Bill Gates has more than enough money to run a campaign all by himself numerous times over. Thus, he would not be financed by donors with questionable motives or those with their own interests at heart. Gates could at least enter office without having to pay back favors or being leaned on because he received contributions. When you don't owe anyone it gives you a lot of freedom to accomplish things.
A significant part of the problem is the user base for these chat clients. AIM/MSN/YAHOO attract teens and college students who are not as knowledgeable as they should be when it comes to viruses, etc that can be distributed through IMs. Teens (the general masses) click just about anything and everything...the fact it is from a friend only increases the chances they will click a link.
Novice users will most likely have to fall victim this sort of thing before they are able to prevent it from happening. I don't see this problem going away anytime soon.
I agree completely...you go around a college campus and you will plenty of students playing multiplayer games (primarily Halo). Last year at times I would see cabling going from a window on a 3rd floor in a window on the 2nd of an apartment building in order link up xbox's so 8 people could play halo.
Playing single player versions of games are fun and a good way to learn the game and storyline. However, it can only take you so far once you complete the game. Not to mention after playing the game for a period of time you will learn different things to outsmart the AI of your enemies making the game easier and less fun. It is at this point where online gaming increases the longevity of the game. People who enjoy the game will want more of a challenge and can only get that playing against other people. You have new strategies against real people, can work together to attack a base or defeat a boss - it adds a completely new dimension to the game. Thus, online gaming is a huge part of a successful business model.
Sure very good single player games will make money in the market, but if you think back on your best gaming experiences or moments - chances are they were against your friends or against other people. Online capibility can make certain types of games even better.
I would have to agree that CS related fields are more appealing to women and are closer to the 50/50 split, but still far from equal. As as fairly recent college grad I would have to say in the courses I took that were more towards IT services, consulting, IT project management were probably around 30% women. However, in all my classes that were strictly programming like Java or C# there were about 2-5 girls in the class when I was a senior. That was down from the amount of girls who enter CS related majors as a freshman and switch to something else.
Another thing I noticed was the women in many programming courses sometimes get 'pushed' aside by male programmers who want to take control of the group project or code everything themselves. They then end up doing the UML or other documentation that accompanies the actual app being developed. That isn't the best experience and can lead to a decline in female graduates from CS majors.
Amazon might not be the cheapest in relation to other online retailers, but it is significantly less expensive than stores like Best Buy. Not to mention Amazon is very reputable. I complained to them once on Dec 23rd that my order had not arrived yet (electronics) and they said they would overnight it to me....sure enough I had it the next day. Sometimes the peace in mind that you know you won't be hassled and will get your merchandise is worth the extra dollars it costs on Amazon.
Most sites that gotapex.com provides are good places to buy from and have good deals. However, always do your research before you buy from a retailer for the first time.
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Bill Gates has more than enough money to run a campaign all by himself numerous times over. Thus, he would not be financed by donors with questionable motives or those with their own interests at heart. Gates could at least enter office without having to pay back favors or being leaned on because he received contributions. When you don't owe anyone it gives you a lot of freedom to accomplish things.
A significant part of the problem is the user base for these chat clients. AIM/MSN/YAHOO attract teens and college students who are not as knowledgeable as they should be when it comes to viruses, etc that can be distributed through IMs. Teens (the general masses) click just about anything and everything...the fact it is from a friend only increases the chances they will click a link.
Novice users will most likely have to fall victim this sort of thing before they are able to prevent it from happening. I don't see this problem going away anytime soon.
I agree completely...you go around a college campus and you will plenty of students playing multiplayer games (primarily Halo). Last year at times I would see cabling going from a window on a 3rd floor in a window on the 2nd of an apartment building in order link up xbox's so 8 people could play halo.
Playing single player versions of games are fun and a good way to learn the game and storyline. However, it can only take you so far once you complete the game. Not to mention after playing the game for a period of time you will learn different things to outsmart the AI of your enemies making the game easier and less fun. It is at this point where online gaming increases the longevity of the game. People who enjoy the game will want more of a challenge and can only get that playing against other people. You have new strategies against real people, can work together to attack a base or defeat a boss - it adds a completely new dimension to the game. Thus, online gaming is a huge part of a successful business model.
Sure very good single player games will make money in the market, but if you think back on your best gaming experiences or moments - chances are they were against your friends or against other people. Online capibility can make certain types of games even better.
Well...Steve Jobs is doing his part by deliberately making the iPod volume/headphones louder since he is hard on hearing.
I would have to agree that CS related fields are more appealing to women and are closer to the 50/50 split, but still far from equal. As as fairly recent college grad I would have to say in the courses I took that were more towards IT services, consulting, IT project management were probably around 30% women. However, in all my classes that were strictly programming like Java or C# there were about 2-5 girls in the class when I was a senior. That was down from the amount of girls who enter CS related majors as a freshman and switch to something else.
Another thing I noticed was the women in many programming courses sometimes get 'pushed' aside by male programmers who want to take control of the group project or code everything themselves. They then end up doing the UML or other documentation that accompanies the actual app being developed. That isn't the best experience and can lead to a decline in female graduates from CS majors.
Amazon might not be the cheapest in relation to other online retailers, but it is significantly less expensive than stores like Best Buy. Not to mention Amazon is very reputable. I complained to them once on Dec 23rd that my order had not arrived yet (electronics) and they said they would overnight it to me....sure enough I had it the next day. Sometimes the peace in mind that you know you won't be hassled and will get your merchandise is worth the extra dollars it costs on Amazon.
Most sites that gotapex.com provides are good places to buy from and have good deals. However, always do your research before you buy from a retailer for the first time.