Gangbanger Turned Catholic Trained in Rome Flying back to US
Is this guy any less likely to be a terrorist than the first one? Or are you generalizing the Muslim faith as a bunch of hate mongering terrorists. So much for tolerance.
Rockstar did not give out documentation on how to enable the mod, and included no mechanics to access it. A game should not be rated by third party patches and mods.
There are nude patches for the Sims, but you don't see little Suzie being carded for a new expansion every month, and you certainly don't see it getting slapped with a M or AO rating.
Perhaps some of you should actually read the Content Protection specification? Most of this is an effort to make the PC as safe as a CE (such as a digital cable or satellite receiver), to protect content-owners, and to reduce pirating of "premium content". It's not like every video will be using this protection.
From the spec: The term "premium content" is used in this paper to refer to valuable content that needs to be protected from stealing. Each content type has its own particular policy that defines what the user can and cannot do with it. The term "high-level premium content" is used to refer to the most valuable content types, such as High Definition (HD) DVD and Blu-Ray DVD.
This is a valuable step closer to getting downloadable content(movies, in this case) from companies like Netflix or Blockbuster, à la iTunes.
My toaster works just fine for me, and if I was the average user, I would probably avoid having to read the 200 page manual for the other toaster that hass less "bloat" and stick with what I have.
Knowing how to use a shell or edit a conf file is not "way more than you need".
However, going on lib hunting expeditions and stumbling through the multitude of distros, how to install them, and how to configure them, usually requires a little more knowledge than what is required to edit a conf file.
I mean granted I too agree that some programs need better interfaces. That doesn't mean I think perfection is a GUI interface... Things like a.nanorc file or something is easy to strap together and fun to tinker with in spare time...
I agree that GUI isn't necessarily the end-all solution for every situation, but the average desktop user is already familiar with it. Therefore, it is a nice place to start.
I don't look at the learning as a negative. It empowers the users to make better use and choices with computers. If they realized the bloat in Windows [and KDE for that matter] and realized that 64M of ram and icewm + firefox is all they need to read their daily websites... they'd look at their 1024M of ram + explorer + ie + bloat and shake their heads.
We live in an age of 512MB/1GB memory on the most basic dell/hp systems, memory use is of little concern. Compact/small footprint applications may appeal to experienced users, but the average user just doesn't care. In my experience, they want features, and usability, and for it all to just work.
If they took the time to learn how a computer works they could install Linux or BSD and free themselves of the monopoly to which they've fallen victim.
My main machine is Windows, by choice. I use it because it works well, and does what I need it to. I don't consider Microsoft the "evil monopoly that held me down and stole my wallet", I consider them a company who did it right (for my needs, anyway).
Learning information is never a punishment. It's freedom.
The average user wants to use a PC like I use a toaster. I input information (or bread), hit the button, and get my output (or toast). I don't need to know how the toaster circuits work, I just want my toast. (Bad analogy of course, but hopefully you'll understand.)
Microsoft isn't concerned about losing the desktop market because they have nobody to contend with, so of course they would focus their effort on the market with competition.
Statements that "Ma, Pa, and Aunt Bootsie are irrelevant", are the most irrelevant.
At our school we simply made shortcuts to the local drive and stored it on our shared drive. Easy way around Novell restrictions (at the time there was no disk-level access rights in Novell, IIRC they just simply removed the shortcuts and "My Computer").
Programs can already stack like that if I'm understanding you correctly...
Also, keep in mind that everything on the interface can be added/removed/changed using Avalon (AFAIK) Aero is just one example of an Avalon UI implementation. That, to me, is true innovation (to Microsoft at least).
Keep in mind, better doesn't have to be fundamentally different.
The purpose of Longhorn is NOT to look different.
1) When I open my "Computer Management" window on Longhorn, I want it to be similar to Windows XP (which was similar to windows 2000). I shouldn't need to read a book to relearn the UI on a new copy of Windows.
2) I'm really doubting that this cannot be changed at will.
3) The taskbar is just how I like it, the same as it's been for a decade. If you'd like something different, feel free to write one in xaml.
There is MUCH more to Longhorn than cosmetic changes, if anything they're the most minor new feature.
-a Displays all connections and listening ports. -b Displays the executable involved in creating each connection or listening port. In some cases well-known executables host multiple independent components, and in these cases the sequence of components involved in creating the connection or listening port is displayed. In this case the executable name is in [] at the bottom, on top is the component it called, and so forth until TCP/IP was reached. Note that this option can be time-consuming and will fail unless you have sufficient permissions. -e Displays Ethernet statistics. This may be combined with the -s option. -n Displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form. -o Displays the owning process ID associated with each connection. -p proto Shows connections for the protocol specified by proto; proto may be any of: TCP, UDP, TCPv6, or UDPv6. If used with the -s option to display per-protocol statistics, proto may be any of: IP, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, TCP, TCPv6, UDP, or UDPv6. -r Displays the routing table. -s Displays per-protocol statistics. By default, statistics are shown for IP, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, TCP, TCPv6, UDP, and UDPv6; the -p option may be used to specify a subset of the default. -v When used in conjunction with -b, will display sequence of components involved in creating the connection or listening port for all executables. interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between each display. Press CTRL+C to stop redisplaying statistics. If omitted, netstat will print the current configuration information once.
Unless they port to Linux it's nothing special to YOU. I don't see this happening because that's a lot of development time spent unnecessarily, when if the customer needs it bad enough, they'll use your platform.
InfoPath works independently from XForms, although the aim is similar, to convert user input to XML.
Companies that have deployed Office 2003+ would most likely use InfoPath.
Companies that haven't would most likely implement XForms.
The final chapter is a bit of a grab bag. Titled "Advanced Firefox," it covers such topics as Live Bookmarks and searching in pages. Each chapter has a well-researched and useful "Where to Learn More" section pointing to web sites with tools and information.
God knows that searching pages is an advanced topic. And if you can't catch onto the 1-click nature of live bookmarks, perhaps you should just keep using IE.
The power company in my city, Ameren, is testing BPL, and the results thus far seem promising. AFAIK, no restructuring had to be done to facilitate the use of BPL.
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Gangbanger
Turned Catholic
Trained in Rome
Flying back to US
Is this guy any less likely to be a terrorist than the first one? Or are you generalizing the Muslim faith as a bunch of hate mongering terrorists. So much for tolerance.
This isn't a war, horray for being a victim of media spin.
The GOP died decades ago, enjoy your neo-"conservative" agendas and lack of ability to handle finances.
Rockstar did not give out documentation on how to enable the mod, and included no mechanics to access it. A game should not be rated by third party patches and mods.
There are nude patches for the Sims, but you don't see little Suzie being carded for a new expansion every month, and you certainly don't see it getting slapped with a M or AO rating.
Because when unmanned missions fail, equipment dies; when manned missions fail, people die?
There are of course menus, but someone familiar with the interface simply remembers the keys. My point is that it's about 5 steps.
And the "number of applications, etc, etc", all of it can be installed within minutes after Windows is up and running.
Then again, most people here are certainly ones to argue logic.
Start computer. Put in Windows XP CD. Press a key. Press Enter, D, L, Enter, Enter. Done.
Perhaps some of you should actually read the Content Protection specification? Most of this is an effort to make the PC as safe as a CE (such as a digital cable or satellite receiver), to protect content-owners, and to reduce pirating of "premium content". It's not like every video will be using this protection.
From the spec:
The term "premium content" is used in this paper to refer to valuable content that needs to be protected from stealing. Each content type has its own particular policy that defines what the user can and cannot do with it. The term "high-level premium content" is used to refer to the most valuable content types, such as High Definition (HD) DVD and Blu-Ray DVD.
This is a valuable step closer to getting downloadable content(movies, in this case) from companies like Netflix or Blockbuster, à la iTunes.
My toaster works just fine for me, and if I was the average user, I would probably avoid having to read the 200 page manual for the other toaster that hass less "bloat" and stick with what I have.
Knowing how to use a shell or edit a conf file is not "way more than you need".
.nanorc file or something is easy to strap together and fun to tinker with in spare time...
However, going on lib hunting expeditions and stumbling through the multitude of distros, how to install them, and how to configure them, usually requires a little more knowledge than what is required to edit a conf file.
I mean granted I too agree that some programs need better interfaces. That doesn't mean I think perfection is a GUI interface... Things like a
I agree that GUI isn't necessarily the end-all solution for every situation, but the average desktop user is already familiar with it. Therefore, it is a nice place to start.
I don't look at the learning as a negative. It empowers the users to make better use and choices with computers. If they realized the bloat in Windows [and KDE for that matter] and realized that 64M of ram and icewm + firefox is all they need to read their daily websites... they'd look at their 1024M of ram + explorer + ie + bloat and shake their heads.
We live in an age of 512MB/1GB memory on the most basic dell/hp systems, memory use is of little concern. Compact/small footprint applications may appeal to experienced users, but the average user just doesn't care. In my experience, they want features, and usability, and for it all to just work.
If they took the time to learn how a computer works they could install Linux or BSD and free themselves of the monopoly to which they've fallen victim.
My main machine is Windows, by choice. I use it because it works well, and does what I need it to. I don't consider Microsoft the "evil monopoly that held me down and stole my wallet", I consider them a company who did it right (for my needs, anyway).
Learning information is never a punishment. It's freedom.
The average user wants to use a PC like I use a toaster. I input information (or bread), hit the button, and get my output (or toast). I don't need to know how the toaster circuits work, I just want my toast. (Bad analogy of course, but hopefully you'll understand.)
Exactly, I reboot about twice a month when updating Windows or adding/changing hardware.
Microsoft isn't concerned about losing the desktop market because they have nobody to contend with, so of course they would focus their effort on the market with competition. Statements that "Ma, Pa, and Aunt Bootsie are irrelevant", are the most irrelevant.
It's not a matter of "forcing users to learn about computers", it's a matter of "forcing users to learn way more than what they need."
At our school we simply made shortcuts to the local drive and stored it on our shared drive. Easy way around Novell restrictions (at the time there was no disk-level access rights in Novell, IIRC they just simply removed the shortcuts and "My Computer").
Programs can already stack like that if I'm understanding you correctly...
Also, keep in mind that everything on the interface can be added/removed/changed using Avalon (AFAIK) Aero is just one example of an Avalon UI implementation. That, to me, is true innovation (to Microsoft at least).
Keep in mind, better doesn't have to be fundamentally different.
I coulda swore I posted that as POT... my apologies.
The purpose of Longhorn is NOT to look different. 1) When I open my "Computer Management" window on Longhorn, I want it to be similar to Windows XP (which was similar to windows 2000). I shouldn't need to read a book to relearn the UI on a new copy of Windows. 2) I'm really doubting that this cannot be changed at will. 3) The taskbar is just how I like it, the same as it's been for a decade. If you'd like something different, feel free to write one in xaml. There is MUCH more to Longhorn than cosmetic changes, if anything they're the most minor new feature.
Haha, I didn't even think of that until you mentione d it...
C:\>netstat /?
Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network connections.
NETSTAT [-a] [-b] [-e] [-n] [-o] [-p proto] [-r] [-s] [-v] [interval]
-a Displays all connections and listening ports.
-b Displays the executable involved in creating each connection or
listening port. In some cases well-known executables host
multiple independent components, and in these cases the
sequence of components involved in creating the connection
or listening port is displayed. In this case the executable
name is in [] at the bottom, on top is the component it called,
and so forth until TCP/IP was reached. Note that this option
can be time-consuming and will fail unless you have sufficient
permissions.
-e Displays Ethernet statistics. This may be combined with the -s
option.
-n Displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form.
-o Displays the owning process ID associated with each connection.
-p proto Shows connections for the protocol specified by proto; proto
may be any of: TCP, UDP, TCPv6, or UDPv6. If used with the -s
option to display per-protocol statistics, proto may be any of:
IP, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, TCP, TCPv6, UDP, or UDPv6.
-r Displays the routing table.
-s Displays per-protocol statistics. By default, statistics are
shown for IP, IPv6, ICMP, ICMPv6, TCP, TCPv6, UDP, and UDPv6;
the -p option may be used to specify a subset of the default.
-v When used in conjunction with -b, will display sequence of
components involved in creating the connection or listening
port for all executables.
interval Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds
between each display. Press CTRL+C to stop redisplaying
statistics. If omitted, netstat will print the current
configuration information once.
Both -v and -b are on the list for Windows XP SP2
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Unless they port to Linux it's nothing special to YOU. I don't see this happening because that's a lot of development time spent unnecessarily, when if the customer needs it bad enough, they'll use your platform.
InfoPath works independently from XForms, although the aim is similar, to convert user input to XML. Companies that have deployed Office 2003+ would most likely use InfoPath. Companies that haven't would most likely implement XForms.
The quickest route to divorce is a bad sex life. The quickest route to divorce is money-related issues.
The final chapter is a bit of a grab bag. Titled "Advanced Firefox," it covers such topics as Live Bookmarks and searching in pages. Each chapter has a well-researched and useful "Where to Learn More" section pointing to web sites with tools and information.
God knows that searching pages is an advanced topic. And if you can't catch onto the 1-click nature of live bookmarks, perhaps you should just keep using IE.
The power company in my city, Ameren, is testing BPL, and the results thus far seem promising. AFAIK, no restructuring had to be done to facilitate the use of BPL.