It's not really a win for a device like this, though. You want enough CPU to handle playback of some video, but not enough that is kills the battery in less than an hour or two. A tablet like this really needs to have 4+ hours of battery life to be taken seriously, so forget the more powerful mobile chips.
Exactly. Arrington is kind of an ass, and Rathakrishnan is no one from what I can tell. Add in the 2.5x increase in price, and this thing is going to flop. I'd rather have the Kindle DX (about the same price) or the Nook (half the price), because they'll actually do what I want in a tablet.
I believe the point was that Ubuntu already includes everything but the kitchen sink. Maybe they're looking to focus more on the OS and Desktop and let the apps fend for themselves a little?
* the general user doesn't use it
* its user-interface is too complex
* it's an application for professionals
* desktop users just want to edit photos and they can do that in F-Spot
* it's a photoshop replacement and photoshop isn't included by default in Windows...
* it takes up room on the disc
None of those are anything the GIMP folks should take as a negative. You don't see Photoshop installed on every home PC for digital photo touch up, do you? They are saying that there are plenty of other smaller, easier to use applications for that purpose. GIMP will still be available via apt/Synaptic for those of us who might want to use it, it's just not going to be part of the DEFAULT installation.
I'd say you have no idea what the folks at Ubuntu are thinking. It's a huge app, and it takes up disk space. It's also not something your average Ubuntu user will ever use, so it makes sense to make room on the default install CD for other applications that may prove to be more useful to more people.
I'm one of the folks who learned image editing in the Unix/Linux world, and have yet to touch Photoshop for anything image related.
Yes, but with Apple Remote Desktop, "by hand" does not mean being physically in front of each machine. You can sit in an office, and go through the motions out on the floor, or in another building, on each system if you have to.
Yeah, VNC is also available, but ARD does seem to work well with Macs, and enough so that it is worth the cost.
Active directory is an attempt to implement under Windows what Unix (take your pick back in the 90s) was doing with LDAP/NIS/NFS.
I have done a decent sized roll out of Active Directory tied into Fedora Directory Server (LDAP) for single sign-on capabilities across Windows, Solaris and RedHat workstations and servers.
It's probably because they (Apple) had their own calendar and email solutions, so why include support for a third-party system? Granted, it's no where near the same as Exchange for functionality, but it was there.
Personally, I could care less. I've moved more people off of Exchange and onto other platforms than I care to count (mostly to Zimbra), and personally hope to never have to deal with an Exchange system ever again. If you think Apple hardware/software is expensive, try pricing out your own Exchange server solution sometime.
Considering the Xserve I manage in the office seems to handle all the functionality required to support network logins with roaming profiles for all of the users and workstations, I could care less what HP or Dell have to offer.
All of our production servers run Linux on the "big" servers from HP. The office machines are more than well supported by the Xserve hardware we have.
You don't buy an Xserve because it smokes everything else out there in raw hardware performance numbers. You buy one because it is rack mountable and runs OS X without a hitch. Otherwise, get a MacPro/iMac/Mini and load Mac OS X Server.
Software, hardware, whatever. I read the article, and somehow interpreted the info on the RAID6 stuff incorrectly (why would you do that in software, yack).
You can still map out drives in software RAID, or monitor the drives using the hardware controllers. I've done both in the past for large arrays I've built for storage or databases.
My point still stands, even if you have to add a step or two to go between the software RAID and hardware controller level.
No, the hardest part will be opening the case, and reading the key to determine where the drive that needs to be replaced is located. Decent RAID controllers will tell you which drive is bad in an array, and which physical port it is connected to on the controller. Just have a map of what drive ends up on what port on what controller, and it's fairly easy to locate a drive that needs to be pulled.
You are in Europe, which may explain why you don't know this bit about all cell phones sold in the US: All phones are required to have GPS or have the capability for triangulation for E911 purposes as of a few years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_911
The Volt goes 40 miles per charge, which gets 95% of commuters to work and back every day, without a drop of gas. It's not stupid, it's almost perfect. It also means smaller battery pack, which is cheaper to replace.
Plus, not only do you get the pure EV functionality for your daily commute, you also get built-in range extending with the genset incorporated in the Volt. It's also supposed to be cheaper than the Model S, which honestly makes is slightly less "dead on arrival" than you'd think.
Yeah, GM's going through financial hell, but with the government looking to get a return on their (and tax payers) investment, if it makes sense we'll get to see it hit the showroom floor. Personally, I like both the Model S and the Volt, but I'd buy the Volt over the Model S as everything stands right now. Down the road, I'd consider trading the Volt for the Model S if battery range improves a tad (300 miles is about how far my parents live, and the furthest I'd drive non-stop).
At any rate, it's great to see full EV and better hybrid/EV choices on the horizon. Soon we'll all be driving one or another.
I like this idea. This is basically what GM wanted to do with the Volt, except incorporate the genset into the automobile.
If you remove the genset from the chassis, and make it something you can tow when needed, you solve the problem for the.5% of folks who think they can't live without the range for long drives. Detach it and store it in a garage (maybe it doubles as a genset for your house during power outages?), hook it up for long trips.
I suppose if you are going to tow a genset, you might as well add some additional storage capacity (locking trunk kind of thing), so you not only gain range for the longer trips, but you gain luggage space as well.
If you watch the demo video, this thing looks chunky, way more than 1/4" thick.
A $250 netbook will cream this thing's capabilities in every aspect. That's my prediction, anyways... It's been in the design phase for four years, before netbooks even took off. This device will now have to compete with hardware that didn't exist at the time of its conception, because other corporations moved faster.
It's not about finding a use for it, it's a question of "How many can we sell?"
This device is going to flop. I thought it was originally supposed to be sold for $99? Then it was $200. Now it's $300, and I'll bet they can't even sell it for less than that once they get production rolling. If it sold for $99, it might have a chance. At $300, it's now in competition with much more capable (if not the same form factor, close to it) hardware and more flexible software.
Toss Android on it, and you immediately have access to thousands of apps, brand recognition (Sorry, but TechCrunch is so obscure, it's not even funny), and a mature interface. Partner with T-Mobile for even more exposure and outlets to sell your hardware.
For someone who's supposed to be some kind of valley insider, this guy has really missed the boat.
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I don't know why people still think the Oldsmobile diesel was based on a gasoline engine. It wasn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_V8_engine#LF9_Diesel
It's not really a win for a device like this, though. You want enough CPU to handle playback of some video, but not enough that is kills the battery in less than an hour or two. A tablet like this really needs to have 4+ hours of battery life to be taken seriously, so forget the more powerful mobile chips.
Exactly. Arrington is kind of an ass, and Rathakrishnan is no one from what I can tell. Add in the 2.5x increase in price, and this thing is going to flop. I'd rather have the Kindle DX (about the same price) or the Nook (half the price), because they'll actually do what I want in a tablet.
I believe the point was that Ubuntu already includes everything but the kitchen sink. Maybe they're looking to focus more on the OS and Desktop and let the apps fend for themselves a little?
RTFA, you are way off base:
* the general user doesn't use it
* its user-interface is too complex
* it's an application for professionals
* desktop users just want to edit photos and they can do that in F-Spot
* it's a photoshop replacement and photoshop isn't included by default in Windows...
* it takes up room on the disc
None of those are anything the GIMP folks should take as a negative. You don't see Photoshop installed on every home PC for digital photo touch up, do you? They are saying that there are plenty of other smaller, easier to use applications for that purpose. GIMP will still be available via apt/Synaptic for those of us who might want to use it, it's just not going to be part of the DEFAULT installation.
I'd say you have no idea what the folks at Ubuntu are thinking. It's a huge app, and it takes up disk space. It's also not something your average Ubuntu user will ever use, so it makes sense to make room on the default install CD for other applications that may prove to be more useful to more people.
I'm one of the folks who learned image editing in the Unix/Linux world, and have yet to touch Photoshop for anything image related.
Uh...
You missed that part, I guess. ECC is irrelevant if the GPUs will toss out random errors on their own.
Mods must have been asleep in the cockpit on this one.
Yes, but with Apple Remote Desktop, "by hand" does not mean being physically in front of each machine. You can sit in an office, and go through the motions out on the floor, or in another building, on each system if you have to.
Yeah, VNC is also available, but ARD does seem to work well with Macs, and enough so that it is worth the cost.
Active directory is an attempt to implement under Windows what Unix (take your pick back in the 90s) was doing with LDAP/NIS/NFS.
I have done a decent sized roll out of Active Directory tied into Fedora Directory Server (LDAP) for single sign-on capabilities across Windows, Solaris and RedHat workstations and servers.
It's all the same shit, different syntax.
It's probably because they (Apple) had their own calendar and email solutions, so why include support for a third-party system? Granted, it's no where near the same as Exchange for functionality, but it was there.
Personally, I could care less. I've moved more people off of Exchange and onto other platforms than I care to count (mostly to Zimbra), and personally hope to never have to deal with an Exchange system ever again. If you think Apple hardware/software is expensive, try pricing out your own Exchange server solution sometime.
It's a great thing that Dell offers that kind of support, because you'll need it frequently with the junk they produce and sell.
Considering the Xserve I manage in the office seems to handle all the functionality required to support network logins with roaming profiles for all of the users and workstations, I could care less what HP or Dell have to offer.
All of our production servers run Linux on the "big" servers from HP. The office machines are more than well supported by the Xserve hardware we have.
You don't buy an Xserve because it smokes everything else out there in raw hardware performance numbers. You buy one because it is rack mountable and runs OS X without a hitch. Otherwise, get a MacPro/iMac/Mini and load Mac OS X Server.
Software, hardware, whatever. I read the article, and somehow interpreted the info on the RAID6 stuff incorrectly (why would you do that in software, yack).
You can still map out drives in software RAID, or monitor the drives using the hardware controllers. I've done both in the past for large arrays I've built for storage or databases.
My point still stands, even if you have to add a step or two to go between the software RAID and hardware controller level.
No, the hardest part will be opening the case, and reading the key to determine where the drive that needs to be replaced is located. Decent RAID controllers will tell you which drive is bad in an array, and which physical port it is connected to on the controller. Just have a map of what drive ends up on what port on what controller, and it's fairly easy to locate a drive that needs to be pulled.
You are in Europe, which may explain why you don't know this bit about all cell phones sold in the US: All phones are required to have GPS or have the capability for triangulation for E911 purposes as of a few years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enhanced_911
"Don't phase me, bro!"
Hrm... I have cute kids, and my wife is pretty decent on the eyes as well.
Shit. I'm the ugly one. :-(
My former boss at my first real IT job is still there working half-days as a programmer. He's 76.
If you are skilled at what you do and generally get along with most people, you will have a job until you decide otherwise.
You mean like the one incorporated in the Volt?
The Volt goes 40 miles per charge, which gets 95% of commuters to work and back every day, without a drop of gas. It's not stupid, it's almost perfect. It also means smaller battery pack, which is cheaper to replace.
Plus, not only do you get the pure EV functionality for your daily commute, you also get built-in range extending with the genset incorporated in the Volt. It's also supposed to be cheaper than the Model S, which honestly makes is slightly less "dead on arrival" than you'd think.
Yeah, GM's going through financial hell, but with the government looking to get a return on their (and tax payers) investment, if it makes sense we'll get to see it hit the showroom floor. Personally, I like both the Model S and the Volt, but I'd buy the Volt over the Model S as everything stands right now. Down the road, I'd consider trading the Volt for the Model S if battery range improves a tad (300 miles is about how far my parents live, and the furthest I'd drive non-stop).
At any rate, it's great to see full EV and better hybrid/EV choices on the horizon. Soon we'll all be driving one or another.
I like this idea. This is basically what GM wanted to do with the Volt, except incorporate the genset into the automobile.
If you remove the genset from the chassis, and make it something you can tow when needed, you solve the problem for the .5% of folks who think they can't live without the range for long drives. Detach it and store it in a garage (maybe it doubles as a genset for your house during power outages?), hook it up for long trips.
I suppose if you are going to tow a genset, you might as well add some additional storage capacity (locking trunk kind of thing), so you not only gain range for the longer trips, but you gain luggage space as well.
He makes his living writing a blog. What do you expect?
If you watch the demo video, this thing looks chunky, way more than 1/4" thick.
A $250 netbook will cream this thing's capabilities in every aspect. That's my prediction, anyways... It's been in the design phase for four years, before netbooks even took off. This device will now have to compete with hardware that didn't exist at the time of its conception, because other corporations moved faster.
It's not about finding a use for it, it's a question of "How many can we sell?"
This device is going to flop. I thought it was originally supposed to be sold for $99? Then it was $200. Now it's $300, and I'll bet they can't even sell it for less than that once they get production rolling. If it sold for $99, it might have a chance. At $300, it's now in competition with much more capable (if not the same form factor, close to it) hardware and more flexible software.
Toss Android on it, and you immediately have access to thousands of apps, brand recognition (Sorry, but TechCrunch is so obscure, it's not even funny), and a mature interface. Partner with T-Mobile for even more exposure and outlets to sell your hardware.
For someone who's supposed to be some kind of valley insider, this guy has really missed the boat.
If it doesn't run Android, it should.