Did we really need a study on this? Who knew, they could've just submitted an ask slashdot article and bought themselves a nice new computer with the money from the grant they assumably received.
I'm thinking that its just because there are more laptops in general. Five years ago, laptops that I saw were not exactly mainstream, they were for business people, or people like me who can't leave a computer screen. (There are exceptions, as always, but.) Maybe because wifi wasn't as developed and people's main interest in computers is the internet, or maybe just because laptops are traditionally not as powerful as desktops. Now, it seems that when someone buys a computer, having a laptop is seen by most people like having a desktop but more. I don't blame them (see Macbook, yum), but I'm not sure that it's a culture change as they suggest. I think its probably the same ratio, there are just more people with them at all.
Besides, did anyone read anything in the article about wifi causing the problem as the summary suggests? It just said that wireless hotspots are targets for laptop theft..well duh..laptop theft is going to occur where laptop users congregate..
I've used opera and I just didn't like the UI. Even though Firefox is not necessarily lightweight, it one of my main applications; it doesn't last a minute closed. I have my Gmail notifier in the corner, my adblock extension removing all banners and ad squares, I have my slashdot extension providing alternate links to sites. If I go to a site with an embedded wmv, avi, or whatever, I have MPlayerPlug-in which will play it for me. If there is a site where it disallows me because I'm not using Internet Explorer, I can switch what firefox identifies itself as. Pages load plenty fast, I've never thought of it as being slow. So, as someone above said, even though firefox has its faults, it fits my needs. Perhaps opera suits your needs better.
That being said, coral cache, google cache, mirrordot and the original link all seem to not be working for me, so I can't comment on TFA.:/
I have a non-muscular lazy eye and after reading the article I'm still convinced this is just for the younger set, Age 12, when the recommend patching the good idea to force the weak eye to work harder. Unfortunately I was only taken to an eye doctor at the age of about 12 so the patching never really worked for me. I'd be surprised of this would actually do anything for the older set.
Why would you call 911 that your house is burning down over VoIP? While its nice and good, it just doesn't replace a wired or even cell phone. Besides, what if when one was calling 911 and the cable modem was in the process of being melted?
I don't recall ever having the need to pay something with credit card on my phone.
If I'm there, and I have my phone, why not just..er...pay with a credit card?
Its not like I'll be ebaying on an 1 1/2" screen...
Am I missing something?
If the measure passes the French Senate, Apple may consider closing its music operations in France.
They would kind of have to, no? (Seeing as it doesn't look like they are to comply..)
Most audiophiles are not going to have a giant music library of all pirated music and have 0 CDs or purchased media.
Personally, the only time I use gnutella or such is when I need a copy of a song without DRM for whatever reason. I already have the song on CD or from iTunes.
This study is pretty much redundant. This has been said again and again. But not that the RIAA [is going/wants] to listen.
As long as its shipped with Windows, and Windows is the dominant force, yeah, Internet Explorer is not going to die.
"Bright Future" may be extensive, but its definitely still going to be the powerhouse.
The only way Internet Explorer can be dealt with is if more computers are shipped by default with a different browser. I know plenty of people who don't want to switch from IE because its just "what they've used" and it just "works" for them.
There will still be an audience for it. It will get smaller, but I find it hard to believe that anything, even local news channels, still beat the newspaper for local news.
Why is it that a species thought to be extinct for 11 million years has now just been found, but somehow we seem to think we know the exact number of panda bears and such?
Well, this is terrible news. This is just one step closer to tiered, content-controlled internet service. ISPs cannot (rather, should not) be held liable for their content. By holding this on the ISPs, they're going to be forced to restrict more and more of our usage. Next thing you know the RIAA and MPAA are going to start suing ISPs for ungodly amounts because warez was transferred through their bandwidth. I weap for the internet's future like this.
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Did we really need a study on this? Who knew, they could've just submitted an ask slashdot article and bought themselves a nice new computer with the money from the grant they assumably received.
I'm thinking that its just because there are more laptops in general. Five years ago, laptops that I saw were not exactly mainstream, they were for business people, or people like me who can't leave a computer screen. (There are exceptions, as always, but.) Maybe because wifi wasn't as developed and people's main interest in computers is the internet, or maybe just because laptops are traditionally not as powerful as desktops. Now, it seems that when someone buys a computer, having a laptop is seen by most people like having a desktop but more. I don't blame them (see Macbook, yum), but I'm not sure that it's a culture change as they suggest. I think its probably the same ratio, there are just more people with them at all.
Besides, did anyone read anything in the article about wifi causing the problem as the summary suggests? It just said that wireless hotspots are targets for laptop theft..well duh..laptop theft is going to occur where laptop users congregate..
> red hot ipod.
And people thought black didn't really match the iMacs.
I've used opera and I just didn't like the UI. Even though Firefox is not necessarily lightweight, it one of my main applications; it doesn't last a minute closed. I have my Gmail notifier in the corner, my adblock extension removing all banners and ad squares, I have my slashdot extension providing alternate links to sites. If I go to a site with an embedded wmv, avi, or whatever, I have MPlayerPlug-in which will play it for me. If there is a site where it disallows me because I'm not using Internet Explorer, I can switch what firefox identifies itself as. Pages load plenty fast, I've never thought of it as being slow. So, as someone above said, even though firefox has its faults, it fits my needs. Perhaps opera suits your needs better.
:/
That being said, coral cache, google cache, mirrordot and the original link all seem to not be working for me, so I can't comment on TFA.
> I am about as pro-Microsoft as you get on Slashdot.
Wow, you must really hate Microsoft.
Well I, for one, welcome our pink and cute overlords.
I, for one, welcome our new cute pony overlords.
Shhhh... Wait..hear that? Yup, its the sound of tiered internet marching forward.
Thats human adaptation, not eye development..
I have a non-muscular lazy eye and after reading the article I'm still convinced this is just for the younger set, Age 12, when the recommend patching the good idea to force the weak eye to work harder. Unfortunately I was only taken to an eye doctor at the age of about 12 so the patching never really worked for me. I'd be surprised of this would actually do anything for the older set.
Why would you call 911 that your house is burning down over VoIP? While its nice and good, it just doesn't replace a wired or even cell phone. Besides, what if when one was calling 911 and the cable modem was in the process of being melted?
I don't recall ever having the need to pay something with credit card on my phone. If I'm there, and I have my phone, why not just..er...pay with a credit card? Its not like I'll be ebaying on an 1 1/2" screen... Am I missing something?
UK Alienware PCs: Firefox?
If the measure passes the French Senate, Apple may consider closing its music operations in France.
They would kind of have to, no? (Seeing as it doesn't look like they are to comply..)
In other news: Apples more important than Google?
took the words right out of my mouth
And we thought Flight Sim was bad for the Terrorists.. Now virtual training for prison escapees!
Most audiophiles are not going to have a giant music library of all pirated music and have 0 CDs or purchased media.
Personally, the only time I use gnutella or such is when I need a copy of a song without DRM for whatever reason. I already have the song on CD or from iTunes.
This study is pretty much redundant. This has been said again and again. But not that the RIAA [is going/wants] to listen.
Well, as long as they had an intel processor with them, they've got plenty of heat to survive.
While this may be true, a typical AAC from iTunes is higher quality than a standard gnutella-floating MP3.
>.>
As long as its shipped with Windows, and Windows is the dominant force, yeah, Internet Explorer is not going to die. "Bright Future" may be extensive, but its definitely still going to be the powerhouse. The only way Internet Explorer can be dealt with is if more computers are shipped by default with a different browser. I know plenty of people who don't want to switch from IE because its just "what they've used" and it just "works" for them.
There will still be an audience for it. It will get smaller, but I find it hard to believe that anything, even local news channels, still beat the newspaper for local news.
Is very creepy. And the layout is a direct copy of google. Sooo...
Why is it that a species thought to be extinct for 11 million years has now just been found, but somehow we seem to think we know the exact number of panda bears and such?
Well, this is terrible news. This is just one step closer to tiered, content-controlled internet service. ISPs cannot (rather, should not) be held liable for their content. By holding this on the ISPs, they're going to be forced to restrict more and more of our usage. Next thing you know the RIAA and MPAA are going to start suing ISPs for ungodly amounts because warez was transferred through their bandwidth. I weap for the internet's future like this.