic to my colleages and invite them to take a look. I introduced UF to my boss and he loves it enough to read everything in the archives. Don't say it's a waste of time. What is a waste of time is this.
Well, this will be another argument to switch from IE to FireFox, since our entire network is Win2k (terminal servers + fat clients). I would like to hear from others who have already done this, or are thinking about it. Did anyone have a good solution if all browsers are required to browse through MS ISA 2000? I'm not sure if this will work for our users ... *sigh*
Since businesses are running fine on the old versions, Microsoft needs to create problems with the old stuff to force them to upgrade.
That doesn't seem right to me. Microsoft might force people to upgrade by not providing security solutions to older products, but i highly doubt they will create a problem for this purpose. And how are they going to do this? Build in a bug in IE and hope nobody finds it for 2-3 years, so they can say you'll need to upgrade to the latest version of MS OS if you want it fixed? I doubt it.
Let me start by saying that this is a great idea. Unfortunately, i don't see people buying an 'unknown' OS together with their 'expensive' laptop. People fear changes. I can't think of anyone who would not buy a laptop with a Windows OS installed. Why would they? What's the argument of the salesperson? I'll tell you what the average salesperson will answer: "uhm .. Linux is just cool and opensource and free! all applications are free!". Followed by a stream of questions by the customer who wants to play his games on it, but is unable to because they only run in windows. Not to mention MS Office (dont come with OpenOffice.org because the average customer can't work with anything other than what they're used to), internet explorer (yes - i know people who refuse to work with anything else because they say it's not safe) and various other MS-only programs.
:P
So what's the use for the average buyer? Not much. They have a cool OS that they know almost nothing about, can't run their own programs on, and looks altogether weird compared to Windows. Oh, and the local neighbour/friend/sysadmin-wannabe/colleage can't help the buyer once they have a problem. Call the helpdesk? Hahahaha! You're funny. If i have linux i shouldn't have to call the helpdesk
shouldn't have three Windows application keys, is all i'm saying ...
it's portable, has unlimited storage, easy to use, cheap, comes in nice colors, doesn't require batteries. what more do you wish for?
Thanks man. This brings back memories :) Apart from the fat-trashing, this was one of the 'funny' virusses. Other cool ones are the Yankee Doodle virus (where the system speaker played the song, during which you couldn't do anything with your pc) and the Ping-Pong one (where there was an annoying ascii ball bouncing on your screen).
back in the msdos days (aka: the good old days) there was a virus that locked your pc, did something nasty to your mbr (or fat - i forgot) and you had to play a game (or two .. or usually aLOT) on the slots machine. You would get your system back when you got the jackpot.
tcp/ip?
As with everything that gets converted from one format to another, it will result in a loss of quality. Especially people who think they're clever and convert from a low standard (vcd) to dvd. It's a pity that it was done this way. If the convertation to dvd was made from the workprint, it would result in a much better quality rip.
HA!
...
I just jank out the entire bios chip and carry it with me. Let them try to break into it now!
Ofcourse, soldering it back in every time is a small inconvenience
..if FF supported a domain proxy (MS ISA) out of the box. Right now i get things working using APS but this is a one-user-only solution, and not a pretty one even.
Why is Microsoft making it difficult to write games that run on both PC (Windows XP) and XBox 360?
:)
Let's say there are people who have both a pc and an xbox, and want to play the same game on both platforms. They will have to buy 2 games. Meaning more money for MS. Does this answer your question?
Disclaimer: I like firefox. I use firefox.
Why is this news? Does this mean that every time firefox decides to update, it should be front page news? Can't you (slashdot) create a seperate field where the latest versions of popular products are announced? Like:
product | version | last update
firefox | 1.0.4 | today
I (and i suspect others with me) don't own a credit card. Since most online donations require some form of credit card, i will never be able to donate money to such projects. Even if the minimum amount is something i can easily afford, i won't donate if the method is too difficult.
:) Also, i'm not sure if this service handles big amounts, and i'm not sure how much you would like to ask for this. Keep in mind though that the easier you make the entire process, the more people will likely donate. This goes for all methods i think. Nobody likes to click through 10 pages, fill out your personal details, enter creditcard info, WAITING, etc.
But recently i saw something else; a phone number that costs and gives you a (registration-) code, which you use to register the product.
Now for me, this is perfect. I don't need a credit card, and calling a phone number that costs me a couple of euro is too easy not to do. It takes very little time and it's *fast*.
I have no idea where you could get such a service though, but i'm sure somebody here knows. And there's always google ofcourse
Good luck!
I was more surprised by his first words:
'heh'
Dunno why, but this always makes me lose some respect for someone. IRC flashbacks, oh no!!
I happen to agree with you here. I'm trying to convert some of our systems from windows to linux, and ran into alot of questions from people. The most heard one is "What do we do if something goes wrong? We have (paid) support now. Do we have this guarantee as well with opensource programs?" to which i have to say "no" most of the times. I can't give them black on white that if Evolution decides to crash on every system, or OpenOffice screws up huge documents, that this will be fixed in a short period of time.
But most of all people don't want to make the switch because this whole setup (linux instead of windows in a large corperate environment) is not 'mature' enough; the amount of companies running a sitewide windows environment is ridiculously higher than companies running an opensource variant. Or so i would think. Anyone who claims different is invited to present me (actually, the people i'm trying to convince) with some evidence.
IT'S COMING STRAIGHT AT US!!!
.. it *needs* to be shouted!!)
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