I tried Roboform as well. And, of course, was annoyed to it as well.
Since then I've written my own program to store and encrypt my passwords. I can't be bothered to write it as a IE/Firefox/[broswer here] plugin, but it works perfectly fine for me. Also, since it's not just a browser plugin, I store my POP3 info, FTP info, etc. in it.
I buy programming books like candy. I've noticed that recently the quality of the printed texts are going way, way down. More errors in code, more misspellings, cheaper paper, etc.
Actual case of this: I bought WROX's Professional PHP Programming ages ago and was very satisfied in every way with it. Recently I purchased WROX's Professional PHP 5 and my satisfcation wasn't quite as high. The topics were great -- as I'd expect any book on the subject -- but the writing was lacking, I was able to pick out many errors in code, and there is a considerable difference in the quality of paper they've used in recent books.
I have no doubt that's exactly what it is... but even still... Why disregard all previous GUI common practices just because there's a new OS coming out? I'm all for experimentation and touch-ups, but a complete overhaul seems a bit steep, no? (I'm not arguing, just looking for a bit of discussion -- doing a bit of devil's advocate work maybe.)
...these averages will drop by at least 70% by the time I graduate and actually work in the field.
...or some technology will eliminate all jobs entirely. (Based on my karma, this option seems more likely -- in that case, I apologize to everyone else.)
being interrupted (with a window popping to the front and stealing focus from whatever you were in the process of doing) whenever you receive a message
I'm not sure what instant messenger you're using, but the one I use doesn't interrupt me.
Try the Tools > Preferences dialog.
IM has never been about having rapid conversations back and forth
Then maybe I'm missing the part where IM stands explicity for Instant Messenging, which, by definition, sounds exactly like "having rapid (or instant) conversations".
we really don't need another IM program. I'll consider trying it, but I think the general IM'ing population won't want to change.
I'll change in a second -- and tell all of my friends to change -- if, somehow, it just blows everything else out of the water. This, however, seems unlikely.
As per the other reply, it really is all about the particular distro.
As I mentioned in my original post, I use Fedora Core. I really haven't had ANY problem with this at all. Yes, I'm not an OS noob, but it didn't take me long, if any time at all, to get it the way I like it as a personal desktop environment. I'm confident that even my dad, who hasn't seen anything other than Windows, could install and set Fedora up the way he wants it.
I think this is the same for any other average user. And I don't think it's Linux's collective goal to make this perfectly available for every John "Where's the power button?" Doe computer user.
Is this just me? I really think he's missing what Linux is all about. It's not supposed to be the most user-friendly environment. There are people that WANT to have to "recompile the kernel if [they] want to so much as change your modem" because they're looking for that kind of option and flexibility.
I'm not even a hardcore Linux user (I've had Fedora Core for only a few months now) and even I can see this. Am I entirely wrong?
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> Personally, if they want to make money tracking me, they'll at least have to pay for the privilege.
Why should they have to pay for it? They're giving you free software to use. If you don't like it, use something else or program your own.
I tried Roboform as well. And, of course, was annoyed to it as well.
Since then I've written my own program to store and encrypt my passwords. I can't be bothered to write it as a IE/Firefox/[broswer here] plugin, but it works perfectly fine for me. Also, since it's not just a browser plugin, I store my POP3 info, FTP info, etc. in it.
I buy programming books like candy. I've noticed that recently the quality of the printed texts are going way, way down. More errors in code, more misspellings, cheaper paper, etc.
Actual case of this: I bought WROX's Professional PHP Programming ages ago and was very satisfied in every way with it. Recently I purchased WROX's Professional PHP 5 and my satisfcation wasn't quite as high. The topics were great -- as I'd expect any book on the subject -- but the writing was lacking, I was able to pick out many errors in code, and there is a considerable difference in the quality of paper they've used in recent books.
I have no doubt that's exactly what it is... but even still... Why disregard all previous GUI common practices just because there's a new OS coming out? I'm all for experimentation and touch-ups, but a complete overhaul seems a bit steep, no? (I'm not arguing, just looking for a bit of discussion -- doing a bit of devil's advocate work maybe.)
...but it looks as though they've thrown every bit of GUI common practice and standardization out of the window.
...these averages will drop by at least 70% by the time I graduate and actually work in the field.
...or some technology will eliminate all jobs entirely. (Based on my karma, this option seems more likely -- in that case, I apologize to everyone else.)
being interrupted (with a window popping to the front and stealing focus from whatever you were in the process of doing) whenever you receive a message
I'm not sure what instant messenger you're using, but the one I use doesn't interrupt me.
Try the Tools > Preferences dialog.
IM has never been about having rapid conversations back and forth
Then maybe I'm missing the part where IM stands explicity for Instant Messenging, which, by definition, sounds exactly like "having rapid (or instant) conversations".
Does anyone ever even use YIM?
I honestly don't think I've ever come across one person who used it.
That's only what /.'ers tell themselves to feel better...
The truth is: size is everything.
WROX's Professional PHP 5.
This book sounds a bit more technical, but I've always loved WROX's style of writing.
Do they really need $4 billion to create a new instant messaging application?
we really don't need another IM program. I'll consider trying it, but I think the general IM'ing population won't want to change.
I'll change in a second -- and tell all of my friends to change -- if, somehow, it just blows everything else out of the water. This, however, seems unlikely.
As per the other reply, it really is all about the particular distro.
As I mentioned in my original post, I use Fedora Core. I really haven't had ANY problem with this at all. Yes, I'm not an OS noob, but it didn't take me long, if any time at all, to get it the way I like it as a personal desktop environment. I'm confident that even my dad, who hasn't seen anything other than Windows, could install and set Fedora up the way he wants it.
I think this is the same for any other average user. And I don't think it's Linux's collective goal to make this perfectly available for every John "Where's the power button?" Doe computer user.
Is this just me? I really think he's missing what Linux is all about. It's not supposed to be the most user-friendly environment. There are people that WANT to have to "recompile the kernel if [they] want to so much as change your modem" because they're looking for that kind of option and flexibility.
I'm not even a hardcore Linux user (I've had Fedora Core for only a few months now) and even I can see this. Am I entirely wrong?
about:blank as my homepage to this.
How do they test their test?
Then as soon as we can get someone to define the solution...
When the problem is this big, there really isn't much else you can do but shrug your shoulders and let it become the standard.
I don't agree, but this is just a devil's advocate sort of thing I suppose.