It doesn't seem like there's going to be many users with Palms or Pocket PCs that aren't smartphones, so if you're going to develop a mobile version it makes sense to make it a cell phone version (meaning no JavaScript and only basic HTML or WML) rather than a PDA version.
But unless your site has a reason to be frequently accessed by cell-phone users (such as that you might offer maps, phone numbers, etc) there doesn't seem to be much reason to develop a mobile version. I only use my cell phone web browser to get maps and info about what I'm doing. It's just too small for plain surfing. Users will probably be frustrated no matter what you do just because the screen is so small and most non-smartphones don't have a keyboard.
"Gmail is now a kind of hub for Google... GoogleTalk and a range of personalized services are all tied in together through Gmail registration."
Actually, it started with Gmail, but now Gmail registration is merely a part of Google Accounts, which is for Google Talk, Personal Homepage, Gmail, personalized search, preferences and more. Looks kind of like the Microsoft.NET Passport program...
Seems to me every day I see two or three articles about a company acquiring another company. I figure in about ten years, every company will be owned by someone else until it's just Microsoft and Google. Then they'll merge and create a one-world government, one-world religion and soon knock down the borders between nations.. by that time it will be too late.
Owners of small businesses.. do not sell out so easily! You only speed us toward a dark future..
I personally prefer FFDeploy (http://home.comcast.net/~ifrit/FFDeploy.html), even though it hasn't been updated in months, I believe it still works. It allows you to pick your own extensions and settings, and it's easy enough to burn them to a CD.
As long as you could turn it off... if it's anything like Windows firewall, I will certainly be turning it off. Microsoft themselves said that Windows firewall is mid-grade at best and they suggested a third-party one.
Why can't they just make one tool that protects against spyware, malware, viruses, etc. so the average home user doesn't have to concern themselves with it?
That's not to say force it with the OS, but make it one program instead of having two or three running at once (God knows antispyware is a resource hog on its own..)
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Good, I don't have to change my viewpoint at all.
It doesn't seem like there's going to be many users with Palms or Pocket PCs that aren't smartphones, so if you're going to develop a mobile version it makes sense to make it a cell phone version (meaning no JavaScript and only basic HTML or WML) rather than a PDA version. But unless your site has a reason to be frequently accessed by cell-phone users (such as that you might offer maps, phone numbers, etc) there doesn't seem to be much reason to develop a mobile version. I only use my cell phone web browser to get maps and info about what I'm doing. It's just too small for plain surfing. Users will probably be frustrated no matter what you do just because the screen is so small and most non-smartphones don't have a keyboard.
Obviously the start of something bigger. No doubt the work of Zak, the Flesh-eating Zombie Squid!
From TFA: Indeed, the electric fields above Emily were among the strongest ever measured by the aircraft's sensors over any storm.
I'm pretty sure these storms were different. Technology for measuring electric fields has been around for a while.
I wonder if this actually fixes the problem or protects against it like Windows OneCare does.
I wonder how easy it is to install other languages? It would be nice if it came with three or four languages and offered several others for download.
Why would someone use an MSN Messenger clone when you can get a multi-protocol messenger like Gaim or Miranda?
"Gmail is now a kind of hub for Google ... GoogleTalk and a range of personalized services are all tied in together through Gmail registration."
.NET Passport program...
Actually, it started with Gmail, but now Gmail registration is merely a part of Google Accounts, which is for Google Talk, Personal Homepage, Gmail, personalized search, preferences and more. Looks kind of like the Microsoft
Seems to me every day I see two or three articles about a company acquiring another company. I figure in about ten years, every company will be owned by someone else until it's just Microsoft and Google. Then they'll merge and create a one-world government, one-world religion and soon knock down the borders between nations.. by that time it will be too late. Owners of small businesses.. do not sell out so easily! You only speed us toward a dark future..
Seems to me most of the add-ons that haven't been updated are the ones that are no longer developed.
Plus it's easy to check now and then with the built-in "Compatability Update checker".
This must be what /. uses to get all their news from blogs!
I personally prefer FFDeploy (http://home.comcast.net/~ifrit/FFDeploy.html), even though it hasn't been updated in months, I believe it still works. It allows you to pick your own extensions and settings, and it's easy enough to burn them to a CD.
How much does it cost? Would anyone honestly pay an extra $1000 just to not have to turn a key?
As long as you could turn it off... if it's anything like Windows firewall, I will certainly be turning it off. Microsoft themselves said that Windows firewall is mid-grade at best and they suggested a third-party one.
Why can't they just make one tool that protects against spyware, malware, viruses, etc. so the average home user doesn't have to concern themselves with it? That's not to say force it with the OS, but make it one program instead of having two or three running at once (God knows antispyware is a resource hog on its own..)