Except that if you hit the limit (Which is actually 5 computers, not 3) you simply deauthorize all the computers and start over. You do NOT need access to the previously authorized computers to do it.
I had to deauthoize once because I was playing with jHymn before iTunes 6 crippled it, had my 2 authorized computers, and somehow manageed to have jHymn authorize itself as 3 systems. Buy a new laptop, kaboom, limit hit, deauthorize all and start over.
In the end, it was quite painless, and I had never done it before. IIRC, there was even a helpful prompt to lead me in the right direction. Seems Apple just wants to help me listen to my music, not stop me from listening to it like the RIAA.
And then there's the programmers who sell out and bundle [spy|ad]ware with their programs. Sure, you can opt out, but most people only care to click Next, next, finish.
Let's not forget programs like Kazaa, if it's even still around, which actually REQUIRE you to not only install, but keep the crapware on your system in order to run it.
Defects in the operating system indeed.
Of course, a lot of the nasty crap that gets on your computer without you DOING anything is generally on rathe questionable sites (e.g. Warez sites). This is thanks to lacking security in Internet Explorer, not the OS.
If the ISPs are NOT common carriers, can we sue them for transmitting child porn?
That's a good point. If the ISPs are being paid for certain content, it means they're no longer just a middle man between the user and the interweb. They have to know what is being downloaded/used/viewed/etc.
What does this mean for things like child porn? "Officer, if I'm not supposed to be looking at it, why is my ISP making it available to me?"
For me at least, there's less incentive to avoid them. Rather than all the DVDs that I've purchased/rented recently (not many mind you) that accuse me of being a thief before the menu even shows up.
Apple is high on my list for not getting in my way of doing what I want to do.
"Please don't steal music" is nice.
"You wouldn't steal a car? Why would you steal movies? Stealing is a crime"
Mind you, that isn't an exact quote, the second one, but it's pretty close. It feels like the "ad" is accusing me of stealing, nothing more than a guilt trip, when the only "crime" I've committed is giving my money to the people who produced the disc.
Between me and my fiancee, it's not uncommon for us to use at least 50-60gb both ways per month. When we had a roommate, it was nearly 80-90.
She likes downloading TV shows, movies and the like, I'm always downloading a new Linux distro, BSDs. I like playing, and I always like trying out the new versions. Take Fedora Core, I usually download at least 1 or 2 of the test releases for playing purposes.
Sympatico has never complained to us, and we've only ever gotten courtesy calls from them, thanking us for being "Loyal customers." Of course, this is only for them to try and sell they're home networking package, or their BS anti-virus and firewall software.
They'd not only charge for a licence each time the doorbell is rang, but also it'd be DRM'ed so much that it only worked on one house. You give the house a new paint job, some renovations, and you've gotta get a new doorbell.
You say that, but I can't think of one single person, aside from reading on the internet, who has said the PS2's DVD player sucks. No
I know that it is certainly not top of the line, but I've never had any issues with it myself and it has been my only DVD player for nearly 2 years.
If it plays it, it works. Real people don't care about 1080p and other "jibberish" to them, they just want to play their movies. I might know what the technical details mean, but I don't care, I just want to sit down on the couch and watch the damn movie.
For those who say that OpenVPN's guide is straightforward either have years of networking experience behind them, or simply haven't tried to set up OpenVPN with it. (That is, at least on Windows)
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Except that if you hit the limit (Which is actually 5 computers, not 3) you simply deauthorize all the computers and start over. You do NOT need access to the previously authorized computers to do it.
I had to deauthoize once because I was playing with jHymn before iTunes 6 crippled it, had my 2 authorized computers, and somehow manageed to have jHymn authorize itself as 3 systems. Buy a new laptop, kaboom, limit hit, deauthorize all and start over.
In the end, it was quite painless, and I had never done it before. IIRC, there was even a helpful prompt to lead me in the right direction. Seems Apple just wants to help me listen to my music, not stop me from listening to it like the RIAA.
And then there's the programmers who sell out and bundle [spy|ad]ware with their programs. Sure, you can opt out, but most people only care to click Next, next, finish.
Let's not forget programs like Kazaa, if it's even still around, which actually REQUIRE you to not only install, but keep the crapware on your system in order to run it.
Defects in the operating system indeed.
Of course, a lot of the nasty crap that gets on your computer without you DOING anything is generally on rathe questionable sites (e.g. Warez sites). This is thanks to lacking security in Internet Explorer, not the OS.
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Microsoft announces another edition of Windows Vista; Windows Vista Forever.
In celebration of it's release, ID Software and Microsoft are teaming up to release Duke Nukem Forever on the same day!
That's a good point. If the ISPs are being paid for certain content, it means they're no longer just a middle man between the user and the interweb. They have to know what is being downloaded/used/viewed/etc.
What does this mean for things like child porn? "Officer, if I'm not supposed to be looking at it, why is my ISP making it available to me?"
Sorry about the formatting there..
For me at least, there's less incentive to avoid them. Rather than all the DVDs that I've purchased/rented recently (not many mind you) that accuse me of being a thief before the menu even shows up. Apple is high on my list for not getting in my way of doing what I want to do. "Please don't steal music" is nice. "You wouldn't steal a car? Why would you steal movies? Stealing is a crime" Mind you, that isn't an exact quote, the second one, but it's pretty close. It feels like the "ad" is accusing me of stealing, nothing more than a guilt trip, when the only "crime" I've committed is giving my money to the people who produced the disc.
Funny or not, it's true.
Funny, I thought open source was the equivelant of "open legs."
mplayer2.exe is actually Windows Media Player 6.4 if you take the time to check out the About dialog box.
If you like that however, you should definitely check out "mplayer2's" open-source clone, Media Player Classic, a full featured Media Player.
How about one, just ONE that offers GNOME as the default desktop?
Bah! Why read the summary? The headline has more than enough information. So anyways, I think the Secret Sauce is Mayonnaise.
Only 16gb?
Between me and my fiancee, it's not uncommon for us to use at least 50-60gb both ways per month. When we had a roommate, it was nearly 80-90.
She likes downloading TV shows, movies and the like, I'm always downloading a new Linux distro, BSDs. I like playing, and I always like trying out the new versions. Take Fedora Core, I usually download at least 1 or 2 of the test releases for playing purposes.
Sympatico has never complained to us, and we've only ever gotten courtesy calls from them, thanking us for being "Loyal customers." Of course, this is only for them to try and sell they're home networking package, or their BS anti-virus and firewall software.
*WHOOOOSH!*
They'd not only charge for a licence each time the doorbell is rang, but also it'd be DRM'ed so much that it only worked on one house. You give the house a new paint job, some renovations, and you've gotta get a new doorbell.
You must be new here.
Actually, it's 3 lefts that make a right.
You say that, but I can't think of one single person, aside from reading on the internet, who has said the PS2's DVD player sucks. No
I know that it is certainly not top of the line, but I've never had any issues with it myself and it has been my only DVD player for nearly 2 years.
If it plays it, it works. Real people don't care about 1080p and other "jibberish" to them, they just want to play their movies. I might know what the technical details mean, but I don't care, I just want to sit down on the couch and watch the damn movie.
Except that Vista won't allow unsigned kernel-mode drivers, which I imagine this would need to be.
That is a really, REALLY nice guide.
For those who say that OpenVPN's guide is straightforward either have years of networking experience behind them, or simply haven't tried to set up OpenVPN with it. (That is, at least on Windows)
That's probably a safe assumption to make.
However, given that now Apple uses Intel, I'd bet an arm and a leg that they use Apple hardware now. After all, why not?
The sad part is, that sometimes really is what it takes to get a straight answer...
2006 really IS the year of Linux!
Actually, that was Bart.
I know it's not hard to type, but when doing an article about Ask.com, it helps to provide a link to Ask.com.
Oh, and it's nice. Unfortunately, I use Google because I like the results it provides. Can Ask.com compete with that, or is it just a nice look?