One of the requirements of the software that ships with the OLPC is that it has to be 100% open source. As a result, they can't ship Flash. However, it's not that difficult to install Flash into Firefox yourself.
It also has twice of just about everything. 4x the storage, 2x the processor, and 2x RAM. Of course, the OLPC has some very innovative hardware (dual-mode display, stylus/finger touchpad, hardware designed for worst-case environments) and is much more power efficient. That said, I'm more than satisfied with my Eee, and it's perfect for what I bought it for (cheap ultraportable to use on my college campus, and avoiding potential trips to the chiropractor), and I'm using it right now.
SimCity is an educational game of sorts, and can be done in as little as 1101 KB (the size of SimCity on my m68k Palm-phone) Myst is a nice-looking clickfest that takes up an entire CD (and the XO only has 1 GB)
I don't see any major earth-shattering differences between VGA, DVI, component, or HDMI on our TV. The type of hookup doesn't magically change the quality of the picture.
Oh, and you won't be seeing any CableCARD devices that aren't a part of a full system until roughly the same time the Earth is roasted by the Sun. You'd be better off finding a good cable box that's easily controllable by Myth.
If you didn't know, foobar is usually recognized as a placeholder name/variable in many/most technical circles. PS: While I prefer Linux, I would hardly compare Windows to a Yugo (okay, maybe ME and Vista, but 2k/XP is at least a Ford Taurus)
One of the biggest problems we'll run into with this is aiming the beam between the sender/reciever. 1.5Mil Kilometers is already enough of a distance, but we also have to keep in mind the fact that both ends will likely be in constant motion.
Your post has so many contradictions it's not even funny. -The summary states that this will be a very Internet-heavy phone -You assume Google actually knows what they're doing with this phone. -Last post, anyone?
My guess is that the mail, calendar, RSS, GDocs (i would assume) will all by default stay in sync with your Google Account. I'd appreciate it if they were to make "hard" clients for all of those (calendar and Reader in paticular) for the desktop.
The way I see it is that we want knowledge (head wounds are lethal) to be free, but communication (Dick, want to go hunting this weekend?) to be private. I believe it's reasonable to be able to talk to people in private without having the {government|RIAA|MPAA|ATT} watching our every move.
The enigmail plugin for Thunderbird does a pretty good job of handling PGP'd mails semi-transparently (you have to put in your passphrase, naturally). It sets up really easily on Linux, not 100% sure about Windows though
If you've got a HDTV, the Helios H4000 http://helios-labs.com/us/products/H4000/h4000_tech_Specs.shtml is a pretty nice unit. It's got a solid upscaler (all the way to 1080p), plays DivX/XviD and MPEG4, is region free if you import movies, and has a "Smart Play" button that overrides UOP and lets you skip the warnings and etc. It's only real flaw is that the controls are on the top instead of the face, which means you have to use the remote if it's not on top of everything. It's $150, and worth it IMHO
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Miro's designed to be cross-platform, and MPC is Windows-only. Unless you want to port MPC to Linux and OSX, I'm pretty sure it'll stay VLC
One of the requirements of the software that ships with the OLPC is that it has to be 100% open source. As a result, they can't ship Flash. However, it's not that difficult to install Flash into Firefox yourself.
It also has twice of just about everything. 4x the storage, 2x the processor, and 2x RAM. Of course, the OLPC has some very innovative hardware (dual-mode display, stylus/finger touchpad, hardware designed for worst-case environments) and is much more power efficient. That said, I'm more than satisfied with my Eee, and it's perfect for what I bought it for (cheap ultraportable to use on my college campus, and avoiding potential trips to the chiropractor), and I'm using it right now.
SimCity is an educational game of sorts, and can be done in as little as 1101 KB (the size of SimCity on my m68k Palm-phone) Myst is a nice-looking clickfest that takes up an entire CD (and the XO only has 1 GB)
I don't see any major earth-shattering differences between VGA, DVI, component, or HDMI on our TV. The type of hookup doesn't magically change the quality of the picture.
Oh, and you won't be seeing any CableCARD devices that aren't a part of a full system until roughly the same time the Earth is roasted by the Sun. You'd be better off finding a good cable box that's easily controllable by Myth.
With the 1GB (IIRC) storage? I doubt it.
If you didn't know, foobar is usually recognized as a placeholder name/variable in many/most technical circles.
PS: While I prefer Linux, I would hardly compare Windows to a Yugo (okay, maybe ME and Vista, but 2k/XP is at least a Ford Taurus)
One of the biggest problems we'll run into with this is aiming the beam between the sender/reciever. 1.5Mil Kilometers is already enough of a distance, but we also have to keep in mind the fact that both ends will likely be in constant motion.
Ghost isin't automated, it can't restore single files, it's not exactly easy to use, etc.
Time Machine is for recovering old versions of files on a whim.
Ghost is for restoring an entire system to a certain state.
Your post has so many contradictions it's not even funny.
-The summary states that this will be a very Internet-heavy phone
-You assume Google actually knows what they're doing with this phone.
-Last post, anyone?
My guess is that the mail, calendar, RSS, GDocs (i would assume) will all by default stay in sync with your Google Account. I'd appreciate it if they were to make "hard" clients for all of those (calendar and Reader in paticular) for the desktop.
The way I see it is that we want knowledge (head wounds are lethal) to be free, but communication (Dick, want to go hunting this weekend?) to be private. I believe it's reasonable to be able to talk to people in private without having the {government|RIAA|MPAA|ATT} watching our every move.
Not to rain on the AC's parade, but does someone have a source for this?
It so happens that this package (http://www.gpg4win.org/) has an Outlook plugin for those so inclined.
AFAIK, Sun is working on deprecating JavaME, and since Java's OSS now, it opens up the possibility of Google porting Java to the platform.
The guy in the next room on the verge of dying from cancer doesn't mean the doctors should ignore your common cold.
The enigmail plugin for Thunderbird does a pretty good job of handling PGP'd mails semi-transparently (you have to put in your passphrase, naturally). It sets up really easily on Linux, not 100% sure about Windows though
You know, you could just buy OSX
You're looking for avant-window-navigator. Be warned that it won't work without Compiz running.
Somehow, I'm pretty sure the NSA uses more than just "vanilla" x86/AMD64.
And who buys up the startups to claim their ideas?
I don't think I need to answer that for you.
If you've got a HDTV, the Helios H4000 http://helios-labs.com/us/products/H4000/h4000_tech_Specs.shtml is a pretty nice unit. It's got a solid upscaler (all the way to 1080p), plays DivX/XviD and MPEG4, is region free if you import movies, and has a "Smart Play" button that overrides UOP and lets you skip the warnings and etc. It's only real flaw is that the controls are on the top instead of the face, which means you have to use the remote if it's not on top of everything. It's $150, and worth it IMHO
Going by Apple's website, it doesn't appear that Server supports Time Machine. It does, however, have Spotlight Server.
You assume my DVD player actually conforms to all the guidelines the MPAA assigned it.
By that logic, Emacs is finished since it has a social networking client* :)
*A gold star to the person that figures it out