Have you used MSN Plus! / MSN Live Plus!? I ask, because I'm curious why someone who's spent a number of years writing high quality software for a large community and releasing his work for free, with the 'option' (read: you do NOT have to agree to install it) of a sponser program (read: adware) deserves to be beaten with something heavy and blunt?
This whole article's a joke. People going completely overboard over a program that (in many cases) they clearly have not used. As has been said repeatedly, the adware is completely optional. I've checked my system before now with hijackthis pre and post MSN Plus installation. If you say no, then you don't get the sponser programs. Do I like adware? No. Do I like sponser programs? No. But if it's my choice to install or not, then all is fine.
It's not just a small passing mention in the installation, it's very clearly labelled - I forget wording, but it is highlighted.
Patchou has been writing MSN Plus in its various forms for years, and I've been using it for years. To see him so heavily criticized on here is saddening, because I very much appreciate the hours of work he must've put into Plus! down the years.
Giving him an MVP makes a great deal of sense, as there will be few people out there who understand the MSN protocol, and various client IM software written by Microsoft, better than him.
That's actually quite funny. I was one of the top students in my school for the first few years of high school. The amount of time I spent playing computer games then increased exponentially. My grades started to dip as I was rushing coursework due to not spending enough time on it. So... in a way... computer games make school more challenging for brighter students... kinda...
Tesco 'are' the British Walmart when it comes to size. I believe they just posted £1.1 billion profits for the quarter. However, they have a much better image with us British shoppers than Walmart seems to have over there in America.
As someone said earlier, the Tesco brand comes with a sense of trust, in that they manage to undercut most of their rivals, 'and' supply good quality goods. A lot of their focus is on good customer services, and (I can only speak as I find), I know my local Tesco is my first choice over any supermarket because when I take my disabled Mother shopping, they have excellant facilities, and their staff are very friendly, and willing to bend over backwards to help. It's a very simple business model that just 'works' - good staff, good customer services, low prices, good quality goods. The proof is the profits they're making, and the markets they're tackling.
They already have Tesco Broadband, Tesco VoIP, Tesco Mobile (cell phones), Tesco Loans, Credit Card, Extra (sells electronics, furniture, etc), and I'm sure many more... and they're doing an amazing trade.
I was starting to wonder... I'm a PC gamer, but I have had a vibrating controller before. I hated it with a passion. I really can't get my head around what it's good for.
I know this is off-topic, but you got my hopes up by mentioning suprnova, so I went and looked. The domain's currently for sale, accepting offers of at least $10,000. Whoa.
If a brain surgeon opens your cranium and takes a peek inside your brain, does he see ideas and intelligence? Just because he only sees a brain, can he determine the content? And if he cannot measure any content, does that mean you are mindless?
You are not mindless. Give us money. Mmmmm, brains.
Sorry, that was me that forgot I wasn't logged in earlier.
Regarding it taking time - why? At the most basic level, I'm talking about including a copy of Virtual PC with a single Win32 environment running on it. For it to be customized for the purpose I mention above, what exactly would take a long time to build, sandbox-wise?
I'm not really sure I get your analogy - I'm saying scrap all the current code that allows for all the old software to work from within the OS, and instead use a Virtual PC to provide it. How does simplfying the current model, and bolting-on a seperate piece of software to provide that functionality tie in with rockets and space elevators?
On my desk is the 3rd edition of "Classical Electrodynamics", by J. D. Jackson. This title has been the standard text for advanced classical electromagnetism for about 40 years. The 2nd edition came out in 1974, and the 3rd edition (the latest) in 1998.
That's fantastic. If you could just point me in the direction of a book on computing that has only had three editions published in 40 years, I'd be grateful.
Oddly, I can't find a 40 year old book on.Net Framework 2.0, neural networks, object orientated programming, principles of HCI... well, you get the idea. And I very much doubt the majority of my current computing textbooks will be of much use to me in 5 years, let alone 40.
Speaking as a gamer who generally avoids games consoles (Having only ever owned a PSOne, PSP and a Jaguar) and sticks to the PC - the Wii is the first console to ever really excite me. I've never owned a single Nintendo machine, but I would be more than willing to part cash to get my hands on this. While I appreciate I can only speak for myself, if Nintendo is winning over people who've never had an interest in them before... well, combined with the loyal fanbase they have, surely the future must be bright?
I certainly have no interest in the PS3, but I would be willing to give the Xbox 360 a shot.
It's still slow - but it actually runs now. Last time I tried it on my PDA Pro, it wouldn't run at all. Start up time's the killer, about a minute or even two. Once it's running, it's not "too bad".
But even slow tabs beats single-screen PIE.
I love my HTC Universal. I've got pretty big hands and fingers, but the built-in keyboard is just perfect for thumb-typing - I've typed an entire Word document up while on the train without any excessive aches and pains. 1 gig memory card for my music and Minimo, the ability to read ebooks from anywhere, wi-fi when I'm near a hot-spot, and unlimited 3G connection from T-Mobile (for about £8 a month) when I'm on the go. Seriously, the best hardware investment I've made.
Same here - trying to get Firefox added to the School of Computing and IT's images is like trying to get blood from a stone. I honestly don't know what their problem with it is. Luckily I'm actually working there at the moment, and have installed it on my work PC, but when I'm back to being a student next year, I see Portable Firefox in my future.
Right... and the Euro Championships in 2002 had Italy, England, Portugal, etc... and was won by Greece, a highly unfancied team.
The beauty of football is that any one team can beat any other team, on their day.
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Just two. San Andreas for a drive around to let off steam, and Caramgeddon 2 if it's been a bad day.
... and here we are, 2 years on, and it's still optional.
Have you used MSN Plus! / MSN Live Plus!? I ask, because I'm curious why someone who's spent a number of years writing high quality software for a large community and releasing his work for free, with the 'option' (read: you do NOT have to agree to install it) of a sponser program (read: adware) deserves to be beaten with something heavy and blunt?
This whole article's a joke. People going completely overboard over a program that (in many cases) they clearly have not used. As has been said repeatedly, the adware is completely optional. I've checked my system before now with hijackthis pre and post MSN Plus installation. If you say no, then you don't get the sponser programs. Do I like adware? No. Do I like sponser programs? No. But if it's my choice to install or not, then all is fine.
It's not just a small passing mention in the installation, it's very clearly labelled - I forget wording, but it is highlighted.
Patchou has been writing MSN Plus in its various forms for years, and I've been using it for years. To see him so heavily criticized on here is saddening, because I very much appreciate the hours of work he must've put into Plus! down the years.
Giving him an MVP makes a great deal of sense, as there will be few people out there who understand the MSN protocol, and various client IM software written by Microsoft, better than him.
That's actually quite funny. I was one of the top students in my school for the first few years of high school. The amount of time I spent playing computer games then increased exponentially. My grades started to dip as I was rushing coursework due to not spending enough time on it. So... in a way... computer games make school more challenging for brighter students... kinda...
Tesco 'are' the British Walmart when it comes to size. I believe they just posted £1.1 billion profits for the quarter. However, they have a much better image with us British shoppers than Walmart seems to have over there in America.
As someone said earlier, the Tesco brand comes with a sense of trust, in that they manage to undercut most of their rivals, 'and' supply good quality goods. A lot of their focus is on good customer services, and (I can only speak as I find), I know my local Tesco is my first choice over any supermarket because when I take my disabled Mother shopping, they have excellant facilities, and their staff are very friendly, and willing to bend over backwards to help. It's a very simple business model that just 'works' - good staff, good customer services, low prices, good quality goods. The proof is the profits they're making, and the markets they're tackling.
They already have Tesco Broadband, Tesco VoIP, Tesco Mobile (cell phones), Tesco Loans, Credit Card, Extra (sells electronics, furniture, etc), and I'm sure many more... and they're doing an amazing trade.
I was starting to wonder... I'm a PC gamer, but I have had a vibrating controller before. I hated it with a passion. I really can't get my head around what it's good for.
Next thing you know, the RIAA and MPAA will claim the IP address came to them via a visitation on a wall in Mexico.
I know this is off-topic, but you got my hopes up by mentioning suprnova, so I went and looked. The domain's currently for sale, accepting offers of at least $10,000. Whoa.
Zune envy?
"Hey baby, mine's a 30 gig whopper"
From the FAQ:
If a brain surgeon opens your cranium and takes a peek inside your brain, does he see ideas and intelligence? Just because he only sees a brain, can he determine the content? And if he cannot measure any content, does that mean you are mindless?
You are not mindless. Give us money. Mmmmm, brains.
Sorry, that was me that forgot I wasn't logged in earlier. Regarding it taking time - why? At the most basic level, I'm talking about including a copy of Virtual PC with a single Win32 environment running on it. For it to be customized for the purpose I mention above, what exactly would take a long time to build, sandbox-wise? I'm not really sure I get your analogy - I'm saying scrap all the current code that allows for all the old software to work from within the OS, and instead use a Virtual PC to provide it. How does simplfying the current model, and bolting-on a seperate piece of software to provide that functionality tie in with rockets and space elevators?
Thank God for lawyers. Without them, how would we ever decode legal issues that have been encoded by other lawyers. Wait a minute...
We need a +1 Kinky
Antartica is still DMCA-free... I think?
It tells me it'll take a long time to arrive, and likes to blow its own horn.
Oddly, I can't find a 40 year old book on
I believe it was established that the port next to the earphone socket was a functioning serial port - http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:98YmnohLNdEJ:ni l.rpc1.org/psp/files/PSP%2520Serial%2520Converter. pdf+psp+serial+port&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=2&clien t=firefox-a
(PSP/RS232 Serial Converter)
Speaking as a gamer who generally avoids games consoles (Having only ever owned a PSOne, PSP and a Jaguar) and sticks to the PC - the Wii is the first console to ever really excite me. I've never owned a single Nintendo machine, but I would be more than willing to part cash to get my hands on this. While I appreciate I can only speak for myself, if Nintendo is winning over people who've never had an interest in them before... well, combined with the loyal fanbase they have, surely the future must be bright? I certainly have no interest in the PS3, but I would be willing to give the Xbox 360 a shot.
It's still slow - but it actually runs now. Last time I tried it on my PDA Pro, it wouldn't run at all. Start up time's the killer, about a minute or even two. Once it's running, it's not "too bad". But even slow tabs beats single-screen PIE.
I love my HTC Universal. I've got pretty big hands and fingers, but the built-in keyboard is just perfect for thumb-typing - I've typed an entire Word document up while on the train without any excessive aches and pains. 1 gig memory card for my music and Minimo, the ability to read ebooks from anywhere, wi-fi when I'm near a hot-spot, and unlimited 3G connection from T-Mobile (for about £8 a month) when I'm on the go. Seriously, the best hardware investment I've made.
Same here - trying to get Firefox added to the School of Computing and IT's images is like trying to get blood from a stone. I honestly don't know what their problem with it is. Luckily I'm actually working there at the moment, and have installed it on my work PC, but when I'm back to being a student next year, I see Portable Firefox in my future.
At least now I have a valid reason for not finding the G Spot - it's too far away.
2004, my bad.
Right... and the Euro Championships in 2002 had Italy, England, Portugal, etc... and was won by Greece, a highly unfancied team. The beauty of football is that any one team can beat any other team, on their day.