How many "legacy apps" (IE anything not written specifically for Vista) have you tried to use? The problem won't be with Vista itself, but how Vista reacts with older programs, programs you love, perhaps even programs you can't live without. I have Vista RC2 installed but I have not booted into it in a while for just that reason. It's also probably a big reason why Linux isn't catching on...
...stuff like Nullsoft's Disk Writer plugin for Winamp, through which I can dump streaming radio to disk (I think, I've never really tried it). Of course some radio stations discourage this by commenting over the end/beginning of songs or mixing songs into each other for a track transition, thus making ripping undesirable. But still... DRM is rather useless if I can send the output to disk instead of my speakers.
On the Mac, the issue is as simple as upgrading your memory to 3GB, and can be done by any user.
On the PC if you upgrade your memory to 3GB, it won't happen, because you still have a 2GB per-process memory limit. You can get 3GB per-process memory limits with the switch you described, regardless of how much physical memory you have (remember virtual memory).
The thing is, you can't really toggle this switch by accident. You have to specifically set it in your boot.ini file. The only thing I can think of in your favor is I have never heard your problem before, and everywhere I see the 3GB switch described it sounded like it could be useful for the right apps... with no mention of this possible bug.
To summarize: Not the same thing. In Mac you simply install more memory. In Windows you have to crack open a system file and add an obscure setting to the boot configuration.
The Bible merely states that the Earth will be destroyed by "fire". Now, we must realize that the Bible is not a science textbook. It is a religious book written thousand of years ago for a people who didn't know the periodic table, or that the earth revolved around the sun, etc. With all that in mind, we can see that this could fit any number of catastrophes, global warming being one of them. A volcanic disaster that covers the world in ash. A large meteor striking the earth and sending dust into the atmosphere. The sun expanding to eat us.
Of course, this is my personal interpretation. Take from it what you will.
You are making the troubling assumption that ONLY developers are going to need to upload files to their sites.
How else are authorized end users going to be able to upload files for your script to process? To risk overusing a cliche, this is Web 2.0 here! The majority of users don't care about what FTP is, nor do they want to learn something new just to post a file to a website!
An upload script is perfectly fine as well as the security behind it stops people from posting or touching files they shouldn't.
My computer came with XP and a preinstalled keyboard shortcut program. This program had the nasty side effect of crashing ANY fullscreen app that tried to launch, with the single exception of Jedi Outcast.
At the time, none of these other games I had were designed with XP in mind, so I immediately assumed that XP's compatibility was abysmal and I was NOT happy. Fortunately I was able to correct the REAL problem soon enough.
Oh I'm not a Christian and nor do I support religion in any form (am an agnost) -- I was just talking about the right-wing show hosts.
If you are right-wing Christian, doesn't that involve _following_ your religion? The one that supposedly had a man called Jesus who talked about doing good, being good to everyone etc?
That is the part that I do not understand.
In the church, we call those types of people who are confusing you "hypocrites".
For Windows users, the quick and dirty way to make use of these would be to add one to your C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. It's plain text so open it in Notepad or something. There's some documentation included in it. Changes take effect immediately once you save the file.
The outcome to your analogy isn't necessarily bad... think of the Puddle Jumper user interface from Stargate. I actually like the new Office interface... and I found it fun to learn. The only thing that annoys me is that some of the Office apps don't use the new interface yet!
Because all our favorite programs run on x86, and not on whatever other alternative we would choose otherwise. And then we make more programs for x86, ensuring we will continue to use it.
I should probably clarify that I can't be 100% sure DieHard was the problem, but I still think it's possible. Sadly I can't reproduce the error (not surprisingly, given DieHard's random nature). Although given the sheer volume of drivers and apps interacting on this comp, which still manages to stay stable normally, it's surprising DieHard didn't bring my whole house of cards down instantly.:)
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...unless they're carrying sponges!
Stores: Hey, will you guys buy back X number of unsold units?
Sony: Pfft! We're SONY. Our systems sell like hotcakes! You won't NEED to sell any back to us!
Stores: Oh ok.
How many "legacy apps" (IE anything not written specifically for Vista) have you tried to use? The problem won't be with Vista itself, but how Vista reacts with older programs, programs you love, perhaps even programs you can't live without. I have Vista RC2 installed but I have not booted into it in a while for just that reason. It's also probably a big reason why Linux isn't catching on...
The Office 2007 formats are designed to be easy to implement in other programs. I'll bet we'll see support soon in OOo.
I'm seeing more and more Spanish-translated stuff popping up in the US, and not just near the southern border either...
...stuff like Nullsoft's Disk Writer plugin for Winamp, through which I can dump streaming radio to disk (I think, I've never really tried it). Of course some radio stations discourage this by commenting over the end/beginning of songs or mixing songs into each other for a track transition, thus making ripping undesirable. But still... DRM is rather useless if I can send the output to disk instead of my speakers.
Anyone wanna post a sample "Hello World" program or something? I don't see any code samples printed on the site. I wanna see what this looks like!
Only if Microsoft should be entitled to the source code of every Windows application ever written.
On the Mac, the issue is as simple as upgrading your memory to 3GB, and can be done by any user.
On the PC if you upgrade your memory to 3GB, it won't happen, because you still have a 2GB per-process memory limit. You can get 3GB per-process memory limits with the switch you described, regardless of how much physical memory you have (remember virtual memory).
The thing is, you can't really toggle this switch by accident. You have to specifically set it in your boot.ini file. The only thing I can think of in your favor is I have never heard your problem before, and everywhere I see the 3GB switch described it sounded like it could be useful for the right apps... with no mention of this possible bug.
To summarize: Not the same thing. In Mac you simply install more memory. In Windows you have to crack open a system file and add an obscure setting to the boot configuration.
The Bible merely states that the Earth will be destroyed by "fire". Now, we must realize that the Bible is not a science textbook. It is a religious book written thousand of years ago for a people who didn't know the periodic table, or that the earth revolved around the sun, etc. With all that in mind, we can see that this could fit any number of catastrophes, global warming being one of them. A volcanic disaster that covers the world in ash. A large meteor striking the earth and sending dust into the atmosphere. The sun expanding to eat us.
Of course, this is my personal interpretation. Take from it what you will.
I want a refund.
You are making the troubling assumption that ONLY developers are going to need to upload files to their sites.
How else are authorized end users going to be able to upload files for your script to process? To risk overusing a cliche, this is Web 2.0 here! The majority of users don't care about what FTP is, nor do they want to learn something new just to post a file to a website!
An upload script is perfectly fine as well as the security behind it stops people from posting or touching files they shouldn't.
My computer came with XP and a preinstalled keyboard shortcut program. This program had the nasty side effect of crashing ANY fullscreen app that tried to launch, with the single exception of Jedi Outcast.
At the time, none of these other games I had were designed with XP in mind, so I immediately assumed that XP's compatibility was abysmal and I was NOT happy. Fortunately I was able to correct the REAL problem soon enough.
That's some good stuff. I agree with your assessment of the Wikipedia link. You should post the truth here.
We already have "GCash". It's called Google Checkout. Unsurprisingly, eBay will specifically not accept payment from them (and a few others).
Appeal to the younger generation with the hip, new, stylin' "iFone"!
If you are right-wing Christian, doesn't that involve _following_ your religion? The one that supposedly had a man called Jesus who talked about doing good, being good to everyone etc?
That is the part that I do not understand.
In the church, we call those types of people who are confusing you "hypocrites".
I thought of the PDF thing too when I read the article!
Yeah, that's decidedly the exception to this rule.
For Windows users, the quick and dirty way to make use of these would be to add one to your C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. It's plain text so open it in Notepad or something. There's some documentation included in it. Changes take effect immediately once you save the file.
http://www.opendns.com/
Silly politicians, thinking they can block by hostname and keep the server inaccessable...
Only effective way to do it is by IP, and then you have to be sure to watch for IP changes.
Most exploits tend to target desktop/laptop PCs, so the risk is much less for embedded systems (unless they run a desktop OS).
The outcome to your analogy isn't necessarily bad... think of the Puddle Jumper user interface from Stargate. I actually like the new Office interface... and I found it fun to learn. The only thing that annoys me is that some of the Office apps don't use the new interface yet!
Because all our favorite programs run on x86, and not on whatever other alternative we would choose otherwise. And then we make more programs for x86, ensuring we will continue to use it.
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I should probably clarify that I can't be 100% sure DieHard was the problem, but I still think it's possible. Sadly I can't reproduce the error (not surprisingly, given DieHard's random nature). Although given the sheer volume of drivers and apps interacting on this comp, which still manages to stay stable normally, it's surprising DieHard didn't bring my whole house of cards down instantly. :)