What do you expect from a commodity server manufacturer? If you want premium (server) hand-holding, buy from a premium (server) manufacturer (HP, IBM, etc.). I have to say, my expectations of OS support from the likes of Dell or MicroCenter or CDW are exactly ZERO. I shop with those guys when I care about price, and maybe a decent hardware warranty.
I feel your pain on the HP drivers, but I had exactly the same issue with an HP laptop trying to downgrade it to WIN2K from XP - and this was five years or so ago. New HP laptop? only the latest MS OS drivers are available...
I was pulling the speed number out my ass, but I do recall such a comparison. Besides, I'll submit that even 1/10th the surface temp of the sun per cm^2 is enough to melt a mobo...
Well then you're not remembering very well. There was some crazy statistic floating around that a Prescott at ~25Ghz would put out as much heat per cm^2 as the surface of the sun.
* Spyware Protection: When asked how safe they felt their home PC was from spyware, 92 percent of respondents felt "safe" or "somewhat safe." In contrast, the Verizon Security Advisor scan revealed that the majority (58 percent) were "at risk" or "potential risk" from spyware infection. Nineteen percent were critically "at risk" from spyware infection.
* Virus Protection: When asked how safe they felt their home PC was from viruses, 92 percent of respondents felt "very safe" or "somewhat safe," whereas the Verizon Security Advisor scan revealed that 45 percent were "at risk" or "potential risk" from virus infection.
* Firewall Protection: Nineteen percent of respondents had their personal firewall turned off.
Please define "at risk", "potential risk", "critically at risk".
And by "personal firewall" do you mean that POS built into XP, or the POS from Symantec? Or do you mean the router firewall?
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That was Magneto
I wonder if we could get Dick Chaney to play Smaug?
I feel your pain on the HP drivers, but I had exactly the same issue with an HP laptop trying to downgrade it to WIN2K from XP - and this was five years or so ago. New HP laptop? only the latest MS OS drivers are available...
Well yeah. It IS the "Most Secure Windows" EVAR. Says so right on the box.
I worry more about the 0-day backdoors in Vista than I do about the NSA backdoors.
I was pulling the speed number out my ass, but I do recall such a comparison. Besides, I'll submit that even 1/10th the surface temp of the sun per cm^2 is enough to melt a mobo...
Well then you're not remembering very well. There was some crazy statistic floating around that a Prescott at ~25Ghz would put out as much heat per cm^2 as the surface of the sun.
I predict a hack in the slashcode to filter &btnl in google.com links very soon.
You read the article? Please turn in your /. UID at the door.
In Soviet Russia, lollipop gets YOU!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Suddenly, Battlefield Earth begins to make sense.
Yeah. Galaxy Zoo, Wikipedia and the like, I get, but what, exactly, is my incentive to write code (for free) for a company to make money from?
Too bad you're AC. That's brilliant.
ME TOO!!
Yes, they're a very secure company. Their operating system, however...
And by "personal firewall" do you mean that POS built into XP, or the POS from Symantec? Or do you mean the router firewall?
They should have used the original movie set in New Mexico.
And the guy who chose that light grey font and white background on TFA's site, too.
SCO (and Darl in particular) didn't get enough mob justice. I'm thinking keelhauling is about right.
1.21 Jigawatts?!? What were you thinking?