Product life? Hell, yes. I know someone who ran (and might still be running) OS 10.2.8 on a 333 MHz iBook, and was actually able to work with it. The wonderful thing was that it was stable (only needed a reboot about once a month, or whenever VRAM ate up too much HD), and you could chuck the thing onto a table from across the room, flip it open and start working.
I dunno about you, but with my setup, comcast's more concerned with the MAC of the cable modem than whatever's plugged into it. I've switched between routers, PCs and all sorts of combos over the past few years, and it still works perfectly.
They have to know that this is a bet-the-business move. They'll have to execute nearly perfectly, and very quickly, to make this happen without pissing off too many people. And they're going to have to continue to execute flawlessly for a long while. Apple's good at that, but this is asking an awful lot of their engineers. They must really believe their backs are against the wall.
My guess is that this isn't as big of a deal as it seems to be....Apple's already got a couple major cash cows....they're called the iPod and the iTunes music store.
Besides, has Apple ever missed an announced deadline....oh, nevermind.
The cell phone providers actually pressured the FAA to ban cell phones on airliners, because when you're flying within range of 100 towers, you're using resources on all 100 towers. It was the cell providers, not anything to do with navigation.
Have you ever considered that the TCO for Windows servers is higher because there are more unskilled administrators (like your dad's IT consultant/tech) for it taking way too long time to perform even the simplest task?
Unskilled? Quite to the contrary. The reason it takes 8 hours is because all the options for Exchange and IIS are non-configurable, it's an all-or-nothing install. As for the imaging, it's highly impractical for the small enviornment (1 windows server, a P2 unix box running inventory/order managment software, 4 PC clients and a powerbook) that the server operates in. As sad as it seems, he owns more domain names than he has computers in the office.
Truly independent TCO studies have repeatedly shown
that Linux servers are cheaper to maintain than Windows servers.
Indeed they are. If not in software costs, it's the cost of paying your IT guy to fix things when, not if, they go wrong. My dad's IT consultant/tech spent about 8 hours waxing and reinstalling windows server 2003, the insane amount of time mainly due to the fact that customization of installation options is virtually nonexistent.
You can test your PSU to see if it's any good. Simply turn the power off, connect the floppy power cable backwards, then turn it back on.
Cound the number of seconds until the power supply wires going to the floppy vapourize. A good one would be subsecond.
Actually, if you knew anything about the voltages delivered to the connectors, you'd know that the yellow is 12v, red is 5, and the two blacks are both grounds. Turning the connector around wouldn't fry the wiring, just whatever was plugged into it.
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For example to find out what version of Windows 2000 you are running you right click the "My Computer" icon and select properties.
Start>Settings>Control Panel>System
Or on XP, Start>Control Panel>System
...really a secure server if someone hacked it?
1) Take 10 cheap iPods
2) RAID them in your backpack
3) ???
4) Profit!
Product life? Hell, yes. I know someone who ran (and might still be running) OS 10.2.8 on a 333 MHz iBook, and was actually able to work with it. The wonderful thing was that it was stable (only needed a reboot about once a month, or whenever VRAM ate up too much HD), and you could chuck the thing onto a table from across the room, flip it open and start working.
What good is a solar powered watch if you never go outside? After all, this is /.
Torrent, anyone?
Then you could access the help without needing IE, the windows gui, etc.
IE *is* the windows GUI, microsoft just doesn't want you to know that.
I dunno about you, but with my setup, comcast's more concerned with the MAC of the cable modem than whatever's plugged into it. I've switched between routers, PCs and all sorts of combos over the past few years, and it still works perfectly.
Apple, you might wanna rethink that switch to Intel.....
Just use the link for the "printer-friendly page". It's eye-friendly as well.
If we ever need to adjust the Earth's orbit, just stick a big drill down into the pocket, and WHOOOSH, just like that.
And sometimes it takes them 20 years, and they still don't get it right.
...News For Nerds, not Informational articles for nerds?
Informative? Yes. Interesting? Possibly.
Important? I think not.
They have to know that this is a bet-the-business move. They'll have to execute nearly perfectly, and very quickly, to make this happen without pissing off too many people. And they're going to have to continue to execute flawlessly for a long while. Apple's good at that, but this is asking an awful lot of their engineers. They must really believe their backs are against the wall.
My guess is that this isn't as big of a deal as it seems to be....Apple's already got a couple major cash cows....they're called the iPod and the iTunes music store.
Besides, has Apple ever missed an announced deadline....oh, nevermind.
The funny thing is, it'll become much easier for the game devs to port to mac after they realize that there's actually a customer base.
The cell phone providers actually pressured the FAA to ban cell phones on airliners, because when you're flying within range of 100 towers, you're using resources on all 100 towers. It was the cell providers, not anything to do with navigation.
Bastards. The serial number wore off the back of my m100 after about a week of carrying it in my pocket.
Half an iPod Shuffle, then wait for the class-action lawsuit because it doesn't have a screen. Another claim later, free ipod shuffle!
Have you ever considered that the TCO for Windows servers is higher because there are more unskilled administrators (like your dad's IT consultant/tech) for it taking way too long time to perform even the simplest task?
Unskilled? Quite to the contrary. The reason it takes 8 hours is because all the options for Exchange and IIS are non-configurable, it's an all-or-nothing install. As for the imaging, it's highly impractical for the small enviornment (1 windows server, a P2 unix box running inventory/order managment software, 4 PC clients and a powerbook) that the server operates in. As sad as it seems, he owns more domain names than he has computers in the office.
Truly independent TCO studies have repeatedly shown that Linux servers are cheaper to maintain than Windows servers.
Indeed they are. If not in software costs, it's the cost of paying your IT guy to fix things when, not if, they go wrong. My dad's IT consultant/tech spent about 8 hours waxing and reinstalling windows server 2003, the insane amount of time mainly due to the fact that customization of installation options is virtually nonexistent.
You can test your PSU to see if it's any good. Simply turn the power off, connect the floppy power cable backwards, then turn it back on.
Cound the number of seconds until the power supply wires going to the floppy vapourize. A good one would be subsecond.
Actually, if you knew anything about the voltages delivered to the connectors, you'd know that the yellow is 12v, red is 5, and the two blacks are both grounds. Turning the connector around wouldn't fry the wiring, just whatever was plugged into it.
....I happen to be a bartender, and I happen to spill a few ounces of vodka on my hands? What happens then?
The article is more of a 2-page description of the company, with a one-paragraph sidenote about the product.
On another note, can I get one that fits in my PC and shuts up the godawful fan noise?
Maybe some people actually DO RTFA besides myself?
Nope, we don't. The server got turned into a pile of slag before us mere mortals could get to it.
Yep, it's toast. Maybe the server farmers can make some money selling the metal for scrap?