I was just thinking that. Surely as long as every page is judged by the same metrics (Ie there's no rule that specifies where the page should be based on things like the domain, and it's purely on content and links) then Google still isn't 'tweaking the results' to fit what they want to see.
Vista's got it, but admittedly not as well integrated as Time Machine. It's part of the new Volume Shadow goodies. Right click, "Restore previous versions".
It also lacks integration with an office suite. Surely the community which sets so much score on open standards can come up with a sensible way to let things like, oh I don't know, single sign on and document permissions work in tandem with an email and calendar suite?
Yes, document permissions! The ability to send encrypted, heavily protected documents.
I'm running Vista on a machine with a 1.6GHz, though admittedly 1GB RAM. With ReadyBoost you should be able to haul the performance up significantly with a large memory stick. Vista can use a flash memory device as 'pseudo-RAM' in place of a HDD swap file - you can actually notice the difference especially if you have a 2GB or so memory stick.
I managed to drop a parcan off a tower onto my phone (It lived, Nokia 5210), but haven't yet dropped my phone. I generally don't have my phone on me when doing rigging but I can see your point if you roam around a site.
The quest for an indestructible communications device continues eh?
I'd love to see some evidence for this claim. How exactly are they infringing on your right to free speech? I'll leave the whole UAC/URM/DRM argument aside since they're three different things, and assume you're talking about DRM and not the same level of user access control implemented in Unix, Linux and OS X since the dawn of time.
DRM limits what you can do with protected content, and in no way impairs your right to free speech. They do not have control over all media, only media with DRM embedded. Nor do they have control over the hardware. They offer support for TPC, and some of the DRM used may insist on a TPC platform, but this is not actually anything to do with Microsoft. There is nothing stopping you installing Vista on non-TPC hardware and playing any standard MP3 file which may take your fancy.
Tell me how exactly Vista interferes with your human rights to free speech and I'll listen. Until then, quit with the FUD and stop playing the 'human rights' card where it has no relevance.
Not to mention the fact that your system can quite easily throw applications on the 'least busy' core. If you had a quad core system, you can still get better performance out of single thread applications running at the same time than you do at the moment. Ideal for those systems which insist on having 12 background apps open - they can be lumped on one core, the OS and a couple of other bits can take up another, and you've still got two 'empty' cores to do the real work.
It's actually quite difficult to do with modern ones. For example, Sun's thin client system using containers can effectively isolate and stamp out a glitch one user introduced without affecting the rest of the network. Likewise they can cap your CPU time and spot runaway processes pretty effectively.
I'm not sure they're ideal for labs dealing with computers because of the level of access and control sometimes required, but for businesses and general school purposes they're ideal. My school is looking into replacing every system with a big Sun network and thin clients. You can even, for example, pull your smartcard from one machine (it logs you off), move across the campus, find another free machine, insert your card and log on and have your entire desktop as you left it. Ideal for 6th formers needing to do the same thing in 3 places.
Voting should be compulsory, but it should include a definite 'none of the above' option. Alternatively, give everybody a 'for' vote and an 'against' vote (Of which you are not obliged to use either). That should really hammer down parties like the BNP, where instead of just having a lot of people who haven't voted *for* them there will be a lot of people who *have* voted against them.
My solution for the 'tough phone' thing is get a good quality phone with voice dial, and keep it in the pocket of a decent Goretex coat. Hook it up to your bluetooth headset (You can get ones with proper over-ear mufflers and boom mics with windshields if you check professional suppliers) and it works perfectly.
The one problem I see with phones designed for outdoor pursuits is that more often than not you're out of range anyway. If you need connectivity, get a sat phone, most portable ones of which come prepared to be driven over anyway.
I'm dreading trying to explain that yes, it does work nicely with Office but no, we don't need one and it'll really not look that impressive. If you need a corporate 'website' to be able to deal with the things that Office Life/CMS offers then just invest in Exchange and SharePoint.
Personally, I think I'm bringing out Grand Theft Auto: Vice City again this weekend. Good gameplay WITH a good story, good graphics, and good sound and music is what I expect. Where does Vice City fit into the good story, graphics, sound and music?;)
Invest in a load of thin desktop clients, a nice chunky server, and some good networking. Believe me, the amount of time you save in configuration and repairs over the lifetime of the system is well worth it.
Not to mention you can upgrade all of the clients by changing a single desktop image.
MSIs, which more and more things rely on now that it's in pretty much every system out there, looks after dependencies for you. Take a look here for the quick-start guide.
This is probably just me being ignorant about power distribution, but is this a universal thing or just a by-product of the US's diverse power 'grid'?
The UK's National Grid operates to within very narrow tolerances, and (theoretically, loss due to resistance aside) power can be diverted to where it's needed from any source. If this can be achieved, what can be so complex about hooking thousands of smaller nodes into the grid aside from slightly more intelligent substations?
They do allow 3rd party development, much as you can buy 3rd party games for your 5G iPod. It just won't be an open platform, so only regulated 3rd party apps will be allowed (Probably through an iTunes-like interface for purchasing them).
Anybody using Excel for application development should be shot. I've seen it used for stock-tracking, customer records, support incidents and God only knows what else.
Databases exist so you don't have to write macros to move cells around in Excel. Learn to use them.
Correct. We like to spend it on huge overblown schemes like the Euro, EU passports, EU licence plates, expansion of the EU, and moving the bloody EU Parliament every month.
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Personally I thought Shrek and Shrek 2 were brilliant. Must just be me and every other adult I've spoken to.
I was just thinking that. Surely as long as every page is judged by the same metrics (Ie there's no rule that specifies where the page should be based on things like the domain, and it's purely on content and links) then Google still isn't 'tweaking the results' to fit what they want to see.
Vista's got it, but admittedly not as well integrated as Time Machine. It's part of the new Volume Shadow goodies. Right click, "Restore previous versions".
It also lacks integration with an office suite. Surely the community which sets so much score on open standards can come up with a sensible way to let things like, oh I don't know, single sign on and document permissions work in tandem with an email and calendar suite?
Yes, document permissions! The ability to send encrypted, heavily protected documents.
I'm running Vista on a machine with a 1.6GHz, though admittedly 1GB RAM. With ReadyBoost you should be able to haul the performance up significantly with a large memory stick. Vista can use a flash memory device as 'pseudo-RAM' in place of a HDD swap file - you can actually notice the difference especially if you have a 2GB or so memory stick.
In damn FrontPage too, because they wouldn't let me use Dreamweaver. Still, the rest of the class thought Publisher was the height of web design.
I managed to drop a parcan off a tower onto my phone (It lived, Nokia 5210), but haven't yet dropped my phone. I generally don't have my phone on me when doing rigging but I can see your point if you roam around a site.
The quest for an indestructible communications device continues eh?
I'd love to see some evidence for this claim. How exactly are they infringing on your right to free speech? I'll leave the whole UAC/URM/DRM argument aside since they're three different things, and assume you're talking about DRM and not the same level of user access control implemented in Unix, Linux and OS X since the dawn of time.
DRM limits what you can do with protected content, and in no way impairs your right to free speech. They do not have control over all media, only media with DRM embedded. Nor do they have control over the hardware. They offer support for TPC, and some of the DRM used may insist on a TPC platform, but this is not actually anything to do with Microsoft. There is nothing stopping you installing Vista on non-TPC hardware and playing any standard MP3 file which may take your fancy.
Tell me how exactly Vista interferes with your human rights to free speech and I'll listen. Until then, quit with the FUD and stop playing the 'human rights' card where it has no relevance.
Not to mention the fact that your system can quite easily throw applications on the 'least busy' core. If you had a quad core system, you can still get better performance out of single thread applications running at the same time than you do at the moment. Ideal for those systems which insist on having 12 background apps open - they can be lumped on one core, the OS and a couple of other bits can take up another, and you've still got two 'empty' cores to do the real work.
It's actually quite difficult to do with modern ones. For example, Sun's thin client system using containers can effectively isolate and stamp out a glitch one user introduced without affecting the rest of the network. Likewise they can cap your CPU time and spot runaway processes pretty effectively.
I'm not sure they're ideal for labs dealing with computers because of the level of access and control sometimes required, but for businesses and general school purposes they're ideal. My school is looking into replacing every system with a big Sun network and thin clients. You can even, for example, pull your smartcard from one machine (it logs you off), move across the campus, find another free machine, insert your card and log on and have your entire desktop as you left it. Ideal for 6th formers needing to do the same thing in 3 places.
The MSHQL testing is actually quite intensive - bad drivers don't get certified.
Voting should be compulsory, but it should include a definite 'none of the above' option. Alternatively, give everybody a 'for' vote and an 'against' vote (Of which you are not obliged to use either). That should really hammer down parties like the BNP, where instead of just having a lot of people who haven't voted *for* them there will be a lot of people who *have* voted against them.
That's a beast of an antenna!
My solution for the 'tough phone' thing is get a good quality phone with voice dial, and keep it in the pocket of a decent Goretex coat. Hook it up to your bluetooth headset (You can get ones with proper over-ear mufflers and boom mics with windshields if you check professional suppliers) and it works perfectly.
The one problem I see with phones designed for outdoor pursuits is that more often than not you're out of range anyway. If you need connectivity, get a sat phone, most portable ones of which come prepared to be driven over anyway.
I'm dreading trying to explain that yes, it does work nicely with Office but no, we don't need one and it'll really not look that impressive. If you need a corporate 'website' to be able to deal with the things that Office Life/CMS offers then just invest in Exchange and SharePoint.
Invest in a load of thin desktop clients, a nice chunky server, and some good networking. Believe me, the amount of time you save in configuration and repairs over the lifetime of the system is well worth it.
Not to mention you can upgrade all of the clients by changing a single desktop image.
MSIs, which more and more things rely on now that it's in pretty much every system out there, looks after dependencies for you. Take a look here for the quick-start guide.
This is probably just me being ignorant about power distribution, but is this a universal thing or just a by-product of the US's diverse power 'grid'?
The UK's National Grid operates to within very narrow tolerances, and (theoretically, loss due to resistance aside) power can be diverted to where it's needed from any source. If this can be achieved, what can be so complex about hooking thousands of smaller nodes into the grid aside from slightly more intelligent substations?
They do allow 3rd party development, much as you can buy 3rd party games for your 5G iPod. It just won't be an open platform, so only regulated 3rd party apps will be allowed (Probably through an iTunes-like interface for purchasing them).
Anybody using Excel for application development should be shot. I've seen it used for stock-tracking, customer records, support incidents and God only knows what else.
Databases exist so you don't have to write macros to move cells around in Excel. Learn to use them.
Just make it a 26.37gb player. Then it can claim to have 100% market share in its category.
I disagree. The copy they're selling is at least an RC.
(Works like a charm save for a couple of compatibility issues caused by applications not following API docs properly.)
If you're certain they're breaking a law, take em to court.
But not, and here's the key point, from 200 miles away.
Correct. We like to spend it on huge overblown schemes like the Euro, EU passports, EU licence plates, expansion of the EU, and moving the bloody EU Parliament every month.