... and the added bonus is that you can install them all and just switch at login, with all of the software still working (for the most part). It really is hard to beat for flexibility, but loses a lot on consistency for the average user.
I think this is one of the best article summaries I've read on SlashDot in a while. It's actually informative, doesn't assume too much, and is not a complete troll. There is also a complete lack of advertising.
I think all of it really matters. I'm not saying that you need to keep everything private and be anonymous, but I think the principle is the important part. You should be able to keep things private and be anonymous when you need to be. Some of those rights seem to be being eroded lately.
I saw an ad For OSX Lion that mentioned the iPad. I think they're planning on heavily typing the 2 together to get the average Joe (who can afford it) to get an Apple desktop as well.
It'll be nice to see some better competition. I'm even willing to pay a bit more for a device with a USB host that I can run any software I want on, but there's a limit. I'd actually be really happy with one of the $100 7" Chinese tablets running Android if they had a proper capacitive screen. Hope production costs on them drop soon.
I'd actually prefer they didn't. Joke as you will, it's an excellent opportunity for Linux to make inroads to the more casual user. The last one (netbooks) didn't get much time before Microsoft jumped in with XP netbooks.
I was hoping they'd see how fast George Hotz got funds for his court case and would think "He got how much money how fast? Holy crap.". It's a whole new world of word-of-mouth out there now, with the uptake of social networking by the general populace.
People on low-end laptops (I have a couple) with limited screen resolution use it a lot more than those with a nice big monitor with lots of real estate. I frequently run my browser and email clients in maximized mode. Granted, in these cases I don't tend to leave maximized mode either.
In general, I'm willing to give it a try, especially since there will still likely be keyboard shortcuts for the operations and a way to restore the functionality if you don't like it.
Open source altruism aside, i want a stable, flexible, fast-booting BIOS. The standard BIOS that comes with most motherboards is awful, and is frequently missing important features.
As I've said below, there is a benefit... you can actually investigate and fix the problem rather than the symptom. The bonus with VMs though is that you can frequently do both. You can create a copy of the VM tio dig into, and create a new fresh instance for production to get them working again.
If it's something that happens repeatedly, it's nice to dig in, find the cause and fix it. The nice part is that with VMs, you can create a copy of the problem environment and have the best of both worlds.
You're not being quite cynical enough. There's others out there with much more to gain by spreading stories about Android viruses, especially just before big product releases, as an example.. not that I'd point fingers.
I say "idiots" only because I use the term for any non-expert user. Basically, desktop users are not security experts. They're generally easy to trick into doing things they shouldn't, and they generally user, or can get administrative privileges as they admin their own boxes.
They are a corporation for profit, and hence inherently evil, like any machine that cares about nothing but profit would inherently be.
I'm not saying that they necessarily are, but it's possible they may be one of the few companies that realizes that long term profit can be made by providing good services to your users and not screwing them over in the short term. I don't think making money is inherently Evil, it's pretty much the same as you or me getting paid to do our job.
Every time one of these articles about the music industry comes up, I remind everybody that there are alternatives to giving the weasels money. There are some fantastic artists there, and they *want* you to listen to their music and share it with others.
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The more book-like reader was the Kno.
Something like this maybe? I saw another one as well that was targeted at universities as textbook readers, etc.
... and the added bonus is that you can install them all and just switch at login, with all of the software still working (for the most part). It really is hard to beat for flexibility, but loses a lot on consistency for the average user.
I actually stopped using Windows when I observed some of the stuff Vista was sending to Microsoft. I actually thought it was a virus initially.
Competition is good, infighting is bad. People need to realize then they're on the same team.
I believe Apple released 50+ patches a few minutes before the contest. No special treatment for Google that I'm aware of.
I think this is one of the best article summaries I've read on SlashDot in a while. It's actually informative, doesn't assume too much, and is not a complete troll. There is also a complete lack of advertising.
I think all of it really matters. I'm not saying that you need to keep everything private and be anonymous, but I think the principle is the important part. You should be able to keep things private and be anonymous when you need to be. Some of those rights seem to be being eroded lately.
I saw an ad For OSX Lion that mentioned the iPad. I think they're planning on heavily typing the 2 together to get the average Joe (who can afford it) to get an Apple desktop as well.
It'll be nice to see some better competition. I'm even willing to pay a bit more for a device with a USB host that I can run any software I want on, but there's a limit. I'd actually be really happy with one of the $100 7" Chinese tablets running Android if they had a proper capacitive screen. Hope production costs on them drop soon.
I'd actually prefer they didn't. Joke as you will, it's an excellent opportunity for Linux to make inroads to the more casual user. The last one (netbooks) didn't get much time before Microsoft jumped in with XP netbooks.
everything is controlled by Apple and if that's okay with you it actually works.
It's okay with you up until they decide to change things. This is the danger with walled gardens.
I was hoping they'd see how fast George Hotz got funds for his court case and would think "He got how much money how fast? Holy crap.". It's a whole new world of word-of-mouth out there now, with the uptake of social networking by the general populace.
The keyboard is still the least stress inducing ... and I think it will still be there as well.
In general, I'm willing to give it a try, especially since there will still likely be keyboard shortcuts for the operations and a way to restore the functionality if you don't like it.
Open source altruism aside, i want a stable, flexible, fast-booting BIOS. The standard BIOS that comes with most motherboards is awful, and is frequently missing important features.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. If all you know of him is the movies, then you don't know Dick.
As I've said below, there is a benefit ... you can actually investigate and fix the problem rather than the symptom. The bonus with VMs though is that you can frequently do both. You can create a copy of the VM tio dig into, and create a new fresh instance for production to get them working again.
If it's something that happens repeatedly, it's nice to dig in, find the cause and fix it. The nice part is that with VMs, you can create a copy of the problem environment and have the best of both worlds.
You're not being quite cynical enough. There's others out there with much more to gain by spreading stories about Android viruses, especially just before big product releases, as an example .. not that I'd point fingers.
I say "idiots" only because I use the term for any non-expert user. Basically, desktop users are not security experts. They're generally easy to trick into doing things they shouldn't, and they generally user, or can get administrative privileges as they admin their own boxes.
Most of these installations are not run by idiots ... you can't really say that about Windows desktops.
They are a corporation for profit, and hence inherently evil, like any machine that cares about nothing but profit would inherently be.
I'm not saying that they necessarily are, but it's possible they may be one of the few companies that realizes that long term profit can be made by providing good services to your users and not screwing them over in the short term. I don't think making money is inherently Evil, it's pretty much the same as you or me getting paid to do our job.
... you just gave me a great idea for a business. It's getting to the point where those services are *required* by journalists and others.
Every time one of these articles about the music industry comes up, I remind everybody that there are alternatives to giving the weasels money. There are some fantastic artists there, and they *want* you to listen to their music and share it with others.