*sigh* You're joking. You just boot off the CD and go, and the thing explains everything and asks you friendly questions.
Both of my parents and my two live grandparents have installed Windows just fine.
The last time I tried to install Mandrake, it wanted to know my MONITOR TIMINGS to proceed.
Unfortunately, none of them have any advertising about being easier than a Windows install. I've tried Mandrake, Red Hat, and Slackware (and Caldera a long time ago). Personally, I use Debian, but I'm not comparing the install there...
I have two grandparents who don't have any problem installing Windows.
That's a good point. It'll be interesting to see how the DRM stuff plays out.
I work for Microsoft (as a contractor), own an iPod, and don't have any DRM content. *shrug*
Right. So you'll have "Windows XP Professional," "Windows XP Home," and "Windows XP Reduced Media Edition." Remember, these users only know what the difference is based on what their family and friends tell them. As a geek, I'd tell my family and friends just go get Home or Pro, because I know there are missing OCXs and DLLs in RME that I don't want to deal with supporting.
Joe User looks at his options and goes "Oh, I can't play video in that one? Screw that."
I agree - it's not assuredly more money, and I note from the article that the systems will apparently be *given* to the school, so perhaps none at all actually spent on the hardware.
I suspect, though, that it'll actually take more time to deal with making all the students swipe *their own* badge, etc, than simply to manually take roll call. I've taught classes before, and you very quickly get accustomed to who is there, which seats are empty that usually aren't. It stops being "who's there" and simply "who's not." You also are usually pre-informed by the administration if a student is expected to be missing.
I also had a single mom, and while it could be argued that the software company I work for now isn't "good," it's an excellent job. I don't steal cars either, and again - no kids that I can't support.
When you shoplift, you're creating a realized loss for the company. When you copy a file, you have no effect on the company's bottom line unless they can show one. Since their sales haven't been dipping, I'm not sure how this law can still exist.
That's an indicator of something to remember when you're talking about Microsoft.
I've been here for years, and I've never met people who work on Outlook. I've met maybe two people from research. I never see e-mail from the Office team, because as far as organization is concerned, if it weren't for the VPs that string us all together, we could work for different companies. This is public knowledge, it's mentioned on Slashdot all the time.
Saying "Microsoft" is much like saying "America." You can make generalizations about the whole thing, but a lot of them are only true about small groups.
You know perfectly well that's untrue. You can install all the patches and reboot once. It's this type of misleading information that exacerbates the problems created when people become "afraid" of patching.
If you've bought a Windows PC since SP2 came out, you have nearly none of those flaws. If you had one beforehand, there have been about fifty ways, including just asking Microsoft to send you one for free (not even S&H), to get an SP2 update CD.
Keep modding the parent up. I grew up on DOS and Apple systems. I try to install one of many Linux distros, and I need to know shell commands to get around the fact that they couldn't bother to package a driver for a video card that ten million users have. Needless to say, I went back to XP.
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*sigh* You're joking. You just boot off the CD and go, and the thing explains everything and asks you friendly questions. Both of my parents and my two live grandparents have installed Windows just fine. The last time I tried to install Mandrake, it wanted to know my MONITOR TIMINGS to proceed.
Unfortunately, none of them have any advertising about being easier than a Windows install. I've tried Mandrake, Red Hat, and Slackware (and Caldera a long time ago). Personally, I use Debian, but I'm not comparing the install there... I have two grandparents who don't have any problem installing Windows.
That's a good point. It'll be interesting to see how the DRM stuff plays out. I work for Microsoft (as a contractor), own an iPod, and don't have any DRM content. *shrug*
Right. So you'll have "Windows XP Professional," "Windows XP Home," and "Windows XP Reduced Media Edition." Remember, these users only know what the difference is based on what their family and friends tell them. As a geek, I'd tell my family and friends just go get Home or Pro, because I know there are missing OCXs and DLLs in RME that I don't want to deal with supporting. Joe User looks at his options and goes "Oh, I can't play video in that one? Screw that."
All I think we need for that is checkboxes during install. Seems simple to me.
Hm. They wouldn't even have to write it on the ticket - it's private property, so it should be assumed. That makes sense.
Progress toward what?
It won't. Name recognition keeps that from happening, and so does the fact that the Linux installer is not for grandparents.
And none of those people know or care enough to seek out a version of windows specifically without Media Player.
If that road receives public funds, you can photograph from your car.
In the US, you usually don't have a claim if someone takes a picture with your car, house, or boat in it.
Mod parent up. This is a politics story.
Not safer, but more useful for time spent.
I agree - it's not assuredly more money, and I note from the article that the systems will apparently be *given* to the school, so perhaps none at all actually spent on the hardware. I suspect, though, that it'll actually take more time to deal with making all the students swipe *their own* badge, etc, than simply to manually take roll call. I've taught classes before, and you very quickly get accustomed to who is there, which seats are empty that usually aren't. It stops being "who's there" and simply "who's not." You also are usually pre-informed by the administration if a student is expected to be missing.
I also had a single mom, and while it could be argued that the software company I work for now isn't "good," it's an excellent job. I don't steal cars either, and again - no kids that I can't support.
It wastes my tax money. That's why not.
When you shoplift, you're creating a realized loss for the company. When you copy a file, you have no effect on the company's bottom line unless they can show one. Since their sales haven't been dipping, I'm not sure how this law can still exist.
That's an indicator of something to remember when you're talking about Microsoft. I've been here for years, and I've never met people who work on Outlook. I've met maybe two people from research. I never see e-mail from the Office team, because as far as organization is concerned, if it weren't for the VPs that string us all together, we could work for different companies. This is public knowledge, it's mentioned on Slashdot all the time. Saying "Microsoft" is much like saying "America." You can make generalizations about the whole thing, but a lot of them are only true about small groups.
That's no different than the uncached post. Did it change?
USPS is NOT tax funded. FedEx and UPS can both deliver mail to your address, and they're more expensive than USPS. What is your argument?
Mod parent up. I'm really tired of hearing the same story over and over when there's much more interesting news to be read.
You know perfectly well that's untrue. You can install all the patches and reboot once. It's this type of misleading information that exacerbates the problems created when people become "afraid" of patching.
If you've bought a Windows PC since SP2 came out, you have nearly none of those flaws. If you had one beforehand, there have been about fifty ways, including just asking Microsoft to send you one for free (not even S&H), to get an SP2 update CD.
Keep modding the parent up. I grew up on DOS and Apple systems. I try to install one of many Linux distros, and I need to know shell commands to get around the fact that they couldn't bother to package a driver for a video card that ten million users have. Needless to say, I went back to XP.
Excuse me, but the USPS pretty much shoots a big hole in your argument.