i know there may be many users against me on this, but i personally find that no other office suite product comes even close in comparing to ms office. i've used open office and star office for a short period of time and the interface was horrible and had many problems.
now give that to someone who's not as tech savvy and the TIME lost trying to figure out how open office works will already go over the amount you saved initially.
like someone mentioned earlier, this a rent vs buy model. a better example would be comparing people who purchase dvds and rent dvds.
netflix has a really good model and is thriving from what i can tell. u have access to an immensely large library of videos (too bad u can only check out 3 at a single time), but still, people are willing to pay $15-20/month to have this luxury. They know that in the end, they won't own the movies, but still it's a model that has proven to work at least.
instant messengers are the worst. when a new im comes in, not only does it steal the focus by default, but plays this annoying sound, also by default. then every subsequent im also gets a sound. i've successfully disabled all these, but this leads to people misunderstanding me as ignoring them. i explain that i was just too concentrated on something else to see their window (which still flashes, and i haven't found a way to disable that). they don't seem to buy it.
and you must love the new notifications which started with MSN Messenger and now even AIM has it by default. Glad to know every single person that comes online especially when you have 200 buddies. They just don't stop going off and online. haha. then you see people who actually turn on notifications for when people return from idling/away. my god...
San Diego , Monday, June 21, 2004 -- Earlier this month, five teams of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) students showcased their respective online, multiplayer games to a packed audience in Peterson Hall on the UCSD campus. The games were part of CSE 125, a project-based course on Software System Design and Implementation, taught each spring by CSE professor Geoff Voelker (and TA'd this year by CSE 125 alum John Rapp).
it looks like a really fun and interesting course and would love to take it.
Procrastination can be very powerful if used correctly. Anyone can procrastinate, but many find themselves running out of time, while others find they have a lot of time left after completing a project (which might not be a bad thing).
Procrastinating w/ a deadline as the driving force if used correctly helps push you to work harder and working more efficiently. How often have you started a project way too early only to find yourself wasting time doing nothing. How often have you started a project too late and screwed yourself by not completing it on time.
The Art of Procrastination is to find that "exaxt" moment to start and completing it just on time. Not only will you be the very efficient in progressing, you tend to also come up w/ a lot better ideas when working under this type of pressure. I personally haven't perfect the art yet, but I've had many encounters and often do find the close to the "exact" time to start.
the moment satellites or the gps system fails, we'll get something like:
Believe it or not...this is the transcript of an actual radio conversation between a US naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. The Radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on Oct. 10, 1995.
US Ship: Please divert your course 0.5 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
CND reply: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
US Ship: This is the Captain of a US Navy Ship. I say again, divert your course.
CND reply: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course!
US Ship: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS CORAL SEA*, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW!!
CND reply: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
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darn! i was read this title thinking this was Oakland, CA.
i know there may be many users against me on this, but i personally find that no other office suite product comes even close in comparing to ms office. i've used open office and star office for a short period of time and the interface was horrible and had many problems.
now give that to someone who's not as tech savvy and the TIME lost trying to figure out how open office works will already go over the amount you saved initially.
apples and oranges.
like someone mentioned earlier, this a rent vs buy model. a better example would be comparing people who purchase dvds and rent dvds.
netflix has a really good model and is thriving from what i can tell. u have access to an immensely large library of videos (too bad u can only check out 3 at a single time), but still, people are willing to pay $15-20/month to have this luxury. They know that in the end, they won't own the movies, but still it's a model that has proven to work at least.
you forgot about Ginux or GOS, google's OS.
in another RFID post today, someone mention that the radius of the signal is only reachable within a few inches somewhere between 3-6".
are they planning to have students voluntarily scan themselves everytime they walk into or leave a room?
or was my source of the radius incorrect?
instant messengers are the worst. when a new im comes in, not only does it steal the focus by default, but plays this annoying sound, also by default. then every subsequent im also gets a sound. i've successfully disabled all these, but this leads to people misunderstanding me as ignoring them. i explain that i was just too concentrated on something else to see their window (which still flashes, and i haven't found a way to disable that). they don't seem to buy it.
and you must love the new notifications which started with MSN Messenger and now even AIM has it by default. Glad to know every single person that comes online especially when you have 200 buddies. They just don't stop going off and online. haha. then you see people who actually turn on notifications for when people return from idling/away. my god...
Haha! That reminds me of the saying: You're never doing anything illegal until you get caught.
i first saw this article about 1.5 years ago:
Computer Science Undergraduates Complete Multiplayer, Online Games.
Course Website (CSE 125)
San Diego , Monday, June 21, 2004 -- Earlier this month, five teams of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) students showcased their respective online, multiplayer games to a packed audience in Peterson Hall on the UCSD campus. The games were part of CSE 125, a project-based course on Software System Design and Implementation, taught each spring by CSE professor Geoff Voelker (and TA'd this year by CSE 125 alum John Rapp).
it looks like a really fun and interesting course and would love to take it.
Procrastination can be very powerful if used correctly. Anyone can procrastinate, but many find themselves running out of time, while others find they have a lot of time left after completing a project (which might not be a bad thing).
Procrastinating w/ a deadline as the driving force if used correctly helps push you to work harder and working more efficiently. How often have you started a project way too early only to find yourself wasting time doing nothing. How often have you started a project too late and screwed yourself by not completing it on time.
The Art of Procrastination is to find that "exaxt" moment to start and completing it just on time. Not only will you be the very efficient in progressing, you tend to also come up w/ a lot better ideas when working under this type of pressure. I personally haven't perfect the art yet, but I've had many encounters and often do find the close to the "exact" time to start.
at first it would just lag and not load, now it's displaying this error message.
the moment satellites or the gps system fails, we'll get something like: Believe it or not...this is the transcript of an actual radio conversation between a US naval ship and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. The Radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on Oct. 10, 1995. US Ship: Please divert your course 0.5 degrees to the south to avoid a collision. CND reply: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision. US Ship: This is the Captain of a US Navy Ship. I say again, divert your course. CND reply: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course! US Ship: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS CORAL SEA*, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW!! CND reply: This is a lighthouse. Your call.