To get around the issue of using the same call letters as other radio/TV stations, why shouldn't Microsoft use BSOD? After all, it's what made them famous.
Well, the real problem is my mother (writer for the local newspaper) now needs to save everything in.doc, and I prefer to have everybody I know avoid Word. (and we already blew $300 on Office)
They don't. No person the age of 11-18 cares about computer security...yet they come to me when their PCs "don't work right".
I'm 13. I know how these people work. I've seen cases that belong on Computer Stupidities, like attempting to reconnect a mouse+keyboard and electrocuting themselves (bent pins). They have no idea about keeping their computers free of spy/adware. ("viruses"...) They expect their computers to work perfectly, or assume everything included in Windows XP will keep them free of virii/spyware/adware. I look at my classmates' home computers and they are destroyed to the point where a format/reinstall would be a quicker fix. These people don't think they are going to encounter the things discussed in the book and therefore don't bother with anything.
That's what I'm saying - most/.ers find wikipedia more convenient, but the average person (who isn't always at a computer) finds the book form more convenient. It's all a matter of choice.
Rheingold is worried that established companies with business models that are threatened by these new technologies
Wikipedia comes to mind. How threatening is it to publishers of printed or CD encyclopedias? Not really. Many people want the convenience of a printed book or easily accessible program. Their business isn't *totally* threatened.
(note that I, being short on time, don't have time to read all of TFA, so i may be talking out of my ass here.)
It would be cool to see an entire case shaded (for example) from blue to red to indicate processor activity. Imagine a rack full of server systems with that capability, in a dark server room....
I can see it now..."The server that lets you know when you've been slashdotted!"
You miss my point. I'm basically saying that when there's a Mozilla/FF bug, you get your update, and most Mozilla/Firefox users are smart enough to update it. With IE/Windows, it may be a very long time before a user applies the patch, if they ever do. And then they complain when "windows doesn't work right."
However, those 3 Firefox holes were fixed faster than the 1 IE hole. Mozilla releases patches as soon as they've fixed the problem. Microsoft? They wait until Wednesday night. If a problem is fixed on a Thursday, and it's something already exploited, then most people affected (the clueless windows users) are basically screwed.
I noticed Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64, one of the last) hasn't been mentioned. The humor, multiplayer, bosses, (The Great Mighty Poo, who will, apparently, throw his shit at you) and multiplayer...squirrels v. teddies CTF with turrets, with teddies as bots on "bastard" skill...ah, those were the good old days.
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The only safe speed to use an NT Flying Object System is the terminal velocity of an NT4 CD.
Better idea: one that can hold all the legal pr0n on the net.
To get around the issue of using the same call letters as other radio/TV stations, why shouldn't Microsoft use BSOD? After all, it's what made them famous.
I once got that far in a tank, disco guys included.
"http://www.damnsmalllinux/" Greatly written link.
(from someone who has tried and succeeded)
Well, the real problem is my mother (writer for the local newspaper) now needs to save everything in .doc, and I prefer to have everybody I know avoid Word. (and we already blew $300 on Office)
The only problem with WordPad is MS removed .DOC for saving in XP.
Seeing as Windows has ~94% of the desktop OS market, yes, the Internet would have gone down if M$ allowed everybody to get SP2 at once.
Try their Linux section.
No, you need psDoom. (the Doom interface for process management)
They don't. No person the age of 11-18 cares about computer security...yet they come to me when their PCs "don't work right".
I'm 13. I know how these people work. I've seen cases that belong on Computer Stupidities, like attempting to reconnect a mouse+keyboard and electrocuting themselves (bent pins). They have no idea about keeping their computers free of spy/adware. ("viruses"...) They expect their computers to work perfectly, or assume everything included in Windows XP will keep them free of virii/spyware/adware. I look at my classmates' home computers and they are destroyed to the point where a format/reinstall would be a quicker fix. These people don't think they are going to encounter the things discussed in the book and therefore don't bother with anything.
Don't think so, since 99% of teenagers burn music CDs instead of data.
People like these designers. (interestingly, most render fine when switching the user string to IE6)
If Google can also get out OS X and Linux versions...that would be interesting.
That's what I'm saying - most /.ers find wikipedia more convenient, but the average person (who isn't always at a computer) finds the book form more convenient. It's all a matter of choice.
...won't let me enable the port I need to play Doom 1!
Yes, but it's really hard to get a bunch of chips next to an industrial-size AC without having them blow away.
You miss my point. I'm basically saying that when there's a Mozilla/FF bug, you get your update, and most Mozilla/Firefox users are smart enough to update it. With IE/Windows, it may be a very long time before a user applies the patch, if they ever do. And then they complain when "windows doesn't work right."
However, those 3 Firefox holes were fixed faster than the 1 IE hole. Mozilla releases patches as soon as they've fixed the problem. Microsoft? They wait until Wednesday night. If a problem is fixed on a Thursday, and it's something already exploited, then most people affected (the clueless windows users) are basically screwed.
The Super Bowl, but only if there's another "wardrobe malfunction".
I noticed Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64, one of the last) hasn't been mentioned. The humor, multiplayer, bosses, (The Great Mighty Poo, who will, apparently, throw his shit at you) and multiplayer...squirrels v. teddies CTF with turrets, with teddies as bots on "bastard" skill...ah, those were the good old days.