The cost of the Ultimate, Enterprise, etc. disks and packaging is the same, but the prices are different. It's called market segmentation, and it's normal.
This makes sense for non-specialist products, but not for specialist products.
Let's assume we have a very complicated piece of software that is used by few people (e.G. CAD or something like that). In that case, Site licenses don't make much sense.
Of course, from a technical standpoint, site licenses are cool because you won't have troubles with anything - no license server, no activation, no hassle.
Businesses tend to purchase software they need, yes, but extending of software licenses is often overlooked.
e.g. they buy 5 licenses of your software. A year later, a team member is added to the team using said software. Now there are 6 users. Over time, many more people than the original number of licenses will use the software.
This doesn't happen in all Businesses, but the smaller the more often.
A good idea would be to add "soft activation". This means customer have to activate your software, and the number of currently active machines counted. Deactivating machines should be running a simple tool that removes the software and decrements the activation count on the server. Activation should never fail (even if the activation server is unreachable), but the customer should be reminded if he is running unlicensed software. This way, you can make sure that users don't mistakenly use to many licenses.
Criminal elements will of course find ways around this, so i wouldn't bother with making the activation process very secure - it's essentially just a license counter for your honest customers.
I've finished my first play through Bioshock this weekend, and i wouldn't classify it as a "horror" game - it's a solidly done shooter with several good RPG elements, but it doesn't come close to my System Shock experiences.
In System Shock, i started out as a hacker that could barely handle a pistol in it's hand. I was weak, ammo was low, scary sounds, scary environment, scary lightning, always low on resources, and then you just wasted a few bullets because you panicked and didn't aim. Very good. Even though after a few levels (i would say about after recreation), you'll also start to become a superhuman, with an assault rifle and plenty of ammo.
Bioshock is a lot more shooter than SS. And i never had the feeling of being weak. I played on medium, and i always had plenty of ammo, eve, health kits, etc. I didn't die once during the playthrough. I also started out as a superhuman, being able to fire flames and stuff from my hand - the splicers encountered early don't have the same capabilities, so i always better than anyone around me.
And Phantasmagoria... I got my hands on that game when i was around 12, 13. Very, very scary:)
There is a huge difference especially when text is involved. Try playing an Xbox 360 game on a standard 82cm TV, and then on a 104cm HDTV in 1080.
When we're talking about movies or tv series in 720p, the difference is not that big (but still noticable). HD is a move into the right direction, and 1080p capable LCD TVs aren't that expensive anymore. If you use them for gaming and TV, you will notice an improvement.
I prefer a 2500 CHF LCD TV with 1080p capability over a 2000 CHF LCD TV without it...
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If you are not gifted and don't believe you're gifted, then what possible relevance could your personal experience have to a discussion about gifted people getting the support they need? The story was about that - yes. That doesn't mean that all comments will exclusively discuss that topic. I mentioned points which i haven't seen before in the discussion (motivation to learn). I added these points because i thought they can apply for gifted people too (or do you believe that all gifted people like to learn just because they can?).
Maybe i should've added more disclaimers to my posting just to make myself perfectly clear for people like you.
but I'd say it says much more about your own workings than it does about my intent. As said, i'm a simple person:)
Have a nice day anyway.
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I don't wish to be insulting, but frankly you don't sound like anything special in the brains department. Correct. Never said or implied that, either. I'm a rather simple person - if that weren't the case, i would've studied instead of taking an apprenticeship, and i wouldn't be doing grunt level IT work either. There are numerous people that are more intelligent than me, better at what i'm doing right now, more social, etc. pp.
Frankly, your reply looks rather smug. I have no idea why though. So you like learning things that serve no direct purpose, and i don't. That doesn't make you better than me, as you seem to imply (there are numerous other factors that _could_ make you better than me).
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It isn't as easy as you're trying to put it.
My main problem in school was perspective: If i did nothing more than sitting in class, reading my books, listening to the teacher, i could get grades which were good, but not excellent. If i did more, i got better grades. But why should i spend time on getting better grades? Nobody will care what kind of grades i had in third class when i was looking for an apprenticeship six years later.
In my opinion, must of the stuff we had to learn in school seemed pretty pointless to me. We had to learn french, but no english. I already had a computer back then, and started to learn english, but i failed to see why i would need to speak french, and as such i didn't even do the bare minimum in that class.
At age 16, i started my four year apprenticeship (not in IT, but in general electric and telefone installations). This is where things got better. Suddenly everything had a purpose, you got money for your work, you got praised by both co-workers and customers when something went good. There were still two days of school during the apprenticeship, but these made much more sense now. I learned things which i know could actually use when doing my job - most of the teacher were industry professionals which did the teaching as a sidejob. As such, i learned more things in the 4 years apprenticeship then in the 9 years of school beforehand. During the entire apprenticeship, i had perspective and motivation. I wanted to get a good job afterwards, good references, and a good payday. This worked out in the end.
After my apprenticeship, i stayed at that company for a year, and then switched to IT. Now i work 5-7 days a week. Most of the work is still fun, but the perspective is lacking. Why do i work? I could life on wellfare, and things wouldn't change that much, except the "working" part. I've started doing some IT certifications, but they're rather easy and expensive - and i don't see much of a benefit in them.
I did my 7 MS exams for the MCSE in a very short timeframe, without attending classes, and without using braindumps. They're just asking stuff any halfway decent admin would know without having to think much.
1.) Happens. Since XP. It's called "Recovery Points". It works very well.
2.) You would probably do the same in an enterprise environment, even when running Linux. On a desktop, this is simply the more efficient way. The problems we have here are that Microsoft didn't force least privilege on users in the past. They're doing that now with Vista. That's good.
3.) Can do that since XP. It's called Windows PE (or BartPE if it's a small shop). Now, Windows PE 2.0 is available for everyone to use.
4.) Kinda agree. MSI isn't that bad, it's just that 99% of the msi packages out there are junk.
No idea about the US, but here in Switzerland even newly built parking garages have "Frauenparkplätze". (Women's Parking Spaces)
They're not usually not bigger than the other parking spaces though there often are "Familienparkplätze" which are actually a lot bigger.
Now, the thing about the Frauenparkplätze is that they're usually better lit, and near the entrance. I don't know, but i think that this is perverse. I'm lazy too, and i don't like dark parking garages either.
Don't get me wrong, but Carly Fiorina has nothing to do with the "Women in IT" topic. Being a CEO doesn't have anything to do with what your company actually does (if you're as large as HP).
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They could've set a group policy to adjust this setting automatically for any domain-joined machine.
Doesn't sound like you're doing that - you're sheltering them. The world is a dark and cruel place, trust should be earned very, very hard.
Children need to learn this from the get-go.
Yes, and?
The cost of the Ultimate, Enterprise, etc. disks and packaging is the same, but the prices are different. It's called market segmentation, and it's normal.
You obviously didn't read what i wrote - even with failed activation, the software will still work, just reminding the user that he is not licensed.
This makes sense for non-specialist products, but not for specialist products.
Let's assume we have a very complicated piece of software that is used by few people (e.G. CAD or something like that). In that case, Site licenses don't make much sense.
Of course, from a technical standpoint, site licenses are cool because you won't have troubles with anything - no license server, no activation, no hassle.
Yes, a downed machine will need to be decremented by support. I don't see this as a big problem, because reinstalling the application will work fine.
The loophole is not a problem - criminal elements WILL use your software REGARDLESS of any protection.
The license server thing is bad for Small Businesses (though an option for bigger companies).
I disagree, even though just on a tiny bit.
Businesses tend to purchase software they need, yes, but extending of software licenses is often overlooked.
e.g. they buy 5 licenses of your software. A year later, a team member is added to the team using said software. Now there are 6 users. Over time, many more people than the original number of licenses will use the software.
This doesn't happen in all Businesses, but the smaller the more often.
A good idea would be to add "soft activation". This means customer have to activate your software, and the number of currently active machines counted. Deactivating machines should be running a simple tool that removes the software and decrements the activation count on the server. Activation should never fail (even if the activation server is unreachable), but the customer should be reminded if he is running unlicensed software. This way, you can make sure that users don't mistakenly use to many licenses.
Criminal elements will of course find ways around this, so i wouldn't bother with making the activation process very secure - it's essentially just a license counter for your honest customers.
IPCP, which is used for PPP connections, which are (today) commonly used with xDSL lines, does not support sending NTP servers.
Agreed. Also, Enterprise Storage needs performance. Having 2TB of databases on 4 (or 8) arms is going to be slow as molasses.
You think it's wrong to support the current version of the most popular operating system first?
Give me one good reason why Vista *shouldnt* be their top priority.
I've finished my first play through Bioshock this weekend, and i wouldn't classify it as a "horror" game - it's a solidly done shooter with several good RPG elements, but it doesn't come close to my System Shock experiences.
:)
In System Shock, i started out as a hacker that could barely handle a pistol in it's hand. I was weak, ammo was low, scary sounds, scary environment, scary lightning, always low on resources, and then you just wasted a few bullets because you panicked and didn't aim. Very good. Even though after a few levels (i would say about after recreation), you'll also start to become a superhuman, with an assault rifle and plenty of ammo.
Bioshock is a lot more shooter than SS. And i never had the feeling of being weak. I played on medium, and i always had plenty of ammo, eve, health kits, etc. I didn't die once during the playthrough. I also started out as a superhuman, being able to fire flames and stuff from my hand - the splicers encountered early don't have the same capabilities, so i always better than anyone around me.
And Phantasmagoria... I got my hands on that game when i was around 12, 13. Very, very scary
Yeah, because corporate policies allow you to play MP3 files ;)
You might be interested in moving to Switzerland. We have More or less direct democracy.
In some regions you can even vote if you want to give some people a swiss passport or not.
I currently work in a small business, and our CEO just cut all hw maintenance contracts because we didn't have any major hw problems in the past.
I can already see were this will lead...
There is a huge difference especially when text is involved. Try playing an Xbox 360 game on a standard 82cm TV, and then on a 104cm HDTV in 1080.
When we're talking about movies or tv series in 720p, the difference is not that big (but still noticable). HD is a move into the right direction, and 1080p capable LCD TVs aren't that expensive anymore. If you use them for gaming and TV, you will notice an improvement.
I prefer a 2500 CHF LCD TV with 1080p capability over a 2000 CHF LCD TV without it...
People in Australia speak Japanese?
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Wow, you learn new things on Slashdot every day
Maybe i should've added more disclaimers to my posting just to make myself perfectly clear for people like you. but I'd say it says much more about your own workings than it does about my intent. As said, i'm a simple person
Have a nice day anyway.
Frankly, your reply looks rather smug. I have no idea why though. So you like learning things that serve no direct purpose, and i don't. That doesn't make you better than me, as you seem to imply (there are numerous other factors that _could_ make you better than me).
It isn't as easy as you're trying to put it.
My main problem in school was perspective: If i did nothing more than sitting in class, reading my books, listening to the teacher, i could get grades which were good, but not excellent. If i did more, i got better grades. But why should i spend time on getting better grades? Nobody will care what kind of grades i had in third class when i was looking for an apprenticeship six years later.
In my opinion, must of the stuff we had to learn in school seemed pretty pointless to me. We had to learn french, but no english. I already had a computer back then, and started to learn english, but i failed to see why i would need to speak french, and as such i didn't even do the bare minimum in that class.
At age 16, i started my four year apprenticeship (not in IT, but in general electric and telefone installations). This is where things got better. Suddenly everything had a purpose, you got money for your work, you got praised by both co-workers and customers when something went good. There were still two days of school during the apprenticeship, but these made much more sense now. I learned things which i know could actually use when doing my job - most of the teacher were industry professionals which did the teaching as a sidejob. As such, i learned more things in the 4 years apprenticeship then in the 9 years of school beforehand. During the entire apprenticeship, i had perspective and motivation. I wanted to get a good job afterwards, good references, and a good payday. This worked out in the end.
After my apprenticeship, i stayed at that company for a year, and then switched to IT. Now i work 5-7 days a week. Most of the work is still fun, but the perspective is lacking. Why do i work? I could life on wellfare, and things wouldn't change that much, except the "working" part. I've started doing some IT certifications, but they're rather easy and expensive - and i don't see much of a benefit in them.
IT certifications aren't worth much because of
a) braindumpers
b) the fucking easy tests
I did my 7 MS exams for the MCSE in a very short timeframe, without attending classes, and without using braindumps. They're just asking stuff any halfway decent admin would know without having to think much.
1.) Happens. Since XP. It's called "Recovery Points". It works very well.
2.) You would probably do the same in an enterprise environment, even when running Linux. On a desktop, this is simply the more efficient way. The problems we have here are that Microsoft didn't force least privilege on users in the past. They're doing that now with Vista. That's good.
3.) Can do that since XP. It's called Windows PE (or BartPE if it's a small shop). Now, Windows PE 2.0 is available for everyone to use.
4.) Kinda agree. MSI isn't that bad, it's just that 99% of the msi packages out there are junk.
Course not. But i read that more like a misunderstanding than genuine mysogyny.
No idea about the US, but here in Switzerland even newly built parking garages have "Frauenparkplätze". (Women's Parking Spaces)
They're not usually not bigger than the other parking spaces though there often are "Familienparkplätze" which are actually a lot bigger.
Now, the thing about the Frauenparkplätze is that they're usually better lit, and near the entrance. I don't know, but i think that this is perverse. I'm lazy too, and i don't like dark parking garages either.
Don't get me wrong, but Carly Fiorina has nothing to do with the "Women in IT" topic. Being a CEO doesn't have anything to do with what your company actually does (if you're as large as HP).
Spin up google images, turn off safe search, and use the term "ladyboy". Enjoy - or puke. Depends on your sexual preferences, really.