Am I the only one with an old win 98 games machine - I only really use it for my older games (own about 200 of them) but sometimes its proved useful to be able to browse the web on it, especially when downloading updates for games etc - It also save booting up my main machine.
To lose decent browser support for it would be really annoying.
I was looking forward to the PS3 but after the rootkit on audio cd's I'm kinda expecting the ps3 to bite my arm off if I put a CD-R in the drive so I think I'll be ignoring the PS3 now.
At least you've got a notice period - I haven't even got a contract yet (which is illegal in the UK) - I'm coming up to three years employment in November. I think I need a new job where I know what the terms and conditions of my employment are!
I left 6 years ago. My brothers just left - They got a Microsoft grant for a tablet PC lab. I only saw it once - A room filled with tablet PC's on stands!! with keyboards and mice. Effectively really expensive LCD monitors! What a waste of cash!
Of course all persective students parents where shown it to encourge them to come to the school.
For anyone interested its - Cornwallis School, Kent, UK
I've got 1.6 MPI golf engined felica it does 100Mph with out even noticing. I'd take it faster but the police really start to get annoyed at that point (speed limit on major roads in the uk is 70Mph). Some of the newer Fabia or Octavia models are even faster - take the rally Octavia (VII I think?). Most taxi drivers seem to drive Octavias in the uk - they're cheap and reliable motors. Nothing like the original Skodas.
WinXP is laid out all screwy too, makes it really hard to configure or use. I don't think it's any more stable either. Also, the "eye candy" you refer to is absolutely garish - it's like they got a retarded monkey to try to imitate Mac OSX. First thing I did on my work computer (which is XP unfortunately) was switch the style to classic to save my eyes and some of my sanity.
- where can I swap a standard XP CD for this.
I also don't want real, QT or any other bloated media player that thinks it going to do everything for me.
I like media player classic (find it on sourceforge) - Its quick to load, and nippy. If I want playlists I use winamp. I dont want the rest of this junk.
If I build a PC for friends and families I'll also recommend this version - Anything that by default acquires a license for my music is something I do NOT want and will do anything to avoid.
Got another as I noticed the first CD was a bit scratched (don't want to ever be denied access to this game) - That story line was the best ever in a game as far as I'm conserned.
My old school in Kent (UK) might well have been a Microsoft Training centre. MS had provided the money for a class room of tablet PC's.
Thats good you might think - However all the Tablet PC's where setup like TFT monitor's. They even had keyboard's and mice!!
Way to waste some cash!
Well there's two problem - I couldn't afford a Mac Mini as I said - I can afford the once a year PC upgrade. Yes my budget is that tight - I have enough loans and other debt's to keep me repaying for years (Bought my first house about a year ago).
The other issue is games - even a Mac gets out of date for games.
I have my PC for years - I just upgrade as I can afford to (which isn't much or often). A Mac can't be kept reasonably update for £100 (~$175) a year - a PC can. If I move completely over to Linux (as I've been planning for about 5 years - damn games) then it would probably cost even less.
Don't get me wrong OSX is nice but I can't afford even a quarter of a Mac Mini let alone anything else.
I've had one for about a year - with a large MMC card its a really good MP3 player (Yes - I wanted that functionality on my phone) and even some of the games are very good (Pathway to Glory is a brilliant strategy game).
Yes I know it not popular and its got the weird side talk but as I mainly use it for texts that does not bother me. Also its got no silly camera which I didn't want.
Finally the MP3 player is in stereo unlike a lot of MP3 phones even now.
All that functionality and really cheap - Why wouldn't I want one.
In twenty years when all the patents expire no more software patents will be allowed as everything has already been patented. SO just wait 20 years and we can produce everything we wish without worry. (Yes patents suck but will we be able to get rid of them!)
I've setup a PC for a youth group I help out at and as no telephone lines are available and no wifi is around - It would be really nice to put wikipeida on it.
Antivirus and Firewall packages on their own don't work. I got asked to look at a family PC that had BT yahoo dialup. The father had got the protection 'package' - CA etrust Antivirus and BlackICE firewall (an extra £3.5 (~$5) a month). The blackice didn't seem to be doing anything (application control was turned off) and the antivirus had stopped updating - which was why I got asked to look at it.
The problem was all spyware - The family had no idea what it was - Of course with a PC with XP and no service packs installed you can guess how many hundreds of piece of spyware/virii were installed.
I tried to talk them into Firefox, Zonealarm/Kerio Firewall and AVG Free/ClamWin Antivirus but I just couldn't find a way to expain it so they understood and would accept.
In the end I just cleared the spyware (mostly manually - Ad-aware, SB-S&D and MS Antispyware just wouldn't completely clear it) and viruses. Installed XP SP2 and all the updates. Did a full inoculate with SB-S&D and spywareblaster. Bet I'll get another call in 6 months to a year!
In today's news the ??AA tries to ban the new light sharing networks. According to the ??AA 'the use of these light to light sharing networks will put hundreds of hard working lightbulb manufactures out of business'....
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Am I the only one with an old win 98 games machine - I only really use it for my older games (own about 200 of them) but sometimes its proved useful to be able to browse the web on it, especially when downloading updates for games etc - It also save booting up my main machine.
To lose decent browser support for it would be really annoying.
Still always Opera I guess.
I was looking forward to the PS3 but after the rootkit on audio cd's I'm kinda expecting the ps3 to bite my arm off if I put a CD-R in the drive so I think I'll be ignoring the PS3 now.
At least you've got a notice period - I haven't even got a contract yet (which is illegal in the UK) - I'm coming up to three years employment in November. I think I need a new job where I know what the terms and conditions of my employment are!
I left 6 years ago. My brothers just left - They got a Microsoft grant for a tablet PC lab. I only saw it once - A room filled with tablet PC's on stands!! with keyboards and mice. Effectively really expensive LCD monitors! What a waste of cash! Of course all persective students parents where shown it to encourge them to come to the school. For anyone interested its - Cornwallis School, Kent, UK
I've got 1.6 MPI golf engined felica it does 100Mph with out even noticing. I'd take it faster but the police really start to get annoyed at that point (speed limit on major roads in the uk is 70Mph). Some of the newer Fabia or Octavia models are even faster - take the rally Octavia (VII I think?). Most taxi drivers seem to drive Octavias in the uk - they're cheap and reliable motors. Nothing like the original Skodas.
- where can I swap a standard XP CD for this. I also don't want real, QT or any other bloated media player that thinks it going to do everything for me. I like media player classic (find it on sourceforge) - Its quick to load, and nippy. If I want playlists I use winamp. I dont want the rest of this junk. If I build a PC for friends and families I'll also recommend this version - Anything that by default acquires a license for my music is something I do NOT want and will do anything to avoid.
Got another as I noticed the first CD was a bit scratched (don't want to ever be denied access to this game) - That story line was the best ever in a game as far as I'm conserned.
Leave the house before the owner returns!
At least your jobs secure for about 20 years!
My old school in Kent (UK) might well have been a Microsoft Training centre. MS had provided the money for a class room of tablet PC's. Thats good you might think - However all the Tablet PC's where setup like TFT monitor's. They even had keyboard's and mice!! Way to waste some cash!
Don't insult dogs by comparing them to Windows - Thanks
Well there's two problem - I couldn't afford a Mac Mini as I said - I can afford the once a year PC upgrade. Yes my budget is that tight - I have enough loans and other debt's to keep me repaying for years (Bought my first house about a year ago).
The other issue is games - even a Mac gets out of date for games.
I have my PC for years - I just upgrade as I can afford to (which isn't much or often). A Mac can't be kept reasonably update for £100 (~$175) a year - a PC can. If I move completely over to Linux (as I've been planning for about 5 years - damn games) then it would probably cost even less. Don't get me wrong OSX is nice but I can't afford even a quarter of a Mac Mini let alone anything else.
Or even better think!
How do you figure that?!? Its not that much bigger than a t610. Its smaller than a original GBA.
Your also forgetting the convence (I only need remember one device), the cost (Free) and that S60 symbian OS goodness.
This has been a large per portion of my current job. Yes I do cry each night I'm forced to do it.
I've had one for about a year - with a large MMC card its a really good MP3 player (Yes - I wanted that functionality on my phone) and even some of the games are very good (Pathway to Glory is a brilliant strategy game). Yes I know it not popular and its got the weird side talk but as I mainly use it for texts that does not bother me. Also its got no silly camera which I didn't want. Finally the MP3 player is in stereo unlike a lot of MP3 phones even now. All that functionality and really cheap - Why wouldn't I want one.
Couldn't have put it better myself!
However if everyone does this it will push up the cost of used CD's :(
In twenty years when all the patents expire no more software patents will be allowed as everything has already been patented. SO just wait 20 years and we can produce everything we wish without worry. (Yes patents suck but will we be able to get rid of them!)
I've setup a PC for a youth group I help out at and as no telephone lines are available and no wifi is around - It would be really nice to put wikipeida on it.
Antivirus and Firewall packages on their own don't work. I got asked to look at a family PC that had BT yahoo dialup. The father had got the protection 'package' - CA etrust Antivirus and BlackICE firewall (an extra £3.5 (~$5) a month). The blackice didn't seem to be doing anything (application control was turned off) and the antivirus had stopped updating - which was why I got asked to look at it. The problem was all spyware - The family had no idea what it was - Of course with a PC with XP and no service packs installed you can guess how many hundreds of piece of spyware/virii were installed. I tried to talk them into Firefox, Zonealarm/Kerio Firewall and AVG Free/ClamWin Antivirus but I just couldn't find a way to expain it so they understood and would accept. In the end I just cleared the spyware (mostly manually - Ad-aware, SB-S&D and MS Antispyware just wouldn't completely clear it) and viruses. Installed XP SP2 and all the updates. Did a full inoculate with SB-S&D and spywareblaster. Bet I'll get another call in 6 months to a year!
In today's news the ??AA tries to ban the new light sharing networks. According to the ??AA 'the use of these light to light sharing networks will put hundreds of hard working lightbulb manufactures out of business'....