Sorry to disagree with you, but I've watched MS burn people since the early 90s. It would take 15 years of them behaving before I'd be convinced that they're members of the "do no evil" club.
My alarm clock automatically switches to/from DST on the prescribed date. However, with those dates now changed, not only will it fail to switch at the NEW dates, but it will continue to switch at the OLD dates. So, I have to get a new alarm clock. Shame, too...my last alarm clock worked great for nearly 20 years. But the one I have now will get replaced after only 2 years.
Damn gov't. Haven't they learned that you shouldn't play with time unless you use a DeLorean?
PC World is reporting that Microsoft's Notepad Genuine Advantage (NGA) program will require mandatory validation of Notepad.exe starting [insert happy date here]"
Windows started warning me several months ago that support for Windows Service Pack 1 would be ending. Each time I log in, there's a SysTray icon with a balloon window stating such. If a SP1 box wasn't providing that warning, it makes me wonder if said PC was not being updated?
I've been doing desktop support for about 9 years. I took preparation courses for A+, Windoze 95 Support and MCSE (NT 3.51 and 4.0), but never actually took the certification exams. Merely having taken the prep courses and having some documented experience was sufficient for my first few employers. Once I had a few years working with some well skilled co-workers (leeching their knowledge...heh heh heh), there was no longer a need to get those certs . I never really wanted to get into network support, so the MCSE wasn't necessary. I probably could have benefitted from a few MCP certs, though.
Do I think certifications are important? In most cases yes: a lot of human resource departments will blindly ignore anyone without certifications as part their weeding-out process. That happened to me even back in 1999. I guess I was lucky in finding employers who were willing to take my experience in lieu of paper. But in 2006, I think that would be difficult task to repeat.
However, I can give you a handful of names of people who do have certifications, but who should NEVER be allowed to even touch a keyboard, much less provide any kind of technical support. With their certifications, they can apply for jobs that I can't!
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I noticed that, too. I think it's a trap.
Wait 'til you see the new braking system being put out by Toyota: WHOA (tm)
You're right...When the author said "IP", I thought the reference was to iPod. ;-)
As if.
Sorry to disagree with you, but I've watched MS burn people since the early 90s. It would take 15 years of them behaving before I'd be convinced that they're members of the "do no evil" club.
I don't want to install it in the first place. I guess now I can not install it, multiple times?
My alarm clock automatically switches to/from DST on the prescribed date. However, with those dates now changed, not only will it fail to switch at the NEW dates, but it will continue to switch at the OLD dates. So, I have to get a new alarm clock. Shame, too...my last alarm clock worked great for nearly 20 years. But the one I have now will get replaced after only 2 years.
Damn gov't. Haven't they learned that you shouldn't play with time unless you use a DeLorean?
Please print a fresh copy of the Internet for me, right away.
Sorry Dude.
I was really torked when I got a new motherboard and had to buy a whole new copy of Linux.
Oh, wait...
Coming soon:
PC World is reporting that Microsoft's Notepad Genuine Advantage (NGA) program will require mandatory validation of Notepad.exe starting [insert happy date here]"
> "Bad news. We got your blood tests back. You have Vista."
/. quotes at the bottom of the page. ha!
That's a great quote! I think it belongs on the rotation with the
. . . for those who haven't figured out the trick of fusing images by crossing their eyes.
My eyes got stuck that way. Sigh. Mom warned me...
Figures 3.8 through 3.11 prove the best reason to upgrade. Clippy has been upgraded: now he's a dog!
Color pictures requires Vista's new AERO.
No?
Damn (pop-up), I (pop-up) already (pop-up) did (pop-up). Jane! (pop-up) Stop (pop-up) this (pop-up) crazy (pop-up) thing!
(pop-up)
Response #1:
Hmmmm....did you try installing Wine-dows Genuine Advantage?
Response #2:
"Please verify that you have proper permissions."
You have to ask Bill G really nicely.
IE6 keeps crashing due to all of the spyware/malware/trojans that installed themselves.
;-)
This Seattle native likes the "Portland" name, too. :-)
I'm just glad they didn't name the project "Chicago"...I'd hate for any Linux software to be confused with that fiasco.
Windows started warning me several months ago that support for Windows Service Pack 1 would be ending. Each time I log in, there's a SysTray icon with a balloon window stating such. If a SP1 box wasn't providing that warning, it makes me wonder if said PC was not being updated?
> "The article is spread over 6 short pages and there is no printer-friendly URL."
;-)
Boy...I really hope Web 2.0 markup language allows for longer page length.
I've been doing desktop support for about 9 years. I took preparation courses for A+, Windoze 95 Support and MCSE (NT 3.51 and 4.0), but never actually took the certification exams. Merely having taken the prep courses and having some documented experience was sufficient for my first few employers. Once I had a few years working with some well skilled co-workers (leeching their knowledge...heh heh heh), there was no longer a need to get those certs . I never really wanted to get into network support, so the MCSE wasn't necessary. I probably could have benefitted from a few MCP certs, though.
Do I think certifications are important? In most cases yes: a lot of human resource departments will blindly ignore anyone without certifications as part their weeding-out process. That happened to me even back in 1999. I guess I was lucky in finding employers who were willing to take my experience in lieu of paper. But in 2006, I think that would be difficult task to repeat.
However, I can give you a handful of names of people who do have certifications, but who should NEVER be allowed to even touch a keyboard, much less provide any kind of technical support. With their certifications, they can apply for jobs that I can't!
How far away from the launch site would windows* be broken by the sonic boom?
* "windows", in this case, being the glass kind. Windows(tm) doesn't need a sonic boom to crash.
Dude! You got a Duraflame!
Oh yeah....Karateka was fun! I still remember the first time I beat that bastard eagle. That was a banner day for me. :-)
If you happen to own a Mac, get Power64 emulator for the Mac. Then head on over to www.c64.com.
(There are also C64 emulators for Windows, buy why would you want to dirty the goodness of Commodore?)