All IE needs to be good is: tabbed browsing, popup blocker, standards compliance, and fewer security issues.
I do agree with this for the most part, just wish to expand on "fewer security issues." The main thing they need to do is be extremely careful in what they have their defaults set to (because the vast majority of users never change them). The one thing I would absolutely love to see is ActiveX disabled by default and make users add sites that require it to a list (much like IE's current pop-up blocking). I believe this will significantly cut down on security problems.
Great software takes its users interests and expectations into account.
Great developers strive to understand users and write software which serves them.
Yes, but how much more can the developers dumb it down for the more technically challenged users without making it utterly useless for the less technically challenged. I'm not a mechanic, but I still know that doing a neutral drop is bad for a car, so I don't do it.
When I was in high school, there were cameras at all of the entrances of the school. If you tried to sneak out, they would catch you. Is this, then, also an invasion of privacy?
There was also a receptionist desk at the door. If a student tried to walk out without permission, she would stop them or call someone else to stop them. Is that also an invasion of privacy?
Just because it's now in a smaller electronic form doesn't make it any worse as far as "violating rights." It does however, make it more effective.
I recall a review of some new biometric-enabled mice that came out, and the trivial way to trick them - cup your hand over the sensor, and breathe softly on it.
This problem appears to have been worked out.
"One successful attack against fingerprint-reading technology in the past has been to literally breathe on the mouse; the previous fingerprint shows up again, the software sees it, and access is granted. Many manufacturers have since added algorithms to deny subsequent access attempts where the finger is in the exact position as before. "If the position of the finger is identical, they will not log you on because they treat it as trying to trick the system, and they ask you to reposition your finger," notes Neudenberger."
In fact, I was not even able to find Microsoft listed.
Actually, I found the 32nd article listed to be the very first one that about Windows at all. I opened the article to see what it said and the very first line in it was:
"Your Microsoft Windows desktop systems are vulnerable to viruses and similar unwanted intruders."
While the search for Britney may show results from only 3 domains, this does not seem to be the norm. A search for "Lord of the Rings" returned 13 different domains in the first 20 pics alone (as did searches for "King Tut" and "Robin Yount"). The difference is that those 3 domains for Britney are domains that basically exist for the purpose of providing celebrity pics. Hence, they will tend to dominate that search.
Personally, I like the image portion of M$N Search and find it to be extremely accurate in finding relevant images (and it really is hard for me to admit that I like something that M$ has developed).
Kazaa and the bundled software do not collect personal information
This may very well be true. Kazaa simply has a plethora of bundled software that will download spyware to collect personal information, But the bundled software itself does not.
What surprises me is that nobody yet seems to have seriously jumped into a potentially great business opportunity of offering remote linux administrations for home users.
This would work well if the average user could realize/comprehend the advantages of Linux. Many average users don't even realize what an OS is, much less that they can change it. Convincing them why they should change it would be nearly impossible.
In addition to this, most average users have never even heard of Linux, and those that have think that it is a geek term and stay as far away from it as possible.
I personally think this was a great article and commend/. for picking up on it. The article is written in a way that the people who aren't as technically literate as the average/. reader can still understand it and realize that "Linux" is not just some geek term for something they can never comprehend.
Give Dell or HP a little time and motivation, and I'm sure they could pull it off.
Dell and HP are more designed towards putting computers together and marketing them. The problem with creating a PC-mini would be the development of hardware that's small enought to fit in the small case and still perform. This said, I don't doubt that some company will come out with a *decent* PC-mini; however, I think it will be awhile and I don't think it will compete with the Mac mini.
"The program does not distinguish between legal and illegal copies, as it is up to the user to determine whether the files found by the program have been acquired legally, or whether the material should be deleted."
Wouldn't that make this absolutely pointless? All it actually does is scan your computer for *.mp3, *.wav, *.avi, *.mpg, etc.?
When I first read about this, that is the first thing that came to my mind, and I'm glad others have made the connection as well. However, with that being said, I think It's important to remember what it is that makes Microsoft a monopoly. That is that they don't allow for fair competition.
Google hasn't yet shown signs of this. I'm not saying that it's not possible for them to do the same thing, but I'm willing to give them a fair chance. Also, while it's true that Google hasn't really come up with anything new and innovative, they have taken existing ideas and improved significantly on them (most notably their search engine as well as Gmail).
I don't believe there is any reason to fear them becoming the next M$.
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I find it shocking that the author of the site didn't even edit his home address out of the cease and desist order. Anyone up for a road trip?
I do agree with this for the most part, just wish to expand on "fewer security issues." The main thing they need to do is be extremely careful in what they have their defaults set to (because the vast majority of users never change them). The one thing I would absolutely love to see is ActiveX disabled by default and make users add sites that require it to a list (much like IE's current pop-up blocking). I believe this will significantly cut down on security problems.
If nothing else then all the diehard Yahoo fans will now be even more exposed to Firefox Diehard Yahoo! fans? Now that's a stretch.
You've gotta love it when Amazon toolbar lists Firefox and Mozilla as the first two browser options under their system requirements.
Yes, but how much more can the developers dumb it down for the more technically challenged users without making it utterly useless for the less technically challenged. I'm not a mechanic, but I still know that doing a neutral drop is bad for a car, so I don't do it.
When I was in high school, there were cameras at all of the entrances of the school. If you tried to sneak out, they would catch you. Is this, then, also an invasion of privacy?
There was also a receptionist desk at the door. If a student tried to walk out without permission, she would stop them or call someone else to stop them. Is that also an invasion of privacy?
Just because it's now in a smaller electronic form doesn't make it any worse as far as "violating rights." It does however, make it more effective.
This problem appears to have been worked out.
http://www.aavextechnology.com/newsletter/031504/I take it back, I was wrong. This is why I love /. People get on you when you're wrong about something.
Actually, no one can survive with a .5 BAC. Most people can't go much past .4, but the "ironmen" can make it up around .45 before death.
Actually, I found the 32nd article listed to be the very first one that about Windows at all. I opened the article to see what it said and the very first line in it was:
Seems like M$N Search hit that one right on.Personally, I like the image portion of M$N Search and find it to be extremely accurate in finding relevant images (and it really is hard for me to admit that I like something that M$ has developed).
Who says that's not what I'm looking for?
This may very well be true. Kazaa simply has a plethora of bundled software that will download spyware to collect personal information, But the bundled software itself does not.
Who runs a P4 with only 96MB RAM? Seems like it'd defeat the point of shelling out the money for a P4.
No, the purpose of a firewall is to prevent unsolicited traffic (often spyware or virus) from reaching your computer.
This would work well if the average user could realize/comprehend the advantages of Linux. Many average users don't even realize what an OS is, much less that they can change it. Convincing them why they should change it would be nearly impossible.
In addition to this, most average users have never even heard of Linux, and those that have think that it is a geek term and stay as far away from it as possible.
I personally think this was a great article and commend /. for picking up on it. The article is written in a way that the people who aren't as technically literate as the average /. reader can still understand it and realize that "Linux" is not just some geek term for something they can never comprehend.
Dell and HP are more designed towards putting computers together and marketing them. The problem with creating a PC-mini would be the development of hardware that's small enought to fit in the small case and still perform. This said, I don't doubt that some company will come out with a *decent* PC-mini; however, I think it will be awhile and I don't think it will compete with the Mac mini.
Wouldn't that make this absolutely pointless? All it actually does is scan your computer for *.mp3, *.wav, *.avi, *.mpg, etc.?
When I first read about this, that is the first thing that came to my mind, and I'm glad others have made the connection as well. However, with that being said, I think It's important to remember what it is that makes Microsoft a monopoly. That is that they don't allow for fair competition.
Google hasn't yet shown signs of this. I'm not saying that it's not possible for them to do the same thing, but I'm willing to give them a fair chance. Also, while it's true that Google hasn't really come up with anything new and innovative, they have taken existing ideas and improved significantly on them (most notably their search engine as well as Gmail).
I don't believe there is any reason to fear them becoming the next M$.