If they use the same security prompts/process as Vista then Windows 7 will be another one to skip. I have found it inconsistent and incomplete.
* If your account is a local admin then should you be prompted to do some things? Probably, but not more than once. I swear there is a minimum of two prompts by default.
* Why does an admin need to choose "Run as admin" for some things?
* If the system is going to prompt me then make sure I will see it. Sometimes the security prompts pop-under. If I go off to another program while waiting for something to finish only to later find the unanswered prompt still waiting for my response.
* If a program requires admin access or "Run as admin" then clearly give the user direction to do so. Try pathping for instance and you get "0 No resources". Launch cmd "as admin" and it works fine.
The Vista security model is horrible IMHO. We are just getting started with Windows 2008 and it looks like it is going to be more of the same. If I am logged in as admin on a server I sure hope I don't get the same incomplete and inconsistent experience. If so, Windows 2008 will be the Server OS to skip from MS. (I'm sure some slashdotters will say they should all be skipped.:-) )
Thanks ..then the other question is do the new HD series boxes do everything the Series2 does? I know the Series3 at some point did not do HMO sharing, etc.
Look here for the official Tivo spec: Tivo model comparison page. There isn't even a mention of the Series3 model. Do they even make the Series3 anymore and where does it fit in the model lineup?
I believe that announcement said they would have something out by the end of 2009. DirecTV/Tivo DVR was a nice DVR but DTV had to get greedy and switch to an inferior tech.
And MS shouldn't be either. I can see them including a basic browser to get you going. Notepad and Wordpad are free but if you want something more then you get a real word processing program.
IMHO MS stays in the browser war because they are paranoid they will miss the next big thing. Ever since MS was late to get on the Internet bandwagon they have made sure they get involved with thing across the board just enough. Just enough to have something so they don't miss out on the next big thing.... whatever that might be.
1. Hype what you are working on like it is coming out any day now in hopes to avoid customers switching to a competitor. 2. Delay 3. Back to #1 until product is ready for testing 4. Release:-)
Chevy is doing the first two steps with the Volt because they can't compete with hybrids... or is it out now. Oh wait, gas prices are down now so people don't care about fuel efficiency right now.
I agree. Putting out fires is only part of the solution. If they only put out fires they will keep popping up and it won't matter. In fact it will look worse.
From another article on the subject "Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Neff said Davidson had become a "consultant" to the FBI investigating other spammers."
This guy may have been nutso or crossed the wrong folks in his line of work.
They just don't get it. The music industry needs to change the business model but they are too dumb to realize it. They clearly do not realize many of their customers (kids/teens/young adults) absolutely see nothing wrong with downloading music for free and sharing it with all of their friends. DRM doesn't work and never will.
Their new business model must give away the music. They can make money on merchandising and other business arrangements.
It would be great if the Firefox team could release updates on a schedule... I know, I know it is a crazy dream.
But think of it this way. Release the incremental updates (.x) every quarter or six months and release them on time. Release version updates every 12 -24 months, up the the FF team, but stick to the schedule. If the FF team could do that it would show constant improvement and drive MS nuts.
Isn't this how the Ubuntu team operates? I know it is an apples to oranges comparison but I think it could work. There is no way MS could keep up with a consistent release schedule.
What is the point of being sure that no one can intercept your communication all the way from your browser to the server if you don't know who you are talking to in the first place?
Mom always said "Don't talk to strangers" but maybe I like talking to strangers anyway.:-)
The point is because I don't want everyone to be able to see my conversations. Encryption and trust are two different issues. They may have a close relationship at times but they are not the same.
Leave it up to me what level of trust to use. If I am going to purchase something online and it will require me to transmit my credit card number then I will determine the level of trust. Keeping it simple, below is a list of options and most folks probably prefer the 3rd.
HTTP - I don't know who I am talking to and I don't care who can hear us.
HTTPS (self signed) - I don't know who I am talking to and I am reasonably sure no one can understand us.
HTTPS (3rd party CA) - Someone I trust vouches for who I am talking to and I am pretty darn sure no one can understand us.
However there are situations where the 2nd is just fine. Maybe I browse some questionable areas of Craig's list from time to time and don't want my mom to find out. I don't really care if the CL is really the CL I think it is. I just don't want mom seeing what is in the packets when she fires up Wireshark (moms do that you know).:-)
Except it isn't "free." Someone way outside your pay grade signed a contract and might have paid Microsoft
Agreed.
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Agreed. You must be new here.:-)
And a Linux-based cluster is even less. I don't see any motivation to maximize the educational institutions resources in your response. None!
Now more than ever, I'm concerned about the basic capabilities of American research institutions maximize their resources. Sigh...
I understand your point and frustrations but not ALL organizations currently have staff with the skills to take advantage of even cheaper(read linux) solutions. Until then, sometimes it pays to use a less expensive solution due to circumstances.
I'm no MS fanboy but I think someone should make a few points.
"I run several Windows Clusters" and I have a very hard time believing most of the claims of fact in this story.
I think you might be confusing Windows clustering with MS Compute Cluster (appears to be called HPC now). Windows clustering is used to provide fault tolerant applications where if one fails another node will fire up an instance to replace it. Compute Cluster is for spreading out computations across many active nodes. The HPC nodes do some calculations and return the results back. I guess like SETI.
Hmmm. And what installer was this? Is it available commercially? How much is the license for the version with this mythical four-hour installer?
I think the article said this was all done with HPC 2008 beta. You can find out pricing info here: http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/
"The performance of Windows HPC Server 2008 has yielded efficiencies that are among the highest we've seen for this class of machine," Pennington said.
What "class" would that be? I imagine it would explicitly exclude Free clusters.
PC class, not big iron or whatever you want to call those expensive IBM thingys.
One should question whether the efficacy of any institution/research project using their grant money wisely given the amount of money required to fulfill Microsoft's licensing requirements.
Furthermore, If research projects are actually considering wasting their grant dollars on Microsoft licenses, then the outlook for American R&D is grim.
In general I agree. However, I would be surprised if this cost them much at all besides time. They are probably a large enough customer that they get many MS products and services for free. In addition, the publicity for MS makes it worth it to MS to offer tons of incentives. I work at an EDU org and MS pricing is a lot less than retail... a lot less.
"Faux for lefties"? I may not speak on behalf of all left-handed people but I am pretty sure most of us take offense to your statement. You insensitive clod.
Based on the information coming out on this it doesn't look good. Did they research how much this would piss off the current customers? It is coming off like they don't care. Perhaps the profile feature is causing bigger problems behind the scenes. If it is the later then they should find better programmers to work around the problem(s).
He says it requires a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch and that he wants to sell it via iTunes. Do you think Apple will let folks sell things on iTunes with those kinds of system requirements?
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Some systems will slow down the CPU if it gets too hot. Check the fans and the temp in the CMOS if it can report it.
Why is the government trying to take away every incentive to act prudently and responsibly?
Because more people (aka voters) do not act prudent and responsible.
If they use the same security prompts/process as Vista then Windows 7 will be another one to skip. I have found it inconsistent and incomplete.
* If your account is a local admin then should you be prompted to do some things? Probably, but not more than once. I swear there is a minimum of two prompts by default.
* Why does an admin need to choose "Run as admin" for some things?
* If the system is going to prompt me then make sure I will see it. Sometimes the security prompts pop-under. If I go off to another program while waiting for something to finish only to later find the unanswered prompt still waiting for my response.
* If a program requires admin access or "Run as admin" then clearly give the user direction to do so. Try pathping for instance and you get "0 No resources". Launch cmd "as admin" and it works fine.
The Vista security model is horrible IMHO. We are just getting started with Windows 2008 and it looks like it is going to be more of the same. If I am logged in as admin on a server I sure hope I don't get the same incomplete and inconsistent experience. If so, Windows 2008 will be the Server OS to skip from MS. (I'm sure some slashdotters will say they should all be skipped. :-) )
Thanks . .then the other question is do the new HD series boxes do everything the Series2 does? I know the Series3 at some point did not do HMO sharing, etc.
Look here for the official Tivo spec: Tivo model comparison page. There isn't even a mention of the Series3 model. Do they even make the Series3 anymore and where does it fit in the model lineup?
I believe that announcement said they would have something out by the end of 2009. DirecTV/Tivo DVR was a nice DVR but DTV had to get greedy and switch to an inferior tech.
And MS shouldn't be either. I can see them including a basic browser to get you going. Notepad and Wordpad are free but if you want something more then you get a real word processing program.
IMHO MS stays in the browser war because they are paranoid they will miss the next big thing. Ever since MS was late to get on the Internet bandwagon they have made sure they get involved with thing across the board just enough. Just enough to have something so they don't miss out on the next big thing .... whatever that might be.
This is how MS marketing operates.
1. Hype what you are working on like it is coming out any day now in hopes to avoid customers switching to a competitor. :-)
2. Delay
3. Back to #1 until product is ready for testing
4. Release
Chevy is doing the first two steps with the Volt because they can't compete with hybrids ... or is it out now. Oh wait, gas prices are down now so people don't care about fuel efficiency right now.
Amen brotha! In the days of CRTs I started using black to avoid seeing the annoying edges around certain monitors.
Great PR job. I KNEW the Iraqi Minister of Information would land on his feet somewhere.
I agree. Putting out fires is only part of the solution. If they only put out fires they will keep popping up and it won't matter. In fact it will look worse.
From another article on the subject "Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Neff said Davidson had become a "consultant" to the FBI investigating other spammers."
This guy may have been nutso or crossed the wrong folks in his line of work.
"Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence."
Malice maybe, maybe not. We will probably never know for sure. In any case, both sides could have handled the incident better.
They just don't get it. The music industry needs to change the business model but they are too dumb to realize it. They clearly do not realize many of their customers (kids/teens/young adults) absolutely see nothing wrong with downloading music for free and sharing it with all of their friends. DRM doesn't work and never will.
Their new business model must give away the music. They can make money on merchandising and other business arrangements.
It would be great if the Firefox team could release updates on a schedule ... I know, I know it is a crazy dream.
But think of it this way. Release the incremental updates (.x) every quarter or six months and release them on time. Release version updates every 12 -24 months, up the the FF team, but stick to the schedule. If the FF team could do that it would show constant improvement and drive MS nuts.
Isn't this how the Ubuntu team operates? I know it is an apples to oranges comparison but I think it could work. There is no way MS could keep up with a consistent release schedule.
I agree and my original post is still relevant. What are the alternatives?
At a minimum, get the word out so everyone knows about it. Also, vote with your dollars by taking your business elsewhere.
What is the point of being sure that no one can intercept your communication all the way from your browser to the server if you don't know who you are talking to in the first place?
Mom always said "Don't talk to strangers" but maybe I like talking to strangers anyway. :-)
The point is because I don't want everyone to be able to see my conversations. Encryption and trust are two different issues. They may have a close relationship at times but they are not the same.
Leave it up to me what level of trust to use. If I am going to purchase something online and it will require me to transmit my credit card number then I will determine the level of trust. Keeping it simple, below is a list of options and most folks probably prefer the 3rd.
HTTP - I don't know who I am talking to and I don't care who can hear us.
HTTPS (self signed) - I don't know who I am talking to and I am reasonably sure no one can understand us.
HTTPS (3rd party CA) - Someone I trust vouches for who I am talking to and I am pretty darn sure no one can understand us.
However there are situations where the 2nd is just fine. Maybe I browse some questionable areas of Craig's list from time to time and don't want my mom to find out. I don't really care if the CL is really the CL I think it is. I just don't want mom seeing what is in the packets when she fires up Wireshark (moms do that you know). :-)
Except it isn't "free." Someone way outside your pay grade signed a contract and might have paid Microsoft
Agreed.
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Agreed. You must be new here. :-)
And a Linux-based cluster is even less. I don't see any motivation to maximize the educational institutions resources in your response. None!
Now more than ever, I'm concerned about the basic capabilities of American research institutions maximize their resources. Sigh...
I understand your point and frustrations but not ALL organizations currently have staff with the skills to take advantage of even cheaper(read linux) solutions. Until then, sometimes it pays to use a less expensive solution due to circumstances.
I'm no MS fanboy but I think someone should make a few points.
"I run several Windows Clusters"
and I have a very hard time believing most of the claims of fact in this story.
I think you might be confusing Windows clustering with MS Compute Cluster (appears to be called HPC now). Windows clustering is used to provide fault tolerant applications where if one fails another node will fire up an instance to replace it. Compute Cluster is for spreading out computations across many active nodes. The HPC nodes do some calculations and return the results back. I guess like SETI.
Hmmm. And what installer was this? Is it available commercially? How much is the license for the version with this mythical four-hour installer?
I think the article said this was all done with HPC 2008 beta. You can find out pricing info here: http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/
"The performance of Windows HPC Server 2008 has yielded efficiencies that are among the highest we've seen for this class of machine," Pennington said.
What "class" would that be? I imagine it would explicitly exclude Free clusters.
PC class, not big iron or whatever you want to call those expensive IBM thingys.
One should question whether the efficacy of any institution/research project using their grant money wisely given the amount of money required to fulfill Microsoft's licensing requirements.
Furthermore, If research projects are actually considering wasting their grant dollars on Microsoft licenses, then the outlook for American R&D is grim.
In general I agree. However, I would be surprised if this cost them much at all besides time. They are probably a large enough customer that they get many MS products and services for free. In addition, the publicity for MS makes it worth it to MS to offer tons of incentives. I work at an EDU org and MS pricing is a lot less than retail ... a lot less.
"Faux for lefties"? I may not speak on behalf of all left-handed people but I am pretty sure most of us take offense to your statement. You insensitive clod.
Based on the information coming out on this it doesn't look good. Did they research how much this would piss off the current customers? It is coming off like they don't care. Perhaps the profile feature is causing bigger problems behind the scenes. If it is the later then they should find better programmers to work around the problem(s).
Where can we go? To 49 other states for vacations and other carriers for service. :-)
fired? ... more like being let go after putting in your notice. :-)
He says it requires a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch and that he wants to sell it via iTunes. Do you think Apple will let folks sell things on iTunes with those kinds of system requirements?