My computer's power settings by default were to run the processor at Medium speed while on battery and Low speed while plugged in. So neither setting allowed the computer to run at full power and the processor used more energy on battery than plugged in...
I think it becomes "acceptable" to make a game about a war when you've kicked the other side's ass to the point that they can't really tell you it's unacceptable.
That would not account for people like me, who actually drive like that regardless of criminal intent. What if a truly random file just happened to have that pattern? Does the person go to jail due to the unlikely nature of the file?
My first thought was first they start you on Windows 7, then they tell you after a year you have to pay, and then the next year they tell you you have to renew your subscription... Kind of a way to get people dependent on it and then force them into a subscription model. But now it seems it's just a beta test so maybe that's irrelevant.
I don't know if it's fair just to say that and stop there. Maybe you lose a little efficiency when you have to deal with things such as supporting all your hardware, looking really nice, and being fairly easy to use...
My mother uses a phone strictly for making and receiving phone calls. She's got the phone that came free when we did the "add a phone" plan. It does phone calls and text messages, and doesn't have bluetooth. It was free. She's having a better time with this one than the last one because she never accidentally presses the camera button or launches the web browser. That still happens with my phone on occasion. My last phone was worse, because when I had it in my purse the external "music" button would always start playing a song, and apparently Sprint requires you to connect to the internet to play mp3 music you have stored on a memory card.
What they should have said is MP3 killed Internet Radio. And regular radio is next. Their worst nightmare is people's ability to play only music they like, with no commercials, in their home, car, or anywhere else.
Or... they could restart, press their F8 key or whatever, and do System Restoration. This is only going to be good for people like me, who actually like to dual boot and would like getting Linux working to be somebody else's problem. Let Dell provide the drivers for all that undetected hardware. And it would be cool to see a system restore partition for this.
I don't think so. I think the fact that all the hardware works in Windows will be a bigger deal than any extra functionality Linux has, if there is any. Maybe they're worried about all these netbooks running Linux and even being sold by Dell.
Too bad for you if you were a scalper planning on making some quick bucks. I bet we would've seen DTV converters selling like Wiis on eBay with 150%+ markups.
Maybe that's why there's actually somebody out there running a story about a converter box shortage. Maybe that's what they're hoping for. Maybe that was part of the plan from the beginning.
Given that the design and parts are already there, I suspect it would cost less for the government to construct boxes and distribute them, spending only what it actually costs to make them, rather than automatically paying $40 for each one.
The thing about the abstraction layer on top of a regular system... that's how I feel about using the/proc file system to get system information. I assume their goal was to make it possible to read system settings using standard C functions. But I definitely think something like cpu.name() would be better than opening and reading a file, and parsing a string, just to get the name of the CPU.
I've been running Windows XP with no Antivirus software and I have no computer viruses. When I did have Norton Antivirus, it didn't detect anything except the occasional spam e-mail attachment that would have been deleted anyway. The notion that a Windows computer has to have Antivirus software is a myth. The notion, that any Windows user who claims to be virus-free is just unaware of the virus/rootkit, could apply to Mac and Linux just as well as Windows.
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My computer's power settings by default were to run the processor at Medium speed while on battery and Low speed while plugged in. So neither setting allowed the computer to run at full power and the processor used more energy on battery than plugged in...
As another female, I'd say my "trifecta" would be good sex, not having to worry about what I consume, and an iPhone that works on any carrier.
I think it becomes "acceptable" to make a game about a war when you've kicked the other side's ass to the point that they can't really tell you it's unacceptable.
A false... trilemma...
I remember some of the Volkswagen Passat marketing material stating something about the hood being designed to keep pedestrians alive on impact...
Ultra... Ultra... Ultra... Again! Again! Ultra... Ultra... Again! Ultra...
That would not account for people like me, who actually drive like that regardless of criminal intent. What if a truly random file just happened to have that pattern? Does the person go to jail due to the unlikely nature of the file?
My first thought was first they start you on Windows 7, then they tell you after a year you have to pay, and then the next year they tell you you have to renew your subscription... Kind of a way to get people dependent on it and then force them into a subscription model. But now it seems it's just a beta test so maybe that's irrelevant.
I don't know if it's fair just to say that and stop there. Maybe you lose a little efficiency when you have to deal with things such as supporting all your hardware, looking really nice, and being fairly easy to use...
The part I don't get is why they tell human beings they're not allowed to sue the government without the government's permission, but a bank can sue.
If you see it yourself, will you believe it? Or will you say there must be some other explanation?
The best part, the new LCD screens will cost more because they have to cover "court costs." It's a lose-lose situation for consumers.
Unless that makes a competitor's product cost less than the Hitachi LCD...
I think some of the antivirus programs do folder-hiding tricks to make it harder for viruses to detect the antivirus files.
So their letters tell them they're going to have to downgrade to Home Premium?
If you actually care what Slashdotters think about your personal life then I think your geek credibility is not at risk...
My mother uses a phone strictly for making and receiving phone calls. She's got the phone that came free when we did the "add a phone" plan. It does phone calls and text messages, and doesn't have bluetooth. It was free. She's having a better time with this one than the last one because she never accidentally presses the camera button or launches the web browser. That still happens with my phone on occasion. My last phone was worse, because when I had it in my purse the external "music" button would always start playing a song, and apparently Sprint requires you to connect to the internet to play mp3 music you have stored on a memory card.
What they should have said is MP3 killed Internet Radio. And regular radio is next. Their worst nightmare is people's ability to play only music they like, with no commercials, in their home, car, or anywhere else.
I wonder if the 10% improvement in fuel efficiency only counts for roads in Boston, how about cities with decent roads?
If all the roads are like Kansas City, we can put Big Oil out of business.
The operating system for a TI-89 calculator can boot even faster. Maybe they should dual-boot that.
Or... they could restart, press their F8 key or whatever, and do System Restoration. This is only going to be good for people like me, who actually like to dual boot and would like getting Linux working to be somebody else's problem. Let Dell provide the drivers for all that undetected hardware. And it would be cool to see a system restore partition for this.
I don't think so. I think the fact that all the hardware works in Windows will be a bigger deal than any extra functionality Linux has, if there is any. Maybe they're worried about all these netbooks running Linux and even being sold by Dell.
Too bad for you if you were a scalper planning on making some quick bucks. I bet we would've seen DTV converters selling like Wiis on eBay with 150%+ markups.
Maybe that's why there's actually somebody out there running a story about a converter box shortage. Maybe that's what they're hoping for. Maybe that was part of the plan from the beginning.
Given that the design and parts are already there, I suspect it would cost less for the government to construct boxes and distribute them, spending only what it actually costs to make them, rather than automatically paying $40 for each one.
The thing about the abstraction layer on top of a regular system... that's how I feel about using the /proc file system to get system information. I assume their goal was to make it possible to read system settings using standard C functions. But I definitely think something like cpu.name() would be better than opening and reading a file, and parsing a string, just to get the name of the CPU.
I've been running Windows XP with no Antivirus software and I have no computer viruses. When I did have Norton Antivirus, it didn't detect anything except the occasional spam e-mail attachment that would have been deleted anyway. The notion that a Windows computer has to have Antivirus software is a myth. The notion, that any Windows user who claims to be virus-free is just unaware of the virus/rootkit, could apply to Mac and Linux just as well as Windows.