It isn't so much that we want to pay for the e-mail, it comes bundled with the package. I have used an ISP e-mail once, and I would not use it again. GP speaks for me when they said they use it to avoid vender lock in. I've switched many times and never had any problems with telling people of the new address, messing with settings, etc. For me (and the GP) it is just much easier to not use the 'free' service they provide. If there was a way to opt-out of being provided I would, but it's bundled in.
you mean the SonyEricsson? It's a joint venture for both companies: sony brings global consumer markets to the table(and maybe a little design), ericsson brings the phone to the table. I've had both Ericsson and SonyEricsson, and the only thing that changed in between phones (besides being a different phone) was that it had 'SonyEricsson' printed on it. User interface was the same, utilities were the same, etc. I think the Sony- side of the venture is helping out now a little more (especially with cameras), but it's still predominantly Ericsson with a little sony thrown in.
Automatix is kindof a filler for the things that [K]ubuntu doesn't do. It'll install the codecs, mplayer, other video players, and other software fairly easy.
All I had to do for my setup was edit the sources.list and add Automatix's server to that, then make sure the automatix key was recognized, run an update, and an install. After that, Automatix is installed and codec installation is as easy as clicking on a check box.
Well, I grew up on the east side of the bay (past the Oakland hills in San Ramon/Danville/Alamo) so I can't say much for south of silicon valley. But I am planning to move to someplace like Dallas or Austin (my firm is expanding) in a few years, so I know it's not a bad place to be.
Could that be a reason it hasn't flourished as well? When you have a bunch of geeks with nothing to do but get excited about tech, I bet they can do more than geeks with everything to do. Austin has its festivals, nude beach (not always a plus), and plenty to keep you busy. But silicon valley's a 3.5 hour drive to the snow, a 1 - 1.5 hour drive to the ocean, 30 min to San Fran, and 6 hours to L.A. There's plenty to do there (I was born and raised in the east bay, now I live in Texas), and from my visits to Austin, you can find close to all that near silicon valley. The music scene may not be as advertised as Austin's, but it's there.
After being in Texas, the people are just different out here. It's more laid back (except Houston), and there's a lot more of a get-it-done-when-it-gets-done feeling. I think that's what contributes to Austin's silicon hill not being as recognized. Silicon hill may erupt, but I think that the extra-curricular activities and different attitude keep it from being larger than Silicon Valley.
These specs are pretty close:
2.16 Core Duo
1GB @ 667MHz
120GB SATA
DVD Burner, Wireless, Bluetooth, etc.
The Dell also includes a 3 year hardware warranty, vs. Apple's 1 year. I didn't go that heavily into software, but the dell is availible for about $400 cheaper.
I imagine the conversation went something like this: Gov't: Mr. BarOwner, you aren't allowed to set minimum charges for your customers. Mr. BarOwner: Ok, but can the credit card company? Gov't: Sure, no problem. Mr. BarOwner: Mr. Credit, you're not going to make me charge a minimum to my customers, are you? (Please oh please) Mr. Credit: Yes. I demand that your customers spend at least $40 for each transaction. Mr. BarOwner: Thank you! (And I didn't have to break the law!)
AFAIK, the minimums aren't imposed by the credit card companies, but by the establishments. The bar has to pay the credit card company a price per transaction for each transaction. So if they're paying $.50 to run your card, they want to make sure that you're gonna do a fair amount of business with them and at the same time cut their costs to the credit card company. But that's just from memory- no link, no proof.
Give me a reason to switch to OSX. I don't care if it's flashier. I'm not swayed by better looking graphical designs. What I want is for an operating system to run the programs that I want. If I'm a gamer, I want games. If I'm a business, I want the cheapest quality solution I can find. If I'm a home user, I want the most compatibility for the best price. Right now, OSX just isn't it.
Maybe when more games get developed, or when more business tools become cross-platform (such as archetectual or engineering programs) then OSX will see some market share. But the best argument I've seen from the Apple community is that they aren't prone to spyware/adware or viruses. That's great, except that I've already figured out how to fix that on my machines and many friends' machines as well. Sure, I see a pop up every now and then, but it isn't enough to make me want a new $2000 system. And I know there's a $600 mac mini, but it doesn't come with a keyboard/mouse or monitor. That's another $200 at least (buying new). If I just want a basic PC, I can get a $350 dell that comes with a keyboard/mouse and monitor.
Until compatibility is there, or until I can load OSX on a cheapie PC, the Mac just isn't going to be adopted by the masses.
What I've found to be effective is to run a third party software firewall (such as ZoneAlarm) in which I can specify which apps get to access the internet.
This is helpful because it limits the amount of software trying to access the internet. I mean, does Word or Excel seriously need to access the internet every time it starts up? No!
I think I'm going to wait this one out for a bit- until I can ensure that my data isn't going anywhere I don't want it to.
I had Real Alternative or something like that for a bit. Really I just avoid playing anything in realplayer. It's not the online content streaming that annoys me about the program. I think they were ahead of their time for online media streaming (well, back in the day anyway). It's that the program is bloated and tries to take over every media file type that is on my computer.
And even though WMP is bloated, it just works. No extra configs, goes full screen for any filetype for free(I'm looking your way, quicktime), and isn't too hard on the eyes. Although I do hate any time WMP is open and I insert a flash drive. WMP always wants to sync up with the flash drive, even though the flash drive isn't a damn media player. Ugh. Too much integration can be annoying.
But I hope that it doesn't support DRM! With Vista going to DRM, I may be heading to Linux full-time.
On a side note, when was the last time anyone used RealPlayer? I just haven't found a practical use for it since around '99, but it still seems to get on other users machines.
Why is booting less and less into windows so important to you? I agree that I'm not a fan of the operating system, but it's not the worst out there. And it's certainly not painful to boot into.
And if you really don't like the look of windows, check out BlackBox. With all the plugins and skins availible it's a good alternative to making windows look better.
You're right- this article is for mac users with widescreens. And until the manufacturers decide to come down off their widescreen=$$$$ perch, I don't think many Windows users will be converting. And as long as Windows has their stranglehold on the PC market, you probably won't see a vast majority of game companies changing for the mac users. It'd be nice to see, especially if that mean monitor prices go down. But I doubt it will happen for the majority of new games coming out for quite some time.
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It isn't so much that we want to pay for the e-mail, it comes bundled with the package. I have used an ISP e-mail once, and I would not use it again. GP speaks for me when they said they use it to avoid vender lock in. I've switched many times and never had any problems with telling people of the new address, messing with settings, etc. For me (and the GP) it is just much easier to not use the 'free' service they provide. If there was a way to opt-out of being provided I would, but it's bundled in.
you mean the SonyEricsson? It's a joint venture for both companies: sony brings global consumer markets to the table(and maybe a little design), ericsson brings the phone to the table. I've had both Ericsson and SonyEricsson, and the only thing that changed in between phones (besides being a different phone) was that it had 'SonyEricsson' printed on it. User interface was the same, utilities were the same, etc. I think the Sony- side of the venture is helping out now a little more (especially with cameras), but it's still predominantly Ericsson with a little sony thrown in.
Try Automatix"
Automatix is kindof a filler for the things that [K]ubuntu doesn't do. It'll install the codecs, mplayer, other video players, and other software fairly easy.
All I had to do for my setup was edit the sources.list and add Automatix's server to that, then make sure the automatix key was recognized, run an update, and an install. After that, Automatix is installed and codec installation is as easy as clicking on a check box.
That's the first thing I thought of when I read the title!
If you don't get it, download the video here.
I prefer 3" mags- much better range and penetration.
Well, I grew up on the east side of the bay (past the Oakland hills in San Ramon/Danville/Alamo) so I can't say much for south of silicon valley. But I am planning to move to someplace like Dallas or Austin (my firm is expanding) in a few years, so I know it's not a bad place to be.
Could that be a reason it hasn't flourished as well? When you have a bunch of geeks with nothing to do but get excited about tech, I bet they can do more than geeks with everything to do. Austin has its festivals, nude beach (not always a plus), and plenty to keep you busy. But silicon valley's a 3.5 hour drive to the snow, a 1 - 1.5 hour drive to the ocean, 30 min to San Fran, and 6 hours to L.A. There's plenty to do there (I was born and raised in the east bay, now I live in Texas), and from my visits to Austin, you can find close to all that near silicon valley. The music scene may not be as advertised as Austin's, but it's there.
After being in Texas, the people are just different out here. It's more laid back (except Houston), and there's a lot more of a get-it-done-when-it-gets-done feeling. I think that's what contributes to Austin's silicon hill not being as recognized. Silicon hill may erupt, but I think that the extra-curricular activities and different attitude keep it from being larger than Silicon Valley.
Here's a link showing salaries in Poland. It's four years old, but still somewhat relevant.
I know it's rather cliche to quote dell prices vs. apple prices around here, but here goes:
Dell: $2,345
Apple: $2,799
These specs are pretty close:
2.16 Core Duo
1GB @ 667MHz
120GB SATA
DVD Burner, Wireless, Bluetooth, etc.
The Dell also includes a 3 year hardware warranty, vs. Apple's 1 year. I didn't go that heavily into software, but the dell is availible for about $400 cheaper.
I imagine the conversation went something like this:
Gov't: Mr. BarOwner, you aren't allowed to set minimum charges for your customers.
Mr. BarOwner: Ok, but can the credit card company?
Gov't: Sure, no problem.
Mr. BarOwner: Mr. Credit, you're not going to make me charge a minimum to my customers, are you? (Please oh please)
Mr. Credit: Yes. I demand that your customers spend at least $40 for each transaction.
Mr. BarOwner: Thank you! (And I didn't have to break the law!)
you just have to buy "coupons", which the "dancer" will redeem later. yes, I got the joke, but Ron White's 'coupons' bit popped into my head.
AFAIK, the minimums aren't imposed by the credit card companies, but by the establishments. The bar has to pay the credit card company a price per transaction for each transaction. So if they're paying $.50 to run your card, they want to make sure that you're gonna do a fair amount of business with them and at the same time cut their costs to the credit card company. But that's just from memory- no link, no proof.
Yeah, but now he's doing it over the internet.
The sky is falling. There's two.
Give me a reason to switch to OSX. I don't care if it's flashier. I'm not swayed by better looking graphical designs. What I want is for an operating system to run the programs that I want. If I'm a gamer, I want games. If I'm a business, I want the cheapest quality solution I can find. If I'm a home user, I want the most compatibility for the best price. Right now, OSX just isn't it.
Maybe when more games get developed, or when more business tools become cross-platform (such as archetectual or engineering programs) then OSX will see some market share. But the best argument I've seen from the Apple community is that they aren't prone to spyware/adware or viruses. That's great, except that I've already figured out how to fix that on my machines and many friends' machines as well. Sure, I see a pop up every now and then, but it isn't enough to make me want a new $2000 system. And I know there's a $600 mac mini, but it doesn't come with a keyboard/mouse or monitor. That's another $200 at least (buying new). If I just want a basic PC, I can get a $350 dell that comes with a keyboard/mouse and monitor.
Until compatibility is there, or until I can load OSX on a cheapie PC, the Mac just isn't going to be adopted by the masses.
What I've found to be effective is to run a third party software firewall (such as ZoneAlarm) in which I can specify which apps get to access the internet.
This is helpful because it limits the amount of software trying to access the internet. I mean, does Word or Excel seriously need to access the internet every time it starts up? No!
I think I'm going to wait this one out for a bit- until I can ensure that my data isn't going anywhere I don't want it to.
Now if only we could find a giant shark to attach the laser to...
They're heating it up with the giant laser...
I had Real Alternative or something like that for a bit. Really I just avoid playing anything in realplayer. It's not the online content streaming that annoys me about the program. I think they were ahead of their time for online media streaming (well, back in the day anyway). It's that the program is bloated and tries to take over every media file type that is on my computer.
And even though WMP is bloated, it just works. No extra configs, goes full screen for any filetype for free(I'm looking your way, quicktime), and isn't too hard on the eyes. Although I do hate any time WMP is open and I insert a flash drive. WMP always wants to sync up with the flash drive, even though the flash drive isn't a damn media player. Ugh. Too much integration can be annoying.
I'm sorry to say, but in the battle of Linux vs. Real, Real won.
On the other hand, Linux beat the crap out of RealPlayer.
But I hope that it doesn't support DRM! With Vista going to DRM, I may be heading to Linux full-time.
On a side note, when was the last time anyone used RealPlayer? I just haven't found a practical use for it since around '99, but it still seems to get on other users machines.
Why is booting less and less into windows so important to you? I agree that I'm not a fan of the operating system, but it's not the worst out there. And it's certainly not painful to boot into.
And if you really don't like the look of windows, check out BlackBox. With all the plugins and skins availible it's a good alternative to making windows look better.
... but can they include the category for best torrent of a tv show?
You're right- this article is for mac users with widescreens. And until the manufacturers decide to come down off their widescreen=$$$$ perch, I don't think many Windows users will be converting. And as long as Windows has their stranglehold on the PC market, you probably won't see a vast majority of game companies changing for the mac users. It'd be nice to see, especially if that mean monitor prices go down. But I doubt it will happen for the majority of new games coming out for quite some time.
Come on, there's nothing wrong with "Dun dun duun... dun dun dunduuun... dun dun duun dun duuuuuuuun..."
Yeah, ok, I see your point. So what kind of voltage should the guitarist recieve?