They're in the same boat as RIM but they get a pass for some reason.
Oh no, Microsoft is in far better shape than RIM. One of the devices supports ActiveSync (like every other smartphone in the last 3-4 years) and one of them requires layers upon layers of provisioned services and dedicated servers.
BES stinks. BIS stinks. The whole Blackberry "dumbphone" concept stinks (the devices just don't work without RIM servers, billed to end users as an extra cost in your phone bill).
Blackberry's failure to adopt ActiveSync - which became nearly ubiquitous among smartphones several years ago - is a big part of their downfall.
Blackberry users have been paying more for less for far too long.
Holy crap I'm tired of seeing this crap on the front page. The Linux desktop isn't broken. I type this on my work machine (a Thinkpad), running the full KDE4 suite.
I'm currently connected to our webserver by SFTP, our Windows network share by SMB, a remote Windows server by RDP and our SQL Server using SQL Studio in a Win 7 VM running on VirtualBox, and our AS400 using Squirrel. This is all through VPN that I connect to using the same single widget I use to adjust Wifi & Ethernet settings.
I've not typed my root password in once all day, because KDE provides connectivity to all of these services through the very slickly integrated file explorer.
Linux desktop isn't broken and I'm sick of hearing from anyone who says otherwise.
Chances are they'll just release a Steam box with Intel hardware instaed.
I don't see that happening. Instead, I see Valve partnering with one of the "real" GPU companies (AMD or NVidia) and co-operating with them in the same manner. In NVidia's case, I see them signing enough NDAs to get access to the closed-source driver code.
Last time I checked, Microsoft didn't require me to obtain digital certificates for publishing code that runs in userland. If they did, there would be an outrage that nobody on Slashdot (save the shills) would tolerate.
PS3 or Wii? You're grasping at straws. Linux? You're smoking crack.
I consider myself lucky. I'm the only guy at work who gets to (or wants to) run Linux, everyone else gets a standardized Windows 7 deployment. I run that in my VM.
Wow! I can't believe Firewire was developed in the late 80's. That's much further ahead of USB than I remembered.
Anyways, Apple did share Firewire, also known as IEEE 1394, with the rest of the PC world. Sony championed it across most of their PC & Laptop lines, and I have it on a Dell laptop from 2003.
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Its also mildly amusing that Windows has always trumped Linux in battery life, despite not implementing this power saving feature.
Really? I'd like to see a citation on that.
When my T410s was brand new, battery life was exactly even between Win7 and OpenSUSE 11.x for web browsing and other non-intensive tasks.
We have natural gas generators for our data center. I thought that natural gas was the norm for these things?
They're in the same boat as RIM but they get a pass for some reason.
Oh no, Microsoft is in far better shape than RIM. One of the devices supports ActiveSync (like every other smartphone in the last 3-4 years) and one of them requires layers upon layers of provisioned services and dedicated servers.
BES stinks. BIS stinks. The whole Blackberry "dumbphone" concept stinks (the devices just don't work without RIM servers, billed to end users as an extra cost in your phone bill).
Blackberry's failure to adopt ActiveSync - which became nearly ubiquitous among smartphones several years ago - is a big part of their downfall.
Blackberry users have been paying more for less for far too long.
Holy crap I'm tired of seeing this crap on the front page. The Linux desktop isn't broken. I type this on my work machine (a Thinkpad), running the full KDE4 suite.
I'm currently connected to our webserver by SFTP, our Windows network share by SMB, a remote Windows server by RDP and our SQL Server using SQL Studio in a Win 7 VM running on VirtualBox, and our AS400 using Squirrel. This is all through VPN that I connect to using the same single widget I use to adjust Wifi & Ethernet settings.
I've not typed my root password in once all day, because KDE provides connectivity to all of these services through the very slickly integrated file explorer.
Linux desktop isn't broken and I'm sick of hearing from anyone who says otherwise.
OpenSUSE is my favorite distro by quite a bit. I look forward to using 12.2 the next time I install Linux.
I haven't had to use a root password to change WiFi networks in... ever?
The latest software updates on my 12.1 (finally) removed the need to provide root password for VPN access.
Chances are they'll just release a Steam box with Intel hardware instaed.
I don't see that happening. Instead, I see Valve partnering with one of the "real" GPU companies (AMD or NVidia) and co-operating with them in the same manner. In NVidia's case, I see them signing enough NDAs to get access to the closed-source driver code.
7 inch devices are about to become a market requiring innovation, not just low pricing.
I completely disagree with you on that. Low pricing is what sells low-end tablets, period. See: HP Touchpad.
People who demand "innovation" (an overused term) will pay extra for high end tablets.
Last time I checked, Microsoft didn't require me to obtain digital certificates for publishing code that runs in userland. If they did, there would be an outrage that nobody on Slashdot (save the shills) would tolerate.
PS3 or Wii? You're grasping at straws. Linux? You're smoking crack.
I've had fantastic success with power management on Thinkpads since about 2006. Anything else is a crapshoot.
I arrived at the conclusion many years ago that it's the hardware that makes all the difference.
I consider myself lucky. I'm the only guy at work who gets to (or wants to) run Linux, everyone else gets a standardized Windows 7 deployment. I run that in my VM.
At the mercy of Apple?
Yes, 3rd party developers are at the mercy of Apple and this is not some anti-Apple bullshit. See: Gatekeeper.
Only Mac Developer Program members are eligible to request Developer ID certificates and sign applications or installer packages using them.
Sounds like the DOM Inspector on IE8, completely useless for dynamic content. As an added bonus, I don't think I've ever used it without a crash.
Seems like it would be easy enough to work around with a second bot that checks to make sure spam is getting through.
For very limited definitions of "everything useful."
FWIW, SQL Server 2012 supports UTF-16 over UCS-2, so they are getting closer...
You're replacing the most expensive part in order to make the cheap part work; that's not a good solution to any problem.
How does that make any sense? I'm not replacing anything except an OS. I just buy my hardware right the first time.
It has a 1080P 15" display and I would have to squint to see if the display were smaller (or res higher).
1080P is pretty crappy in terms of vertical resolution. I wouldn't mind having an extra ~700 pixels of vertical space.
I don't think so, since this sounds like every linux installation I've ever done. Some main component never works OOB
You should try a Thinkpad.
A company I've never heard of to acquire something I've never heard of from a company going out of business. Nice.
Just because you've never heard of it, doesn't mean it's not important. Are you sure you're reading the right newsfeed?
Nothing useful to add here, except that Donkey Kong Country II was the best in the series.
By the time that GNOME 3 is mature and more stable, it will have a large userbase again.
Man, that's a terribly bad way to manage a large software project.
I, for one, wish my Linux desktop environment had less "throw it all out and start over" regressions
I'd like to see more carefully planned upgrades that have less breakage while still moving forward in smaller increments.
Wow! I can't believe Firewire was developed in the late 80's. That's much further ahead of USB than I remembered.
Anyways, Apple did share Firewire, also known as IEEE 1394, with the rest of the PC world. Sony championed it across most of their PC & Laptop lines, and I have it on a Dell laptop from 2003.
How hard is it to evaluate a string for potential danger?
If you are evaluating a string for danger, you're doing it wrong.
I'm starting to think that web developers should be licensed before they're allowed to generate a single statement of SQL.