I don't care about any of the flash features, so frankly Flash die die die. Flash games usually suck or don't hold my interest for long. Flash ads are not a big loss. Basically the only thing flash was useful for in my use was video sites. So for my simple needs, HTML 5 sites will more than be sufficient.
Because his history is entirely made up. Looks like he started following computers a week ago and then just assumed the last 20 years look just like last week, and somehow it all magically goes back to his... choice of cell phone? WTF?
1. Open standards historically have come about *after* proprietary solutions, not before. One vendor comes up with something, then they all jump in with competing solutions, then a few of them get together get together, carve out a standard, and bring the ISO in, if only to spite the first vendor.
2. VB is a language,.NET is a framework. Javascript showed up much earlier than.NET; they never competed as web technologies. ActiveX would have been a better example. I doubt he knows what ActiveX is.
3. Apple never "won the desktop computing war."
4. In what sense was Windows more open than MacOS in those days? That it ran on compatibles? So what? The only advantage of compatibles were that they were cheap. Just like today, both platforms will run whatever code you write for them. Thus, open platforms. Plus nobody actually ran Windows 3.1, they pirated it and then continued used DOSShell.
5. Android is growing quickly because it didn't exist a little while ago... two phones sold from one is 100% growth.
6. Android has nothing to do with anything, especially not Flash and *especially* not 90s operating systems.
They marked him troll because they were being generous by assuming that he *knows* he's saying idiotic things. That or they were lamenting the lack of a "-1 head trauma" mod.
battery power DOES matter on netbooks. on 3cell batts (the cheap ones) you get 2-3 hours. on my larger notebook, only the 6cell batt even comes close to that.
my 6cell on my netbook is close to 5hours. find me a notebook that can truly run for that long and I'll agree with you.
if I'm going on a trip (plane) there is NO WAY I'd take a larger notebook over a netbook!
netbooks DO have a reason to exist. they ARE a lot smaller and that often makes enough diff to justify the screen size being so small.
I also worry a lot less about my $175 netbook getting destroyed in travel than my $500+ notebook.
MANY reasons for why netbooks still have a place in the computing world. they're far from dead even though they are getting closer to proper notebooks in cpu power.
The sub-notebook class always seemed a better idea. Prices on the X series Thinkpads are not at all bad, and they used to be LIGHTER, faster, larger screens, than current netbooks (yes, probably 2x the cost after various discounts of course)
So true! VNC no matter the "flavor" (tightVNC, ChickenoftheVNC,etc) is painfully slow compared to others I use such as Windows Remote Desktop or Citrix. The latest version of Windows 7 Remote Desktop is fantastic in features and speed.
Shocks me that a master password is STILL missing from Chrome. Until it adds this feature, it's just not usable for me in a shared environment. Shame because the browser is wicked fast to use compared to everything else out there...
Oh brother. What a stupid comment. Are you smoking something?
I looked at every device out there before getting the iphone last year. iPhone for my needs had the most benefits versus negatives. I am not locked, I can quit any time I want for a fee just like most any other USA cell service. As for "so much money", uh $199 is not a lot of money for a new phone with contract -- att and verizon are price comparable.
I wanted a Palm pre, the keyboard was not usable for me. BB didnt have a good web browser.
Android was still quite immature last year, and it's still not where I personally want it.
Geesh. I have to stop replying to anonymous cowards.
First, stop with the stupid "Fanboy" crap. It's so irritating nowadays, anyone who says they like anything is immediately a "fanboy" -- whatever that is supposed to imply.
Second, and your point is what? That's your best response to my opinion, "You're a fanboy." To like a device makes someone a Fanboy? I did say there were flaws with the device and it wasn't perfect.
Oh, and the iPhone is the only Apple product I own. Let's see, I have Linux for desktop, Windows 7 for gaming, and a PS3. Wow, amazing how low the bar is set to be an Apple Fanboy nowadays.
No idea. Couple friends of mine with Verizon Droids say its STILL not rolled when I asked last week. There have been many announcements that it "was coming" but they all laughed when I asked if it was true...
Do you have one and actually got the upgrade?
You know, everyone keeps complaining about all this "control" apple has on the iphone. And now, to read how they are worse than Microsoft.
First, Flash sucks for me as a user so I am thrilled it's going to die. Sorry if a few developers love it, but that's not my problem nor do I care if they have to learn new things. Thank you Apple.
Second, as an iPhone user there is nothing I miss on a daily basis being able to do with the iPhone. Do I wish that there was more flexibility with some apps? Yes. Do I think it's this huge deal, no. Fact is the control Apple is doing has benefits and negatives. For most people the benefits of a closed community, screened apps that haven't had viruses or malware, and a wonderful intuitive GUI (IMHO, Android is getting closer but is still not consistent nor as intuitive as iphone or Palm WebOs) and easy upgrades that actually are released to the phones (as opposed to the fragmentation that's Android) is worthwhile. Fact is Android Droid are STILL waiting for Verizon to let them get 2.1 of Android. How's that for control?
If you want control, get yourself an out of contract pay as you go GSM type phone (like the Nokia or somethiing). But for the rest of us people who just need a smartphone and not a portable computer, the iphone is a great device.
I guess it's a slow day? Let me know when they fix the new osx-esque window max/min/close config so that if I switch it back over to the right where it should be, the graphics aren't corrupted.
Probably slow news day waiting for iPhone os announcement....
If you're running Linux as your desktop OS, I suspect you have the necessary knowledge & skills to change the default search engine in your web browser
Yes I do realize that XP was a crapped up Win2k. Win 2k was faster and more stable than XP from day 1. XP just added better USB support and a couple other bloatware things which could have been patched into Win2k. BTW, perhaps you forgot, but pre-XP Sp1 was an absolute NIGHTMARE. Unstable, FAR slower than Win 2k, universally hated (almost to level of Vista lol)
Yes XP just worked. It still works better than win 7 in my regard.
Don't agree. XP was great in its day 10 years ago (or 5), but people need to let it go. Fact is XP wasn't ever that great, Windows 2000 was far better than XP. Second, "Xp just worked" is hilarious. My goodness, the amount of crap I deal with in XP far exceeds how it is with Windows 7. When I am forced to use XP now that I am used to Windows 7 I can't understand why anyone would voluntarily keep using XP unless Vista were the only option (hehe). Windows 7 has restored my faith that MS can do something right.
XP is ANCIENT software and does things soooo much worse than 7. I haven't had a single problem with hardware or software in 7, in XP it's download and driver install hell.
Check out Boxee http://www.boxee.tv/. It makes hulu and tons of other online (computer based) tv viewing soooo much easier to use. Have it connected to my HTPC and LOVE it!!
1. Someone writes an app to take advantage of Droid hardware or uses the newest Android API.
- Someone complains that that app won't work on their G1.
2. Someone writes a game to take advantage of the latest DirectX11 video card.
- I complain that that game won't work on my old DirectX8 Video card.
3. Someone writes an application that uses.NET3
- Why can't I run it in Windows 2000?
See?
I disagree with your examples. In example 2, you can buy a cheap video card to upgrade your computer for compatibility. In example 3 nothing says you can't upgrade to Windows XP. In the article they are saying the devices are made so you can't upgrade android versions at all. So you throw it out and buy a completely new device -- which isn't possible without a new 2 year contract in the USA and if you're not up for a device upgrade you have to shoulder the complete cost.
The manufacturers love Android for exactly the above reason. By having becomes a different OS for each phone, which isn't "upgradeable" they force you to buy new hardware just to be able to run the latest software. This is something Apple really has gotten RIGHT. Thus far, you buy an iphone, and the OS upgrades work on all their devices...
"You are still using your voice minutes (incoming)"
Incoming, oh boy America, when will you exit the dark ages when it comes to mobile phones?
Hopefully never if it means becoming like most other countries. European mobile phones are CRAZY expensive to call, and their cell plans are no where near as good as US has now. Face it, USA is far cheaper for cell service nowadays...
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Wow, computer systems which use EFI like the Mac will make OSx86 a whole lot easier! Neat!
Great tip and much easier to do! Thanks!
Not an option since using corporate owned computer.
I don't care about any of the flash features, so frankly Flash die die die. Flash games usually suck or don't hold my interest for long. Flash ads are not a big loss. Basically the only thing flash was useful for in my use was video sites. So for my simple needs, HTML 5 sites will more than be sufficient.
Because his history is entirely made up. Looks like he started following computers a week ago and then just assumed the last 20 years look just like last week, and somehow it all magically goes back to his... choice of cell phone? WTF?
1. Open standards historically have come about *after* proprietary solutions, not before. One vendor comes up with something, then they all jump in with competing solutions, then a few of them get together get together, carve out a standard, and bring the ISO in, if only to spite the first vendor. 2. VB is a language, .NET is a framework. Javascript showed up much earlier than .NET; they never competed as web technologies. ActiveX would have been a better example. I doubt he knows what ActiveX is.
3. Apple never "won the desktop computing war."
4. In what sense was Windows more open than MacOS in those days? That it ran on compatibles? So what? The only advantage of compatibles were that they were cheap. Just like today, both platforms will run whatever code you write for them. Thus, open platforms. Plus nobody actually ran Windows 3.1, they pirated it and then continued used DOSShell.
5. Android is growing quickly because it didn't exist a little while ago... two phones sold from one is 100% growth.
6. Android has nothing to do with anything, especially not Flash and *especially* not 90s operating systems.
They marked him troll because they were being generous by assuming that he *knows* he's saying idiotic things. That or they were lamenting the lack of a "-1 head trauma" mod.
even less work to just use Firefox...
battery power DOES matter on netbooks. on 3cell batts (the cheap ones) you get 2-3 hours. on my larger notebook, only the 6cell batt even comes close to that.
my 6cell on my netbook is close to 5hours. find me a notebook that can truly run for that long and I'll agree with you.
if I'm going on a trip (plane) there is NO WAY I'd take a larger notebook over a netbook!
netbooks DO have a reason to exist. they ARE a lot smaller and that often makes enough diff to justify the screen size being so small.
I also worry a lot less about my $175 netbook getting destroyed in travel than my $500+ notebook.
MANY reasons for why netbooks still have a place in the computing world. they're far from dead even though they are getting closer to proper notebooks in cpu power.
The sub-notebook class always seemed a better idea. Prices on the X series Thinkpads are not at all bad, and they used to be LIGHTER, faster, larger screens, than current netbooks (yes, probably 2x the cost after various discounts of course)
So it'll be slow as hell? Perfect! *ducks*
So true! VNC no matter the "flavor" (tightVNC, ChickenoftheVNC,etc) is painfully slow compared to others I use such as Windows Remote Desktop or Citrix. The latest version of Windows 7 Remote Desktop is fantastic in features and speed.
Shocks me that a master password is STILL missing from Chrome. Until it adds this feature, it's just not usable for me in a shared environment. Shame because the browser is wicked fast to use compared to everything else out there...
Google Apps is a paid service with no ads.
Tuffmail remains cooler, and has not sold out. Happy customer for several years.
Wow Google apps really prices out all these guys by a lot
Oh brother. What a stupid comment. Are you smoking something? I looked at every device out there before getting the iphone last year. iPhone for my needs had the most benefits versus negatives. I am not locked, I can quit any time I want for a fee just like most any other USA cell service. As for "so much money", uh $199 is not a lot of money for a new phone with contract -- att and verizon are price comparable.
I wanted a Palm pre, the keyboard was not usable for me. BB didnt have a good web browser. Android was still quite immature last year, and it's still not where I personally want it.
Geesh. I have to stop replying to anonymous cowards.
First, stop with the stupid "Fanboy" crap. It's so irritating nowadays, anyone who says they like anything is immediately a "fanboy" -- whatever that is supposed to imply.
Second, and your point is what? That's your best response to my opinion, "You're a fanboy." To like a device makes someone a Fanboy? I did say there were flaws with the device and it wasn't perfect.
Oh, and the iPhone is the only Apple product I own. Let's see, I have Linux for desktop, Windows 7 for gaming, and a PS3. Wow, amazing how low the bar is set to be an Apple Fanboy nowadays.
No idea. Couple friends of mine with Verizon Droids say its STILL not rolled when I asked last week. There have been many announcements that it "was coming" but they all laughed when I asked if it was true... Do you have one and actually got the upgrade?
You have plenty of choice. Android devices, Nokia devices, Windows Phone 7, Windows mobile 6.5, and Palm Web Os,to name a few.
First, Flash sucks for me as a user so I am thrilled it's going to die. Sorry if a few developers love it, but that's not my problem nor do I care if they have to learn new things. Thank you Apple.
Second, as an iPhone user there is nothing I miss on a daily basis being able to do with the iPhone. Do I wish that there was more flexibility with some apps? Yes. Do I think it's this huge deal, no. Fact is the control Apple is doing has benefits and negatives. For most people the benefits of a closed community, screened apps that haven't had viruses or malware, and a wonderful intuitive GUI (IMHO, Android is getting closer but is still not consistent nor as intuitive as iphone or Palm WebOs) and easy upgrades that actually are released to the phones (as opposed to the fragmentation that's Android) is worthwhile. Fact is Android Droid are STILL waiting for Verizon to let them get 2.1 of Android. How's that for control? If you want control, get yourself an out of contract pay as you go GSM type phone (like the Nokia or somethiing). But for the rest of us people who just need a smartphone and not a portable computer, the iphone is a great device.
I guess it's a slow day? Let me know when they fix the new osx-esque window max/min/close config so that if I switch it back over to the right where it should be, the graphics aren't corrupted.
Probably slow news day waiting for iPhone os announcement....
If you're running Linux as your desktop OS, I suspect you have the necessary knowledge & skills to change the default search engine in your web browser
I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.
Yes I do realize that XP was a crapped up Win2k. Win 2k was faster and more stable than XP from day 1. XP just added better USB support and a couple other bloatware things which could have been patched into Win2k. BTW, perhaps you forgot, but pre-XP Sp1 was an absolute NIGHTMARE. Unstable, FAR slower than Win 2k, universally hated (almost to level of Vista lol)
Yes XP just worked. It still works better than win 7 in my regard.
Don't agree. XP was great in its day 10 years ago (or 5), but people need to let it go. Fact is XP wasn't ever that great, Windows 2000 was far better than XP. Second, "Xp just worked" is hilarious. My goodness, the amount of crap I deal with in XP far exceeds how it is with Windows 7. When I am forced to use XP now that I am used to Windows 7 I can't understand why anyone would voluntarily keep using XP unless Vista were the only option (hehe). Windows 7 has restored my faith that MS can do something right.
XP is ANCIENT software and does things soooo much worse than 7. I haven't had a single problem with hardware or software in 7, in XP it's download and driver install hell.
Check out Boxee http://www.boxee.tv/. It makes hulu and tons of other online (computer based) tv viewing soooo much easier to use. Have it connected to my HTPC and LOVE it!!
1. Someone writes an app to take advantage of Droid hardware or uses the newest Android API. - Someone complains that that app won't work on their G1.
2. Someone writes a game to take advantage of the latest DirectX11 video card. - I complain that that game won't work on my old DirectX8 Video card.
3. Someone writes an application that uses .NET3
- Why can't I run it in Windows 2000?
See?
I disagree with your examples. In example 2, you can buy a cheap video card to upgrade your computer for compatibility. In example 3 nothing says you can't upgrade to Windows XP. In the article they are saying the devices are made so you can't upgrade android versions at all. So you throw it out and buy a completely new device -- which isn't possible without a new 2 year contract in the USA and if you're not up for a device upgrade you have to shoulder the complete cost.
The manufacturers love Android for exactly the above reason. By having becomes a different OS for each phone, which isn't "upgradeable" they force you to buy new hardware just to be able to run the latest software. This is something Apple really has gotten RIGHT. Thus far, you buy an iphone, and the OS upgrades work on all their devices...
Incoming, oh boy America, when will you exit the dark ages when it comes to mobile phones?
Hopefully never if it means becoming like most other countries. European mobile phones are CRAZY expensive to call, and their cell plans are no where near as good as US has now. Face it, USA is far cheaper for cell service nowadays...
Oh crap, duh, in article it says it's free. Next time read before writing!!