Use Vista before you make a comment. Type WinKey-w-o-Enter, and you got Microsoft Word. You dont even have to look at the screen also. No mouse movement is needed. I am sick of this FUD from you apple apologists.
Posts like yours are full of whiny bullshit, and you get modded up for bashing a new Microsoft product. The same thing happened on Slashdot when XP came out. "draconian nightmarish DRM infections"? Are you kidding me? You don't have to use DRM based media if you don't want to! I have Vista and all media I have is DRM free. I don't use iTunes, which also has "draconian nightmarish DRM infections". Microsoft is not the only company doing this. All content providers are.
It is getting ridiculous how people say they don't use Vista because of DRM. You don't have to use it if you don't want to.
Sorry to say, but you are in the minority. You can get a small cell phone for free now (including other features), and if you dont want those features, just don't use them. The demand for cell phones without those features is probably so low, it is more expensive to make a phone without any features (because nobody wants them). That is why no companies are spending money designing phones that are just phones. Same thing with other industries, like automobiles. Some people want cars that have no electronic parts, but almost all cars do now.
Instead of making 100 different versions of Windows, why doesn't Microsoft make Windows more modular? For example, being able to choose whether or not to install Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, etc. I know its not hard at all to do this, as I remember in the Windows 9x installations, there were more applications you could choose to not install during the OS setup. If Microsoft can do this, stupid charges like this against them would be useless.
Newegg's Return Policy stinks. They charge 15% restocking fees, and if you get a defective item, you have to pay return shipping. They are a big enough company to afford not charging restocking fees. I try not to purchase from Newegg whenever possible. They are not a good deal anymore anyways.
Well I had a problem with a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP motherboard recently, and had it RMA'd to Gigabyte headquarters in Southern California. I just drove over there and dropped off the board since they were pretty close. I even talked to the engineer that was in charge. They called me later saying they couldn't fix the problem with the board, but since they didn't have any more boards with an 875P chipset, I could pick any motherboard they currently sell. Guess what, I picked the GA-8I955X, and I'm running it now with a Pentium-D. It has HD Audio, Bluetooth, Firewire 800, and much more. I have to say, it is an awesome board.
I think most Taiwanese companies have U.S. headquarters, and Gigabyte's service has been great.
"...did anyone else notice how the Recycle Bin icon's shadow slants left while the text's shadow slants right?"
Is it just me, or is the recycle bin icon also butt ugly? Actually, I think the whole GUI looks terrible. Windows XP/2000 looks nicer than this crap. All these screenshots look like Windows XP SP3 with an ugly skin.
I don't see how Microsoft could have progressed so little since the release of Windows XP in 2001.
I was sceptical at first, but I signed up for the Free Mac Mini from the gratis internet company (I think the others are a scam). I didn't do the iPod offer because I wanted a Mini more than an iPod.
Anyways, I got the 10 people required to sign up after a while, and they said the order is pending. I waited a while, but I realized the Minis were out of stock everywhere, so they probably can't get it from their supplier. Around the same day that Minis came back into stock a couple weeks ago, they said they shipped the Mini and I got it a couple days later! I am typing this on the Mini right now.
I hope GNOME will take a step ahead and use vector graphics. Then those of us that use large screen resolutions (such as those UXGA laptops) will have nice looking fonts without a magnifying glass. I know it might be easier said than done, but this will push the Linux desktop miles ahead.
"Trying to access shares between WinXP Pro & WinME - no can do."
Yes, you can do. I've shared between WinXP Pro, Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2000, and Linux. Right now I am even sharing between a VMWARE installation of Win98 with the WinXP Host OS.
Just because you don't know how to do it, doesn't mean it is not possible to do.
"Uh, so Sterling only knows 1 regular C++ developer out of 1000? I find that extremely hard to believe, although it is in line with the sensationalist tone of the article..."
No, he knows 1 Managed C++ developer out of 1000. Managed C++ is basically programming in C++ under the.NET Framework.
Ok, now I am really starting to believe that other organisms that are as intelligent as humans will exist on earth in the near future. Think about it, this kind of technology is rapidly growing. Imagine a chimpanzee solving differential equations or debating you on what the better Linux distro is. Scary.
I hope this kind of government activity becomes commonplace, because it will benefit all of us using open source software. Propietary formats force software lock-in and future profits for only those specific companies that developed those formats. Hopefully this will encourage others to embrace open formats in order to advance software quality in general, due to increased competition against propietary software vendors.
Usually the on-board components such as Audio and Serial ATA/SCSI controllers on Xeon boards have 64-bit drivers; just search for the chipset number's 64-bit drivers on Google. ATI and NVIDIA have 64-bit video drivers. So does Creative Labs for Sound Blaster Cards. Since Windows XP x64 is still in testing, you need to look a little harder for drivers.
I recently built a Dual Xeon (with EM64T extensions) machine, and I tried Windows XP x64, and it is running pretty well so far. It is backwards compatible with 32-bit applications, but you need to find 64-bit drivers for your hardware. 32-bit drivers will not work.
Sprint doesn't want the Treo 650 to have the WiFi features since they want you to subscribe to the $15/mo Vision (CDMA 1xRTT) service. It might cost more per month for PDA phones.
Sprint especially doesn't want people to connect their phones to a PC or laptop through a USB cable or Bluetooth, because they want you to pay $80/mo for the unlimited wireless internet (Vision) through a PCMCIA card.
Verizon is even worse since they cripple their phones a lot more. But I still switched to Verizon from Sprint since it gets better reception for me (GSM is horrible over here). But at least Verizon's wireless internet is much more stable than Sprint's was for me. I use USB cables to connect my phone to my laptop to get free wireless internet using my minutes on off-peak hours.
I think the setup just says you have to reboot, even though it's not required. They might have used the same setup template as the package including the.NET Framework installer, without taking the prompt to restart out. This is a free app, so instead of complaining here, maybe tell one of the student developers?
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Use Vista before you make a comment. Type WinKey-w-o-Enter, and you got Microsoft Word. You dont even have to look at the screen also. No mouse movement is needed. I am sick of this FUD from you apple apologists.
Posts like yours are full of whiny bullshit, and you get modded up for bashing a new Microsoft product. The same thing happened on Slashdot when XP came out. "draconian nightmarish DRM infections"? Are you kidding me? You don't have to use DRM based media if you don't want to! I have Vista and all media I have is DRM free. I don't use iTunes, which also has "draconian nightmarish DRM infections". Microsoft is not the only company doing this. All content providers are. It is getting ridiculous how people say they don't use Vista because of DRM. You don't have to use it if you don't want to.
Hopefully the next Zapper looks like this.
I think it might be a little overkill for Duck Hunt, though.
After all, installing any Microsoft software on an Apple would be like crapping in a rose garden.
Yeah, well installing any Apple software on Windows would be like a kindergarten student taking a semiconductor physics exam.
Sorry to say, but you are in the minority. You can get a small cell phone for free now (including other features), and if you dont want those features, just don't use them. The demand for cell phones without those features is probably so low, it is more expensive to make a phone without any features (because nobody wants them). That is why no companies are spending money designing phones that are just phones. Same thing with other industries, like automobiles. Some people want cars that have no electronic parts, but almost all cars do now.
Instead of making 100 different versions of Windows, why doesn't Microsoft make Windows more modular? For example, being able to choose whether or not to install Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, etc. I know its not hard at all to do this, as I remember in the Windows 9x installations, there were more applications you could choose to not install during the OS setup. If Microsoft can do this, stupid charges like this against them would be useless.
Newegg's Return Policy stinks. They charge 15% restocking fees, and if you get a defective item, you have to pay return shipping. They are a big enough company to afford not charging restocking fees. I try not to purchase from Newegg whenever possible. They are not a good deal anymore anyways.
Well I had a problem with a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP motherboard recently, and had it RMA'd to Gigabyte headquarters in Southern California. I just drove over there and dropped off the board since they were pretty close. I even talked to the engineer that was in charge. They called me later saying they couldn't fix the problem with the board, but since they didn't have any more boards with an 875P chipset, I could pick any motherboard they currently sell. Guess what, I picked the GA-8I955X, and I'm running it now with a Pentium-D. It has HD Audio, Bluetooth, Firewire 800, and much more. I have to say, it is an awesome board.
I think most Taiwanese companies have U.S. headquarters, and Gigabyte's service has been great.
"...did anyone else notice how the Recycle Bin icon's shadow slants left while the text's shadow slants right?"
Is it just me, or is the recycle bin icon also butt ugly? Actually, I think the whole GUI looks terrible. Windows XP/2000 looks nicer than this crap. All these screenshots look like Windows XP SP3 with an ugly skin.
I don't see how Microsoft could have progressed so little since the release of Windows XP in 2001.
I was sceptical at first, but I signed up for the Free Mac Mini from the gratis internet company (I think the others are a scam). I didn't do the iPod offer because I wanted a Mini more than an iPod.
Anyways, I got the 10 people required to sign up after a while, and they said the order is pending. I waited a while, but I realized the Minis were out of stock everywhere, so they probably can't get it from their supplier. Around the same day that Minis came back into stock a couple weeks ago, they said they shipped the Mini and I got it a couple days later! I am typing this on the Mini right now.
We can do without them coming out with useless new TLDs such as .travel.
This is one step to a Microsoft-dominated Tech Marketplace. Soon Microsoft will find every loophole there is to drive out competitors.
I hope GNOME will take a step ahead and use vector graphics. Then those of us that use large screen resolutions (such as those UXGA laptops) will have nice looking fonts without a magnifying glass. I know it might be easier said than done, but this will push the Linux desktop miles ahead.
"Trying to access shares between WinXP Pro & WinME - no can do."
Yes, you can do. I've shared between WinXP Pro, Win95, Win98, WinME, Win2000, and Linux. Right now I am even sharing between a VMWARE installation of Win98 with the WinXP Host OS.
Just because you don't know how to do it, doesn't mean it is not possible to do.
"Uh, so Sterling only knows 1 regular C++ developer out of 1000? I find that extremely hard to believe, although it is in line with the sensationalist tone of the article..."
.NET Framework.
No, he knows 1 Managed C++ developer out of 1000. Managed C++ is basically programming in C++ under the
Actually for the experienced person I would recommend learning from the actual "Standard" of CSS at W3C.
CSS 2.1 Specification
If you want to see the upcoming CSS 3 standard, or learn more about CSS, you can go here:
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
you're welcome
'Intel Inside VIIV'
This is probably Pentium 64: VI=6, and IV=4.
Ok, now I am really starting to believe that other organisms that are as intelligent as humans will exist on earth in the near future. Think about it, this kind of technology is rapidly growing. Imagine a chimpanzee solving differential equations or debating you on what the better Linux distro is. Scary.
I hope this kind of government activity becomes commonplace, because it will benefit all of us using open source software. Propietary formats force software lock-in and future profits for only those specific companies that developed those formats. Hopefully this will encourage others to embrace open formats in order to advance software quality in general, due to increased competition against propietary software vendors.
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Usually the on-board components such as Audio and Serial ATA/SCSI controllers on Xeon boards have 64-bit drivers; just search for the chipset number's 64-bit drivers on Google. ATI and NVIDIA have 64-bit video drivers. So does Creative Labs for Sound Blaster Cards. Since Windows XP x64 is still in testing, you need to look a little harder for drivers.
I recently built a Dual Xeon (with EM64T extensions) machine, and I tried Windows XP x64, and it is running pretty well so far. It is backwards compatible with 32-bit applications, but you need to find 64-bit drivers for your hardware. 32-bit drivers will not work.
You can find it right here:
Windows XP x64
You can download a 360-day evaluation, and it works on AMD64 and the new Pentium 4's and Xeon's with EM64T technology (I believe the E0 stepping).
Sprint doesn't want the Treo 650 to have the WiFi features since they want you to subscribe to the $15/mo Vision (CDMA 1xRTT) service. It might cost more per month for PDA phones.
Sprint especially doesn't want people to connect their phones to a PC or laptop through a USB cable or Bluetooth, because they want you to pay $80/mo for the unlimited wireless internet (Vision) through a PCMCIA card.
Verizon is even worse since they cripple their phones a lot more. But I still switched to Verizon from Sprint since it gets better reception for me (GSM is horrible over here). But at least Verizon's wireless internet is much more stable than Sprint's was for me. I use USB cables to connect my phone to my laptop to get free wireless internet using my minutes on off-peak hours.
I think the setup just says you have to reboot, even though it's not required. They might have used the same setup template as the package including the .NET Framework installer, without taking the prompt to restart out. This is a free app, so instead of complaining here, maybe tell one of the student developers?