Yes, but they'll be spiffy, brand-new 2003 virii with built-in XML, a handy task interface showing how many emails are being sent out, file corruptions and deletions sorted by file type, etc. It's a bold step forward...
That's one point on which you actually have to give Bill Gates credit - his charitable foundation focuses on much more important things (clean water, medicine, etc.) for the Third World than internet access and free computers.
The massive installed base on Windows will keep Microsoft fat and happy for quite a while. A decision to migrate away from Windows isn't just based on the technical merits vis-a-vis Linux or OS X - it's often simply based on the fact that 90%+ of the rest of the user base is on Windows.
And I wouldn't necessarily call Microsoft big and unflexible. They are at least trying to drive growth in new areas, from Tablet PC's to the Media PC to their enterprise initiatives like CRM and Data Center management. To their credit, they are taking the (ill-gotten) gains from their OS monopoly and are using that to fund R&D to take on new challenges.
When you're in a facility that has controlled physical access (as I am), a wireless network represents a huge gap in that level of security. Software & data-level security are separate issues, which need to be tackled whether you're wireless or not.
In the fight against spam, do the commercially available products & services provide real value, or do you find that freely available solutions do as good (or almost as good) a job? As a followup, it would be interesting to hear about a particular product or technique that worked well for your situation, and one that flopped.
Security seems to be taking a back seat yet again to feature development. For wireless to really explode in the business arena, however, security needs to be built-in from the start. I know at my workplace we have a genuine need to upgrade a wireless network, but we're waiting for better security which is supposed to be available this summer before moving forward.
when you can actually do this via voice-recognition, rather than composing text by hand. Ah, the day when you can simply flip open your phone, and start off with, "Captain's Log, stardate..."
The record label provides the marketing push that a band needs to get heard over the airwaves. It takes a major organization to coordinate a campaign across the various markets, and of course there are a zillion bands that all want a piece of the action...
we didn't need any fancy computer to whip up characters. Just 3d6, a pencil and paper. Most of the iterations since have just been sales-driven product releases.
Why not? If, as a result of my recommendation, somebody orders from them, why shouldn't I get a dime? You ever wonder why they say, "the best kind of advertising is word of mouth?" Because it's free! Well, it doesn't have to be...
The vulnerabilities came to light during a court case involving 'phantom' ATM transactions that users deny making but that banks still charge to customers accounts because they claim their systems are secure.
Does anybody smell a class-action for ATM users who have filed these complaints? It would probably work similarly to the CD price-fixing settlement that was in the news lately, since it would be hard to identify the specific members of the class.
I started playing regularly at age 20, and it's been one of the best decisions I ever made. Not only is there the physical and mental challenge, but has a beer EVER tasted better than in a locker room after a hard-fought win???
And the white collar fraudsters should be hit harder? I think I'd rather see that myself. Send Skilling, Lay, and their ilk up the river for an age and a day.
Timeline's point (which will surely be argued in court) is that Microsoft isn't qualified to make that promise in the first place, so the users can't get off the hook by saying "but Microsoft said...".
Probably the best part of that strategy for Timeline is that they can go after the various users, rather than try to gouge money out of Microsoft itself. Microsoft could easily tie the case up in court for a decade or more, and make it apparent to Timeline that they'll never be able to make it worth the effort.
If you READ THE ARTICLE, it notes that Timeline's position is that Microsoft is not a law firm, thus customers who relied on Microsoft's assertion that everything was OK failed to cover their own butts properly, and are potentially open to treble damages in court.
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Yes, but they'll be spiffy, brand-new 2003 virii with built-in XML, a handy task interface showing how many emails are being sent out, file corruptions and deletions sorted by file type, etc. It's a bold step forward...
... to nominate this guy for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Not just that, but they go from "have created" to "proof of concept" in the blink of an eye. Blech...
That's one point on which you actually have to give Bill Gates credit - his charitable foundation focuses on much more important things (clean water, medicine, etc.) for the Third World than internet access and free computers.
And I wouldn't necessarily call Microsoft big and unflexible. They are at least trying to drive growth in new areas, from Tablet PC's to the Media PC to their enterprise initiatives like CRM and Data Center management. To their credit, they are taking the (ill-gotten) gains from their OS monopoly and are using that to fund R&D to take on new challenges.
When you're in a facility that has controlled physical access (as I am), a wireless network represents a huge gap in that level of security. Software & data-level security are separate issues, which need to be tackled whether you're wireless or not.
In the fight against spam, do the commercially available products & services provide real value, or do you find that freely available solutions do as good (or almost as good) a job? As a followup, it would be interesting to hear about a particular product or technique that worked well for your situation, and one that flopped.
Security seems to be taking a back seat yet again to feature development. For wireless to really explode in the business arena, however, security needs to be built-in from the start. I know at my workplace we have a genuine need to upgrade a wireless network, but we're waiting for better security which is supposed to be available this summer before moving forward.
when you can actually do this via voice-recognition, rather than composing text by hand. Ah, the day when you can simply flip open your phone, and start off with, "Captain's Log, stardate..."
The record label provides the marketing push that a band needs to get heard over the airwaves. It takes a major organization to coordinate a campaign across the various markets, and of course there are a zillion bands that all want a piece of the action...
The /. effect seems to have knocked the servers down to 2600-like performance...
we didn't need any fancy computer to whip up characters. Just 3d6, a pencil and paper. Most of the iterations since have just been sales-driven product releases.
1) Charging for content that contains corporate IP, and
2) A company finding another way to try and squeeze a few dollars of revenue during tough times.
Hopefully it'll have custom jumbo-size seats to accomodate today's wider, fatter traveller!
I dream of a day when nerds are judged not by the contents of their bookshelf, but the contents of their karma...
Stupid git...
Why not? If, as a result of my recommendation, somebody orders from them, why shouldn't I get a dime? You ever wonder why they say, "the best kind of advertising is word of mouth?" Because it's free! Well, it doesn't have to be...
As opposed to what other kind of condom?
Does anybody smell a class-action for ATM users who have filed these complaints? It would probably work similarly to the CD price-fixing settlement that was in the news lately, since it would be hard to identify the specific members of the class.
Take the time to read. It's well worth the effort.
Plus, there's always the greatest sports movie ever!
And the white collar fraudsters should be hit harder? I think I'd rather see that myself. Send Skilling, Lay, and their ilk up the river for an age and a day.
And not even an interesting synopsis. "Amateur author rehashes Azimov." Wow...
Probably the best part of that strategy for Timeline is that they can go after the various users, rather than try to gouge money out of Microsoft itself. Microsoft could easily tie the case up in court for a decade or more, and make it apparent to Timeline that they'll never be able to make it worth the effort.
Cha-ching!