A USB Floppy, isn't that kind of like putting a lawnmower engine in a Porsche? I can't really imagine a situation where a USB floppy drive could be useful for anything. If the machine accepts USB and can even boot from a USB device, why not use a keychain drive or an external hard drive?
Some computers (at the BIOS level) know specifically abou USB Floppy Drives, but not about other USB devices.
Also, it's useful when you dig up an old floppy to be read. (Either yours or a friends.)
All that being said, some people will do what they are used to doing. Others won't realize (or care) that they don't have a floppy drive until they need one.
Seriously, I built myself a new PC last year and although I put a floppy drive in, I've not ever needed it. But it's really nice to know that it's there for emergencies.
Yes, it's nice to have a floppy drive in case of some sort of emergency. However, a USB floppy drive is a better idea. You can share it between multiple machines. It usually stays powered down and stored so that dust doesn't get into it. And since it isn't plugged in most of the time, it should last a lot longer.
When you only have one machine, the internal floppy drive might be more cost effective (well, ecept for electricity usuage which I know is minimal). However, when you have multiple machines including laptops, having a single USB floppy drive is very cost effective.
Also, the less stuff you have in a machine, the easier it is to troubleshoot it. (Depending on what is wrong of course.)
I've had a only a USB floppy drive for over 3 years, and I think I've only really used it to clean up/out my old floppies.
You're joking right? $200 difference? In your (and my) dreams maybe.
You're talking about the current price differences. The poster of the original comment was saying what might happen with a switch to Intel processors. And this theory (that the switch is to be able to lower the price of Macs) was pushed in a lot of articles about the PowerPC->Intel switch. So the poster's conditional statement is a very valid point.
MS's anti-spyware tool isn't the only one available, it isn't bundled with the OS,...
You mean it isn't bundled yet. Wait for the next SP.
As it is, a lot of people will install it since it's being pushed with Windows Updates, so it may as well be bundled.
However, some people when they are about to do major updates on the domain information will a day or two before the change is going to happen temporarily lower the TTL where needed. And after the change is done and checked to be correct, they will raise the TTL back to its normal value.
Therefore overriding TTL can break things for your customer.
I can see raising any TTL of less than an hour to an hour, I can't see raising it to 24 hours or more. This would limit what breaks for your customers.
Anyone who thinks the new Battlescar Galactica is good has been watching way too much trash.
It has lousy cinematography - the image always seems to be bouncing. And the actors - well lets just say I think it's being polite to call some of them actors.
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A USB Floppy, isn't that kind of like putting a lawnmower engine in a Porsche? I can't really imagine a situation where a USB floppy drive could be useful for anything. If the machine accepts USB and can even boot from a USB device, why not use a keychain drive or an external hard drive?
Some computers (at the BIOS level) know specifically abou USB Floppy Drives, but not about other USB devices.
Also, it's useful when you dig up an old floppy to be read. (Either yours or a friends.)
All that being said, some people will do what they are used to doing. Others won't realize (or care) that they don't have a floppy drive until they need one.
Seriously, I built myself a new PC last year and although I put a floppy drive in, I've not ever needed it. But it's really nice to know that it's there for emergencies.
Yes, it's nice to have a floppy drive in case of some sort of emergency. However, a USB floppy drive is a better idea. You can share it between multiple machines. It usually stays powered down and stored so that dust doesn't get into it. And since it isn't plugged in most of the time, it should last a lot longer.
When you only have one machine, the internal floppy drive might be more cost effective (well, ecept for electricity usuage which I know is minimal). However, when you have multiple machines including laptops, having a single USB floppy drive is very cost effective.
Also, the less stuff you have in a machine, the easier it is to troubleshoot it. (Depending on what is wrong of course.)
I've had a only a USB floppy drive for over 3 years, and I think I've only really used it to clean up/out my old floppies.
You're joking right? $200 difference? In your (and my) dreams maybe.
You're talking about the current price differences. The poster of the original comment was saying what might happen with a switch to Intel processors. And this theory (that the switch is to be able to lower the price of Macs) was pushed in a lot of articles about the PowerPC->Intel switch. So the poster's conditional statement is a very valid point.
MS's anti-spyware tool isn't the only one available, it isn't bundled with the OS, ...
You mean it isn't bundled yet. Wait for the next SP. As it is, a lot of people will install it since it's being pushed with Windows Updates, so it may as well be bundled.
SP1 as the final product? I thought SP1 was the second beta and SP2 was closer to the final release.
This is not about Barnes & Nobles (B&N) which is a totally seperate company and their online subsidiary does collect sales tax in several states.
This is about Borders Books and its online subsidiary.
However, some people when they are about to do major updates on the domain information will a day or two before the change is going to happen temporarily lower the TTL where needed. And after the change is done and checked to be correct, they will raise the TTL back to its normal value.
Therefore overriding TTL can break things for your customer.
I can see raising any TTL of less than an hour to an hour, I can't see raising it to 24 hours or more. This would limit what breaks for your customers.
You would be violating your licensing agreement by doing what you suggest.
At least Apple understand about people with multiple machines and offers a family pack option for home use which saves a lot of money on licenses.
1) Buy out some of your competition. 2) Give away the software for free. 3) Bankrupt the remaining competitors. 4) Now charge for the software.
Some trekkies are obsesive and they they'd donate their soap and shampoo money for this.
Anyone who thinks the new Battlescar Galactica is good has been watching way too much trash. It has lousy cinematography - the image always seems to be bouncing. And the actors - well lets just say I think it's being polite to call some of them actors.
Shouldn't that be: "Never underestimate the hornyness of stupid people"?
True that not all downloading is illegal. However, some of it is illegal.
- Faster downloading of Porn.
- Faster bittorrent fetching of illegal MP3s
- faster downloading of Warez
- All that and I can upload junk faster
Too bad I don't do any of those illegal activities. (Or maybe it's a good thing?) Come to think of it I'm not even in a Comcast service area.