If this article is accurate, we'll see the beginnings of real ad-hoc mesh networks starting in 2010. This feature has the potential for allowing massive ad-hoc networks. Awesome. ISP's are going to pee themselves. Awesome.
Sorry, but I beg to differ. Component video has been around for (30-ish?) years. HDMI has only been around for a few, and you've only seen HDMI if you have one of those overpriced HD TV's. I have tons and tons of component audio and video. No HDMI. I wouldn't even recognize an HDMI cable if I saw one.
DVD Shrink was arguably the best DVD copying software (freeware) out there until the developer was hired by Nero, one of the leading companies that made competing DVD copying software. Since their software was doing the same thing (albeit, for a price), there wasn't any technical information that could have been garnered by hiring the guy. The developer just stopped development on the software immediately, and hasn't updated it since.
There's no reason to think that Google isn't doing the same thing.
Does Ubuntu have any plans for trying to recruit business software makers to make Linux versions? Before Ubuntu can be useful to me, at the very least, there needs to be at least ONE functional financial package (ala: Quickbooks, Simply, etc.), for example.
"Do you really trust Microsoft that much?"
Yes. I have no reason not to. They have money to make, and they're not going to shoot themselves in the foot. Did your tinfoil hat tell you some reason why I shouldn't trust them?
Put Windows CD in computer. Turn on. Click "next". After the install is done, Windows Update starts automatically, and grabs most of the specific drivers.
"So I guess you are advertising yourself as a PC user by being easily frustrated, violent and unable to learn anything so you resort to using an OS soon 10 years out of date... "
I'm a PC users who needs to use his PC's for work. I don't have the time or interest in mucking with OS's that are more difficult to use than 10 year old versions of Windows. I haven't cared about "coolness" since I was a teenager, so take it for what it's worth.
XP has enough generic drivers to be able to get most PC's going. Then, Windows Updates does the rest of the software drivers. Once in a blue moon, you have to get a vendor's driver, but it's certainly not rocket science.
My video would be one showing me frustrated, angry, swearing a lot, and ultimately smashing my keyboard (last time I tried Ubuntu on a generic PC). It would end with me saying "fuck it" and installing Windows XP again. I doubt that would win.
It's been really obvious to me, at least, that the Wii is going to tank. From day one, it's been an entire platform built around a gimmick. Graphics, playability, storage, etc was all sacrificed for the ability for grandma to be able to wave around a controller to pretend that she's bowling. Of course developers are leaving Wii development. Sales of games are way down, and they're going to continue to plummet. We'll be playing the PS3 and the XBox 360 years from now, but I'm guessing that the vast majority of Wii's that aren't already collecting dust in the bottom of closets will be in the next few years.
Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot with the Wii. Not only did the sacrifice everything for the silly controller gimmick, but they also continue to focus on games with storylines that only appeal to small children. Of course, you can get shoot 'em up games for the Wii, but most of the Wii development seems to focus on Mario and Zelda and characters that were innovative 20 years ago, but now only appeal to... well... honestly, I don't know who they appeal to. I don't know anybody that plays a Wii with any kind of regularity.
I hope that Nintendo has enough cash to get them to their next console that will, hopefully, have more longevity than the Wii.
Oh, puh-lease. Anybody using the RC gets a free ride in that they get to test the OS and test their software with the OS for free. If you don't want to help test a RELEASE CANDIDATE, then don't use it. Nobody's twisting your arm. Ubuntu is buggier than any modern version of Windows... why aren't you complaining about "testing" Ubuntu for free?
You don't. You work for them. You make recommendations, but that's as far as it goes. They sign your pay checks, not the other way around. IT isn't a special part of businesses that get to tell the owners what to do. It doesn't work that way.
Bing is actually pretty darn good. They don't have the countless integrated features that Google has, but for good, solid search results, in some cases, Bing returns better results than Google. Where I work, people there have set about half of the desktops' home pages to Bing, with the other half being Google.
I've had my own (successful) business for the better part of a decade. Every so often, I get frustrated with my software, yell, jump up and down, and swear that I'm going to find an OSS replacement. Inevitably, I spend a few days researching and, in the few cases when I find something, trying insufferably terrible software that makes my proprietary stuff look like the best thing ever written.
There is no good open source software for small business. The sooner you realize it and quit wasting time (like me) looking for something that doesn't exist, the sooner you can get back to working on your business. Spend the few hundreds bucks a year for Quickbooks and use an accountant. You'll save a lot of time (money) searching for software that simply doesn't exist.
So what? Why is this an issue? Use another service if you don't like AT&T's fees. There are plenty of other options out there. I happen to use Sprint. For $100/month, I have unlimited everything (voice, text, data, etc.). Pick another carrier, or don't use a cell phone at all. I fail to see how this is newsworthy of even Slashdot.
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If this article is accurate, we'll see the beginnings of real ad-hoc mesh networks starting in 2010. This feature has the potential for allowing massive ad-hoc networks. Awesome. ISP's are going to pee themselves. Awesome.
Sorry, but I beg to differ. Component video has been around for (30-ish?) years. HDMI has only been around for a few, and you've only seen HDMI if you have one of those overpriced HD TV's. I have tons and tons of component audio and video. No HDMI. I wouldn't even recognize an HDMI cable if I saw one.
DVD Shrink was arguably the best DVD copying software (freeware) out there until the developer was hired by Nero, one of the leading companies that made competing DVD copying software. Since their software was doing the same thing (albeit, for a price), there wasn't any technical information that could have been garnered by hiring the guy. The developer just stopped development on the software immediately, and hasn't updated it since.
There's no reason to think that Google isn't doing the same thing.
Does Ubuntu have any plans for trying to recruit business software makers to make Linux versions? Before Ubuntu can be useful to me, at the very least, there needs to be at least ONE functional financial package (ala: Quickbooks, Simply, etc.), for example.
"Do you really trust Microsoft that much?" Yes. I have no reason not to. They have money to make, and they're not going to shoot themselves in the foot. Did your tinfoil hat tell you some reason why I shouldn't trust them?
"As Microsoft keeps tightening up on people, I really have to wonder why anyone still puts up with it."
It works relatively well.
It's cheap.
Every major or minor application works with it.
Every piece of hardware works with it.
Why not use Windows?
You're right. It's for the "Comic Book Guy"s of the world.
Put Windows CD in computer. Turn on. Click "next". After the install is done, Windows Update starts automatically, and grabs most of the specific drivers.
I don't particularly care about "loving" an OS. It's a tool. I couldn't "love" an OS any more than I could "love" a screwdriver.
"So I guess you are advertising yourself as a PC user by being easily frustrated, violent and unable to learn anything so you resort to using an OS soon 10 years out of date... " I'm a PC users who needs to use his PC's for work. I don't have the time or interest in mucking with OS's that are more difficult to use than 10 year old versions of Windows. I haven't cared about "coolness" since I was a teenager, so take it for what it's worth.
XP has enough generic drivers to be able to get most PC's going. Then, Windows Updates does the rest of the software drivers. Once in a blue moon, you have to get a vendor's driver, but it's certainly not rocket science.
I've been in IT in one way or another since 1996. If 14 years of professional IT experience isn't enough to be able to install an OS...
My video would be one showing me frustrated, angry, swearing a lot, and ultimately smashing my keyboard (last time I tried Ubuntu on a generic PC). It would end with me saying "fuck it" and installing Windows XP again. I doubt that would win.
Get a merchant account.
It's been really obvious to me, at least, that the Wii is going to tank. From day one, it's been an entire platform built around a gimmick. Graphics, playability, storage, etc was all sacrificed for the ability for grandma to be able to wave around a controller to pretend that she's bowling. Of course developers are leaving Wii development. Sales of games are way down, and they're going to continue to plummet. We'll be playing the PS3 and the XBox 360 years from now, but I'm guessing that the vast majority of Wii's that aren't already collecting dust in the bottom of closets will be in the next few years. Nintendo really shot themselves in the foot with the Wii. Not only did the sacrifice everything for the silly controller gimmick, but they also continue to focus on games with storylines that only appeal to small children. Of course, you can get shoot 'em up games for the Wii, but most of the Wii development seems to focus on Mario and Zelda and characters that were innovative 20 years ago, but now only appeal to ... well... honestly, I don't know who they appeal to. I don't know anybody that plays a Wii with any kind of regularity.
I hope that Nintendo has enough cash to get them to their next console that will, hopefully, have more longevity than the Wii.
Oh, puh-lease. Anybody using the RC gets a free ride in that they get to test the OS and test their software with the OS for free. If you don't want to help test a RELEASE CANDIDATE, then don't use it. Nobody's twisting your arm. Ubuntu is buggier than any modern version of Windows... why aren't you complaining about "testing" Ubuntu for free?
You don't. You work for them. You make recommendations, but that's as far as it goes. They sign your pay checks, not the other way around. IT isn't a special part of businesses that get to tell the owners what to do. It doesn't work that way.
Merchant accounts are cheap and easy to get. There's no excuse for not having one.
"A friendly reminder that the Trusted Computing Group can lock the user out of their hardware."
Much more likely scenario: The sun gives you cancer. You'd better stay inside.
Oh, and FYI: freedom isn't something you buy with a credit card.
Schmuck.
Bing is actually pretty darn good. They don't have the countless integrated features that Google has, but for good, solid search results, in some cases, Bing returns better results than Google. Where I work, people there have set about half of the desktops' home pages to Bing, with the other half being Google.
I've had my own (successful) business for the better part of a decade. Every so often, I get frustrated with my software, yell, jump up and down, and swear that I'm going to find an OSS replacement. Inevitably, I spend a few days researching and, in the few cases when I find something, trying insufferably terrible software that makes my proprietary stuff look like the best thing ever written.
There is no good open source software for small business. The sooner you realize it and quit wasting time (like me) looking for something that doesn't exist, the sooner you can get back to working on your business. Spend the few hundreds bucks a year for Quickbooks and use an accountant. You'll save a lot of time (money) searching for software that simply doesn't exist.
"If they know where the site is that's hosting the payload why don't they just shut them down?"
Who is this nebulous "they" you're referring to?
"Sane"? Not particularly.... When you have to install something that's not in the repository, then you're in the same boat.
Are you thinking of Windows Firewall, maybe?
So what? Why is this an issue? Use another service if you don't like AT&T's fees. There are plenty of other options out there. I happen to use Sprint. For $100/month, I have unlimited everything (voice, text, data, etc.). Pick another carrier, or don't use a cell phone at all. I fail to see how this is newsworthy of even Slashdot.