I am a Thinkpad lover. It is such a well built and designed machine. I dreaded the switch to Lenovo. And now this. I won't be buy any more IBMs. In fact, my next laptop will be a MacBook Pro, so I triple boot with MacOS X, Windows and Linux (my primary).
I am one of those consumers. When I buy a phone, I want it to make phone calls. Not take pictures. I have a camera for that. I've already spent $400 on a camera that does a much better job (and is on my belt at all times). I don't need a PDA. I've already got a PDA that I spent $600 on that does a much better job. I don't need an email reader, I've already got a $1500 laptop that does that much better. And I don't need a music player... well, I don't really have time for much music other than while driving, which is why I have XM Radio. I know it seems like a lot to lug around, but I don't want a half-assed phone that does things part way for me, and then pay an extra monthly fee just to use all those services. And STILL pay for those services on a regular computer (Internet access).
If you don't like the current one, change it... you can get the source and make it how you want... not a programmer you say? Well, neither am I. So "free" alterntatives like Picasa, I can go for. Which by the way is running great so far on my system.
Of course, fuel will still be burned I am sure. A boat consuming fossil fuels will probably be keeping an eye on the solar boat, and the same for the plane.
Microsoft still wants pirates to be able to run the software. After they check all that, decide you are a pirate, it only disables part of Windows Vista? Why not just disable the whole thing? Is Linux getting a little to close for comfort?
Maybe we can use Homeland Security to our defense... how do we know that instructions to making bombs isn't encoded right into DRM enabled video and music. What if terrorists used DRM enabled MP3 files to send messages back and forth. How could the government ever see what is inside them?
Yeah, they won't even let me make phone calls in my own house, so I dropped them. Of course, now my Nextel isn't as great, but at least I know I am getting calls. Now I just need to switch to Sprint since they built a tower 2 miles from my house.
It DOES actually take a little while for a television to warm up. It is just that TV's these days have components inside that are on all the time, so it "warms up" faster. Kinda similar to a standby function on a computer, which is usually only a few seconds.
Because email is available anytime, anywhere (if set up properly). You can log on to any computer, and check it at your convenience. Chat style programs only work on which ever computer it is installed on (which you can do on a terminal in the airport), and only while your computer is online. It's been around for decades, and it just works.
Now we can all throw out our old Bluetooth devices, so we can upgrade. I can't wait to take a video of my friend on my phone, then show it to him on my phone, then send it to his phone, then watch it on his phone too! I hope they come out with a newer, faster one right after I get this one.
Well, because of the lack of WPA support, I usually don't use WPA anyway, so that won't be a problem with me. A little googling on NetworkManager, and it looks like I am going to like it a lot... now I just have to wait a little longer... now if I could only get my Dell Photo 720 to work in Ubuntu.
The whole wireless is an issue. I haven't tried out Badger, and certainly not Drake yet, but when using it on my laptop, changing the wireless settings because I am at a new location was a pain. Hopefully there is a better wireless solution for laptop users. Kinda like Windows tells you a new wireless network is available...
I don't understand the problem. If you are using the iTunes Music store, you are NOT anonymous. You have signed up, put in your name, and payed with your credit card, and credit card info. If you are concerned that they are tracking what songs you like, I would be a little more concerned about them taking your name. It's not an anonymous service. You've already given up your privacy by using the store. I'd read the article to see if even people who are not using the store are getting data sent back (which would be a privacy concern), but the site has been Slashdotted.
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I am a Thinkpad lover. It is such a well built and designed machine. I dreaded the switch to Lenovo. And now this. I won't be buy any more IBMs. In fact, my next laptop will be a MacBook Pro, so I triple boot with MacOS X, Windows and Linux (my primary).
It's about damn time! Now, I can FINALLY get my father the version he likes, and I can see what the hell he is talking about all the time.
I am one of those consumers. When I buy a phone, I want it to make phone calls. Not take pictures. I have a camera for that. I've already spent $400 on a camera that does a much better job (and is on my belt at all times). I don't need a PDA. I've already got a PDA that I spent $600 on that does a much better job. I don't need an email reader, I've already got a $1500 laptop that does that much better. And I don't need a music player... well, I don't really have time for much music other than while driving, which is why I have XM Radio. I know it seems like a lot to lug around, but I don't want a half-assed phone that does things part way for me, and then pay an extra monthly fee just to use all those services. And STILL pay for those services on a regular computer (Internet access).
Or as many would say about Linux.
If you don't like the current one, change it... you can get the source and make it how you want... not a programmer you say? Well, neither am I. So "free" alterntatives like Picasa, I can go for. Which by the way is running great so far on my system.
Of course, fuel will still be burned I am sure. A boat consuming fossil fuels will probably be keeping an eye on the solar boat, and the same for the plane.
I don't want one of the "new" Thinkpads, because they now have a Windows key. My image of a Thinkpad has been ruined now. Microsoft has branded them.
Microsoft still wants pirates to be able to run the software. After they check all that, decide you are a pirate, it only disables part of Windows Vista? Why not just disable the whole thing? Is Linux getting a little to close for comfort?
Maybe we can use Homeland Security to our defense... how do we know that instructions to making bombs isn't encoded right into DRM enabled video and music. What if terrorists used DRM enabled MP3 files to send messages back and forth. How could the government ever see what is inside them?
Yeah, they won't even let me make phone calls in my own house, so I dropped them. Of course, now my Nextel isn't as great, but at least I know I am getting calls. Now I just need to switch to Sprint since they built a tower 2 miles from my house.
It DOES actually take a little while for a television to warm up. It is just that TV's these days have components inside that are on all the time, so it "warms up" faster. Kinda similar to a standby function on a computer, which is usually only a few seconds.
Telnet is port 23. Port 25 is SMTP. So I guess that everyone is going to get a copy of it in their email.
On top of that, what are they doing measuring it in feet? They are in Europe.
Because email is available anytime, anywhere (if set up properly). You can log on to any computer, and check it at your convenience. Chat style programs only work on which ever computer it is installed on (which you can do on a terminal in the airport), and only while your computer is online. It's been around for decades, and it just works.
They are all dupes!
And follow the link at the bottom!
Now we can all throw out our old Bluetooth devices, so we can upgrade. I can't wait to take a video of my friend on my phone, then show it to him on my phone, then send it to his phone, then watch it on his phone too! I hope they come out with a newer, faster one right after I get this one.
Yeah, but at least the rocket _actually_ launched.
Hmmm... if they had Linux computers in Best Buy, people would be putting that in the bootup, kinda like format c: /autotest
I just tried it on an Ubuntu system I had... lasted about 30 seconds... now to try the fork method mentioned
Well, because of the lack of WPA support, I usually don't use WPA anyway, so that won't be a problem with me. A little googling on NetworkManager, and it looks like I am going to like it a lot... now I just have to wait a little longer... now if I could only get my Dell Photo 720 to work in Ubuntu.
The whole wireless is an issue. I haven't tried out Badger, and certainly not Drake yet, but when using it on my laptop, changing the wireless settings because I am at a new location was a pain. Hopefully there is a better wireless solution for laptop users. Kinda like Windows tells you a new wireless network is available...
I wonder if the USPTO will make him create a working model.
Well, I don't know about you, but I don't need a reaction every sentence, or every other words for that matter.
If you are using pine, you probably aren't likely to get tricked anyway. I think it's more like the people that use AOL and Outlook/Express.
If a car has automatic braking set at 170 feet, how can you ever get it into your garage...
I don't understand the problem. If you are using the iTunes Music store, you are NOT anonymous. You have signed up, put in your name, and payed with your credit card, and credit card info. If you are concerned that they are tracking what songs you like, I would be a little more concerned about them taking your name. It's not an anonymous service. You've already given up your privacy by using the store. I'd read the article to see if even people who are not using the store are getting data sent back (which would be a privacy concern), but the site has been Slashdotted.