I'm one of those people who generally dislikes default themes in anything. I actually use my Windows with the taskbar on top, and that's not because I'm some crazy fanatic using Apple-ish theme for windows.
Now, I wonder if Vista will be as rigid with themes as Windows XP, and will it only accept "signed" themes from MS, and encourage you to buy the oh-so-useful Plus!. In XP, the theming engine was one of the Big Things that were supposed to make the system better, and more popular, but yet, in order to use just about any theme out there, you have to jump through hoops and "patch" a dll in order for windows to recognize unsigned themes. I understand the need to protect users from unsigned, potentially dangerous themes, but in XP, it feels more like some sort of a crazy DRM, than protection of the user.
Personally, I use BT, both for downloading stuff fully legally, and not. I'm not trying to say that every single tracker out there is bad and evil. What I was trying to say that with trackers used to share illegal copies of software/music/movies/whatever, there is always a lot of discussion on whether or not they are actually illegal.
I suppose I should've made it clear that I mean legality of individual trackers, not trackers in general.
The authorities will have to spend 10 days in a line, just to power the servers up.
Seriously, though... ED servers are like a looser version of BT trackers, tracking more files. And the legality of BT trackers is overall just "questionable."
What will be the impact of this on the performance of the triangle? I wouldn't want to see halves of ships dissapparing all of a sudden, because there isn't enough power...
It would be more interesting if it was WoW, or something similar. Instead of the sole purpose being socializing, you could actually get to bash some skulls in with an axe... virtually, and for real.
The scene IS in the code - that's what the whole controversy is about. All the mods do is unlock access to it.
On the other hand I tend to agree that this whole thing is getting out of hand. This kind of widespread public outrage, often in some way misguided, only benefits Rockstar. Get over it already
Well, it is a wiki, edited by its users. It's not an automated service that aggregates news from AP et al., but rather a user maintained, open-sourcey news site, where the users write and publish articles (even if they use other articles as sources).
I find it strange that iPod would manage to hold the 90% of the marketshare with its features alone, at this point. There's other DAPs out there, that offer similar or sometimes even better features, and yet, if you asked your average Joe what alternatives to iPod he knows, he'd look at you funny and say "iPod nano?"
IPod not only managed to deliver a better product, they also managed to popularize it... Before iPods became popular, no mp3 players were popular - no flash player reached the level of popularity of ipods. IPods became "hip" and "cool" and that's part of their success. And that's also why Creative doesn't like Apple.
There are many reasons for that. Some of them being that I have several email accounts, and an email client checks all my email faster than I'd check it manually. Another being the fact that my email client can regularly check my email without me paying any attention to it, and notify me if I have new messages (I know that there's gmail notifier, and stuff, but again, gmail is not all I use). Also, downloading messages via POP3 is a more viable option than using webmail on non-standard platforms, such as PDAs.
There are several more reasons, but my point is, I still see a lot of use for mail clients, and I don't see them going anytime soon.
Wait... there's a player that comes with that RealOne thing?
Seriously, though, I don't see nearly as much realplayer-exclusive content on the Web as I used to. Kinda shows you that nobody likes Real anymore, and rightfully so. They missed the point of what a media player should be by miles.
Actually, that isn't a 100% reliable solution if your system has access to more than one writeable partition. A better way would be to write all 0s to all drives.
Sounds like something that would have to keep a huge database of relations between songs. Also, it seems like something that would derandomize shuffle unless it was capable of generating entire playlists dynamically. While it seems like a fairly good idea, it could prove difficult to implement.
Then, also, I tend to skip songs for other reasons - for example, hearing the song too many times lately, and being bored of it.
An obvious solution is setting input to right-to-left, and then typing backwards!
Alternatively, you may just simply store all your passwords in a.txt file on your Windows desktop. Additional security can be provided by storing the file in Shared Documents instead, but just make sure your WiFi AP is unencrypted and broadcasting its SSID.
Sports games appeal to the masses of casual gamers, and therefore are a good choice if you wanna sell a console.
And if it's going to be an FPS for Xbox it better have "Halo" in the name - another thing casual gamers recognize. Seasoned multiplatform gamers aren't eaisly satisfied with FPSes on consoles.
I remember that Gamespot used to use an app from Kontiki for free downloads for non-subscribers. The app wasn't the most reliable and didn't always work right... they eventually ditched it.
I have both a PDA, an Axim X50, and a harddrive MP3 player, an iRiver H10 20GB (yes, there's other MP3 players besides iPod. I know. Gasps). I carry both devices with me most of the time, because they serve two different purposes. The iriver lets me listen to music, can be used with one hand, and has decent battery live. My PDA can be used to go online when I have access to a wifi network, and it can check email, check slashdot, browse other websites that are somewhat PDA-friendly, and even use stuff like skype or irc. I can also take notes on it, set up reminders for tasks in the todo list, etc.
I wouldn't consider current PDAs media devices. Sure, they're capable of video and audio playback, and with my 1GB storage card, I can store longer movies on them, but the battery life isn't that great, and PDAs aren't really good at running for prolonged periods of time. PDAs are cool and stuff (or maybe not, since most don't come with white headphones), but they're mostly not designed to be "uber multimedia devices" that can be used like harddrive MP3 player. It's like TV tuner cards for PCs - you can use them to watch TV, and some people actually do, but most people will stick with their dedicated TV watching device.
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I'm one of those people who generally dislikes default themes in anything. I actually use my Windows with the taskbar on top, and that's not because I'm some crazy fanatic using Apple-ish theme for windows.
Now, I wonder if Vista will be as rigid with themes as Windows XP, and will it only accept "signed" themes from MS, and encourage you to buy the oh-so-useful Plus!. In XP, the theming engine was one of the Big Things that were supposed to make the system better, and more popular, but yet, in order to use just about any theme out there, you have to jump through hoops and "patch" a dll in order for windows to recognize unsigned themes. I understand the need to protect users from unsigned, potentially dangerous themes, but in XP, it feels more like some sort of a crazy DRM, than protection of the user.
"Mr. President, I strongly suggest you don't reply to the Bigger P3N1S email. That's like negotiating with terrorists!"
Seriously, though, the Secret Service is not just a bodyguard agency...
Personally, I use BT, both for downloading stuff fully legally, and not. I'm not trying to say that every single tracker out there is bad and evil. What I was trying to say that with trackers used to share illegal copies of software/music/movies/whatever, there is always a lot of discussion on whether or not they are actually illegal.
I suppose I should've made it clear that I mean legality of individual trackers, not trackers in general.
The authorities will have to spend 10 days in a line, just to power the servers up.
Seriously, though... ED servers are like a looser version of BT trackers, tracking more files. And the legality of BT trackers is overall just "questionable."
What will be the impact of this on the performance of the triangle? I wouldn't want to see halves of ships dissapparing all of a sudden, because there isn't enough power...
It would be more interesting if it was WoW, or something similar. Instead of the sole purpose being socializing, you could actually get to bash some skulls in with an axe... virtually, and for real.
Yeah, but every PSP out there plays them... That's kinda universal.
I think iPad would be a good name... iPod, iPad... perfect. Maybe it would even confuse some people, and increase sales!
"Quit making decent games. You make us look bad."
The scene IS in the code - that's what the whole controversy is about. All the mods do is unlock access to it.
On the other hand I tend to agree that this whole thing is getting out of hand. This kind of widespread public outrage, often in some way misguided, only benefits Rockstar. Get over it already
Well, it is a wiki, edited by its users. It's not an automated service that aggregates news from AP et al., but rather a user maintained, open-sourcey news site, where the users write and publish articles (even if they use other articles as sources).
I find it strange that iPod would manage to hold the 90% of the marketshare with its features alone, at this point. There's other DAPs out there, that offer similar or sometimes even better features, and yet, if you asked your average Joe what alternatives to iPod he knows, he'd look at you funny and say "iPod nano?"
IPod not only managed to deliver a better product, they also managed to popularize it... Before iPods became popular, no mp3 players were popular - no flash player reached the level of popularity of ipods. IPods became "hip" and "cool" and that's part of their success. And that's also why Creative doesn't like Apple.
And ipod was totally the first HDD DAP ever
Though yes, the patent seems somewhat cheap.
Personally, I dislike webmail interfaces.
There are many reasons for that. Some of them being that I have several email accounts, and an email client checks all my email faster than I'd check it manually. Another being the fact that my email client can regularly check my email without me paying any attention to it, and notify me if I have new messages (I know that there's gmail notifier, and stuff, but again, gmail is not all I use). Also, downloading messages via POP3 is a more viable option than using webmail on non-standard platforms, such as PDAs.
There are several more reasons, but my point is, I still see a lot of use for mail clients, and I don't see them going anytime soon.
Wait... there's a player that comes with that RealOne thing?
Seriously, though, I don't see nearly as much realplayer-exclusive content on the Web as I used to. Kinda shows you that nobody likes Real anymore, and rightfully so. They missed the point of what a media player should be by miles.
Actually, that isn't a 100% reliable solution if your system has access to more than one writeable partition. A better way would be to write all 0s to all drives.
Sounds like something that would have to keep a huge database of relations between songs. Also, it seems like something that would derandomize shuffle unless it was capable of generating entire playlists dynamically. While it seems like a fairly good idea, it could prove difficult to implement.
Then, also, I tend to skip songs for other reasons - for example, hearing the song too many times lately, and being bored of it.
Somebody needs to go start killing people, and say that he was inspired by gruesome scenes in CSI. Right back at them.
An obvious solution is setting input to right-to-left, and then typing backwards!
.txt file on your Windows desktop. Additional security can be provided by storing the file in Shared Documents instead, but just make sure your WiFi AP is unencrypted and broadcasting its SSID.
Alternatively, you may just simply store all your passwords in a
...an RFID tag for my tinfoil hat?
Sports games appeal to the masses of casual gamers, and therefore are a good choice if you wanna sell a console.
And if it's going to be an FPS for Xbox it better have "Halo" in the name - another thing casual gamers recognize. Seasoned multiplatform gamers aren't eaisly satisfied with FPSes on consoles.
I remember that Gamespot used to use an app from Kontiki for free downloads for non-subscribers. The app wasn't the most reliable and didn't always work right... they eventually ditched it.
Maybe it'll actually work better now...
It's just one short level. And actually, it's more like a demo designed to show off the graphics with a HL2 map attached to it.
Hah! I think there might be a way to deal with Jack Thompson after all!
I wouldn't consider current PDAs media devices. Sure, they're capable of video and audio playback, and with my 1GB storage card, I can store longer movies on them, but the battery life isn't that great, and PDAs aren't really good at running for prolonged periods of time. PDAs are cool and stuff (or maybe not, since most don't come with white headphones), but they're mostly not designed to be "uber multimedia devices" that can be used like harddrive MP3 player. It's like TV tuner cards for PCs - you can use them to watch TV, and some people actually do, but most people will stick with their dedicated TV watching device.