Fisher-Price has figured out a smart way for busy parents to keep an eye on their energetic toddler. It's called a Smart Cycle -- a stationary cycle that uses TV plug-and-play technology. Soon we'll be having plug-n-play lamps - you plug it into the wall socket, and it works instantly! Now that's smart!
Perhaps because as the screen gets smaller (and the battery also gets smaller requiring an underpowered CPU), ordinary GUIs don't work? You'll either end up seeing tiny buttons or losing screen estate. And for 3-4" screens we have Windows Mobile and other operating systems that are optimized for low-power small-screen devices.
I live in Russia and I think this is the first time someone is actually prosecuted for pirating software. Usually the police simply raid CD duplicating factories and warehouses and confiscate CDs. The piracy here is so bad that I can buy a DVD with Vista and Office 2007 right here in my university (MEPhI). The irony is that Microsoft opened a research center in MEPhI and 1) every time Microsoft guys go to work they see pirated CDs but don't do anything 2) people here could get a legal copy of Vista for free through msdnaa but paying $3 for a non-genuine DVD with Windows AND Office is much easier So MS tries to show Russia that if you pirate software, you may end up in jail. Banks and big companies probably buy Dells and HPs (with Windows pre-installed) so they want smaller organizations and ordinary people to fear piracy.
I have a router, a switch and a WiFi access point in different parts of my house. Each uses its own power supply that makes a noise and produces heat. I think using a single power supply for all of them is more than enough, especially if the PSU is a bit more expensive (and a lot more efficient).
I first saw AJAX used in MSDN's table of contents some time in 2000-2002, and that's years before Gmail was annouced. I think that was actually the first time AJAX was actually used for a non-internal website.
Imagine how it runs on my Celeron M 410 1.4 Ghz with 512 megs of RAM! I migrated back to XP and I can actually use more than three programs without waiting hours after I move the mouse and something happens on the screen.
I agree. In fact if I ever buy a copy of Vista I'll use the genuine installation CD but with a pirated serial and crack (if necessary). I don't want to have trouble reactivating when I replace the motherboard or HDD.
About eight years ago I knew nothing about computing except how to install a new game. But I wanted to experiment, so I installed OS/2 (pirated), then Linux. Of course I borked my whole system several times but since there was nothing valuable it was a Good Thing because I learned a lot. Oh, and after a Windows-basher-zealot spends the whole weekend configuring Xorg he'll probably be a little less biased against Windows. This distro should focus not on the stereotypical granny or joe-sixpack users but rather on people who know nothing about computing but are willing to spend their time tinkering with Linux to learn more. Linux is great for learning how computers work and a lot of books are easier to understand than MSDN. I think the website should recommend a couple of good books that explain how Linux actually works. And set up good, friendly forums and a wiki.
There's a program named Junction Link Magic (http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm) that can create junctions (symlinks, only a bit more primitive). And it works in WinXP and 2000. And it's like 5 years old.
Another scary thing that I just realized is that phishers could use the same trick that I mentioned above. They could set up a similar sounding banking website except forming an HTTP connection rather than an HTTPS connection. The real problem is that most banks wouldn't ask you for ALL personal information that most phishers do, they prefer to copy it from some real document as well as see you in person. The phisher may get you CC number (if it's posted) or some other kind of information, but most banks don't show ALL info online. My bank only shows my name and a 30-digit account number that doesn't mean anything. No expiry date, no address and no CC number.
What if the relay routes SSL as well, with a certificate generated on the server? You'll get a warning that the cert isn't properly signed but most people don't understand these warnings and click OK anyway.
Or the bad guy could set a relay with the real internet and get all your passwords, that's why I use SSL in public APs. But even worse, he could emulate (and forward data to) popular sites like Gmail, Yahoo, Ebay and Paypal but without any SSL. Like, a site that looks and acts like Gmail and even has your messages but is in reality a non-encrypted site that acts as a proxy.
Don't forget the 500-gig harddrive that will need a 200-watt PSU at least. OTOH a server running from a 4-gig flash disk would be nice... Oh, and by the way the system would be REALLY great if it supported power-over-ethernet, being powered by the switch or router.
Once I forgot my paper notebook and had to use my laptop to take notes. I type much quicker than I write, and paper doesn't allow stuff to be inserted, corrected or copy-pasted. I made a lot more useful notes on my laptop than I would have on paper and I actually had more time to listen the lecture. Unfortunately a lot of exams here allow to use your own lectures, and so a printed lecture is not allowed.
RPGs as well as strategies need math; FPS on the other hand are tuned in response to beta testers because the only parameters are weapon damage and the number of enemies, everything else like maps and positions are mostly made by trial and error, at least the audio comments in Half-Life2 Ep1 say so.
I don't understand why a shark would surface if it was sick, that would just make it more vulnerable to unforeseen predators. Probably when it became sick it became even more stupid than it was before.
You won't be needing IE 4.0 or Office 97 or Photoshop 3 or CorelDraw 6 in 2016, you'll probably be using the fairly recent.NET (or Java) port. And abandonware as well as old games will probably run on Wine anyway. I'm seeing a lot of apps being ported to.NET, even including drivers and games. And scientific apps like Matlab, Maple were ported to Java recently.
The truth is they can't write an OS as secure and stable as Linux and still be backward compatible with Windows. I think that's why they're promoting the whole.NET thing..NET was designed to be architecture-independent, and yet it was created in the time when nearly every desktop and server was x86-compatible (with the possible exception of Itanium). But.NET, just like Java only needs the VM and not the whole OS. If every application is written in.NET (and I'm seeing more and more.NET apps), making a backwards-compatible OS is as easy as porting the framework.
Have any one of the Windows fanboys ever used another OS for more that the 5 minutes required to learn one's way around?
I've used Linux for over a year with no Windows on my PC. And I returned to using Windows because a) I got tired explaining that practically no Windows software works on my system, but I'll apt-get something that resembles the original application b) I got tired of problems with drivers and codecs because some idiot decided that proprietary things are evil c) Windows has Visual Studio 2005, which is probably the best IDE out there. Okay, Netbeans offers similar functionality (sometimes better, sometimes worse). And besides, I'm a software developer and I won't be allowed to write software that will run on 1% of all PCs and that 1% would probably complain that my software should be free. d) Macs are expensive, and I won't buy a new computer just because it has another OS. It's not 1980 anymore.
If OS X could be installed on nearly any machine, your point would be valid. But unfortunately it doesn't run on most hardware, and everything Apple is offering doesn't suit me. It either costs too much (my HP laptop cost less than the Mac Mini, and the Mini doesn't have a monitor, battery, keyboard etc.) or like the Macbook, entire classes are nonexistant - like the 15" laptop that's light enough to carry and yet big enough to be used as a desktop machine.
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Now that's smart!
Perhaps because as the screen gets smaller (and the battery also gets smaller requiring an underpowered CPU), ordinary GUIs don't work? You'll either end up seeing tiny buttons or losing screen estate. And for 3-4" screens we have Windows Mobile and other operating systems that are optimized for low-power small-screen devices.
If they only need email they wouldn't upgrade to Vista anyway since XP does the job nicely ;-)
Are you mad? Buying a new computer just because your iPod doesn't have Vista drivers? I'd rather sell my iPod and get a Nomad or Zune.
The WOW start now!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I live in Russia and I think this is the first time someone is actually prosecuted for pirating software. Usually the police simply raid CD duplicating factories and warehouses and confiscate CDs.
The piracy here is so bad that I can buy a DVD with Vista and Office 2007 right here in my university (MEPhI). The irony is that Microsoft opened a research center in MEPhI and
1) every time Microsoft guys go to work they see pirated CDs but don't do anything
2) people here could get a legal copy of Vista for free through msdnaa but paying $3 for a non-genuine DVD with Windows AND Office is much easier
So MS tries to show Russia that if you pirate software, you may end up in jail. Banks and big companies probably buy Dells and HPs (with Windows pre-installed) so they want smaller organizations and ordinary people to fear piracy.
I have a router, a switch and a WiFi access point in different parts of my house. Each uses its own power supply that makes a noise and produces heat. I think using a single power supply for all of them is more than enough, especially if the PSU is a bit more expensive (and a lot more efficient).
These things could sell pretty well on eBay - buy a $75 rootkit CD and sell it to Sony for $150!
I first saw AJAX used in MSDN's table of contents some time in 2000-2002, and that's years before Gmail was annouced. I think that was actually the first time AJAX was actually used for a non-internal website.
Imagine how it runs on my Celeron M 410 1.4 Ghz with 512 megs of RAM!
I migrated back to XP and I can actually use more than three programs without waiting hours after I move the mouse and something happens on the screen.
I agree.
In fact if I ever buy a copy of Vista I'll use the genuine installation CD but with a pirated serial and crack (if necessary). I don't want to have trouble reactivating when I replace the motherboard or HDD.
Mod parent up!
Most people complaining here about Vista's DRM don't have a clue what it actually means.
About eight years ago I knew nothing about computing except how to install a new game. But I wanted to experiment, so I installed OS/2 (pirated), then Linux. Of course I borked my whole system several times but since there was nothing valuable it was a Good Thing because I learned a lot. Oh, and after a Windows-basher-zealot spends the whole weekend configuring Xorg he'll probably be a little less biased against Windows.
This distro should focus not on the stereotypical granny or joe-sixpack users but rather on people who know nothing about computing but are willing to spend their time tinkering with Linux to learn more. Linux is great for learning how computers work and a lot of books are easier to understand than MSDN. I think the website should recommend a couple of good books that explain how Linux actually works. And set up good, friendly forums and a wiki.
There's a program named Junction Link Magic (http://www.rekenwonder.com/linkmagic.htm) that can create junctions (symlinks, only a bit more primitive). And it works in WinXP and 2000. And it's like 5 years old.
What if the relay routes SSL as well, with a certificate generated on the server? You'll get a warning that the cert isn't properly signed but most people don't understand these warnings and click OK anyway.
Or the bad guy could set a relay with the real internet and get all your passwords, that's why I use SSL in public APs. But even worse, he could emulate (and forward data to) popular sites like Gmail, Yahoo, Ebay and Paypal but without any SSL. Like, a site that looks and acts like Gmail and even has your messages but is in reality a non-encrypted site that acts as a proxy.
Don't forget the 500-gig harddrive that will need a 200-watt PSU at least. OTOH a server running from a 4-gig flash disk would be nice...
Oh, and by the way the system would be REALLY great if it supported power-over-ethernet, being powered by the switch or router.
Once I forgot my paper notebook and had to use my laptop to take notes. I type much quicker than I write, and paper doesn't allow stuff to be inserted, corrected or copy-pasted. I made a lot more useful notes on my laptop than I would have on paper and I actually had more time to listen the lecture. Unfortunately a lot of exams here allow to use your own lectures, and so a printed lecture is not allowed.
RPGs as well as strategies need math; FPS on the other hand are tuned in response to beta testers because the only parameters are weapon damage and the number of enemies, everything else like maps and positions are mostly made by trial and error, at least the audio comments in Half-Life2 Ep1 say so.
You won't be needing IE 4.0 or Office 97 or Photoshop 3 or CorelDraw 6 in 2016, you'll probably be using the fairly recent .NET (or Java) port. And abandonware as well as old games will probably run on Wine anyway. I'm seeing a lot of apps being ported to .NET, even including drivers and games. And scientific apps like Matlab, Maple were ported to Java recently.
a) I got tired explaining that practically no Windows software works on my system, but I'll apt-get something that resembles the original application
b) I got tired of problems with drivers and codecs because some idiot decided that proprietary things are evil
c) Windows has Visual Studio 2005, which is probably the best IDE out there. Okay, Netbeans offers similar functionality (sometimes better, sometimes worse). And besides, I'm a software developer and I won't be allowed to write software that will run on 1% of all PCs and that 1% would probably complain that my software should be free.
d) Macs are expensive, and I won't buy a new computer just because it has another OS. It's not 1980 anymore.
If OS X could be installed on nearly any machine, your point would be valid. But unfortunately it doesn't run on most hardware, and everything Apple is offering doesn't suit me. It either costs too much (my HP laptop cost less than the Mac Mini, and the Mini doesn't have a monitor, battery, keyboard etc.) or like the Macbook, entire classes are nonexistant - like the 15" laptop that's light enough to carry and yet big enough to be used as a desktop machine.