I love what the OpenOffice.org (and varriants) have done, but MS Office is SO INGRAINED in the soul of office work that anything else is unbearable for the majority. I'm sure that will change as younger generations utilize google docs, iWork, etc, but that's not the case today. At least not in German government.
Exactly. A better question might be, "why does your family have such little respect for your time/expertise"? Or, "why am I such a pushover in such that I repeatedly help those who never heed my advice?" Tell them to bring their computer to the geek squad so they can get reamed for at least 100 bucks (likely more).
I've read 200+ page books on my Nokia N73! I've done similar on my iPhone with absolutely no eyestrain. I know I'm obviously in the minority here, so what is it that causes most people to have such eyestrain? Why am I not bothered by these screens?
We're talking fear of identity theft with these kinds of lapses/buffoonery, yeah? Are there identified spikes in identity theft over a period following these incidents? Are there any numbers?
If the editor was simply selling his expertise in writing acceptable/good/great Wikipedia articles then I cannot see any harm in what he was doing. But, if he was selling his access (can he edit things others are not allowed to edit? can he bypass filters/restrictions that your average joe cannot?), then he's wrong. He's wrong and there should be a policy that anyone caught doing so has their rights busted down to average joe.
"Hate the headphone arrangement in principle, but I can live with it for now."
That's an interesting way to put it. But if you are really pleased overall, with the exception of the "headphone arrangement" aren't you still pleased? I find that, constantly wanting to change "just one thing" about my computers, ipods, etc., is really just wasted energy. It works. It works well. Why be frustrated with it?
The Kindle is a nice device but every single kindle book just became available to iPhone owners. Other smart phones will follow. eBooks are now mainstream.
The imode fans will be disappointed by the advanced elegance of the iPhone... but almost EVERY gaijin I know (and Japanese who work closely with gaijin) has or is seriously considering an iPhone. 1-seg.. BAH!
Right... it must be marketing that makes my iMac and suite of iLife and iWork tools with the neato Unix underpinnings work so well together. Woz made stuff. Jobs made stuff work well. BOTH are important.
Okay... I acknowledge that the guy did something incredible... about 25 years ago. In terms of tech, what's he done since then? (Well, Wikipedia says "Wozniak founded a new venture called CL 9, which developed and brought the first universal TV remote control to market in 1987.[3]). Yeah... not too much. Woz seems like a nice enough guy, but I can't help see him as anything more than a geeky, loveable, dufus. I must be missing the love-for-wozniak gene in my geek DNA makeup or something, so... for the geeks who do (really) like Woz... can I ask why?
Apple will cease to be great if it loses Steve Jobs. His maniacal need to control and review everything put the best ideas from excellent minds into outstanding products. I'm far from a Mac fanboy (only just "switched" about three years ago) but I am much less often disappointed by what Apple builds and sells compared to others.
Thanks to you (and others above) for stating how I feel about John McCain. I've voted Republican in every election since I could vote (1992). Not this time. I knew (and know) that McCain is a good man and very deserving of the maverick moniker.
Back up, sonny. Undo what you've done. Keeping all the data that's important to you with one provider, while probably convenient now, will probably cause you problems later on. Microformats are an answer.
Explain WHY the data is sensitive, in measured, even terms, and how it can be abused. If you rely on unbelievable, larger-than-life stories of data loss and the horror and gnashing of teeth that resulted, people who know just enough to be dangerous will call BS and promptly ignore your warnings. Also, please don't pretend that all data is equally sensitive. Everyone (including you) knows it is not. Claiming otherwise will force users to decide for themselves what is "really" sensitive and what is not... and you probably don't want that.
"Would COPA be a solution? Not really, but it couldn't hurt in this sort of case."
As long as we're advocating poorly-reasoned, half-assed ideas, I've got a better one. Let's require all women to carry guns. I bet THAT would have a bigger impact on the problem.
Most of your post seems even-tempered and somewhat reasoned, but you obviously haven't considered or have no consideration for what could get hurt in this sort of case.
"* A child who always was told the world was a dangerous place, will always be afraid of the world."
Hear effing hear! It took me the better part of a decade to get rid of the fear instilled in me by loving and very well meaning parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Please DO NOT tell your kids the world is dangerous. Tell them to watch out for danger, but don't scare them.
Except the reason I don't buy MORE books than I do is because I HATE them cluttering up my place. Yeah, I could sell them, give them away, or throw them away, but it's usually easier to just buy nothing.
Not that I necessarily disagree with you (have lived in Tokyo for the past 6.5 years, btw) and this is OT, but have you ever wondered by Japan seems to be furiously working on robotics?
DRM the hell out of 'em... just make them cheap. Books, unlike music, are often read only once (if at all). I wouldn't mind a 99 cent book that expired after six months. If I wanted to read it again, I'd just buy it again.
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If iWeb works for you, why stop using it? iWeb 11 can publish via FTP to any host. .Mac come MobileMe (come iCloud?) is not required.
I love what the OpenOffice.org (and varriants) have done, but MS Office is SO INGRAINED in the soul of office work that anything else is unbearable for the majority. I'm sure that will change as younger generations utilize google docs, iWork, etc, but that's not the case today. At least not in German government.
Or convert your video on your home PC/Mac to a single format. It's quite trivial these days.
Yay! A common sense approach to privacy. Wish I had mod points.
There's worse things than a bit of ooze... like having never banged two slutty hos at the same time.
Exactly. A better question might be, "why does your family have such little respect for your time/expertise"? Or, "why am I such a pushover in such that I repeatedly help those who never heed my advice?" Tell them to bring their computer to the geek squad so they can get reamed for at least 100 bucks (likely more).
I've read 200+ page books on my Nokia N73! I've done similar on my iPhone with absolutely no eyestrain. I know I'm obviously in the minority here, so what is it that causes most people to have such eyestrain? Why am I not bothered by these screens?
We're talking fear of identity theft with these kinds of lapses/buffoonery, yeah? Are there identified spikes in identity theft over a period following these incidents? Are there any numbers?
If the editor was simply selling his expertise in writing acceptable/good/great Wikipedia articles then I cannot see any harm in what he was doing. But, if he was selling his access (can he edit things others are not allowed to edit? can he bypass filters/restrictions that your average joe cannot?), then he's wrong. He's wrong and there should be a policy that anyone caught doing so has their rights busted down to average joe.
"Hate the headphone arrangement in principle, but I can live with it for now." That's an interesting way to put it. But if you are really pleased overall, with the exception of the "headphone arrangement" aren't you still pleased? I find that, constantly wanting to change "just one thing" about my computers, ipods, etc., is really just wasted energy. It works. It works well. Why be frustrated with it?
The Kindle is a nice device but every single kindle book just became available to iPhone owners. Other smart phones will follow. eBooks are now mainstream.
The imode fans will be disappointed by the advanced elegance of the iPhone... but almost EVERY gaijin I know (and Japanese who work closely with gaijin) has or is seriously considering an iPhone. 1-seg.. BAH!
Right... it must be marketing that makes my iMac and suite of iLife and iWork tools with the neato Unix underpinnings work so well together. Woz made stuff. Jobs made stuff work well. BOTH are important.
Put another way... Woz made stuff Jobs made stuff work
Okay... I acknowledge that the guy did something incredible... about 25 years ago. In terms of tech, what's he done since then? (Well, Wikipedia says "Wozniak founded a new venture called CL 9, which developed and brought the first universal TV remote control to market in 1987.[3]). Yeah... not too much. Woz seems like a nice enough guy, but I can't help see him as anything more than a geeky, loveable, dufus. I must be missing the love-for-wozniak gene in my geek DNA makeup or something, so... for the geeks who do (really) like Woz... can I ask why?
Apple will cease to be great if it loses Steve Jobs. His maniacal need to control and review everything put the best ideas from excellent minds into outstanding products. I'm far from a Mac fanboy (only just "switched" about three years ago) but I am much less often disappointed by what Apple builds and sells compared to others.
Thanks to you (and others above) for stating how I feel about John McCain. I've voted Republican in every election since I could vote (1992). Not this time. I knew (and know) that McCain is a good man and very deserving of the maverick moniker.
Back up, sonny. Undo what you've done. Keeping all the data that's important to you with one provider, while probably convenient now, will probably cause you problems later on. Microformats are an answer.
Explain WHY the data is sensitive, in measured, even terms, and how it can be abused. If you rely on unbelievable, larger-than-life stories of data loss and the horror and gnashing of teeth that resulted, people who know just enough to be dangerous will call BS and promptly ignore your warnings. Also, please don't pretend that all data is equally sensitive. Everyone (including you) knows it is not. Claiming otherwise will force users to decide for themselves what is "really" sensitive and what is not... and you probably don't want that.
"Would COPA be a solution? Not really, but it couldn't hurt in this sort of case."
As long as we're advocating poorly-reasoned, half-assed ideas, I've got a better one. Let's require all women to carry guns. I bet THAT would have a bigger impact on the problem.
Most of your post seems even-tempered and somewhat reasoned, but you obviously haven't considered or have no consideration for what could get hurt in this sort of case.
That's why I always favor deadlock in government. The less they do, the better for me. Selfish? Hell yeah, but so is everyone.
"* A child who always was told the world was a dangerous place, will always be afraid of the world." Hear effing hear! It took me the better part of a decade to get rid of the fear instilled in me by loving and very well meaning parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Please DO NOT tell your kids the world is dangerous. Tell them to watch out for danger, but don't scare them.
Except the reason I don't buy MORE books than I do is because I HATE them cluttering up my place. Yeah, I could sell them, give them away, or throw them away, but it's usually easier to just buy nothing.
Not that I necessarily disagree with you (have lived in Tokyo for the past 6.5 years, btw) and this is OT, but have you ever wondered by Japan seems to be furiously working on robotics?
DRM the hell out of 'em... just make them cheap. Books, unlike music, are often read only once (if at all). I wouldn't mind a 99 cent book that expired after six months. If I wanted to read it again, I'd just buy it again.