From TFA: '"As soon as support ends for XP, we will look at moving to Linux [desktops]," Babhoota said'
Babhoota also says in the article that going from NT4 to XP was sensible because they waited long enough that prices dropped, and support increased. I don't see any difference in that case and the one I quoted above. Once XP support terminates, Vista's pricing will have decreased from initial launch, and it's support will obviously increase as well.
But hey, more migration to Linux makes me smile. 2006, the year of Linux on the desktop!!(??)
I paid 200 dollars for my nano. Maybe to you that isn't a lot of money, but to me it is. I wanted the nano because of its size, so I could stick it in my pocket and not think about it, just enjoy my music. Buying a case for it would not only make it bulkier, but take away from the beauty of its appearance. I now spend more time thinking about if my nano is getting scratched from the way that I am carrying it, rather than listening to and enjoyinh my music, like I should be.
And this is supposed to be so much better than taping? The time shifting abilities of PRV's are great when watching live shows, but really the only people for whom the PVR experience is "revolutionary" are folks too stupid to program their VCR's to begin with.
I can program a VCR with no problem whatsoever, yet I would choose TiVo over it any day. I don't need to worry about having a blank tape in, or being home at the right time to swap out the tape. Nor do I need to plan out all my recording sequences. I click a few buttons and don't think about it again. Then at a later time I come to my TiVo to find all my favorite programs, categorized and organized for me, waiting for me to just hit the play button.
Maybe you have the spare time to label all of your vhs tapes, and organize them by name, date recorded, if you've watched it already or not, etc., but I do not.
Aside from this, I paid $50 for my Tivo. If I were to count up how many programs I have saved on there right now, the cost of VHS tapes would easily exceed that cost.
Actually, if you are applying for a job at Sun in this case, you should add (under Honors/Awards) 3rd Grade - Beat Johnny on the playground in name calling contest.
Can it run Linux?
But on a serious note, my school (www.clemson.edu) has been working on this same project for a couple years now. I can't find any information on it at the moment, but all the commercials promoting the school have this project in it.
According to his results, re-saving a file takes the same amount of time as initially saving the file (whereas Word takes significantly less time). Seems like OOo might need to implement some sort of stepwise saving (save only what has changed).
Maybe they already do something like this, please excuse my ignorance. I'm new to the linux world.
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You really need to give Ubuntu a try. I have worked with all of the "newbie" distributions, and this one BY FAR is easier to work with than the others (Fedora, Mandrake, etc.). Also, if you decide to check it out, Ubuntu Guide will help get your feet wet. It will solve your #2 problem. As far as your #1 problem, you just need to spend more time in linux.
I notice a lot of negative comments on this, thus far.
I would like to say "Thanks" to Google, and all participating organizations. I just submitted my application to *hopefully* take part in this. I have always wanted to get into programming in the Open Source world, but never knew where to start. Having a "mentor" for the intimidated (like myself) is a great idea.
If you read further into the details, the compensation is not determined on _completion_ of the project, but if your mentoring organization thinks you have contributed enough work to merit the reward.
Seriously, it just comes down to who you trust more.... people with access to your work area (where password would be written), or potential hackers.
If you trust the people you work with (or your family members, for those at home) then what is the problem with writing down your pass?
I know my dad has every one of his passwords written on the monitor itself on his home pc.
All I'm trying to say is that a lot of schools have a lot more work to do, preparing students for real jobs, not just adding *nix classes to the curriculum.
While it is a nice notion, will it really be that beneficial? I am a few short months away from graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science, and I feel in no way prepared for the "real world" of computing.... which is why I'm going to give up my passion and get a real estate license.
A successful hack includes:
1. Successful web site defacement (subject to the limitations as indicated below)
followed by:
In order to qualify for winning prize, winner agrees to the following conditions:
1. Not to reveal any mention of hack success for 24 hours to anyone but the hackiis6.com email address listed above.
Would a defacement of the site not automatically reveal hack success?
In my opinion, nothing Microsoft can/will do is going to kill Google. Google has become a household name. Even my Grandmother, who has never used a computer in her life knows "Google." When the name of your company has reached the point where it is used as a verb in a sentence (i.e. "Just google it"), it is going to take something seriously wrong on Google's part for them to die, not something MS is going to counter them with.
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From TFA: '"As soon as support ends for XP, we will look at moving to Linux [desktops]," Babhoota said'
Babhoota also says in the article that going from NT4 to XP was sensible because they waited long enough that prices dropped, and support increased. I don't see any difference in that case and the one I quoted above. Once XP support terminates, Vista's pricing will have decreased from initial launch, and it's support will obviously increase as well.
But hey, more migration to Linux makes me smile. 2006, the year of Linux on the desktop!!(??)
$5 no, $40, like they are charging fo rthe "nano tubes" is just ridiculous
It won't affect the music itself, but it does affect my experience with the product. I paid Apple for the iPod, not for the music I put on it.
I paid 200 dollars for my nano. Maybe to you that isn't a lot of money, but to me it is. I wanted the nano because of its size, so I could stick it in my pocket and not think about it, just enjoy my music. Buying a case for it would not only make it bulkier, but take away from the beauty of its appearance. I now spend more time thinking about if my nano is getting scratched from the way that I am carrying it, rather than listening to and enjoyinh my music, like I should be.
And this is supposed to be so much better than taping? The time shifting abilities of PRV's are great when watching live shows, but really the only people for whom the PVR experience is "revolutionary" are folks too stupid to program their VCR's to begin with.
I can program a VCR with no problem whatsoever, yet I would choose TiVo over it any day. I don't need to worry about having a blank tape in, or being home at the right time to swap out the tape. Nor do I need to plan out all my recording sequences. I click a few buttons and don't think about it again. Then at a later time I come to my TiVo to find all my favorite programs, categorized and organized for me, waiting for me to just hit the play button.
Maybe you have the spare time to label all of your vhs tapes, and organize them by name, date recorded, if you've watched it already or not, etc., but I do not.
Aside from this, I paid $50 for my Tivo. If I were to count up how many programs I have saved on there right now, the cost of VHS tapes would easily exceed that cost.
Actually, if you are applying for a job at Sun in this case, you should add (under Honors/Awards) 3rd Grade - Beat Johnny on the playground in name calling contest.
Can it run Linux? But on a serious note, my school (www.clemson.edu) has been working on this same project for a couple years now. I can't find any information on it at the moment, but all the commercials promoting the school have this project in it.
Some of us would love to implement Google Maps on an intranet, without reliance on a "web address" for our key.
According to his results, re-saving a file takes the same amount of time as initially saving the file (whereas Word takes significantly less time). Seems like OOo might need to implement some sort of stepwise saving (save only what has changed). Maybe they already do something like this, please excuse my ignorance. I'm new to the linux world.
You really need to give Ubuntu a try. I have worked with all of the "newbie" distributions, and this one BY FAR is easier to work with than the others (Fedora, Mandrake, etc.). Also, if you decide to check it out, Ubuntu Guide will help get your feet wet. It will solve your #2 problem. As far as your #1 problem, you just need to spend more time in linux.
I notice a lot of negative comments on this, thus far. I would like to say "Thanks" to Google, and all participating organizations. I just submitted my application to *hopefully* take part in this. I have always wanted to get into programming in the Open Source world, but never knew where to start. Having a "mentor" for the intimidated (like myself) is a great idea.
If you read further into the details, the compensation is not determined on _completion_ of the project, but if your mentoring organization thinks you have contributed enough work to merit the reward.
Seriously, it just comes down to who you trust more.... people with access to your work area (where password would be written), or potential hackers. If you trust the people you work with (or your family members, for those at home) then what is the problem with writing down your pass? I know my dad has every one of his passwords written on the monitor itself on his home pc.
All I'm trying to say is that a lot of schools have a lot more work to do, preparing students for real jobs, not just adding *nix classes to the curriculum.
While it is a nice notion, will it really be that beneficial? I am a few short months away from graduating with a B.S. in Computer Science, and I feel in no way prepared for the "real world" of computing.... which is why I'm going to give up my passion and get a real estate license.
Dose ne1 hav a pr0g that can do dis 4 me? I g0t 2 much hw to lern it. k thx. OMG!!11one one !@1
In my opinion, nothing Microsoft can/will do is going to kill Google. Google has become a household name. Even my Grandmother, who has never used a computer in her life knows "Google." When the name of your company has reached the point where it is used as a verb in a sentence (i.e. "Just google it"), it is going to take something seriously wrong on Google's part for them to die, not something MS is going to counter them with.