I've never told Google what country I'm from, and it's managed to work it out nonetheless. I think it's IP-based (which isn't best but probably works well enough to satisfy the people who hold the trademark)
You know, I'd rather have the option to choose which applications to install than trusting the distro to make the choice for me. And none of those questions is asked anyway (the first one is optional) so your point is irrelevant.
I'm glad it doesn't ask such pertinent questions like "Use FAT or NTFS filesystem?" with no default choice, "What are your network adapter settings?" ditto, and "Do you want to activate Windows now?"
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If you cannot remember the name of a function, go back to the manual and study it.
Don't think it's just for when you forget something - most of the time, I remember how to type gtk_menu_get_attach_widget(), and what arguments it needs; I just can never be bothered to type it over and over again.
Some day, all software will be distributed through either leaks or invites, then one day someone will try to be special and different by actually releasing it on time, then everyone will try to do that again, and it will be a horrible vicious cycle
Gaim is just trying to follow the look of the rest of the linux desktop experience.. antiquated and generally pretty ugly!
Of course it's trying to look like the rest of the linux desktop, it uses the same widget set! Sure, you can use one of the High Contrast themes or Simple or somesuch, and Gaim is going to look ugly that way because that's what you've chosen it to look like.
Completely different widget sets (MSN Messenger, WMP, Office, usual win32) on the screen at the same time? That is ugly.
It is possible to use Windows securely, but most people don't. This isn't Microsoft's fault.
If you have to download/install/configure a virus scanner, spyware scanner, firewall, making a limited user, and changing the default settings just to make it secure, why do Microsoft keep saying that "Windows is easy to use"?
The most innovative thing about Flock is that it's trying to do away with the notion of "browsing."... Essentially, Flock's software is intended to serve less as a window into static Web content than as a customizable conduit for participatory Web services, from Flickr to del.icio.us to the collaborative online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Are they trying to turn browsing into browsing here? I think they may have overdone the alliteration, but I don't really understand what they're getting at. 'Browsing' the Internet is probably the best term here, even if it's not static content that is being browsed.
Besides, products that try to change or turn away the norm tend to not get very far - see Opera vs. Firefox and IE, or (more recently) disposable DVDs vs. normal ones.
I don't think this is going to get very far at all, even with the big limelight given to it by Slashdot here.
LOL! I do my groceries at a wholesaler next to my place, and their registers run on Windoze. They have the default "clang" beep, and each time they beep, I jump...
I used to work in a wine store which ran KDE. In certain cases, having a smashing bottle sound on an error message isn't a good thing...
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It's an entirely another thing to jump on the anti-MS bandwagon and claim that this functionality should have been included in the OS.
I don't know how anyone can go "Microsoft can't include any good applications by default, so that's ok, we understand". It is not ok! Microsoft's monopoly means it has to play by different rules - and in this case, the rules are making its products worse.
It is true that MS Paint isn't powerful enough, and neither are any of the other utilities. And yes, better functionality should be included, but as long as Microsoft is clinging so desperately to its monopoly, that isn't going to happen.
You encounter very common "change your password every N months and it cannot be the same as the last X passwords."
I am more worried about someone gaining access to the system, and being able to see a list of all our common passwords. Which makes me use even more complex passwords, which makes it even harder...
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I've never told Google what country I'm from, and it's managed to work it out nonetheless. I think it's IP-based (which isn't best but probably works well enough to satisfy the people who hold the trademark)
You know, I'd rather have the option to choose which applications to install than trusting the distro to make the choice for me. And none of those questions is asked anyway (the first one is optional) so your point is irrelevant.
I'm glad it doesn't ask such pertinent questions like "Use FAT or NTFS filesystem?" with no default choice, "What are your network adapter settings?" ditto, and "Do you want to activate Windows now?"
It's nice under the bridge, we're not getting wet from the rain.
Yes, well done :)
If you cannot remember the name of a function, go back to the manual and study it.
Don't think it's just for when you forget something - most of the time, I remember how to type gtk_menu_get_attach_widget(), and what arguments it needs; I just can never be bothered to type it over and over again.
The Registry is a large, undocumented, binary file readable only by itself; GConf is a program to edit human-readable XML files.
I am not so keen on either but GConf is still the better option
You will be able to raise the volume for the movie you are watching and not go deaf when someone IM's you.
Like you can do already, in every media player, ever?
It has been kidnapped and is being held to ransom by the Reload, Stop and Home buttons (which also seem to have disappeared)
I expect it'll show up if you click on the plus or cog (cog-looking thing) button on the tab bar. Don't ask me why it's there, of all places.
Some day, all software will be distributed through either leaks or invites, then one day someone will try to be special and different by actually releasing it on time, then everyone will try to do that again, and it will be a horrible vicious cycle
Gaim is just trying to follow the look of the rest of the linux desktop experience.. antiquated and generally pretty ugly!
Of course it's trying to look like the rest of the linux desktop, it uses the same widget set! Sure, you can use one of the High Contrast themes or Simple or somesuch, and Gaim is going to look ugly that way because that's what you've chosen it to look like.
Completely different widget sets (MSN Messenger, WMP, Office, usual win32) on the screen at the same time? That is ugly.
No its not.
It is possible to use Windows securely, but most people don't. This isn't Microsoft's fault.
If you have to download/install/configure a virus scanner, spyware scanner, firewall, making a limited user, and changing the default settings just to make it secure, why do Microsoft keep saying that "Windows is easy to use"?
We know that you can lick your nose. Now keep quiet about it!
Oh and hey, wanna join the flock? We're hiring! So guess what? Send us your resume! ...Meet the Flockers?
The most innovative thing about Flock is that it's trying to do away with the notion of "browsing." ... Essentially, Flock's software is intended to serve less as a window into static Web content than as a customizable conduit for participatory Web services, from Flickr to del.icio.us to the collaborative online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Are they trying to turn browsing into browsing here? I think they may have overdone the alliteration, but I don't really understand what they're getting at. 'Browsing' the Internet is probably the best term here, even if it's not static content that is being browsed.
Besides, products that try to change or turn away the norm tend to not get very far - see Opera vs. Firefox and IE, or (more recently) disposable DVDs vs. normal ones.
I don't think this is going to get very far at all, even with the big limelight given to it by Slashdot here.
It's not that good; I can see a great big hole in their argument
LOL! I do my groceries at a wholesaler next to my place, and their registers run on Windoze. They have the default "clang" beep, and each time they beep, I jump...
I used to work in a wine store which ran KDE. In certain cases, having a smashing bottle sound on an error message isn't a good thing...
It's an entirely another thing to jump on the anti-MS bandwagon and claim that this functionality should have been included in the OS.
I don't know how anyone can go "Microsoft can't include any good applications by default, so that's ok, we understand". It is not ok! Microsoft's monopoly means it has to play by different rules - and in this case, the rules are making its products worse.
It is true that MS Paint isn't powerful enough, and neither are any of the other utilities. And yes, better functionality should be included, but as long as Microsoft is clinging so desperately to its monopoly, that isn't going to happen.
I meant it in a more browser-hijackery kind of way.
You encounter very common "change your password every N months and it cannot be the same as the last X passwords."
I am more worried about someone gaining access to the system, and being able to see a list of all our common passwords. Which makes me use even more complex passwords, which makes it even harder...
Internet Explorer is without ads!
Not for long...
42424242 is there, 242423 digits in. check it if you so desire.
Hurricane Goatse
I'd hate to be in the eye of the storm there
Firefox does everything better than Opera, including the ads!