Interesting, that. The U.S. is the only country in the world that can't grasp the metric system AT ALL... with the possible exception of Coke in two-litre bottles.
Macs are for either graphics designers, people who don't know any better (yet have deep pockets) or college kids who, in addition to making a fashion statement, aim to be "different" although most computer science majors switch to Linux fairly quick after discovering it.
There, all of my Apple complaints are off my chest. Man, I feel better now!!
Ok, A/C, I'll bite:
a) Frankly, I don't know many people buying new Windows PCs. They're mostly buying Macs and half are migrating from Windows PCs. The ones buying Windows PCs always give a sad excuse like "my wife needs it for her work".
b) Apple was using the term "Personal Computer" for six or seven years before the IBM PC, which simply co-opted the term from others. Apple probably has more rights to "PC" than anyone.
c) It sounds like you should be worrying more about how obsolete your knowledge base will be in the next decade than ranting against whatever is displacing it. Step into the light. More individuals and companies are realizing that it's irresponsible to put a Windows machine where something else will do the same job. Everything is a threat only if you stay in a box and galvanize yourself against technological change.
Yes... a month ago, my mail server was attracting 750,000 pieces of spam per week until I blocked five groups of addresses based on the logged sources - they get no answer from the server. It's down to about 150,000 attempts per week now. Two blocks were APNIC and three were RIPE:
77.0.0.0 - 89.255.255.255 (61,300/wk - RIPE)
90.0.0.0 - 95.255.255.255 (7,100/wk - RIPE)
202.0.0.0 - 203.255.255.255 (26,000/wk - APNIC)
210.0.0.0 - 213.255.255.255 (40,700/wk - APNIC)
217.0.0.0 - 222.255.255.255 (18,500/wk - RIPE)
Now that I look at it, more spam was coming from RIPE than APNIC, but the number of network and server attacks are definitely higher from APNIC.
But firing isn't the only way to make someone leave....
...and hide his red stapler. Seriously, that activity by an employer is grounds for a Constructive Discharge suit. From a law firm glossary:
Constructive Discharge: A type of termination of the employment relationship in which the employee quits, but the employer is liable as if a wrongful termination occurred, because the employee was forced to resign due to intolerable working conditions.
Being in video/audio production/post production, most of the heavy lifting is done on Windows and the creative is done on Macs. That has more to do with legacy habits and software lineage than anything else. Frankly our Macs run rings around the Windows machines, but not everyone wants to rewrite their code.
The really GOOD applications completely submerge the OS and become a singular entity, so it really doesn't matter what OS you're using underneath. That is, until the OS gets in the way. Windows is the worst in that regard.
And yes, Avids run on Windows more than Macs because about a decade ago, Apple dropped the 6 slot machines. Avid needed all those slots for hardware and had to change to the PC platform to get them. The Avid camp wasn't Apple's target audience and never really was. In the first 10 years on Macs, Avid sold 80,000 systems. That's an enormously slow adoption rate. Apple could do that on two good weekends with their cheaper machines. Focus on what sells.
That said, Apple released Final Cut Pro (which started as a Macromedia product) and it didn't need all those hardware slots. More copies of Final Cut were sold in the first year than the dozen years of Avid before, so who's your daddy?
Unfortunately, iTunes just isn't very good for large media collections and it has numerous problems with content not purchased through the iTunes store or ripped from CD.
Oh, you mean it has problems with stolen content?:P
I use iTunes to manage and serve a collection of 60,000 sound effects to a bunch of audio sound design rooms. Ingested all the CDs which mostly had accurate CDDB data, quick searches, everything available through library sharing, playable as digital signal through AirPort Express units, easily transportable playlists (clients pick effects in another room and share the playlist)... the only issue is the [stupid] 5 shared users per day which we rarely bump into. It actually does a great job. A little tweaking on some features and iTunes Pro would suit us nicely.
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Looks like you're right. The Apple lawyers only need to stand up, say "Registration Number TX0006849489" and sit down. (sfx: gavel strike)
Interesting, that. The U.S. is the only country in the world that can't grasp the metric system AT ALL... with the possible exception of Coke in two-litre bottles.
Macs are for either graphics designers, people who don't know any better (yet have deep pockets) or college kids who, in addition to making a fashion statement, aim to be "different" although most computer science majors switch to Linux fairly quick after discovering it.
You know nothing about OS X.
There, all of my Apple complaints are off my chest. Man, I feel better now!!
Ok, A/C, I'll bite:
a) Frankly, I don't know many people buying new Windows PCs. They're mostly buying Macs and half are migrating from Windows PCs. The ones buying Windows PCs always give a sad excuse like "my wife needs it for her work".
b) Apple was using the term "Personal Computer" for six or seven years before the IBM PC, which simply co-opted the term from others. Apple probably has more rights to "PC" than anyone.
c) It sounds like you should be worrying more about how obsolete your knowledge base will be in the next decade than ranting against whatever is displacing it. Step into the light. More individuals and companies are realizing that it's irresponsible to put a Windows machine where something else will do the same job. Everything is a threat only if you stay in a box and galvanize yourself against technological change.
At long last vendors have gotten over their fear of Microsoft.
Just what I was thinking. They're still a 300 pound gorilla but can no longer bully several 150 pound gorillas.
Yes... a month ago, my mail server was attracting 750,000 pieces of spam per week until I blocked five groups of addresses based on the logged sources - they get no answer from the server. It's down to about 150,000 attempts per week now. Two blocks were APNIC and three were RIPE:
Now that I look at it, more spam was coming from RIPE than APNIC, but the number of network and server attacks are definitely higher from APNIC.
That explains the uptick in spam.
I meant change the name of MediaSentry --> SafeNet... maybe to --> Chapter7Co... bye bye.
Maybe they should try changing the name again.
A statewide network? Make sure you roll up the windows before you drive to the other islands.
No, when you get older it is called "software" instead of firmware.
Unless of course you take those blue pills that can turn software into hardware...
...which turns your floppy into a hard drive?
(someone had to say it)
But firing isn't the only way to make someone leave....
...and hide his red stapler. Seriously, that activity by an employer is grounds for a Constructive Discharge suit. From a law firm glossary:
Isn't there enough pain and suffering down there?
Micrsoft
Good Catch. Micrsoft wants you to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere if you don't use their sprockets.
MS's problem is that they're fixated on competition, not customers.
Boy, you said it, Chewie. Microsoft just wants to sell you the sizzle off the steak.
Being in video/audio production/post production, most of the heavy lifting is done on Windows and the creative is done on Macs. That has more to do with legacy habits and software lineage than anything else. Frankly our Macs run rings around the Windows machines, but not everyone wants to rewrite their code.
The really GOOD applications completely submerge the OS and become a singular entity, so it really doesn't matter what OS you're using underneath. That is, until the OS gets in the way. Windows is the worst in that regard.
And yes, Avids run on Windows more than Macs because about a decade ago, Apple dropped the 6 slot machines. Avid needed all those slots for hardware and had to change to the PC platform to get them. The Avid camp wasn't Apple's target audience and never really was. In the first 10 years on Macs, Avid sold 80,000 systems. That's an enormously slow adoption rate. Apple could do that on two good weekends with their cheaper machines. Focus on what sells.
That said, Apple released Final Cut Pro (which started as a Macromedia product) and it didn't need all those hardware slots. More copies of Final Cut were sold in the first year than the dozen years of Avid before, so who's your daddy?
Any 3D viruses for it yet?
Yeah, but can it run all my old viruses?
Ausgezeichnet! Neh.. es ist nur kvatch Deutch. Auber Wunderbare Theorie wegend der LHC. I'm surprised it didn't fold up the wings.
Unglaublich. Du kanst niemal richtig Rechtschreibung machen. Du Dep. Auber wirklich soll Quntas Boeing flugzueg aussuchen. Sorry for bad Englisch.
The point is that Apple fans do try to make some special claim -
Yeah, that it actually works and connects to something usable.
Unfortunately, iTunes just isn't very good for large media collections and it has numerous problems with content not purchased through the iTunes store or ripped from CD.
Oh, you mean it has problems with stolen content? :P
I use iTunes to manage and serve a collection of 60,000 sound effects to a bunch of audio sound design rooms. Ingested all the CDs which mostly had accurate CDDB data, quick searches, everything available through library sharing, playable as digital signal through AirPort Express units, easily transportable playlists (clients pick effects in another room and share the playlist)... the only issue is the [stupid] 5 shared users per day which we rarely bump into. It actually does a great job. A little tweaking on some features and iTunes Pro would suit us nicely.
Both Heaven and Hell have gates. Not sure which one I'd prefer...
We got hell from Gates on Earth and I didn't like it... but that's done now.
Maybe now the Chinese will stop trying to hack my servers because they're already inside.
Stone with the data chiseled in HEX.