6. Microsoft will stop selling and supporting XP at some point anyway. So it's not like Vista will be some doomed stop-gap measure until something significantly better comes along, like Windows ME was. Vista is here to stay for the next 5 or so years until another "service pack" along the same lines appears. Microsoft is already developing Vista's successor, codename Vienna. I read somewhere they plan to role it out in 2 years.
In my day, I had to turn the light on for 1 and turn it off for 0.
Problem is, the PHB saw me doing this and told me to leave the light on. I said this would be a bad idea as it would signal the lusers that the system was in production and that they could potentially stuff the system up, especially all the batch files running that where processing data relating to the "Earth" project. The PHB ignored me and created two new limited access user accounts (Hereby called Luser1 AKA Adam and Luser2 AKA Eve).
Anyhoo, to cut a long story short, Luser2 managed to get the root password (due to a worm that the PHB infected the server with), shared it with Luser1 and managed to give themselves greater access to the info on the server. The PHB found out about this and got pretty mad with them. He deleted their user accounts, kicked them off the server and installed a firewall so that they could never again access the almighty server.
So anyway, here I am, the 21C of the "Universe" server, still watching the spawn processes of those two lusers still multiplying and changing and dealing with new problems like cooling fans starting to die.
I don't think I'll ever get this server right again.
Actually, I can vouch for text based over web based designs, as I have similar problems at my company that BlakeyRat had seen
1. Horrible web based communications program (industry standard, not controlled by my company) which requires both Microsoft VM (Java) and Sun Java to run (don't ask how this is possible, I have no idea). When Sun sued Microsoft, I gleefully told the people running the site that they'll have to update the site to use Sun Java only.
Their response?
"You can still download Microsoft VM from our site".
We finally went live on a new website last week. I'm not bashing Java, the new site is more stable, but slower that the last one. On the flip side, I can initiate a ftp connection via dos to the remote site and transfer stuff a lot quicker than the website
2. Rather painful IE based GUI front end for our telnet based sales system (again, industry standard) that uses a ActiveX control to run. Loves to time out, has not worked properly since it was implemented in October of 2005. The new version gets rolled out next month with more of the text based users being forced onto GUI based.
Off topic, but you've just reminded me of a Billy Connolly sketch.
He said "Go on TV and tell the audience that God talks to you, they will send in money. Go to any loony bin and tell them God talks to you, they won't even let you home for your pajamas."
I once had a lady dragging her computer saying it didn't work (always a helpful problem description).
So I look at it, P2.6Ghz with a 80GB HDD and 512MB RAM. Turn it on. Half hour later, it gets to the desktop and no further. I mean this thing was that locked up it wouldn't open office or other programs. Couldn't open the XP diagnostic software or the Norton Antivirus (that was a clue), so I pulled the HDD out, and plugged it into my diagnostics box and gave it a full virus scan.
9,457 viruses, spyware and other associated malware later, I asked her what on earth she was doing with this computer. The eldest kid surfed "mature" websites, the youngest kids surfed for music. I told her the computer was too far gone, the only way to get it usable again was to reformat it and get a decent virus/firewall combo before it even touches the net. She retorted it came with a virus scanner/firewall. I checked. It only had the Norton Antivirus (not Internet Security) 90 day trial the computer shipped with almost 10 months earlier. Sigh.
Now for a quick story from the other end of the spectrum. A guy bought his laptop in to me saying it was running slow, and that he knew why. I asked him to show me. He starts it up (took about 10 minutes for a 2.4Ghz to get to a usable state, not just to the desktop), opens 'msconfig' and says "look, half these drivers aren't microsoft certified. That's why it's going slow.
I looked at him with my poker face, calmly pulled the laptop out of his hands, and looked at it myself. Turns out this fool only had 256MB of RAM in this laptop running XP, with 64MB shared for the video card. Not only that, he was running two virus scanners on startup to do a background HDD scan when the computer started. I eventually had to stick an extra 512MB of RAM in the machine in front of his eyes to prove it need more RAM and not Microsoft Certified Drivers.
I agree. The HP Update Software drove me up the wall when it flashed up for a second. Reason being, I'd be playing a video game and be in the middle of a cutscene or something when the damn HP update window would pop up. The computer would treat this the same as a mouse click and stop whatever was happening on screen.
Installing the base HP drivers rather than the full software package has sorted the problem out. I would recommend that instead.
I live in the merry old land of Australia. Once the free trade agreement gets going, does that mean our own PM (the mad gnome that he is) will be able to pull this sort of stunt?
If global warming kicks in, wouldn't a laboratory at either of the poles be useless? (I can image this would be the equivilant of having a fridge containing rotting food after three days without power x 10000).
If it's on the moon, doesn't that mean we have to have a nucleus of humans up there for extended periods of time? As a lot of you have said before, nobody can really predict doomsday scenarios. Something could happen tomorrow that could suddenly wipe out mankind. We'd have to have a sizable force of women on the moon to start rebuilding mankind immediatly, to hell with the scimitar-horned oryx! (Try saying the last sentance with a Zapf Brannigan style voice)
On the other hand, I think I saw a movie where neanderthal cave-men where able to train in military equipment and successfully fought against aliens (Damn mananimals), so maybe we should just bury NASA and let the cavemen fly to the moon when everything settles down a bit.
Me, I'd rather go for some huge underground vaults (ala Dr Strangelove or Fallout. Everything here on earth, easy access to everything. Problem is, I don't know how an asteriod would affect Earths magma. An earthquake barren zone could suddenly start rocking and rolling if the two poles shift.
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Lllllleeeeeetttttt'sss get ready to RUUUU-MMMMMBBBBBBBLLLLLLEEEEEE!!!!!
*DING-DING*
Hmm, I'd rather play Cluedo than deal with a Monopoly
"Steve Ballmer, with the chair, in the boardroom!"
Hello,
Does anyone know when to look for this meteor shower in Sydney, Australia?
No, but I read your post and instantly thought "What do we need with a proctologist"
Damn, I need some sleep.
Microsoft is already developing Vista's successor, codename Vienna. I read somewhere they plan to role it out in 2 years.
I mean, look at how much stuff the Russians offloaded to the Middle East after the USSR breakup!
I wonder how much a second hand satellite goes for on the black market?
In my day, I had to turn the light on for 1 and turn it off for 0.
Problem is, the PHB saw me doing this and told me to leave the light on. I said this would be a bad idea as it would signal the lusers that the system was in production and that they could potentially stuff the system up, especially all the batch files running that where processing data relating to the "Earth" project. The PHB ignored me and created two new limited access user accounts (Hereby called Luser1 AKA Adam and Luser2 AKA Eve).
Anyhoo, to cut a long story short, Luser2 managed to get the root password (due to a worm that the PHB infected the server with), shared it with Luser1 and managed to give themselves greater access to the info on the server. The PHB found out about this and got pretty mad with them. He deleted their user accounts, kicked them off the server and installed a firewall so that they could never again access the almighty server.
So anyway, here I am, the 21C of the "Universe" server, still watching the spawn processes of those two lusers still multiplying and changing and dealing with new problems like cooling fans starting to die.
I don't think I'll ever get this server right again.
"There's no place like hell!"
Democracy simply doesn't work
In other news, the following people are gay!
I had no idea that the MS licensing department was actually an orifice
Windows Licensing Orifice? Wonder what they print the licenses on?
Actually, I can vouch for text based over web based designs, as I have similar problems at my company that BlakeyRat had seen
1. Horrible web based communications program (industry standard, not controlled by my company) which requires both Microsoft VM (Java) and Sun Java to run (don't ask how this is possible, I have no idea). When Sun sued Microsoft, I gleefully told the people running the site that they'll have to update the site to use Sun Java only.
Their response?
"You can still download Microsoft VM from our site".
We finally went live on a new website last week. I'm not bashing Java, the new site is more stable, but slower that the last one. On the flip side, I can initiate a ftp connection via dos to the remote site and transfer stuff a lot quicker than the website
2. Rather painful IE based GUI front end for our telnet based sales system (again, industry standard) that uses a ActiveX control to run. Loves to time out, has not worked properly since it was implemented in October of 2005. The new version gets rolled out next month with more of the text based users being forced onto GUI based.
Off topic, but you've just reminded me of a Billy Connolly sketch.
He said "Go on TV and tell the audience that God talks to you, they will send in money. Go to any loony bin and tell them God talks to you, they won't even let you home for your pajamas."
I once had a lady dragging her computer saying it didn't work (always a helpful problem description).
So I look at it, P2.6Ghz with a 80GB HDD and 512MB RAM. Turn it on. Half hour later, it gets to the desktop and no further. I mean this thing was that locked up it wouldn't open office or other programs. Couldn't open the XP diagnostic software or the Norton Antivirus (that was a clue), so I pulled the HDD out, and plugged it into my diagnostics box and gave it a full virus scan.
9,457 viruses, spyware and other associated malware later, I asked her what on earth she was doing with this computer. The eldest kid surfed "mature" websites, the youngest kids surfed for music. I told her the computer was too far gone, the only way to get it usable again was to reformat it and get a decent virus/firewall combo before it even touches the net. She retorted it came with a virus scanner/firewall. I checked. It only had the Norton Antivirus (not Internet Security) 90 day trial the computer shipped with almost 10 months earlier. Sigh.
Now for a quick story from the other end of the spectrum. A guy bought his laptop in to me saying it was running slow, and that he knew why. I asked him to show me. He starts it up (took about 10 minutes for a 2.4Ghz to get to a usable state, not just to the desktop), opens 'msconfig' and says "look, half these drivers aren't microsoft certified. That's why it's going slow.
I looked at him with my poker face, calmly pulled the laptop out of his hands, and looked at it myself. Turns out this fool only had 256MB of RAM in this laptop running XP, with 64MB shared for the video card. Not only that, he was running two virus scanners on startup to do a background HDD scan when the computer started. I eventually had to stick an extra 512MB of RAM in the machine in front of his eyes to prove it need more RAM and not Microsoft Certified Drivers.
Isn't the actual quote from AoD is "It's a trick"?
Anyhoo, the "it's a trap" is more commonly known for Return of the Jedi
I don't use a razor
I just use a blowtorch!
Dang it, you are correct sir.
after the lead singer thought he was a fish and the drummer went of to live on an island with a rock as a friend.
Bingo
How's that for user-friendly!!!
Anyone care to take a guess at what movie that was from?
(I can't read the list as I am getting mySQL errors on the website, I don't know if this movie is on the list)
I agree. The HP Update Software drove me up the wall when it flashed up for a second. Reason being, I'd be playing a video game and be in the middle of a cutscene or something when the damn HP update window would pop up. The computer would treat this the same as a mouse click and stop whatever was happening on screen.
Installing the base HP drivers rather than the full software package has sorted the problem out. I would recommend that instead.
I live in the merry old land of Australia. Once the free trade agreement gets going, does that mean our own PM (the mad gnome that he is) will be able to pull this sort of stunt?
Or will the Prez get to phone tap the PM?
I mean, they're trying to stop damaging information from leaking into the wrong hands by phone tapping without asking for authority.
I heard this is all the rage in America at the moment!
May I offer my heartiest contrafibularities!
I am leaving now, but I shall return interfrastically.
(5 points to whoever places the origin of this bastardized quote)
Why don't we raise suicidal cows?
"Right, now that you've made your decision, I'll just pop off into the kitchen and shoot myself. Don't worry, I'll be very humane!"
If global warming kicks in, wouldn't a laboratory at either of the poles be useless? (I can image this would be the equivilant of having a fridge containing rotting food after three days without power x 10000).
If it's on the moon, doesn't that mean we have to have a nucleus of humans up there for extended periods of time? As a lot of you have said before, nobody can really predict doomsday scenarios. Something could happen tomorrow that could suddenly wipe out mankind. We'd have to have a sizable force of women on the moon to start rebuilding mankind immediatly, to hell with the scimitar-horned oryx! (Try saying the last sentance with a Zapf Brannigan style voice)
On the other hand, I think I saw a movie where neanderthal cave-men where able to train in military equipment and successfully fought against aliens (Damn mananimals), so maybe we should just bury NASA and let the cavemen fly to the moon when everything settles down a bit.
Me, I'd rather go for some huge underground vaults (ala Dr Strangelove or Fallout. Everything here on earth, easy access to everything. Problem is, I don't know how an asteriod would affect Earths magma. An earthquake barren zone could suddenly start rocking and rolling if the two poles shift.